The army of refugees arriving in Hongkong from Canton is being swelled daily, despite the Hongkong authorities' recent order prohibiting the landing of Canton refugees unless each possesses $20 in Hongkong currency, according to a Chinese report from the south yesterday.
A plan to establish a demilitarized zone between Canton and Hongkong still is under consideration, the report said.
So great is the number of refugees in the Colony that it is extremely difficult to rent a small room even in remote districts. In! Kowloon house accommodation for refugees is lacking.
It is estimated that more than 250,000 refugees are forced to sleep in the streets at night, the report said.
A petition has been submitted to the Government by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hongkong, asking the authorities to erect new: houses to accommodate the refugees. "In the meantime, arrangements are being made by the chamber to "transfer part of the refugees to safety zones outside of Hongkong where the cost of living is lower.
An. association for the relief of refugees has been formed by Mr. Er Wei-kwo, a Chinese banker of the colony. The first thing done by this association was to open a congee kitchen tp feed the refugees.
40,000 Chinese Seek Haven Here Forty thousand persons from widely Separated areas)in China, now threatened with the ravages of war have sought refuge in Shanghai during the past.ten days, a Chinese survey Of passenger movements revealed yesterday, says Lomei.
Of this number, 30000 arrived in Shanghai from Hankow, Wuchang, Nanchang and other cities in the middle Yangtze Valley, others have come from Ningpo, Shaohsing and other points in eastern Chekiang. They travelled either through Hongkong or Ningpo, the Chinese report said.
The Japanese forces which mode a landing east of Matung some days ago were now caught in a "death trap" following a fresh Chinese attack, claimed a Chinese military spokesman today.
The Japanese ju this area are now said to be in the middle of a rectangle bounded on the north by the Yangize, on the east by advancing Chinese columns, on the south by; the Tapeh Lake, and on the west by a detachment of Chinese troops which circled around Tapeh Lake to attack ihe Japanese rear from Tsiangkou, east of Matung.
The situation at Tikang, the spokesman continued, was deadlocked, with Fenghuangshan changing hands several times, The Japanese at Fenghuangshan are said to be holding on to a hill near the south bank of the Yangtze with the support of their, warships, which are reported to be heavily shelling the Chinese positions.
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