The Archive · 1923

The Care of Destitute Russians

Kobe, Sept. 18.

While the International Relief Committee is caring for all the destitute foreign refugees from the devastated areas, the Russians, whose homelessness is regarded more or less as a permanent problem, have been taken over by the Japanese authorities at Kobe, who are providing special accommoda-tien for them.

Four thousand of the 5.000 Chinese residents who escaped the destruction of Yokohama have arrived here. Of this number 2.500 have already departed for China.—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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