HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
CABLES
AN INTERESTING RECORD OF REFUGEE
RELIEF WORK IN S'HAI
International Committee's Report For Six Months
Over 23,000 Cared For
(FROM OUR SHANGHAI CORRESPONDENT)
The six months' report of the International Relief Committee. the outbreak of hostilities covering the period of activity from
to February 15, 1938, which has just been published, offers a wealth of information on various phases of refugee relief work together with an uncommon treatment of relative facts both in words and figures. As Shanghai is not the only city concerned with the pro- blem of refugee upkeep, some salient features of experience brought out to the report should be given a well-deserved wider publicity.
The average number of refugees cared for by the International Relief Committee during the period under review was 23,773, which is about one afth of the total number housed in the International Set tlement and French Concession. Other organizations engaged in this work independently were the Shanghal Emergency Rellet Committee. the Federation of Shanghal Charity Organizations, the World Swas tika Society and the Shanghai Christian Federation..which altoge ther took care of about nine tenths of the total number of refugees in Shanghai.
ARRIVAL OF AIR FRANCE PLANE
Picture taken at Kal Tak Airport on the occasion of the arrival of the Dewoitine aeroplane of the Air France to inaugurate the new Hong Kong-Hanoi -service.
CHINESE FIGHTING WITH CONFIDENCE ON YANGTSE
Vigour Of
Of Japanese Drive Gradually Being Reduced
Julchang. Kiangsi. August 15.
The Chinese are fighting confidently to repaise the Japanese drive on the south bank of the Yanrise River above Kiuklang.
Believing that the best defence is offence, they have launched counter-attack after counter-attack on the Japanese in the range of hills on the east bank of Chihu Lake, 15 kilometres west of Kin- klang, exacting heavy casualties and gradually reducing the vigour of the Japanese drive. '
The International Rellef Com- petty vendors. 1.9 to 8 per cent mittee had under their manage-students. 7 per cent merchants: 3 ment six camps and conducted all per cent civil servants and 8 to Work in conjunction with the 14 per cent without any occupa-" Salvation Army. the
The Chinese tlion.
data pertaining to Catholic Mission. As in certain offences committed by the refugees periods the number of inmates reveal that most of them were not reached the figure of 25,000 and of a serious character, such as. It had been found out that the spitting. smoking. quarreling. etc. cost of feeding one refugee per day There were only 14 cases of theft is 10 cents. The expenditure for registered in Camp No. 1 (housing food alone
six camps 2.000 refugees) during the period in these totalled $75.000 a month.
of three and a half months.
The statistics on refugee turnover showed that the smallest number of refugees seeking help was in August. the largest in December. In January and February their.. number deceased slightly.
REFUGEE'S DAY As on locomotion):
a section devoted to perience proved., to feed, 1,000 re-description of living conditions of ing with increasing violence. After tugees per day 11.000
refugee we learn of how he ounces of rice are needed. 6. lbs. spends his day. Getting up at 6 of oil and 15 lbs. of salt. For a.m. he takes his moming exer- cooking this amount of food 445 cises at 7 o'clock and from 3 to lbs. of coal and 130 lbs, of wood 10 attends classes in Chinese or
On the north bank of the Yang- are required. To supply 1,000 re-vocational training. At 10 he has tse River the Japanese are report- fugees wih bolling water twice a his breakfast, then from 2 to 4 ed to be withdrawing from many
classes day $30 per month is to be spent. p.m. again attends
low-lying districts In view of the However, they have not yet abandoned their west- dinner and goes to bed at 8 p.m.
All refugees are permitteed toward, drive into Hupeh. Some 10, bourers and farmers. 20 per cent leave the camp not more than 000 Japanese troops will be sent
INTERESTING STATISTICS It has been figured out that the cost of maintenance of one re- fugee per month is $4.47, of which $2.93 (65.7 per cent) is spent on food, 79 cents (17.6 per cent) on clothing. 34 cents (7.5 per cent on sheltering) and 41 cent (9.1 per cent
ex
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Greatly menacing the Japanese flank. the Chinese in the Shaho the sector, south of Kiukiang, are strik. the recapture of Shaho and Nan- changpu, they are steadily pressing further northward in the direction
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of Kiukiang.
