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TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1933.
SHANHAIKWAN CITY FACES DISASTER SITUATION BEFORE INVASION DESCRIBED
JAPANESE NARCOTIC MERCHANTS
FOLLOW IN WAKE OF GARRISON- TO WRECK EVIL ON INHABITANTS
(Special Correspondence). Chinwanglao, Jan. 1.
garrison, that the situation was not
So much has lately appeared in seriously aggravated. It was hînted the papers about the critical altua-to me by people who ought to know "I did my duty," was the soldier's tion in Shanhsikwan that I, out of that s number of the younger reply.
pure curiosity, decided to go there officers in the Kwantung Army are
St. Peter raised a finger. "Are and see for myself what was hap dissatisfied with the slow policy of you sure," he said slowly, "that pening. Shanhaikwan is now again their superiors, and by acting on you did your duty, or did you only a border town, and it was of great their own initiative want to pro- keep your oath to the constitution?" interest partly to observe how the voke a situation which will force And before the President could Chinese authorities were able to the latter to pursue a more active think of the proper answer he woke cope with the new situation and policy. This explanation seems to partly to see possible signs of the me to be very plausible as a vic- much predicted coming Japanese torious army-especially its young- occupation,
er officers, is never satisfied with its There is a suggestion afoot that
Taking a walk in Shanbakwan conquests; they will always want haggis is, not of Scots, but of from the railway station towards more and more, which of course to French origin.
the walled city. It is very easy to them means glory and promotion.
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By a curious coincidence one was see one thing: any anti-Japanese Last time the so-called "misunder
does assured at the dinner recently boycott
not exist. In the standing" was explained and the of the Gradantes' Association of shopwindows you
Japanese danger blew over for the time being, the Iriah Medical Schools, that its goods displayed everywhere, and no but it might happen anytime again origin is Irish. The atmosphere of "Blood and Iron" society is throw-whenever some ambitious Japanese the dinner was learned and scien- ing bombs at then. Japanese goods lieutenant at some real or imagined tific, with Dr. F. Howard Humphrie. very often are quite useful and provocation considers that he has the retiring president, in the chair. cheap even if not of very high to act "in self-defence," in the same So the weight of acadernic opinion quality, and the Chinese population way as was done In Mukden on {ought to be convincing.
in Shanhaikwan has certainly not September 18, 1931. It seems to me But haggis did not appear on the very high purchasing capacity. But that the Japanese army command there is one kind of Japanese mer does not now contemplate occupa- chandise, though not exactly dis-tien of Shanhaikwan, but it will played in the windows, but any-possibly have to do it if some hot- way sold quite openly which is headed young officer takes the ment and contract." That was
doing infinite harm, namely nar-initiativo. A curious side-light on early in 1914. When the war Tricks of the Trade.
cotic drugs of all known varieties, the famous disciplíne in the Japan- broke out, and Turkey entered
Card sharpers, declares a judge, Ever since the occupation of Man-ese Army!
Fear Pervades City. Hong Kong, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 1933. Jon Germany's side, it was the are frequently highly-educated churia by the Japanese army, the
need to protect these oil supplies people.
In any case the Kwantung Army They certainly know a drug merchants have followed close which led to the Mesopotamian
on the heels of the soldiers and has succeeded in creating an at- good deal. campaign. Later after the de-
in this case preceded them. Every-mosphere of fear and nervousness feat of Turkey the British had
where on the small streets between in Shanhaikwan. Fortunately Gen-
The China Mail.
Persian Oil Contract.
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to raise levies in Persia to defend A man in France exchanged his the railway station and the walled eral Ho Chu-kuo scome to be a It may not be necessary to the same interests against the wife for a horse. Blost husbands, city in Shanhaikwan, one can see calm and level-headed man who hug regard as immediately critical the Bolsheviks. In 1923 it was es-of course, would not deign to do brand new signboards with the done much to ease the situation. Persian Government's move in ment's investment of £5,000,000 them with a good car.
timated that the British Govern- this, but I should hate to tempt magic characters "jih shang"-The fortifications which have been Japanese merchant which assure erected outside the city by his cancelling the Anglo-Persian Oil in the Anglo-Persian company
the proprietor of immunity from troops, are, it was explained to in value to Company's concession, but it had appreciated
the Chinese police. As a rule these me, only Intended as protection establishments ure officially pawn-against a possible aerial attack. touches a nerve in the Empire's £16,000,000, and that the Govern
ment had received since 1914 in I see a noted film star has just shops, but always provided with a
More than anything else the system and at a vital place. The interest, dividends, and taxation taken her sixth husband. Well, she back entrance, for the real
civilian population in Shanhaikwan British Government's note of £6,500,000. Further, the con- should know, how many has-beens tomers who only buy narcotics. is irritated by the presence
Anybody can get in and
Japanese and so called Manchukuo protest to Persia makes clear tract had enabled British Govern-make five.
