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EMBASSY CAR ATTACK EXCUSES

Japanese Take Stand On British Responsibility

SOVIET CONSULAR CAR ALSO ATTACKED

UNION JACKS ON ROOF CHINESE TAKE

OF CARS AND ALSO

BEING FLOWN

Shanghai, 12.35 p.m. To-day.

OFFENSIVE IN SHANTUNG

Tientsin To-day. After a complete Inil over-

The Japanese attitude on the incident at Ming- hong yesterday when cars carrying British citizens last three days, severe fighting including an official of the British Embassy were broke out this morning about ten attacked and machine-gunned by Japanese aero miles to the south

Tehchow,

when Chinese forces, heavily rein-

planes, is that the British authorities were respon-forced, at the Japanese post

sible.

ain the

tions an attempt ground lost

The attack was launched un-

STARTLING TOKYO REPORT

Tokyo, 2 pm. To-day.

The Japanese information bur- eau issued a statement, this morn- ing declaring that Signor Musso- lini, at Japan's request, has sent instructions to all members of the Italian Aviation Commission in China requiring them to TESİ their posts and to ceas Jending aid to the Chinese Government. Qur Own Correspondent.

DUTCH NAVAL

CRASHES

PLANE

Amsterdam, To-day.

Nine members of the crew were,

a

killed early this morning when Dutch naval plane crashed during a night fight Beuter.

They base their stand upon the argument that the Embassy cars failed "prominently to display heralded by artillery fire and with the Union Jack," took a route which was not certia ferocity that compelled the Ja- reat along the whole

•Later fied and used two cars instead of three.

It is revealed that the plane eported that aid is being

every available vehicle crashed in the Far East, near Our Own Corres- Brondong, between Batavia and

Sourabaya Beater."

panese to Front

It is rushed

The Japanese authorities also contend that the cars were of a yellowish colour and therefore "could from re only be regarded as Chinese staff cars.”

These arguments, however, are not likely to

be officially advanced unless the British Govern-Cricket Bats That Give Confidence ment lodges a protest against the incident, follow- ing as it does the shooting of the British Ambassa- dor in somewhat similar circumstances.

A semi-official Japanese state, with a car breakdown, was on his ment says that the planes ceased way to Nanking when he met with the mishap. His car broke down at firing immediately they saw

He had tele- four occupants waving the British Minghong at 7 anothe

phoned the Soviet Consulate in flag.

Flight-Lieutenant S. S. Murray, Shanghai for another car, but ac- the assistant Air Attache, was the cepted a lift from Lieutenant Mur- only Embassy official in the car. ray owing to its non-arrival. His companions were Captain W. SOVIET CAR ATTACKED ** L Shinn (of the mercantile marine, father of triplets born in Hong Kong recently), Messrs. Grayham had also been machine gunned by and C. Marshall.

PROPERLY NOTIFIED

In the meantime, the rescue car

Japanese planes and the Soviet Consular Assistant, M Borisoll. who was on board compelled to It is now admitted that British take cover in a ricefield. He was notification of Flight Lieutenant uninjured.

Murray's trip to Shanghai was re- The British Embassy in Nanking ceived by the Japanese authorities.

It seems that one of the members has definitely confirmed (and it is not now denied) that the Japanese

of the party had a very narrow es- *cape.

He had just dashed out of were notified of Lieutenant Mur

ray's trip

the car when machine-gun bullets poured through the windscreen.

The Embassy also confirms M. Shahoy, Secretary of the So-that the cars were not only flying viet Embassy, who was given a lift the Union Jack, but had the when the British Embassy car British flag painted across the

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