Sept. 10. A Eh depot at! military, bombed by Japanese yesterday, the press Japanese Central Ct wmounced last night. ders also visited Shen-western Hunan towns, yesterday rained missiles on military, establishments "there, the 'Shnouncement said, adding that fires were started at more than ten differ= ent places within these to 'Warehouses at Hengyang and Hong. shan in central Hunan were bombed. and' destroyed by Japanese naval flying squadrons yesterday, it was also Marines Landed At a Japanese Base in Central China, Sept. 10.
Joining hands in an effort to smash Chinese remnants operating in eastern hupeh, upriver from Hankow, Japanese bluejackets were landed' in the vicinity of the Yentsewo Canal in order to cooperate with Army forces! Sationed at Sintankow, 45 miles up-Fiver from Hankow, it was announced today in a communique issued by the press section of the Japanese Central China Seas Fleet.
Japanese naval aircraft, the com: munique also revealed, are carrying out reconnaissance bombing activities against who Anking area and along the Chekiang-Kiangs Last Friday, it was recalled in the communique, Japanese naval, aircraft Faided and heavily damaged trucks and other transportation facilities at Isianghsien and Kiangshan along the Chekiang-Kiangsi Railway. Yesterday, transportation facilities at tan' and Kienchang, on the rai Tine were destroyed, the announce-
Chien Tang River Bridge Destroyed Shanghai, Sept. 12.
While the Chinese "Red" army is Aghting a fierce battle in Shansi and her provinces in north China, mili tary operations in Kiangsu and Che-Kiang are reported by the leading Chinese dailies in Shanghai to be iso in progress on a large scale. A dare-tardle corps organized by Chinese troops in Chekiang has blown Up the famous Chien River Bridse, which was recently repaired by the Japanese, in order to prevent sup plies from reaching the Japanese on the southern bank of the river, caus~ casualties among the Chinese Cooperating with the "Pacification Army" of the new Nanking regime, Fourth Army, Ganization lovat to Chungking which has been operating in many districts on the northern bank of the Yangtze In Kiangsu province. The newspaper Ihas sent a war correspondent to the front to cover the war in the person of Shu Sheng, on whom an attempt was made by terrorists some months gain. Hongkew.
The "Naticeal Herald" reports that since the occupation by the Japanese Sinoshan, the only strong foothold {gained by the Japanese in east Che Ieiang and on the southern bank of the Chien Tang River (opposite Hangchow), the Japanese have been transporting supplies to their soldiers he occupied east Chekiang district by means of the Chien Tang Bridge which they repaired, Tt ds admitted in the report that the bridge communication had been threat to the Chinese army until September 2, when it was blown up the Chinese, The task was car ried out by a dare-to-die corps trans~ ported to the vicinity of the bridge by two boats. It was late in evening, during heavy rain. Most of the Soldiers who formed the corps were blown to pieces, it is admitted, but the bridge was completely destroyed. Residents in Hangchow are said to have been awakened by the terrible explosions.
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