The Archive · 1939

Suffering of Refugees

There were wounded soldiers sleeping on the platform, and many more returning to their homes already} Slosed. The suffering of this evacuation. is beyond computation—women weeping as they left their homes and Tittle children dragged along by tired mothers, to places where they knew! they would be uncomfortable and Nonely and without proper food. Word!

come that in some sections there are bandits and the fear from them cerns. to be almost as" great a8 the fear of the enemy.

Aster 38 years in Munan, one feels tat now i fr different=mistonaries fre wanted and_are sought out, even those who. "ooked askance in former days One isan ascot they think, Sut the teart strings almost" break aL this terrible suffering and. fear The people have been spared exten: sive bombing, but every time the alarm goes, many are afraid, but the Strange thing is that s0 many' are not, they go about Ahelr work so far 1 eriiled quite as though "nothing fas happened. It may not be cours ace, but it ix'a resolute. desire to farey'on as long. as. possible "The strangest thing in tall, i the eck of expressions of hatred'of the Jenemy. 'Seldom does "one. hear' even terms of derision, and "even posters are not as bad as' one. would expect 'The spirit of this people can Rever broken. will Garry on no' mat-

rust bea" dee or ina "what "happens, ud lis ely final outcome. apd "The hospital has done a splendid service these. months "of. taliting There' are ten inpatients Sgain in the hospital, and" more coming. Out how take' care of" them will be "the Problem in case of occupation, "The "property "is all" marced English and Chinese, American Pres Lylerlon Property. Four sig are on the properly for the planes to notice, "U.S.A in argo white laters Central Notes May Be Again Devaluated Peiping, Dee. 29, According to information from Chie nese sources" the old Tegal tender notes issued by the three National" Sethe Ratha Goverment willie further "devalued early "devalued again such notes willie sort omeltly, only 40" or 50 cents the value of the Fi, bank ote, these sours sate Iti earn:

that the "Provisional Government™ taking this ction with a view to Sbsorbing the rert of old Tega tender hotes now in elreuation in North China, "The old legal tender notes were ofiialy devalued 10 per cent. some: time ago and while money" changers xchange FR, notes for tuch, notes st the ectal discount of 10 per cent they charge a premium rom those she need old Heyal tender notes-~ Reuter.

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