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Launch New Japanese Launch
Campaign Of Terror
In Southern Kiangsu
CHUNGKING, (By Alrmail): Sufferings of the Chinese in the occupied areas of southern Klangsu are intens fled as a result of a new campaign of terror under the guise of "band); suppres- slon" launched by the Japanese and the puppet troops of Nan- king, according to a Shangbai dispatch quoting recent arrivals from Soochow and other cities on the Shanghai-Nanking Rail-
Why,
FORESTRY BUREAUS
FORMED
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has established three forestry bureaus in Shenşi, Kansu and Szechwan,
The Shens
Lake bureau will care of the forests in the Chin Lin Range on the southern bank of the We River in central Shen- al, while the Kansu bureau will look after the woodlands along the Tao River.
Both the Chin Lin Range and
The campaign, which really alms; As a result of the rigid enforce- at the extermination of patriotic ment of "control measures," trade Chinese struggling for freedom between the blockaded districts and independence, is part of a and the outside world is virtually Tao River woodlands are the lead- and consequentlying forest districts in the north- scheme drawn up by the "Japan at a standstil
larger forests west, though cac Ambassador to Nanking," there is an alarming shortage
found in Sinkiang, Chinghai and Kumatare Honda Designed "To foodstuffs and other daily neces
Just take Soochow as
western Kansu --{Central News) strengthen the Nanking regime," sities. the scheme calls for the creation instance, Owing to lack of ade- of a puppet army and the expan- quate supply from the neighbour-
of
KII
sion pf Nanking's present mer- ing villages, the city is expertene
ате
NEW ENVOY TO
AUSTRALIA
B keen cenary force of 180,000 into 600,000 ing
shortage of rice. men, whose job is to aid the Jap- Consequently, the price of the #nese in slaughtering patriotic staple has Jumped from $120 to Chinese elements in the occupied $170 per plcul. This has resulted According to a TA KUNG PAO in widespread suffering among report, Dr. Hau Mo, first Chinese the poor and many persons are envoy and Minister Plenipoten- The campaign. which is to be dying of starvation or of eating tiary to Australia, la scheduled to completed in five months, started poisonous foods.
areas
1
on May 21 when A so-called! "Bandit Suppression Committre" was set up in Nanking. But ac-
not get under tually it did
way until July 1 after Wang Ching- wel's return from Tokyo where the Honda scheme received off clat approval. Four districts southern Klangsa are marked out for "bandit suppression" work tu the first period. They include Boochow, ChangsHu, Quinsat and Taichong.
RESULT NIL
proceed to bile post on August 18.
Dr. Tuan Mo-lan, Counsellor of the Chinese Legation in Australlo Militarily, the result of the cam- and concurrently Consul-General paign 1s nil ΤΟΣ
Government at Sydney, and other staff mem- troops and guerilia units, instead bers of the Legation, are reported of becoming quiet, are Increasing- to be leaving on August 15, ly active in the so-called "Bandit Until recently, Dr. Tuan was American Affairs suppression" areas. At a begin- Director of the
a severe Department of the Ministry ning of the campaign, engagement was fought between Foreign Affairs.(Central News). the Government troops and the Puppet units near Scoehow The puppets were qu'ckly boater and FLOOD PREVENTION driven into the city.
Meanwhile, Chinese guerlilas arc
IN HONAN
of
of
as
Shanghai is also included but due to the existence of foreig settlements no direct action can intensifying their activities along į Appropriate precautions are be- be taket. Instead, the Japanese the Shanghai-Nanking and Shang-ing taken against overflowing and the Nanking regime have dis- hal-Hangchow Railways. Recent the
known Yellow River, patched large numbers of "special ly, they deralled five trains by "China's Borrow," and other rivers service agents" to intensity their land mines at Tanyang, Ten-fu-in Honan, according to Mr. Wang
the terrorist activites h
for- an and
on other points the Hwel-hafen, director of the Honan eign-administered areas.
Shanghal-Nanking Line and in- Flood Prevention Bureau, flicted numerous losses on the Japanese and puppet troops,
MAILS SUSPENDED
MARINERS WARNED
A dyke between Huayuankow and Chiehshoutsi, measuring about In the prosecution of the cam-
To protect the railway against 100 miles, has been completed. paign, both land and water com- attacks by government troops, the Engineers and workers have been munications in the above-men- · Japanese have erected live wire sent to various places along the tloned four districts are now defences on both sides of the rivers to guard against any emer- blockaded, The Japanese 'under-Shanghai-Nanking Rallway from
gency and large quantities of take to blockade the water routes, Wushih to Nanking. Now, as an materials are placed in readiness. while the puppet troops are made added precaution, barbed wire
-(Central News). Jand
operations. barricade is also erected in the responalble for As a result of the blockade, mit Souchow-Quinsan section of the only travelling in the affected Railway. In doing so, the Japan areas is prohibited, but even the ese bave caused extensive damage delivery of malls is compelled t to farm products on the side of
The buoys marking the Mine- suspend. The blockade is mostly the railway.
field Channel south of Alasasin rigidly enforced in areas on the The
campaign is now in full Point in the Manila
Suble and border of Soochow and Changshu. swing. It can serve no useful Bay area have been repainted, Ignorant of the new Japanese purpose to the Japanese and Nan-states a notice from the US, Coast move, many Chinese returning to king but only to intensify the and Geodetic Survey released their native villages in these areas hatred of the people in southern locally by the Harbour Office. are turned back and forced to Klangsu and steel their will to re-
Entering Manila Bay from Gea- ward, the Red Nun Buoy number- ed 6 and 8 now mark the starboard side of the Channel, and the Black Nun Buoys numbers 5 and 7 mark the port side
wander about in misery.
In
the ."bandit suppression" areas, the Japanese and the pup- pet troops are also enforcing stringent measures restricting the movement of foodstuffs and com- modities. Nothing can be brought
into or out of these areas without the permission of the Japanese be ob- and such permission can tained only by payment of large bribes.
egga
sist. (Central News).
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TO PERU
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