The Archive · 1941

Shanghai's Future

While refraining from predicting the outcome of the Sino-Japanese hostilities. Sir Victor expressed the fear that Chungking "might bomb Japan from the air when it obtained planes from Washington. He said that Japan is very vulnerable when planes rain incendiaries, At present. Chungking has only obtained defensive planes, When Chungking attacks Japan from the alf, life in Japan will be miserable, although Japan may not give in.' We lauded the moral of the people in Chungking and A foreigner whose name could not be ascertained was detained by the Japanese sentries on Garden Bridge Shortly after 11 p.m, yesterday while he was driving a car. The exact reagan for the action could "not. ascertained from oficial quarters though it was suspected that he might have violated Japanese traffic regulations In the presence of both the Settles ment police and Japanese officers he was still giving an explanation in the early, hours of this morning on the southern side of the bridge while his car was detained on the other side, Two Japanese sentries stood near him forbidding people to come near, Other cars passing over the " bridge were also searched by the Japanese,

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