Chungking, June 4.
Work on the construction of a dug. out in the compound of the British Consulate-General here, at present being carried out, is ing satisfactory progress. Precautions for the safety of the staff were taken since the Japanese bombing on May 4, when several bombs landed in the compound of the British Consulate, General, killing and injuring several members of the Chinese staff.
Although Mr. H. I. Prideaux-Bruno, officer in charge of the British Diplomatic Mission here, is having his offices at the Consulate-General, his staff is remaining on the south bank of the Yangtze River, opposite Chungking, due to a shortage of accommodation at the Consulate-General. The work of repairing the damage caused by the bombing is now being carried out and is not expected to be completed before two months.
The offices of the German Embassy and German Consulate have also been re-established in the "Consular district."—Reuter.
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