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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 30, 1988
THE ASSAULT ON CRITICISM
HE recent movement in totali- lieve they have a disturbing habit of standards,
And" to lose such
THE recent movement in total deve tentar until the trap is standards as support the best of
artistic criticism is, of course, part sprung, the current turned on
or criticism is to lose values funda- The decline of of the logical development of such the trigger pulled. The only answer mental and moral. states. In itself it is nothing very to this problem that the government criticism is always accompanied by abolish public the decline of artistic force, the new. The suppression of all forms can discover, is to
critics. ability to create. Any lowering of of criticism except that inspired by criticism and liquidate the the state
can be traced back to the In place of this there may be "cri- standards is bound to be reflected
the controlled in person integrity. Casedra. 'However, its modern as- tical comment" in
The rest is silence.
The warning lies in the belief pect may well cause concern-even press. in countries where freedom of press There is another reason for the that there is a spread of the de- and speech are generally consider- dictator's desire to stifle the critic. sire to conscript both art and cri-
ernment.
WORLD RECORD HIGH TENSION CABLE
Berlin, To-day.
What will ultimately be the high- ed beyond the control of the gov- The critic acts in the capacity of ticism throughout the world. The est tension overland power trans- a goad to the artist. His pronoun- wise are those who are alert. The mission cable in the world, with a the free man needs no defence but his strength of 380,000 volts, is to be In order to understand why dic- cements are an indication of
installed to transmit the current tatorships consider criticism · dan- under-
generated at the Tauern power gerous it is necessary .to
works whose construction has just stand the work of the critic. How
begun in Austria.
does he function and what is his
By John Ritchey
and
effect on art? The competent cri- artist's success or failure and no freedom. In the fertile soil of de- This unprecedently high voltage tic acts in the capacity of a judge. one knows this more certainly than mocracy art and criticism may grow is to be employed because a large He appraises a work of art and the artist himself. If he has sold and serve their appointed ends of proportion of the current generat- pronounces judgment. He is likely his convictions for the sake of poli- beauty and knowledge. Those who ed will be utilised in south to reach his conclusions by some tical expediency the critic publicly are free must see that this oppor-west German industrial areas and such path of reasoning as the follow- unmasks him.
tunity continues to exist, ing First, he may ask himself if the artist has made his thesis clear.
Now the dictator, at least
your
perfectly
Second, was it worth conveying? modern streamlined one, is nothing TRANSFER OF
the aware of the value of conscripted CORK DEFENCES
Third, is the work as a whole well if not acute, and he is
organised? Fourth, has artist chosen a suitable form, last, has the work economy?
and art in inspiring enthusiasm of his
from it is essential that losses leakage over this long distance should be minimised.
An
interesting feature of this new development is that the area to which this current will be sup- lied, namely the Ruhr, will in ex- own particular brand in his people.
change send to Austria coal and And when her has sponsored а
London, To-day. coke for iron-öre smelting and it- play, a symphony or a novel and told As a result of meetings between self, in many cases, electrify its-- It is at once apparent that the the world that it is good he natur- officials of Eire and the United King-processes.-Trans-Ocean. basic idea of value as understood by ally resents the critic who alleges dom on Saturday, arrangements
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the critic rests on two standards: the that it isn't the real McCoy, more have been agreed upon for formal
Cork TRUTH IS STRANGER
Harbour on July II.
moral and the artistic. The totali- especially if he knows the critic is transfer of the defences of tarian government usually
cares right. little or nothing about artistic value
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THAN HOLLYWOOD
Date for transfer of the harbour but it has very strong convictions Since in several countries to-day defences of Bereraven and Lough
(From Our Own Correspondent) concerning moral worth. The dic- the stifling of criticism is an ac- Swilly is being fixed later. tator is particularly interested in complished fact, what is the loss Under the Anglo-Eire Agreement,
Kuala Lumpur, Yesterday. the kind of political morals he has and where is the warning to others Britain is removing her garrisons
Life as depicted by Hollywood experienced established.
outside the border of coercion? The from Eire and is turning over de-film producers was Critics are known to be not es- loss of criticism is the loss of a fence of the country to the Repub-for a few brief moments by a pecially tractable; what they be- necessity. For the critic is a keeper lic-Reuter.
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The extraordinary incident is true; it is recorded in the Report of the Survey Departments of Malaya as follows:-
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A Malay coolie carrying the leather box containing a heavy theodolite, was suddenly pursued in the padi fields by a female buffalo.
