jow the Large Influx from Up-Country Has Been Handled by Local Organizations: Accommodation Considerably Stretched The fact that few people here realize the extent of the housing problem which was presented by the coming of hundreds of refugees to Shanghai who continue to arrive daily: from inland ities acd ports, is duo largely the eficency of arrangements for handling these eweomers. Apart from local firms who find living quarters for their up-country employees there are special organizations handling the missiona~y refugees who arrive, There i+ practically no spot in Contral China which is not under either evacuation advices or waiting in preparation for leaving should the situation develop into a worse one, fand advices have likewise been given by: local consols in the north for missionaries and others to be in readiness to leave at the short-ort notice if it should become necessary.
While it is true that mission') which have central offices in Shanghai are looking after the members of their own organization as soon as they arrive, finding @ place for then to stay, attending to baggage ar-
Trangements and in many cases 20- ing that their home leave is nnticinted somewhat earlier than usual, large number of missionaries hay central offices here: For these the "Missionary. Secvice Bureau, With offices inthe Missioa Building, 23° Yuen Ming Yuen Road, was established on Janvary '10. Boats ace niet, lists fof available rooms avd lodging places kept, and every fecllity offer-td by thin huvenu to help those out who find themselves in an hitherto tunexperienced situation,
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