"NontH-CuiNa Datty News."
Sim—Partly for a visit to, my' home somewhere near Darroch Road and partly for a look at the devast-fated area I set off at 1 p.m, Sunday April 10. When I had started on my way back, a man, apparently a servant, ran up to me from a house close by (time approximately 1.30 Dam.) and told me that he, an ai had been sent by their master to his house (number given but omitted here) with a Municipal or moving out that they house by a Japanese gendarme who soon after arrival ordered him out; that as he was leaving, he saw the gendarme drive the wonien indoors find he feared that they: would be rind thats door-keeper with whom be thought, fashed through my Thad talked a few minutes before [might be on, speaking terms with the gendarme, especially because he seemed to speak Japanese under~ standable, We three, the door-keeper, the servant and myself hurried to the house (numbered as above) and heard screams from within. Con-Jeluding that the gendarme was farmed and could fire from cover, there was nothing that we could do but look for police assistance. While we were on the point of leaving, the amah ran out, crying out at the top of her voice for help. Turning again to look for help, we saw two Japanese sergeants approaching the feorner of Darroch and Hong Pang Roads and walking toward. the north, Fearing that they might be in collusion, or that out of loyalty for their own race they might arrest, detain or possibly kill us as witnesses, I hurried to Darroch Road, the servant and the amah following, hoping that somewhere a forei sergeant might be located wi could give help to the girl. When jwe were approaching the corner of Darroch and North Szechuen Roads, we saw the Japanese gendarme, who Iwas the actor of this "strictly honorable" one-act play with his rifle ready for action in hot pursuit. This
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