A fuller story of this sky battle given by the news service of the Ministry last night says:
"The German Air Force today suffered their heaviest losses since the air war round our coasts. began Nineteen Junkers dive-bombers an. 34 Messerschmitt fighters—53 in all—were destroyed by our Hurricanes and Spitfires over the English Channel. They were shot down during a series of attacks on a convoy. Sixteen of our fighters are missing. the day which precipitated the hostilities in and around Shanghai when a Japanese officer and a bluejacket were killed near the Hungjao aerodrome, passed very quietly and nothing unusual was noted during the day A Barricades were erected by the Public Works Departments of the International Settlement and French Concession, and only space enough for a single car to pass was left to enable lawkeepers to execute close searches of passing cars and their passengers. Pedestrians were also searched by police parties for hid-
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International Defence Forces in Shanghai cooperated with both police forces and kept regular patrols in their sectors. AN leaves have been cancelled for the duration of the "anniversary" period.
The entire Shanghai Volunteer Corps was standing by yesterday, ready at a moment's notice to take 258 Civilians Die in Raids on Britain London, Aug. 9.
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