Despite the fact that the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai is now functioning in Hongkong owing to political pressure in this city, the Ministry of Economics at Chungking has ordered the offices of the Shanghai Chamber in Hongkong to register Chinese factories in Shanghai all the same. Local Chinese circles in close touch with the developments point out that owing to political molestation, only a skeleton service is secretly maintained in Shanghai by officials of the Shanghai Chamber, and that unless a manufacturer is well acquainted with the officials here he can have his factory registered with the Hongkong office.
The registration regulations have been modified in some respects. but as far as Shanghai is concerned nonregistration will mean a Chungking boycott of the goods produced by manufacturers in this city. Owing to the changed situation here, all registration blanks filled up in Shanghai must be sent to the Hongkong offices for examination to assure that factories registered have not been made use of by the enemy in any manner, before they are sent to Chungking for final approval. Branch factories must also be registered.
France and his personal experiences.
Referring to France's defeat, Mr. Li voiced the belief that the underlying reasons were the declining revolutionary spirit of the French people and their numerous political intrigues which reduced the. soundness of their constitutionalism.
Regarding his visit to the United States, Mr. Li said that the Sino-Anglo-American front was unshakable. He added that this front certainly would be triumphant in the end.
Observers quarters here predicted that Mr. Li's report to Chungking would considerably affect the future course of Chungking's war policy.—Domei.
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