Foreign Settlement Spared in Bombing Raids Hongkong, Jan, 28.
The port of Amoy has been repeatedly raided by Japanese planes during tke last few days, reports from that city state. During one of the raids a big Chinese hotel was hit and destroyed, killing many of the unmates.
The foreign settlement on the island of Kulangsu in the harbour of Amoy is still a place of safety, &ccording to the annual report for 1937 which has just been published, Both Chinese and Japanese are respecting the neutrality of Kulan; ssu, The effects of the hostilities are, however, also felt there and not only through the more or less [complete paralysis of trade, Numerous Chinese refugees have fled to the island, especially in order to have recourse to the concession's sanitary facilities, In ce-operation with the Chinese, the administration of Kulangsu has successfully controlled food prices and prevented excessive price increases. The authorities have also stored food reserves for emergencies, In its annual report, the foreign concession administration expresses deep gratitude for the wholehearted ce-operation of the Chinese government and the Chinese police—Trans-Ocean,
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