Hankow, Jan. 6.
According to the latest information available, three Japanese aeroplanes were shot down in the course of today's raid on this city.
It is further stated that the Japanese bómbing squadron was originally Gccompanied by fourteen pursuit planes which, however, did not appear over Hankow, it being believed that they were forced by Chinese pursuit planes to withdraw before reaching Hankow.
In'addition to the losses previously reported, two Chinese were killed and four wounded while some peasant huts were destroyed during the bombardment of the Nanhu military barracks which themselves were not hit.—Trans-Ocean.
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