Shanghai, Jan. 9.
ANKING'S 250,000 Chinese refugees w to be permitted to return to their homes in the former inese capital yesterday, Mr, Katsuzo Okumura, third secretary of the Japanese Embassy in China, revealed at a press conference last night.
The number of Chinese remaining in Nanking, Mr. Okumuri "This must be attributed", said, was found to be increasing the unusual ability of the Chinese to appear from he sai somewhere." First estimates hai placed Chinese in the unrecognized refugee zone at 150,000.
These Chinese, tne oficial con-New Chinese Commander Unued, were existing at what he In The North described as a subsistence love.
"Larxuries are hard to obtain,"
Mr. Okumura continued, recalling.
General Kung that his cook had spent almost 9 day une time commander of 1 collect 10 eggs to prepare a dinner Communist Army, was recently for Ube members of the American appointed by the National Com= Embassy stof who arrived in Nan-mission of Military Affairs king on December 6. take charge of the operations of Conditions were rapidly returning all mobile. detachments stationed normal in Nanking, according 10 fu North China, it was leamed the official. Electric lights and water: yesterday. General Kung, it will were scheduled to become available remembered, surrendered to at the American Embassy yesterday, the National Government in 1934 he said. Questioned regarding the He left Hankow on December 31 origin of the fire which destroyed to assume his: post. the Soviet Embassy on New Ye Day, Mr. Okumura "stil i a mystery." No one, he added,
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