The Archive · 1938

Deny Attack

Hankow, Oct. 28.

A. denial of the British contention that "six. Japanese bombers made H.MLS, Sandpiper. their objective in raid on the Changsha area October 24 is contained in a communique [issued by the Imperial Headquarters.

Tt presumes that splinters from bombs aimed at Chinese sunk, which, it says, were the sole objective of the attack, accidentally hit the Moreover, it says, Japanese planes Jeelonging to another unit previously made_a reconnaissance fight over the Changsha area and observed no [signs indicating there were British [gunboats there—Reuter.

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