piles of rain-sonked and mud-bespattered baggage on her decks bearing mute testimony to the trying conditions under which the mountain descent was made, the Japanese military transport, Omi Maru, ar ved in Shanghai yesterday morning with the party of foreign nationals evacuated from Kuling on February 22, With happy smiles on their faces the members of the party lost no time in getting ashore soon after the ship had berthed and many joyful family reunions and hearty handshakes between friends were witnessed on the quayside.
There was little doubt that that the evacuees were glad to be in Shanghai although many of them expressed the wish to return to Kuling as soon as conditions there become normal once again, Escorted by Commander ES. Stale ford of IMS, Ladybird and' Com= invader Charles K. dolts of the USS. Och, the" parly left Kuling Wealesday morning, Mr. ey Allgood, American member of the party Told a. "North-China Daily News" Feporter, Rain was falling heavily ind Uhkough this. the party tramped doyen towards the Japanese lines, he faded, A few sedan chairs were Used. uring the descent but most of the purty. walked, he explained.
"At the barriers the party was met by Mr, B, MeDermott, British Vice Consul' and MMe. John Davies, Ameri-Vice-Const, and transportation Was provided by the Japanese army fuihorities to iuliang, where the Omi Maru Tay at anchor, AN this faint Mr, Allgood paid a wibute to the" British and American naval collieers, who had escorted the party Tom Kuling, stating that they. had nade no less than three trips through he Japanese and Chinese lines to the sieged resort before final plans had been completed, sorry to see Them Leave"
Both the Japanese and the Chinese miitaty olfieiats had been most courts he aided, although ie felt that the Chinese commander at Kuling. Was sorry 10 seo them leave ey their presence there had meant surely Lor his troops. Now, of course, the eva~ nation hud been curried out and the Snpanese were free to attack the Allgood refused to speak of itary matters, in deference to 3 neve Wishes, but added that the inp down the Yangtze hod been quiet fang "uneventful although the "Omi Maru had only proceeded during the Hours of daylight owing to who Sear that "guerillas might attack the ship LU night. There were plenty of ships plying tip and down the river, most {6r them being Japanese transports, paying a tribute to the courtesy of the Japanese authorities, 'Allgood told the reporter that imme-chutely the party had reached the 'Supanese lines, "refreshments were provided, while' food and accommodu-Hon on' the Omi Maru had been laced at their disposal free of hari There were approximately 80 for eigners left in Kuling, he continued, he understood that two. sate Much was being jone, how:
er, to help them and" many had then placed in the Kuling American choel, where they were being. sup with food and other necessities The. Home was being run Under Cilelent management and the children Seemed very happy in their new Wironment." Many of them had. beet Dleked up on the streets, she added, Most of the children, she explained, hod been separated from their fatallies Oving. to. the hostile "and. we Sulfering from sud diseases as sew malarigy beri-beri, rickets, whooping Cough and ollier maladies. "Many of ium. bad. been adopted by Chinese families La the city and' some had teen returned to. their Parents At the present there It Momeless' chil the school and there were likely t0 be meng more shortly.
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