TREACHERY CHARGE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 4, 28 September 1937, Page 5

TREACHERY CHARGE

— Press Assn,-

Japanese Planes Disguised as Chinese SHIFTING THE BLAME

(By Telegrapb

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(Eecqived 28, 2.45 p.m.) LONDON, Bept. 28. The Chinese Embassy states fhat an official telegram from Nanking says that two Japanese monoplanes fiew low over Kwangton, in the Anhwei province, pn September 26 tvith the Chinese national emblem painted on their winga and dropped two bombs, "Japan," say the Embassy officials, * ' has thua treaeherously tried to shift the responsibility to China for the murderous attacks affeeting foreign nation?." A Poiping message reports: Japanese operations are confined to moppiiig-up Shahochen and bombing the retreating Chinese aud railway towas south ward to Techow . in order to interrupt tne transpoit of Chinese treops from the south to the north and central areas. These raids have killed 140 civilians. Shanghai reports; Four raids were delivered on Nanking. wheret thougk almost the entire city had gone underground, 200 were killed and 4«)0 wounded. General Chu Shaoliang, the new commander-in chief on the Shanghai front, declares that, no matter how inany troops Japan throws in, China must win the war.