Chungking, Mar. 5, The tengthiest report yet heard at) the National People's Political Council was that given yesterday morn ing on military affairs during the past ten months by General Ho Ying-ching, Minister of War and concurrently Chief of the General Staff, which lasted three hours and 18 minutes, afier which Dr. H. "Ht. Kung, Minister of Finance, made a report on financial affairs. special article in this mornings official "Central Daily News, written by General Hsu Pel-ien; the well known Chinese military writer, says: "As Tong. as 5,000, years go the Chinese repelled foreign invasion afer a long. retreat and prolonged warfare. Under the reign of the Emperor Huang Ti, southern {tribes under the leadership of Chih Vu invaded China, and the Chinese troops steadily retreated nearly 500 miles. from the fertile. plains of Southern Honan into the hills in North Hopel, beyond the Great Wall, where the Chinese in a, final ba decisively defeated the "invaders.—Reuter.
Giving on optimistic review of China's milliary, diplomatic, financial and economic situation, the Generalissimo declared that the six months afler the adjournment of the Council last April had been the most dificult since "the Sino-Japanese war broke out, There had been importarv changes in the European situation following the capitulation of Norway, _the Netherlands and Belgium. France had collapsed in June, "Communica~ tons through Indo-China had been interrupted. the Burma Road had been closed soon after, and the fall of Tchang had resulted in the dis ruption of communications In the interior of China.
"Many observers abroad held pes: simistie' views as to China's ability to hold out with the lack of foreign assistance, but China remained firm.
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