Chungking, May 17.
"Japanese aircraft may kil thousands of less fortunate ones, but they can not destroy our will to resist," declared General Chiang Kai-shek, in a message to the nation.
"Granted the Japanese have 2,000 aeroplanes, but they will not be able to destroy the 2,000 county seats and the 90,000,000 villages in China," he continued.
Once more expressing confidence in China's ultimate vi tory, he declared that Japar "inhuman acts" would only strengthen Chinese unity for resistance and vengeance, Reuter. for the exchange of lecturers between the Hongkong University and Chinese universities.
The Sino-British Cultural Association is also sending a Chinese professor to England shortly, to lecture in English universities, "succeeding Dr. Hu Shih, who is at present in Washington as the Chinese Ambassador to the United States.
'Ata dinner preceding the meeting, 'Mr, Wang Shih-chien, former Minister Education. who is President of the Association. welcomed Sir Archibald Kerr and Mr. Duncan Sloss, in a brief speech. He' also announced that a branch of the Sino-British Cultural Association will shortly be Inauguratfed in Hongkong.—Reuter.
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