CO129-563-12 Sino-Japanese War- evacuation of refugees from China 15-8-1937 - 4-1-1938 — Page 53

RECEIVED

3- NOV 1937

Telegrum fram the Goverfor BEGY

of

74.

52

53838/2/57

Governor Hong Kong to the Secretary

of State for the Colonies.

Dated 3rd November, 1937, Received

No. 265

10-5am 3rd November,

1 S M L • SC

betLO GO NE LS

69.

Your telegram No. 211

Refugees population

in Government centres 365, in private premises under

Government guarantee 90,

Impossible at present to ascertain exactly

how many will be unable to refund expense87

Approximate

eatinate 60 per cent.

Apart from refugesa

proper large

number Shanghai residents are still living here with friends or at their own expen se in hotels.

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