A Japanese Army Air Base, Oct. 13.
Hwahsien and Woman, important Chinese army bases on the Lunghai Railway east of Sian, were heavily bombed by two Japanese army air units on Thursday afternoon.
Communications on the Lunghai line were cut off at Woman when the Japanese planes staged two raids, destroying the station, bombing the railway tracks and inflicting heavy damage to military establishments. The Japanese raiders also successfully bombed the railway station and military establishments at Hwahsien.
Taking advantage of favourable autumn weather this morning, two Army dir units launched surprise raids on Kading, important base on the north bank of the Wei River, and Sienyang, strategic town on the Lunghai Railway in Shensi.
The raiders concentrated their bombs on troops, commanded by Gen. Wei Li-huang in both cities and godowns north of Sienyang. The godowns were demolished. All the planes returned safely.
Recently moved from Sian to Wangehuchen, a Chinese Military Cadet School was severely bombed Thursday by two Japanese army air units. All planes returned to their base safely.
Japanese military authorities learged of the removal of the school from Sian to its new location at Wang-chuchou, a small village at the foot ^f the Tsinling Mountain Range, 20 kin. south of Sian, recently.—-Dome.
Fall of Tazang to be Observed In observance of the second anniversary of the fall of Tezng. memorial ceremonies will be heid in honour of the Japanese officers and men who died in action in fighting round Shanghai, the "Tairiku Ship: reported yesterday.
The ceremonies will be held under ihe auspicies of the General Headquarters of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces to China in the compound of the Japanese Memorial Monument at Tazang. Various Japanese forces stationed in Shanghai and local Japanese residents will participate in the ceremonies,
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