Needless to mention, commodity prices have been unfavourably affected by the monetary situation—$1. will buy no more than seven cities of medium-grade rice, whereas a few months ago nine cities could be secured for the same price. All imported merchandise is dearer, although purely native goods have snot been marked up in price to such fan extent, but they too have shown distinct' tendency to advance.
'The Japanese have been given to' premature boasting. Shortly after: the war opened, an official spokesman predicted that little would be seen of Chinese planes, as already the bulk fof them had been shot down. In the last big dogfght in northern' Kwangtung the Chinese claimed a big victory and named the places where Japanese planes had fallen, making it appear thet half of the invading {fore had been destroyed.
People living in Shameen saw the "Kt 4s ridiculous to think thay Japan has any hostile intentions towards JGreat Britain or any other third This remark was made by Gen, JShunroku Hata, Commander-in-Chlet fof the Japanese forces in Central [China, in the course of a tes party tiven'at his headquarters in honour Jot three foreign newspapermen, In-eluding Reuter's correspondent, who fare visiting the Japanese lings "on the Southern Tsinpu front, 1 was prompted by a query on his views on Anglovapagese relations, The questioner having suggested that there seemed to be" misapprehensions"aniong the section the world press and public opinion that Great Britain and. Japanese. are antagonistic to each others"
China, but she had no intention. of pursuing her" inflexible polley open, General, Hata snd, was
Jeoparalzing the tights and: interests of third Powers, It was a misconception, he declared {in reply to another question, to think that the Japanese "army" had. any: hostile feeling towards British troops Chiang Kwang-nal, Tsai Ting-kal, fof resistance against Jopan—Reuter. big fleet of 44 bombers and pursuit or the British people reuter,
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