Ambassador to China," will Jeave Shanghai this morning in the Canadian Pacific liner, Empress of Canada, for Hon; kong on his way to'Chungking. The American Ambassador went on board the liner last night.
Mr. Johnson will proceed to the provisional capital by way of Haiphong or Hanoi to Kunming, from where he will drive to Chungking. The Ambassador will travel alone, his wife and two children proceeding to Tientsin today aboard the USS. Isabel, flagship of the US. Yangtze Flotilla. The Isabel is expected to arrive in Tientsin on June 2. relations then it is hard to believe that Mr. Wang has definitely gone over to the Japanese side as recent Chinese reports indicate.
General Wu's telegraphic reply. was. published by the "Sin Shi Pao" yesterday but no reply from Mr. Wang was published. " General Wu said that he and the people of Both countries realize the seriousness Of the sufferings as 0 result of the hostilities and explained that the only the Chinese care for is If the territory and administrative for remain intact peace will be thing 10 secure, ike the ing of a hand," General Wu stated. He insisted, however, that both disputing parties should Rather together and discuss peace Sincerely by "making open declara tions ignoring temporary violones and defeats. He asked the Shanghai Teague to go ahead with its programme in keeping with his policy and promised 10 join the movement if-his aim can be carried out.
The league has its headquarters in Shanghai but under its auspices many eace meetings have been held in occupied areas. Tis telegram asking oth Mr. Wang and General Wu to ead the movement has also been sent fo the Japanese government the "Provisional Government" in Peiping and" "Reformed Government" Nanking.
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