The Archive · 1937

nantao Refugee Are Secure

The supervisory committee of the Nentao special refugee area, reserved for civilian refugees, reported yesterday the Japanese boundary of the area at 11.25 o'clock in the morning. Quiet prevailed throughout the area, and there was no untoward incident of any kind. All three parties contributing to the scheme have fulfilled their terms of the agreement, the committee announced. stating that thus a large par: of Nantao has been preserved from attack and fire, and the safety of the civilian population sheltering therein secured. roofs would collapse, amid showers of sparks,

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