Tt Is understood that the British Admiralty approved the transaction Jon condition that two lighters, the 'Yungfa and Yungting, which have been detained for a- month, are re~ eased for Singapore. Both. sailed together, the Yungia reaching Shanghat last' Wednesday. The Yungting. however, entered Tsingtao for coal fand has not been heard of slice, jand the future prosperity of the Meanwhile, shares of the Taku Tug peoples of East Asia hangs solely Jand Lighter Company have risen 40 Upon the outcome of the China Jper cent. from previous quotations Affair." around 160 Chinese dollars—Reuter.
Stressing the importance of Japan mission, General Hata paid high tribute'to the high moral of the officers and men on the Miraculous Escape General Hata went on to point out that the firm conviction held by the officers and men of the Japanese Expeditionary Forets to China of the true significance of the China con-ict. may be attributed in main to the Grace of the Imperial Throne, Dut ina lesser part 10 the solid tunily of the Japanese people on the home front.
Warning on Moral The Commander-in-Chict voiced the hope that the people of Japan wild continue to bear in mind, that one word, or one action, of the people on the home front greatly affects the moral of the Japanese officers and men on the fighting fronts.
Passing on to the first state visit to Japan made recently by Mr Wang Ching-wel, President of the National Government of the Republic of China, General Hata freely predict ed that the Nanking Government under Mr. Wong would make rapid strides, parallel with the progress of Japanese _mopping-up campaigns on various China fronts, General Hata also expressed the jconvietion that a consolidation of the [Sanking Government will lead to the complete downfall of the Chungking regime. He added that the wartime system of the Chungking administra tion is on the verge of collapse, owing to financial pressure and the marked decline of the resistance capacity of the Chiang Kai-shek regime.
No Waiting on Chance Faced with a continuation of Chungicing's policy of "armed. resistance by clinging to the assistance of third-party Powers, Japan is compelled to proceed with her establish-policy for final settlement of the Sino-Japanese hostilities.
"It should be clearly disproved that we expect to depend upon a favourable turn of the international Situation for final disposal of the China Affair." General Hata declared in_ conclusion, adding, "The China Affair should' be solved by the unanimous efforts of the whole nation in a positive manner."—Domel,
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