"Defence against Communism and economic reconstruction will be the special functions of the North China Political Affairs Commission, which will, however, be a subsidiary of the new Government "at Nanking." revealed a Japanese army official here yesterday.
Explaining the future status North China in every respect of revenue, railways and defence, he added:
"North China wilt be under the] control of the new Central Govern iment shortly to be formed under the auspices of Mr. Wang Ching. wel, "The Commission will control Shantung, Shans, and Hopel, while Inner Mongolia will be governed in similar manner."—Reuler. them.
"We expect the Chungking Govern. ment. to accept our principles inp donot they. will be outlawed," he nssetteds "We have boon walling {ea omg time for. Chungng feeept ON peace proposals, but, we anet wait"any Yeager to" eonvines the world that we have done somethings "here is'much- dissension tu Chungking. We. should not Took to Stow people 10 act. our proposal lat Yo the great mash of the nae Much Depends on Chungki Asked concerning differences re~ garding the status of the occupied reas after the formation of the new Government, Mr. Wang Ching-wei replied:
Save China Through Pesce Tsingtao, Jan. 27.
Mutual pledges to save China through peace were exchanged at a Danquet given on 'Thursday night at the Ying Pin. Kwan by Mr. Wang Keh-min, President of the Executive' Council of the "Provisional Government," in honour of Mr. Wang Ching-wel, Chairman of the Centrat Executive' Committee of the "Reformed" Kuomintang.
Mr. Liang Hung-chih, President of the "Executive Council of the "Re-. formed Government," and other leaders of the "Reformed Govern ment" attended—Domel, "It Chungking continues to resist, ow can we ask Japan to withdraw troops? The presence of Japan troops is due to Chungking's
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