Smaller Number Than An pated at Outset of Evacuation Scheme Other Ships Coming Shanghai, Nov. 4. VER three hundred Americans left Shanghai last night in the s. Monterey, the first evacuation liner to arrive in the Far East.
Most of the "refugees" were women and children, leaving hurriedly, the men remaining behind to wind up affairs here, or to stay on here despite the request of the U.S. Government for evacuation of all nationals from the Far East, Accommodation on the Monterey was not nearly filled by passengers from Shanghai as the general feeling is one of reluctance to leave until the situation develops one way or another.
Most potential evacuees in Shanghai want to delay the moment of departure for as long as possible, and expect to take one of the later liners.
The majority of passengers going aboard yesterday took the 9 o'clock tender from the Customs Jetty, which was thronged with friends and rela lives seeing the first batch of evacuees off on their long trip America, The Monterey, before turning towards the United States, wil call at Manila and Australia, 10 drop regular passengers from Amer~ Jea who booked before the liner. was ordered to the Far Ens.
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