Former Shanghai Resident Describes Experiences In England; Wardens Have Difficult Task Shanghai, Oct, 18, a letter received here recently from a former Shanghai girl now in England, some of the t is and difficulties of the situation at home are lightly treated.
The problem of the al raid wardens in keeping people shelters while raids are in progress is amusingly described, while the problem of keeping social engagements is even more graphically told.
The girl is serving in one of the numerous women's volunteer organizations which are doing so much to help in England, It is noticeable that in many of the letters received in Shanghai from England the writers seem far more concerned about the situation out here than with themselves, reflecting the confidence and cheerfulness which is prevalent throughout the country.
Wo remember you daily, for you, in Shanghai, are facing many diftculties and we here so far have got off lightly.
We have warnings and a day or two back four planes were brought down" in this "neighbourhood. might have driven to see two, but T didn't think of it, One was in sounds exciting and the warden has gotten off the. box, Tm sure the shelter just outside our assembly point. was occupied the same men fifty "times. It cor. fainly wasn't 50 men! The alr raid arden gave it up in the end and came inland had A cup of tea! pretty good condition, the other was just wreckage, human and material Tam called for when the warning aces, but so far have been out most of the time, I dont feo) at all proud and should feel even more Ashamed if the mobile unit went out in earnest.
Of course, our shift is awkward, 12 midday fo 8 pin. One might be out driving, shopping or to tea or some social stunt. I told mother this morning, when I returned from a call out, that T should for a time Toast have to shift our social engagements {0 the morning—drives 100 "and reckon to do the housework in the afternoon s0 as to be in.
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