Gris Carried Doomed Battalion’s Banners
THROUGH FIVE DAYS’ SIEGE Received Monday, 7.55 p.m. SHANGHAI, Nov. 1. Seven smartly uniformed Chinese girls carried the “doomed battalion’s" standards throughout tho five days' siege, running the gauntlet at dead of night with the survivors, who included youths of 15 and 16 years of age. The Chinese commander, who was last to leave, returned to rescue a few men who were left from the burning build ing. The party reached safety as the Japanese rushed into the ruins. One of the British posts was fired on by the Japanese from 500 feet and returned the fire with a Lewis gun in accordance with instructions.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 260, 2 November 1937, Page 7
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