Berlin, Jan. 3.
During reconnaissance flights over the German coast on December 31. British planes few over Netherlands territory, according to a German high command communique yesterday, German planes reconnoitred over the Shetlard and Orkney Islands and returned "after rood resu's" yesterday, the cómmunique claimed. British defence planes, which were numerically superior, were left behind by the speedier' German planes 200 kilometres off the Scottish coast, it was said. One German plane was forced to lend in the sea due to engine trouble, the communique stated and one British plane was badly damaged in the encounter.
"On the Western Front only weak and intermittent artillery fire took place." the Germen communique said.
Three Royal Air Force bombers were shot down by German pursuit planes yesterday when they z"temnted to penetrate the German Bight (Heligolard Pav) yesterday afternoon, It was officially announced last night.—
United Press. were surprisingly low, as the people, long forewarned, hed evacuated to the hills, sheltering in caves.
On the frst two days, the Japanese showered the inner city of Lanchow with incendiary bombs, starting no. less than 13 tres.
"Although no foreigners were hurt, a bomb landed next to the China Inland Mission compound, but it did not explode.
Dr. Judd is now returning to Shanghai to attend a mission conference. He has completely recovered from the injury sustained in à bad ^"eident which befell him a couple ^f months ago while traveling by bus to Lanchow.—Reuter.
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