Tokyo, Nov. 1.
CHINESE torpedo boat, flying a British naval ensign repeatedly ed on Japanese aeroplanes, according to a Japanese naval communique issued here today.
Japanese naval planes, stated the
com munique, observed a boat sailing in a southerly direction along he Chengtu tributary of the Pear] River at 3.10 p.m. on October 25.
he lowered their altitude to ascertain the nationality of the boat when the latter opened heavy machine-gun fire on the
nes.
The airmen then discovered that the vessel, which was Bivuised as a junk, was really torpedo boat with two torpedoes snd machine-guns, vaca the boat carried no mark of sane mae one of the. Japanese Pearl River May Open cal to the communique, Pane cee attack while the For Small Boats rover Ged to communicate with ater rece gunboat near Canton, Nov. 4.
Joparsnese air unit which. happen-care Saosin also fred on the When interviewed by Reuter to-day 10 be Pars few minuter Tater at his headquarters at Tungshan, Mr.
sero er gecordng to the com: Tenaka, Chief of Staff of the Japanmia sto ow tower in order to ese South China Expeditionary force, mia, 189 ttonalty.of the my. expressed concern regarding the non-inoing No marks of return of the Chinese population to ete Mien on hare, the planes Canton, into ored th beat which then This development, he said, was awl portia navel ensign, The Inolding up the realisation of Japan's hosted ® Manes" were, then reported desire to restore trade and business donanete ended belt attack to normal.
fae ping when, the. Japaneie vit, Mihich had proceeded to eom-'The Japanese had no nominee in Pane te suk a Japanese. gunboat, mind for the head of the proposed nae othe scene, i was again new regime in South China, Mr, aaron by he disguised vessel Tunaka continued, and all efforts for tied Wa alecady hoisted is British the organization of a local governwich igh said the communique, nient obviously depended on the remo "responded, inileting return of the population, abe on the boat which wet Mr, Tanaka stated that the Japanese Teed eight lomettes north-west navy, with a view to reopening river veacerchow while the crew, all of troffle as soon as possible, was doing gariwere' In" plain" cloths," ed Its utmost to clear the Pearl River of aber, lines, about a hundred of which had Rs' communique concluded. with Jalready been removed. who aament. that, the, misuse, of a When asked to estimate the date {ofoign naval ensign constituted.
Ara "violation "of international when the river would be reopened, the offer said: In three or four Canton's Fall Blamed days' time it will be possible for small ships to travel, but larger vessels (river steamers) will not be fable to navigate the river for two or three weeks"
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