Shanghai, Sept, 13.
A large squadron of Japanese naval planes severely damaged military est Ablishments and warehouses on the northern banks of the Yangtze River fat Luchow, 140 kilometres south-west of Chungking, and the air Meld at al feng In south-western Hupeh province in raids on the two cities on. Monday afternoon, according to a communique issued by the headquarters of the China Sea Fleet yesterday.
On their return flight the planes scattered 300,000 handbills. in the area around Luchow, the state. ment said. All the planes returned safely 10 their base, according to the communique.
August Fighting Near Wuhan Hankow, Sept. 12.
During operations in the - Wuhan area. in August Japanese forces had 244 engagements with a total of 47,510 Chinese troops, which lost 4,285 slain, Japanese military authorities here claimed. Chinese prisoners taken numbered 317.
Th the areas north of the Yangtze River and the Tapich Mountains the Japanese forees fought 114 battles with an aggregate number of 32,750 Chinese troops.. The Chinese 2814 dead, while the Japanese took 183 prisoners and captured two heavy machine guns, 243 rifles and 43,490 rounds of rifle ammunition, In the areas south of the Yangtze the' Japanese killed 1442 Chinese troops and took 184 prisoners in 130 clashes with an aggregate number of 14,760, Booty taken by the Japanese included one heavy machine gun, one trench mortar, 230 rifles and 92492 rounds of rifle ammunition—Domel.
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