Aug. 20.
The precautionary measure of Jevacuating women and children from [Shanghai—a familiar step to those who have any experience of up-Iheavals, whether in China or Peru, has made rapid progress. Yesterday. the second of the big batch of evacuees for Hongkong was expedi-tously embarked under the splendid Jguidance of the Royal Navy. Fur {ther evacuations will be made accord-jing to the programme. Meanwhile, ithe arrival of reinforcements having [brought relief to the Volunteers, the [Settlement is being subjected to the process of consolidation. Anxiety is diminished by the reduction of the Jnumber of the women, for the task of equipping the various organiza~ tions to meet the' strain now imposed jon them is thus greatly simplified, both material and psychologically.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.