Shanghei, July 29.
'The first Chinese air activity over the Yangtze in 2 week was promptly fended on Wednesday when Japanese pursuit planes downed two Chinese' bombers near Kiukiang. a Japanese! naval spokesman announced yester-
Chinese reports that huge fires were! reging in Kiukiang were denied by
Chinese troops fred a district lorennd the station in the west part of the town during their retreat on July 25, but these fires burned themselves out at the time of the Japanese occupation on July 28, the spokesman stated. No fires are burning at present, he declared.
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