The Archive · 1937

DOWN RIVER

The few peuple ox the Bund on Nov 20 at 448 pin, witnessed. what seldom has been seen before. if ever three tus towing downstream a ray-painted man-of-war at the rear mast of which flew the Japanese emblem. The vessel. and tues apparent-came from the neighbourhood of Kiangnan.

Questioned at the press conference shortly afterward, the Japanese naval spokesman intimated that the hip may have been a Chinese xunboat—It resembled u destrover—one of four which the Japanese had seized. Two Cthers had been brottht downstream several days ago and one more remains for disposition at the hands of the Japanese naval command.

'We went through the house and found no damage of any sort except that every built-in cupboard in the house and every drawer had been the' contents taken out Thad {ure and brought it to Shanghai, ud the Hiltle left was untouched except for these drawers having" been opened, munition and a waterproof cape were found which "bad been apparently discarded. Later on. in Yhe yarder found the dead body of a Chinese

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