'The Jessfield barracks were eva counted at about 2 p.m, yesterday, the headquarters of the Ulsters' company guarding the railway line now being Situated at Post L2, at the junction fof Brenan and Vu Yuen Roads, close to, West Park Mansions.
The company of the Loyal Regiment which had been held in reserve at the Jesslield Barracks, were evacuated late on Wednesday night, as it was thought that the proximity of the Yarracks 10 the firing line, and the fact that it was not protected from shells and bullets, made it unneces~ sarily dangerous for a reserve company to be quartered there, The only men in the barracks at the time were members of the Ulster Rifles, who evacuated early on October 2, the am, onwards, several shells fell in the Central Chartered Bank, while below, the window of the "Asia Life were resting from duly at the British posts along. the railway line. The three wounded men were asleep in tone of the huts when the shells burst 03. the barracks, About 10 a.m, Japanese guns opened the Toyoda No. 1 Mill, and high explosives again began bursting [dangerously close to the British line. Solaiers manning posts J1 and J2, Jopposite the Toyoda Mull, immediately Yok cover in the sandbag redoubts, bhut those inthe barracks had no protection other than the wooden Buildings in which they were quar tered. mill was set on fire by
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