Chinese Planes Raid Japanese Base

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 22, 19 October 1937, Page 5

Chinese Planes Raid Japanese Base

-Presa Assn.

SHANGHAI FIGHTING

Spokesman Again Refers To Peace 'AIMS NEARLY ACHIEVED'

(B* Telegraob-

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(Eeceived 19, 8.45 a.m.) SHANGHAI, Oct. 18. Chinese war planes, in unprecedcnted B.ctivity, carried out seven Taids on tho Yangtsepoo airporfc to-night. The Japanese searchlights pencilled tlu »kies, while their "archies" fired in al directions, but tho Chinese planes ro turned unseathed. The building occupied l)y thc Seventli Day Adventists caught fire, and therc mere numerous other outbreaks. Japanese planes, retaliating agamsfc tht Chinese raids, attempted to destroy the Chinese aerdrome at, Hungjao. The easualties included 30 civilians. A Japanese attack on Kechiapailou tucceeded after the annihilation of a Chinese ergimetn of 1400, who fought untii the last, the commander refusing to give the order to retire. The Chinese claim that this operation cost the Japanese 3000 easualties. The Japanese spokesman again referred to "the possibility of peace, stating that the Japanese had neariy attained theiT objectivcs. Japanese tanks and infantry again attacked Kwangfu to-day, only to be repulsed with 1200 easualties. There was heavy fighting to-day in. the Yuanping xegion. Japanese aeroplanes «dropped orders to the effect that those beleaguered must hold out at all costs, as xeinforcenxents were coming. The Chinese, suppoxted by aitillery gnd aixcxaft, stormed the Japanese positions. A Chinese divisional commander ,a brigadier and two regimental com* nmnderst who were visiting the frOnt lihe trenches, were killed. A mobile Chinese column is thre&tening the Japanese "hold on the PeipingHankow xailway, noxth of Paotingfu, but the Japanese claiia, to haye captnred the Ksingkuhuan Pass ,on the Hopei-Shansi boxder. • A message fxom Pekin says that the Japanese assert that they have nxade fnrther progress in south Hopei, where they captured Shungteh. An axmouTed train, as the spearhcad of the advance, entered Hantanj 22 miles noxth of the Honan border.