Remains of British Soldiers Moved from Nantao Shanghai, Dee. 15. Lieut-Col. E. L. L. Acton and of-
Cemetery to Hungja:
East Surreys Among Them Shanghai, Dec. 14.
TIMELY effort to save from oblivion the memory of British soldiers who were killed or died of disease in operations against the Taiping rebels in the Shanghai district during the period 1862-65 is being made by the Municipal authorities.
Remains of the men buried in the soldiers' cemetery outside the old Chinese City wall in Nantao have been interred and are to be reburied in Hungjao Cemetery where a suitable memorial will be erected.
For many years the cemetery at sat 'Bring "oad, "Nantao, which was originally backed by a ple of the old city wall, has" been" almost forgotten, historical reli' difteut fovind behind the advertising hoardings built around it. twas once piece of green. sward where' the Eurious might walk around and gaze a long pasted chapter in Shang-fois history, Since' then rubbish trid garbage have been Mung on the fire hiding, the tombstones wharton faint ineriptions of names of men trid. regiments who" formed the Brith "garrison during that period may stil be traced. "The cemetery also "suitored during' the Sino-Sapanese hostilities and it is now 3 part of the Nantao refugee zone.
Working'in conjunction, the Public Health Department and the Publi Works Department have commenced Femoving. the. remains of" these fenders of Shanghai from Nantao Hungjao and many of the tombstones with deeipherabieineriptions ave also been taken away to form the basi fora new memorial which. will be treeied" in Hungiao Cemetery, Bast Surrey Among Them AAs present circumstances threaten complstey to obliterate ths cemetery, wwnieh sit ings Brief and. apprecia: live reference inthe. annual report of the Public Health Department, this tation fe very timely and it also finds a historic association with the present Baltsh wgarrion in 'Shanghai Some of the inscriptions refer to salis Britannic. Majesty's Regiments" and one' of them is he 31st Foot, Which was the former designation of The lit Batalion, The, ast Surrey Regiment, the second battalion of Which is" now in' Shanghai in" com-tran of Col E. be lo Acton, The Sis Foot was one of the British residents brought from Tientsin to Shanghai in {oo2 to asst in operations against the Taiping rebels, who. ad. made their reappearance' outside the city Mle some years of comparative quit threatened to capture. Shanghai
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