Japanese Second Line Close to His Home Shanghai, Sept. 24, don't mind of course, buts..." exclaimed a) bewildered" Shinghat doctor to a *North-China Daily News" representative as he was explaining. atween gasps that he had actually found the Japanese second line. of defence running proctally through his house, Dr. D. B. Cater, of the Lester Chinese Hospital, was among those. who. visited" their "homes. HHongkew "during. the period when parts of the district were thrown open by. the Japanese authori Chaufoong Road "consisting "of benches from a mission church near he" explained, "The coupled by Jo lance troops, could not enter the Medhurst where my house situated, through the main entrance, which was barricaded. T managed get in through a side entrance, how:
was then confronted by some barbed wire entangle [Slimoing over these, "war relieved fo.'como Soross my" house, standing Imose of less intact among the ruins [of ye others. "A line of trenches ran eross the tennis court, but were now led with water."
had landed in the dining while. the. fireplaces. of "the Hwedrooms were lying crazily in middle of the roams. "There wat a ping hole in the root. Several. of rooms had been used og dormie tories, there being ten beds placed fin. various rooms. downstairs," The beds Thad been placed right on top Jot the best drawing room carpets, Tam afraid that T gave somebody
ingly." remarked Dr. Cater. "I had good although quite unite eft a box filled with bones, part of medical equipment, in the pantry. [Some looter had ripped open the box, expecting to find come tasty morsel inside, What he found evidently did Met please him, for he Yeft the Bones land the box intact."
"Altogether five houses In the com-Ipound had been burned to the ground, teaving no trace of any belongings whatever, and the Targer part of the schoo! buildings were also in complete
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