The Archive · 1939

Visit to Chungking

Both students did not go to Chung-Jking when the school removed from [Tientsin to Szechuen province, but they visited "Chungking on August They visited the school and called on thei former professors Jand schoolmates. hey were very reticent about their" activities, merely, requesting their schoolmates' not to mention Uielr [presence in. Chungking, "My" students' are determined Javenge the wrongs. Japan. has infAlcted upon "our country and our school," "Dr, Chang declared in an emotional voles, recalling the Japan jose burning of the buildings of, the [Nankai University in Tientsin two years "Over 80 of my students," he added, "have already given ' their present war, many the alt force and other military, services, some. with. guerillas and. in secret service work in north China "Yuan Haneehun and Chuk Chung long are good boys. It is very likely nat they are the' real slayers Jor the late Mr. Cheng Hsih-kang, for know many of our' former st [dents are actively engaged in patel tie: work in Tientsin. and, also" where in north Chin Dr. Chang Poclin promised to inquire mong their former schoolmates regarding any. correspondence and conversations which would esta plish their part in the Tientsin. as-

Cultivation Areas to Be Established Chungking, Aug. 22, 'The ational government plans establish "national cultivation areas? tinder the Joint supervision of the Ministeles of Finance and Beonomie 'Affairs and the National Relief Com-fission." 'The. necessary "plans, have Already' been passed by the Executive Yuan and details. of the programme have been decided on.

"At first ten areas in the seven provinees of Szechuen, Sikong, Yun ban, Kwangsi, Hunan, Kans and 'Shensi will be' established, Two areas have already. been opened at Huang Ling "Shan" and Liping in Shensi provines. There will be two arcas Bs. well in. Szechuen and Yunnan, while the other provinces will all have. one, "A. cental administrative amice will bbe created in order to handle the new work and experts are being select carry out the. programme in. the YVarlous areas, These areas have been arranged mainly for war refugees in order to allow them to find jobs and: living space, Tu this connection there is an me {teresting report that over $0,000 adult and. 300 child refugees are coming {fo Szechuen from the occupied areas and. have already. reached " the Szechuen-Hunan border, Refugee ations have been ordered to take fare of them and it is stated that they will ater be soled in the new cul-Uvation: areas—Trans-Ocean, ed by the government. It is there fore expected that the present session will produce equally valuable work, probably more so, and decisions of first importance are expected—Trans-Ocean,

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