Fears that extensive property damage may have been inflicted to Chinese and foreign property by the resort to "scorched earth" tactics by retreating Chinese troops was voiced by a Japanese army spokesman in Shanghai yesterday evening He said that details could not bs obtained, but that judging from past Chinese performances a partial destruction of the summer resort was to be feared.
Japanese units attacking the Lushan area, he said, had received details of one or more officers, who had dealt with affairs involving foreigners in the past, in order to "minimize as far as possible any damage to third party property during the course of the operations," the spokesman said.
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