1,400 British Leave for Hongkong: 5,000 Persons Have Alveady Left Shanghai Shanghai, Aug. 20.
(ORE than 3,000 foreigners left Shanghai for more peaceful climes yesterday. Mainly women, children and elderly men have constituted the exodus. Three more crowded boats will leave to-day for Hongkong and Manila increasing the evacuation figures to the neighbourhood of 5,000. The flight of European and American nationals has been slender against the huge exodus of Japanese, In the last two days nearly 10,000 have vecother nit erabarkalon of British nationals took place yesterday from the French Bung, about 1400 faving fon me. destroyers Duncan, Duchess Sha'Deulgnt for the Empress of Asia which was lying of Woosung. Again Cuacuation party of about 400 fom the light cruiser Danae ear-Fed" out all shore arrangements.
The embarkation wat performed
the refugees ad been' ferried fon and by 1030. am. the Toa0 name te.
Strom do. the. destroyers. in mid-Hiream. "the evacuation took place tinder" very. much happier ausplets han these encountered by the ajputin passengers, the only sounds war being occasional srillery Are Iand' from "Yanglazopoo. Only About six men were among the re" ogees yesterday. "The linet eft for Hongkong at 8 pam.
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