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of the presumed intention to march straight through to Hankow. From some of the talk of the Japanese military and press, one gathers the impression that Shanghai and Nan- king were the Nipponese breakfast dish, Heuchow was tiffin, and Han- kow will be sort of a tea delicacy with the completion of a gruffy benevolent engulfing of China

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the dinner, Is it all as simple as that? We have seen a great deal to make us think that Hankow may In these days, when Japan's still be regarded as a very hot pota- plans for a drive on

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simultaneously with an extension to, to be handled with care. of operations to South China may open a new phase in her war on China, it may be of interest to summarise the Far Eastern out- look as outlined from the distant perspective of Washington.

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·ON THE face of it the demand tently affirmed by the leaders of ment residents must produce China and apparently being ac- cholera inoculation certificate for cepted at last by the more intelli- entry into Japanese-controlled gent leaders of Japan, namely, Hongkew district is seemingly a that the war in the Far East piece of ridiculous officiousness. An has only just begun, In earlier amusing extra feature is the kind

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But, as Germany showed twen- ty years ago, a disciplined, hardy nation can defy.economic theories for a considerable period under war conditions. The Japanese are second to no people in disci- pline, patriotism, and national unity. They are also capable of "carrying on" under living stan- dards and privations unknown in

Think of these un-knighted the West, provided that their will to endure is not undermined. knights' battling, against life armed Those familiar with the situa- only with a paltry £500 a year. tion do not, for these reasons, These unfortunate gentlemen who

see much likelihood that Japan may only get, a pittance of $10 ca

will crack on the home front be-week surely deserve our sympathy. fore another year has passed, or Let us petition Heaven on their be- perhaps even two or three. If half, and lo! like Abhou - Ben attrition is to bring a settlement Adhem, our name shall lead the acceptable to China, as the Han-rest! kow leaders hope, there is little prospect of such a settlement be- fore 1989 or 1940.

BY RAISING their prices to three:

Times" and cents the New York Both Westerners and the Ja- "Herald Tribune” are rubbing salt panese have also underestimated in wounds. "A man picking up a the capacity of China for resis- paper these days can be moderately tance. The Chinese people are certain he is in for a black half- as hour, with ever, headline freighted unified against the invader never in their history, and there with disaster, every column and is as yet no sign that this unity editorial carrying its note of sombre

The modern prophecy To lift the price will break down. leaders of China, many of them calamity seems feducated in American' universi- timed. ties are now solidly behind

us cruelly

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Chiang Kai-shek; these men have MR. FORD'S been gaining "face", progressive- at a recent preas dinner shows that

of, modern pro ly in the eyes of the nation, at he keeps abreast

merly gress. Some of ull can reme the expense of those

powerful éléments, who might ca- when Henry was about as slient as

safe-guard their pro- his "Model

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