Designating the spot as being near Chankiakong in the Lower Yangtze, the spokesman went on to say that the attack, which he characterized as deplorable, occurred at about 7.30 am., while an officer and ten men were engaged against Chinese guerillas. The attack from the s. Whan, pu, he added, was simultaneous with the fire from the guerillas and consisted of five or six rifle shots.
Five minutes later, he continued, the vessel was about to proceed downstream, fire again came from the Whangpu—there were 40 or 50 rounds of rifle and machine gun fire. From the sound of the shots, it is believed that the machine gun utilized was a Bren weapon, made in Czechoslovakia
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