The Chinese Benevolent Delega tion returned here from Canton today. It reports that more than a thousand houses were destroyed fire at Canton City. The management of the Fong Bin Hospital, it says, collected for burial over 500
Phe police and charitable ore ganization {vom Honam, opposite Canton, have gathered and buried 200 victims of the Communist up= rising. The casualties were almost 3,000.
Despite the assistance of the Canton Government, the delegation says, the help of Hongkong Chinese is needed and would be very wale Wealthy: Chinese living at Canton are transferring their money and valuables to Shameen for safe custody.
HI, M. Consul-General at Canton has advised British nationals in the vicinity of Canton to take refuge at Shameen until the situation is more 'A reliable report from Canton asserts that the Soviet Vice-Consul, Comrade Hassis, was among the.five Russians executed there on Dece ber 14, The report states that a photograph shows Hassis, his hands plinianed behind his back, and withe wwe or socks, flat on the exe ground, hin face turned sides ways, Tt is stuted that the Vice Const) was amon the Russians directing. the revolutionaries at the police headquarters subsequently recaptured by Genckal Li Fuk: soldiers, The Soviet Consul-G staff still are under arrest. of documents seized from the Russians is being examined.
In the course of a proclamation, neral Li Fuk-lam states that, viewing the City of Canton, which is largely in ruins, with dead and wounded in all districts, could not help mourning. {will live with the Canton people if the Communists fare destroyed and will die with them if the Communists succeed."
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