The Archive · 1939

Journals in Chungking Resume Publication

Chungking, Aug. 12, Today's issue marked the last appearance of the Chungking "Joint Daily News;" a newspaper formed Jointly by ten local dailies, follow. Ing the severe Japanese bombing of Chungking on May 3. and Starting tomorrow morning, it be-Ing the second anniversary, of the Shanghai hostilities, all teca dailies will resume publication as separate units.

Many of the papers have moved their ofMees and plants to the suburbs of the city. to avoid Japat Tu view of the high price of nows print, which is sold as high as $80 er team, all papers are raising the Duce of a single copy to seven cents, General Chen Cheng, Director of the Political Department of the Military "Affairs "Commission, Droadeasting an address this evening entitled "From July 7th to August ath."

General Chang Chi-chung, former Commander-in-Chief of the' Chini forces in the Shanghai area, will of his experiences al_the Shanghai front at tomorrow's meeting of the "August 18° Tin Club.'—Router.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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