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SHANGHAI
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IN THE
N.-C. »DAILY NEWS."]
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DELIGHTS.
EXECUTION ÄT WEST GATE.
ALLEGED: PLAIN-CLOTH MAN SHOT YESTERDAY.
'Drastic action is being taken by the Chiness authorities against persons caught in the act of foment ing troubles in the areas under the jurisdiction of the City Government ...of Greater Shanghai.
OLD LADY SHOWS HER COURAGE.
VENERABLE REFUGEE FIGHTS FOR SHELTER,
AND WINS.
Warnings against the dangers of glass "houses as habitations have been issued at stated intervals for the past few centarios but who has cautioned against shop windows as nhodes?
Pto. Oxley Cumming's energies The open space in front of the do not stop at recruiting pigeons Chen Chi Mei Memorial Pagoda,
If any far-sighted soul has done for the more completo equipment of which presents an imposing appear-so, the refugees who have set up the Shanghai Scottish Zoo, but he ance at the West Gate, Nantao, was house keeping on the ground floor has a habit of going for short cells the scene of the execution yesterday of the Continental Building, Yan- of leave, coaxing all sorts of things afternoon of a Chinese who was king and Shantung Roads, in the out of his frienda--and himself, if arrested a week age for attempting open cubicles that one day will be the truth were known--and return to create disturbances in Nantao by offices, have overlooked such advice.
a bomb on Fong Pan ing to billets with a pantechniccrowing
Each empty "office " has its load. Having completed the malti-Road, läst Tuesday afternoon.
quota of chilled, battered, but err Larious duties of
Bosides killing an aged woman terprising families. The dirt door Shanghai. soldier min, he sleeps for as much and wounding two other Chinese,sn't ident, on those February days na twenty minutes, wakes up and the explosion of this bomb threw the of querulous demands for additional says the room is too hot. throws Chinese city into a state of panic stena heat and nightly' orders of epen a window and says it is to and confusion, a rumour quickly Three extra blankets, boy;" but colth and than is struck with the spreading that Japanese planes, there are no complaints. Not for
which dropped several bomba there example, from a mother thought that the mon at the barri
the day previous, had come back home was burned, whose endes must be a great deal colder.
With that, pur ministering angel again with fresh londs.
The Chinese executed yesterday small daughters, badly in need of Among the "missing and whose two -for he will have wings and a harp some day, despite what the Con was alleged to have been seen throw handkerchiefs as well an otter pany Borgt Major declares willing the bomb from the vicinity of necessities of happy existence, con- sider their shop window home far happen to men who leave the Or
above reproach.
derly Boom der njar-Alle his pockets with tinned soup, pork and bonus, and other warming defun cies, and makes, the round of the posts: War is not altogether a bad thing with the Shanghai Scottish, although there are a thousand er, moro. Scotsmen hore who don't acom to cars to come into it.
Showing the Flag
to
whose son is
a cinema house at West Gate, He was arrested and taken to the Laing hua military headquarters, where it
One old woman, orrtainly 70, par- was alleged he confessed his crime haps 80, found herself in a pTO- and admitted being a plain-clothes, dienment that might have driven a agent paid by the Japanese marines, younger person to the last stand-
As a stern warning to the would-hysteric
But not this sonsoned
be trouble-makers, the Chinese trouper, who had met famine and authorities ordered that the arrest-food, invading armies and the ed man be executed in front of the wrath of jealous neighbours with Chen Chi Mei Memorial Pagoda equal succEBA.
which is near the scene of bomb ex- ¦ Worn black satin "hot" at a In Pta Oxley Cumming's mind,plosion of last Tuesday afternoon, determined angle, bright little eyes however, the greatest day of his life | Thfep shots fired from the guns of, wide, she defied the world; to de- was that on which he saw the St. the fring squad of the Public prive her of this new found shelter, Andrew's Cross run up da one of Safety Bureau ended the life of the or of any dear possessióng-the little our Aagstalle. We had a Unión bomb-thrower. Nearly a thousand stack of faded lacquer furniture, Jack flying from the other, and an-Chinese witnessed the exccution,
the roll of bedding and the free other Union Jack spread out in the
pans she had saved from annihila- tion. Firmly perched on top of har
centre of the parade ground, just
aubeeribe to.
