Canton, Feb. 25.
'A. spokesman of the Japanese Expeditionary Force to South China issued a statement today expressing his regret over the bombing incident at Shumchun on February 21.
Japanese military planes were engaged in bombing" Chinese troop Jconcentrations and military establish~ [ments at Shumchun, border town on the Canton-Kowloon Railway. about o'clock in the morning of February 21 when one Japanese plane chasing Fetreating Chinese troops bombed and machine-gunned them, the statement said.
The plane's crew observed a train. Mistaking this {or 2 Chinese troop train, the plane dropped two bombs, the statement said.
When the plane returned to its base commander reported the fact to the Japanese military authorities who
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