City trade wilt suffer if the war} continues, "Shops are already empty-Ing of their stock, and because realised that all imported goods. will be Irreplaceable, prices are rising dau, Not so rice. and, vegetables, fand eggs, which cannot be exported as usual, and are therefore cheap. 'The teneral feeling is that there will ways be plain food s0 long as the' authorities arrange some system of [currency or credit so that it will be urehasable, "If thie is done China Twill survive he cosslal blockade, Blockade by the way which was here force ever since local steamers stopped sailing at the commencement of the Shanghai hostilities.
The attitude to the war is simple [enough whichever. doss of citizens "approached. "We don't want to fight Anything for on easy life. But it'ig the only thing to do. even if
country will be stolen seo can't win: in ether case out mind, dogged, or fatal-fat, the people sre "aot" Meely to give sri Uhrough lock "of cigarettes, Beer, the Monsignor Ins Sposa Sian,
Jdclegste to China, who recentl rived Sian from Lanchow to' pray forthe conduct of the wat, with iCatnolie workers "in Shi During his recent visit to. Philippine Islands, Mr. Crow said, Japanese sentiment there wan opposed fo wor, Mr. Crow called attention to the Separate caits'on_ Gen. Chi it Ting. fact that although the Chinese were lo to bomb Tokyo serially gins and ren sVic-Director of the" Genera.
imo's Provisional Headquarters will not do" Because It might Sung Wels, Shenst Seopardize her chances of Leave ego dui erated tay Predicted that the Chinese the various diocesan In the province, Shenal for several ays would Zevelop almost impregnable defences In the region of Soochow He willie twetonour gues a dinner. fand most of the Aghting In the future to be given by Gen. Chiang Ting- would centre there—United Prev. wen this evening—Centrat News.
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