Lunghua village presented a pathetic spectacle. Both sides, had! devoted themselves to looting here, lage itself not a house Tefe but what was completely wrecked inside. Furniture twas smashed, windows broken and value stolen. The few villagers who were left. were [thoroughly cowed, and. would dis-spear into their homes, locking the doors, whenever soldiers appeared. Huge piles. 100: were gathered. up on the hanks the creek here, and armed. guards posted over th Goods which the soldiers—i want were] not her burned oF the flung into Consequently they made their way Shanghai, having no stomach for Further fil They constituted a rather serious menace to the French Concession during the night the French authorities consi dit advisable to break up many of the bridges over the creek sech a way ax to make them uncrossable but without destroying them completely. Two armouresi cars belonging to the S.V.C. patrolled road throughout the night this side of the creek, niembers of the Japanese Company asivted in guarding the bridges.
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