Pleasant accounts have been received privately from Hongkong fully endorsing Reuter's Suggestion that the Colony rose to the occasion in dealing with the sudden influx of refugees from Shanghai. A woman who can be described as "level-headed and quite ready to be critieal"—it is her husband's expert comment—has expressed the view that "Hongkong has done wonderfully for the Shanghai refugees and is organizing marvelously." Other evacuees have written in much the same strain. It is inevitable that hitches should occur, that some points should be overlooked, that some requirements cannot be fulfilled in an emergency such as that which confronted the Colony. In fairness to the evacuees it should be said that they have on the whole shown themselves ready to endure improvisations, to "double up" or even "treble up," Judging from some comments in the Hongkong journals they have also had to realize the embarrassment which their arrival has caused some of the regular inhabitants. It is' not all jam for either party to this temporary union of the internationalized Briton with her colonial sister. Still most people have sufficient faith in British comradeship, sense of humour and adaptability to believe that by this time the asperities have been eliminated and the rough places made plain. The chief impression gained at this distance is one of distinct gratitude te resourceful and hospitable Hong~ kong.
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