CHINA-JAPAN WAR
APPROACHING CLIMAX GROWING ECONOMIC PINCH HOME MORALE WEAKENING (United Press Asn. —Elec. Tel. Copyrljnt; NEW YORK, Sept. 16 Informed people in Hongkong believe that the Sino-Japanese war will come to a climax within a few weeks. The Japanese are in unmistakable internal straits because of the growing economic pinch at home and unrest in the field in China, and desire a great 1940 push before the weather prolongs the campaign into winter. It is reported that they want a good victory to strengthen the home morale. There is no indication that the Chinese are not ready for the attack. If the Chinese can smashingly defeat the expected blitzkrieg the Japanese arc likely to have the worst winter since the attempt at a new order was started.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21221, 18 September 1940, Page 9
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128CHINA-JAPAN WAR Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21221, 18 September 1940, Page 9
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