Canton. Sept. 12, The gravity of the situation created by the flzure of two Chinese ese ems cruisers by a Japanese destroyer Hongkong waters on Sepiember 6, was admitted by the 'Hongkong Gov-fenment in its reply to a Note from Dr. Philip 'Tyau, foreign afars com. mlisioner' from Kewangtung' "and The neldent had already been reported to London and the British" Embassy in Tokyo 0 form the subject matier of diplomatic negotiations, the Hongkong authorities added in iis Teller.
Pending the receipt of further news this regard, the: Hongkong Gov: ernment was not Ina position. 10 express any. views. hoping that the {raditional" friendly "relations ween Hongkong and Ching "would Hot be adversely "affected by the incident-—Centrat News, American Mission embed.
Hongkong, Sept, 12.
The Japanese. bombing of "the 'Seventh Day" Adventist Mission and hospital in. ""Waichow,. northern wang lung, way described today Rev. PB. Ve Thomas.-member of the Seventh Day Advenilats, who arrived here. from" the scene "melt. brought! with him five' Chinese, (Wo of whom were wounded in the attack, 'The Japanese. planes dived" very tow "and "must have teen the "two American flogs prominently displayed over the mission, he' said. The attack on the mission Tooked de-Iiberate as the nearest miliisry post twas alfa mile away." That. also was, bombed.
"The damage to the mission was estimated "at $2,000." Bombs Just missed the hospital itself, Tanding in the compound, The patients were panicked. Ah but. those too "slee move, fled the insti "The Chinese populace was indin= Jant over the bombing of the Amer!- fan "mission, he. coneluded—United Press.
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