Chungking \Characterizes Certain Recent Reports..
Chungking, Sept, 21 Japanese reports on the departure of Mr. Chu Chy i, President of the Judicial Yuan, for Hongkong, and the alleged kidnapping of General Lung Yun, Governor of Yunnan Province, are characterized here as marking a new Japanese "rumour offensive."
Mr. Yeh Chu-tsang, Secretary-General of the Central Kuomintang, declared that Mr, Chu received members of the Judicial Yuan on September 15 at his residence, also! attended a weekly memorial meeting on September 16. The Japanese reported that he left secretly for Hongkong on September 14.
Regarding the Japanese report that General Chiang Kai-shek flew to Kunming and took General Lung Yun by plane to an unknown destination, it is pointed out here that General Chiang has not left Chungking for several months and is still attending to his duties as usual.—Reuter.
Britain can make useful to the United States have for years past been available and remain available to that country, when they are required by the development of the Far Eastern situation.—Reuter.
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