The Archive · 1937

Chinese Use of Gas Again Denied

Japanese allegations that Chinese troops at the front had resorted to more extensive use of gas recently drew an emphatic denial from a Chinese military spokesman at the press conference this evening. any time since the Nemes of $ hostili "Never has the Chinese army at ties ever resorted to the inhuman practice of using, gas, and let me make this quite clear and Hien able to you," the spokesman said. "The Chinese," he concluded, "would not contemplate the use of gas, even as a reprisal against Japanese out-the British Military Headquarters, West Hongkew Sector, on Monday night, it was learned yesterday. There were no casualties, and little damage was done. andues Saim

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