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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 24 1989

CHIANG CONFIDENT

Interview Granted To Mr. Hans P. Melchers

No Peace While Japanese Troops Remain

IL DUCE SHY

WOOD BANNED

AS FUEL

Addressing a congress of Ger- man foresters in Berlin, Field- Marshal Goering said: "No wood. capable of being put to any use may be burned as fuel. We can not allow ourselves this luxury

Wood production must be in- creased by every means available, be said, to cope with the growing demand.

OF MEETING DER FUEHRER

London, Yesterday.

It is being freely asserted in Rome that Signor Mussolini has refused Hitler's suggestion that ́he should travel to Munich for the purpose of urgent discussion.

In the course of a lengthy private conversation

which Marshal Chiang Kai-shek had at Chung-to-day." king with Mr. Hans H. P. Melchers, general manager for the Far East of Trans-Ocean, the

be exploited. Szechuen alone for Generalissimo showed much interest in Sino-

many and in addition there

time on account of the marked German relations, stating that these could be instance was about as big as Ger- to have been irritated for some all the other provinces, the exploi- preference shown by Herr Hat- considered generally as being quite satisfac-tation of which had scarcely begun ler and his entourage for his son-

and which offered huge possibili-in-law, Count Ciano. 'ties. tory.

NO HOPE FOR PEACE

were

: Discussing the prospects of peace, certainly was no hope for peace as long as the Japanese did not with- draw their troops from China. What China was fighting for now was to drive out the Japanese forces and government therefore the Chinese now

could not consider any peace nego-

As regards any tiations before this object had not been achieved. mediation proposals, none could be accepted if the withdrawal of Ja- panese troops from China was not embodied therein.

the generalissimo stated that there

On the basis of the information available, the refusal did not come unexpectedly as Il Duce is known

Another reason for avoiding personal contact with Herr Hit- ler is that the Duce is now less ready than before to implement

his promise to speed up the reor- ganisation of Italy's industrial and agricultural production, în accordance with German plans,- Our Own Correspondent.

:

Touching upon the question of relations between the Kuomintang and the Communist party in China, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek emphatically asserted that “China has no Communists." What there was under the name of carry out the present resistance for Communism, certainly could not be an indefinite tîme.

SELF-SUFFICIENT regarded

in the sense as such

Economically China was given to it in Europe. All Chinese nationals were first and foremost largely self-sufficient and the cut- Chinese and as such assisted in ting off from Shanghai and Hong the work of national resistance. Kong had eally improved China's The co-operation of China with position this had put the country Soviet Russia did not in any way on a basis where it had learnt to signify any adherence by China to do without many things and as Soviet Russia's ideological beliefs this prevented China from im- but constituted merely the rela-porting a mass of goods for indus

were not a vital ne-

ANKARA, TO-DAY. tions between two friendly powers. tries which

THE THREE-DAY CONVERSA- Speaking about the military land cessity.

He showed great vivacity, a plea- The country-the generalissimo economic reserves of China, Chiang Kai-shek declared that China had continued-was now largely agri-sant humour and a quick interest TIONS TO MARK THE RETURN such in all aspects of questions put OF THE SANJAK OF ALEXAN- practically become independent of cultural in structure and as foreign imports and could continue scarcely vulnerable from the air. him while at the same time show-DRETTA TO TURKEY (AGREED

various

UPON LAST MONTH) BEGAN militarily to There were vast provinces still to ing his own interests in economically and

matters by putting a great number YESTERDAY WITH A NATION- AL HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT of questions himself.--Trans-Ocean.

THE COUNTRY.

OFF THE RECORD

SET 2

B.G.M STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD

By ED REED.

STELL

THE WONDER

"She always shows

Here's Luck

with a bunch of exemptions around income tax time!!

EWO BEER

The generalissimo closed the talk, which lasted, nearly an hour,on a confident note.

BELGIUM'S INSISTENCE

ON NEUTRALITY

to

Brussels, To-day. Belgium's determination to maintain complete neutrality was stressed once more by King Leopold in a speech delivered before workers of the Ougrée]

SANJAK HANDED OVER FORMALLY TO TURKEY

"The last detachment of French troops left the province in the morn- ing, after solemnly saluting "the Turkish colours, which were hoisted everywhere.

sion

י,

for

the occa- demon-

Their departure was

striking a stration of Franco-Turkish friend- ship, thousands of spectators sing- ing the French and Turkish tional anthems in farewell to the troops at their base of departure.- Reuter.

iron foundry, which yesterday MR. BLUNT'S

celebrated the 100th anniversary

of its foundation.

The king only referred briefly to the international situation. "Do

SUCCESSOR

Canton, To-day.

na-

It is reliably learned that Mr. not let us forget that Belgium can J. W. O. Davidson, who was for- preserve her liberty and indepen-

merly attached to the British Con- dence only by the unremitting en- deavours of the entire nation. The sulate at Shanghai and is at pre- international horizon is doubtless sent Consul-General at Kunming, ly not as clear as we might wish will succeed Mr. A. P. Blunt, who

is leaving Canton on August 2. it to be, but let us preserve our

Reuter: sangfroid and let us be determined to stay aloof from any conflict which does not affect our rights or interests.

“With our arms ready for fence, we will remain masters our own house. In view of present dificulties all Belg

alearly than eUBE

inity, of the co-operation

enable us Ith confidence better days

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