Manila, Mar, 1.
The Hakone Maru arrived here today carrying 127 Japanese evacuees from Singapore headed by. the Japan-Vies-Consul at Sligapore, Me. T: Hashizume Mr. Hashizume declined to com. ment on the Japanese decision to Teave, Singapore and said the journey was "only a routine trip home.
The "Bulletin" quoted a Japanese officer of the Hakone Maru as saying the climate in Singapore seemed "to Jaclting "2 tue hot"—United Methodist Missionaries To Evacuate Far East Tokyo, Mar, 2.
Decision to evacuate all missionaries from Japan, Korea and North and Central China was reached at a meeting of American Methodist missionaries In Japan yesterday at the Aoyama Gakuin.
'The meeting, which lasted for tive hours, decided' on evacuation due to the inability to obtain funds from the United States to live in the Far East. Meanwhile, was reported that} seventeen " missionaries sailed last night for the United States aboard the liner President Coolidge—Domel, Women and Children Leave Manila Manila, Mar, 1.
The USS. Grant. an Army transport, today sailed from here for the United States carrying 260 passengers, mostly women and children, who were evacuated under instructions from Washington, Many wives had not seen advised they were included in the evacuation orders until the last minute, The scene at the dock. consequently, was. one of both tears and anger, Wives were tearful at leaving their: husbands, and angry Because they were forced to evacuate so hurriedly and. were unable to pack household foods—United Press, Officers Ordered to
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