One of the five Japanese planes which bombed Chinghai on Wednesday afternoon was shot down by the local Chinese garrison force and fell into the water, Chinese reports from Ningpo stated yesterday. One Japanese pilot was arrested, The planes arrived at about 1 p.m. and soon began their bombing in that strongly fortified coastal district near Ningpo. The Chinese garrison force there was said to have brought their anti-aircraft guns into play and, as a result, one machine was brought down.
He said the British Consul-General in Shanghai (Sir Herbert Phillips) had addressed a protest to his Japanese colleague regarding the assault on Mr. A. H. Samson, Assistant Commissioner of Police.
It was understood, he declared, that similar action had been taken by the Shanghai Municipal Council, "Mr. Bellenger asked if steps could not be taken to protect British officers who, for various reasons, had to enter the hospital. Mr. Butler replied that the reason for the protest was to try to stop incidents like this happening in the future. They would do all they could to protect British lives, In reply to Mr. Harry Day, Labour member for Central Southwark, who raised the subject of the incident involving the British ship Sagres, Mr. Butler said the full information necessary for the formulation of detailed claims was not yet available, He added that as Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, had stated on May 24, the Government would reserve all their rights With respect to compensation Reuter.
Tokyo, June 8.
With the nation's course in dealing with the new state of affairs in Europe set, following months of intensive discussion, Japanese officiaidom today turned its full attention to the situation in China.
Prominent among the problems related to the conflict in China demanding prompt attention official Circles said, is the treatment of foreign interests on the continent. Measures to deal with third party nationals and their interests in China are expected to be formulated soon in view of the increasing friction arising between Japan and the Powers as a result of the emergence of complicated, and hitherto unexpected, problems in various parts of China.
High Government officials yesterday conferred with Japanese naval, military and diplomatic officials now assembled here from various points in China, Coming close upon the discussion of the Chinese currency question at the regular Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, and, earlier, at the "Inner Cabinet" consultation on Monday, this gathering attracted unusual attention, Present at yesterdays meeting were the Premier, Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma; Mr. Hachiro Arita, Foreign Minister; Mr. Sotaro Ishiweta, Minister of Finance; Lieut.-Gen. Seishiro Itagaki, Minister of War; Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai, Minister of the Navy; Lieut-Gen. Heisuke Yanagawa, Director-General of the Asia Development Board; Lieut.-Gen. Masataka Yamawaki, Vice-Minister of War; Vice-Admiral Isoroku Yama-more, Vice-Minister of the Navy, in addition to representatives of various Japanese Governmental agencies in China, With part of the machine stretching above the surface of water one of the pilots in the plane tried to escape by swimming but he was soon caught by the Chinese.
Shortly after 2 p.m. two Japanese war vessels arrived opening bombardment^on the district but in the evening they left, Mme. Chiang Reported To Be in Hongkong Hongkong, June 8.
Movements of Mme. Chiang Kaishek, who arrived here secretly yesterday by aeroplane from Chungking, were being watched with unusual interest here today. Mr. W. H. Donald, former adviser to the late Marshal Chang Tso-lin, Manchurian warlord, and now occupying a simi-Jér position with Gen, Chiang Kaishek, accompanied Mrs. Chiang, who was stated to be here "in the interests of her health."—Domei.
Such meetings are expected to be held at irregular but frequent intervals in the future to formulate measures to deal with the China conflict, These decisions will be communicated to Japanese official agencies in China for execution in close concert with the armed forces in the field, The economic, political and cul-
gether With a gradual readjustment tural sphabtitetion of China, to-of the rights and interests of third party Powers in China to meet the new state of affairs there will be sought under those measures—Domei.
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