"For It"

Japan May Be

Visitor's Impression of Position In Chino

(From Marc. T. Greene, World-Wander ing American Journalist)

Hong Kong, Dec. 27.

I HAVE just returned from the interior of Southern China. The war is more or less at a standstill for the time being—but that is all to the good for the Chinese.

There is every indication that the Jap anese “are for it” —and with a ven geance !

You people down there won’t have to

lie awake at nights, any more, worrying about the “Japanese menace”.

EDITORIAL NOTE: The foregoing was part of a personal letter, not written for publication. It is an interesting note from a man on the spot. There are sev eral indications that the Japanese are becoming exhausted by their Chinese ad venture. Statesmanship at home may enable them to consolidate, economically, the territory they have over-run, so that they may develop in China sufficient trade advantage to make up for their losses elsewhere. If they cannot do that they will be, as Mr. Greene says, “for it”.

Mr. C. F. Frost, of Guinea Airways Ltd., Lae, arrived in Sydney from N.G. by the “Neptuna” on January 4, accom panied by his mother, Mrs. A. M. Frost, of the European Hospital staff, Wau.