Japanese troops, during the past few days, have been fever= siily erecting barricades, and also installing a ring of live wire, completely isolating the British and French Concessions.
Communication with the outside areas, however, through several exits has hitherto remained unrestricted—Reuter. reasons, stated editorially in the "China Times, new English language paper here.
Declaring that the Japanese never understand. the Chinese mind, the [paper stated that Chinese bachelors fas a rule never like to marry widows, which is a sign of bad luck, The second husband is always hatinted by the spirit of the frst. one, while another reason is that a young man prefers a bride without marital ex= perience. If Chinese widows are not feesirable what chance has one fro! Japan, the "Times" asked, "A. Chinese husband of a Japanese woman would be haunted by' the spirit of the dead soldier, and this factor "is not conducive to" marital lise," added the "China Times." "The best way to eliminate' anti-Japanese feeling is not by sending prospective brides' to China but by recalling the homesick Japanese soldiers hack 10 their country.
'Japanese soldiers in China are thoroughly tired of the war, accord ting to their letters sent home, says a vernacular' "paper. A Chinese prisoner, who was' guarded by a Yapanese sergeant in charge of mails, succeeded in knocking down his Jcaptor and escaping. He saw the mail bag. Tying round anid took it along.
he Chinese soldier brought the mail ba to his own lines in the Nanchang-Kiukiang Railway "front, and the letters from the Japanese soldiers intended for their families showed that they were thoroughly sick of the war but saw no prospects fof returning home. Some fear that they would be lied in action, spite the propaganda of the [Tokyo War Ofice, Japanese soldiers jin China do not know what they Jaghting for. The worse conseripie among university graduates and Planes Machinegun Mission Students few weeks ago 2 military official Wuchow, Si. Feb, 12 bulletin was printed "in the "local Chinese paper stating that should this area be invaded by the Japanese that all Chinese, men women and children would' be ordered "to evacuate the eily and that those who Gared to remain "behind would be executed 5 spies. "This information {Was passed on to the Christian and Missionary Alliance "Mission by Uke military authorities, with the added order that if Chinese students study-the Bible School did not Teave at the appointed time that they too would be executed. Upon receipt of this startling announcement, the school authorities "decided to. move the school further inland and to. con-{inue operating, it is a country village {far off from the mail routes of travel.
The students with Chinese teachers, and accompanied by two missionary couples Jett Wuchow by launch, For The frst week all. went well then fealamity burst sudderly upon them. The launch with its parly of refugees: had reached a. point near the city of Wingshun when Japanese "planes Swoopedl down and subjected. the Touneh to severe machine gun fire 'As the black b'tds of death zoomed fow over the river, and began. to send Its ery' missiles through the root of the launch there was panic amon the passengers, as one after the other fell over monally wounded, while others slightly wounded tried to seek place of shelter.
Gne teacher one two students known to have been killed and other [Shinese passengers, suffered asim!
fate, though full details are not yet to hand. The following doy When the launch with its dead and Wounded arrived at. Nanning, the Wounded were cared for by & mie Sionary doctor. while, the dead were taid to rest in the chuveh cemetery fon the hillside outside of the city.
The refugees fond it dimeult to net away from the city. Launches Sind buses were secre and those Uhat were operating" were overcrowded passengers. During the delay that
eighteen planes and again a scene of flowed the ity, was vined [bloodshed and carnage took place, Finally some missionaries managed to get through to French Indo-China where safety" is austred,
visited by planes "and. subjected to On, February 6, Kngyuan bombardment. 'The missionary. re-idence and chebel belonging to the Christian "and Missionary Alliance was slightly damaged by' concussion ud flying débrisand one of the fchureh' members was killed. A tater report states, that. eighteen "planes ook part in the attack. Seventy: bombs were dropped and all parts of the city suffered. Fires "started. in four different sections of the street, tone of which raged near the East Gate and did considerable damage vetore it was extinguished. Casualties fare said t0 be high, but exact Agures fre not available.
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