Indo-China, Apr, 30, 'A_large formation. of Japanese JArmy aircraft, conducting its. third expedition against Chungking's mili itary establishments in South China, turned Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, into a flaming city as the Japanese nation observed the birthday of the Emperor today, Japanese planes heavily bombed a military, school, munitions plants Jand warehouses as, they roared over the important centre of Chiang Kal jshek's war industry, the Headquarters of the Japanese Expeditionary Force fo French Indo-China announced, yesterday evening, The Japanese aircraft, which did Jnot meet a single Chinese plane, returned safely to their base, despite Janti-aircraft fire, the communique stated, The communique also. disclosed Jthat another formation of Japanese planes, on the same day, attacked the headquarters of Chungking's 31st] Army at Shangehin, near the French Indo-China frontier, inflicting severe flosses on the Chinese troops. All the Japanese planes returned safely to heir base-—Domei,
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