Communications and Troop Concentrations Shanghai, Sept. 13.
Japanese naval airerait were acive on three fronts on Sunday bomb-Ing Chinese positions, troop concentrations and communication Central and South China, a communique. issued by the ' Japanese China Seas Fleet at noon yesterday steted.
Dense Chinese troop concentrations at Kwangshan, 15 kilometres south" west of Kwangchow, objective of Japanese army columns converging fon the south Honan city from the east and the north, were attacked and "annihilated," according to the announcement. "About 20 junks. oiled with troops on a river east of the city were also bombed and dispersed, the communique stated.
Chinese positions and troop concentrations in Hupeh and south of the Yangtze "sustained serious Losses" when attacked by naval aircraft ce-operating with army forces and naval surface craft on Saturday, the announcement continued.
In South China, attacks were carried out against the Canton-Kowloon Railway in the vicinity of Sintang and Tangtowhsia stations where the tracks were cut at several points. Serious losses were also claimed havimg been inflicted upon the Shektan railway bridge.
Chinese troops and positions there ud in the Hankow area on Friday, according to a communique issued by. the Japanese Expeditionary Force Central China yesterday, Several units reconnoitered over Chinese positions west of Juichang, while others raided Chinese ines and artillery positions all day, the communique said.
The Chinese headquarters, rear guard forces and military supply stations at Fengkiapu, Hengchiangwan and Yangsin also were attacked.
One army air unit, which has been active over Yangsin, Tayeh and the areas south of Hankow, attacked Wuchang, Hankow and Sinokan on Friday afternoon. Several Chinese fighting "planes were seen fleeing northward from Changsha, At day break on Saturday morning the same unit flew to Hankow again in search of Chinese planes, Army aircraft" which had been operating in south-eastern Honan aided the land forces attacking Shangeheng by strafing Chinese troops on the walls of the elly and bombing trench mortar positions within the city, the communique continued, Other air units aided land forces which attacked Kwangchow.
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