ment departments to save some
packet of morphia for 20 cents or a police in the city. The Japanese that, while Britain is open to an
£7,500,000 in the price for oil
shot of cocaine in the arm, or a police have a perfect right accord- amicable settlement, she will not which the Government would A naturalist úrges us to leave snuff of heroine or even a whifting to treaty to be there, but how hesitate to take any action neces otherwise have had to pay, and fruit in our gardens for birds dur- of the now evidently somewhat old-the Manchukuo police, who by the sary to protect her interests and another £10,000,000 in other ing the winter. But how will they fashioned oplum pipe. The number way consist of 36 men, two-thirds commercial rights. The main ways, including general reduction open the ting?
of oil prices under Anglo-Persian
propaganda of the Soviet Gov-
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Why a
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of these shops within a very small Japanese and one-third Koreans, area in Shanhaikwan is supposed have managed to acquire the same question moving the Persian Gov-competition. This 1923 estimate She Was Only
to be between 30 and 40; personally rights remains unexplained. How- five minutes ever, there they are and there they ernment is the amount of royal-thus made the value as at that an artist's model, but she knew I counted 14 within
stay, and they have the very dis- walk. It is well known to every- ties payable under the agreement. time of the original investment where to draw the line.
worth £40,000,000 to the British
body-except maybe to the League agreeable habit of arresting any The romantic story of the British Government. The defiance of the
of Nations that this kind of thing Chinese they consider "suspected," development of Persian ollfields Allies, and especially of the Bri-
has been going on for years in As a rule of course suspected for does not end with the first syn- tish, by Turkey under Mustapha
Manchuria, and lately enormously having some connections with the increased after the Japanese occu-volunteers outside the wall, those dicate's discovery of the oil, or Kemal after the war, and the
pation, but it is quite evident that mysterious people whom
Japanese call "bandita.” the efforts to secure to Britain ernment have not helped the A radio device is being used in Shanhaikwan has already now in control of the undertaking in the cause of British prestige in Per-England to aid searches for Roman this respect been blessed with thean who fights for his country, is home and his family should be paradisical conditions 05 interests of Imperial policy. sia. The nationalist spirit in relics, an electric meter registering some
called a bandit has never been Egypt and India, and British the presence of metal objects in ita Manchuria, though not being ac- Those interests were sought as a tolerance of its provocative self-vicinity.
tually occupied by Japanese troops by Mr. Matsuoka's eloquence at.
satisfactorily explained not result of the fierce naval building assertion, following upon the
-yet.
Geneva, but the Manchukuo police A Pittsburgh inventor's automo-
Garrison Not Aggressive. competition with Germany before Turkish example, have not been!
In order to understand the con-themselves at liberty to arrest any
in Shanhalkwan evidently consider the war. Mr. Winston Churchill lost upon ambitious leaders in bile wheel includes a disk faced
Persia. Now Britain bas relin- with solid rubber to support the fused political situation in Shan-
body who is even ever so slightly. in his book, "The World Crisis," quished her mandate over Iraq. weight of a car when its tire is halkwun, it is necessary to remem suspected of having connections
ber that Japan has treaty rights with these "criminals." has told that story. In order to Persia's neighbour. When a punetored or blows out.
And this to protect with her own, troops, her
Chinese retain supremacy in manoeuvring hunger-striking fanatic in India
happens constantly on The The Japanese inventor of a high subjects along the railway. can cause (or seem to cause) a ability over the powerful new British Cabinet to quake in its speed camera for scientific pur-main body of these guards are erritory, which is not forcibly oc- German fleet, Mr. Churchill (as shoes, it is a call to many quar- poses claims to have increased Its stationed in barracks quite close to cupied by Japanese troops. The First Lord of the Admiralty) and ters in that eastern-world to test speed so that 40,500 pictures can Shanhaikwan, thus, Inside the wall unfortunate official who happens to and have been there ever since the be Chinese postmaster in Shanbal- THE WORLD'S Lord Fisher (as First Sea Lord) a symptom of weakness. An be taken in a second.
