Mr. Lin Sen's Message To The Nation Chungking, Jan. 3.
Speaking at the memorial service on New Year's Day in commemoration of the 27th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic, President Lin Sen made a stirring appeal to the nation to redouble its effórts to resist foreign aggression.
Referring to the revolutionary spirit of the late Party Leader, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the speaker said that this spirit "which enabled us to overthrow the monarchy and establish the Republic, is bound io enable us to overcome even greater difficulties in the future."
Recalling the Chinese proverb that "Nations are revived in time of distress," President Lin said that the day of Chinese national regeneration has arrived. The entire country is now firmly united in the concerted effort to overcome the national enfergency, so as to preserve the national existence and secure for China a position of independence and freedom in the family of nations,—Kuo Min.
Tsingtao, Jan, 3.
Although the military situation here is virtually unchanged, with the future of the city still uncertain, Chinese refugees who evacuated the port hurriedly a week ago to escape Possible Japanese vengeance for the destruction of Japanese property here, are now returning to Tsingtao.
Other than the fact that their retreat towards the west has been blocked by the advance of Japanese, troops, the reason for their action is obscure, Meanwhile, foreign volunteers and Chinese police are taking action to prevent further looting of Japanese properties. They have begun boarding up the smashed fronts of the scores of Japanese shops ransacked by Chinese soldiers and civilians.
In addition to the Chinese police on patrol duty, a small number of Chinese carrying big swords appeared today, They are also undertaking guard duty within the city.
A few Chinese looters"were caught last night after they had broken into Japanese offices in the downtown district, filled their pockets with loot, and set fire to the premises—Reuter.
Air Battle at Nanchang b Furious combats and intensive bombing featured raids by Japanese naval fliers on Nanchang, Kiangsi province, and Sheklung and Tsuffghua, Kwangtung province, on Sunday, the Japanese naval authorities announced in a communique issued at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
Handicapped by poor ility caused by cloudy skies, a naval squadron commanded by Lieut-Commander Yoshizo Suda engaged six Chinese fighting craft of the E-16 Soviet-made type at Nanchang, and shot down one of them, the communique stated. The others escaped, The Japanese bombers then proceeded to demolish hangars and several grounded Chinese planes, according to the communique, Another naval squadron operating in Kwangtung bombed hangars and military godowns at the Tsunghua aerodrome, and sampans filled with Chinese soldiers near Sheklung along the Canton-Kowloon Railway.
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