Nanking, Aug. 14.
'A thorough investigation into the circumstances leading to the boming of the International Settlement was opened here this evening by the Chinese authorities.
According to the report of the Squadron-Commander, when Chinese bombers attempted to attack the Japanese cruiser, Idzumo, this afternoon they met with a hall of shells from anti-aircraft guns.
It was subsequently found that one Chinese machine was missing and two bombers were damaged, The Bombers, with their pilots wounded, the report stated, wore Aropped on the Settlement aecident= ally when the bomb-racks were damaged by Japanese antiealreratt uns.
Though official reports submitted at the onquiey appear to exonerate the Chinese pilots, General Chiang Kai shole has ordered a thorough inves+ gation "and will punish the pilots involved if it is found. that the bombing of the Settlement was due {to careless. marksmanship, Vigorous Protest Meanwhile, the British, French and Amotican Governments have lodged 2 vigorous protest with the Chinese Foreign OMice against the bombing of the Settlement, There is some anxiety in the capital over the fate of five of a Squadron of six Chinese bombers which attempted to bomb a Japanese aircraft-carrier off Woosung this afternoon, Late to-night only one had roturn= ed, with its landing gear damaged by aniicaireraft fire. The plane had to and "on its stomach." But there was hho news of the other fve.—Rteuter.
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