Machine-gun fighting at close range added to the dangers of the district. Stray bullets were a common peri The night of August 20 a 4.7-inch shell fired from the direction of Kiangwan dropped through the roof of the Abattoir and exploded on the first floor. Luckily there were no persons near the spot at the time. The concrete walls and steels rails were damaged, and windows broken.
The following afternoon the eva-enation of the temporary Station was ordered by the Divisional Officer and carried out, all the important and valuable municipal property being removed as well as the more prized personal effects of the staff. The Officer in Charge and his men started functioning as a Police Station on August 22 in the Embankment Building, covering a district bordering on the Japanese fighting area.
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