Japanese Tell Tale of War Experiences A 188-page book, describing the experiences undergone by teachers and children of the Japanese Central Primary School during the Shanghai hostilities in 1937, has just come off, the press, the "Shanghai Mainichi" reported yesterday.
Entitled "The China Incident and the School" the volume was produced by the faculty of the' school who used part of a Y.1000 gift presented to teachers by the Japanese Ex-Servicemen's Association here in appreciation of their efforts in protecting Japanese children during the Shanghai hostilities, the paper said.
Copies of the book were distributed to the school children and their parents a few days ago. Other copies were presented to officials of the Japanese Residents' Corporation yesterday.
"This will serve to explain part of the history of this school in future years," stated Mr. Noriyuki Ishi principal of the school, "The remaining Y.500 has been presented to the Naval Special Service Section," he added, Shanghai on Friday night and remained on board until yesterday morning.
Also on board the Yusang were married families and details for Tientsin, for which port she sailed at 3 pr, yesterday. Others disembarking Shanghai included reliefs for members of the R.A.SC.. R.A.M.C. and other corps who sailed for England last Wednesday.
Most of the new men joining the East Surreys are transfers from the Ist, Battalion of the Regiment which has been stationed at Khartoum in the Soudan. The remaining 57 men were new recruits from the training depot at Kingston-on-Thames.
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