CHUNGKING AND NEW JAP. PRESSURES
CHUNGKING, TO-DAY,
30 PLANES IN CHUNGKING RAID
on
The Japanese air raid Chungking this morning (report- ed in the first edition of the. "China Mail") was carried out by 30 planes, says a Central News
A SPOKESMAN OF THE CHUNGKING MINISTRY OF message. FINANCE ANNOUNCES THAT Flying in four squadrons the NO FURTHER FINANCIAL OR machines broke into the city ECONOMIC MEASURES ARE limits and dropped a number of CONTEMPLATED BY THE CHIN-demolition and incendiary bombs ESE GOVERNMENT AT PRE- indiscriminately, SENT.
He added that business circles have expressed satisfaction at the policy of the Ministry of Finance and have declared their willingness. to assist the National Government
Chinese anti-aircraft batteries fired heavily at the raiders.
Two fires started by incen- diary bombs were soon controlled.
in every possible manner, especial- DR. KOO AT THE
ly in the case of exporters, to whom the Ministry has given up direct control of business conducted.
The Ministry has retained con- trol only over woodoil, bristles and minerals, as compared with 24 ar- ticles previously controlled.
COMPENSATION FOR EXPORTERS
will
It is added that exporters be in a position to receive compen- sation from the Ministry for losses incurred due to their having to-ad- here to the official exchange rate.
The spokesman concluded by pre dicting that the new measures will bring about great progress not only during the present war but also in future peace-time.
QUAI D'ORSAY
Paris, To-day. The French Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet, last evening received the Chinese Ambassador, Dr. Welling- ton Koo.
Dr. Koo reported
on latest de- velopments in the Ear Eastern situation. Trans-Ocean.
It is pointed out that Trinidad is situated in the heart of the South American Continent. The town is near the Mamore River, a tributary of the Amazon, and 220 miles north-
east of La Paz.
At the weekly press conference, sporadic, minor engagements. spokesman He the Chinese Military
Japanese added that the reiterated that practically no "new coastal blockade was mainly of an fighting" had occurred on the vari- economic, and hardly of a military, оив fronts, despite continuous importance.--Trans-Ocean.
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The First Italian naval squadron is expected to return to the naval base of Tarent on Sunday evening from Tangier,
On the same day, the second squadron, which consist of 30 fight- ing units, will leave Spezia for manoeuvres in the eastern Medi- terranean.
It is expected to return to Spezia at the beginning of August— Trans-Ocean,
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