For the first time in history, Japanese aeroplanes on Sunday raided Kweiyang, capital of Kweichow province, in south-western China.
According to a communique issued by the Japanese China Seas Fleet command at noon yesterday naval bombers attacked "with success" the aerodrome and military establishments at Kweiyang. All aircraft engaged in this operation returned to their respective bases safely, the announcement said.
In carrying out this raid, the planes passed through heavy cloud banks and overcome serious difficulties in the form of high mountain ranges.
It was recalled that Japanese aircraft penetrated Kweichow for the first time on September 21 when they visited Hsinyi, near the Kwangsi border, without dropping any bombs.
Sanshunhsien, about 90 kin. southwest of the provincial capital, and Tsenheng, 130 kin. south of Anshun, also were raided, according to information from Hongkong. No report was received as to the extent of the damage done. ever constructed for a ship, and contain 71,000 tubes. The boilers will burn oil fuel under forced draught supplied by electrically driven fans. Bunkers will be carried in forty tanks from which 4,000 feet of tubing will lead to the furnaces.
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