Shanghai, June 3.
Foreign reports received in Shanghai added confirmation to the Reuter telegram published on Wednesday regarding the Japanese air raid on Hankow which resulted in heavy Japanese casualties. Twenty-one Japanese aeroplanes, most of which were fighters, took part in the raid and were opposed yy about 40 Chinese planes. The Japanese lost twelve fighters which were shot down over Hankow, and two bombers which were shot down. while bombing the boom at Kiukiang. 'As faras could be ascertained, none of. the' Japanese bombers which participated in the raid reached Hankow, being inter~ cepted en route.' The Chinese ost two machines in the encounter
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.