Bombings. 4, Japanese Spokesman Says Cases Not Deliberate; Chinese Batteries Close Asked under what conditions the Japanese authorities would accept responsibility for bombing foreign property following the recent raids on Chungking, a naval spokesman at the press conference yesterday replied that full responsibility would be assumed by the Japanese forces if there had been a mistake or if any bombing had been the result of carelessness, He added, in reply to the same questioner, who enquired if responsibility would be assumed for deliberate bombing, that the Japanese army and navy never deliberately bombed foreign property. During all investigations conducted by the Japanese in connection with the bombing of foreign property there had not been a ngle instance where the attacks had been deliberate.
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