"the Japanese Navy, as repeatedly. announced before, is acting In. self Gefence and intends to protect foreign ives and property to the best of its ability.
"twill sedulously avoid destroy-Iifg, any peaceful Institution or establishment, 60, long as these malnfain their original character.
However, {t cannot guarantee the safely of such Institutions when they are utilized by hostile forces, "It is most regrettable that the Chinese forces should resort to the utilization of neutral property. for their military activities against us, "Under these circumstances, how over, It is clear that any consequences rising from the misuse of cultural institutions by the Chinese should rest with the Chinese mallitary command and not with us."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.