CO129-563-12 Sino-Japanese War- evacuation of refugees from China 15-8-1937 - 4-1-1938 — Page 52

RECY FOR REGISTRATION

15 NOV 1~

C.O. R

53838/2/57

Telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary

of State for the Colories,

16.

51

Dated 15th November, 1937, Rceived 10-46am 15th November,

No. 281.

75

{

Your telegram No.227 As ragerds Canton

only atatiatica available aro Railway and steam boat

figures which ehew excess of arrivals over departures

for August of 831, for September of 385, for October

of 413c These are assimilated with local population

aa ia common in times of political diaturbances at

Canton.

Refugeen proper are Chinese of Cantonene

origin mostly from Japan and Shanghad. Tungwah Hospital

at present cares for 538 of these and has since 30th

August cared for total of 4,850. Numbere are limited

by accommodation available and question of opening

camp for homeless is now under consideration but

of

chronic pauper conditiono South China population

makes the problem difficult.