The Archive · 1938

Gen. Wu Teh-chen Will Resist

Canton, Oct. 30.

Determination 10 carry' on resist ance against the Japanese invaders was voiced today by General Wu. Teh-chen, the Chairman of the Xwangtung Provincial Government, a statement cabled from his new headquarters at Linhsien, in North The statement reads as follow:

feel sorry that Canton is lost 10! the enemy, but the enemy. are more) disappointed, for we not only refuse! to surrender, but are determined to} resist until' right triumphs—over} might, Our city is taken, but not Jour spirit."

General Wu also dispatched today to all consuls in Shameen the follow-Ing. telegram:—"tu pursuance of the order issued lby the National Government, the [Provincial Government of Kwangtung has removed its headquarters to Linhsien, and will continue its Jadministrative functions as usual.

We do not recognize the puppet ladmiiistrations established within the territory occupied by the enemy forces, and all dealings with such puppet, regimes are absolutely "Tsingtao' 's Export Conditions Tsingtao, Oct. 19, The prohibitive regulations in force In regard to exports from Tsingtao are still in force, Japanese exporters are getting round the regulations which are chiefly aimed at obtaining foreign currency, by ne-collating their export dodments at Shanghai at current rates and obtain-Ing permits to ship in Tsingtao from the local authorities, Other exporters "are unable obtain these permits 10 ship unless they negotiate their "documents through the Yokohama Specie Bank at the official rates of 14 for sterling and 29 for USS.

'As a. result of these strangling restrictions, non-Japanese exporters are foreed to remain inactive, while Japanese shippers are selling' freely to Burope and America, specially. the larier country and it Is reported that they "have "made sales for November/December/January ship-

Japanese merchants are selling on the basis of shipment from any North Shina port or "Shanghai, at their Yption, and in the ease of all, Dairen rms are shipping their soya bean:

Tientsin to be crushed there fo1 shipment from that port, thus getting the benefit of current exchange rates there.

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