probably destroyed and 39 damaged by our fighters. Total: 
      enemy 62, British 13 (4 Spitfires and 9 Hurricanes).
 
      
 
 
Considerable enemy air activity last night; bombs dropped 
      in Southwest Scotland, Northeast England, South Wales and Plymouth; 
      particulars not yet received.
 
      
 
 
Mine-laying suspected off East coast, in Thames Estuary and 
      Bristol Channel.
 
      
 
 
Reported that German reconnaissance machine on August 11th 
      made circuit: Bordeaux, West Coast of Ireland, North Scotland 
      to North Denmark.
 
      
 
 
4. 
Shipping casualties
. Yesterday British tanker of 
      8500 tons outward bound in ballast not in convoy torpedoed and 
      sunk in Atlantic.
 
      
 
 
5. 
Albania.
 Belgrade report announces clashes between 
      rebels and Italian forces near Yugoslav frontier also that Italian 
      aircraft have been removed from aerodrome at Titans to dispersed 
      positions.
 
      
 
 
6. 
Middle East
. Somaliland. Our positions attacked 
      by blackshirt battalion on August 11th, by dusk they had failed 
      to penetrate defences. We suffered 8 casualties.
 
      
 
 
Our aircraft from Aden are actively engaged attacking enemy 
      batteries and positions