Japanese Explain Shooting on British Vessels Shanghai, Dee, 22; Press: repasts that the Japanese Jomecr commanding an artillery detachment at Wuhu on December 12 had been given orders to Mire on "any shipping" on the Yangtze, regardless of nationality, were denied yesterday by Major-Gen, Kumakichi Harada, Japanese Military Attache.
Orders, he stated, had been given to intercept all Chinese shipping, which, at the time, consisted almost Jentirely of army transports, 'Major-Gen, Harada identified the Jcommanding ofoer at Wuhu as Col, Kingoro' Hashimoto.
The Japanese emeer declined. to jinake public a report on the shelling of HLM.S, Ladybird at Wahu because of instructions from Tokyo forbidding Japanese Apologies Over
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