Pearl River Incident Told in Navy Ministry. Report Tokyo, Nov. 19.
An unusual account of bravery under fire in a daring rescue. of the Jerew of a Japanese hydroplane, forced down on the Pearl River in front of enemy posts, was received [yesterday by the Ministry of Navy.
The belated report stated that on Nov. 7 while three hydroplanes were returning from bombing a Chinese torpedo, factory at Whampoa, one became "separated. While searching. for his companions, the pilot of the ost plane sighted a Chinese gunboat and attacked it with machine-gun fire. The place was hit and its all tank damaged and engine stopped.
was forced to land on the river under an enemy Uarrage.
Replying with machine-gun fire, the report said, Sub-It, Sei Funadn, commanding, and Fit, W. 0. Hirai plunged into the water to avoid the Huge Tokyo Estimate Of Chinese Casualties Tokyo, Nov. 20 The total Chinese casualties since the outbreak of the "China Incident" "exceeds—554,000, of which 145470 bodies were left on the battlefields, according toa communique issued to-day by the Ministry of War. Japan, it adds, 1st 16.088 emeers and men during the same period. The communique states that Chinese casualties in
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