Oct. 3.
Units of the Japanese naval air force yesterday conducted bombing raids on a number of Chungking military outposts in Hunan Province and along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, it was announced yesterday by the headquarters of the Japanese Central China Seas Fleet.
Reports of the activities of the Japanese naval air force reaching here revealed that Kiyang and Lenhshuitan, important Chungking supply bases on the Hengyang-Kweilin Railway, were bombed early yesterday afternoon. Direct hits were Scored on warehouses and petrol tanks, the reports added.
Other Japanese naval flying units were reported to have bombed Patung and Kweichow, both strategic points on the upper reaches of the Yangtze. All Japanese planes returned safely to their bases, it was reported.—Domei.
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