Military establishments in Paoking, Ningsiang nnd Chenki in central, northeastern and western Hunan were Severely damaged by three units of Tapanese naval planes on. Sunday, ihe headquarters of the "China Sea Fleet announced in a communique Issued yesterday.
'A large naval air squadron attacked Paoking at 1038 am. on. Sunds Bombs started fires in several bulld-ings. Some of the planes of the same Lunt al lacked Ningslang. south of Lake Tungting in northeastern Hunan, while on the way back to their base Heavy ght 1 Is said to be con Ginuing, on the Han River front, where, It is reported, Japanese forces yesterday morning again attempted to Gross the Han River to invade Shy Yang, on the west bank of the river, north-east of Shas "The Japanese, a' Chinese despatch claimed, were driven back to the east Dank by heavy Chinese machine-gu and trenchmortar fre.
"AL the sume time, nother Japanese column ix said to be moving noxthward from Chungtsiany in the diree= Hon of Slangyany and Fancheng.
Tu south Hupeh, Chinese forees are reported to be attacking Tungchen, to Chanusha.—Reuter.
Planes Active A Japanese Air Base, May 2.
Exceuting 44 raids in a three-day period from April 26 to 29, Japanese briny alreratt succeeded in. dispel ing heavy Chinese troop concentra. tions along the west bank of the upper Han, River, from Shayang~ then, 60. kilometres north-east Shasi, Yangtze River port, to areas opposite Ani, it was revealed here today.
More than 200 machines took part in this series of operations, "during which 1,800 bombs of a tolas weight (0F 150 tons were released.
More than 10,000 casualties were believed to have been Iniicted upon the Chinese who massed towns and villages on a 25-kilometre front along the river, Pilots report fed {hat almost every. habitation cen~ tre in the aren Was "swarming" with Chinese troops.
On Wednesday, ay the period of mass raids was Taunched, 15 bombers lacked Chinese troop concentra~ tions and supply bases at Shanyangchen, "Twenty-five other machines fltacked Chienyang, Shihtipu, and Chingehiow, "major Chinese positions fon_tho west bank of the river.
"Supply depots and military estab-Hishments on the outskirts of Tehang were lio bombed on Wednesday, Without allowing the Chinese any respite, another Targe alr unit again Dombed "Chingimen and 6 hen on Thursday.
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