Tsingtao, Feb. 9 Completing an eight-day "sweeping-up" operation in the Kiaochow peninsula, the Oki detachment returned here early yesterday morning from Laichow.
Starting from Tsingtao, the detachment occupied Lungkow on Feb. ruary 6. After an overnight rest, the unit made a thrust to Laichow, taking the town the same afternoon. Large caches of arms were found by the [unit in the town.
ince its departure from here on February 1, the mobile d had covered 600 kilom and occupied nine important includ-Laiyang, Tsis Fushan, Chefoo, Tengchow, Lungkow. Chaoyuan Hwang-hsien. and Laichow.
The striking success of aerial raids by scores of Japanese planes upon military objectives in Hankow and Tchang on Tuesday was claimed yesterday by a Japanese naval spokesman here.
More than 30 naval aircraft, he said, raided Hankow and Hanyang, dre ing bombs on the air field and barracks.
Two buildings at the Ha Arsenal were set on fire by bombs, while barracks in Hankow were also set ablaze.
A large aeroplane was destroyed on the aerodrome, while a Chinese Hawk which challenged the in the air was shot down, the spokesman claimed.
In Ichang, two large machines, "presumably bombers", and three smaller planes were set on fire. Also set ablaze were two hangars and an ammunition or a fuel depot. Four other buildings were hit. the spokesman said Other Japanese aircraft had mean-While staged a raid on the airdrome at Lishui, south of Hangchow.
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