The Archive · 1939

Chungking Electrified By European News

Chungking, Sept. 2.

Pmisee Ah and a party of Mongolian. Jassaks from the Alashan (mountain) areas' in Ninghsia called jon Gongrat "Chiang Kai-shek says a Chungkin the "Shun. Pao." The Mongolian Prince was understood to have submitted a report on conditions prevailing in the border areas and to have requested for instrvetions from General Chisi The news of the outbreak of hostilities between Germany and Poland has electrified China's) war ime capital.

Foreigners and Chinese alike flock to radio~ receiving sets to hear the latest broadcasts from London, Ber-Min and other stations.

Interest in European news overshadows all other items: even reports of the Sino-Japanese conflict have dropped to second place-Reuter,

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

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