Mr, Brydon's Story of the Outrage: Definite. Proofs of Deli~ berate Anti-Foreignism Following are extracts from the official report made by Mr.. Brydon regarding the experiences of his wife and himself in the Nanking in-
"On the morning of March 24, at} 7 o'clock, we went to the roof to witness the arrival of the Nationalist Army. They came in firing. their rifles "indiscriminately and_waving flags. There was no discipline, just] an uncontrolled mob, with no officers to be seen, "Later on, at 9.30 am. two Sou them soldiers arrived in the hotel compound, whereupon Mrs. Brydon and myself went out to meet them. As soon as they saw us, they caught hhcld of me and marched me inside hotel sitting-room, where Mr, Oliver and Mr. Quinn '(the Customs} officers) were sitting, stood over us with their rit pointed at us and informed Mrs, Brydon that they had orders to shoot all foreigners.
Brydon promised to pay them anything they asked if they would let us go, While she was thus pleading]
th them one of the soldiers noticed! the telephone on the wall, just outside the room, and immediately} proceeded to smash it to pieces with the butt-end of his rifle.
The soldi-was tellt her by-outside Chinese, T.came-out-of-my hiding-place and wrote an-S.0S:.to HAMS. Emerald giving it to a riesha coolie with Insteuctions.to-try and get-it-to. the} Bund. Fromy- the: back: window~ we towards. the-river," bat when: only 2 fewsyards.from tie hotel he was] stopped:'by-a soldier, who took: the message-out iofvhis hand.and shot him. dead "Secing.there was no otter way to obtain -help: T thought of: attempting) to pass the soldiers in Chinese clothes obtained from the: boys, and] Mrs, Brydon. being. insistent" coming. tooy we decided to take the chance together, leaving, Messrs.
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