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JINGOISM
The
Manyukt
China Mail
No. 27,094
HONG KONG,
"HOW TO CURE CHINA'S ILLS "
A GERMAN ALLIANCE?
Suggestions Typical of One School of Thought
WAR WITH FOREIGN POWER ESSENTIAL, SAYS WRITER
"Li Chung-yin"] (By.
LIGHED
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1929. ·PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
INFLUX OF BRITISH CALL SIGN CHANGE PARIS TO HANOI AND
GOLD
INTO U.S.A.
BANK OF ENGLAND GOVERNOR IN NEW YORK
IMPORTANT MISSION
4
New York, Yesterday. The "Journal of Commerce" under- stands that the arrival of Mr. Montagu Norman, Governor ΟΙ the Bank of England has as its ob- ject the conferring with officials of If only because it is typical of the mentality of certain Chinese-the New York Federal Reserve an endeavour to devise Home educated and some not-a contribution by C. Y. W. Meng to Bank in
mizans to prevent the influx of gold the "China Critic" (a weekly commentary in English published by from Britain without raising the Chinese in Shanghai) deserves more than passing attention because Bank of England's discount rate.--
Reuter's American Service. it makes known one of the many suggestions for curing China of her ills.
In a sentence, Mr. Meng thinks that an alliance with Germany is not only desirable but also necessary-from China's point of view. He goes superficially into details but does not discuss the probabil- ities of Germany's attitude towards an alliance on the lines indicated.
"It is always my conviction that a war with a foreign country is essential to our unification," says Mr. Meng. And he attempts to point to parallels in Germany and the United States of America dur- ing the last century.
THREE ARGUMENTS
In justice to the Editor of the ed onlookers, China has to find "China Critic." room must be found some distant power for an alliance?" for the him:
following stipulation by
"Although we would not advocate euch an alliance as proposed by the
tor of this article, we think!
interesting to our 18 to appreciate the views 1.
rtain section of arti- culate young Chinese who become jingoistic under the goad of Japa- nese encroachment. The rumour- ed revival of the Anglo-Japanese | Alliance and sceret diplomacy [the date of the number is Jan, 24, be- fore which the renewal of this long-expired Alliance had been officially dented], which is behind ali anch arrangements, is instru-
"International War'
Three arguments advanced by Mr. Meng as to why China needs an ally are:-
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RAN AGROUND
UNION CASTLE LINER MEETS WITH MISHAP
NO PASSENGERS ABOARD
London, Yesterday. The Union Castle liner "Garth
Castle" ran aground early to-day off Aldebrugh Napes on the Suffolk coast, but does not appear to have suffered any damage.
Tugs have been sent from London io nasist in refloating her.
It is hoped that with the rising Wide this may be effected without difficulty.
The "Garth Castle," which is a vessel of 7,715 tons, was bound for London from Hamburg.
A representative of the Union Castle Line states that the liner has no passengers aboard. She goes to
It is not possible for China to the conlnent only to load, and hay- stand alone when the whole world, ing been to Hamburg and Rotter- is armed.
dam, was on her way back to Lon- don in readiness for sailing to South
China needs the help of an ally
wars with
In many ways, for example, the and East Africa on Tuesday next.- ́supply of ammunition for the British Wireless Service.
coming international war, and for some military experts for the re-organisation of Chinese armies. China needs some one who would keep out those who mighti help Japan in the time of a second Sino-Japanese War.
pared herself for her Austria and France."
PEAK RADIO BROADCASTING.
STATION
* Z.B.W" NOT "G.O.W."
The Director of Public Works no- ties that the call sign "G.0.W." used by Victoria Peak Wireless Tele- graph Station, Hong Kong, has been [To-day's changed to YÊN" broadcasting programma appears on page 11.]
