News has now reached Shanghai of the sad plight of Dr. Milch. He has been ordered (0 stop giving his lectures to the junior doctors, and is continually being advised to accept hhis passage money and return to Vienna, despite the contract given to him by the Chinese Government. He fs now practically without funds, and at any moment expects to hear that his wife and family in Vienna have had to apply to the Austrian Government for aid.
'A man with a great reputation and many medical degrees, he is reported to be feeling his position—one of oxtreme poverty and practically entire [dependence on a few friends—at but is determined to "stick it on try fo persuade the authorities to let him live up to his contract.
Occasionally, one of his few friends invites him to lunch or dinner, and he endeavours to make the most of the occasion. He is staying in an empty lot near the Students' Club' solely through the kindness of the' caretaker. He is forced to buy about eighteen coppers' worth of food at the Japanese Reinforcements for Han; Aerial activities were cover Shanghai on Feb, 8 when begin ning early in the morning and. up to about p.m, flights of aeroplanes were reported no fewer than three times, Residents in the western district close to Nantao area reported tha a large fleet of Japanese planes flew out in the direction of Hangchow about dawn, few hours earlier, trains were heard running in Non: ta0 or Lunghwa, Information from Chinese sources was to the effect that Chinese troops along the Hangchow line had sumed their offensive with grea success, and Japanese reinforcements had to be rushed to Hangchow to stem the Chinese advance. was said to have been recaptured by the Chinese, while Chinese mobile units were also reported to have! erossed the Chientang River in their attack on Haining.
Several aeroplanes were reported fo have flown over the Settlement in the afternoon shorted after 2 pin. About two and a half hours later, four Japanese planes were seen fly ing over Shanghai.
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