The Archive · 1934

Many Forced to Return Owing to Depression

CHINESE ABROAD IN SORRY PLIGHT

Nanking, Sept. 37, The serious effect of the world] depression on Chinese living abroad told in figures just released by the Overseas Affairs Commission of the] National Government.

According to the Commission, between July 1, 1933, and June 30, 1094, 278,944 Chinese, mostly of the working class, were forced by cir: cumstances to return to China from the Federated Malay States, the Straits Settlements, the Netherlands East Tidies, Siam, Cochin China, anu other countries.

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Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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