completion of the railway. Other Kwan has thus several times been arrested for unknown and unex- agreed that the British battle energetic soldier in the present
The top and sides of an automo-foreign powers, Great Britain, Shah of Persia, like Mustapha} fleet must possess a division of Kemal himself, seized power, and bile designed for salesman can be France, Italy and U.S.A. have also plained reasons. Mr. Matsuoka
international, law to the represen capital ships not only of great maintains it by his army, Persia expended by turning a crank, to barracks in the same vicinity, but tries in Geneva to give lectures in convert the body of the vehicle they are now mostly used as sumtatives of the whole world; why gun-power, but capable of out has abolished foreign capitula-into a commedious showroom.
mer resorts for the soldiers. Ac-not begin this, worthy taak by. tions after the exampla of Turkey, steaming the prospective enemy. China, and Egypt, and the Per-
cording to most people I saw in giving a few hints to the Manchu Shanhaikwan-including Chinese- The provision of the required sian Government wrung Britain's
kuo police In Shanhalkwan? the Japanese garrison and Ita com Year by year Meccano horse-power within limited en-consent to the abolition by with-
(Continued on Page 11.) becomes more firmly
mander have na a whole been on entrenched
as the gine-room space meant that coal holding, pending that consent, a
concession to Imperial Airways A concert is to be held at the quite friendly terms with the $20,000 JEWEL THEFT World's Greatest Toy fuel must be sacrificed to oil to build aerodromes along the Kowloon Cricket Club next Thurs Chinese garrison and population It is unique because it appeals, not to the boys of one country alone, but to Already large quantities of oil Persian Gulf on the air-route to day, commencing at 9 pm, when even after the undoubtedly delicate the splendid spirit of, boyhood that is were required, too, for the new India. These things have estab- the presentation of the year's situation which arose after the common to all the nations of the world.
destroyers and submarines. In lished precedents in favour of prizes for cricket, tennis, bowls occupation of Manchuria by Japan Jade Tree Proprietress
ago. aggressive behaviour all over the and bridge will be held. A large ese troops now nearly a year
Victimised. Meccano models are real engineering 1912 the British Cabinet raade Near East Now Fersla has de attendance 18 expected, the entert is to be remembered that th models
Jewellery, valued at approximate in miniature, but grin on its grest decision. "It involved nounced the oil agreement, cur- tainment promising to be an at Japanese garrison in Shanhailawan engineering parts Girders, Strips and
Pinions,
does not belong to the army of oc- ly $29,000 was stolen from Mrs. M. Wheels ops, Cranks and Gear our national safety," says Mr. rent till 1961, and containing no tractive one in every way.
cupation-officially called the Kwan- B. Wood, proprietress of the Jade Meccano le mors than a toy, it is the Churchill, as much as a battle seems) to extract higher royal- A Lecture will be held at the further conquests from outside the Kaishia liner Kashima Maru, while
right of cancellation, in order (it
tung Army-which is clamoring for Tree Shop,aboard the Nippon Yusen- greatest hobby of the Century fan at sea," So from necessity to ties. Revision may be just. It Kowloon Union Church Hall, to wall, but occupied a curious neu the ship was on a journey from
enlarge the guns and the
e speed is rather the manner of demand- night, at 9 pm Dr. K Ltral position. When thus some Shanghai to Hong Kong en route to Mnko, Meccano, Medel-building your of the navy came the entire ing it that must cause qualms to Reichelt, who has recently return weeks ago. two Japanese atracured England.
those who appreciate the delicacy ed from several months spent in Obtainable from all Leading Stores transformation of fuel provision of the position in which Britain, travel, through Central China, will entered Shanhaikwon station and land on Saturday, heading for Sin- trains for still unknown reasons The Kashima Maru left for Eng- Meccano, Limited, Liverpool, England. It involved enormous expense, while endeavouring to encourage speak or “Some Glimpses from the
but there was no alternative. We self-government among peoples in Tibetan Borderlands The public began to bombard the city, it was gopore, and the theft was reported could only glit our way forward, this politically volcanic region of is very cordially invited. A co mostly due to the tact and diplo to the Police only yesterday. and finally we "found our way much of that authority which is Christian Mission to Budhists, troops, and to the mediation of the be met by investigators before she the world, dare not abdicate too lection will be taken in aid of the macy displayed by General Ho Chu Police in Singapore have been ad- Chinese vised and the Kashima Maru will kup/commanding the fo the Anglo-Persian" off agree no longer solely her own interest. Sha
tommander of the local Japanese enters that port.
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