Chungking, May 23.
Mr. Lin Yuctang, the noted author, arrived here by air this morning. He declared that he intended to. remain in "free China" for the duration of the Sino-Japanese hostilities.
Mr, Lin will stay in Chungking'a day oF two before proceeding to take up permanent resident in Peipel, "a suburb resort near the wartime capital. The author is accompanied by his wife, three daughters and a es Allied War Aims Chungking, May 21. In connection with the contribution Jof one dollar to the British War Fund made recently by a Chinese soldier, {tis learned that he sent the following leiier to the British Ambassador, Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, dated April 040: jing the weak and helpless. si seas Rene ars Gen. Chiang Kalshek, ofr. Wang Chung-hui, foreign. minster, "and ther leaders, however, have fetused tobe pushed into the Axis camp in View ofthe existing. relations with Britain and America and have movely promised further study. of Sun Fos gestions, it was reported~-Domet Halo-Japanese Friendship Rome, May 23.
An exchange of messages in Japanese and Mahan, arranged by the Katian Broadcasting Corporation was made yesterday by the head of Japanese economic mission to Rome land the Italian Minister of Culture.
'The head of the Japanese economic ud friendship mission, Mr, Naokate Sato, expressed, Japan's admiration for italy, to which the' Minister of Cutture, Sig, Alessandro Pavolini, relied with a statement of sympathy. a TSNEay noting the Japanese mission visited reclaimed. lands and ow model villages. inthe Pontine Marshes. "They were greeted by crowds of cheering peasants, Sig. Glusepoo Tassinari,. the Minister of Aaticulture, secompanied the mission to the marshes where they reviewed 4 Dlackshirt corps and local youth, roups, who saluted the Japanese in Fascist' fashion—United Press,
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