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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 5, 1941
CENTRAL CHINA NOW MERE JAPANESE PROVINCE
(By Frederick B.^Opper)
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A
VISIT TO
NANKING, Capital of
Japanese-sponsored Wang Ching-wei regime, serves FROM WOOD
to impress the visitors with the fact that in every- day life Japanese occupation of China means Japanese domination.
There is developing a marked outward similar- ity between the Capital of Occupied-China and Hsinking, Capital of Japan's puppet state of Man- chukuo.
Hsinking actually is a far more prepossessing City now than Is Nanking, the Chinese Capital from i which the Government of Gen- Į eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek fled in December of 1937 on the opproach of Japanese troops.
Back in 1916 Nobel Prize win- [ner Professor Friedrich · Bergius found' that it is possible to split cellulose · (wood · pulp) into-suger with powerful acids.
The object of all chemical treat- ment of wood is to separate the
Alying himself with Professor von Scholler, Bergius proceeded to emulate the cow and the goat.
In other words, the two created huge factory "stomachs" In which they digested wood to obtain sugar.
During the recent ceremonies cellulose. over the first anniversary of Animals do this in their stom- the founding of the Wangachs, which explains why a goat Government thoy
apparently can eat paper but man cannot. made a conscious effort to re- main out of sight. Mr. Wang made a radiocast Hsinking is a new City, but speech in the presence of leading along wide newly laid out boule- officials of his regime, and, al- vards, across what was once a though the room was crowded virtually empty plain. Nanking, with civilians and Army officers, on the other hand, is an old City, the only noticeable Japanese pre- reconstructed by the Chinese sent were the ubiguitous photo- an annual production of 8,000 Government, but bearing the scarsgraphers. Later, however, when tons of wood sugar. The news of war. Damage is to be seen Mr Wang reviewed his troops that comes from the Department everywhere. Half-destroyed bulld-high ranking Japanese Army and of Agriculture leaves us to infer ings stand on every street.
Navy officers outnumbered their that sugar is now produced from The shells of Government Chinese colleagues on the plat-wood on a much larger scale. structures, private residences and form. business houses front the main
avenues with very little rebuild- Shortcomings Admitted ing in evidence.
It is true, however, that the de- struction is less noticeable than was the case two years ago when the writer first visited the city, for then piles of debris lined the streets and in the interim the more gaping ruins have been torn down and jerry-built shops taken their places.
Only A Dream
In 1933 a plant was built with
No Mystery At All
for
Out of factory vats or "stom- The Japanese, incidentally, dis- achs" of synthetic plastic comes a cuss these Chinese puppet troops mixture
from of sugars
which with mixed feelings. They like yeast and pure glucose fit the propaganda value of them, human consumption can be pre- although they are reluctant to pared. Ferment the glucose and have them given too free a rein. glycerine is obtained-the basis of It is also difficult for the Japan-nitroglycerine. Out of the residues ese to scoff at the fighting quali- in the "stomachs" fountain-pens, tics of Chinese troops as they do pipe-stems and buttons when discussing the armies of made. Chiang Kai-shek and in the next There is no mystery in all this. breath to explain that Mr. Wang's If there were any sense in doing so, we too could convert a pile of saw-dust into a thousand dinners.
Also, two years ago, the Gov-soldiers have seen the benefits of ernment of Mr. Wang was only a
the peace movement" and declare dream in the minds of a few that these men are excellent sol-
diers. Japanese generals. Mr. Wang was
They
they still negotiating with the Japan-
explain that
are ese and no "central" Government undergoing training largely at the and have not been had made its appearance. At that present time time Japanese troops thronged the used to any extent beyond gar- captured towns. They streets. directing traffic acting as risoning guards and in general giving! have not been used independently Nanking the appearance of a under their own officers to any Japanese garrison town.
appreciable degree.
It is still a garrison City for the invaders, but in the mean-
Short Comings time Mr. Wang has organized a
The Japanese, under pressure, government of sorts and has gath- ered, by one
shortcomings of means or another, will admit the
now Nanking, both physically and as an army. These troops
duties of a the nerve centre for the conquest handle the patrol civilian nature in the central part of China. of the City which formerly fell to the lot of the Japanese garri- son, although Japanese soldiers are still in abundant evidence.
or
marching
in
can be
The point is that war sometimes does give science an unexpected impetus.
