Chungking, May 30. The event of the week has been the funeral of the late Gen. M. C.
Wang who was killed on the field of battle. The body arrived in a Ming Sen vessel and was saluted by thousands of students who lined the tops of"the Chao Tien Gate and the river banks for miles round. Patri tie songs were sung, even the chair coolies joining in, and then appropriate sacrifices were performed by Gen, Ho Kou-kuang of the Generalissimo's Headquarters.
On Tuesday thousands of citizens of every walk of life went to the Chamber of Commerce to. pay their respects to the first Szechuenese high commander {o pay the supreme sacrifice. His blood-stained coat, rid-died with machine-gun bullet holes played on the coffin and patrio tie societies utilized the occasion to urge the remaining generals of the old "Liu Hsiang gang" to hurry off to the front and defend their country Funds to Purchase Planes With the fall of Hsuchow, the A
Defence committee is busy again—$500,000 will be collected from the wealthy families during the next month. Several new air fields have been constructed and a fair number of anti-aircraft guns mounted on high points round the city Heary rains throughout the provine e assured a good rice crop and the price has dropped to the lowest figure since the famine. Living costs have risen and with the prolonged blockade of the Yangtze the farmer may find himself victim of the old agricultural problem, cheap food prices and high prices for all other necessities of life. The needs of the Szechuenese farmer are still very primitive and the abundance of food will ensure content among the masses and willingness to continue the war of res ance.
Mr. Geoffrey Aldington and Cmdr. Codrington-Ball of H.M.S. Falcon flew up to Chengtu last week and while there took part in the Empire Day celebrations of the Canadian School for foreign children. They also met several Chinese aviators who took part in the recent flight to Japan.
H.M.S. Falcon Officers Entertain The officers of H.M.S. Falcon entertained the foreign community to their last curry tiffin before they proceeded down river. Most of the members of the community turned out for this very enjoyable social event.
After a journey lasting nearly a month, Dr. Stuart Allen of the Canadian Mission and the Rev. W. A. McCurdy arrived with eight truckloads of stuff from Yunnan. The cargo represents the accumulated cods of the West China University, arious hospitals and personal baggage of several returning missioner; parties. They report that this south-route while difficult and costly is quite feasible.
Mrs. Grant and Dr. Richardson of the Central Government Agricultural Research Bureau flew from Chengtu last week and were married at H. M. Consulate. They then left by st. ship for their honeymoon down r to Ichang and return
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