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For China
CHIANG
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Mr. McNutt CHINA READY Japan's
FOR FOUR DR 14
OR
KAI-SHEK'S On Far East MORE YEARS
MESSAGE
Latest international develop- ments reveal that the crimes and
Situation
AMERICA'S STAKE "în Asia is "far too designs of the aggressors also in- real" to be abandoned in order to appeasc
crease
the strength and the
collaboration of those who oppose the political machine now happening to be in them, declared Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, in a statement power in Tokyo, declared Mr. Paul McNutt, addressed to the Chinese Army
Federal Security Administrator, and former-
and people in which he express-
of Japan and her puppets
will
ed confidence that "the collapse ly High Commissioner of the Philippines, coincide with the collapse of the addresing the Chinese community in Wash- Generalissimo Chang_appeated ington, on the occasion of the fourth anni- to the Chinese Army and peopl
Axis Powers."
in redouble their efforts to pre-versary of the outbreak of the Sino-Japonese pare for a counter-offensive, em- hostilities. phasising the need for national unity and increased fighting Strength.
Starting Point
"China is fully pre- pared to continue the or 14 war for four more years if neces- sary in order to win the final victory," de- clared Dr. Quo Tai- chi, China's Foreign Minister, in a broad- cast to America from Chungking yesterday.
-Reuter.
Knightly
Way
The "Manchester Guar- dian," in a leading arti- cle yesterday, said that four years ago, Japan, calling it an Incident, started against China a war which she was now unable to end.
Her victories glitter with re- turning generals' triumphs, but hundreds of thousands of Japan- ese have been killed or maimed. 00000 | Privations have grown, but the Chinese people's spirit remain's unbroken.
A Russian defeat might result in outright MORE PEOPLE
Japanese-Axis military collaboration.
The United States and China A Chinese victory, Mr. McNutt would be a "victory Generalissimo Chiang emphasis-must art to prevent the "unifica- mentioned,
which China will com- ed that Asia was the starting tion of the totalitarian battle-under point of the fire which is spread-; front across all of Europe and mand the Orient" and commented that what started as a blitzkrieg ing over the world.
has shown signs of becoming
- Reuter. hari kiri.
'to
as
to
Asia.
In drawing attention to the large populaons and rice re- "THE TIME HAS COME TO sources of Asia, Generalissimo 'ACT, AND CHINA AND AMERI- Chiang urged the Democracies, CA MUST EACH SHOULDER make а revolutionary A FAIR SHARE OF THE BUR-
attitude re- change in their
DEN IN PUTTING DOWN THIS garding the Pacific Ocean OLD DISORDER' WHICH SEEKS
important
ΤΟ which
THE SUBJUGATE
FREE Europe as the Atlantic."
PEOPLES OF THE WORLD. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek expressed gratitude for the as- sistance given by Britain, United States and Soviet Russia to the Chinese people. He added the hope that there would closer cooperation between four countries us "the aim is the same for all four of us."
the
be the
"Any nation teaming up, like Japan, with the Axis threat must do so expecting to shout- the consequences of der all her actions. That comment is
Д
ARE WEARING
GLASSES
China has endured from her great -inner strength. She has the patience that "gazes on kings' communists and still united
-and
graves," Government are against the invader.
She is rebuilding, In the West, the
JJapan's economy which
The black-out and fac-knightly way" bad blowdik tory lighting conditions shattered.
5
in the optical trade.
THE OTHER are responsible for a boom SIDE OF
THE STORY
"A member of the British Optical Association says that more people are wearing glasses to-day than before the war.
"The chief reason is that more people are working in artificial light which in some cases is very
Japanese casualties in poor.
A good many of these are men more than a generality." the four years of war till beyond the age of 40, which is the they need the end of June totalled age when, as a rule,
killed and glasses for close work. States 2,000,000
"Many of them, previously en- the should not permit the reef of wounded, declared
outdoor occupations gaged in
Chinese Victory Certainly, "the United
Referring to a possible move of the Japanese, Generalissimo Chiang gave warning that aggressors were both oppor-islands from Kamchatka to Borneo
therefore, capable of sudden un- predictable actions.-Reuter.
States Asia. In
out conditions, have suffered from
glasses to correct it.
tunists and adventurers, and to stand as military or naval bar-Chinese Military Spokes-and now doing work under black-
riers between the United
man in Chungking yes-eye strain and have had to wear and the continent of
barriers terday. unfriendly hands such would block, forever, trade with China and the Dutch East Indies."
