JAPANESE AIR-RAIDS

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 October 1939, Page 8

JAPANESE AIR-RAIDS

CHINESE POSITIONS ATTACKED. [by CABLE—PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] SHANGHAI, October ,18. It is officially stated that Japanese naval planes have carried out a series of successful raids on Chinese positions in Central and South China. One Chinese plane was destroyed and two were damaged at the Lingliang aerodrome. A munitions dump was exploded and aerodrome run-ways were destroyed at Keechow. Twenty rail cars were destroyed at Angchwan and Lingchwan. A number of locomotives and goods trains were destroyed, 'and fuel tanks and warehouses were burnt near Isham. CHINESE VICTO/RlriS. (Recd. October 19, 1.15 p.m.) CHUNKIANG, October 18.

The Chinese reported that their troops operating in Northern Kiangsi have scored important victories over the Japanese forces. The Chinese have reached the outskirts of the strategically-important town of Fenghsin, after cutting the Japanese communications at Fengshin and Chingan. VESSEL MISSING. TOKIO, October 18. The Japanese Naval authorities are probing the fate of the Myoko Maru, which is missing off Vladivostock. She disappeared after sending fragmentary wireless messages, indicating that she was attacked, possibly by a Russian patrol. FOREIGN OFFICE SPOKESMAN. TOKIO, October 18. Mr. Yakichiro Suma, hitherto counsellor to the Japanese Embassy at Washington, has taken over the office of spokesman of the Japanese Foreign Office.