Tokyo. June 19.
The opinion that the "Nanking Government" wishes to purchase Hongkong from the British is express sed today by a Japanese press report. "The opinion is gaining ground." it says, "that the 'Nanking Government' is prepared to purchase Hongkong if Great Britain is willing to sell."
It declares that Hongkong has lost its military and economic importance owing to the Japanese blockade of the China coast and the Japanese occupation of Canton, which has resulted in an interruption of traffic on the Canton-Hankow Railway.—Reuter.
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