Shanghai, Nov. 14.
A. glowing tribute to the devotion {to the cause of humanity by Father Jacquinot, who was instrumental In the creation of the special area reserved for the civilian population of Nantao, was paid yesterday morning by a spokesman for the Japanese Embassy, 'The spokesman also praised the efforts put forth by the members of the Supervisory Committee, whose ood work, coupled with the' full cooperation extended by the Japanese forces, saved the non-combatant population Ju the special area from the horrors of war.
Because of the extreme care exercised by the Japanese forces, the spokesman continued, not a. single shell or bomb had fallen into the Special Area. Japanese forces, the spokesman added, were still one block south of Fang Pang Road which forms the boundary of the special area, Praising the courage of Father Jacquinot, the spokesman pointed 10 hhis action in bravely standing on the border of the area despite a shell splinter which tore through lis cassock.
The spokesman also revealed that the question of how the area would be dealt with now that the Japanese have occupied Nantao, was at present under discussion between the Supervisory Committee and the Japanese military authorities.
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