Chungking, May 1.
Chinese quarters here, generally reserve comment on the Soviet decision suspending the transit of war materials through the Soviet Union, pending further clarification of the decision.
The influential daily "Ta Kung Pao" says: "mamy countries are affected by the decision including Japan and China, but China suffers far less than Japan. After the conclusion of the Soviet-Japanese"meutrality pact, what congefns Chiba most is the whether. Soviet Russia. will permit the transit of European war materials to Japan via the Soviet Union, lo believe that the new Soviet decision applies to Japan. The Soviet-Japanese trade negotiations are still progressing but it is not known whether the negotiations will touch this point, therefore we reserve our comment, hut we are confident that Soviet Russia will not afford special treatment to Japan."—Reuter.
Washington, May 1, The United States is expected to build substantial numbers of high-speed mosquito-boats for Great Britain, Colonel Frank Knox, U.S. Secretary of Navy, told pressmen yesterday, No larger warships were available for transfer to Britain, the Naval Secretary emphasized, Rear-Admiral Samuel Robinson, Chief of the. U.S. Bureau of Ships, stated that a request for 24 more motor torpedo-boats was expected from Britain very soon—Reuter.
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