Status of City Defined By Mandate Chungking, Sept. 8.
In an official mandate, the Government designates Chungking as one of China's two auxiliary capitals, the other being Sian.
This clarifies a long-standing dispute regarding the exact status of Chungking following the removal of Government offices to this city after the fall, of Hankow.
The announcement says the decision has been taken in view of the imtportance of Chungking as a centre for development of the south-west and three years of loyalty on the part of The Jüpütiese the population of Szechuen to the America, as a pivotal power in cause of the war.—Reuter. the Western Hemisphere, can change the -status "quo for ihe maintenance Of her interests and security, the
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Peiping, Sept. 7. Economic collaboration between Reprisals Said Feared North China and Mengkiaiig will be Moscow, Sept. 8. urged at a special.conference to.be held in Peiping towards the middle of The "Pravda" yesterday ascribed this month. "the failure" of the Japanese Governmënt, der i Fumimaro Price control and the import and distribution of commodities will be Konoye, to the fear of economic rediscussed at the meeting.
the economic exhaustion of the from the United States and "Those attending the conference will inclüde representatives of the Méngcountry,' kiang Government, the Mengkiang Bike "tind airy" in which rulers are seeking a the North China Development Ca., the North China Communications ju China Ca., and the Tientsin Customs Administrittion.
The North China Political Council will not be represented.—Havas.
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