By midnight last night, over 100 Chinese had been arrested by foreign and Chinese detectives attached to Central Police Station. and more raids were being conducted on suspected headquarters and hide-outs of terrorists and other armed criminals. No details were available, as the raids were still being carried out and the prisoners had not yet been properly examined. nesday.
Attacked were airdromes in Changsha; Siangyang, along the banks of the Han River in Hupeh; Nanyang, in Honán; Kienow and Pucheng, in Fukien; and Anking, in Anhwei, a Japanese naval spokesman. announced yesterday morning.
At Siangyang two out of three Rrounded machines were hit and set on fire, as were one hangar and four other buildings, The hangar burned intensely indicating the presence of other machines within.
In fights over the field, five out of fifteen Chinese pursuit craft were shot down, the spokesman further claimed, Four of the five downed machines were of the Soviet 1-15 type, "A slow plane which provides a very good target," the officer added. The other wrecked machine was a Soviet-made 1-16 type machine, a fast pursuit monoplane.
No machines were found at the Nanyang, Kienow, Pucheng and Anking fields, the spokesman stated.
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