Damage to Institution Not So Bad as Feared The friends of the Institution for the Chinese Blind, 290 Hungjno Road. will be Telieved to hear that a visit its premises on Nov. 27 showed that the damage 10 its prom erly was not az extensive as had been feared. An organized party of British owners, was permitted to me spect their Tesidences for ihe frst time since the Japanese military forees assumed control of the Hung-ea districts, being enabled to make the tour largely through the good offices of Major-General A.
Telfer-Smollett, permission being obtained from the Japanese military authorities Mr, George B. Fryer, superintondent and secretary of the Blind School. found the out of the main building. badly damaged. the shots having come from the north, but no real structural damage wag done and it is possible to get access to the property, install watchmen and repair roofs, fences. windows and doors the harm done to the institution will be comparatively small, The cost for these temporary repairs would probably not be more than a few thous trid dollars and funds for this purpose ere urgently required.
The time allowed for the inspection was little over an hour s0 no complete examination was possible but though everything had' been taken Out of closets and drawers little pro-Ferty had been removed except the clothes and personal property of Mr. m' Fryer, Two shells hod come through the root of the building used as the stperintendent's residence and offices and another had gone through the kit, chen, destroying the jams and, jellico prepared for the Ministerin Children's League.
The Braille press and library of over 2.000 books appeared intact. The explosion of munitions had shattered the windows of the storeroom but the stock of baskets, chairs and other wicker furniture prepared for the Christmas sale wae untouched, although they wilt have to be repain'- ed, The schoolroom and dormitory furniture is still there. The Chinese clothes of the ¢udents had been ferried over to the main building Dut not taken away. and the coal and wood was untouched. All doors bud been forced, ithe safe broken open. but no funds had been left
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