The Archive · 1939

Naval Planes Active

Shanghai, Dec. 1 Japanese naval aircraft, which have een active in the northern part Central China daily, launched' a destructive raid on November 29 on air fields and attached military structures at Neisiang and. Nanyang, both South-western Honan, according to a communique Riven out by the hea quarters of the China" Sea, Fleet Yesterday afternoon. Severe dama iwas done, the statement said.

"South China Japanese naval planes on Nov. 28 spotted troop con: Centrations of between 100 and 500 men at Tingehiag, south of Pinyang Kwangsi, and in the vicinity of Lingshan, north-east of Lamchow.

'A severe bombing and machines uriing attack was Taunched on the assed. troops.

An important base at Luv, cast of Lamchow, was demolished and set aire in another attack on the same day. the communique concluded, Japanese Forces at Swatow Act cteeen " Kwongtong, "and a provinces. when Japanese forces at Swatow suddenly moved eastward towards Pukien on the night of Nov~ ember 30, according to Chinese field dispatches received here from Foo:

Alter occupying Muangkang, they Jedd, the Japanese troops continued 10 advance along the highway 10 the feast, into Fukien province, towards (Chacan. "Fighting is said at present to going on in. the vicinity of Pengshuikwan, in Fukien Province.

At dawn on December 2. Chinese forces north-east of Nanning launched counter.offensive against Japanese troops at Lutang. on the highway to Pingyang, according to a Chinese report received here today.

Japanese forses north of Nanning on the highway to Wuming. the dispatch admits, captured Kaofeng after Subjecting Chinese positions there to 2 terrfle. aerial bombardment.

'Thirty-one Japanese warplanes. it adds, yesterday' extensively "raided towns in Kwangsi, bombing Kweilin, Liuchow, Hsinan." Kantanghu, American Rush Aid to Shensi Wounded Chungking. Nov. 30, Equipped with two truckloads of medical supplies, party of seven American missionaries of the Seanwwian Alliance Mission is. lea for their stations in and near Sian, capital of Shensi province.

The party consists of Miss Edith Johnson, from Mlineis; Mr. and Mrs, GOR, Gustafson, Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Nelson, from Minnesota; Miss Ruth Nelson, from Washington; and Me.

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