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"CHINA'S PATIENCE TAXED TO THE LIMIT"
LESSONS FROM THE
WAR IN SPAIN
(From Our Military Correspondent)
aeroplane attack when they sought to retreat, found roads blocked with the traffic chaos of supply lorries.
Long had Europe's General roads, Having regained solid Staffs believed that the develop-| ground they were annihilated by ment of modern military weapons favoured the aggressor. Motorised forces were said to give armies greater mobility: aeroplanes were definitely an offensive weapon the means by which a sudden atfack could be launched to demoralise a potential enemy's home front, slaughtering thousands of women dnd children in his cities. ·and quickly cause them to accept peace on any terms.
Stalemate!
TH
The Machine Gun Invincible tanks have been des troyed by dexterously almed bot- tle of petrol. (how stupid a dere- lict tank looks perched on a hill) and like in The Great War, their burnt-out hulks strew the Spanish countryside as a tribute to the in- genuity of the defenders. Aero- plane raids have completely failed in their purpose of demoralising city populations. The whole ex- perience of war shows that the machine-gun is still a weapon in the hands of defenders, can and does, play havoc with any
Chagrined were totalitarian military experts to find that this theory which should have succeed- ed overnight had only "developed Into a long drawn-out struggle. comparable to the stalemate" on the Western Front: Mechanised armies had indeed pushed quickly | aggressive forces. northwards at an incredible speed
from Seville to Toledo, but the moment they met with serious re- sistance at the outskirts of Madrid they came to a dead stop.
Even worse was the experience of Guadalajara, where the Italian mechanised columns, deploying to meet an infantry attack, became hopelessly bogged in a morass of mud
once they left the main
supreme
Anyone who was with the Fifth Army in March 1918 will youch to this. It was the British machine- gunner" who saved the situation eyery' time, and brought the at- tack to a standstill The German casualties during that period were their greatest in the war, and it was the machine-gunner who did his stuff.
(Continued on Back Pate).
Revenue Officers Face Robbery Charge
Cheung Chau Harbour Crime Recalled
JUNK MASTER THREATENED WITH REVOLVER
Making use of a service revolver to commit an armed robbery. was the allegation made by the Crown against two Chinese Re- venue Officers who, with three others; appeared before Mr. G. S. Kennedy-Skipton, District Officer South, at the District Office. South, Queen's Buliding yesterday afternoon.
The Revenue Officers, Ynen Fuk and Ho Fuk Sin, with Leung Tsat, Leung Hul and Chan Yau Hing were charged with having on June 26, 1937, armed with a revolver, boarded fishing junk 413 BC whilst it was lying In Cheung Chan Harbour and to- gether did rob Mak Fook Wah, the master of the junk, of $1,000.
The case for the Crown
meal after was
which complainant conducted by Mr. Jolin Whyatt, went, below to rest in the alley acting Assistant Attorney General, | way. His son went ashore to make while. Mr. H. A. de B. Botelho ap- *peared for the accused. Chlef Preventive Officer W. J. Buller was also present in Court.
The case against the accused was that on the day in question the Junk was lying in the Cheung Chau harbour after returning from deep sea fishing.
There were on board the com- plainant, his wife, son and three tokia. The first named went ashore about noon and returned to the junk at 2 p.m. Two hours later the crew had their evening
purchases at 4.30 p.m.
Governor
Wu Clarion
Te-Chen's Call
Building Up
Unity Only
Way Of
Salvation
Gov. Wu Tek Chen
Strength
Of Nation
(BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)
CANTON: “CHINA'S PATience is noW TAXED TO THE LIMIT AND WAR SEEMS INEVITABLE,” DECLARED GENERAL WU TE CHEN, GOVERNOR OF KWANGTUNG, BEFORE A MASS MEETING OF OVER 5,000 REPRESENTATIVES OF GOVERNMENT DEPART MENTS AND VARIOUS PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS. AT THE MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD AT THE SUN YAT-SEN MEMORIAL HALL. THE CHIEF SPEAKER OF THE DAY EXHORTED THE CHINESE PEOPLE TO MAKE ADEQUATE PREPARATIONS TO ENTER "INTO" THE NA- TION'S BIGGEST STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE IN THE FACE OF "AGGRESSION.
