London, May 13.
China wishes to be included in any pact signed by the democratic nations the world, Generalissimo Chiang Kal-shek stated today in a message of thanks addressed to the four peers and 32 members of the House of Commons who congratulated him on May 6 for the success of Chinese war operations.
"The Generalissimo's message was published in the form of a communi-issued by the Chinese Embassy General Chiang stated: "On behalf of the Chinese people, T assure you that we deeply appreciate the expression of your sympathy for ts, Our people will never cease to strive for human justice and world peace. Our most urgent desire is that we may prove worthy of the confidence that you and the British people warmly place in our cause, by exert= Ing ourselves to the utmost to secure the objectives shared by all who cherish truth and order."—-Havas, New Hua Hsing Bank to Hit Foreign Trade Chungking, May 9.
Commenting today on the creation of a Sino-Japanese bank in Central China, the spokesman for the Ministry. of Finance declared that, after the alleged failure of the Federal Reserve Bank in North China, the Japanese were trying similar efforts in: Central China, But," he declared, "they will fail as they did before."
Obviously," he continued, "the Japanese financial scheme is me te jed to force Japanese control of the—finanelal system centred in whose stability vital foreign interests are intimately concerned.
"Should such control be established, it would be another very serious blow to foreign interests in Central China, indeed, throughout the whole of China, "The Chinese Government." concluded, "will have to take counter-measures, and these are at present New Mayor Appointed,
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