CORRESPONDENCE
OPERATION ON HIGH SEAS
FINE WORK BY SHIP'S DOCTOR
INJURED SEAMAN ON ITALIAN FREIGHTER
[To The Editos, China Mal"!
Sir.-On several occasions a reporter from the China Mail has come on board this ship and ask- ed if we had any news, but we had nothing to tell him. On-the present voyage, however, the for lowing incident occurred, which may be of interest,
On Saturday afternoon Decem ber 21, while in the Malacca. Straits on our way from Sing-j apore to Calcutta vis Penangi about 160 miles from the latter port the wireless operator pick- ed up a message from the Italian motor-vessel. Tergestes, a freight- er belonging to the Lloyd.Tries- tino, asking for medical help as a sailor had been badly injured by a fall from the top-mast
***Eileen O'Day, beautiful might-club girl, prizes this snapshot of herself with the great Clark Gable most highly. As rival show- girls claim to have received his attentions on a voyage from South America, Elleen states with pride that Clark naked for her tele phone number, even though he has not called her.
CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, JANUARY
COMMUNISTIS IN SOUTH
Nanking Lends Its
Suppo
HUNAN FORCES BEING ASSISTED
[From Our Own Correspondent?
The Count's
By Walter
Courtship
our
I had long been one custom My aunt apparently suddenly
SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS
Mr. Chou Approves Of Demonstrations
"RESISTANCE" AGAIN URGED
the summer evening twilight, keeping silent She rose abrupt-
#From Our Own Correspondent] and now we had lingered so lately, smoothing out her sik škirts as Canton, Thursday
that the darkness of night had if she had thought- to - herself
Canton, Thursday. “Japan is speeding - up her As a gesture of goodwill to come into the room. But two, Well, that's done with *
*I fear I was nodding. Count: 1 plan to overrun China within Kwangsi, the National Govern at least of the three of us were ment in Nanking has appointed well content so to moon on, the bes pardon, she said in a rather the shortest possible time,” General Li Chung jen as Comitful summer. Fightnings shin-falat voice, and behind the sem- mander-in-Chief of the anti-ing rale on our faces as we sat blance of a yawn. The air's close clared Mr. Chou Lu in an ad- Communist forces in Hunan, at the window.
and beary. It seems a storm's dress before the students at
Sun Yat-sen University Kweichow and Ky ngsi, with As for myself, I can only confess gathering.” General - Pai Hsting-hsi as that with, every tick of the clock
We neither of us answered her. Tuesday afternoon.
The facts of his speech were second-in-commar
"Richard," she said, "oblige Heathered during his recent stay in I had been more and more inclined. Ewangsi troops have already to withdraw, and so give the others by ringing the bell".
The Count deftly intercepted meanking, and his views are signi his advanced into southern Hunan and the opportunity and exse of my Southern Kweichow, and the absence. But likely enough, had It's a waste of peace and quiet-ficant, as Mr. Chon is a member Nanking appointment amounts to I done so, the Count would have ness," said he appealingly. "won't of the C.E.C. Standing Committee, a recognition of existing facts bluffy recalled me, my aunt you sit but a few minutes longer the highest Kuomintang organ.
"Delay in Japan's imperial e These troops are assisting the would have roused herself from Who knows: not so many days may Hunan forces in suppressing the ber reverie to candies and common be left, with such quiet ende the Pansion in China will prove fatalTM Richard shall the University chancellor.com |twilight, summer7 Reds, as little progress has been sense.
timed. "Great Britain wishes a fetch you a shawl. We'll take z achieved in the campaign.
So I held my tongue, after man in the garden."
liquidation of the Italo-Ethiopian war in order to pay more atten- While appointing General Li to jaunt's example, who sat, still and
tion to the Far East, where „her an-glasses, her hands upon the arms
interests are at stake. A Greek ship and the Tuen! Mr. Charles I Hoover, the An excellent concert was given nounce through its news agencies of her chair, while the Count spoke Sang were the only two ships United States Consul-General in at the Cheero Club on Wednesday that the Reds in Southern Hunan seldom, and that generally in a the vicinity. The Greek said he Hong Kong, and Mrs. Hoover re-night by the men of HMS. Dor will soon be rounded up. Inde kind of inarticulate discourse with had no surgeon on board. Cap turned to the Colony this morning setshire. The show was out-pendent dispatches states that the himself. tain Field-Hook - immediately re-
There was plenty to busy, my by the as. President Grant. standing and was produced by Communists are advancing west- plied. saying that the Yuen Sang!
the Rev. Mr. Brierly. There was a ward in order to reach Kweichow. thoughts. The Count was evident- carried a surgeon and giving his
Mr. M Rivera Iglesia, the very large attendance, and the ar- Their base is in Sui Ning inly on the point of abandoning his My position.