It was military necessity and the dostre to achieve self- sufficiency that Induced Fritz Haber to devise his synthetic ammonia process and Bergius. Tripsch and Fischer to develop a process for converting into gasolina.
coal
It is military necessity, again, that has forced German chemists to solve a crucial food problem so far as they could.
DOGS OF
though, They take the tack, that Rome wasn't bulit in a day and that, given time, Mr. Wang will win support from the millions and the City willAN have the look of the Capital of a groat Nation,
WAR
One la naver out of sight of groups of Japanese troops lounging along the eldewalka, guarding Japanese structures The foreign observer, however,
Among the canine celebrities of formation may be pardoned for wondering the last war were: throughout tho City. Even if Japan will ever give up with- Stubby. Official mascot of the Japanese sallors are a frequent out a struggle what she has won A.EF.. he was decorated as a sight. And Japancre civilians by force of arms and whether wounded hero by General Per- are to be seen everywhere. anything more than the present shing. The only dog to make the
Japanese Everywhere
One of the most interesting as-
faint shadow of authority will ever fall across Mr. Wang. Japan all too clearly Hikes what she has now.
WEATHER
FOR JUNE
trip to France and return with the
same organisation, he participated in seventeen engagements.
Bing. "For scenting gas and caving a company of American troops from death," this bulldog was granted a soldier's bonus. He saw action on five sectors. was decorated för bravery, and fater buried with full military homours.
Philly. She won
| pects of a visit to Nanking, how-
ever, Is the train ride of Ave: hours up the Yangtze Valley. Be- fore the foreigner is permitted to buy his ticket (in Japanese mili- tary yen; incidentally, despite the recent issuance of Wang Ching- wei currency) he must have a
overseas pass issued by the Japanese au-
stripe, a wound-chevron and spe- thorities in Shanghai. Japanese troops stand guard at the station Apart from the typhoon at the clal mention from President Wil- with fixed bayonets, and, if what end of the month, the weather for son for her bravery under fire. the writer saw is customary, June did not differ much from the There was rather less seemingly think it not at all in average. consistent with protestations of sunshine and more rain, although undying affection between Japan five inches of the total rainfall and China to shove and slap was associated with the typhoon. Chinese hurrying through the The, average temperature for the gates. The train itself is Japan-month was 817 deg, F. or 0.0 ese-built and the passengers in above normál. Maximum tem- first and second class are at least peraturo of 91.6 occurred on the half Japanese. A special section 28th, minimum of 73.4 on the at one end of the second-class 2nd. Humidity was 84%. There
A GERMAN AIRMAN, MEM- car is reserved for Japanese Army were 141 hours of bright -sun- officials and it is full to capacity, shine, which is 24 hours below 'BER OF THE CREW OF A .Announcements' are made in normal, but percentage of cloud HEINKEL SHOT DOWN IN THE NORTH SEA BY H.M.8, GUILLE- Japanese and in the dining car was average at 78, waitresses speak Japanese (many Rain fell on 20 days and totall- MOT LAST ——— MONTH, WAS ed 23.100 inches, against a Junu PICKED UP AFTER BALING
OUT. average of 15.231 inches.
of the employees, it not most, are Japanese or Koreans).
Small Part
"YOU FEED-
BLOTTY VELL"
He was taken aboard the war- There were twelve thunder- storms on sovon Hays, rainfall-as-ship and was sent to the galley sociated with the storms on the to dry himself. There he sniffedt Once arrived in Nanking, the 18th being particularly heavy, the air between rubs of the towel foreign newspaperman de made nearly 6 inches being recorded in and, then remarked "You feed
Blatty vall?! further aware that Japan in 18 hours.
The Air Ministry revealed the saddle. The hotel is full of A waterspout, which is of fair- Japanese officers and he is takenly rare occurrence, was observed this touching Nazi compliment in tow by representatives of the in the harbour on the afternoon recently.
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Maximum wind velocities wers,
in fact, are apt to play a very small part in his stay, although of course associated with the at Kai Tak. These figures are the Japanese profess themselves typhoon. 96 m.p.h, in gust. was easily records for June, the pre- reluctant to be too much in the recorded at the Royal Observa-vious maximum being 67 at the foreground,
́tory;" but 120 m.p.h, was reached Royal Observatory.