CO129-563-12 Sino-Japanese War- evacuation of refugees from China 15-8-1937 - 4-1-1938 — Page 65

No. 63.

Copy to Hongkong No. 25.

sir,

British Consulate,

KANSUI,

september 8th, 1937.

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In continuation of sy despatch No. 62

of september 3rd, en the subject of the evacuation

of Chinese patiensis from Foranea, I have the

kenour to report that Hepsro. Jardins Katheson

Co., Ltd., neting on behalf of the Indo-China

Storm Navigation company, have definitely declined

to handle the traffic. I gathor that this

rejupel is not uelaly due to fear of Japanese

DRVRl or goriul do tion. They state that their

vouzeln are fully omyloyed alrendy;

in 2934 by evacuated a large number of chinese

troops from Peochew at the requcet of the loend

roqacot

«uthoriting.

Theua wore to be landed at Amoy

bun the Guibo audieration there refused nll but tho zirst batali, did the omapany had finally so lanu Bogu in

Comdioutions of eli a kálvi at the present time

others at Canton.

are net lightly to be risksek.

2. A 10000¿ of hum

{xva»China»Japan Line

left Keelung for Amoy en the 4th september with 1300 Chinese refugees ebeard.

le sooner had

they left then the agents roonived tole¿ra phí e instruations that owing to the bombardment Amey the sdp ws to go to Hongkong direct. The message was sent on by wireless, and, though nothing is definitely know here, it is presumed that the instruction was carried out,

The

His Excelloney,

The Right ileneursblo,

sir Robert Le Craigio, X.C.M.G.,C.B.,

ote.

H. . habassader,

M

TOKYO.

ate.

agents