Hankow, June 9.
A claim that a Japanese warship, forming part of a group west of Wuhu, on the Yangtze, was bombed by a Chinese plane today and sunk is made in an official Chinese communique issued here tonight.
Lecounting the r; munique says that four Chinese bombers flew down-river this afternoon to bomb five Japanese warships which had shelled both banks of the river and unsuccessfully attempted to land marines.
One of the Chinese planes, the communique goes on, made a spectacular power-dive towards the largest of the Japanese warships, released lead, and blew up the vessel.
The warships alleged to have tried to land marines are said to have steamed up-river from—Kweichin (Chinchow), which is 25 miles downriver from Anking, capital, of Anhwei province, Simultaneously, the communique proceeds, five Japanese warships appeared at Hsiakiangkou and subjected the city to a heavy bombardment.—Reuter.
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