Hankow, July 17.
Chinese circles here reflect deep disappointment at the announcement made in the House of Commons on Thursday by Sir John Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to the effect that the British Government would not introduce legislation for a loan to China.
Thus, hopes which have been running high during the past few weeks of a loan from Great Britain have been dashed to the ground, and Sir John Simon is singled out for bitter criticism.
The "Hankow Herald," in à leading article entitled "Sir John Simos Logic" urges Great Britain to consider her own interests by taking positive steps to help China and also io remember the significance of the Lesgue of Nations resolutions urging member states to give every possible assistance to China.
"Britain's refusal of China's request for a British loan," says the "Wuhan Daily News," the official Kuomintang organ, "must be viewed with the keenest disappointment not only in China but by all peace-loving people of the world.
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