Japanese Raid Cities in Kiangsi, Kwangtung Japanese naval planes carried out destructive raids on aerodromes and the Canton-Hankow Railway in Kiangsi and Kwangtung provinces on Friday, Japanese Fleet authorities announced in a communique issued yesterday morning.
Swooping down on the Nancheng aerodrome in Kiangsi, about 100 kilometres southeast of Nanchang, capital of the province, the naval raiders bombed one grounded plane and runways, the communique said.
Another naval air squadron bombed and destroyed tracks and bridges on the Canton-Hankow: Railway, the communique continued. Appearing over tthe Paiyunshan aerodrome, northeast of Canton, the raiders bombed military establishments.
At Pakongkow, on the Canton-Hankow.line in Kwangtung the naval aircraft dropped bombs on an arsenal, where two buildings were reduced to ashes, the communique concluded.
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