We do not forget that our Saviour was brought in His infancy to Egypt for safety and shelter. And the brethren of Joseph could not have been more grateful than we are for the corn and wheat provided.

131. JIBAL MOUSA: REPORT, DATED EGYPT, 28th SEPTEMBER, 1915, ON THE ARMENIAN REFUGEES RESCUED AND TRANSPORTED TO PORT SAID BY THE CRUISERS OF THE FRENCH FLEET; DRAWN UP BY MGR. THORGOM, BISHOP OF THE GREGORIAN COMMUNITY IN EGYPT.

(1.) Number of the Refugees.

Approximately accurate statistics have been made out here, which show that the refugees number 4,200, including:—

915Men
1,408Women
702Boys
539Girls
636Infants
4,200

(2.) Origin of the Refugees.

They all come from the villages of Selefka (Kaza of Leffia, Sandjak of Antakia, Vilayet of Aleppo), including:—

80families from the village ofMakof
10” ” ”Keboussia
160” ” ”Kheder Bey
228” ” ”Yoghanolouk
220” ” ”Hadji-Habibli
170” ” ”Beitias
868

But these families do not represent the total number of families inhabiting each village, for

240families in the village ofKeboussia
2” ” ”Yoghanolouk
80” ” ”Hadji-Habibli
10” ” ”Beitias
332