National flags were. at half-mast
memory of the National Humiliaover Chinese "oes "on May tion Day, when Japan presented the '21 demands to General Yuan. Shih-kal, The Shanghai District Kuomintang celled a memorial meeting of Local public. bodles at the People's Education Institute. Wen Miao Road, Nantao,: Over 400 delegates were in attendance, - Amusement resorts in Chinese-controlled territory. were closed for the day.
'A-mother and: two children, were burned to -death on May.6- when, fire. destroyed. a. Chinese house, 23'; Sih' Hwa: Lee, off Zia. Chino Nantao, in which members of nolos What: might have'..resuited " in' greater... tragedy was' fortunately avoided by an alarm raised promptly after the discovery of the outbreak on the top floor shortly after 9: p.m. 'While large numbers of occupants rushed out of the house in confusion, fire cut off the escape of the wom and her two. children by. burning down the staircase, 'Surrounded' by flames, the. son. twelve-year-old, jumped fror®" the oer.: 'With' serious' burns all' over his body, he was conveyed toa Nai tao hospital, where he succumbed later, "The bodies of the'mother.and the aiter child," an elghtayear old dauutiter, were. found in the debris firemen early. yesterday' meming.
Inquiries conducted by the Chhisese police elicited very little Information 45 to the cause of the fre, Tt wat Which spread with' great rapldit 'The' room which the. mother lier we children occupied was, first affected, resulting in their death, 'The deceased" were:, Wang Ho: native of 'Nankisig: her 12-3 son, Wang Siao Lo Hu, old' daughter, Wang Ya-tou. band, Wang Shu-chun, dealing in used was not home at the time of.the eident.
'One' woman occupant, Li Chang-sze received slight burns in the hand and head. "She was discharged from hospital' after treaty
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