The Archive · 1941

Luce Leaving Chungking For Hongkong

Chungking. May 19, Mr. Henry Luce, publisher of the American magazines "Life™ and "Time," and Mrs. Luce (Clare Booth), will probably Jeave Chung-Xing on Wednesday ox Thursday for the U.S. via Rangoon and Singapore, They are making. Fangemente with the British authori= fies for an aeroplane passage. from Singapore to Manila. 1 this fails to materialize they will fy from Chung= King to Hongkong and take the Clipper to Manila Ar. and Mrs. Luce recently visited the north-west territories, including Sian and Paocht, important centres of the Chinese industrial ce-operative rament. It is. learned that they also visited Tungkwan, where they Were able to see the movements of the Japanese troops in Shanst Province, across the Yellow River, Tt ig. said that Mr. and Mes. Luce were deeply impressed with "the Chinese defences along the Yellow Kiver, and also' in. ihe north-west Mrs, Luce is collecting material for '2 motion picture whicn will be pro duced by Walter Winchell with the Chinese a baekground.—Reuter.

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