Jan. 13.
Fifty river boats loaded with supplies were sunk and military establishments demolished by Japanese army planes in a raid on Szewui, west of Canton, yesterday morning, Japanese air force officers here claimed today.
Taking advantage of fair weather prevailing in Kivangtung, a squadron of army bombers took off from an undisclosed base for a series of far-flung raids. Roaring over Yungyun at 750 o'clock in the morning, the raiders showered bombs on military establishments and demolished several buildings in spite of heavy anti-aircraft fire.
After raiding Szewui the bombers flew to Heungkowhu, north of Canton in Central Kwangtung, and machine-gunned 500 Chinese soldiers Another squadron attacked Fokang and inflicted heavy damage on military establishments, All the planes returned to their bases, Japanese officers claimed—Domei,
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