The Archive · 1941

Gen. Wu's Mission

"viewing the situation in the South While another country may be

Seas with an entirely different meaning, Chinese official circles have been ving much attention to the afore-Said potentialities, to such an extent that they have sent General Wu Teh-chen, former Mayor of Great Shanghai and now Minis'er of Overseas Chinese Affairs, to the area to propagate the Government policy. Genneral Wu has just returned to Chungking, reporting that overseas Chinese "had contributed more than $20,000,- 1/000 to their home Government as a Result pf. his trip, during which he -tnade—ho Jess-than 300 speeches.

"That Chungking has been counting en overseas Chinese help in tiding ever the present national crisis can seen from a "Shing Sheng News Agency" report that since the hostilities the overseas Chinese in all Rave contributed nearly $300,000,000 a a belt Government, This is claim-and it is said that the overseas Chia a most accurate esti

nese in London have done their part jin the contribute li atatoa that the figure excludes the ion campaign.

It is

(Money contributed directly to the China Red Cross and the China Na-{)tlonar "Aviation Association. Their Purchases of various Government bends are also not included in the

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