-With-commendable--courage-he.... did not immediately throw away the box and stampede, but care- fully deposited it on terra firma, then ran for his life, closely fol- lowed by the infuriated animal.
The buffalo gained on him, it was within a few feet, when sud- denly the path along which they were running stopped abruptly on the bank of a river with a 20- feet drop on to dry ground at the foot of it.
There was no question of stop- ping, over went the coolie follow- ed by the buffalo.
He fell on his head and was stunned when he came to, there was the buffalo lying dead beside him with a broken neck.
JAPANESE RAID CHEKIANG CITIES
Kinhwa, To-day. Japanese planes staged a number. of raids over a wide area in Che-
kiang yesterday, including the cities of Ningpo, Lanki, Linpu and Chin- ese positions on the south bank of the Chientang River.
A lone enemy plane took part in the Ningpo bombing. It released four missiles, which killed fourteen civilians, wounded 16 others and demolished seven housés.
At Linpu. 30 civilians were killed and wounded,
Five bombs were dropped- at Lanki. One person was killed and 'five wounded.-Central News.
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 30, 1938
DOIHARA DIVISION
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DISASTER
General Headquarters Taken By Chinese
Escape Of Foreign Journalists Related
Hankow, To-day.
The military operations attending the withdrawal of the Chinese forces from Hsuchowfu nearly spelt the end to two correspondents of the Rus- sian Tass news agency, who were with General Li Tsung-jen's headquarters staff.
The correspondents, on their arrival in Hankow yesterday, described their hair-raising experi- ences and told how they were continuously under the menace of Japanese bombs and ma- chine-guns for four days.
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One small time bomb, they de- POHSIEN HARD PRESSED clared, landed only a few yards
Kaifeng, To-day. away from one of the correspon- Chinese reinforcements are rush- dents, who lay flat on the ground ing to Pohsien, on the Ko River, and miraculously escaped. death. in north Anhwei near the Honan -Reuter.
border, where the situation has taken a critical turn with the ar-
AREA CLEARED
Chengchow, To-day. |rival of large Japanese forces. The latest telephonic message Some 4,000 Japanese troops are from the front, received late last launching a heavy assault on the night, states that the Chinese have city. The Chinese forces have so now cleared the Kaifeng-Lanfeng far succeeded in holding out. sector of the railway except for a In the vicinity of Koyang, heavy few straddled units, against which fighting continues to rage.-Central mopping up operations are being News. vigorously pushed.
HOHSIEN CLAIM
The annual ceremony of inspect ion of the Yeomen Warders by the Governor at the Tower of London, took place recently. Lt. Colonel W. F. O. Faviell, Resident Governor and Major of the Tow- Photo shows er, inspecting the Yeomen Warders. (Copyright).
DOUBLE MURDER CANTON RESCUE IN SHANGHAI: TRAITOR SHOT
Shanghai, To-day.
WORK STILL GOING ON
In a sensational double
CANTON, TO-DAY. RESCUE AND RED-CROSS murder and suicide, WORKERS ARE STILL AT Wang Hsiang-ping, 50- WORK IN THE AREAS WHICH WERE SAVAGELY BOMBED to Japanese reports year-old bodyguard, BY
JAPANESE PLANES SATURDAY AND YESTER-
Shanghai, To-day.
A number of points north of the rail-line, including Tawangchwang, According Siaowangchwang, Kuchwang and this morning, Hohsien, a small town yesterday Chenliukow, were scenes of violent south of Kweiteh, was captured Shot and killed his employer, DAY.
yesterday following the occupation Yu Hsi-chieh, well-known local The casualty list is increasing.
fighting.
The Japanese launched several during the week-end of Kweiteh.lawyer, furious attacks on these places but Our Own Correspondent. were repulsed by the Chinese with
heavy losses.
The attempts of
Japanese
re-
inforcements north of the "Great
Divide" to cross at Kuantai
repeatedly frustrated.
were
EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS OVER
Budapest, To-day. The 34th Eucharistic Congress was concluded here yesterday.
