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GENERAL

OVERSEAS CHINESE VISIT When Pleas

WARTIME CAPITAL Country's Progress Deeply

Impress Delegation

CHUNGKING, April 18 (Central)—The last batch of 43'mem- hers of the Overseas Chinese Comfort Delegation from the South Seas arrived here yesterday from Kwelyang. Eleven others ar- rived some days ago.

The new arrivals were greeted by more than 2,000 people including representatives from more than 100 public organisa- Mons. Prominent among them were Gen. Wu Te-chen, Mr. Chen Shu-jen. Mr. Hsiao Chi-shan and Mr. Hung Yu-lan.

Day Dreams Of Wang

What He Plans

For Future

HANKOW, April 18 Reuter)— Wang Ching-wel, interviewed by Reuter. expressed his "Govern ment's" desire to respect the legl- timate interests of Third. Powers but expected the Powers' operation.

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He declared that the abolition of extrality and the rendition of foreign concessions will be the fundamental policies but gave the assurance that they will be achieved by peaceful methods.

Regarding the future status

of

the railways throughout China. Athe "Government's" principle is aimed at the return of State controlled institution, and there will be no foreign influence with exception, possibly. of North China.

ROME, April 18 (Reuter) sharp attack on what is describ- ed as Britain's claim to dominate the Mediterranean is made by Signor. Gayda in the Giornale d'Italia. He declares that England had always pursued a polley in the Mediterranean almed at en- suring, in the most solid manner. ber power and hegemony excla- sively in the service of her m- perial interests.

After the Treaty of Versailles. Britain and France stifled the expansion of Italy in the Mediter- ranean. England is not a Medi- terranean nation, however much. she may claim to dominate this sea whose only legitimate value to her is that it is a direct route to her Empire.

Vinson Bill Passed?

|BIGGER U.S. NAVY FORESHADOWED WASHINGTON, apr. 18 (Reu- ter)-The Vinson Bi, providing

for an 11 per cent increase in the United States Navy, seems cer- tale of securing recommendation to the Senate by the Naval Com- mittee.

The re-opening of the Yangtse- to. Hankow," and even Chungking will only be a question of time, but "It will be opened."

PARTIES NOW BANNED

Bouquets were presented to the members by representatives of the National Women's Relief Associa-

tion

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(Reuter)-

aboard

LONDON, April 19 The 143 Indian seamen

the as. Domals which was bombea on March 2, and who were being repatriated from Germany were asked to give an undertaking not to serve in British ships.

The united reply was the King wanted them to serve it refuse. would be impossible to The Nazis retorted in that case they did not guarantee their sale arrival and later the ship wLS

In the evening, Mr. Pan. Kuo-bombed. chu, leader of the delegation, de- This was stated to the annual livered a broadcast speech to the meeting of the Court of Governors Chinese abroad reporting the of the Seamen's Hospital Society journey of the delegation.

by the Indian High Commissioner. Sir Firoz Khan Noon, who added that the "Germans knew very well what was going to happen."

In an interview, Mr. Pan ex- pressed his admiration for the rapid progress achieved in the political, economic, educational, cultural, communications and in- dustrial fields in the country.

The delegation will call on Gen. eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek and other high government officials.

ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN

FOR CHEKIANG

PUPPET OFFICERS

EXECUTED

LOYANG, April 18 (Central)--- | Hsa" Li-chung, so-called combian- | der of the puppet troops in Kai- SOMEWHERE IN WEST CHE-teng, and four of his subordinate. KIANG, Apr. 18 (Central)-The officers are reported to have been. cheklang Provincial Government executed by the Japanese has mapped out a three-year ad- plotting a mutiny. ministrative plan for the province,

According to the plan, practical measures will be taken to improve

for

A increase of $5,000,000 in the budget for the 1940 fiscal year for

the province's political machinery, the enforcement of the plan has economic structure and education. also been decided upon.

Hsiangtang Recaptured By Chinese Troops

Guerilla Activities Now Spreading In Minshan

FENGCHENG, April 19 (Central)-The Chinese advancing on Nanchang, from the south, has recaptured Hsiangtang and pushing toward Lientang. Other Chinese units are pushing toward Teban and Kiuklang.

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CHUNGKING, Ápr. 18 (Central) --Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has ordered the banning of all

Chinese guerilla activities have been intensified in the Minshan feasts among government officials.

area between Juichang and Tehan, where Japanese communica- except for entertaining foreign tions were disrupted and telegraph wires and poles destroyed. Jap- guess or for official purposes. Banese aerial bombings and infantry attacks fälled to disperse the tertainments of a private nature

guerillas, are to be limited to tea receptions. The Executive Yuan, of which Generalissimo Chiang is President has been instructed to strictly en- force this ruling while the Gar- rison Headquarters, the Gendar- merle Headquarters and the Police Headquarters in Chungking have been ordered to make frequent la- spection and arrest and punish the offenders.

Apparently to divert the Chi- The Japanese are continuing retreat toward Chung- nese offensive in north Kiangsi, their over 800 Japanese troops began kwany, further southwest, to push southward from Tsung- gang in south Hupeh on April 16. They met with stubborn Chinese resistance.

ATTACKS IN NORTH KIANGSU

A Japanese force with more than 10 arøllery pieces was at- tacked by the Chinese north Kaoyu, on the Grand Canal, on

of

Miscellaneous Taxes Monday, sustaining heavy casual-

Abolished

CHUNGKING, Apr. 18 (Central) from-Miscellaneous taxes, and sur

due taxes abolished by order of the Ministry of Finance from July, 1934 to the end of 1938 totalled $87,691,435..

It is understood that the drop | in the projected increase,

25 per cent to 11 per cent, is entirely to the inability of the ordnance factories o make the yuns within the Vinson E11 period for more than an 11. par cent increase.

SURPRISING IF TRUE Reports from Japan that super battleships are being built there. will doubtless assist in securing passage through Congress of legis- lation for a bigger navy but at the same time it is difficult to find any informed source which belleves Japan be able to AC- complish the naval programme she is rumoured to have under- taken.

AUSTRALIA AND THE WAR CANBERRA, April 18-(Reuter)-- Australia's war policy was review ed yesterday by Lord Gowrie, Governor-General at the opening of the new session of the Austra- lian Parliament.

ties.

The

Chinese also attacked Fowning, northeast of Hwaiyin. They broke into the town through the west gate and challenged the Jap- Japanese to street fighting.

on anese supply depets were set fire.

Japanese troops retreating from Macheng. 87 miles northeast of Hankow in northeast Hupeh, have or been routed by the Chinese

Topo, southwest of Macheng.

The abolished taxes were of 7,101 kinds which had been Im posed by various provincial municipal governments.

CROSSWORD NO. 586

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Solution No. 585

All this must be paid...for and. it was the principal object of the TO DOWN NEW YORK, Apfl) 18 (Reuter)-present Bession to finance the war The New York Timts states that effort. They rejected the evils according to information reaching of monetary inflation and would officials in Washington, Germany apply their attention to further has only eighteen thousand men taxation measures and the au- in Norway, Beventeen transports thorisation of war loans." are being tied up in Denmar owing to the Allied mining, aero- plane and submarine activities.

Reports indicate that Germany had intended to send thirty thou sand men but eight thousand were lost in the transport winkingo.

General Lung Yuri, Chairman

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