Chinese war supplies, accumulated at Pingma, pivotal transportation centre in Kwangsi on the route from French Indo-China to Kweichow, were destroyed yesterday as Japanese aval bombers staged a raid on the town, the Japanese South China Seas Fleet announced today.
Pingma, situated on the banks of the Vu River, became an important transhipment " base" following. the clogging of transport facilities on the Yunnan Railway as a result of Japan= ese air attacks, the communique said, Circling over the town for 20 minutes, the Japanese raiders rained bombs on munition depots where workers were busily engaged in loading supplies upon" about 100 junks and a steamer. These were destroyed as were a group of motor vehicles fand one godown, Fire was started from four points, the communique said, Ail Japanese machines taking part in the operation returned to. their bases according to the announcement,—Domel.
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