Nanking, Nov. 18.
The following definite information of the whereabouts of American missionaries in the evea of hostilities wax obtained by the Chinese milita authorities by: telephone to-day.
'AL. Kwaniufoh, a small island on. the Taihu, about 13. miles from Soo chow: Rew Church Missin Grier and Dr. Mason Young, Ameri~ can Presbyterian Mission hospital in Soochow, Rofusee work will be continued al vangfoh unless there Is an emer= genes when, after the distribution of supplies, the refugee camp will break up. Meanwhile, the United Slates Ambassador, "Me Nelson TT. Johnson. is endeavouring to obtain imanity. from Japanese bombing. for the island, At Huchow: Dr Monet and Atiss A. Morton, At Mokanshan: Dr. Richard Strain, Mr. J, W. Dyson, Dr, W. B. Nance, Mrs. WW, H, Park snd also three refugee families named Norwood and Sone. The exact imber of persons ly uneer= tain.
No street danger is anticipated at Mokanshay and remote spots round the Taihu.
'AL Changshu: Rev, Wesley Smith, Methodist. Mission; sind Rev. Hollis Smith, Episeopatian Misslo At iianayi Allison, South Mith, Episcopalian Mission, Dr. Patterson, superintendent of the Changchow' General Hospital of the South Methodist Mission, and two American "nurses, Misses Foster ud E, C. Melntosh, left for Nanking yesterday evening from hospi three lorries, Heavy.
yochow with the Chinese staff of
obs the possibility. of attacks. f it. Before leaving, wounded Chinese soldiers were handed 6 the Chinese Red Cease "for evacuation, Chinese civilians who were only slightly me Jured were sent home, while those who were seriously wounded were inferred ta the Red Swastika nda small city—hospitat is carrying on temporarily, 12 party reported that Changchow whod until ast Sunday, oilway station and the sate were attucked—Reuter,
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