IN THE WAR ZONE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 221, 18 August 1937, Page 9

IN THE WAR ZONE.

ABOUT 100 NEW ZEALANDERS. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Aug. 17. .Although there are about 100 New Zealanders in Shanghai, and numbers of others are stationed in various parts of the China war zone, •ci ly a tew have cabled information of their experiences to friends or relatives in the Dominion during the past few days. Messages received Lav* in each case given assurances of the sender’s 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 Pekin. These include Mrs F. Worley, formerly of Nelson, a sister of Drs. W. H. and T. H. Pettit, and a sister-in-law of Professor Worley, all of Auckland. She is stationed at Wenchow, in ' the Checkiang province, south of Shanghai. At Whangyen, Checkiang, are Mr and Mrs Joseph Thompson, who left Auckland about 20 years ago on mission work. Miss Maud Hullah. Kingsland, and Miss Marion Powell, Hikurangi, are in the Hopei Province, near Pekin. Dr. Phyllis Haddow, Epsom, is on the staff of the Mission Hospital at Hangchow, 120 miles south of Shanghai, a fellow-worker being Dr. E. L. Sergeant, brother of Captain Sergeant, harbourmaster at Auckland.