"A modern war means not only fighting at the front, but also efficient organization behind the lines. Apart from what the government, is doing, the people can be of great assistance in time of war by doing their best to save and produce those essential things which are needed by the soldiers at the front. We must not handicap our soldiers in the life and death struggle to preserve the very existence of our nation by allowing supplies at the front to become short. In time of pease we must be prepared for the worst, and in time of war if we maintain our usual composure we can be of great assistance to our troops, for without calmness and order behind the lines the moral support given to our soldiers at the front would be Jeopardized.
"The present crials grew out of very conflicting aspirations on the part of China and Japan. While China has during the past few years "been devoting herself to national reconstruction and modernization, Japan was bent on a policy of continental expansion under the guise of self-defence." In spite of aggressive tactics which would have aroused any other nation to the most violent form of retaliation, the Central Government has been pursuing a patient policy of concitation, not becausé it feared the aggressor but because it has been following the wiser course of first building up, the fighting strength of the nation, To-day, this patience has now become exhausted."
SATISFACTORY
RESULTS"
Vader this heading on Page 8, the Editor comments on the Sino- Japanese altuation.
NEW AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN Sir Robert Craigie Saile
For
America
ROBBERS APPEAR About 6 p.m., while the three tokis were on deck working they ¦ noticed two sampans coming alongside the junk. Both sampans were rowed by boatwomen and on board the first one were three mén and in the second two. The Ave
London, Aug. 4. went aboard the junk and
Sir Robert Craigie, the new arst accused, Yuen Fuk (the Re-companied by venue Omcer) asked the folia for companied by Lady Craigie, sailed the master. Complainant over- from Southampton for New York heard the conversation and he to-day aboard the RMS Queen
(Continued on Page 8.)
Mary. Sir Robert was appointed in succession to Sir Robert Clive Kester.
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Cholera Precaution
The Government propose to offer free inoculation against cholera to any one desiring such treatment. It is anderstood that these inoculations will be available in Government Hospitals. Only one injection is necessary.
A limited amount of vaccine is available but this will be reserved for those most likely to come into contact with the disease.
Ample supplies will be available shortly as fresh supplies are expected to arrive within a couple of days. The public are strongly advised to take advantage of these ino-
culations.
the
INTER SERVICES TENNIS
Challenge Cup Won By Navy
~London, August 4.
AIR PATROLS
In a stirring appeal to the mass of military and civil officials and Intellectuala assembled to hear the address, Governor Wu emphatically declared that the greatest problem facing the nation to-day was TO ENCOURAGE whether the Chinese people as a whole will stand united, in support of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's declared policy, for that is China's only way of salvation in the face
AIR-MINDEDNESS
IN SCOUTS
Mr. Whitney Straight, the
REFUGEES FUND
An Appeal To The Public
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We feel it would be the quintessence of hypocrisy to offer any apology for launching this appeal to a public which we be Hleve is characteristically generous. In "making articulate the mute appeal of hundreds, possibly thousands, of Innocent suf- ferers, this newspaper is confident that this appeal will not fall upon deaf ears.
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EMERGENCY
REGULATIONS
THE WEATHER
A report issued by the Royal Observatory yesterday states that
Mitigation Of Cholera 032 inches of rain was recorded
In exercise of the powers · con•· ferred by section 2 of the Emer- gency Regulations Ordinance, 1922 the Governor in Connell makes the following regulations:
during the 24 hours ended at 10 a.m. yesterday. The year's total against an average of $2.12 Inches. since January 1, is 5294 inches Tuesday's maximum temperature
was 91.1 degs. with a night minimum of 82 dega. Yesterday "at 10 am the temperature was 88 degs. The maximum temperature yesterday, was 91 degs, the reading being taken at 4 p.m.
