Amoy suffered but little in the two-day hostilities, he added, only build-used for military purposes ing received their scars of war, Among the damaged structures, he said, were the Naval Station Headquarters, on Chungshan Road; the Changchow-Amoy Garrison Headquarters, on Int. Huki, and the Amoy University, Numerous barricades constructed at great expense long before the handing of Japanese bluejackets are now covered with advertisements of moving pictures.
Quoting a Formosan headman of the village of Lutso, on the island, the arrival said that the Central troops poured into Amoy shortly after the outbreak of hostilities in North China last year.
These soldiers, the Formosan was quoted as saying, had examined every resident of the island, in an effort to ferret out all sympathizers with Japan.
"Good Citizen Certificates"
Those who passed the rigorous test were issued "Good Citizen Certificates" The suspects, the report said, were either thrown into jail or shot dead on the spot.
The number of these unfortunate people was put by the arrival at about 30 Formosans and more than 100 Chinese, The Formosan, who spoke fluent Japanese and resembled a Japanese in appearance, was questioned for several days before he was given the precious certificate, Last August, the Formosan continued, the Chinese troops began to build fortifications along the shore, and all civilians were kept out of the area.
The Chinese soldiers had also told the residents of Amoy that the Japanese would, on their landing on the island, massacre all the Chinese.
The Formosan was quoted as say ing that he had told all his friends that the Japanese would harm no one. He was not believed, however. even by his own frightened wife and children, who took refuge in is flight, he pointed out, however, was caused not by fear of the Japanese but of Chinese looters, Seventy per cent. of the population of the Formosan's village were said to have fled to Kulangsu, West Derbyshire By-Election London, June 3.
The by-election at W. Derbyshire, caused by the succession to the dukedom of Devonshire of Lord Hartington on the death of his father, has resulted in the return of another Conservative, Mr. Henry Hunloke.
In a three-cornered contest, Mr, Hunloke polled 16,740 votes compared with 11.260 votes for the Labour candidate, Alderman C. F. White, and 6515 votes for Mr, Milner Gray, Liberal, Lord Hartington, who had represented the division since 1922, was returned unopposed at the 1931 and 1935 General Elections.—Reuter.
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