London, May 19.
A. graphic account of the effects of te Japanese bombardment at Shanghai was given by Viscountess Gladstone in an address at the headquarters of, the Overseas Teague to-day. The audience, a Jarge one, was much impressed.
Lady Gladstone said she had at first been surprised to find no signs of depression at Shanghai. It was thriving city artd everyone seemed cheerful; but, on returning after a trip up the Yangtze, she discovered that business "and trade were: practically dead and that "the Streets wore filled with miserable Zefugees yom the battle area "ly vial to China was 90 happy," she sail, "thats these Inst days were 2 so, terrible memory."
Paying a. tribute to the chivalry the Chinese, she declared: "My rey alr wan my greatest. asset treated with the Rtnest respect boone of 1 That fortunately. here else
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