The captain then realized that the ship was not subjected to an attack by an enemy and the liner continued on its course to Yokohama with 193 passengers.
The Empress of Asia, which was painted warship grey at the outbreak of the war, carries armaments but it was not known whether or not ihe guns opened fire on the plane which dropped the bomb.
No serious repercussions were expected to result from the bombing because it was generally believed British quarters that here, accident.
The plane, engaged in bombing practice off Oshima, at about 131 pin. mistook the Empress of A: for a target, and hit the vessel with a small-sized practice bomb, the Navy Ministry announced today.
The liner was damaged very zhtly, but four Chinese crawmer vere injured, the Navy Ministry said.
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