Hanoi, Sept. 27.
Japanese military authorities yess terday apologized to French Indo. China officials for the bombing of Haiphong prior to the landing of 2.000 Japanese troops there yesterday under the terms of the Hanoi Agreement.
The bombing of Haiphong, the Japanese officials said, was "entirely a lake." They said they were very sorry that the native quarter had been bombed and fifteen natives killed and wounded, Foreign reports from Haiphong fest night said the Japanese had acted without provocation in bombing that city. AN! French troops except the regular garrison had been withdrawn. from the city and French onticaireraft batteries did not open fire on circling Japanese planes over the city until after four bombs had been dropped, foreism sources reported,
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