Shanghai, Sept. 20.
Japanese naval authorities here yesterday expressed their apprecia-Yon of the gallant rescue of the crew of a Japanese plane, which made a forced landing in the open ea, by the s, Soochow, of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, Badly damaged in a combat with two Chinese aircraft over on the Canton-Hankow Railway, the Japanese plane was making a'deserate effort to reach Formosa, when {ts engines stopped funetionin; 'The landing, the Japanese statement said, was' made at about 4 p.m. on Monday, about 45 miles southwest of the Tungting Island forts.
Soon afterwards, the Soochow have in sight and picked up the crew of the Japanese plane. At 11 pam, meeting a Japanese destroyer, sent in search of the missing fliers, the British.-chip' transferred its involuntary passengers to the Japanese warship.
Rescue Made in High Sens the rescue, the statement noted, was carried out by the crew of the Soochow without' a hitch, despite high seas and a strong wind.
The Japanese plane was one of a squadron which raided the Lochang area, Noticing two Chinese aircraft the distance, the Japanese machine pursued them and shot one down, It was, however, itself badly damaged in the encounter, Also bombed by Japanese naval planes during the day were the Tsungfa airdrome, the Pakongchow fargenal, and a number of strategically important points along the Canton-Hankow Railway.
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