Shanghai, Apr. ti.
apanese naval planes dropped 500 bombs "in a raid on Nang 1
Inga runway yard, stores of railway riga on Opel 9 destroy materials for "a. new line, military Spyies and several godowns, cording to a communique fsaued ye terday" by the headquarters of the Sopatese china Seas Fleet ner. some crashing to instant death As the soldiers pushed could hear the shrill screams horses resounding through the volleys.
Pressing onward as rapidly as possible the column neared Miaochienkal, strategic mountain town where 3,000 Chinese were entrenched in readiness to offer stout resistance.
Attacking from the front and rear, the Japanese routed the defending force in a single day, March 26.
They continued their advance and the following day reached Tsingan the southern foot of the mountains, All the plutet returned safely to tele bases despite. heavy fire from machine-gun posi{ens in the ely, the Statement said." The raid sas made bythe, aiverafl_ which carried out Sleeessful "attack on Kunming astern Yunnan on "Apell 8
(On Saturday 9 naval alr unit raided pinyang. in southern. Kwangst demo: Tished "barracks and strafed and bombed several military molar cars causing heavy damage, the communique continued.
Ca-operating with Army forees. naval planes. on Sunday raided Lingmen and Lingkow in the central part of Hainan Island and demolished Chinese positions in the vicinities fof the towns und military establish: ments inside them. Two big fires started after the bombardments. having traversed a total distance of 170 kan.
At Shankeukal. a town noted for its seenie beauty the Japanese routed 090 Chinese troops and pushed on the north, reached Tanglow, northwest of Tsingan, on April I and continued Hsiashuikeu and Chuyebieang 'AL the latter town they last concentration of furious battle lasting one day the Japanese scattered 6,000 Chinese at this place.
On April 4 the Japanese came down from the mountains on the northern side and concentrated at Changlimun, four J kilometres from Wuning. Atter crossing the Siu River again ata place 32 kin. up-stream from the frst fording site, the detachment entered Wuning—Domei
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