It is a city within a city, risen almost overnight in a vast vacant space facing on Route de Sieyes. The population yesterday afternoon was 3,800 men, women and children—all poor folk' who had gathered there! since the camp was first opened less than two, weeks ago. They represented all ages, from babies in arms to old men and women scarcely Japanese warships also put shells into Pootung, apparently still -seeking for the elusive Chinese batteries whose shells have been a thorn in the Japanese flesh for the past two weeks, Warships outside the mouth of the river also fired into Pootung, and some of the "overs" sprayed parts of the Nantao Bund with shapnel.
Japanese claimed to have made good progress in their attack in the Yangtszepoo district, but a Chinese communique asserted that the Chinese had held their own. Man; Japanese reinforcements were landed during the day, there being no fewer than thirty-eight transports waiting at Woosung for their turn to put troops and. supplies ashore.
Except for residents on the perimeter, near enough to hear the crash of bombs and shells as they burst, Shanghai spent a quieter day than usual. The roar of the morning's bombardment in Yangtszepoo shook many people out of. bed, while subsequent bombardments of Pootung brought many sight-seers to office windows in the Central District, able to walk, Still they come, some from the! devastated areas of Wayside and) Yangtszepoo, others from the Western district and still others from Pootung. Sunday afternoon's shelling of Pootung by big naval. guns suddenly boosted the influx of refugees from across the Whangpoo.
The camp, which is one of many in the two foreign-controlled territories, flies the flag of the International Relief, Committee and is conducted by foreign and Chinese! members of the Salvation Army. The staff of about 25 men and women includes Major C, K, Begley, Adjutant P. T. Tu, Salvation Army nurses and nuns-of the Order of Daughters of Charity, who also do nursing duty Many of the workers are volunteers,
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