Nanking, Sept. 7
Two Japanese planes were shot down this morning in a dog fight near the Taihu Lake, according to a commu! issued by the Generalissimo's headquarters here.
The 3 ent read: "Four Japanese pursuit planes and four Japañese bombers raided Chinese aerodromes from Hangchow to Kwangteh at eight this morning, and when Chinese pursuit machines gave chase a severe aerial engagement took place above the Taihu Lake, near Wusih.
"One Japanese pursuit plane and one Japanese light bomber were shot down and crashed into the lake.
"T, C. Liu, Chinese pilot who brought down one of the machines this morning, has now five Japanese planes to his credit."—Reuter. will have crossed the Atlantic, for when Mr. Ramsay MacDonald went to the United States in 1929 to talk with President Hoover he accompanied him; and before that he spent some time as First Secretary at Washington—this shortly after the war.
His first post abroad was at Berne. The idea of accepting it did not give him any pleasure at the time, but ite took a Hand and he met there liss Pleasant Stovall, daughter of the American Minister. She is now Lady Craigie, The post of Ambassador in Tokyo requires more than usual tact at the present time, Sir Robert is doubtless on the threshold of a great future.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.