Munitions, Dr. Crawford said, appeared to be plentiful. His wife and he saw thousands of cases of munitions being taken to remote hiding places in the hills, They also saw a battery of heavy artillery, possibly six-inch guns, the crews of which were receiving training, Everywhere, he continued, they saw evidence of immense planned activity, New airfields were being Tevelled, roads made and provided with bridges which.were solid engineering structures constructed of steel, and railways extended and improved.
Many Chinese students who had been educated abroad were supervising this work in the capacity of 'meets of the Chinese Army. These officers were optimistic over the eventual outcome of the war, declaring that China would be able to outlast Japan's strength.
Country people, Dr. Crawford continued, also showed a spirit of faith and wore willingly ce-operating with the authorities in order to ensure that the Japanese would not be able to celain their provinces even if they were to invade them, New Divistons his way to Kweichow,, Dr. Crawford and his wife mot several new divisions of Chinese troops marching cast to the front, and were favourably impressed with their appearance.
The roads, Dr. Crawford said, were fon the whole passable, this enabling him to make an average speed of fifteen to twenty miles an hour. He emphasized, however, that a good car and rellable tyres were essential for this and similar journeys.
The Cravfords used a specially built export model ear which had already done several thousands of miles across Canada before It was shipped to Hongkong.—Reuter. withdraws to a tine touching, say, Kalgan, Peiping, Tientsin, Tsinanfu and Tsingtao, and declares her determination to hold that, and the Western Powers, in compliance with their new realist "policy, endea-your to persuade China to accept that situation as a compromise purely with a view to China's good.
China never can accept such a solution, We are ready to trade with Japan, She can have all the raw markets she wants. Nature has made to deal together, but it must be on terms of equality and amity and not fon the terms of the Japanese milit-
Appeal to Chinese Hankow, Apr. 25.
"Every effort must be exerted by the Chinese Government, army and public alike to win the forthcoming battle in south Shantung, which will surpass, in the scale of importance, the previous Shanghai and Shansi Battles," says the influential "To Kung in a leading article this morning.
"While the forthcoming south Shantung battle will not be a decisive tone in the present SinowJapanes hostilities," "ta Kung Pao' declares, "in view of the desperate Japanese effort to win) the battle and regain prestige both domestically and internationally, a success for China would undoubtedly have far-reaching consequences by giving a serious blow materially and spiritual ly to the Japanese."
The present battle, the paper beeves, ig different from the Shanghai and Shansi balties since previously "we fought with little hope of victory, whereas we have every possibility of coming out on top in the south Shantung struggle."
The paper continues, urging the Chinese forces on other fronts to take advantage of the present opportunity of the withdrawal of the Japanese main strength from diferent sectors for the Shantung drive, to take up the offensive role to reoccupy ost areas.
Declaring that the present war is not limited to the efforts of the Chinese army in the field, the "Ta Kung Pao" concludes with' an appeal to the Chinese nation to give every material assistance possible to the Chinese soldiers in the strugsle—
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