The Archive · 1937

CHINESE REFUGEES

POURING IN

7,000 Admitted Through The Italian Lines On Wednesday evening e Grenadiers of Savoy opened in the Italian lines along the Soochow Creek four entrances so as to allow the Chinese refugees to come into the Settlement. Small detachments of Grenachers were placed by the Italian Command at the different posts for the purpose of regulating and protecting the refugees entering the Settlement. Since that night the Grenadiers have been on service day and night on this special duty.

At each one of the passages there i; also a Chinese Inspector of the Police of the International Settlement as requested by the Italian Com-p to last evening 7,000 Chinese refugees, mostly women and children, have entered the International Settlement across the Italian sector. The refugees are still pouring in.

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