Shanghai, Jan. 24. 'TILL further confirmation of the manner in which Londoners are standing up under the Nazi raids is contained in a letter re~ ceived in Shanghai No one seems to be worrying unduly.
The correspondent describes how he had his windows -blown out by explosions near by and had to replace the glass by brown pape! Shortly after, the brown paper was also blown out no fewer than six times during one night. don't worry overmuch," he says. He also expresses wonder at the smartness of the London shopgirls after they have spent their nights in shellers under heavy bombardment.
Extracts from the letter follow:—
I expect you are all anxious to know how we are faring in the present' Straferfication of" London it 1 may coin a new word for it. Well 0 far, so good. I am still at the old address, 35 Craven' St, and' ald though there have" been' several bombs and incendiaries in the close vicinity' (I suppose I cannot name places owing to censor) we have so far been lucky. Cecilia still goes to 'Mice in the City every day and until fortnight ago, was staying here with me. Her firm, however. have taken a. big house' at Maidenhead (about 26 miles from London) for their staff to sleep in, So Cecilia: has now gone down there with the other girls, "Tt is much better for her, as there is no company for a: young git! there where T stay.
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