The census of refugees taken in lectures. At 4 o'clock he receives spread of the flood.
different camps revealed that 47 to 52 per cent of them are la-
"Offer Gold"
Movement
Continued In Canton
of
Canton. August -15. The "Offer Gold" movement here continued today with more people swarming before the various "receiving sta-. tions to give their share. Despite the usual air raid diarm yesterday, an endless stream people went to the stations from mdrning till evening, almost caus- ing traffic jams in the main thoroughfares. -
Several publicity parties, formed by the local women's organisations and Boy Scouts stood all day long at the stations to encourage the
-crowds.
Indicative of foreign sympathy,
scores of foreigners stepped forth and dropped what they had into the donation boxes.
A moving scene was enacted before one of the stations when over 20., Chinese wounded soldiers limped forward and emptied all that they had frito the box.
Then they gave speeches before the miling crowd telling them how they were" wounded during fighting around Nanking. They
said that as they were unable to continue, fighting. they were glad to donate what they had saved to the country.
Two, boy. Ng ung-ting and Chen Sal-kow. polished "shoes for the pedestrians yesterday and donated all the proceeds, $20.
One woman beggar contributed $5 which she saved from alms- seeking.
three times a week from 11 am. either to reinforce their comrades to 4. p.m. and ever time a special on the Huangmel-Taihu,sector or pass is isseud by the camp autho-to start a new drive to Litan.-
(Central News). rities for "this purpose For offences against camp rules, such as smoking, gambling, etc, punish ment are meted out which range from warnings to' banishment from the camp.
JAPANESE CAUGHT NAPPING Mahwelling. Kiangsi, August 15.
A thousand casualties are be- lieved to have been inflicted on the Japanese when two columns of fresh Chinese reinforcements staged a surprise rald on Teng- chiaho and Lupgkimiao, re- spectively southwest and south- east of Chinkuanchiao, in the Shaho sector, under cover of darkness on Saturday night according to military advices just received here.
CHINESE TROOPS
ADVANCE
Hankow, August 15. Chinese troops on the north bank of the Yangtse yesterday morning advanced to a point five kilometres northeast of Huangmei and are trying to cut Japanese lines between Huang- mei and Tahu, according to a Chinese communique.
The despatch added that the Japanese at Huangmei sppear». ed to be preparing to retire "eastward."(Reuter). `;
With the Chinese recapture of these points the Japanese, at Tikang are threatened-Central News).
DRIVE HALTED Kishul, Hupeh, August 15. „ "Hemmned in by the flood on the south and the hilly terrain on the north and facing stub- born Chinese resistance, the Japanese force on the, north bank of the Yangtse River has been completely halted in its drive westward into Hupeh, ac- cording to a Central News cor- respondent who has just re- turned from a tour to the north Yangise front.
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SANCHO ISLAND
BEFORE AND AFTER
JAPANESE OCCUPATION
TREMENDOUS SUFFERING
Sancho, the seventh section of the Chungshan district in Kwangtung, has been occupied by the Japanese since Febru- *ary 16 this year. It is still being attacked by the Citizens' Self-defence Corps who hold a certain place nearby, as their base, with the ultimate aim of
W reoccupation. Commander Wu Fa, the head of the 7th battalion of the Citizens'
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Self-defence Corps of the Chung- JAPANESE
shan district, who Was born of
peasant stock, on the Island in DEFEATED IN
1690, came to, Canton to report to the Provincial Government on the present situation and he emphasised the strategic. military value of the place. Com-
.. Chengchow, August 15. The Japanese forces in Yun- mander Wu has been acclaimed in Canton through the exploits of cheng which, attempted to drive. his men in their daring raids towards Pinglu and Moutsingtu, in upon the Japanese garrison on south Shanghai, in four columns the Island.
recently were defeated by the Chul- Sancho Island belongs to the nese and are retreating towards 7th section of Chungshan. It is Yuncheng and Changtienchen to about, three miles from the sea the east.
in the Island SOUTH SHANSI
with an area of three square miles The Chinese are following in hot and a population of 11.000. It is pursuit (Central News). divided into 18 villages. The main productions are rice and, fish...
Order on the Island was main- tained by the Branch of the Bureau of Public Peace of the 7th Section of the Chungshan district.
