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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 8, 1938.
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ICHANG RAID
Shanghai, To-day
Yesterday's Japanese air raid
HOLIDAY CROWD
London, To-day.
The question of spreading holi-
over several
occurred at Ichang and Hsinyang days for workers in southern Honan, and not months in the year, was raised Chungking. as reported last in the House of Commons yester night.
day.
According to a Japanese naval] The Minister of Labour declared communique, airfields and mili-he had fully considered the ques- tary buildings were bombed. tion, and a committee had been ap Returning to their base the pointed to investigate the matter. Japanese aircraft were intercept- ed by a force of between ten and twenty Chinese planes.
In the ensuing battle fought over Hankow, three Chinese machines were shot down, while the Japanese raiders are said to have arrived back without losses.
One M.P. declared that the holi- day period usually lasted six or seven weeks during the Summer, causing resorts to be "overcrowded and those who cater for holiday- makers being overworked.
He added that 2,000,000 more workers will be having a holiday Twenty bombers are reported to with pay this year, and said the have participated in the raid.
problem of the future was chaotic. -Reuter.
CHINESE VERSION
suit planes intercepted six-Japanese planes between Hsiaokang and Hankow, west of the Peiping-
The Chinese version of the raid. issued by Aviation Headquarters in Hankow, states that at least four Japanese planes were shot down when the Japanese planes, in three Hankow Railway, and in the en- batches of three, six and twelve, resuing combat one Japanese plane spectively, raided the aerodrome in burst into flames in mid-air, an- the vicinity of Ichang
Chinese pursuit planes stationed ly damaged planes probably were other was shot down and four bad- at various aerodromes in the vicin-unable to reach their base. ity of Hankow immediately took up Another squadron of Chinese positions around Ichang to attack pursuit planes intercepted twelve the enemy planes, which after Japanese bombers between Kwang- bombing Ichang, scattered and shai and Huayuan, and although made for their base by different detailed reports have not been re- routes.
ceived, it is learned that at least two Japanese bombers were shot pur-down.--Reuter..
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