Shanghai, June 29.
Alanned' by. a possible Japanese And Destroyers; Yangtze Air Activities invasion of Shensi province, the Nationalist Government has. decided Hankow, July: to strengthen the border defences, according io) feportrecelved, by JGWOOPING tow over Japanete warships at Anking, and braving intensive anti-aircraft fire, and attacks from Japanese pursuit the, "Nipport ay.
Five divisions of Chinese soldiers planes, a squadron of nine Chinese bombers sank a Japanese air-under the command sot Mao. Tee-craft-carrier and two destroyers early this morning, it is, reported tung, the paper said, have been, by Chinese Aviation Headquarters. The Chinese airmen are. also concentrated at Tungkwan in eastern Shensi along the Lunghai Railway stated to have heavily bombed the Japanese aerodrome at Wuhu. fand onthe southern bank of the Taking advantage of the fact that Japanese pursuit planes. "were Yellow River. probably not patrolling the aerodrome at night, it is reported, the Soviet oticers are reported to be Chinese bombers took off this morning before, daybreak for. Wuhu, leading these men, the paper said.
Here, they are said to have heavily bombed'the aerodrome, but Mao. is engaged, "the journal said, strengthening "defence. positions the réSilts of the attack: are saidvto be unknown, owing to the and political organizations in Shensi, pitch darkness.
Kensu, Ninghsia and Sinkiang on Later, squadrons of Chinese bom-plane piloted by Warrant 'Omtcer special orders from the Nationalist Yamada, third' class, brought it down. Government. 2 bers are sald:-to have taken. off to bomb the Japanese' alreratt carder at in.a violent combat, the ne The communist university at Anking. The aircraft carrier is stated continued, No damage was.done to Yennantu, headquarters of com-{to have-been protected by a fleet of the Japanese planes'in the encounters, munist (reaps tu northern Shensi [Japanese destroyers, with five Japan-Gunbont Disabled, has deen moved to Paoki, about 140, ese purgult planes. circling around Kllometres north-east of Yennanfu, watchfully overhead..'There. were Referring to the bombing of Chinese the dally stated. false said to have been five Japanese positions on both sides of the Yangtze fon Saturday, the communique said pursuit planes on the deck of the Advance that naval air squadrons which "at-ship. [tacked concentrations of, Chinese Tokyo, June 27.
Braving the. most intensive antly troops, also bombed a Chinese gun-'According to a Peiping message, aircraft fire. from Japanese: warships, boat at Wusueh von, the Yangtze, Chinese military authorities are fand also an attack by' the defending about 45 kilometres west of Kiukiang, erlously concerned over @ reported Tapanese pursuit planes, the Chinese land disabled it so that it could: not province.
Impending Japanese drive on Shens! bombers are said to have swooped navigate, 2 down, and released—six-hundred 'Another Japanese Naval air' squad~ 'Headquarters of the Chinese pound bombs' on the aircraft carrier, ron heavily bombed the headquarters armies announced that Japanese Jand the two destroyers. 'The Chinese land concentrations of troops forees in Shensi were resuming their pilots reported that the aircraft car-Tsingyang in southern Anhwei' Pro-Advance to various ferry points on Tier and the two destroyers were vince. All" bombs hit military objec the Yellow River in.an attempt to sunk, tives" and "almost annihilated" them, Invade: Shensi, the Peiping message 'The carrier was said to have' been the communique claimed... declared, a larger vessel than was expected, Japanese. "sea hawks" continued Japanese unit which had been Since the Chinese authorities had their activities. in 'South' China on standing by at Hownachen formerly believed that it was of a Saturday. They blew "up, several southern Shansi: is now driving small type, without, space for land-freight cars at the Yingtgit station Westward toward Yumen in preparaing of taking off, and using only of. the Canton-Hankow/ Railway, tion to invade Shensi, the message cranes to hoist or lower its brood tracks at five points near Yingtak, more than 10 military freight cars at continued. of "planes, To their surprise, the "Another Japanese force which had!
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