The Archive · 1938

Soviet Envoy Arrives In Hankow

Hankow, Aug. 15.

M, Ivan Luganets-Oreisicy, Ambassador to China, and Madame Luganets-Orelsky arrived in Hankow by. air yesterday, from Moscow. Reuter. be maintained to prevent spies from regime should succeed in establishing entering the province, the reports Kal-shek, Gen, Vu Han-mou, Pacifica Tiself i the Southwest—for which stated. Heretofore spies found it an tion Commissioner of Kwangtung, preparations have been entrusted to easy matter to enter Wuchow, accordjealied a ce-ordination conference ut General Chang Chun—it can hardly ing to the reports." political ofoers. of Kwangtungy be doubted that a condition of its life 'All youths and men between the Kwangsi_and Fukien in Canton' on will be, must be, Japanese conquest. ages of 18 and 45 in Wuchow will "la this machine age when armies August 25.

Be required to take military taining 'The purpose of this meeting, Chi. are mechanised and have the eyes and as soon as. ible, the reports nese reports reaching here said, will terror-force of Ube aeroplane it is be to. work out a concerted' plan dangerous to hold the illusion that.

Provincial authorities were said tu] Japplieable in all three provinces. for the farther the enemy penetrates into be making preparations to store! the carrying out of anti-Japanese the interior of China, the more he is provisions, including a large quantity national salvation policies recently certain to defeat himself. of salt, in anticipation of hostilities, adopted by the Central Political "fo defend and hold Wuhan as the and to mobilize shipping and other Council of the Kuomintang, in addi-French defended and held Verdun trae facilities, ion to means for the encouragement against the German invaders, it is On. orders. from the Nationalist fof enlistment in the army, the en. vital to secure the ce-operation of Government the provincial author! hancement of the.raclal spirit and the Soviet Russia just as it was vital for fies are making efforts to carry out promotion of ce-operation between France to secure British ce-operation in order to hold Verdun, And it is Salvation policy," the reports sald-land-japanese and "national the people and the armed forces, Particular importance is attached no secret that Soviet Russia is the Chinese circles to this conference only power, great or small, that has view of the impending Japanese been "implementing her treaty ob-Jattack on Hankow, which will force Hgations vis-a-vis China within the

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