Tungchow has been the scene, first the slaughter from air of some 400 Chinese soldiers of the 38th Division Because of their refusal to surrender their arms at Japanese orders and then of the ghastly massacre of Japanese civilians by the recalcitrant members of the Peace Preservation Corps—possibly an act of regrettable reprisal. All the sharper in relief stands the tale of Sino-Japanese amity which a Japanese Indy was able to tell on arriving at Peiping a refugee from the horrors of grim ordeal. Her husband was one Of the first victims of the uprising. She herself attempted to attack his assailants but was knocked uncon-Solons. Her life was saved by her Chinese servant who hid her while the murderous gangs were searching for more victims. Then a Chinese lady, who with her children was seek-Jing to escape from the scene came to her further assistance. The two behaved ike heroines in the calmness and resourcefulness of their joint action. Mrs. Masahiko Okamura. took Who opportunity of the departure of the murderers from the vicinity to return to the house for her dead husband's decorations and to assist in disguising Mrs. Sung Shao-tsai's children so that they could all escape. Mrs. Sung then took the lead, guided her Japanese friend across country, and saved her from detention by Chinese soldiers met on the way. Thus they two with the Chinese lady's children reached Peiping. That 1s the-narrative in brief as told by Domei. In a way It vividly ilstrafes the senselessness and" unreality of the present catastrophe. If Sino-Japanese friendship can stand the test of ordeals of that kind. its development in-more favourable clrcumstances should not be impossible, provided the playthings of the munition factory are firmly east aside.
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