The Archive · 1941

Chinese Volunteer For Burma Road

Honolulu, Aug. 15 Mr. S. Y. Wong, Secretary of the Chinese Consulate, revealed yesterday that 80 men had registered at ihe Consulate to drive trucks over he Burma highway.

He emphasized, however, that no instructions had been received from the Chinese Government to accept applications since the names were merely kept on file.

Mr. Wong said that about 300 flyers and mechanics in the territory lad registered since ihe United States Army, disclosed, (hap Army men would be allowed to fly in China, but he added that as far as he knew none of these had gone to China yet—United Press.

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