Ranging over exlensive' areas the first war zone in Hunan province yesterday, formations of Japanese army aeroplanes damaged "military heavy losses on troops concentrations, Sighting Chinese infantry massed in the vicinity of Nanyang, 60 Kilometres north-west of Sinyang in Hunan on the Peiping-Hankow Railway, one army air unit repeatedly bombed and machine-gunned them.
Yesterday afternoon the same squadron raided the Kushih gerodrome, 180 kilometres north-east of Sinyang. Military establishments inside and outside the walled city were demolished.
The afternoon raid dealt a blow to bases. of Generals Li ming and Sun Lien-chung in the southern plain of the first war zone, 'A large formation of giant bomb: ers attack: north of Sinyang, and Kilometres north-west of Siping, both important bases of Gen, Li's army. The raiders swooped down on concentrated troops and a large! motor caravan in this region.
At Sniping direct its caused the demolition of Gen. Liu's headquarters! building.
'Other bombers attacked -Fang-cheng,' 50 kilometres west of Was yang, and Shahotien, 50. kilometres, south of Wuyang, and caused heavy
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