In a leading article today on the Nanchang operations, the "Hsin Hua Jih Pao," organ of the Chinese Communist ' Party, "declares that "the Japanese drive "against Nanchang, aims at cutting the Cheklang= Kiangsi Railway, and thus disrupting, communications between Kiangsi and Chekiang provinces, and the interior of China, At the same time, the journal de-lares, the oecupatioh of Nanchang by the Japanese would pave the way for a large-scale campaign against the Chinese guerillas now operating in the Nanking, Wuhu ang Shanghai areas, who would then be bottled The paper states that the occupa tion of Nanchang would mean that the Japanese forces would threaten Changsha, the capture of which, it declares, is part of the Japanese programme aiming at, the complete occupation, of the "Canton-Hankow Railway. The journal prediets a arge-teale offensive by the Chinese forces in the Shanghai, Nanking and Wuhu areas, to exert pressure the Japanese rear, and also to organize the Kiangsi populace for Soochow Missionaries Secure Property Soochow, Mar, 16 Old customs and practices have been mulch in. evidence this winter. On the occasion of setting up spring a big parade, colourful in many of its aspects, was witnessed by a huge crowd. In twenty years this city han not seen such a celebration. Those desiring to seo the old reinstated must have been fully. satisfied with the result on this particular occasion.
Christian churches are meting a situation and a response that courages @ hope that the old institu tion may. again minister to men's needs. Evangelistic services been well attended and. the been most attentive, sity and Laura Haygood School were returned" last week by the Japanese Army and it is not yet known, what use will be made of the property. Necessary repairs to protect them are in progress. If the ne spirit in which the unit returned the property can be taken as an indication much can be expected in the final adjustment of the Sccupation of the property.
Recently there has' been a fresh influx of country people into'the city ne to unbearable conditions created robbers and some claiming to be guerillas. One cannot help wonder-Ing what will happen if thie condition persists, The farmer has it hard under the very best of conditions, and then add to hig lot robbers and the uncertainly created by guerilla warfare and his lot is indeed hard.
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