To the Editor of the "Nowru-Cutna Dany News?
Sm—It 1s with no: little pleasure that one reads of the courtesy extend. ed by the Japanese military authori. tes to the doctor and Shanghai Municipal Council ambulance revs in they i the early hours of last Sunday who
to young Keys. It seems a pity, how: fever, that it should: be necessary to delay the ambulance by diverting it to the Lincoln Avenue Japanese Military Headquarters. The very appearance of the ambulance pro. claims its object, and special pisses could surely be given the crew.
There Is, however, a most import. ant point in this matter which calls for clarification.
'A request for the services of an ambulance was, I am informed, put in by a resident of the Hungjao' ares to Bubbling Well Police Station be. fore 130 a.m, Presumably the ambul. ance Was sent with its usual dispatch and as the result of the courtesy of the Japanese Military two soldiers were placed on the ambulance to accompany it on its errand of mercy, 'The distance from the railway to Hungjao/Rubicon Road corner about four miles and the ambulance stretcher arrived at the Keys' house shortly before daylight. Where was ambulance during those hours up and for what these questions be. tual firing in this par: ticular sector ceased completely after 45 or so. minutes, say 2 to 215, O'clock and it then that the attack on Hungjao village (on Sic-cawd Creek), some two miles into the country, commenced and carried on for upwards of 30. minutes. 1 might say that whilst the shooting took place near the Keys" residence there was considerable firing from the vicinity of the Aerodrome, the bul: lets falling in the neighbourhood of Rubicon Road. Of these times T am to] very well aw because I, and for that matter several others, came under fire from Sun Ka Jao (near the Keys' residence), and the vicinity of the Aerodrome. We actually had to take cover as bullets were falling all around Us, 'There is one other question. In view of the fact that the largest sized motor trucks use the side road to the Keys' residence, why is it the ambulance could not?
'Somebody appears to have blunder. ed grievously, as there was nothing but darkness to deter anyone reach: ing the Keys' residence for almost two hours before daylight, The question remains, in view of the all-round courtesy, why the delay Shanghai, Aug. 23, That Two-hour Delay To the Editor of the
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