"Its hardly necessary to reiterate, hho said, "that Japanese alr squadrons never attacked the civilian popula tion, for whose safety the Japanese alr forces—for that matter, all the forces of the Japanese army and navy—are ever solicitous, "Japanese planes not only take all possible precautionary measures. but rolurn to their bases without droping bombs in case civilian life is Ukely to be endangered, "Losses sustained by civilians dur ing Japanese alr raids on Canton have been mostly the result of wild Airing of Chinese anti-aircraft guns, whose Chinese guns planted in all, quarter of Canton are fired indiscriminately in all directions in an attempt to catch the fast-flying Japanese planes,"
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