Peiping, Jan. 9.
The Japanese spokesman here today characterized as "correct in prin. ciple" reports published locally that North China will have a special sarus under the proposed Central jovernment.
Router learns the new regime in North China will be similar to the Hopel-Chahar Political Council, which existed before hostilities. broke out, The administrative area, it is said, will include Hopei, Shantung, Shansi and the three special municipalities of Peiping, Tientsin and Tsingtao, The new regime, it is stated, will have the power to conduct direct diplomatic negotiations.
It local indications are correct, the position of the now local regime' will hot be a great change from the pre-gent "Provisional Government Former Canton Leader In Chungking Chungking, Jan..9.
The presence in Chungking of General Chen. Chi-tang, former Chalrman of the South-west Political Coun-jell in Canton, is indicated by an, fofMcial announcement in the Chinese press this morning.
The announcement states that he delivered an address at yesterday's weekly memorial service at the (Central Kuomintang.
In his speech, General Chen Chi-tang doctored that those who used to fne sceptical about China's chances in the war against Japan now "no longer entertain such doubts, as 30 months jof war have proved' that China making progress in the military as well as political sphere, while Japan "The "Miyako Shimbun" demanded has suffered heavy losses and is facing a serious economic crisis."—Reuter.
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