In view of the sudden casing of condition though attempts are being the ten made to bring this about as quickly measures for Settlement of the last few days the defence possible. One train left on the ave been somewhat modified. The S.N.R. line at one o'clock yesterday Shanghai Volunteer Corps has now for Nanking, and a train was ex-been demobilized with the exception pected in during the afternoon. of two units who are still remain-However, troop trains at Changing on precautionary assembly for chow still blocked the line. Toyy the next few days. The Chinese it is hoped that trains will be run company is still posted in billets. properly. [Volunteers who were stationed On the Hafigehow line there will round the borders of the Settlement probably be some small delay owing to the destruction of two of the! rane now been relieved by the bridges up the line. At the present' moment it is difficult to say Graves Converted to Dug-outs how long repairs will take as the The sudden and peaceful evacua-exact extent of the damage is not tion of the railway zone on Monday Known. Investigations on this night after the apparent prepara-point will probably be made to-day tions for its defence, is rather by the companies' engineers. At amusingly paradoxical." Apart from present the line is open to Sung-he triple row of trenches situated Kiang and arrangements are being ict beyond Markham made for ferries to convey pas-ome of the neatest little dug Bengers over the river where outs in the whole war are to be seen damage has occurred, which not very far from the railway track fic. possible between Shanghai jon the Chapei side. These are ten and Hangchow. in number and have been made out It is interesting to note that i lof a cluster of graves which com-spite of the risks run by many of mand a strategic position on " small the railway men who were forced knoll. The bones of the former by the soldiers to stand at their occupants have apparently been reposts, as station masters, guards and shunters in the war area, only three have suffered any injuries and these are quite slight.
A. few Kiangsu soldiers, with t ved brassards in place of the Ché- Kiang blue, were to be seen with several machine-guns, fon the otherwise deserted plat at Shanghai North. Large evowds waping spectators" crowded to the bari evidently desirous reassuring themselves that—the trouble was over, but these were held back by military police, At moved, doubtless on the principle of making room for the living rather than the dead, while the space thus aid bare has been covered with a wooden roofing over which a pile of earth has been placed. The foremost of these commands view of the railway line and was probably constructed for the placement of a machine gun. The modern Chinese soldier ix evidently far in advance }of the superstitions of hix compatriots a generation back, when such desecration would have been regarded with the utmost horror.
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