FIXES OWN FUNERAL
How Death Cama To A Chinese
Death
Lyhsian (Chihli) came to Kou-sisa- cheng, an octogenarian of the Catholic settlement at Wan-an, Chili, China, and found him prepared. Some time before in perfect health, he had got ready his own sepulchre and gathered the articles to be used at his funerel. To the amazed neighbours he explained that " hoxpected to die "on the eighth day of the moon.' They recalled his robust figure and his activity in walking on foot to the Catholic Congress during the summer without the slightest fatigue, and wonder- ed.
"
The death of the elderly gen- tleman wns very peaceful. Though baptized but ten years ago he was a fervent Catholic. To the group that gathered on the "eighth day of the moon" he spoke on religion for saveral hours without any sign of weakness. He then received the last rites, retired to bed, and passed away immediately without a struggle. Fides.-- "The Rock."
DID NOT R RETURN
POKI AND CHEQUE FOR 2,500
An accusation of larceny by bailee against his employee was made by the holder of poultry stall No. 82,
Lesson of Isolation One point more and I will have done. Mr. Meng mentioned China's Then he quotes Mr. Wilbur policy of isolation in Li Hung- mental in driving some young Burton of the Associated Press, chang's time. That word isolation Chinese to look to Germany for help, who discusses the Germans in is well worth careful study.
Central Market to the Police yes- others to the United States, while | China, in the "China Weekly Re- China reached a comparatively terday. The master alleged that he still others to Communistic Russia, view." Incidentally, Mr. Burton high state of civilisation while the handed his fokl a cheque for $2,500 There is no surer way of fostering speaks of the compradores. Much rest of the world logged behind. But at one of the local exchange banks, jingoism and communism in China of what he says is correct, China was isolated geographically | that the cheque was duly cashed, than a revival of the Anglo-Japa- especially in attributing "to a cer- from social and other Intercourse, and that the foki who went to bring nese Alliance.""
tain extent" the increase in Ger-on the east by the then unconquered back the proceeds did not return. man trade the adaptability of Ger- Pacific Ocean, on the west by un- man merchants in "becoming crossed mountains and deserts. native." But when he says that While China has been in a long the Germans began to abandon the sleep of winter--and isolated-other "compradore system" before the nations have enjoyed the fruits of Great War, I beg to differ.
The Indictment
Mr. Mong lays the following indictment against Japan as her ambitions:-
Ta
Chinese Tariff autonomy,
oppose
To annex Manchuria,
To block the revision of Sino- Japanese Treaties.
Knotty Problems
These two
DID NOT SUCCEED
TWO CHINESE ATTEMPT SUICIDE
BACK
WITHIN 10 DAYS
COSTES: TO START ON BIG FLIGHT TO FAR EAST
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IS THAT SO?
Thoughts Terse, Perverse and Worse.
Katie Carotine Rosario was This Week's Great Thought: awfully pleased with the silver What beats a good wife? A bad spoons that her Scottish friend gave husband, at Paris, Yesterday. her for wedding present. They The airman, Coates, will start on were all marked with the initials, the 10th inst. on a flight from Paris"K.-C. R.” to the Far East.
The world will be a paradise It
“Schoolboy Tastes," says a head- line. He generally does--every- thing he can get hold of!
Some of the dresses at a recent.
He hopes to reach Hanoi in a little over three days with half-overyone were half as good as he hour stops for supplies at Constan- expected his neighbours to be. fancy dress ball were more fancy tinople Basra, Karachi and Calcut-Colonial paper. .... .... What Mrathan reality.
ta, and to complete the double Malaprop might have called a nice flight out and home within ten days, ¦ derangement of tenacU..
His aeroplane is "Dragon of Annam."—Reuter.
named the
G
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"This," said the politician, as be
contemplated the remains of the
A well trained dog does a trick chicken, "is what we call the Left [It will be recalled that Costes willingly with an obvious desire to Wing." some time ago participated in a re-please and upon successful cord fight from Tokyo to Paris]pletion is equally as well pleased as "You are a disgrace to the regi-
NOTHING TO REPORT
DOCTORS "VERY SATISFIED
AS TO KING'S HEALTH
THE BOGNOR JOURNEY
London, Yesterday,
A British wireless message Bays:—
Ithe instigator :
•
com-
.
