Shanghai, Aug. 21.
the tune of bursting shrapnel and bomb explosions, over 1,500 American and British, mostly women and children, were evacuated from Shanghai yesterday. The third and largest batch of Americans numbering 900 were treated to some excitement before they safely reached the s. President Hoover in which they are now bound for Manila, A party of 392 British evacuees also newspapers, foreign and, Chinese, have been suppressed for were subject to the dangers of flying shrapnel before it reached circulating false statements, and the the s. Patroclus in the morning. Another Chinese air raid in police will not hesitate to take fur-the afternoon accompanied the evacuation of 212 British subther drastic steps, but it is of paramount importance that all Chinese jects to the s. Moron likewise bound for Hongkong. of good-will should spare no effort Embarkation for the s. President, to Te-assure the poorer classes of Hoover started soon after 730 am.
Quakes Greet Evacuees their own countrymen that they. will the hour set for departure. Ame Manila, Aug. 20, be protected equally with foreigners Jeans crowded the Customs Jetty, the Two earthquakes. of, considerable and that their best chance of safely evacuees being mostly women "and intensity rocked Manila to-day as the 4g to remain quiet and law abiding, children although there were a few first group of American refugees the communique continues, elderly men and one who left in al arrived from Shanghai. The electric Adequate Protection Guarante wheel chair. supply and telephone "system were With troops already here and The children were all "good soldi-Interrupted and shop windows were smashed. Cinemas were <hurriedly. the way there is adequate protection rs" and most seemed in excellent} Show Crgoh, Admittedly, aerial come south of the 'Soo- spirits although some. were rather evacuated. The shocks are described grave, Dolls, toy dogs and teddy as the worst experienced in forty ata ure likely to give rise to oceasionay bears' were clasped tight in chubby years. The streets are of present! panier but twerecis litle reel danger arms and there was a general air|filled with people who are afraid to., The from the firing by anti of jollity, possibly forced, but there} return home—Reuter, providing the people will forsake the anyway. streets and keep under cover.
While the American women and!
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