Berlin, Dec. 16.
Two Royal Air Force planes were shot down while attempting to enter Heligoland Bight while the German liner' Bremen was making its dash for Germany earlier this week, the official nazi news agency D.N.B. belatedly announced yesterday.
Two RAF. planes attempted to attack Sylt Island on Thursday and dropped four bombs into the sea, the agency declared. Anti-aircraft batteries drove off another British plane attempting to raid Borkum before any bombs could be dropped, D.N.B. said.
On Thursday R.A.F. planes attacked the North Frisian Islands, D.N.B. reported, and in the air battle which followed ten or 20 R.A.F. planes were shot down.—United Press, China Pays U.S. Some Of Credits Washington, Dec. 16.
China has repaid about fifteen per cent. of the U.S.$25,000,000 credit. advanced her a month ago by the Export-Import Bank, officials of the Government-controlled organization said today—United Press,
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