Not so, our local railroad with its Motor Contraption which sue- ceeded in jumping the Rails a week ago and failed to kill anybody.
From all reports, it la in Chicago, that they take life casily and fre- quently.
Ships' expected:-----
Q
ment," said the Magistrate to the soldler - prisoner.
Rotten
to the corps, in fact!'
"Six motor coaches were destroy- ed yesterday in a fire at a garage at Harborne, Birmingham," sLYA S Luckily, one news item. did not see the passengers alight.
1 D) This Week's Welleriam:-"You shall have it in a couple of shakes,' It was stated at Buckingham
"S.s. West Isleta, from New as the cocktail mixer said to the Palace to-day that there was no York. September 7. 8.s. West Isleta thirsty customer. thing to report about the King's from New York, September 10." condition.
-Durban daily.....Durban to From this statement and a similar New York and back in three days official statement made yesterday morning, it is gathered that the docs certainly among the triumphs of
modern travel. tors are very satisfied with the pro- gress which the King continues to make.
Thieves who broke into a Wanchai shop overlooked $100 in notes. It is understood that the ques
The amateurs! tion of the mode of transport to be used for the King's Journey to Bog.
"Mrs., watching the Exles nor is at present receiving serious play hockey in a fur coat." consideration by his medical ad- This description has an uneasily visers. A motor ambulance was in insectivorous sound. the ground of the Palace to-day. It
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Lady Ipswich was summoned for riding a horse on a prth fatended "for foot-passengers only." Well, hasn't a horse got four feet?
"Railway station thieves are active," one reads. They must be clever to get away with such a bulky object as a railway station.
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"I don't like a man who can't take a joke," as the disappointed humorist said when he left the editor's office with "hla budget of facetime.
le thought that a large and modern. well-equipped ambulance, probably great South African people was being formed from a blending from one of the hospitals, may be of two virile nations, voortrekkers Aertain fashionable portrait used to remove the King.
No Bulletin No bulletin regarding the King's health was issued this evening.
HEAD-ON 'COLLISION
SIX RAILWAYMEN KILLED IN KENTUCKY
LUCKY PASSENGERS
Henderson, Kentucky,
Yesterday.
and pikings.". Sir George Cory, painter has put up his prices... South Africa's historian, seems to Who was it said that genius was have overlooked the latter race.. "an infinite capacity for making ·
gaine?"
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The Taipo District Council have purchased the overturned Railway Coach for use as a Convalescent Home for the Inmates of the Anopheles Maternity Home.
Recent Issues of "Sporting" Books we have read:-
How to trap and snare. How to Shoot.
The Service revolver and low to
The Lady Mayoress has kindly consented to perform the opening use it. ceremony. His Honour the Mayor will not be present.
О
"I told that great bully Jackson
Stalking Mosquitões at Taipo.
1 Kenya a
"In the grocery department there
is a complete range of masonable
just what I thought of him this goods,. almonds, dates, muscatels,
Six railwaymen were killed in a head-on collision between a pas- penger and goods trains near,here. afternoon."
None of the passengers was seriously injured.-Reuter's Amerl-
Two cases of attempted suicide,can Service. both by swallowing a dose of opium, Both reported yesterday. cases concerned Chinese men.
were
The first was that of Taang Tang, unemployed, of No. 21, Connaught road West, and the other that of
No. 239, Des Voeux-road West,
summer, or are still enjoy- ing them. Japan is changing, Ilterally, from late spring into "Actually, Germany declared two [summer (with a few spells of wars, one with Austria and the figurative bad weather to tide over, other with France. [I am quoting such as the Earthquake and the Fin In which respect it has transpired Mr. Meng who is here speaking of ancial Crisis). But China, once she that Japan has acceded to the new Bismarck's days.). Chinese Customs Tariff which came victories not only at once
has roused herself thoroughly from raised that long sleep and she does not into force yesterday, that formal, Germany to a first rank power, but need anybody to present her with Ng Shek-lam (26 years of age), of recognition of the National Govern they actually united Germany in- ment in China la the next assuredternally. step, that negotiation is being sustained to settle outstanding Sino- Japanese problems, and that annexa- tion of Manchuria (in the real sense of the term) is very unlikely in present circumstances at least.
