With this stirring cry heard by some Chinese residents on the south side of the Soochow (Creek, near North Thibet Road bridge, the lone battalion raised their national colours early yesterday morning on one of the two godowns—the only territory in Chapei which still remains Chinese.
With the jagged outline of charred ruins as its background, the Chinese flag, six by eight feet in size, was seen still fluttering valiantly last night amidst a sea of Rising Sun emblems over the once populous but now desolate area. The grim stillness was from time to time shattered by gun fire, but neither force nor persuasion have succeeded in making the men lay down their arms and abandon their posts.
The third day of the heroic fight put up by China's 500 saw" very. little change of the situation in this small area. Enacted almost in the heart of the city, the stirring episode continued to draw crowds, both foreign and Chinese, to Vu E Road, not far from the terday. A group of them Were seen carrying foodstuffs for the purpose of delivering for to the 1 defenders.
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