Nanking, Aug. 18.
Up to. August 17, it was one nounced from General Chiang. Kalshek's headquarters to-day, 32 Japanese aeroplanes were shot down. Of thig number 25 were heavy bombers.
Yeslerday eight Japanese planes attacked the Chinese aerodrome at 'Two of the Japanese aeroplanes which attempted to bomb Chinese positions in Shanghai about ten Glock yesterday morning, were brought down by a Chinese' pursuit plane, it was confirmed by the Chinese Air Force Headquarters to-day.
The Chinese plane. got above the two craft on which a fusillade was let loose from its machine-gun.
The rst Japanese machine _instantly nose-dived Into the Whang-oe River. while the second one fell behind Chinese lines, where crashed. All "its occupants were killed.—Central News
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