Peruvian Consul, returned to thetists met with well-deserved ap-South-westem Hunan
Hong-cherishedTM platonicism. Wireless
Colony this morning by the asiplause.
The communist ranguard has her usual self, now
aunt, of late, had been far from "Very pretty sentiments, Count,” bath ships altered President Grant,
trisk. changed, and
now answered my aunt, "but you must increased speed and Course.
On Tuesday next there will be re-entered Chin Ping and Tien
spathetic; but neither and nothing take pity on old bones. Upstalts
Mr. Chou revealed that while in steamed towards
must be my garden to-night. T Nanking he had urged General B. Vaidya and Sons have presented at the Cheero Club a Chih in Eastern Kweichow.
for long together. It is not yet certain whether
tired and drowsy it's been a hot, When the first bessere was pace issued two calendars of a useful playlet entitled "Postal Orders,"
Matrimony was in the air, and dusty day and I think I'll be get-Chiang Kai-shek to prepare for ed up the vessels were about 35 size, advertising the Indian pain and on Wednesday a concert by Generals Li and Pai will accept miles apart. It took about an
Sooting to my rest while the thunder war at any time, because delay the band of the Empress of Japan their new posts, although their I must soon be an exile. balm, Amrutanjan.
means fist the enemy will be annan and Kwei-doubtless, a wife (and how capable is out of hearing. hour for the two ships to meet
better prepared." "It" "Ethiopi and prudent a wife) would relieve While steaming-towards each The Nellore, with the-out-
A highly successful cocktail chow.
-Soon-candies gleamed on the can stand up against Italy, other it had been arranged by ward mails from Manila, is due party and dance was given by the
me of my duties to my eloquent, wireless that the Tergestea would here to-morrow morning at nine Chief Engineer, China Command.
arbitrary old friend. I had be-wall; the pensive romantic twilight Chou believes there is no - TERSON
Imperiinoms.
My aunt why China cannot resist Japanese The most of evening was over. send a boat to the Yuet Sang o'clock.
(Col. E. St. G. Kirke) and officers Field-Hook: skilfully
amiable of chaperons now found tumed her face slowly, even re-aggression
"I approve the students patrio- bimself gradually converted into a luctantly, I fancied into their
radiance. She looked pale, tired: tic movement,” added Mr. Chou, tartish gooseberry.
messages were
ex-
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES the high command, the Narking erat, looking out through her
other. each.
Captain brought the Yuen Sang close to the Italian vessel, and as the wea ther was fine and the sea calm, it took a very short time indeed for the Tesgesten's boat to be brought alongside and the doctor to be conveyed on board the vessel
The injured man, a sailor nam ed Lorenzo Zarothi, aged 31, was painting 'the truck of the foretor mast when he fell and landed on: a winch, about the worst place he could have fallen on. The follow ing is the doctor's description of the patient's condition: A frac ture at the base of the skull on the left side of the anterior fos- 33, with a deep lacerated wound on. the left temporal region of the scalp, exposing the bone. Bleed- ing from the left ear and nostril, with ecchymosis of the left eye lid Pupils were dilated, breath- ing stertorous, and the patient unconscious. A fractured disloca tion of the left wrist and numer ous abrasions and lacerations all over the body, but a
#
of the Royal Engineers stationed.
authorities. paradoxically
troops are in
30.e 200
DEPREDATIONS IN CHINA
Japan's Influence Extended
A dinner dance will be held atțin Hong Kong at the Peninsula
evening. Repulse Bay Hotel to-morrow night Hotel last when a special bus service has guests being present. been arranged for the convenience
of patrons Buses will leave the The French gunboat Argus ar- Hong Kong Hotel at 8 pm, 8.30 rived in the Colony to-day from pm and 9 pm. and wills return Canton, while the US.S. Tulsa left from Repulse Bay at 1am 115 for the West River early this jam and 130 az
morning.
RADICAL OPINION ON "AUTONOMY”.
From Our Own Correspondent] Gazéna Yesterday.
A total of 1.29 inches of rain fell Mr E G Earlé, of the Hong
the Colony during last month. Kong University, and Mr. Robert On the threshold of a New Year, there being rainfall on only five wHoffmann, of Shanghai, return-China finds that the loss of Ma- days out of the S1. The highest ed to the Colony to-day by the sa churia and Jekol to Japan in 1931- on any one day was 87 inch on Harima Maru from Shanghai 1932 is added to by the virinal the 20th, and the least, 02 inch on
session of two more provinces. the 9th
The Hong Kong Branch of the English Association will hold the amely Hopei
Chahar, Bh The RMS. Empress of Asia is third meeting of the session
(Chinm) and
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "The Heart Being Perish- ed" by Frances M. Frost.
