The Archive · 1932

Chinese to Rebury Soldier Dead

In order that the Chinese soldiers killed in the recent fighting around

Jown countrymen in accordance wit Shanghai, may be buried by, their their established customs and ancient rites, the Japanese High Military Command here yesterday granted permission to certain local Chinese organisations to take over the interment of the bodies left on the battlefields, 5 'While practically all the remains fof the Chinese dead have received. temporary burial "in or near the trenches in which they fell, the Pushaneshan-chuan, 'Tungken' Rie yuan tang and other interested Chinese societies have been att thorised to exude the bodies and General Yoshinori Shirakawa, the Japanese Commander, has detailed number of officers and men. to accompany the representatives of the. Chinese organisations and render all assistance possible. The Brst sectors covered by the societies will be the Kiangwan, Taziang and

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