The Archive · 1938

Streets Crowded

By evening it was impossible to walla on the streets inside the former British Concession, 60 full were they with miserable and destitute human: all of whom wondered where when they would have their next meal.

Four families found refuee on the doorstep of Reuter's ofice. but thousands of others, less fortunate, faced the prospect of a pavement as a pillow for many weeks to come, Their troubles were increased by a Throuah the office window, Reuter's correspondent saw a dying ess than ten yards away, er Letween the unheedine crowds and feebly soliciting help. When Reuter's correspondent climbed his way through the refugees, the man was lying stiff on the ground—des The fate of the refugees was made even worse by the fact that the city yesterday was completely without water.

The foreign-owned Power Company, however, which only two nights ago was permitted to take over the waterworks, did its utmost to resume oven partial service—Reuter.

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