BULK EVACUATED
Namoa psychologically has made a good impression upon the Can- tonese and the Chinese are con- sident of the recovery of Sancho
Island,
Chinese
Petition
Refused
Singapore, August 15.
The Government of the Straits Settlements has reject- ed a petition by the Chiness in which they asked the Govern- ment to allow a large number vi war refugees, from. China to Enter the Straits Settlements. The Government rejected the petition on the ground that there are already à large number of Chinese and Indian labourers un. employed.—(Reuter Bulletin).
On the matter of contribution the Report contains detalled lists of donations of money and pro- visions, names of big donors and comparison of amounts
received from big and smail contributions. The section on expenditure, head- ed by an audited statement of Messrs. Thomson and Company, Chartered Accountants, presents lists of tabulated accounts de- The Japanese were caught sleep- monstrating where and how the Ing and were thrown into utter contributor's dollar was spent. confusion when they were awaken-|
Among other information con-ed by the explosion of hand
Threatened by the food. the bulk tained in the Report are educa-grendes and sharp *rifle and tional measures, orphanage, co-machine-gun fire. Besides suffer-of the Japanese troops in Huang- operative store, refugee workshops. ing heavy casualties, they lost two mel city, on the east Hupen border. figures on birth, and death rates, machine-guns, many rifles and gas has been withdrawn.
The Japanese troops on the north sanitation. medical attention, dis masts. tribution or clothes, etc., each item Lungkimiao returned to Chinese bank of the Yangtse River are said i was first taken by the Japanese. March 27 the Japanese sent morney was assigned to his present being dealt with in detail and control as a result of the attack.to comprise six divisións. But each division consists only of between furnishing colourful descriptions (Central News), against the dry, statistical tables. MAHWEILING BEAVILY BOMBED 6.000 and 7,000 men.
Mahwelling, Klangsi, August 15. GUERILLAS EXTEND
ACTIVITIES
(Continued from Page 1)
STATION DAMAGED Talwang station on the west- ern section of the Taoching rallway, according to a message received here, was raided by Chinese guerilla forces on the evening of August 13. Taken by surprise, the Japanese gar-' rison lost heavily in men and wasted quantities of ammuni- tion in the darkness. The railway bridge at Tsikung- kiao to the east of Talwang, at the same time, was damaged by Chin-
A coolte. almost 60 years old, ese forces. The entire company of gave his entire savings of $50.more than a dozen fapaness sen- (Central News).
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TURKISH NAVAL
TRAINING
London, August 15. One hundred officers and men of
tinels guarding the post was wiped out in the confused fighting ..
Traffic along the westem section dr the raway, according to re- port, has now been suspended at many points.
of north
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Japanese have been bombing Mahwelling and Wushih on the Nanchang Klukiang Railway in relays during the last two days. reducing most of the civilian houses in both towns to smouldering ruins. (Central News).
POINTS NEAR TIKANG RECAPTURED
*
A bumper crop has been harvest- ed by the farmers along the bank. With sufficient food, the Chinese expect to hold out against the Japanese for a long time.-(Central News),
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⇓ WOUNDED JAPANESE SENT
AWAY Mähwelling, Kiangal, Aug. 15. Intelligence reports state that four Japanese transports, with 4,000 wounded soldiers on board, sailed Tunki, Anhwef, August 15. Chinese forces retook Louhutou from Kiuklang downstream and Newsbeling, in the vicinity of August 12. The men were said to Tikang, on the south bank of the have been wounded during recent Yangtse River above Wuhu, on fighting at Hochow, in the Shaho
sector(Central News),
August 13.
ARMS FOUND
IN TAXI
Jerusalem, August 15.
A British army patrol car chased and stopped a tazi near Jerusalem today. "The taxi was found to be carrying a large supply of arms.
In the meantime, continued the Turkish Navy will visit Eng- troop movements are noticed in the land for training at the British last few days with the Japanese
The 80-mile barrier on the bor- dockyards according to the Daily evacuating a number Herald. The training will last Honan towns. In: a single day on der of Transjordan to prevent the several months.
August 12 about 300 men and 600 snuggling of arms is now complet Arrangements to that effect are motors cara were seen to passed and pill-boxes and police depots reported to have been made with through Shihkiachwang north are under construction at intervals the Turkish Naval Mission at pre-ward, with a score of heavy ar- along the barrier-Reuter, Bul-
letin). sent-in London.-(Transocean), tillery pieces.--(Centra) News'),
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LUNCH SCORES
London, August 15..
