Shek were reported by a Chinese evening paper yesterday to have been petitioned for funds for carrying out relief and rehabilitation measures in Chinghai, river port gateway to Ningpo which was recently recaptured by the Chinese after the Japanese had remained there for four days.
It was said that during the military operations, Mr. Hsu Fu, a member of the Central Relief Committee, happened to be in Chinghai recuperating from illness. After recovery he made investigations in which it was revealed that heavy damage had been caused by the fighting in the district. Thousands of people have been rendered homeless as between 4000 and 5,000 houses have been destroyed, it is admitted.
Chinese reports also reveal that during the past few days Japanese war vessels anchored off Chinghai have often bombarded the war-torn district with naval guns, but no landing of Japanese troops has yet been reported. netherlands to Ration Clothing Berlin, Aug. 4.
The director of the Netherlands Textile Distribution Bureau stated that ration cards for clothing will be issued in occupied Holland from Aug. 12, according to an Amsterdam dispatch to the official news agency.—Reuter.
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