Chungking, July 21.
In view of the present Sino-Japanese hostilities, 22 out of a total of 24 provinces in China are at present governed by military men, the only exceptions being Mr. Wu Ting-chang, Governor of Kweichow, who was formerly a panker, and Mr. Lee Yung, Governor of Sinkiang, who is a scholar of the old school, it was revealed today.
Of the 24 Provinces in China, 18 are said to have either become war zones or have fallen into Japanese hands. In every province, it is claimed, Chinese Provincial Governments are functioning as usual, while many of their Governors are said to be actively directing military operations, Among the Chinese Governors said to be taking an active part in directing military operations are:
General Ku Chu-tung, in Kiangsu; General Huang Shao-hsiung, in Chekiang; General Hsiun Shih-hui, in Kiangsi; General Chen Cheng, in Hupeh; General Hsueh Yueh, in Hunan; General Chen Yi, in Fukien; General Li Han-when, in Kwangtung, General Lu Chung-lin, in Hopel; General Chen Chien, in Honan; General Yen Hsi-shan, in Shansi; General Shih Vu-shan, in Chahar; General Fu Tso-yi in Suiyuan and Admiral Shen Hung-lich, in Shah-tung.—Reuter,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.