With the weather improving day by day, the authorities here are making preparations for. large-se Japanese aerial bombings.
Compulsory evacuation of the po-place is ai present taking place, with the authorities allowing "only 260,000 people to remain within the limits of the ity, Generalissimo Chiang Kal-shek has appropriated $250,000 "for the cone struction of "temporary. residences outside the limits of the city for evacuees, who are entitled toa reduction of rates on all forms of transportation, "including uses and 'The evacuation of the populace is tremendous task, as it is estimated that 800,000 people are at present maining in Chungking. - At least 100 more dugouts have been constructed, which can accommodate 50,000 people, enough dugouts to' accommodate 14 ig believed that the city has now 250,000 people—Router, Mr. Johnson Doubts U.S, Recognition of Wang Hongkong, Feb. 12, The American Ambassador China, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, said upon ' arriving here "today " from Shanghai en route to Chungking that he "doubted" thet the United States would recognize the" new Wang Ching-wei regime being planned in China by 'Japan, 'Mr. Johnson said he was not Jaware of any American peace efforts being made in the Orient at. pre. sent. He dented that he was engaged negotiations or conversations other diplomats inthe Far Fogarding_ peace 'Mr. Johnson' said he had not notified "Japanese authorities of {intention to go to Chungking via Kunming over the Yunnan. railway because he did not consider such notifteation necessary.—United Press.
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