Six Chinese Northrop' bombers attempted yesterday morning to bomb ay Japanese destroyer cruising off Swatow, but failed to score any hits, Japanese naval authorities announced here at four o'clock yesterday afternoon. According to the communique, the attacking planes dropped 24 bombs from an altitude of approximately 1,500 metres, but failed to score any hits. The destroyer, according to the announcement, re-talloted with anti-aircraft gun fire. The bombing began at 9.25 am. and lasted 35 minutes, during which time five attacks were made, the state-
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