Nanking, Aug. 30.
The Chinese authorities state that, previous to the bombing of the President Hoover, a Chinese Observation plane ®ent out\to Woosung and returned with the report that 10° Japanese transports had been sighted 50 miles from Shanghai and that they intended to ~land" more reinforcements.
Chinese bombers were, therefore. ordered io proceed to the scene' to bomb the transports, but' the President Hoover, it is said, was ver close to the transports,- thereby suffering an accidental bombing.
The Chinese authorities ins vestigating the matter.~Reuter.
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