1938-10-25 — Page 24

HANKOW'S MAYOR GIVES FAREWELL MESSAGE

Hankow, To-day.

Making his first appearance at a press conference during his seven-years term as Mayor of Han- kow, Mr. K. C. Wu yesterday declared:

"I must leave my best friends among the foreign

community. I will leave behind thousands of poor people, some destitute, who are unable to

evacuate, but I shall leave this flock in good

hands.

"I hope that the arrangements several times, but to-day she is a made for them by my foreign different country from what she friends will be crowned with

success.

"Despite the present tense sit- uation, as a civilian I am still optimistic regarding the future of China,

was in olden times, when the Man- chus conquered the Mings and when the Mongols invaded the Sungs.

"To-day we have a great national leader and we are united for the

first time in our history.

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 25, 1988.

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Chungking, To-day. Referring to rumours spread in Hong Kong, the spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Office states em- “Japanese domination of China is impossible. If the Japanese "We had a year in which to make phatically that Mr. Wang Ching-wei expect of China a

mushroom our present plans, and I feel that and Dr. Wang Chung-hui, the Chin- growth into a turncoat, she is the incident' will eventually prove

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All suppositions that these! two statesmen have gone to Hong Kong in order to ascertain what possibilities exist of: beginning peace negotiations are declared by the spokesman to be entirely erroneous.

At the same time, the Chinese spokesman denied assertions about lack of discipline among the Chinese troops at the front. There' was not the slightest danger of Chinese resistance collapsing on an account of disorderly flight.

TO FIGHT ON.

Despite the difficult situation, the Chinese High Command had decided to continue resistance to Japanese attacks whatever hap- pened, since only in this way could the preservation of the Chinese Government and the Chinese nation be assured.

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For the six months past Chinese had reckoned with the pos- sibility of the fall of Hankow, so that should this now actually occur, no new situation whatever would be created.-Trans-Ocean.

JAPAN'S DRIVE NORTHWARD

Tokyo, To-day. Imperial Headquarters claim that Japanese troops in South China have penetrated a distance of 50 kilometres along the Canton- Hankow Railway, and have reach- ed the district of Sungfa.

In Japanese circles, it is expect- ed that there will shortly be a major engagement between Japan- ese troops pushing northwards and Chinese troops from the Hankow

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