SHANGHAI REBUILDS. —War-wrecked Shanghai, which the Chinese tried unsuccessfully to hold at the beginning of the Sino-Japanese conflict, is being rebuilt both by Japanese and Chinese, as order is restored under the Japanese-dominated municipal government. Scenes above are illustrative of of the ancient city’s rebirth. Top, foreign residences being erected in the French Concession. Left, Chinese labourers knock off work for lunch. Right, contractor’s sign on Singapore Road in International Settlement. Bottom, new Japanese military hospital at Kiangwan. The hospital is part of city’s new civic centre.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 220, 17 August 1939, Page 4
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87SHANGHAI REBUILDS.—War-wrecked Shanghai, which the Chinese tried unsuccessfully to hold at the beginning of the Sino-Japanese conflict, is being rebuilt both by Japanese and Chinese, as order is restored under the Japanese-dominated municipal government. Scenes above are illustrative of of the ancient city’s rebirth. Top, foreign residences being erected in the French Concession. Left, Chinese labourers knock off work for lunch. Right, contractor’s sign on Singapore Road in International Settlement. Bottom, new Japanese military hospital at Kiangwan. The hospital is part of city’s new civic centre. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 220, 17 August 1939, Page 4
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