Three Raids Made on Hankow by Chinese Planes Two Machines Reported Shot Down Chungking, Oct, 15.
ESTERDAY'S raid on Hankow by Chinese aeroplanes was, published under: banner headlines by the Chinese press here today.
Chinese circles are particularly impressed by the performance of the Chinese Air Force, also by the fact that Japanese aircraft dare not raid Chungking in daytime.
These quarters are of the opinion that recent military developments show that "the Chinese Army and Air Force are both rapidly approaching offensive strength."—Reuter.
Hankow, Oct. 14.
Chinese men, women and children, For the second time within a fort-working in the fields, night, "Hankow was "bombed 'A second group of bombs, released Chinese aeroplanes today. Three by the Chinese planes, hit a lake in raids were carried out in all, be-the contre of Chungshan Park, slight tween 1pm. and 120 p.m. Bombs ly" wounding a Chinese pedestrian Gropped from the raiders caused fires Fragments of the Chinese bombs and heavy columns of smoke. A' ignited a cluster of 21 drums Semi-oficial source estimates that 50 Japanese-owned gasoline stored in a People were killed and about 100 early field. No Japanese casually were wounded. was reported, Japanese antiaircraft batteries 'A Spanish Franciscan priest, Father opened up heavily on the attackers, Luigi Contreras, was severely wound-but without apparent effect. The s ord two of his Chinese employees Chinese planes, after dropping bombs, were instantly Killed when one bomb flew off in a westerly direction.
"The frst attack was carried out by 44 Chinese. planes at 1 pin. Six machines took part in a second raid 20 minutes later, while the third and last attack was' carried out at 1.30 Bm. by a group of three planes
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