BEYOND THE PALE
PREVENTION OF CHOLERA In these regulations "hawker" means any person who trades in any street or public thoroughfare or goes from place to place, or goes on board any vessel, selling or exposing for sale any goods, wares or merchandise immediately to be delivered, or exposing Ben- ples or patterns of any goods, wares or merchandise to be after-
At the British Medical Associa- wards delivered, or selling or offer-tien's meeting at Belfast recently: ing for sale his skill in handicraft, Dr W N Maple, of Hove: except a person selling or seeking Birching, of juveniles should no orders for goods, wares or mer- longer be statutory, England is chandise to or from persons who practically the only civilised coun- are dealers therein and who buy
try where it is permitted. to sell again.
A voice: it is permitted in Scat-
Dr. Maple: I said "civilised coun
No hawker shall sell or expose land for sale of offer for sale any fresh fruit, unless the same is whole, try." that is to say, uncut and unpeeled, No hawker shall sell or expose
of the present national crisis. famous racing motorist and air
General Yu Han-meu, Comman- man, Governing Director of der-in-Chief of the Fourth Route Straight Corporation Limited, has for sale or offer for sale ice cream, Army, presided at the meeting, offered his services to the Boy or any frozen or chilled prepara- Following General Wu Te-chen's Bcout Movement by encouraging tion commonly known as "Ice address, General Lo Cheuk-ying, "air-mindedness" in Boy Scout cream" unless he holds a permit head of the Central forces in Groups and helping them, to forma in writing in that behalf signed by Kwangtung, appealed to the people Air Patrols in the neighbourhood the Chairman of the Urban Coun to place complete confidence in of his aerodromes at Ramsgate, all and by a Health Officer Jasued
present Ipswich and Exeter
to him after the date of this re- the country out of the present
gilation impasse, 4
JAPANESE ACTIVITY IN SHANGHAI
Shanghai, Aug 4. There is great activity amongst the men of the Japanese Naval Brigade in Shanghal Tanks fől- lowing in the rear of Japanese troops are a familiar sight in the treets of Shanghai,
The Japanese are installing Geld telepones, and many people are Honkkew District
The Royal Navy won the Inter Bervices tennis Challenge Cup at All-England Tennis Club, Wimbledon. The Royal Navy thus There is much excitement in has seven wins to their credit, Shanghal, owing to the cftculation whre the Army, has six and the of the report that the Nanking Royal Air Force five, The Army | Central Government has decided has held the Cup since 1929- to go to war with Japan
Chinese Evening Pres.
Beuter Bulletin Servics,
THE DOLLAR
T.L. ON NEW YORK: 38-11/16 T.T. ON LONDON: 16. 213/18ď.
London Silver Market.
(From Our Own Correspondent)
· London, August 4,
unchanged for "Spot
London allver prices day were and 1/16
An Air Patrol of the 30th Ply- puth Group, the leader of which for sale or offer for sale any non- No hawker shall sell or expose Mr. Geoffrey Hill, has been serated drinks, in the preparation under the observation of the Boy of which fruit juice or herbs Scout Imperial Headquarters for fother than tes) are used, unless some time, and has proved itself he holds a permit in writing in down for "Forw to be a great success in showing that behalf signed by the Chair that under certain safeguards, man of the Urban Council and by Spot aviation can be a help to Scout a Health Oncer issued to him Forward. ing and Scouting a help to avia after the date of this regulation. tion
No hawker shall sell or expose The success of the practical work for sale or offer for sale any of the which has been performed at Ply- jellies known as Leung Fan and mouth Airport is largely due to Man Tau Lo unless he holds a
NEWS INDEX
Mr. Whitney Straight, the owner permit in writing in that behalf Amusements
A report on the experiments at signed by the Chairmen of the Cables Plymouth has been presented to Urban Council and by Health Finance the Boy Scout Headquarters, and Officer issued to him after the Leading Article this will undoubtedly help in the date of this regulation. organisation of Air Patrols
Local Dairy Every person who contravenes Mall Notices Scout Groups in other parts of any of these regulations shall Radio Program the country.
upon summary conviction be liable Shipping to a fine not exceeding one hun- Sport ... dred dollars.
The Services
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