The Archive · 1940

Chungking Daily Goes To Ground

Chungking, Apr. 20.

An indication of Chungking's air-mindedness is given in an announcement in the local English-language dally, "Hlankow Herald," which reads as, follows:

""We beg to announce that beginning from next Monday, April 22, the "Hankow Herald" will suspend pub-cation for a couple of weeks in. order to have its machinery moved into a dug-out, "This precautionary measure, as our Headers and friends will surely agree with us, is absolutely necessary, season. view of the approaching bombing

"After publishing the paper for a year without any protection, we feel We cannot afford to run any more order 10 enforce economy during wartime, the Supreme National Defence Council, under the personal order of General Chiang Kai-shek. thas Instructed the local. police and military authorities to prohibit large feasts among government employees, says a Chungking message to the "Sin Wan Pao." The order was issued by the Executive Yuan on' Wedresday, stating exceptions in cases of ons in honour of foreign Red Leader's Visit to Wang Ching-wei Flies Moscow Explained Back to Nanking Chungking, Apr. 18.

Details of the trip of Mr. Chow En-lal, Chinese Communist' party leader, to Moscow were described by fwtiss Teng Ying-chao (Mrs. Chow [So-lal) in an interview here.

Mrs. Chow En-lal said: "Chow En-Jat fell from a horse in. Yenan, in North Shensi, last July, fracturing his right arm, after which'he and myself [peoceaded last September to Moscow for meuleal. treatment.

"We stayed in Moscow four month: ]We left Moscow in January,—but stayed for some time in another small town, returning to China lest. month, "His arm still requires massage treatment. He is barely able to write, and his arm will never, be. [normal again. "He will shortly come to Chungking."

Mrs. Chow En-Lai insisted the trip. was taken purely for the purpose of medical treatment, adding: that apart from visiting a few factories, and meeting doctors and nurses in hospital. she did not have contact with anybody else.

The Soviet people, she said, were evincing Keen interest in. news from China, the Soviet press setting "aside special columns for Chinese war ews.

'Despite the denials by Mrs. Chow Enelal, there is a belief that Mr. Chow' En-lal, when in Russia, exchanged views" with Soviet leaders concerning Communist Party affairs, as well as the situation in China—

Hankow, Apr. 18.

Mr. Wang Ching-wel, acting pre dent of the "National Government, Chine." this morning delivered his frat "pensate address since be. felt Chungeing in December 1090. before {co000.'Wuhen citizens" gathered at Chungenan Parc, Tmmediately after this function Mr. Wang lett for Noniing by aeroplane:

Sino-Japanese. peace, Mr. Wang recalled Ina press interview here esterday, had" been discussed "in Hinkow: where the National Govertment of China "had "sought refuge {rom Nanking in 1097, with De. Oscar Serving' ea' an intermediary.

Hankow today, Mr. Wang cont(nued, constituted. the," foremost outpost Sgainst Chungking. "Sino-Japanese ce-operation is evident here, where Strong" popular "sentiment for pes and national reeonsteuction, prevails, mong the Chinese. 1 can now see Brlekt future for our movement and determination to carry It through streaathened, he said. sia ie successful conclusion has

"itis. true that some people. are ous and doubt the sincerity of our Movement"" Mr. "Wang condsued, 'However it we. attend to ur task with devotion and. good faith Iam Confident than even the Intelerant aid Stubborn Chungking' 'regime wit fellow ts, rave fle doubt that {through our peace and, national ce ina Will be united before: 1

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