"Therefore, Japan is keeping up the punitive expedition against Gen, Chiang Kai-shek until and unless he yields. A different situation would arise, however, if the Chiang Kaishek administration would accept Japan's demands and rally under the banner of the new governments organized in North and Central China, "Even in such a case Japan would persist in her attitude of refusing to deal with a government headed by Chiang Kai-shek. Much speculation ig heard regarding sites of the future headquarters of Chiang Kai-shek. He will experience difficulty in feeding and maintaining his large army if he transfers his headquarters to Yunnan or Szethuen, to say nothing of the lack of transportation and communication facilities, "Therefore, some believe that Chiang Kai-shek possibly will move his headquarters to Kwangtung or Kwangsi provinces. The Japanese Government has fully considered counter-measures for dealing with such an eventuality. it chooses to go.
"The Ministry of War budget will be increased in the next fiscal year and will be increased for some years to come for the reason that an expansion of the air force must be realized. Complete national defence policies will be necessitated by the new conditions in the Far East as a natural tome of Japan's new Asia policy."—Domei, Royal Couple Due on September 12
According to present arrangements, Prince Louis Ferdinand, grandson of the ex-Kaiser, and his wife, former Grand Duchess Kyra of Russia, are to leave Tientsin for Shanghai in the s, Shuntien in about ten days, They are now expected here on September 12 and will spend three days in this city, sailing for Europe on September 15 in the inv, Victoria.
Their visit to Shanghai was formerly planned to take place about three. weeks earlier, but they broke their journey in Japan to make a tour of Manchoukuo and North China, before proceeding to Shanghai and Europe.
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