AMERICAN PEOPLE
Because they could not stand (Continued from Page 1) An attack uppn Sancho Isand the looting, raping, and
mass engaged in handling European by the Japanese was expected. massacre by the Japanese troops,affairs for Colliers but when "Jim" Wu organized the Marshall, the man who was "cover- The bulk of the population was Commander evacuated in good time. There men in the Island of mature ageing" the Sino-Japanese hostilities, were only six or seven thousand to attack and to break the for his magazine, was injured dur- people left in the Island when it | Japanese scheme of horror, Oning the Panay bombing, Mr. Court
decreased to than 300 soldiers to attack the post. The number has 1.200 since April 12 These re- guerillas.
iWhen. I have finished with my, maining sufferers are the people As soon as the Japanese ap-work here, I shall come back after who could not escape because theproached. "the guerillas Bred on Christmas. I would like to spend
are watching them them
than killing more Japanese
a longer time in Hankow, at least closely and the places where ships Japanese planer Immediately came for the duration of the situation. can anchor are blockaded.
to the assistance of the soldiers. How It will come off, I don't Sancho, though a small island. Seeing that they were too few in know," he added. Loccupies a point of strategic im- number. the Chinese retreated to
Mr. Courtney said that when he portance along the coast for safety with only one person comes back from Canton he will go national defence. The Japanese wounded. Embittered by the acto Palestine and then to Spain,-~ have since built highways and tivities of
guerilias, the and then probably to London. aerodromes ent the Shanglin Japanese killed about 50 peasants where I will stay to see if any.
burrit down hundreds
duty.
AIR BASE
the
JAPANESE KILLED
40.
thing happens in Europe."
village is now their headquarters, and There they have their oil, muni houses.
Mr. Courtney will broadcast from tions and food depots. They also
Manila to America on August 25, have built defence works all along 0.0
Early on the morning of April on the Bind-Japanese situation.. the coast. Guns have been placed 11. Commander. Wu Fa again led about which he said "I really can at the top of the hills. The his corps of 34 men to Bancho in not make head or tall of the whole standing number of Japanese al- small boats to attack the Japanese thing. ways about 200 marines and there camps.. Twenty-two Japanese sol
"It's a dreadful, mess, isn't it?" are also two warships on patrol diers were killed, and they cáp- tured a machine-gun, four rifles.
WOMEN'S HOCKEY two revolvers, and munitions." Part of the Japanese planes Two months later there was
Perth, August 15... which bombed Canton and the another attack by the Wu Fa The British women's hockey rallways in Kwangtung come from battalion. The
party of team, which is ending its tour of Sancho Island where there are the raiders twenty in number. Australia, was defeated for the about 16 planes:
and Brat ilmne in the tour by Western The people lett, on the Island hid in the woods. On the follow Australia, losing by the odd goal in are suffering tremendously under ing morning at 3 o'clock the main five (Reuter. Bulletin). the Japanese control. Besides the body crossed to the Island. The natives numbering about 1,000, attack was launched in the after. there are about 500 Manchurians noon when the Japanese were who are living under semi-captive having their meal.
Lunch scores of cricket matches played today are as follows:'
108.
270.
Australians 479 v. Kent 57 for 5, Essex 132 and 156 for v. Surrey
Gloucester 131 for 4 v. Worcester
Hampshire 150 Y. Sussex 308. Middlesex 207 "and 32 for 0 v Somerset 135
Northants 66 and 168 for 9 v. Glamorgan.""
Yorkshire 328 v. Leicestershire 62 and 8 for 2-(Reuter Bulletin).
first
crossed to the Island
HUNGER STRIKE
OVER Shanghat, August 15. Officers and men of the "doom-
conditions. The Chinese authori The guerillas burned the depot ties are trying to get propaganda and made for the hills. Japanese literature to them and have met reinforcementa: assisted by planes, with some success already. Pre- failed to locate the guerillas who ed battalion" ended their hunger. parations are being made to re- returned to the mainland, after strike today when they ate abig cover this strategic point in the leaving posts established on the lunch being their first meal m near future. The reoccupation of Island for future raids.
| four days (Reuter),