The Archive · 1940

Chungking Newspape Appear in Many Colours

Chungking, Feb, 28 Shortage of newsprints owing to the Sino-Japanese hostilities and the European war has brought about an situation in the newspaper world here, Forced to take drest measures, some Chinere newspapers are publishing in green, yellow and Pink newsprints, mostly produced 1n Szechuen province.

'Only two of the leading newspapers are appearing in imported white iewaprints. Even the "Central Da' News," official organ of the Chine Government, is affected by the short age of imported paper. It is appeal ing. in, pinke native: newsprints, itor SH pager" lo the "Th Bane Pao." influential independent, da The "Hsin Hua Jih. Pao," feint organ of the Chinese "Communist Party, prints on green native paper Yet another colour of newsprint used, by the independent "Hsin Pao." which is publishing in yellow native newsprint. have no complaints to the coloured newsprints make attractive wrapping paper—Reuter.

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

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