In a statement issued the "Hwa Mel Wan Pao" said:
"The 'Hwa Mel Wan Pao' is an /American-controlled Chinese language evening newspaper with a morning edition, The publisher is an Amer tean, Mr. H. P. Mills, who owns 60 er cent. of the publication.
The associates of Mr, Mills in the -Hwa Mei Wan Pao" are loyal, patriotle Chinese of exeélient standing {the community.
"The 'Hwa Mel Wan Pao' was founded in July of 1936 and during that_ month was registered in the State of Delaware, US.A."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.