any more alarm clocks ahe will have the whole of a new spring, a
"It is always my conviction that new summer, and possibly a good war with foreign country is essen-autumn to look forward to as well.
her incalculable tial to our unification. The victory with
the North over the South did not wealth. truly unify America [what Mr. Meng said was that the South beat Because of these alleged Japanese the North but I have set down desires, Mr. Meng shows faith in what I think he means), but the the tumours which began to float around two or three months ago that an Anglo-Japanese Alliance had again been mooted.
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war with Spain did.
"What was needed by Germany la more badly needed by China for two reasons:It is the only way for China to solve all knotty problema with Japan and Russia, and second- ly, it is the only way by which the south and the north, would give up their differences for the unification of China.
"So, "
China in Diplomacy It is a pity that Mr. Meng, al though he quotes liberally from history, does not go into the ghast ly result of the late Dr. Sun Yat sen's "understanding" with Soviet Russla, in which the late Mr. Liao Chung-kat (who was assassinated in
"So, while the Japanese Imperial- Canton when Red rule was near its zenith) played a prominent part. ists and the British die-harde talk Nor in light thrown on the proposal of the revival of the Anglo-Japanese of Dr. Sun that certain of the big Alliance, we the Chinese, should nations should join in a co-operative discuss the formation of a Chinese we suggest, on her feet, foreign policy which, scheme to put Chim more as a business proposition than our government should model upon
Bismarck's 'Iron and Blood Policy." a political venture.
As to China's place in the surplus troops la considered as one "So, though the disbandment of diplomatic world, Mr. Meng says:- "Though the nearest neighbour to of the important Items in the recon- China, Japan, instead of being a struction of China, we want to re- true friend to China, has proved to mind our Government that China st be the very one with whom China present is entirely unprotected. T would have to re-adjust her relations leave only 500,000 soldiers to pro- by means of war. Russia, another tect the whole at China is not to near neighbour to China, has proved our opinion, sufficient.
"What should be done is that the, to be a dangerous doe to China. She gave China theorise of com. Chineas armies must be reorganised. time, compulsory. munism, which resulted in the At the same severance of Sino-Russian relations, education and military service must America, who is a true friend to be enforced and more arsenals China, is too tightly bound by her should be built. traditional polley of having no
"China: should prepare herself to alliance with the outskie world, be ready to challenge any power, Then, as the pear, neighbours have just as vigorously, as Germany pre- proved to be enemies or disinterest (Continued at foot of Next Column)
CÉGLAND IS AT LAST WINNING THINGS
WE WON
THE TEST MATCH AND
Now THE
SUNDAY
· HERALD*
cup!,
ΒΟΤΗ SIDES
GOT
TOGETHER
AND HELPED
ON WELL
THEMSELVES
To GOALS. ALTHOUGH,
SOME WHERE MEAR THE ENG IT: LOOKED AS
IF A DRAN
WOULD BE
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,natural
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR
The lesing rate of the dollar on deman, to-day was 2/0 1/16.
言
DISASTER ECHO
EXPRESS DRIVER ACQUITTED OF MANSLAUGHTER
London, Yesterday.
"Oh! And what did he say?" "Didn't say anything; I hung
up."
INDIAN SCHOOL
CHANGE OF HEAD MASTER
ANNOUNCED
mince-meat, dessert raisens."
fige, ceded Any youngster knows what to do with a cession on a few pounds of "raisans,”
From the description of a native convict escaped from King William's Town Gool:-"Special *marks: Wife named Mina is living in Zondika's Location."....It is more customary for a wife to give special marks than to be one.
