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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 27, 1938.
ALLEGED ARMED ASTOUNDING DISCUSSION
ROBBERY
Ng Kwok-ping, aged 38, who was arrested following an armed rob- bery at No. 4 Tai On Terrace "on Tuesday morning when a monk
OF BRITISH ARMY AND NAVY BY JAPANESE
(Continued from Page 1)
was robbed of money and clothing to the value of $30, was this morn- ing charged before Mr. C. B. Bur-miral Keisaburo Moriyama, (retd.), gess on four different counts.
con-
Sub-Inspector Whant was in charge of the case which was ad- journed for 24 hours.
It is understood that the Police have arrested the other two men alleged to have been concerned in the robbery on Tuesday, who will be charged with defendant
to-morrow.
FOUR MEN HELD IN ROBBERY CASE
were
K.C.M.G.
NAVY NOT PRO-BRITISH - It has been an accepted axiom among foreigners that the Japanese Army is anti-British and the Navy pro-British, but the six admirals present at this meeting seem to disprove the latter
idea.
if it can
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The British iden of 125 being killed and 208 wounded. VERDICT IS-BRITAIN WON'T trying to press for eternity its inter- Six planes heavily bombed He was charged with (a) at The occasion was a meeting of six ests in the Far East, especially China, port and then the town. tempting to shoot a police
Japanese admirals and two generals, is a fundamental mistake. It has been
include Arnold efforts not The casualties stable in order
all on the retired list or in the reserve, aggravated by Britain's to evade arrest,
convened by the popular Tokyo month- only to maintain its interest in China Crone, captain of the small British (b) with possessión of a fully ly "Hinode" (Rising Sun) to debate the but also to drive out Japan's efforts in steamer "Dover Abbey," who was
"If order to obtain everything for itself. loaded .442-revolver, (c) with be-question of what would happen,
The
"Should Britain fall into the pit it killed.--Reuter. ing concerned in an armed robbery Britain and Japan should fight."
verdict was that Britain won't, because has dug by itself, it would only have with two or more at No. 4 Tai-on
Italy has gained it lacks the desire or courage, accord-itself to thank
from the anti-Comin- Terrace on Tuesday and (d) withing to the February issue of the ma-much strength
to assault at. No. 250, Hollywood gazine, which prints a verbatim narratern pact. It is no longer likely Road, on January 22, with intent tive of the debate, subject to a number say "yes Sir' to Britain in everything If Britain takes issue with Italy, of deletions, translated by Reuter. to commit a robbery.
it must first be prepared to abandon
London, To-day. everything east of the Mediterranean.
Major Sir Hubert Winthrop Italy can show a strong front to Bri- tain against the background of Japan. Young, Governor of Northern Rho- Without it, Italy would be uneasy.
"BRITAIN IS RINGLEADER" desia, has been appointed Governor "Britain is the ringleader of the of Trinidad in succession to Sir The following gives the trend of the China Incident," declared Lieut.-Gener- Murchison Fletcher, who has re- speeches which were made in response al Isami, who continued: "Since 1902 to the magazine's desire that the Ser-Britain has at times made use of Ja-signed owing to ill-health.
Mr. John Alexander "Maybin, vices should "enlighten the public" in pan and, at other times, pushed Japan
The Britain that concluded Chief. Secretary, Nigeria, succeeds connection with the impression "that away
in North the methods employed by Britain have the Anglo-Japanese Alliance is not the Sir Hubert been most outrageous and, at this rate, Britain of to-day. To-day Its status
Reuter. just may end up in a war with Britain." has gone down considerably and Rear-Admiral Uematsu said:
now it is barely on the same level, as Vice-Admiral Moriyama (retd.), Japan It's policy has changed so off the thick skin of the British for Chinese especially the K.C.M.G., the first speaker, declared: much that it is now dragging in the all orientals,
"China
United to see, eternal peace will not dawn is the ringleader, not Bri Soviet Union, along with the
purpose of knocking in East Asia by a defeat of the Chin- tain, but I think the latter is, at least, States, for the
I think Japan must a powerful accomplice, for the hostil-Japan on the head if Japan tries to ese themselves. ities would not have started had Bri-put its finger into the pie.. I think cut the power of the White races from tain not been inciting China all along the Soviet Union has been made a tool the Far East."
it is only logical that Britain of by the British in the present affair. Rear-Admiral Uematsu agreed, "We should assist China and obstruct Ja-Britain seems a man half-sick or in- must do it in our own generation. It
Britain has had it sane.
In 1923 I came back from is not so much a question of whe- pan's actions Yui Wai and Chu Ling were, this in for Japan ever since the Manchur England with the conviction that Bri-ther we should hit Britain or not as morning, charged before Mr. R. A.ian Incident the manner in which tain is certain to collapse in my grand- one of showing ourselves ready to hit, D. Forrest at the Central Magis-Britain has been spreading throughout son's generation. At the time of the showing that we mean business,
the world
alander Manchurian Incident I said Britain was thereby making Britain withdraw from every conceivable tracy with taking part in an armed against Japan, spreading propaganda going to collapse in my grandson's gen China. It will not do merely to robbery, No. 42 Lockhart Road on ever more malignant than China itself, eration. Now my verdict is that Bri- China."
