Attacks on Chinese railways in Central and South China featured the activities of the Japanese naval air force Saturday, a communique issued at noon yesterday by the command of the Japanese China Seas Fleet revealed.
Raids were carried out against Hsuchang and Yencheng stations on the Peiping-Bani oilway, between Chengchow and Sinyáng. This portion of the railway is now being manoced by the rapid advance of a Japanese Army column striking to the southwest from the Lunghai Railway. At both stations, the communique asserted, buildings in the railway compounds as well as godowns were causing extensive fires among munitions and other supplies stored there, Rails were also cut at various points.
In South China, the second attack in two days was repeated against Yuantan bridge, where one span was caused to collapse while another was. partially demolished. At the Pitsunchwang bridge, "great damage" was claimed having been inflicted fo the" portions remaining intact after Friday's raid. Tracks were also cut at. several points near the bridges. Raids on the Canton-Kowloon railway resulted in the destruction of several sections of track, In the Yangtze Valley, naval aircraft continued to bomb Chinese positions and concentration points on. both banks of the river in operations designed to assist the progress of land and river units, according to the communique.
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