is learned that Madame Chiang Kal-shek has been in correspondence with Mr. Jawaharlal 'Nehru's sister. Mrs. Vijisiaxiat Pandit, to persuade her' to visit China on behalf of the Chungking, Apr. 1.
Air mail service between Chungking and Moscow +has been suspended following receipt of advice from Moscow that the alr-line between Alma Ata ard the Soviet capital has been suspended. according to an announcement by the Chinese Post Oftce.
Alc-mall lollers for Moscow can only be sent by alr mall to Alma Ata and from there by train to Moscow.—Reuter, showed that China was granted now farms licences in February to a re-. cord amount for military planes almost exclusively.
Actual shipments of war materials China In February aggregated US. $2,673,000 of which US. $2271, 000" was for warplanes and the ré- mainder for explosives, while new licences amounted to U: S. $6,310,000 of which US. $6,208,000 was for aero~ lanes and the remainder for aeroplane "gun mounts and other armament.
Considered' valuable military formation for the first time, the re ort gave ne separate export figures for the different parts of the British Empire, but gave only global Agures U.S. Envoy Soon to Leave for China nun 3 lets Satine "aly Kang si Hongkong, and then proceed by wie oe, Sea, coy of which U.S." $11,959,000 was for Sta at saa planes, U.S. $238,000 for machine US. $105,000, Mexicu, Us. $343,00" 4 Thailand 'US. $22,000, soe cameos dein of ego seed a eng ree Pres, Roosevelt Praises High Chinese Moral Chungking, Mar, 31, President Roosevelt's reply' to. the telegram sent him on March 18 by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in Which the latter thanked him for the fo American ald to China made in the speech he delivered on the occasion of the adoption by Cone ress: of the Lend-Lease Bill, "was published here today.
In his reply, the President paid a tribute to the' high moral' and con-Adence of the Chinese people, despite the heavy sacrifices which they had He declared that the magnificent slond made by the Chinese people will encourage and. strengthen' the faith of all free peoples in the world, 'President Roosevelt stressed. that the determination and ce-operation of. all defenders of freedom and Justice will result in these principles triumphing throughout the' world. Havas Telemondial,
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