The Archive · 1937

MORE AMERICAN WOMEN,. CHILDREN LEAVE

ALL LOOTERS TO BE — SHOT IN FUTURE

Shanghai, Aug. 19.

Shanghai, Aug. 19.

'Toraji Baba, 21, was' killed and] HILE Japanese planes bombed Pootung yesterday morning, Tokaichi Sakanishi, 19, was critically the second batch of 200. evacuating American women and injured in an anti japanese riot at the intersection of Avenue Joffre and children boarded the Dollar tender at the Customs Jetty at 10

Route Cardinal Mercier at about 8/0 o'clock and moved down the river to Woosung. There they 'O'elock yesterday morning. clambered into the waiting s.s. President McKinley which sailed Sakanishi was found lying with a fat 1 o'clock for Manila.

She sailed with the heaviest load of pas-fractured skull on the pavement, sengers she has ever carried. She carried nearly a full ist of across from the Cathay Theatre, Nearby the police found the lifeless) pa when she arrived and the 200 refugees who did get on body of the other Japanese.

Toard here ad to be stuffed into remaining nooks and crannies. 'Sakenishl, an employee of the "sfagazin ' Franco-Japanais" on] 'The entire consignment of women 'Avenue Joffre, had gone out to buy and children arrived safely at Woosengers on the forenoon of Saturday, bread for the' residents at the Fuji sung, according to. a -message -re-has been taken up save a few third Sukiyaki. store, 106 Avenue Joffre. ceived by the Dollar'Line office from class men's tickets at £1, When he falled to return, Baba the President McKinley. Again, the Measures are being taken to pro-went out in search for his companion. only protection onthe trip down the vide accommodation for all. remain. Both were surrounded by a mob at river consisted of a detachment of ing British nationals who wish to the Intersection of Avenue Joffre and 'US. Marines in the tender. evacuate in ships sailing early next Route Cardinal Mercier, across the With the second batch away safe-week. For these ships the evacua-street from the store where Sakanishi ly, work began at 230 pin. yesterday tion ome will be open on Saturday, was employed, and where he could fon the third and what should be the Sunday and Monday from 9 am. ae obtained refute, largest batch. Between 900 andi until 6 pam, to the Hospital St.

1900 American women and children Marie Sekanishwas found to be In will find accommodation in the 2s.

Swiss Arrangements President Hoover, the largest shiptot Mr. Etienne Lardy, the Swiss "These Sailors Are the Dollar Line, which is due on Rei+ Charge Affaires, -has' offered all day afternoon direct from Manila members of the Swiss community, No longer the scene of wild con-who desire to go home, passages in Marvellous" fusion, the Dollar office was yester-the steamer Victoria, made available day organized to meet the rush de-by the Kind ea-operation of the Shanghai, Aug. 19. mand for bookings. The rooms. to Havian. Consul General. Out of the From a British woman on the the right of the main entrance were community of 280 Swiss 44—9 men, comes the first tribute converted into booking offices go that} 24 women, 11 children—have taken to the tender care and assistance lines formed at three places to Uokets and started yesterday at 7.30 fof the British Navy pald in a range for first, second and third class am. for Hongkong. In Hongkong letter to her hospital. She writes: accommodation respectively. "The arrangements are being inde for thought you might like to length of the lines Indicated that the their reception and. accommodation hear we got on Al. My Full' in the storm of hostilities by the Swiss Consul there, how good they are to us. Tea, around Shanghai had done little to water, biscuits and the sailors lessen the urge to evacuate..

Foreign Women Remain in Tsingtao nursing the babies, We saw the Foreign women are not evacuating Japanese firlog but no danger to Teingtao according to a message—lus. T never put in such a morn-don't like this war one woman Reuter. ing. A moving crowd and scared said simply-as she arranged for her when firing is heard—everyone passage. Booking continued through Is happy now. The babies are ut the afternoon, The Dollar Line,

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