Chungking offices, barracks and godowns at Patung, in western Hupohsuffered heavy "damage yesterday morning when three Japanese naval air units staged surprise raids on the town, the Press Section of the Japan= ese Central China Fleet. announced this morning.
The Japanese raiders tater extended their bombing operations to Kwel., chow. 20 kilometres east of Patung where they scored direct hits.upon military establishments, according to the announcement which added that" fires broke out at several places there.
'Meanwhile, another squadron naval planes. yesterday morning, raided several points along the Chekiang-Kiangsi Railway, and bombed a train" running westward "in the vicinity of Yingtan, destroying the engine and several' freight cars—Domei.
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