The Archive · 1938

Soviet Training Fliers for China

'A. former Chinese resident of Hongkong has informed friends in a letter written from Vladivostok that he, as well as a large number citier Chinese. is now being trained pilots by the Soviet Mussian alr week ago, due to the critical conditions here, did not tend towards the peace of mind of local citizens, "THoWn the men were transported to the outskirts of the city and told to keep going it is not likely that they will fas the very cold weather and induce ment of loot will probably bring not 2 few of them back.

Catholic Sisters are feeding and housing hundreds of women refugees and children in their schools, which fortunately have broken up for tht Christmas holidays. So far the damage to Japanese property has been limited to those places mentioned in these letters and" the broad statement heard over the radio that "all Japanese properties have been burned or pillaged," is incorrect, The query everywhere heard, what's going to happen and who are the Japanese coming and how?"

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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