The Archive · 1939

Factory Concentration

1 is revealed that the Chinese gov-cernment work has been done smoothly the province despite the Japanese invasion. "The most interesting revelation as far as Shanghai people are concerned Is the concentration Chekiang factories in east Chekiang. There are 53 factories In the prove nee, most of which are closely con-neeed with Chinese industrial enter prises in Shanghai. More than 600 fof them are located in the eastern 7 threat to east' Chekiang is the ocpied Tinghai, an island off the coast for attacking' east Chekiang ellen which, has been used by the Japanese

without results.

The "self-defence" force of militiamen is said to be very sikong helping Feyulars in their defence of the Tong coast of the province. "The provincial Sucget swell balanced and in order to tnereaso its income the provincial government, has established a tax Bureau for west Chekiang, where their strugito™ with gueriliag the Japanese have also. found "time. atrying eud their veonomie penter tion" programme. by" fooding the market with Japanese goods which are boycotted by' east Chekiang. Japanese military notes are being elreulated tu

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