Thee, it is stated, also indicate China's resolve to attack Japan's trade in the South Seas, where already the anti-Japanese ' boycott Is reported to be more effective than anywhere else.
Apart from the development motor lorry transport on the Burma-'Yunnan road, the Chinese are said to be anxious to induce the Burma Government to complete the Burma railroad from Katha, the preset railhead, situated 100 miles to the west of the Burma-Yunnan boundary.
Chinese circles here stress the commercial advantage for Burma linking up with the railways West China, which are now starting to be developed, instead of coming toa dead-end.
This project, Chinese circles emphasize, is actually quite an elf scheme, though it was brought into actuality by recent events.
Hitherto, it is stated, the Burma Government has reached no decision on the matter.
Yangtze Issue Rankles All the papers dwell on the credits to China as showing evidence of Britain's determination no longer tamely to acquiesce in Japan's en: croachment of foreign rights and interests.
There Is reason to believe, it Jearned from official circles, that Government Is especially displeased fat the continued closure of the Yangtze, and that they consider Can Japan Retain Gains in China?
London, Dee. 20, Can Japan consolidate her gains in China?" is the ttle of an article the "Daily Telegraph" today, contributed by Mr. Edwin Howard, former editor of the ""North-China Daily 'News of Shanghai award" sinter thet, starting wih the intention "of creating an Economic bloc of North China' and Manchotikuo, "Japan has. now "to Echieve complete, conquest 'Anything else would be tantamount tov stalemate, and viral defeat 20 thai as the' struggle continues, the Fights of British and ther. forelzm traders' in China are likely to. be even more seriously threatened than uring the past 18 months.
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