OPENING OF ROAD

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21248, 19 October 1940, Page 8

OPENING OF ROAD

WAR SUPPLIES CARRIED CHEERED BY CHINESE j HELP FROM UNITED STATES ! ; i (United press Assn.—Elec. Tel. CopyriyM) 1 LONDON, Oct. 18 1 . The Burma Road has been opened j and the first contingent of 200 lor- i •ries has arrived at Kunming, carry- i ing petrol and other war supplies, ‘ They were not attacked. s Other lorries are rapidly speeding northward from Rangoon. Chinese labourers at Lashio. the | Burmese frontier of the road, cheered when Chinese officials announced » that four American ships with cargo i for the highway reached Rangoon | last week. American Help for China The United States Loans Adminis- < trator. Mr Jesse Jones, is conferring ' with Mr T. V. Soong, chairman of * the Bank of China, in regard to pos- 1 sible further financial aid to China j by the United States. t

Mr Jones said the United States was interested in assisting China. The allocation of further credits was being discussed to ascertain il' they could be arranged on a sound, friendly basis. He said the reopening of the Burma Road would enable China to make exports to pay lor some of her previous credit.. There were no discussions on the sale of munitions to China. China so far, it is stated, has received loans fur 85,000,000 dollars.