Berlin, July 21.
A favourable influence on the general situation in Europe will be felt [as the result of the visit to Berlin the near future of General Vuillemin, politicians here declared today in maRing hopeful predictions. Any conversations the official visitor will have here will not be in the nature of preliminaries to an air pact between France and Germany. The preparation of such an agreement lies within the powers of statesmen only.
"General Vuillemin will have the opportunity to see in all detail, the German Air Force," writes" the sener Nazionale Zeitung," generally considered the mouthpiece of Field Marshal Hermann Goering, Reich's Air Minister.
This newspaper continues, "just as did the visit to Paris of General Milch, so will General Vuillemin's visit to Berlin exert a favourable influence on Franco-German relations.
"It should be especially noted, however, that the French air chief's visit has no other aim than to see, with praiseworthy intentions and in a friendly spirit, Germany's Air Force establishments."—Havas.
The Japanese pursuit planes flew high above the cloud banks, while {he bombers flew just below, at a height of 10,000 feet, the reports declare.
Although the Japanese aircraft are said to have met with "heavy Chinese anti-aircraft fire," none of the raiders is stated to have been hit.
It is now established that the Peiping-Hankow Railway was not hit, Chinese reports continue and bombs are said to have landed at the northwestern and north-eastern ends of the aerodrome without causing any damage, except for bomb craters in the open fields.—Reuter.
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