EVACUATION
HONGKONG AUG 19 REUTER
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THE EVACUATION OF CANTON HAS BEC WITH FOREIGNERS AND MONEYED CHINESE LEAVING THE CITY FOR HUNG HỌNG AND THE PORTUGUESE COLONY OF MACAO.
CHINESE AND BRITISH-OWNED AIRLINES SERVING CANTON HAVE PUT ON EXTRA FLIGHTS TO COPE WITH HEAVY DEMANDS AND YESTERDAY ALONE NEARLY 500 EVACUEES WERE FLOWN FROM THE CITY.
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OTHER PLANES HAVE GONE TO CANTON TO TAKE NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT PROPERTY TO CHUNGKING, WARTIME CAPITAL ABOUT 600 MILES NORTHWEST.
MORE PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO QUIT TODAY, WITH THE CLOSING DOWN OF THE UNITED STATES CONSULATE-GENERAL IN CANTON.
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