Press Taken on Tour of the New Building 'The new barracks of the Japanese landing. party in North. Sacchuen Read, opposite the Public School, suspected" by the' Chinese news papers of being a fortress "come handing Chapel, were thrown open {o"inspection" by "the Jaternational press of Shanghai on Sept. 15.
Costing approximately Y. 1,500,- 000 and providing accommodation for 3,000 men, this concrete struct= fire was started in December, 1932, wan recently completed." It is {our storeys high, the ground floor being largely devoted to garages for armoured cary all tay andre fed as barracks for the men, who air shops, the other storeys. being
bserve naval routine ashore, sing Ing: their hammocks. in. commodious track-rooms. and. turing oUt, to the sound of the bells heard on ship. Modern tentures are to be observed Inthe' steam heat. plant andthe reltaperated Mft-aystem. which. found in the principal part of the boliding, Adequate. provision cent ese naval and made for the particular athletic
ry_men in practising thei Own native forms of exercise, A. party. of Chinese workmen "was. een completing a shrine and tablet gri the fat root to the memory of the Japanese who lost their, fives in the hostilities during the spring of Inst year. On the roof were Roticed two Hotchkiss double-bar-relied anti-nireraft guns, and
Chinese airmail plane flew over fantastic note was provided when during the inspection, The new barracks reveal the efficiency of the Japanese landing party, and the many measures i troduced to cope with the a commodation of the force. Especi-fally is the hygienic side emphasised in the facilities outside the living quarters. arty was conducted through ling as the men paraded in the square below. Armoured cars, field guns, the armoury, kitchens, the canteen, the gymnasium and other departments were freely thrown open to inspection and particular pride was shown in the exhibition fof the pennant presented to the ig party by the Emperor of wu. Throughout, the courtesy Jof the ° Japanese authorities was manifest and an interesting tour of inspection was made available,
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