| CHINA MOBILISES MANPOWER Chinese soldiers / home guard seen in training plus a demonstration march against Japanese Imperialism. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6365 | |
| Catalog #: | 97956 | |
| Clip Number: | 97956-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 38/12 | |
| Timecode: | 01:12:46 - 01:14:24 | |
| Location: | Canton, China. | |
| Year Shot: | 1938 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DEMONSTRATIONS: Protest DEMONSTRATIONS: Student LOCATIONS/ASIA: China MILITARY: Army, Chinese WAR & CONFLICT: Sino-Japanese 1937-1945 | |
| Description: | China mobilises her manpower Canton, China. General views of Canton; boats on the river, an American-built bridge. Commentator says the city is bombed daily by the Japanese (Sino-Japanese war). Several shots of Chinese police force who have been trained as a home guard. Pan across a group of male students, listening to General Lee. In Central Garden Park we see hundreds of people listening to a patriotic speaker, then walking off on a demonstration march carrying banners with slogans against Japanese Imperialism. Several shots of Chinese soldiers standing in lines and digging trenches. | |
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