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wreath
to OUT
matter.
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and to be prepared to join their units at short notice, should any emergency arise. Officers' command- ing units wish to keep in the closest
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CALLS OF COMMERCE
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ployers, and, in order to save delay and misunderstanding, employers dquiring their men to be released are asked to communicate dirsot with unit commanders instead of ter SV.C. Headquarters.
in case any of the warring aviators there were people who were over. "household goods, she explained to should think that the CE.M.'s new heard to Bay But never mind three offlers, who suggested that Lazunusition boots were armoured what they said: they are the illitesho had no right to this particular "trainabelonging to the other side rate, low-bred sort who always cubicle, hes, exact intentions in the and so be encouraged to drop a want to scrounge shaving soap and few bombs on our territory. In leave, shirk, duties, throw boots at Next door, a fragul moa! was in these hard times we practice thrift Winnie, and set Minnie after th preparation over an infinitesimal and encourage it, and we should goldfish. Reading "Otherlander,"
fire, jealously guarded. She signed not like to be blown up and think it might be understood that he to begin her own domestic duties as we were coming down that the thinks the Mih-ho-loougs no smal then returned refreshed to the Light Horse would feel impelled to beer. And they are not! We now battle, The three little girls, like wo did a job of work ourselves, and
30 many red-cheeked dolls, ant memory, nently ticketedors they did all we did and have not docilely in a row, they lie, and they always did!"
had such comfortable billets, we She wou, for what mere an However, our super patriot, eager are always glad to see them out could hold out against such deter- to show the Donalds, Grigors, Mur our way, and wo can even hing mination, or such an excellent ex. rays, Camerons, and other clansmen ourselves to the study of crossword cuse for what might be termed ob
There has been some comment. in of to-day, that their campbell on puddles while they tilt the bottle, į
Shanghai, Feb. 18.-The ith Regi- the Press as to the wisdom and stinacy, ander happier conditions? temporaries are not all as had as But that alleged attempted deal į
ment US. Marine Corps and the necessity of keeping Volunteer units These window dwellers are not to 31st Regiment U.S. Infantry have in the line at all It must be re those of the sticky old days, was ever footballs was a sheer dream be confused with the mass of re- not satisfied with this co-operative probably the result of "Otharlan-fages housed in the Continuatal line originally allotted on mobilisation, whilst apparently quietening now taken over a great part of the membered that the prosent situa- national display. If wo were to be der" dining too beartily off Hou-Building, under the auspices of the tion to the Shanghai Volunteer down, may at any time develop in blown up, or spared, then let it be caster cheese. We have had both Christian organisations. They Corps. The latter are now holding ns thorough paced Scots. Therefore. Rugby and Soccer footballs on the entirely separate.
an unexpected manner, and the real The bied him to "Bill" Adamı, that strength from the beginning. We
brilliant soldier of past days, who will take on any unit at the former crowded, with a waiting line at the back aron extending as far as the much on the maintenance of a dia- Yesterday saw two storeys still Haining Road (exclusive), with safety of the Settlement depends as just now is endeavouring to make right away, if a trice can be a ground floor entrance, Though 100 boundary of the French Concession.siplined force, ready to move at an adjustment of figures with ranged for the requisite period, and food refugees returned to troir The gradual return to normal busi- difto, so that both can return to as soon as Pte. Freddie has finished others from Chapoi came to take military point of Sandy MoLure, an equally itte wo will play any of them. at Soccer home during the course of the dayness, conditions, however, from the very short notice, as upon the pas their ald love, and demand the lar his study of the law of gravitation their places, & little more weary ranking a big call on the personnel Shanghai Volunteer Corps is parti view, issive bolding of the perimeter. The gest St. Andrew's Cross, on which and appreciates that a rescen ling a little more ragged than those who of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, cularly suitable for the latter täşk, the local Scottish national 'society packing casi continues its down have come before. could lay its hands. This cams in ward career with ever-increasing with the comforts and. Pte. Qxley forge, even though a foe is placed Cumming sat with the gate sentry beneath it
over
a charcoal brazier' all the
aight, waiting for the dawn so that
the ensign could bo run up. It has bech saluted pretty lavishly morn
{to?
