Shanghai, Nov. 27.
British absolution of military action, causing extensive civilian losses' in the course of. operations against a hostile objective, yesterday was elted by a Japanese naval spokesman in refuting charges of "indiscriminate bombing" by Japanese airer ft of Chinese ities.
Reiterating that all Japanese operations were aimed at Chinese military objectives, the spokesman emphasized that "this policy will remain unchanged."
Cited by the spokesman was the opinion of Sir Arundel Palmer, British Attorney-General, defending the burning of Kagoshima, Japan on August 14, 1863, by a fleet of seven British vessels under the command of Sir Augustus Leopold Kuper.
The Atlorney-General, the Japanese spokesman said, admitted that the British commander would have been guilty of wanton destruction of that civilians should suffer at all, but we believe that it fs unavoidable so long as hostilities are under way," he assorted.
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