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Murdered a fellow bodyguard,
and
General Yu Han-mow who toured the bombed areas, stated that the bombing was confined to Ended his own life with the non-military zones, residential same pistol..
areas, and pointed out that this Police investigations have re- was the worst air-raid yet ex- vealed that Mr. Yu Hsi-chieh was perienced in the South. alleged to have accepted an ap- "The Japanese, by such in- pointment by the "reformed gov-human acitvities, have dealt ernment" at Nanking to the post themselves another blow, for they of Director of the Salt Revenue Bureau,
Brooding on the fact that his employer was a traitor, Wang is said to have told friends that he was not going to let his master go unpunished. been planned,
The murder is believed to have as Wang shot his summer fellow bodyguard before taking the
life of his employer-Reuter.
DOIHARA RETIRING The recapture of Lowang and Lowangchai has been confirmed. Pushing out vigorously against the remnants of the Doihara Division, the Chinese also reported the recapture After a farewell mass by Cardinal of Sanyichai, for many days used Pacelli in the Hero Square, a huge by General Doihara as the base of crowed gathered to hear the radio his operations.
message from the Pope which was, Before their evacuation, it is stat-relayed from the Pope's ed, the invaders set fire to the en-residence at Castle Gandolfo. tire village and massacred a large An impressive procession from number of people there. Central the St. Stephen Basilica to the Hero News.
Square marked the final ceremony, which was attended by members of Chengchow, To-day. the Cabinet, the Presidents of the The situation in west Shantung two Chambers of the Hungarian has improved and Chinese forces Parliament, members of the House are consolidating their positions
of Hapsburg and many other high following the recapture of a number dignitaries and functionaries. of important points.
FINAL ADDRESS Chinese mobile units and regular In his final address,” Cardinal forces inflicted heavy casualties on Pacelli declared that no previous
CHINESE DIGGING IN
have not only aroused the indig- nation of foreign nations, but they have further hardened the hearts of Kwangtung's 30,000,000 people, who will not forget the "incident," declared the General to press representatives. Our Own Correspondent.
The R.M.S. "Empress of Japan” left Shanghai this morning at 3.00 a.m. and is due at Kobe on Wednes-
PLANT day at 6.00 am.
SUN SIN PLANT SEIZED
HANKOW, TO-DAY.
FOR THE NURSING
MOTHER....
THE JAPANESE IN SHANG- HAI HAVE REMOVED THE
Both before and after the birth of PLANT OF SUN SIN COTTON her children, a mother needs plenty of MILLNO. 7, ONE OF THE simple, easily digested nourishment to the invaders in the vicinity of epoch of history of mankind could COTTON MILLS AT YANGTSE-her system.
LARGEST CHINESE-OWNED meet the extra demands made upon Kuyeh, Chengwu and Tingtao. .... be compared with the present as far POO, A REPORT RECEIVED licks is an ideal food for both expectant
Following its recapture by Chin- as the magnitude of the tasks to be
Doctors and nurses know that Hor ese forces, normalcy has returned solved was concerned. The Cardinal
HERE STATES.
and nursing mothers. Not only is it to Hotseh near the Hopei border, expressed regret at the disagreement stored in the mill was also taken vents morning sickness.
A large quantity of cotton extremely palatable and easy to taker where some of the heaviest fighting regarding the ways in which these
but it promotes sound sleep and pre- în west Shantung has been fought. tasks could be solved.
Horlicks, moreover, provides the -Central News.
Foreign interests in Shanghai extra nourishment nursing mothers "The Church is not competent to are concerned, as it is understood need. It is invaluable where the diges- take sides in purely temporal mat- the plant was mortgaged to the powers are weak, and tends to ters. This Congress has once more Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank-to-day.
prevent constipation. Get-Horlicks demonstrated the strength and solling Corporation.
JAPANESE DETACHMENT
WIPED OUT
Liuan, To-day.
away.
În a clash yesterday at Tashu darity of Eucharistic links. Let us The Sun Sin Cotton Mill No. 7 shan, on the outskirts of Hofel, an therefore spread an Eucharistic was the largest and best equip entire Japanese detachment, num- message in a world which is cleft by ped of a chain of cotton and flour bering 2,000 men, was wiped out. fraternal discord and which is per More than 600 Japanese were haps on the eve of new outbreaks of taken captive in the engagement-brotherly strife and hatred:"- Central News..
Trans-Ocean..
and worry, the task of carrying on and In these difficult times of anxiety doing work which must be done is exhaust one's nervous energy. doubly difficult one which must tend to
and prevents that listlessness and tired- Horlicks builds up strength, vitality ness caused by constant nervous strain. Central H. M. Hodges, Kayamally Building
mills founded by the late Mr. T. K. Yung, who passed away re- cently in Hong Kong News.