More Moving Rumours...
was
A tired by baby whimpered und "rocked" to sleep on his mother's back, as she waited...
What is a war without rumours? on him to BAVE us from North week ago we were having them Honan' Road at least. We ought to
:
from Honan Road (inclusivo) to
and to-day no fewer than 277 men while it has neither the equipment
are employed on guard and patrol duties in the city, while the Light Horae, American Troop, and Arm oured Cams maintain patrol in the outside areas. A ro
2
following explanation :---
constant
nor the training to fulfil the former mission in as efficient a way 38 re- gular troops. In addition to other, work, the Volunteer Corps is at pre- sont guarding Chinese banks, Chi-
neso newspaper offices, the heaď
An official statement gives the
Post Office, and essential services.
In the Shanghai. Volunteer Corps,
The members of the Corps feel that the area near the railway stat-
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has it has always been the policy astion is peculiarly their own; it has
ing, noon, and night, since then, in lieu of sleep and grab, but the find lots of ises, isms, and erias serve has also to be maintained in by both Japanese and Chinese, but supply gave out and, since then wo there we found lots of other busy support of the Paljoe. they have not hit it yet and we have felt alter and have fed more organisme.. would not suspens them of trying heartily. Yesterday, the new rook With all its noise, and the danger Inriderbally, a night at any of house roof all but collapsed under that the big pots talk about, and our posts would convinge anyone the weight of a new batch of rum- the long hours, we have got a case that a real danger to the Settlo. mont still existe, fer, apart from Qurs with which the air was Bled, on Windy Sector, and stray rifle bullets, abella paas con- The Q.M.S, managed to keep all Winnie, and Minnie, and the gold-soon as possible after the initial boon the post of honour since the tinually over our heads, and it is meals up to the recent high stan- fish, and the rabbit, and the
first day of mobilisation, and they Settlement territory, The Japan
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difficult to believe they can all dear card and the Nightingale had. his pigeons. What's more, the Chinese craergency, to take measures to re-
ا سلام الله
ren bombers, too, yesterday morn afternoon map, but we cannot say love us they salute us as they pass leaso as many men as possible to resent the suggestion made, in some ing, agaiu were sprinkling their how long such pleasures will last, by on the other side of the barriers conduct the business of the Settin-quarters thint, because it may be a bombs quite near cough to the bor
shoot low,.in.our direction. And
der to give a clear impression of It is reported all over again that and they have promised not toment. Arrangements are now be position of danger, they should not.
the havoc thay cause.
A Cheery Rival.
Windy Sector la to have now ten what's much more, we have now geting made to place about 50 per bo allowed to hold it in defence of
ants and that wo are to un to a fleet of motor care, with volunteer
Headquarters-ugh Or perhaps sweatnesses, to take us on leave. Acent, of the personnel of the Corps interests, in which, after all, they In our part of Windy Sector back to North Honen Road any Pte. Oxley Cumming and the
little more leave; and lodg` life to on a precautionary basis, ie, inem-have a greater share than profer- [ "Otherlander's”.... initial effort en.
behalf of the Bih-ho-loonga had a gha! We have an M.O. of gur Scottish will hold Windy Bector to bars may attend their business, but | singal soldiers from overseas. very dattering reception. In fact, fown nationality and we are relying the end of Um-Section's Eve-year-
antinued on next column.) (Continued as foot of next column) plan.
will be expected to wear uniform
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