The Archive · 1937

Japanese Accused of Using Poison Gas

Chinese Memorandum to League Of Nations Berlin, Oct, 15.

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor yesterday paid a short visit in the morning to the Berlin Zeughavs which is a museum of weapons and war equipment, and to the famous Kaiser Fridrich Museum, Bertin' vast art collection.

Geneva, Oct, 15.

In the afternoon Dr, Ley, leader The Chinese delegation has sent to of the German Labour Front, called the League of Nations a fresh memor-on the visitors in the Hotel Kaiserhot andum accusing Japanese troops of when the Duke expressed cordial using poison gas and dumdum bullets thanks for the exceedingly interest-9n the Shanghai front since October his benefit, pud ing Berlin programme pre for

Notwithstanding the Assembly's resolution condemning the bombing of open towns, the memorandum states, the Japanese are continuing "these methods of frightfulness in violation of all rules of civilized warfare."

The Chinese Note was accompanied by a declaration by the chief physician of a Red Cross hospital in Nanking and other medical authorities certifying that. wounded men suffering from the effects of poison gas have been treated in the hospital.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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