CHINESE DISCUSSIONS

Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 58, 6 September 1945, Page 7

CHINESE DISCUSSIONS

ENDEAVOUR TO RESOLVE DIFFERENCES

Rec. 12.30 p.m. CHUNGKING, Sept. 5. The semi-official Central news agency stated that the representatives of the Chungking Government and Yenan Communists have completed a preliminary exchange of views and are now discussing specific issues in an endeavour to resolve their differences. The Minister of Information, Mr. Wu, declared that reports that preliminary agreement has been reached are premature. He declined to comment on progress, as a statement might complicate matters. "Izvestia" reports that groups of Russian and Chinese specialists have arrived at Harbin to take over the joint operation of the Sino-Manchu-rian railway, which is in a state of considerable neglect, although there has been constant movement of trains along the line. Hong Kong, according to a correspondent, appears to oe ' the most heavily looted city in the world. The approaches to the dock area and the factories did not appear to have suffered badly from bombing and fires. Universities, shops, and houses, however, on close inspection, were seen in many cases to be empty shells. Chinese and American troops who arrived at Nanking less than a week ago are in effect the "guests" of the Japanese who have occupied the city for almost eight years. Nanking, showing few war scars, still has more than 70,000 Japanese troops in the vicinity and more than 15,000 Japanese civilians. The Chinese forces at present number under 1000, and the Americans about 20 officers and men. The Chinese main body is expected to begin landing today. A plane from Chungking yesterday brought the British, French, Dutch, and Australian envoys for the surrender ceremonies. Correspondents who flew from Chungking landed at what used to be the main Chinese military airfield.