'Turning eastward. in the direction of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, the emeers then maintained a brief period of silence, Led by Gen. Matsui, the officers then joined in shouting "banzai,' The function was closed at 2.50 'o'clock in the afternoon, with "sake" and "surume." dried" cutllefish—
An exploit of Warrant Oficer Yano, frst class, who commanded a Bight of naval planes in a raid Tazang on August 21 and shot down three Chinese craft, won the admira~ tion of the Meet chief.
Warrant Oflicer Yano engaged four [Chinese planes and while shooting down the first one, machine-gun Bullets pierced his" fuselage: though this made, it dificult to: manceuvre his plane, he continued fighting and shot down another ship. When he challenged the third plane his bullets were almost gone. He then "rammed the Chinese craft, When "the float of his machine
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