LINEST 200 passengers were a Japanese plane bombed Liner Empress of Asia 50 miles Tokyo, Sept. 14. thrown into a panic today when the 16,909-ton Canadian Pacific south-east of Tokyo and injured four Chinese members of the crew.
The rear of the big liner was damaged by the live bomb, which was of small calibre.
The liner, however, was able to proceed under its own power to Yokohama.
The side of the ship showed signs of damage when it docked at Yokohama.
The Japanese Navy Ministry announced that the bombing of the liner was an error, adding that the Japanese bomber had mistaken it for a target.
When the bomb exploded, the passengers thought thatthe liner was hieing attacked by an enemy and there was a wild scramble for life belts and shelter. The captain im= mediately ordered the crew to make the life-boats ready, but within a fow minutes the passengers had calm~ down when they saw that the Plane did not continue attacking the Ener
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