Shanghai, Oct. 25.
HIMS. Sandpiper (185 tons) was Lombed by six heavy Japanese bombers at Changsha yesterday morning and suffered damage to the superstructure, according to messages re~ ceived by the British naval auth-ferities yesterday. The gunboat was struck by bomb' splinters but there were no casualties. Two cabins were wrecked, Details of the incident are not available but the "North-China Dally News" learnt yesterday that a strong protest had been filed by the British authorities with the Japanese. According to Japanese reports, the Lembing was' not deliberate but the vessel was involved when the Japanese planes attacked Chinese troops who were escaping in a fleet, of junks, H.MS. Sandpiper is the smallest end one of the most recent additions to the British Yangtze Flotilla, having cen built in England but sent out Shanghai in parts and re-assembled here. She was commissioned here in 1083, The commander is Licut,-Comdr. WES. Eames and the other officer is, Lieut. H.R, Rycroft. She is a gun-buat of 185 tons, specially designed and built for service in shallow waters and her armament includes one 3.7 inch gun and a six-pounder.
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