The Archive · 1939

Japanese Planes Busy

Shanghai, July 9.

A powerful unit of Japanese naval planes raided Shaohing, Chenhal and Fenghwa in northern Chekiang on Tuesday and blew up. barracks, godowns and military establishments, Setting on fire part of them, according to a communique issued by. the headquarters of the Japanese China Sea Fleet, South China naval aircraft raided Santuao, north of Foochow in eastern Fukien, and machine-gunned junk, causing heavy damage.

Military establishments at Tuan and Yungehin, north and south-west Foochow, were damaged in another raid.

Oh Hainan Island naval planes raided a Chinese base north-east Lokwon in the western part of the Island and set it on fire.

'A naval landing party made a surprise attack on the headquarters of guerillas unit north of Lingshut in the southern part of the i The Chinese abandoned 64 dead, the com= munique said,

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