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LARGE-SCALE
EVACUATION
FROM CANTON
AIR RAID SCARE
Canton, August 18. The Chinese in Canton "have still to recover from this morning's air raid scare.
Evacuation ön a large scale is taking place especially in the southern district of Tungshan Night steamers to Hong Kong were fully booked up and deck spaces were all occupied by noon to-day. Many Chinese have applied to the Shameen Municipal. Courell for permission to live in offices on the Island.- Reuter.
ORDEELY CROWD (From Our Own Correspondent),
Canton, August 18. It must be expected that from At 10 a.m. to-day, Japanese onwards until this Sino-planes were sighted on the way to Canton. An aircraft carrier was Japanese undeclared war ter- inates, the atmosphere will be hot with "news." but not neces sarily "hot" news. Enconfirnied reports and inspired rumours calculated to upset the balance of the civilian population in China and Hong Kong will be- common as rabbits in 'Australia. If the conflict be
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JAPAN REVIEW
Bid For World Morkets
The late Viscount Saito, twice Premier of Japan, said to me once "Britain and Japan mast co-operate. The settling of trade differences will help a great deal towards putting things where they were, during the Anglo-Japanese Aillance," writes a special correspon, dent in the London "Morning Post."
trade.
Communism: Japan also tries to justify her despatch of troops to China on the ground that in so doing she can The Japanese Economic, Mission to England, headed by Mr. help China to'ward on the Com-Kadono, deputy chairman of Messrs. Okura and Co., is representative munist devastation, which, in her of every Japanese industry except shipping, and has behind it the eyes, is a standing danger to the goodwill of all business men and others concerned with international world's civilization. The very fact that the Nationalist Government in China has already succeeded in weeding-out "the influence and menace of the Communists is so obvious and sallent that it is need- leas for Japan to "put her oar in" Chinese internal affairs. Even in the past when China was subject to the Communistic trouble, not a single case had been reported in which either the Japanese were the victims, or her interests had been affected or prejudiced.
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Much has been written about Japanese activity in Empire markets. Japanese manufacturers have been accused of dumping goods ht prices below cost, of using sweated labour, of imitating de- signs, and of using false trade marks. Tariff barriers have been erected against Japanese goods in various parts of the Empire. Em- pire goods have been boycotted in Japan as a retaliatory measure,
To-day, inatters are certainly better than they were two years ago; for Japan" has concluded a trade agreement with Cahada and another with Australia.
Cheap Goods
A gentleman, recently returned from a world tour, who stayed In fact there are many other several days in Japan, stated in a lecture that we could never com- countries whose claims and in-pete with the Japanese in price. the correspondent continues terests in China are just as im-
Japan produces quality 'goods also, but her foreign market is A Japanese business man once re- sighted this morning off Swatow
At 10.20 am, the air raid alarm portant as those of Japan, yet mainly for lower grade articles
"I cannot find a market for my higher quality goods. sounded and all house's, none of them has gone so far as marked to me:
to occupy parts of China's terri- British and other foreign importers want cheap substitutes for the restaurants and offices were shut and the people rán to the shelterstories in pledge for its own in- type of goods which are in the ordinary way inaccessible to the poor-
terests therein. This docs not
er classes." in an orderly manner. It was re- markable how quickly the shops
show that they paid no attention
The entry of Japan into the bicycle industry brought machines put up their shutters as a precau-
to their vested interests. On the within the reach of clerks and even coolles in Burma, the Straits
have they tionary measure.
entrusted Settlements. India and other parts of the East who could not afford Police, militia- contrary, men and nurses took their posts their claims to the custody of the a British-made machine. At the same time, there is a Japanese-made"
Chinese government. Now. "since cycle of similar type to our higher-priced machine which is seldom in every street corner. the dre brigade was held in readiness the Japanese interests have been exported because it cannot successfully compete in price. It would while additional anti-aircraft guns duly protected against the threat seem plain that Japan is thus catering for a different market, which were mounted hurriedly in strate- of the Communists, and the Chi- the British manufacturer cannot at present reach.
nese Government has already done gle positions. Two squadrons were while the other encircled the city. sent out, one to meet the enemy away with them completely, can
the despatch of troops by The Japanese planes reached the Japanese government be justified Bocca Tigris Fort and then turned
on other grounds than the pre- back. They were not bombers but meditated territorial usurpation in merely observation planes.
uneasiness
China?
Propaganda
the
Working Conditions
There is a common belief in certain quarters that the Japanese, ability to produce at such low cost is due primarily to sweated labour.
If we cari judge Japanese standards of living by our own, which I doubt, then their standard is lower. In the large. Japanese factories the hours are usually from 8.30 a.m. until 5.30 p.m.. with one hour", for lunch, "making a working day of nine hours. Some small firms work up to ten and eleven hours, but seldom longer.
