Chungking, June 3.
Chungking will, in future, divided' into "a number of small munelpatities, "each specializing in the development of industry, commieree or education in accordance with a set plan, today declared Gen eral Mo: Kuo-kwan, Mayor of Chung-added, "is the best, way to reduce the risk of a wholesale destruction by air-raids of lives and property in Chungking, and, at the fame time, maintain the importance fof the city as the warstime capital of China According to the project under consideration, the" municipality of Chunxking may extend over a much wider" area than it does now, and will probably include all neigh-Bouring towns and district "The Mayor is confident that, with rational distribution of Governent offices and key industries 10 surrounding districts, the "politi economic, Industrial and cultural importance of Chungking will be Fendered, unassailable by Japanese 'Numerous towns around Chunge king will) form. the nucleus Chungking' future small municipallwhile the population of the city sei¢" wilt be limited to 200,000 people—Reuter.
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