The Archive · 1939

Leaves for Chengtu

Chungking, Sept. 3.

After presenting his eredenttials here, the new Soviet Ambassador to China, 'Me, \Alexander." Gemionovitch Paniushkin, left by air for Chengtu, where he' will stay from three' to five days before returning to Chunging.

The new Ambassador, who is 31 years old, is a graduate of the Eeningrad ted Army Cavalry Schoo!

iso a graduate of the Soviet bassador. {0 Ching, he served in the Red "Army as a divisional com: mander.

His outspoken speech at the presentation of his credenti ing. Wwide comment and speculation, both in foreign and Chinese del They predict a more active role on tin China, China Journalists \Given Tribute Chungking, Sept. 1.

'On the occasion of Journalists' Day today, the "China Times," in a. Yead~ ing article, pays the highest tribute tothe heroic behaviour of Chinese pressmen in Shanghai, despite threats, Injury, and even ess of The journal recalls the publiceticn of the Chungking Dally News, Tu ite' remarks about. Shanghai Chinese journalists, the paper partiularly mentions Mr. Hsu Shao-yi, of kung, of the "Ta Mel Wan Pao," who, states, gave their lives in i terests of the nation, and of the in-

"he paper also pays 1 the editorial staffs the "Wen Hui Pao" and "Tuo Pao," who resigned en bloc due to the Change in the ditoriat policies' of the two papers.

Tribute is paid to the newsboys who refused to sell Mr. Wang Ching wel's papers, and also to the printers of the Hongkong "Nan Hua Jih, Pao, the "Tien Yien ili Pag! who went on strike against" the el Provang Chingewel polley of the

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