A Japanese bomber first was rendered hors de combat. Machinegun bullets cut the fuel tank, and it had to seek a place to land. Had not the fliers failed to release their last bomb the landing might have been a successful one, but when the wheels touched the ground the bomb went off and the dismembered crew of five were strewn far and wide. This disaster occurred near Tungkoon City. An identification badge was that of the squadron commander, and it was Hoh King-wai. leader of the 15th Chinese' air squadron that brought down this Japanese machine.
When the enemy's pursuit plane was brought y reraft gunfire near the Bocca Tigris Forts on the Pearl River, the three on board took to their parachutes. All of them reached the ground all right, and were finally found hiding-ju a thicket and made prisoners.
These two disasters of the enemy have been pretty well verified. It is furthermore claimed that one pursuit plane was cut off from the main body so that it had to turn and take a course towards Waichow on the East River. Near that city it was put out of commission. and came down. On grounding its three occupants opened up with their machine-gun, but soon surrendered when Waichow guards came up.
At noon yesterday six Japanese aeroplanes took off from the carrier and flew to the county seat of Chao-ling County, which is near the Fukien coast. The back part of the Magistracy caved in from a bomb attack and six guards were laid low, but it is believed all will servi Nearer the Kiangsi dividing lines lies the county of Pingyuen, and after finishing their work at Chaoling the enemy went to its county seat. They were after the telegraph office in this case, and one bomb was directed at it, but it missed entirely, striking a road and killing one peasant, Fortunately the telegraphic office is on the edge of the town, or casualties might have been greater.
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