The number of refugee camps in the International Settlement was ro~ duced from 29 in December, 1999, 10 26-in January, 1940, and the number refugees housed in these camps showed a reduction (rom 31,692 to 20,606, Th addition to those in camps. 3,989 others were living in alleyways open spaces inthe Settlement 882 were. undergoing medics! {treatment in five emergency hospitals.
Three Chinese, editors of mosquito newspapers, and {wo proprietors of printing shops were sentenced by the Shanghai First Special District Court during January to fines ranging from $20 to $80 for publishing or printing Indecent articles. A. Chinese hawke+ was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment for selling indecent piclwces.
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