Japanese Under a guard of Japanese - gen germes, a Russian. aviator named? Michail Dovnin, 31, who was cape tured by Japanese soldiers on March, 14 when he "balled out" of a [Soviet SH bomber near Wuhu, was to arrive in Shanghai on March 10 where he will be subjected ton strict examination, according to: local [Japanese newspapers.
'The bombing plane," manned the Russian and two companions, che' @ Chinese and the other -a_ for feigner,. was disabled in. a combat with Japanese pursuit craft "as ity was attempting to attack ° Japanese positions near Wuhu. The other foreigner inthe plane was killed when It. crashed.
Questioned at Wushu,' the Russian tier, who is the first to be taken prisoner since the start of the-hostilities, said he had been employed the Nanchang aerodrome us a mechanic at a salary of'$350 a month, pald by the Chinese Government, Caught Near Wuhu Michail Andreyevich Domnin, the Soviet filer captured by Japanese troops near Wuhu on March 14, the Japanese authorities here said on March 17 that before his arrival. in China in December last he served asa Flight-Lieutenant at the Leningrad Command Aerodrome.
Domnln left Moscow for China on October 47, 1087, together with about twenty other Russian fliers, according to his statement released hhere on. March 17. by a spokesman for the Army. Travelling by way of Orenbure, ima Ata, Urumehi, and Hami, Domain arrived in Lanchow December, He remained. in. the Kansu- town for a month, training Chinese siers.
Arriving in Hankow on Januaiy 14, he remained there for five we until his transfer" to" Nunc! where he reached on February 28, On March 14, Domnin, another Soviet Mier whose name was given jas "Ivan Petrovich" and a Chinese, were ordered to make on an SH type bomber a raid on Nanking and Wahu.
When the Soviet-built craft appeared over Wuhu, it was met by formation' commanded by Capt, Kiyoshi Nishikawa, the Army spoke.
When the Soviet lors realized that " their machine was being. attacked both from the front and the rear, the craft was already Jout of control and hurtling towards the earth.
Domnin said he was thrown out jot his seat, He, however, managed to pull the rip cord of his parachute Jand landed with a few scorches.
The plane broke into flames" in the air and broke into" pieces on landing ina field,. Domnin's companions were burned to death, Tue Shanghai Municipal Council Health Report for the week ending midnight, March 12, shows that the {total number of oaths from all causes amongst the foreign and Chinese populati the Settlem" were—Foreigners 9 and Chin 40. Deaths from notifiable diseases were—Forelgners, Measles 1, In= fuenza 1; Chinese, Tuberculosis 31; Measles 20; Dysentery 17: Typhoid Fever 19; Diphtheria 6; Beri-ber! 6: Cerebrospinal" Fever and Scarlet Fever, Influenza, Malaria and Relaps-Ing Fever 1 each photographed on his arrival in Shanghai on was shot down and a foreign
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