Japanese Allege Their Craft Often Followed Tokyo, Jan. 27.
Mystery aeroplanes have" been adawing Sepanese warships "and regard operating in South Ching, a Spotsman for the Navy Ofies alleged tbeday ata press conference, "the anystry raft annaly followed Japanese warships and planes "dog: lealy for Tong Periods, trid. showed emblems of marks that would Indicate their identity, the spokesman declared He expressed the opinion they pera wire comet whose' entiation Sasgnta faut been concealed.
"Questioned by eotrespondents as 10 whether the matonalt of the alt= {raft was ascertainable by their types Sr shapes, the spokesman slated that tuppoded hat was. possible, but that their nationality had not yet been One Nearly Caught Asked whether any clash had occurred. between the mystery planes ud Japanese navel" aicrratt, the spokesman recalled one which had taken place near Macao some time ago.
One of the mystery planes had been shadowing Japanese aircraft near Macao for a long time, the spokesman said, when the Japanese planes turned about and chased it. The unknown line managed to outdistance the Japanese. pursuers, he stated, Other information given at to-day's press conference was based on a port from Japanese naval pilots roconnoitering over towns in the Interior of China.
The spokesman said the naval tiers had reported towns and villages the interior "full of British and Wher foreign tags."
Because of this the Japanese pilots gained the Impression that they were flying over British or other foreign towns, the spokesmait agscrted.—Dome
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