IN WAR ZONE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 181, 18 August 1937, Page 6

IN WAR ZONE

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About 100 New Zealanders in Shanghai WORKERS IN M1SSI0NS

(By Telegraph-

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AUCKLAND, Last Night. Although there are ahout 100 New Zealanders in Shanghai and numbers ofothers are stationed in various parts of; the China war zone, only a few have cabled information of their -experiences to friends or rclatives in the Dominion during the past few days. The messages received have, in eacii case, given assurances of the senders' safety. A number of New Zealanders are engaged in the work of the China Inland Mission at various centres within fairly close reach of Shanghai and Peking. These include Mrs. F. Worley, fCKmerly of Nelson, a sister of Drs. W. H. and T. H. Pettit and sister-in-law of Professor Wc>rley, all of Auckland, who is stationed at Wenchow, in Checkiang province, south of Shanghai. At Whangyen, Checkiang, are Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thompson, of Palmerston North, who left about 20 years ago on mission work. Miss Maud Hullah, of Kingsland, and Miss Marioa Powell, of Hikurangi, aTe in Hopei Province, near Peking. Dr. Phyllis Haddow, of Epsom, is on the staff of the Mission Hospital at Hangchow, 120. miles south of Shanghai, a fellow worker being Dr. E. L. Sergeant, jhrother of Captain Sergeant, harboui* 'master at Auckland. An experience of two Auckland resiJdents, whieh 'occurred in China last ;month, is related in a letter from a New Zealander in Shanghai, which was received in the city to-day. Mrs. W. E. Wilson, of Remuera, and her daughter, Mr3. N. L. Macky, who have been visiting the East, left Peking for Shanghai by aeroplane shortly after noon on July 7. / Although they were not aware of it until.next, day, they made their departure only a few- hours before the fighting with the Japanese.broke out. "The telegraph lines were cut," the writer adds, "and wo might easily hav« been stranded'up north."-