URGES "PERSISTENT PUSHING” January 9, and Chui Chu-cho and is all a manifestation of the British tain is bound to collapse in my gener-
Asked if that meant Japan must Chui
even the ation because what it is doing shows. San, were charged with hostility toward Japan
United States has been made to dance it to be mad.”
challenge Britain now, Vice-Admiral possession of two revolvers, 23 to the British tune...
Rear-Admiral Uematsu declared Ando replied: Britain made:
it can protect its rounds of ammunition, and two the greatest fuss about the Japanese Britain thinks
"I believe a policy of gradual and daggers at No. 19, Graham Street. bombing of Nanking but I don't think rights and interests
make persistent pushing would be the most
All defendants
remanded there is another navy in the world that Japan and China fight each other, effective. In other words, we should has so scrupulously observed interna-"This is its reason for instigating the turn the tables on the British by us-- for 48 hours at the request of Sub- tional law in times of war as the Ja-anti-Japanese movement.
ing China to dislodge British influenca, Inspector Darkin. It is believed panese... and Britain puts the black-
the "There is no one more thick-skin- from China. That's the method ned than the British in world history. British have been employing all along. that the arms at Graham Streetest interpretations on our actions.
"WHAT MALIGNANCY"
They think nothing of making a right- Victorious Japan ought not to be lack- were used in the Lockhart Road
"What malignancy!
about turn in national policy, declaring in stratagems of this kind. We robbery, when money and jewellery tain made an issue of the alleged sink-ed Lieut.-General Itami. Thus it should respect fully the economic to the value of $810 were atolen. ing of Chinese fishing junks by a Ja may even happen that at this junc- rights and interests of Britain in
panese submarine is, in itself, a matter ture they will make their wonted China and let its tradesman spirit ba. for uproarious laughter. Were they about-face. Unless they do so, Bri- satisfied to the full. Meanwhile, wo such formidable craft as to require sub tain must collapse. Seeing that should bring pressure on it politically The RKO British Film, "Victoria | marines to sink them?....
the British skin is so thick, I think so that it will withdraw on realizing the the Great" will be
"Then the British protest over shown at the
we would be justified in taking what-the losses it is really suffering." Hugessen affair. Its text might have ever steps we deem fit. regardless of As and. Alhambra
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land British as the been written by a child at primary whether the British should change forces are concerned, they · don't early next month.
school. How can a bullet from an air
their policy or not.”
They bathe every morn- "U. 8. CAUTIOUS”
ing and shave very neatly. "In the present affair the United learn to march in dancehalls. States is taking a cautious attitude, are excellent soldiers on the parade so it behoves Japan to be careful not ground with a gorgeous band playing to irritate the United States and to and style improved by dancing. But concentrate its attack on Britain," they don't know the hard life of ten- declared Vice-Admiral Moriyama, ant-farmers and so are at a ·losa R.G.M.G. To a suggestion that Bri- when it comes to digging. trenches tain must still he eiving a great deal and doing other hard work. From of assistance to China, the gallant this, I don't think that the British Admiral replied, “Let them! We have are a match even for the Chinese. only to smash them all up!”
The weakness of the British army is Declaring that there is probably illustrated in the fact that during the no country in the world that has Great War the German forces con- not, at one time or another, been made centrated their fiercest attacks on the a sucker of by Britain" Rear-Admiral | British front considering it to be the Toma Uematsu said that, “under the most vulnerable point in the Allied circumstances, not many · countries defence line." would be dragged into Britain's war JAPAN'S ARMY STRONGEST if it should decide to fight Japan.” "In my estimation the strongest Lieut-General Itami expressed the army in the world is the Japanese, view that, as Japan was spending followed by the German, and I sup- enormous sums daily, the. China hos pose the Chinese come about third." tilities must be settled as quickly as Then quoth 'Rear-Admiral Sosa: possible. "For my part I am all for "The British standing army is only giving Britain a painful little blow | about 130,000 strong.. It is wholly so that it will realize Japan means composed of volunteer recruits. When business," but the magazine deletes a war comes, more volunteers are an example he mentioned when asked called for. But it is difficult to ob- to be more explicit.
tain a sufficient -number of men. Few are ready to lay down their lives for Asked what, might happen if Bri- their country. The British were in tain began to show fight →Vice-Ad- a quandary (in the World War). The miral Morivama. K.C.M.G., retorted Government tried to infuse a spirit "Don't be ridiculoja! There is no of patriotism into the hearts of the need to think of ach an eventuality. neople by various propaganda ma- What can Britain, do to Japan, se-thods, but few would enlist and fight parated by 10,000 kilometres? Espe for their country? So the Govern- cially a Britain which gave in to Italy in the Mediterranean. There is Italy Fo be taken into account. How can Britain show any fight? Be at ease." Vice Admiral-Masataka-Ando here put in his oar. "Unless Japan. peels
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