by Italian Sentry The following report has been? issued by British Military Headquatters witir the object of rectifying any misunderstanding which ' may have arisen concerning the wounding of two Chinese on September 29 by Italian soldiers, "At 7 am. on September 29, two Chinese were discovered endeavouring to cross the Soochow Creek in a sampan, "The Italian sentry on duty chal-longed them and warned them to turn. back. On returning to his post, the sentry noticed that the two Chinese were again attempting to cross the creek and land on the Italian Sector. The sentry again warned them to return to the other side of the creek. The Chinese ignored these warnings, landed on the Italian Sector, and started to run away.
"The Italian sentry fred in the air, and as the men did not stop, he fired low at their legs and wounded both men, "The civil Red Cross was immediately summoned and the wounded men removed."
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