Tokyo, Feb. 14, Joint naval funeral services for the tule Admiral Baron Mineo Osu and other naval officers who were filled near Canton in an plane crash on February 5, will be held at the Taukijt Buddhist Temple on February 20 the Navy Minutry announced. The ashes of the late Admiral. Osumi find others are expected to arrive at the Haneda Atrport on February 17, the announcement sala—Domel.
Another important and mew Chinese claim inthe same case is that Jepanese officers shot down in the plane have been buried by" the Chinese and not by the Japanese, con~ trary to a Reuter report from Tokyo that a "rescue party as returned ite base with the bodies of the vie tims." Quoting General Pat Chung-hist, yesterday's report. from Chung. king states that paying respect to the late Admiral Baron Osuml as a high Japanese Meet, the Chinese. high command ordered that his body. be urled at Kwunglenkewan where many fother Japanese oticers are buried, All ther Japanese" victims have been buried atthe place where the wreeleage was found, 'Commenting on a Japanese report that the vletins' bodies have Been {transported to Japan by alr, the "Cheng Yien Pao" took the Japanese to task severely In a short but strong ccaltorlal yesterday, The Japanese vere severely. criticized for making The incorrect report, but mitted. that. if mo information came {rom Chungking no one could prove the mistaken Japanese propaganda. Being unable to recover bodies of the vielims, the Japanese have invented report but how are the Japanese foing to repay" the Tate. Admiral 'Ssumi and the offspring of their war Goad? "The wrong. report may be Used to Judge the value of other Sapanese war reports, Wt was stated, "Phe. same' paper's leading article asserts that the Japanese must start {thelr southward move, which is said to have been timed with the impend-Ing move by Hitler in Europe, The Sapanese. simply are not allowed to choose their own time in the new move, being under the Axis obliga-ion to make it, Tt is asserted that iU'ie Japan's chance to help her axis Partner' to" make trouble with the United states while Hitler ts Invading Britain,
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