City-Wide Sympathy and Concern Aroused Shanghai, Oct, 29.
Rejecting all appeals to leave their dangerous post, inthe Continental Bank's godown In North Soochow Road, the Jone Chinese battalion g{ which was left behind in Chapel are now having strenuous attempts made to remove. them toa safer position, The battalion is under the command of Colonel Hsieh Chin-yuan and Major Yang Jui-f of the esth Division, Appeais are understood to have been made by many to General Chiang Kai-shek to urge the battalion fo Leave "Chapel, and at least two.2{ foreign military commanders Shanghai were among those who sent such messages to Nanking. yesterday. So far, all efforts to persuade them to. depart have failed, 'The pleas made to' the Gencralissimo illustrate the city-wide concern and sympathy for the gallant defend ers. "Tributes 10 the heroism of the men were forthcoming from prac= teally all circles, Mayor Urged to Act Throughout the day, Mr. O. K, Yul, the Mayor, and other Chinese officials were stormed with requests from foreign and Chinese alike to take steps to effect the withdrawal of the men, One woman actually burst into tears, while telephone.
Enquiries were also made by many as to the safety of the battalion. Tu high-pitched voice, one foreigner excitedly told the Mayor of the alarming rumour that the Japanese would blow up at noon yesterday the two godowns the men were holding.
Concerned. for the food supply the defenders, a certain sympathizer urged the Mayor to charter a plane fo drop provisions to them.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.