Shanghai, Jan, 21.
French consular authorities, December 20, filed a protest with Ja-Danese oficiais alleging that a catholic mission at Yomning, near Yamchow, western Kwangtung, had been looted Japanese troops, on December 12, JLicut-Col. Jiro." Saito, Japanese military spokesman in Shanghai, said yesterday. On Jan. 19, he said, he had Jerroneously announced at a press conference that the Prench protest referred to the alleged burning of the Investigations, he added, had shown that the French allegations " were without foundation. The mission not lonly was intact, but was taking care Jof 300 Chinese refugees. In addition extending protection to the mission, the Japanese forces were giving faeitities to the missionaries to obtain food to feed the refugees, he declared.
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