Chungking, Feb. 9.
In contrast to Japanese statements that the plane carrying Admiral Baron Osumi to Hainan Island crashed a few minutes after taking off from Canton, it is officially claimed here that the plane was shot down by Chinese guerillas near Chuzgshan.
Important documents revealing that Admiral Osumi, accompanied by his staff. was proceeding to Hainan Island in order to assume the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Joint Fleet in the South Seas were seized by the Chinese, the Military Council in Chungking' announced last night.
A telegram from Gen. Vu Han-mou, Commander of the Chinese forces on the Kwangtung front. states that altogether nine corpses were found in the naval plane.
The message claims that, apart rom Admiral Osumi, the passengers neluded Rear Admiral Hikojiro Suga. Commander Tsunoda, Shirohama and Todami, and Lieutenant Matsuda. The mame of the dead pilot is given as Okino, that of the mechanic as Furosei The telegram from Gen, Vu. quoting Col. Vu And-si. commander of a Chinese mobile unit, states that the Chinese guerillas used machine-guns to shoot down the aeroplane, the attack taking place at noon on February 5.
Admiral Osumi's sword and full-dress uniform were fourd, together with important papers, but the Chinese authorities are not disclosing details of the documents
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.