Deploring the catastrophe whic had Visited Sincere's, the Admiral emphasized that no" responsibility rested with the Japanese, "At the time of the tragedy," said, "no. acting was being' done by riy' of our. naval vessels. either ut Woosung or other uperivers nor were any of the Japanese suns shore ring.
"Chinese. bombers and guns, have been ring. for Felugees and tried to tle up at the OSE, dock. IE was necessary for her to move further down river because the Chinese began shelling her from Pootung."
Admiral Haseyawa received Rev: {ers representative in the social-hall of the Tdzumo, white in an adjoining Yom his 1 pouring over maps. "Later the diseusston was eon tinued on deck, Respect for Foreign Warships ly a few days ago," said the Japanese © Commander-in-Chief, ook one of our naval Vessels from the French "Bund, where we have a naval buoy, Ili order respect. the foreign warships. which fein the river there, T-wish. you say for me that the Japanene planes "have. been "speciieally me structed since "the Nanking." Rowd tragedy (of August 14) not to. tly over the. International Setttement while carrying bombs. We hive Mol, any time. "dropped ineendiry bombs, nor is the story about out having dropped gas bombs at Nanking fne; nor is it possible, og has bee stated, for our antialreratt uns. to shoot away the under-carriage bombing plane."
Hasegawa indicated a section behind: Pootung Point where, hho said, the Chinese had bg trench: mortard some of which could fre fae ay 14 miles,
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