Japanese occupation of China's Give And Take territory is
Another deceptive plea for the
that the former is
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The sooner the world accepts Japan's destiny as an industrial" nation and ungrudgingly allows her a fair share of world markets, the sooner will differences be ironed out. She is ready to give and to take, to control exports, to carry out thorough export inspection of
goods, and to buy from those who buy from her wherever possible."
people of all walks of life. Hong Koug is rapidly assuming the appearance of a city of refugees, compelled to do so to check the Regarding the accusation of Japanese dumping. It is easily growing feeling of and, quite naturally, there is a Anti-Japanese movement. Again | realised, that, owing to the low rate of the sen (it is at present one the accusation is false. The Chi- shilling and two pence, compared with two shillings five years ago). amongst residents for
nese boycott is but the outcome the foreign importer is able to buy almost double for his pound, franc, a variety of the successive oppressions bru- or dollar. But prices in Japan remain almost the same as five years of reasons too obvious to require tally inflicted upon China against age, excepting in the case of imported materials. Woollen goods have particularising. Cholera is not which the latter merely reacts in doubled in price during the last year or so. - We concentrate on this aspect the feast. In the matter of the very peaceful and law-abiding of the present crisis because of influx of refugees ramour can
manner. The movement thus in the experience of yesterday when play a cunning part in promoting people is but the expression of tiated by the mass of the Chinese NOTICE is hereby given that rumours varying from the sight-mistrast, hostility, and chaos their natural and proper senti- Aaron Landau of Rutton House, ing of Japanese acroplanes over We have every reason for believ-ments which may be found in the Duddell Street, Victoria in the Canton to the actual bombing of ing that the Administration has territorial intergrity and national Colony of Hong Kong is applying that great metropolis spread like made provision to cover every independence. to the Governor for antaraliza wild-fire consuming the populuge phase of this sudden and serious tion and that any person who with fear. As with all such problem, and the public can very movement merely of their own' ac- The Chinese people started the knows any reason why naturali-"stories" those about the Canton well assist in smoothing matters cord, while the Chinese Govern zation' should not be granted should send a written and signed foundation in fact.
air-raid **
had soine stender over this extraordinary period by ment took no part in it. In fact statement of the facts to the the uncoloured truth was that to any hysterical outburts of Judiciously and prudently that it However, keeping calm and not giving way the Chinese Government acts sc Colonial Secretary, Hong Kong.
Japanese neroplanes were never protest." actually over the city of Canton
'There was a but were scouting some distance yesterday that "influential tai-nor the bayonets or the Japanese away, and that part of the story; pans were preparing to submit soldiers can silence the voice of so excitedly circulated by word
the Chinese people. The more Intolerable the oppression the
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But
people of all countries who claim
prevents the people from going too far. In these circumstances. rumour current neither the Chinese Government
A memorandum to His Excel-
a rumour.
trade agreement between Japan and Great Britain would un- have existed for the past few years, and materially help towards a
doubtedly go a long way towards eliminating the differences that"
more complete understanding and so contribute towards the peace of the world.
PICTURES FROM THE
TROUBLED ZONE
The Pan American Airways Clipper, Hong Kong Clipper, which arrived at Kal Tak at 2.40 p.m. yesterday, will leave this morning for Manila and America with two large consignments of photos and a further consignment will be pick- newsreels for America. In Manila
ed up.
Mrs. Raye Murphy, a friend of
March of Time" newareelman in Shanghai, arrived in the Colony
by the Kulmerland on Tuesday
STUDENT REFUGEES IN TSINAN
Tsinan, Aug. 17. A party of 500 Chinese student- refugees Including 30 girls, have
arrived here following a hazardous trip from Peiping, by way of Chefoo
and Lungkow.
called on Genera! Han Fu-chu,
A smail party of representatives
"Chairman of the Shantung Provin-. cial Government and reported that over 2,000 university and mid- dle school students have filed from
The Way Out the rests with the aggressor. Only by The solution for the deadlock
The i the
cessation prompt
of the night after having a few hours' of the city by the Japanese mill- will there excitement on the Whangpoo in tary. The majority went south by
emerge a way out. To fight the getting from the jetty to the ship, Chinese boycott with field-guns She brought with her 68 lbs. of
Peiping following the occupation
way of the Peiping-Hankow Rall- way while others proceeded 10
of mouth, concerning the bomb-tency, the Officer Administering more powerful will be the resis- ing of Canton eventually proved the Government, to the effect tance. to be a complete fabrication. that the number of refugees IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED
whilst those harrowing coming to the Colony be res that an Interim Dividend of One stories, which, like scandal. bortricted. Investigation proved this Dollar per Share has been de rowed the sandals of Mercury, to be only
were going the round, the influential taipans are appar Japanese hostilities 30th June, 1937, and will be here in Hong Kong was ently setting a worthy example payable on and after. Thursday,
decidedly tense. Although actual in the matter of keeping calm, panie was not created, yet the alike becoming to their commer 9th September, 1937.
and grenades merely aggravates newsreel depicting the latest de Tangku and then travelled south Dividend
the trouble, yet the Japanese Gov-velopments in Shanghai.
by boat. uneasiness and nervousness of Warrants may be obtained on
cial and social status.
ernment pours troops continuous- A further consignment of pic-
Many of the students were sub- the people was sufficiently ap- application at the Company's
Another rumour was to thely into China.
