Tokyo, Aug. 24.
Japanese naval planes raided [Chungking last night and attacked Hislaolungehueh, some ten kilometres west of Chungking, according to a Japanese field dispatch received her today.
'The Japanese raiders, v says, effectively bombed military establish: ments at Heaolungchueh, "where the /Kuomintang Government is reported to be constructing another Chunj King'
'Despite furious antloaireratt. ire anda challenge from half a. dozen [Chinese fighter. planes, the alspatch continues, all the Japanese machines returned safely to their base Fires, it says, were started several' places in Hsislungehuch as result of the Japanese attack Reuter, Sx Japanese Shot Down Chungking, Aug. 24.
'An unconfirmed "Ghitese report states that six. Japanese bombers were' shot' down In last night's. ale Datile above Chungking. The. report Chinese Recapture of Chingchen: Important Chungking, Aug, 22.
Chinese circles here are elated over, the reported recapture of Chingchen, strategically one of the most import: fant centres in the south-east of 'Shansi province. Chinese newspapers this morning gave prominence to the reports, the Tecapture of the city being claimed by some as the "com plete collapse of the Japanese offend sive into the Taihong: mountains'
After ten days of sanguinary fight-Ing, a Chinese feld dispatch from Shansi states, Chinese forees completely—occupied Chingchen August 20, In the morni Japanese withdrawing to the north.
'The Chinese field dispatch states: "On the morning of August 10, the Chinese forees advanced to the' east towards Chingchen, and. after two renched the "Meanwhile, another column of Chinese mobile forces reached the hills north of Chingchen, after which the Japanese forees, under the cover of a heavy artillery bombardment, Jaunehed an attack on the main body othe Chine fore, west of the city, "The Chinese then withdrew, draw-the Japanese further away from the ity, enabling the Chinese column east of the city, in a surprise attack, to enter Chingchen at noon Much Street Fighting "Following three days of street ghting, in which 'August 16, "The Chinese steel ring' around the city was completed when anoth Chinese column occupied the highway south of the ity.
"The Chinese Command ordered a offensive on. the night of August 19, and after a night-long. battle, the' Chinese occupied Chin chen on the following morning, the Japanese retreating to the north:
"After the arrival of reinforcements, the Japanese immediately launched counter-attack from the north-west, but were repulsed with heavy losses, the Chinese eld dispatch conclude Chinese newspapers here recall that Chingchen fell into the hands of the Japanese three times, but on each occasion, it was quickly recaptured by the Chinese—-Reuter,
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