The entire civilian population of Amoy city Is at present crowded into Kulangsu, with tens of thousands of refugees everywhere blocking streets, which have become completely impassable.
'All public buildings, schools and churches tre full to over-flowing, and foreign committees are making' emergency arrangements to feed them.
Foreigners in Kulangsu had ttle sleep on Tuesday night, when there was a. continuous interchange of machine-gun and rifle fre.
"At dawn on Wednesday the Japanese renewed their intensive aerial bombing; and soon the Chinese began falling back on Amoy City, on the west side of the island.
On the afternoon of the same day 'a number of large fires appeared in the. city, and shortly afterwards the main body of the Chinese troops commenced retiring to the mainland.
Later, the Japanese reached the waterfront and commenced mopping-operations, which were clearly visible from Kulangsu.
Intensive bombing by Japanese planes continued throughout the' day, to which the Chinese had no means of making an effectual reply, although they continued to resist.
"The evacuation of women children to Kulangsu, commenced on Tuesday morning, but no men, were allowed to cross over until the
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