In the Chinese lunar calendar each year is designated by the name of an animal. Last week the Chinese celebrated the end of the year of the tiger, the beginning of the year of the hare and the 592nd day of their war with Japan. At Chungking, China's capital in the far west, the New Life Movement marked the day with a traditional fair, suitably modified for a China at war. The most patronized concession: a "beat the Japanese" booth where patriotic Chinese could throw balls at caricatures of such Japanese worthies as...
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