Conserit of the Japanese military authorities should be obtained before civilian aircraft engage in flights in the zone of hostilities in China," particularly near the Hankow region, Col. Hitoshi Hamada, director of the Japanese Army Press Bureau, declared in a prepared statement released to the press yesterday.
He appealed for the "ce-operation" of the parties concerned to "assist in the efforts of the Japanese Army in preventing such unfortunate occurtences" as the recent downing of the China National Aviation Corporation airliner Kweilin near Canton.
Pointing out that with the steady advance of the Japanese forces towards Hankow, hostilities in that region were "daily growing in intensity," Col. Hamada stated that he felt it "opportune to present at this time the views of the army with regard to the subject."
"From personal experience," the statement read," it is dificult to distinguish between military and civilian aircraft im the air, "When clouds and other atmos-phene conditions lower visibility, it becomes increasingly difficult to ascertain the character of a machine in flight.
General Wu Teh-chen, Eh man of the Kwangtung Provincial Government, and his encourage, arrived here last night in a special train.
General Wu is unofficially returning the recent call made on him at Canton by Sir Geoftry Stafford Northcote,
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