To Evacuate Filipinos Manila, Oct. 1 the otice of the United States Mah Commissicnr to: the Philippines, Mr. Francis B. Sopre, hae" received 10 request from" the Commonwealth Government to assist in the evacuation of Filipinos from Shanghai, it was ofleially announced today.
'Officials, speaking in private eapacities, considered it unlikely that the Commonwealth would urge Filipinos in' Shanuhat to evacuate unless the situation. worsens.
Pan American Airways said that it could Hecommodate several bookings weekly from Shanghai as far Honolulu but bookings to San Francisco were virtually impossible.
bookings from Shanghai had yet been "The local PALA. office sid that no it, but added that such book been made in Hong-
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