Chungking, Feb. 7.
Following the heavy casualties suf fered in the recent Japanese air raids on Kweiyang and -Wanhsien, the Chungleing authorities have redoubled their efforts to evacuate civilians from. here.
"The Air Defence Headquarters is king the National Military Council for. permission. to carry out compulsory, evacuation of civilians from Chungking.
Tu addition to the establishment of six emergency hospitals in different parts of the city for the purpose of aking care of the wounded, the Air Defence Headquarters is. planning to construct "hire lanes" In densely populated sections of the city to preent the spread of fires,—Reuter, Anniversary of New Life Movement a Chungking, Feb. 8, The New Life Movement, Associa tion Is using the Chinese New Year festival, starting on February 18, for celebration of the Fifth Anniversary fof the movement.
addition to staging athtette contests. and theatrical performances, the Chinese public is urged to cancel their usual Chinese New Year festivities, and contribute the funds thus saved to China's war chest, The programme will last from February 19 to March 5.—Reuter, Such 9 development, it is stated, will not have any vital military consequences, for it is believed that fulure Japanese military operations! will be carried out purely for the purpose of strengthening forthcoming political moves.
What character these moves are. ikely to assume will be a subject of the greatest interest here.
The outcome of the present has tilities, "Chinese circles "emphasized, Jdepended largely on future develop: ments in Europe. If war breaks out in Europe, with Great Britain and France emerging ax the victors, it is most likely that China will take the offensive, and try to prosecute her Jown war to a victorious conclusion.
On the other hand, it is felt here that if peace by compromise and con-Jeession continues in Europe, international pressure may be brought to bear on both China and Japan to end ®|the war by negotiations.
Present international. development [Reuter's informants went on, have destroyed all academic theories of International trade. Despite strenuous jebjections on the part of financial fireless in London, who are still in Ambassador Arrives Peiping Peiping, Feb. 6.
Sir Archibald Clarke Kerr, the British Ambassador to China, arrived here. yesterday from Tientsin on an unofficial visit. This is the Mest time ince hig arrival in China that he has visited Peiping—Reutor.
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