The authorities in Canton are making all preparations for the evacuation of the populace in case of emergency. Over 20,000 women and children are understood to have registered with police stations for assistance in transportation and other facilities, Evacuation of Canton will not be a problem in the opinion of the authorities. Communications are the Government and Gen. Chiang Kai-shek is absolute. Questioned as to the financial and military assistance, if any, from Hankow, Gen. Wu replied that Kwangtung is a part of the Central Government, He declined to supplement the statement with details, however.
Questioned as to the effect. of Japanese air raids over Kwangtung the Governor commented that if the purpose of bombing of open towns was to demoralize people, as was admitted by Japanese themselves, the Japanese military had achieved just the opposite. Proofs were too many to show that the Chinese people are not easily demoralized. The slaughter of non-combatants, he said, only helped to strengthen the unity and determination of the Chinese Government and people to resist Japanese aggression to the bitter end.
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