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IN NANCHANG BATTLE Eight Japanese Raiders Shot Down In Dog-Fights

China Assuming New HONG KONG IN

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FORMOSA RAID

Hankow, To-day.

Challenging

Position In Air

Shanghai, To-day.

Altogether 30 Chinese planes, all While the ground forces are locked in battle on

of them bombers, participated in the Formosan raid on Wednesday, it is revealed by a Chinese Govern- ment spokesman.

All the pilots were Chinese while the machines were of Soviet manufacture. They were a new type, very fast and capable of long flights. First objective was Maysuyama military airfield, in Taihoku, where' at least 40 Japanese machines

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several fronts, both Chinese and Japanese have intensified war from the skies.

INSURANCE DANGER ZONE

London, To-day.

Revision in rating war risks on cargo bound to and from Chinese ports, has been effected by the joint War Risks Rating Committee and Lloyd's Underwriters.

For rating purposes, the

into two sections,

Outstanding developments yesterday were large-

scale reprisals for the Chinese air raid on For-Chinese coast had been divided mosa on February 23.

According to Chinese reports, 59 Japanese planes, including 36 bombers, in the morning raided Nanchang, capital of Kiangsi.

the ground and a number of hangars Chinese reports state that Chinese planes engaged

and huge oil tanks, were destroyed.

GREAT SMOKE CLOUDS Huge columns of smoke were seen to rise from the ground by the pilots who flew on to Chikutu and bombed the power plant situated outside the city.

The Chinese pilots reported that vast clouds of smoke were still visi- ble three and a half hours after the bombing.

The southern up to Taku Bar, excluding Hong Kong and Shang- hai, and

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The northern, from Taku Bar to Shanhaikwan, inclusive.

Voyages to the northern section were formerly rated at 5/- per cent. Now the northern section ex- tends south to include Shanghai,

the raiders, bringing down eight machines, and the rate is reduced to 2/6d per three of which have already been located, while cent. the remaining five fell some distance from Rate for cargoes to the southern Nanchang.

Thousands of persons watched breath-taking dog-fights and saw with fascinated horror mingled with jubilation, three Japanese planes crashing to earth.

Interesting sidelights: on yes- The defenders must have beenterday's air battles are thrown taken completely by surprise as no by Hankow messages, which re- Japanese planes took the air and no veal that they marked the first anti-aircraft guns went into action. appearance of British Gloster -Reuter.

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EGYPT AND DEFENCE OF SUEZ CANAL

Cairo, To-day.

Egypt will not tolerate inter- ference from a foreign power for her defence, declared Ahmed Maher, leader of the dissident Wafdists referring to reports that Italy is seeking to participate in defence of the Suez Canal.

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· -GLADIATORS”. SUCCESS The Chinese aviation authorities say that the. British machinea per-- formed very satisfactorily and that the Japanese losses would doubt- less have been higher if the Chinese pilots had had longer training and" If the machine-guns Lon the planes did not require ad-

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CHINESE PLANE ÖVER SHANGHAI

It is reported that a Chinese plane was sighted flying over Shanghai early yesterday evening in the direction of Woosung, while two Chinese machines are stated to have been seen going the same Way yesterday.

that Egypt alone responsible for Renewed raids on the Japanese defence of the Suez Canal, and that occupied areas around. Shanghai, the British forces at present assist and possibly, a renewed attempt to Ing Egypt in defence of the Canal sink the Japanese flagship Iazumo, are only doing so until reorganisa-which at one time was a much co- tion of the Egyptian army is com-veted target, may possibly pleted Reuter.

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London, To-day. tions for the Anglo-Italian conver- sations called yesterday at the who has returned Foreign Office where he saw Lord from Rome to receive his instruc-Halifax.-British Wireless.

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