At the Ellis Kadoorie School for Ernest Henry Aldington, the Indians this morning it was an- driver of the express involved in the nounced by Mr. A. el Arculii, who "I hear that Mr. H. C. Morphett, disaster at Charfield last Oct, has presided, that Mr. A. R. Sutherland,the president of the Dark Blues been acquitted by the Gloucester who had been transferred to the Boat Club, will himself stroke the Assizes to-day on a charge of man- Education Department during the Oxford boat this year." .. alaughter. Reuter,
year, would not be returning as head "How sweet to think of them master of that school, and that his making such pets of their boats!" place would be taken by Mr. A. T. gurgled my flapper friend when she Hamilton, of Queen's College. read the above, news item.
"SUNDAY HERALD" CUP FINAL
EVERYBODY WAS THERE LAST SATURDAY, AND THE GOALKEEPERS EACH HAD DOZENS,
OF CUESTS. I'VE {SCORED
THE TREES WERE WELL PATRONIZER,
AN ENGLISH PLAYER KICKED OUT OF HIS TURN AND SCORED FOR THE WRONG SIDE,
RESULT ENGLAND CAVE
BUT
PORTUGUESE GOALIE THREE MORE
CALS WHEN
"WE'LL HAD TE
| BACK-ATAMA
„WHILST THE LAMP POSTS HELD THEIR
OWN.
TO COUNTERACT THIS A ~HIGH GOVT: OFFICIAL DID SOME. GOUD YORK FROM WS CHAIR: IN.. QUICKLY ŘETURNING THE BALL."
LIKE ・BACK TEA -DLAR
bis
BLIGHTY"
LEACH HO
PIPSTIC ∙HAT
ITS SCOTTISH HONE
AND THE GUP LEFT
AND CROSSED THE BORDER"
PORTUGAL PLAYED ENGLAND..
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Mr. el Arculli paid a tribute to the high standard of work done by . "Electric irons, electric kettles, the School as was exemplified from most suitable for Xmas presenta the fact that, in the amual examina- were on the counter in abundance. tion, 100 per cent. of Class 4 had .... By an iron for the misans to passed for the fourth year in suc-enable her to fron your shirts aud' cession.
collars well."--Christmas "hwilbe..
up,"
+
The annual report of the School
But don't be surprised if work was read by Mr. Bishen Singh, the missus" pitches it at your the acting head master, and Mr. el head, Christmas stocking and all, Arcull presented the annual prizes.
"The Hull trawler Max Pember ton..
APPOINTMENTS
3.
steamed into Grimsby The new owners registered the ship The ""Gazette" announces the fol-In Iceland, sent it fishing and lowing appointments: Inspector ordered it to Grimsby" to sell her Frank Shaftain to be an Examiner catch." London "Daily Mall." It of Weights and Measures under the is interesting to note how the great Weights and Measures Ordinance, stylist who wrote that kept the 1885, section 4, and also an Inspector vessel neuter until there was re- under, the Gunpowder and Fireworks ference to a "catch" when. Ordinance, 1901, section 14. '.
logically became "she"
Ma Sai-hong, to be a "Forest Off- cer" for the control and superin- tendence of the forests of the Col- ony, with effect from January 18, 1929,
POPPY DAY RESULT,
"Cultivated "German lady, 81 years, looking younger, blonde, lean, good appearance, distinguished character, well recommended, good housekeeper, Joving mature, art and sports, wishes to enter into cor The report of the Poppy Day, respondence with intelligent, well- 1928 activities by the British Legion, to-do German, healthy, lean, ex- Hong Kong, shows that a total of perienced, combining professional $16,868.49 (total in sterling ability, loyal distinguished" clarac $1,747 46 -5d.) was remitted toter and intellectual interests, es Headquarters in London. 36,827.95 teem for woman, and sincerely was collected from Clubs and the wishing to, maka happy a loving sale of popples realised - $6,788, comrade for life" in The search. Expenses amounted to $106.60.! for (lean) perfection...