"By 1937 Soviet Russia- -- will”. have completed her second Five- Year Plan, while, the American feet will be angmented by then y These Powers will challenge - | Japan's predominance in Asia am- | less her China venture is started -
some time in 1936. gr
Delay Is Fatal
The quick lightning had but and seemed disturbed and perplexas their clamour has halted the Japanese design or Shantungand ljust now Mummined the Count's ed.
face as he bent towards her In: I think, Eichard, I'd like your Shansi. Bus parades and slogans
Again, the jare useless Stridents should. [his eyes was inspiration. And my farms up the stairs "
Bless me learn how to protect themselves jaunt's almost uncivilithdrawal of Count forestaled me.
ren, during air raids and acquaint her hand was evidently all but the Count” said my am
"Se themselves with other emergency last capricious valedictory gesture almost querulous
measures to middle age and widowhood.
Continued on Page
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women out of 10 live on their Nerves
due here from Manila at 6 am 1933-36 on Tuesday next January In name these two provinces are next Tuesday. She will leave the 7, at 5.30 pm in the Helena May under the sovereignty of China Kowloon Wharf at 9 am on the Institute. The President, Sir but in fact the Hopel and Chahar same day for Kowloon Dock for Thomas Southern, has kindly pro- Political Council tales orders from her annual overhani
mised to take the chair, and the Japanese troops in North Is this
China. Moreover, Japanese infu- Father G. Byme will speak on Leung Lin, aged 41, a lift boy "The Permanence of Critical ence and supervision are gradually extended to Shantaner employed at the Post Office build-Principles in Literature: A Thing being
Shanxi and Suiyuan. ing, was accidentally killed yester-of Beauty is a Joy Forever"," The doctor (Dr. Paul, L.RC_P-
Chinese observers fear that with & S. Edin, of Calcutta), decided day morning when he stepped into
CO-
a lift which was under repair and The 33. Santhis is due here continued compromise, and to operate immediately. Morphine which suddenly started down-from Amoy this afternoon cession all the area north of the was administered at-the left tem-wards, crushing him between the and will leave for Singapore, Port Yellow River will, by the next New poral region and the clot remov door and the top of the lift. His Swettenham, Penang, Rangoon and Year's Eve, be in the hands of the ed. The bleeding was controlled body was removed to the Public Calcutta at 1.30 pm to-morrow. Japanese.
and the wound closed with deep Mortuary. and superficial stitches, as were
The RMS. Empress of Canada, Tokyo newspapers state that
the wounds on the right and left The Filipino community will due here on the morning of China is allowed to retain nominal side of the occiput. The fractal-celebrate, Rizal Day in the Penin-January 17 from Vancouver via control over North Chins on the al dislocation of the wrist way sala Hotel next Sunday, with a ports, will leave for Manila the condition that Nanking shall not reduced and put in splints
Inncheon party, followed by a con- same afternoon: cert and dance.
The operation was carried out
on the Mess-Room- tahle taking 12 hours. The ship was under
Frely on the Western Powers for any assistance, and that there The RMS. Empress of Canada shall be close co-operation between An excellent programme has leaves Vancouver on January 9 China, Japan and Manchakno. way at the time and vibrating been arranged by Madame Lottie and is expected here on February considerably. The doctor was Gordon for her concert at the 1, leaving for Manila the -also-handicapped by those helping Music Link rooms Hart-Avenue, levening.
him being unable to speak beginning at 9 p.m. to-morrow. glish. The patient was able to
zay a few words when removed to
The Street Sleepers Shelter
the Hospital nine hours later. The Society's new shelter in Taumati,
such doctor, anticipating
* at the cozier of Nathan Road and operation, had taken his instan- Changsha Street, will be opened ments with him, so that the 2 tomorrow at 5.45 pm Voluntee jured man received skilled atten-helpers are asked to kindly take tion with the least possibis de careful note of this.
The time taken for the op
tion was too long for
ships to be stopped in the
e Straits, so it was decided
De Panl should stay
the Terrester, and
Sang in Penang. Both
ceeded to Penang. arrived at 1:30
Arrangements
DIAMONDS IN CANADA?
Belief Expressed By
Professor
dne here Cleveland A belief thi Wednesday mond fields far:
of South Africa:<le soil of Canad
a meeting
Tacit Recognition
The latter provision fimplies that the Nanting" Goveponent has to accord tacit recognition of Man- chukuo, when of the contrary, the League of Nations and its mem- bers have refused to recognise that Japanese created puppet State
Chinese public opini does favour.com Japan
of:
instead of their Food
your time table?
Your ears is Engring-bat Another, cup of tea-pr, wollen?
HURRIED, scanty meals days of rush an
bustle
always on edge
sleeple
women look old long
No women can lock or she does" not-give:
Health poise all depend
with
OVALTINE
The Sup