American authorities here state that they have no information to confirm Japanese press reports that the incident involving the death of a Chinese inmate of the American Mission Hospital at Sutsien, as a result of an attack by Japanese aeroplanes, had cither been settled or regarded They state that the Japanese were informed of the location of the Sulsien niission over a year ago but that Inevertheless two separate attacks were made on the mission by Japanese The first incident occurred on May 19, when the mission was bombed and several thousand dollars worth lof damage caused. The latest incident occurred on November 5, when, ac= cording to the mission's version Japanese aeroplanes machinegun the mission's hospital, resulting in the Geath of one Chinese patient, No mention is made in the mission's Version of Japanese allegations. that troops were on the root of the hospital.
The American authorities here made representations to the Japanese auth= orities on both these Incidents, the Ictest representations being made on November 11. It is understood that similar representations were made by the American authorities in Shanghai, Up to the present the American authorities "here have received no reply {0 these representations nor have they teen informed that any. reply has been anode, 'A Japanese Press dispatch on Dee-ember 5 stated that it was reported in Tokyo that an "amicable seltlement" of the incident involving the @eath of a Chinese inmate of the "hospital had been reached and that the American authorities had "admitted that the Japanese action was justified when it was proved that Japanese army planes were forced to fire on the building when Chinese troops on the hospital premises started Australian Ambulance For China Sydney, Nov. 25.
People in the Southern Hemisphere particularly Australians are very sympathetic towards the Chinese heir efforts to resist the Japanese aggression, In addition to donations of old clothing, money, medicines and other articles, the Sydney Labour Council organised a Medical Aid Unit to China Committee early in May this year to collect funds for the purchase of an Ambulance (0 be led in China for the benefit of Chinese civilian sufferers, The Committee is supported by the Archbishop, Dr. Mowll, of Sydney, and also the Consul-General for China; Dr. C. J. Pao, in the Commonwealth of Australia.' Both Dr. -Mowll. and Dr. Pao are the patrons of the Committee, 'A few days ayo, the Committee's fund reached more' than £760, They ordered a Dodge Ambulance specially designed and completely equipped. The vehicle ix painted navy blue with the national flags of both China and Australia on each side, Under the fags, there is the inseription—"To the people of China from. the people of Australia, for the canto of humanity and admiration."
Presentation of the Ambulance was made by the Commiitee to the Chinese Consul-General before the Sydney Ambulance makers at New-town. In addition to the members of the Committee and representatives of the Sydney Chinese community, approximately 600 people attended the ceremony.
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