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Show NIPPON FLIERS ATTACH AUTOS OF BRITISH AID International Crisis Threatened by Plane Raid SHANGHAI, Oct. 12 (INS) Heedlesa of advance notifi- cation, fix Japanese warplancs machine gunned cavalcade ol British embassy motor can at Minghong, 13 miles south ol Shanghai, today, threatening grave new international complications com-plications in the far eastern crisis. No one was Injured, but British authorities took an extmnely aortal ao-rtal view ol the Incident. The British notified Nipponese military leaders two daya ago that 10 of their subjects, including a dip- ' lomatie attache, would make the ( hasardoua 150-mile trip from Nan- , king to Shanghai through tha war sone. This precaution was taken because be-cause of the recent wounding of Sir Hughe Montgomery KnatchbuU-Hugeesen, KnatchbuU-Hugeesen, Biitteh ambassador to China, by a Japanese machine gunner gun-ner on the same road a few weeka ago. The British supplied the Japanese Japa-nese with a complete list of the prospective passengers. Ths Japa-neae Japa-neae had promised that whenever auch advance notification was given Japaneee aviatora would be instructed to exercise greatest care not to attack. The incident was aggravated by the fact that one of the official cara bore a huge, freahly painted union lack on Its roof, clearly discernible from a height of half a mile. British authorltiea here launched a thorough inveetigatlon of tha machine ma-chine gunning and a aharp proteat waa forecast Jspaneee authorltiea, taken to task by British officials, denied they had been notified of the propoaed trip. According to British authorltiea. the planes fired at the cars from a height of only 300 feet The attack (ContlTiM! on rit Two) IColumn Oittl NIPPON PLANES - FIRE ONBRITISH (Ceatlaee Ireai Pes One) occurred .while tha Japanese war carrying eat large scale bombing of Chinese defense lines. A Japanese communique aald a preliminary investigation showed the pilots of the attack planes were unablk t distinguish the markings f the British ears, which tbey supposed sup-posed war occupied by high Cbi-neee Cbi-neee officers. The communique pointed out the Chinese have been constructing elaborate fortifications In tha Ming-hong Ming-hong region, which consequently wera receiving "particular attention" atten-tion" from Japaneea aerial units. British Keep Nlent Probably awaiting advice from London, the British author I tie are refusing to Issue a statement until tomorrow. Taking a lesson from Sir Hughe's experience, the victims of today attack eared their live by halting th ears and diving Into ditches along the aide of tha road while the Japan see plane roared close t thejn and discharged several belts ef machine gun bullets, which spattered spat-tered la th road. Th Japanese communique was Interpreted as a tacit admission that Japanese plana were responsible respon-sible for the new assault. Grave repercussions were feared, especially espe-cially in view ef the fact relations between Toklo and London have been none too smooth for some weeks a a result of th Sino-Jspa-neae undeclared war. Shall Back Shanghai Th new Incident, Increasing th International eompllcatlona surrounding sur-rounding the conflict, occurred while Shanghai suffered a bleating artillery dual and aerial bombardment bombard-ment and tha International settle-tea settle-tea was menaced. NANKING. Oct II Gft-Flve Japanese Jap-anese warplanas ware brought down today during spectacular air I raid an the Chinese capital and near-by cities, th Chinese an-aouaeed. an-aouaeed. Advisers Still In China j Despite Borne reports that the i Italian aviation and naval missions and German military advisers to China had bean ordered home, they ( (till were In China today. Tha majority of the more than 100 German experts ware at Nanking, Nan-king, while others were near the front Knee In various parts of China, counseling the Chines army leaders en their strategy In the air with Japan. Of nine Italian aviation experts.! three were at Nanking, three at j Hankow and there at Nanchang, while four members ef the Italian naval commission were at Nanking. It waa understood that Premier Museollnl ef Italy some time age Instructed sll Italian advise re to remain re-main la the larger citlee out of action. SHANGHAI, Oct U (UP) Eighteen Japanese shells fall Into tha American defense sector of the International settlement today, killing kill-ing one Chinas woman but Injuring Injur-ing no foreigners, |