"FLEECE
AND FLIT"
FOUR-SQUARE
PARTIES
Fleece-and-Flit 5am- AGAINST
those from the Dominions, Allied
HITLERIGM
+
constitute а
"From my experience more women than men are wearing glasses to-day. The women are not shy about wearing spectacles as once they were Many of them, of course, are spending time knitting a good deal of comforts' for the Services, often in artificial light. "We find in
some
"The Japanese casualties were 1,994,269 and prisoners 24,082."
that The spokesman claimed
12.321 during the same period, tanks and
armoured cars were captured or destroyed.
Japanese aircraft destroyed
difficulty in
the four years is alleged to have obtaining frames, and in a short totalled 2,054 while Japanese air-time we shall not be able to sup-
For‹taur„ybars :too :little shas baon gappreciated, too;little help chas been given China who has been fighting: the battle of (thia coquntry, and those with us;ih .the war.
Ás much as any she deserves our help. As much as any she must be with us at and after: the peace,Reuter.
JULY 7
RAID ON
CHUNG KING
Chungking's
obser
Vance of the fourth anni- men killed and captured is given ply frames in the same variety as versary of the outbreak of as 2,650,-Reuter.
before."
(
JAPANESE WAR
MINISTER'S WARNING
the Sino-Japanese hosti. lities was interrupted yesterday morning by a raid by 27 Japanese air- craft which heavily bombed :the suburbs.
The
western
was
main target much-bombed Press Hostel Com pound.
•IN A STATEMENT in Tokyo yesterday, the vicinity of the Hostel where
Several big bombs landed in foreign correspondents staying.
bling parties are causing anxiety to the War Office and the Service authori-¡ ties. In all parts of May-1
Great Britain, the fair and the West End of London luxurious flats United States, the Soviet and houses are being Union and China, with hired for one night only o`ther liberty-loving -after which the organ-inations, isers become difficult to world-wide front against aggression, declared Mr trace.
Koo, the A large number of the victims Wellington are officers on leave particularly Chinese Ambassador, at countries, and the provinces. a London meeting yester- the fourth anniversary of the outbreak of the Scouts are sent to hotels and day of the China Cam Sino-Japanese hostilities, the War Minister,
paign Committee.
General Tojo, urged the people to renew their "Alliance or no alliance," bf efforts for liquidating the China Affair as in the same place for more than one will have an immediate and early as possible and to be prepared, at the
the one night.
Some Mayfair mansions were others. The closer their colla- same time, against any eventuality_which. rented for longer periods. But men boration, the surer and sooner
might occur as a result of the European war were boht in who got sufficient will be their final victory.";
China believed, with greater evidence for a conviction and
Japan's objectives in maintaining the then opened the doors to uniform= | | 5'conviction than ever, that tho World order of peace and secur.. ed police.
ity could only be built on the peace and security of China as well as creat-Router. But it la basler than over be-
principle of collective soturity ing a New Order in East Asia was gradually si torp to find "sultable premisas".
for single nights, ~ böcause 46 and mutual aid.
being realised, added the War Minister.
clubs to "rope in any well-pursed "probables they find.
The police recently raided so many gambling dens that it be came over-risky to run parties" added, "the victory or defeat of
far-reaching effect upon
"many flats and houses have been After four years of war, Japan
evacuatód...
has been stalemated, with aħmil- Some agents, at their wits ends ion of her soldiers bogged to find tenants, are only too will, China. Reuter. ing to let a flat for a night to a
man "about to be calledup"
wanting to give a farewell party
to his friends and willing to pay gambling tables.
an unusually high price for the Even those visitors who manage to win and they are a minority privilege,
By the time the "lambs" are pay back to the promoters brought to the fleecing the flat has large part in percentages, and for boen stocked with food, wine, and food and wine.
n
He warned, however, that Japan must depend on herself in meet- ing any crisis in the future,
wero
Chungking was beflagged. All usual while amusement places, Government offices worked as contrary to previous years, re- mained open but presented pro- grammes.
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Sunday evening in which
This raid ollowed planes attacked in, three waves 50 concentrating on the com-
pound, of the Press
Hostel:
NEW U.S. NAVAL APPROPRIATION
fourth year is proof of national efficiency and ability," says the "Japan Times and Advertiser,"
Navy Department reputed organ of the Foreign
Washington yesterday asked Con- All the metropolitan papers fca- Office,
The journal claimed: “Japan in gress to appropriate an addi- tured editorials dealing with the significance of Japan completing spite of a four years' war with all tional U.S.5588,000,000 to aug- four years of hostilities in China, its damage and strain,, to-day la ment its ship-building program- stronger and more me, "of which U.S.$100,000,000 "Japan has weathered the storm, very much
The position the country productive than four years ago." will be for Increased - repairing
facilities. Routér, inds itself in at the end of the Reuter,
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