Rejuvenated Chinese Air Force Engage in Many Raids'and Combats Hongkong, Feb. 25. TOTAL of eight Japanese planes were destroyed by the Chinese Air Force yesterday in widely scattered aerial Japanese soil to aerial bombardment.
Tost sixteen machines, including two activity, Chinese reports said here to-day. Four of the Japanese two flights, Chinese raiders dropped their missiles near Vomsers planes were said to have been shot down by Chinese pursuit planes Taihoku and-near Shinchiku on the western coast of Formosa.
"The populace is expecting another jin Kwangtung Province while the other four were reported to Telhoky suburb, Saver, ivllan casualty were also registered assump Several women and children were killed at Shosansho, a braid et any moment, although, on the have been destroyed at the aerodrome at Sinsiang, on the Peiping-Hankow Railway north of Chengchow. they believe that the Japanese will 'A Japanese munitions train also was claimed to have been According to a Formosan garrison communique, twelve Chinese wai until. weather conditions are blown up during the Chinese raid on Sinsiang, recently occupied planes, "flying at such 0 high altitude that they could not be seen, more suitable—Reuter. [by the Japanese in their drive down the Pinghan line toward the appeared over the Taihoku aerodrome at 11.50 o'clock this morning.
Lunghai Railway and the Yellow River-—United Press.
They released ten bombs, most of Taihoku, Feb, 25. which fell wide of their mark, the 'AIL the Chinese aircraft returned strongly-defended Taihoku military to their base in safety.
While the authorities completed Japanese Planes Downed nese platies, according to an official aerodrome, While some of the mis~ 'The Chinese press gives much pro-their survey of the damage resulting] London, Feb, 24. fannounesment by the Chinese Avin~ files dropped in fields several minence to-day' to the account of the from the two Chinese alr raids on Two Japanese planes ' were shot ition Headquarters, The Chinese hundred yards from the aerodrome, raid, saying that the base of the Taihioku and Chikuto on Wednesday, down ina long and bitter fight "planes, it says, achieved this success others hit houses at Shosansho, east Japanese air raids on. Canton has witnesses to-day described scenes.
Jnear Nenyung, Kowanglung, about when they attacked a concentration of 'Several women and been destroyed. 'They also Wail it attending the bombers' visits, the Seventy miles north-east of Canton, fof Japanese warships 12 miles west children were the frst occasion that Chinese alr~ frst recorded over Japanese soil, yesterday when eleven Chinese pur-Jor Wahu, "Material. losses were small," the craft have raided any Part of the Many people had left their houses Suit planes surprised a squadron of One of the ships alleged to have Japanese Empide—Reuter. and were enjoying the sunny weather thirteen Japanese bombers, the Hong-been sunk is slated to have been a fshorily after 11am, when suddenly. ong correspondent of the Exchange destroyer, and the other a gunboat, Little Damage tiny specks began "dropping from.
Telegraph news agency reported to-The number of Chinese planes which second attack was staged after Miterial losses from the two Chio~ a clear sky," one witness said, day-—United Press, engaged in the raid is not stated 1 o'clock, when another group of ten. jose alr raids on. Formosa on Feb, At the same time many "people Reuter.
Japanese Planes Missing bombs. was dropped at Chikuto, Kile 23, were limited to the destruc: heard the drone of aeroplane motors, The Japanese, the spokesman con Ting several civilians, tion of "several civilian houses." but the majority of the resident: Shanghai, Feb. 26. fuded, must have been taken com "ili this case the Chinese craft New Japanese Army and Navy spokesmen did not" hear the craft due to the Four Japanese naval aircraft were pletely by surprise, as no Japanese yo high that their number could not missing following a violent air com-flighting planes took to the air and ascertained, Japanese combat bat above the Nanyung aerodrome Ino. anti-aircraft guns went into a¢- raft immediately took to the air at in Kwangtung on Feb. 24, during Chikuto, driving the raiders away. which eight Chinese combat planes out of 12 that took to the alr were Intensified Campaign "An air raid warning was sent throughout Formosa as the Chinese shot down, a Japanese naval spokes-Canton, Feb, 26. craft made their appearance over man announced yesterday morning.
In the recently intensified Japanese Talhokt, The "all clear" signal was Lieut. Shigeru Iwashiro, Com~ Jacrial campaign, apparently intended sent oni at 842 o'clock, mander of the raiding squadron, was to deliver a smashing blow to the "No. signs of confusion were dis~ slightly wounded. rapidly growing Chinese Air Force cernible throughout the Island, calm 'One large Chinese bomber, three Hbefore its succeeds in driving the prevailing throughout Formosa, 'This medium-seized bombers, and "four: Japanese planes from the skies, South must be ascribed to the successful or five' smaller Chinese machines China has not been forgotten. In-results of alg raid. training," the Grounded at the field were bombed. stead of raids by single alreratt or communique declared—Domel, and destroyed, the spokesman de-small groups as has been the case clared, Also destroyed were four Alarms in Japan previously, the Japanese have begun hangars, he said, moss attacks with squadrons of 15 Shanghai, Feb, 25.
Nanchang Raid 20 planes.
With the successful air raids over Following the spectacular raid and Formosa on Feb, 23 behind them, the Shanghai, Feb. 20. air combats near the north Kwang-Chinese alr force was again active "More than thirty" Chinese combat tung border on Thursday, 21 Japanese yesterday, and reports were frequent aircraft were shot down in pitched planes are reported (o have raided that further attempts were being fights over Nanchang, Kiangsi, Wuchow, on the West River, yester= made to fly over Japanese territory. "about fifty" Japanese naval aero-day, while carly this morning 15 Two reports from widely separated planes engaged approximately forty Japanese aeroplanes are reported 10 areas stated that Chinese squadrons Chinese machines in combat yester-have passed Canton, heading north-had been observed heading towards, Japan, but up to early this morning
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