Is it not true to bures and newsreels taken by the lected to extreme humiliation at Registered Office, P. & O. Build. parent to be disconcerting.
say that Japan only la responsible
Central News Agency" was sent the hands of the Japanese troops Here we would most earnestly effect that the troops, supported for the rise of the Chinese boy-from Shanghai to Manila by the who searched them along the ing.
commend the virtue of the old by the Volunteers, were being cott?
President Jefferson and will join tallway. sent to the border to stop all
the Clipper when she arrives there
These studenta also reported udage, "Seeing is believing," SHARES of the Company will and although no one except a refugees: This was also merely
"Barbarons" China to-day.
that when they passed Tientsin, it be CLOSED from MONDAY, particularly ripe idiot would im- rumour, but many believed it.
Another excuse for Japan's "at-
The latest pictures of the Shang was widely rumoured there that hai trouble, and bringing the photo General Chang Tze-chung, the 30th AUGUST, to WEDNESplicitly believe all that he or she The police can be trusted to tempt to annex China is found in DAY, 8th SEPTEMBER (both reads, yet, according to experi- enforce reasonable murality on
the statement recently made by record a few more days up to date, Mayor of Tientsin who surrender- than the others, were expected to the Japanese Minister of War that
ed Peiping to the Japanese Kwan- days inclusive) during which ence, it is reasonable to contend the Colony by the negative pro- China is a "barbarous nation de-
arrive in Hong Kong from Canton tung Army, had been detained by period no transfer of shares can that the printed word is deserv-cess of excluding that claas of serving of Japan's whips.
the Japanese. and yesterday, having been sent to Canton by special plane by "Asso- be registered..
ing of more credence than the persons cryptically designated as lashes. This allegation is as scan- By Order of the Board of
"undesirables." There is no pirate-like ravages and plunder-
dalous as unreasonable. Are not clated Prem." These pictures will spoken word.
also join the Clipper here, to-day, Directors.
need for hysteria over this.
it is understood. ings of lands and innocent civi- fans sufficient to signify Japan as really barbarous country? Her and relentlessness, can atrocity only be traced to the special trait characterizing the time-honoured "Bushido." Its gallantry Hes in murdering chivalry consists in ravishing in- It is stated bere that part of fighting two weeks ago, they saw docents. Can the well-planned the British Mediterranean Fleet: the towns, in ruins. smuggling openly supported by the will shortly pay a visit to GreekCentral News Japanese Government and the waters. The visit is scheduled to
legal setting-up of puppets in last one month Manchuria, and Hopel-Chahar fall to impress the world that Japan
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while Its
British Naval Visit To Greece
Athens, Aug. 18..
A certain "Yellow. Society," the refugees revealed, is plotting to establish a “Hua Pet Kuo" or North China State in Chahar and Hopei. Mr. Tao Ksi-sheng, a well-known Chinese prefessor, in Pelping has also been reported arrested by the Japanese.
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As 'the students passed Langfang and Buangtupo, towns along the Felping-Liaoning railway which Were scenes of Bino-Japanese
Recognising our responsibility, We assure our readers that the Without making any definite most earnest care is exercised accusations, we are of the opinion in obtaining and sifting all items that the bulk of these rumor which we elect to print. It is a calculated to upset the public sore temptation to the pews.quilibrium are maliciously cir 5487 paperman to "run" a storyculated by those who are not which is spicy with news, but really friendly-disposed towards the restraint we have pleaded the cause of China or the public the public should rightly impose safety of this Colony. on itself voluntarily imposé on We would, therefore, remind ourselves in the selection and the gossipers in our midst of display of iterna in our columns. whom Hong Kong seems to have
Lausanne, Aug. 17. If we relax from this policy we number that in-legion-of that
The wedding took place here be- break faith. That shall not well-tried saying, "A still tongue Will the brutal carnage, by way R.A.F. PLANE CRASH tween Prince Czartorgskt, a mem happen.
makes a wise head." Where of bombing Tienslen indiscrimi-
ber of the Polish aristocracy, and London, Aug. 18. Princess Dolores de Boarbon, niece Doubtless many of the terrify-gossip, scandal and rumour is nately, and the wholesale slaugh-
A Royal Air Force plane crash of King Alfonso XIIL Two form- ing rumours which have been concerned, silence is. golden ter of children in the streets not
ed at Donnanock In Lincolnshire er monarchs were guests at the 25 words $1.00 prepaid || comprehensively and cleverly cir particularly at this very trying
be enough to stigmatize Japan as an International cancer that on Tuesday, when the two occu-wedding celebration. King Alfonso for 3 Insertions.” culated in China have motivated time, Calmness just now is not should prompt a world-wide erad!- pants were killed
the migmtion of thousands of merely desirable, it is essential.
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