Shanghai, July 15.
Chinese factory owners, many' them in Shanghai, who have not petitioned the now Nanking regime for the return of their property in areas occupied ime if they to do so after the petitioning period has been pro-Jonged, according. to. ment made by the Minister of Industries and Commerce of the new administration. It is stated that two of he three months allowed ax tioning period "have alt owners still hesitate to petition for the return of their property cupied districts because they ques ion the sincerity ut the Japanese. Many of them fear that afler pro: erly has been returned, they may be forced to ce-operate with the Japanese in running the plants, Tt is alleged that factory owners foreign areas in Shanghai have not petitioned because they have been intimidated by Chungking official The new government. is planning to take the occupied property over if owners refuse to petition for lund once the property is handed over to other merchants by the govern: ment at Nanking for a certain period, the original owners may not get it back.
at is further explained that the Sapanese will not be exorbitant in by the manding money from original' fac about 151 tory owners for the repair aul largement of their property Chinese Banker
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