Japanese Said to Have Without a Shot Fired Suffered Heavy Losses London, Mar. 30.
In Chin River Battle How a British fighter pilot brought down two enemy bombers at the same time without fung a shot, is told by the Air Ministry.
squadron which had taken o This pilot was the pere of break up a formation of German bombers heading for Soüthampton. Describing his amazing experience in his combat report. the pilot said. "Owing to the position of my Hur-miéane snd that -of another machine loi my squadron. a break-away - was impossible. and before cther avoiding action could be taken I crashed into a Dornier 215 with my right wing. The wings of both planes broke up." he pilot then crashed into another After the occupation of Kaoan, the Dornier 215 on his left with his left, Japanese forces advanced in' the wing. He then went into a rocket direction of Shankao. By March 22 (wingless) dive, but climbed enti of the Japanese forces had reached the the cockpit and landed safely outskirts of Shankao when the Chi-parachute. The commanding officer nese forces launched a counter-offenof the squadron saw both Dormiets sive. crash.—Reuter.
The fighting was especially severe in the bills north east of Shankao between March 22 and March 28 as Japan, Slovakia Will on March 23 the Japanese forces, Exchange Diplomats launched ined attacks on the under cover of an aerial bombing, Bratislava, Mar. 29. Chinese positions. By March 2, how-President Josef Tiso of Slovakia ever, all the Japanese attacks had has agreed to an exchange of diplo-been repulsed, and the Japanese matic representatives between Slovakia forces had started a general with-and Japan. The President comdrawal eastward. municated his decision to General Headquarters Stormed Hiroshi Oshima, the Japanese Ambassador to Germany.—Havas.
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