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Telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State
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for the Colonies.
Dated 26th November,1938
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8-28em 26th November, 1938.
2 € NOV 1938
TEPORT ANE. No 337.
C. O. REGY
Addressed to the Secretary of State for the
Colonies No 337, repeated to Tokyo No 101, Shangai No 206, Canton No 44. Refugee situation intensified gravely yesterday as a result of Japanese sweep-up which brought their troops close to the border at four points. Many thousands principally women and children crossed today and more expected tomorrow.
Pat Heung aerodrome camp filled early yesterday
and villages are now crammed so that nearly all today refugees camped in the open.
Matting shed material in the Colony exhausted. I hope to lodge some 2,000 in empty railway waggons today but this will only help small minority of homeless persons. Generally expected howevor that great majority will return home as soon as the Japanese troops have passed on.
Refugees are disallowed from proceeding southwards
of the line Taipo Patheung Yuenlong:
and the border not restricted.
movements between that line