Chinese Guns Silenced Many Places Bombed Continuing the attacks on Honan Island begun four days ago by Japanese naval planes, Japanese warships heavily bombarded the Hoihow fort on Monday, a naval communique announced yesterday morning.
The fort attempted to engage in duel with the warships, but its guns were silenced in a short time, the communique said. The warships were attacked from Chinese positions near Hoihow, the statement added.
Japanese naval aircraft carried out bombing expeditions far and wide in four provinces on Monday, the communique declared. Aiding Japanese infantry and naval forces moving up the Yangtze region, the aerial bomb. ers attacked Chinese positions an both sides of the river and heavily damaged military objectives.
On Monday afternoon four Chinese planes appeared over Anking but flew away without dropping any bombs when they were chased by Japanese naval craft, the communique disclosed.
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