Tokyo, Mar. 24.
For every Japanese plane destroyed in the current hostilities, ten Chinese Mr. Schoch died last Thursday after a short illness. Before ithe World War the late Mr. Schoch was a very well known importer and exporter in Indo-China. He was born in Switzerland on Odtober 10, 1879, and the Swiss Commun'ty was represented by Mr. E. de Graffenreid, Acting Consul-General for Switzerland and Mr. J. Piffaretti, Vice-
Consul for Switzerland. The services were conducted by the Rev. E. Krueger of the German Lutheran Church. Among those sending flow-machines were shot down or bombed ers were:— on the ground, the Navy Office today stated.
Since the start of hostilities in Central China up to March 22, a naval communique claimed, 777 Chinese aircraft were destroyed. Of these, 339 were said to have been shot down in combat or by Japanese anti-aircraft guns and 438 were bombed on Chinese airfields.
Japanese losses in the same period Consular General de Suisse; "Helve-Club: A. B. C. Press: J. H.
Ltd: Mr. Egbert de Graffe:
J. Piffaretti; William Schi Werner and Lilly Droesce: Mr. and W. Nufer; Hermann Opalinsk: Mrs. Christine Moore: and Mr. A. Moores; Mr. and Mrs. W. Bollier; J. H. Leon; O. and B. Scharpf; Mr. and Mrs. F. Wiedermann: Herr E. Guenter Frau; Tom; Dolores Sang; T. C. Woo; and othe:
Funeral arrangements were under of time were put by the communique the direction of the International at 78 machines.—Domei, Funeral Directors,
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