Unless the Chinese withdraw their batteries shelling "the Japanese civi-lion population of Hongkew," Japanese military action will be launched in Pootung.
In such an eventuality, the use of Nantao by the Chinese as a base of military operations will automatically result in the bombing of the densely populated Chinese town.
This was announced yesterday morning by Maj Maokata Utsunomiya, assistant military attache to the Japanese Embassy, at a regular press interview.
Warnings to non-combatants Nantao, however, will be given before the Japanese undertake "rotal tory" measures, he added.
"The Japanese command," Major Utsunomiya said, "is reluctant launch operations against areas with a large civil population, The n move is up to the Chinese."
A widespread abuse of foreign and Red Cross and Red Swastika flags by the Chinese was charged by the Japanese officer.
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