Recalling the great caution with which Gen, Chiang Kai-shek and Other central authorities considered ihe issue of peace and war last autumn and the grim determination with Which they led the country into the struggle, "The Standard," a Chinese daily, declared that if China entered the conflict with such a heavy heart, she would see to it that the sacrifices she had borne so far would not be m vain. For this reason, the current hostilities must end in a fundamental solution of the Sino-Japanese problem.
"The Morning Leader" stressed the amazing progress in China's political and military reconstruction during the past year which, it claimed, surpassed anything that had been done in this country not only during the past decade, but during the past century. "And this progress", it commented, "is the gift of Japanese militarist impenalism."
Turning to material losses and sacrifices during the past twelve months, the paper noted that the capital cities in nine provinces and five special municipalities had fallen into the hands of Japanese troops. while large areas of national territory hàd been occupied. The total casualties which the Chinese armed forces had suffered, numbered no less than 750,000, while the number of civilians rendered homeless and destitute came 3. Vehicles will be allowed to stati on both sides of Rue Lafayette, accord-on the spot by constables of th ie ing to indications which will be given the spot by les of the Traffic Vallon, between Route Voyron ana Rus 4. No trafic will be allowed in Rout Massenet, from T arns as well as in the section of Rue Massenet situated. bes veen Route Vallon and Rue Lafayette rhe standing. of vehicles. categories will be. forbidden from 8 ta am. along the footpath sou. Avenue" Joffre, between Avenue' Dubai and Rue Cardinal Mercier amd alone Avenue Dubaili West side. Betten Avenue Jofre and Rue Lafsyette At the end of the review, the cars of the guests having an official pass ill clear by Route Vallon and Rue Massenet, Big Damage to Chinese Lumber Yards Damage sustained by Chinese lumber yards of the Yangtze Valley cities during the Sino-Japanese hostilities is estimated at approximately $300,000,000, Chinese reports said yesterday. Lumber yards situated at Shanghai lost all their properties in Nantao and Pootung, valued at $50,000,000. Extensive damage was also inflicted upon these yards at Nanking, Chingkiang, Wuhu and Ningkuofu, according to the reports, Pirate Scare on Minnie Moller Flour Mills Resume Latest reports received state that the s. Minnie Moller experienced a pirate scare on Tuesday afternoon as she lay anchored off Liu Ho, but fortunately these fears proved groundless, H.M.S. Aphis stood by the ship until she left her anchorage and proceeded to this port late in the evening. to suspend operations recently to an acute shortage of raw materi have resumed operations, according to Domei. Sufficient supplies of raw. materials have been brought from districts north of the Yangtze, the reports said. ji When the ship left Shanghai -on Tuesday morning on her regular trip to the lower Yangtze ports, she carried a considerable number of passengers, some of whom disembarked near Liuho, and as their behaviour on board appeared suspicious it was feared that they may be members of a pirate gang who came al to acquaint themselves with the 3 The vessel anchored in this vicinity on her way back as a precautionary: measure against a possible HLM.S. Aphis was asked to until the ship left for Shanghai in the evening.
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