The Archive · 1938

Two Children Injured

Shanghai, Apr. 29.

Two Chinese children, a boy and a Jair, were injured shortly before 3 Jo'clock yesterday afternoon when part of a wall collapsed at North [Chekiang and Boundary Roads. They were struck by bricks and suffered Jsealp injuries. They were removed to the Lester Chinese Hospital in a Fire Brigade ambulance.

The accident involved a vacant house ina district which was seriously affected by the fighting last year.

Shanghai, Apr. 30.

What was frst reported to be a serious Sino-Japanese incident last evening turned out to bea. minor squabble between two Japanese and several Chinese, resulting in a Japanese and a Chinese receiving injuries.

The incident happened shortly before 9 am. in Nanking Road, near Szechuen Road, in front of a foreign tailor shop, where the two Japanese were said to have been struck by a small piece of lead. Suspecting sev-feral Chinese, who were passing by, to be responsible, the Japanese set them. "They were all token to the Ceniral Station.

Shanghat, May 1.

As 2 Community Church-Navy observance of the American annual Motir"e Day, 6) American sailors dnd 108 American seacsotdlers have been invited into 04 homes today. 25 Mother's. Day observance. This dinner event is being observed one {veekeeerlter than the ofilal Mother's Day. 'The Fesponse this year_ from the' American' Civilian' community has been very sordid AN frst twas felt that "because "so many Americans had left Shanghai that the Fesponse from the community families would be much smaller than usual 'A. large number of American families, who normally are ving in the interior of China, are evacuees, However, and have eitalished their homes in Shanghai temporarily, where their children can attend school, The response {rom this group hes been Most "cordishy On the other and there sre more men registered 10 Sccent" these. invitations than ever Before: the largest being a year ago When the destroyer squadron and the Submarine divisions were in the lly trid there were 162 men thus enter-ismed. "this year "the total has eached 109 men,

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