""The plight of the refugees was appalling. Something like half a million people - mostly Chinese it seemed - had fled before the advancing Japanese." from 'To the Kwai - and Back' by Ronald Searle" image recto: A sketch of a Chinese refugee sitting on the ground next to a basket, looking up at the sky. He wears a conical hat and wooden sandals. image verso: An ink sketch of a Chinese refugee walking along with a pole on his shoulder, with two heavy square containers suspended at either end.