London, June 7.
A Japanese report from Taihoku (Formosa) states that an aeroplane belonging to the Japanese Aviation Corporation was "fired on by a foreign warship: while flying over the sea to the east of Hongkong on Wednesday morning."
The anti-aircraft shells are alleged to have burst about 100 yards from the plane, which, it is stated, was then at a height of some 7,000 feet. The machine is stated to have reached Taihoku safely.
The Japanese report suggests that the warship "may-have been a British cruiser.
Reuter learns in authoritative quarters in London that no news of any such incident involving a British warship has reached these quarters so far—Reuter.
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