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INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
CEREMONY
Governor Unveils Bust Of Late Mr. Fung Ping-Shan
ABERDEEN INSTITUTION'S
RAPID
GROWTH
A memorial bust to the late Mr. Fung Ping-shan was unveil ed yesterday afternoon at the Aberdeen Industrial School, in the presence of a large and distinguished gathering, by H. E. the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote. His Excellency also distributed the prizes and diplomas to the successful students.
On arrival at the School, His Excellency, who was accom- panted by his Private Secretary, Mr. Garröd Treverton, was wel- comed by the Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North, Chairman of the Execu- tive Committee of the school. Rev. Fr. V-Bernardini, Director of the School, and Very Rev. Fr. C Braga, Provincial Superior of the Salesian Society,
After the National Anthem had been rendered by the School Band, His Excellency proceeded to the entrance hall where he performed the unveiling ceremony. The bust, a fine plece of work executed by
Chevaller P. Monti, stands side by side with that of Sir Robert Ho Tung, another of the School's great benefactors.
Others present included the Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, Right Rev. Henry Valtorta, Dr. and Mrs. S. W. T80, Sir Atholl Macgregor, Marchese and Marchesa G. Pagano di Melito, cong, Mr. D. J. Bloss, Prof. L Mr. A. Laborinho, Mr. Ho Kom-
Forster Prof. Ma Kaim, Mr. C: G. Perdue, Mr. Tang Shlu-kin, Mr. Tse Ka-po, Mr. Ip Lan-chuen, Mr. Eu Tong-sen, Mr. B. Wong Tape, Mr. Sum Pak-ming.. Mr. Li Koon-chun, Mr. LA Tse-fong, Mr. Ng Wah, Mr. LA Jowson, Fr. G. Byrne 9.J., Mr. G. P. de Martin, Mr. and Mrs. W. Kay, Mr. J. T. Prior, Chey, J. M. Alves, Mr. Mok Kon-sang, Mr. Ma Tauf-chiu, Mr. LA Yik-mui, Mr. and Mr. Ngan
Ells Excellency and party then ascended the platform in Hallifax Hall, where he was joined by Sir Robert Ho Tung, Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North, Mr. Là Yau-taun, Mr. Li Sing-ru, Mr. Chau Shluống, Mr. Fung Ping-wah, Mr. Fung Ping-Fung Kong-un fan. Rev. FT. Braga and Rev. Fr. Bernardini
New U.S. Envoy To London
New York, Dec. 9: President Roosevelt is offering the Ambassa- dorship to London to Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, chairman of the United States Maritime Commission, states the "New York Times."
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Mr. Kennedy is a close friend of the Fresident, and one of his chief Baancial advisers. His appoint- ment will thus make him one of the most important envoys to London for years.
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The present Ambassador, Mr. R. W. Bingham, is being treated for malaria at the Baltimore Hospital, and it is understood that he re- aigned owing to ill health- 'Beuter,
Shing-kwan.
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SPANISH WAR
Y
NEWS
Barcelona. Dec. 9: The Spanish Government declared that Insur- gent planes.. again bombed Barce- lena but were driven off, The Minister for Defence declared that the Insurgents still received Italian and German war supplies daily. The Insurgents claim to have brought down eleven Government machines when the latter raided Palma on the Laland of Marjoca.— Router's Bulletin Service.
TOLL OF ROAD. IN AMERICA
New York, Dec. 9: Thirty thou- sand persons lost their lives this year in the United States due to motor accidents. This 15 two thousand more than last year- Reuters Bullet Seresen.
Mr. Duff Cooper, First Lord of the Admiralty, inspecting sailors and marines at Portsmouth.
Chinese Are Not
Co
Clamouring For Peace
MORALE OF TROOPS REMAINS VERY HIGH
Generalissimo Greatly Encourages Soldiers
CONTRARY TO CABLED NEWS OF THE IMMINENT FALL OF NANKING, PASSENGERS ARRIVING BY PLANE FROM THE INTERIOR OF CHINA YESTERDAY, SPOKE OF THE MORALE. OF THE PEOPLE AS WELL AS THE TROOPS AS BEING EXCELLENT AND THAT THERE WAS NO QUESTION WHATEVER OF THE PEOPLE CLAMOURING FOR PEACE AT ANY PRICE.
A German passenger from Nanking told "The Daily Press" that the preparations for the defence of the capital were so vast when he left the city that the general impression was the Chinese would succeed in ho fing it for at least a month.
that
"When I "left, there had converged on the city at least 50,000 crack troops from all parts of the country with first class, modern equipment, and more were expected from the south. The morale of the troops was very high and there seemed to be a determination to hold the "capital at all ocsts. The presence of the Generalissimo was £ source of great encouragement to the troops.
KING SITS IN NEW BOMBER
And Examines Controls
London, Dec. 9. The King spent an hour at the Hendley Page Aeroplane factory in the north of London to-day. by Lord Swinton, accompanied Secretary for Air. His Majesty sat in one of the new bombers
Aym constructed by the
and examined the controls. This was the third "visit made by His Majesty to aeroplane planta in two days. "Yesterday he visited the Vickers' Works in Brooklands→→
Beuter's Bulletin Service.
JAPANESE RESIDENTS RETURNING TO SHANGHAI
"The city was converted into a great armed camp. The streets were filled with soldiers, military vans and so forth and it was quite useless for civilians to continue to remain there. Large numbers evacuated to Hankow while others went further west.
Shanghai Dec. 9: The Nippon Yusen. Külsha which already has four ships on the rùn added two
Conditions in Hankow, proceeded more to its Japan-Shanghai ser
our informant, were quite normal vice to cope with the rush of except for the fact that the city Japanese residents anxious to re- was crowded with refugees and turn to Shanghgh from whence consequently the cost of living had they evacuated following the out- soafed up to unprecedented heights. break of hostilities. The Japanese The hotels and lodging houses were all crowded out and many community in Shanghai which is normally, about 30,000 was reduced refugees
unable to find to less than 10,000 as a result of accommodation "anywhere.
Their the hostilities in Shanghai.—
plight was indeed terrible owing to Reuter
the bitter cold weather.
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FEVERISH PREPARATION FOR PROLONGED WAR
South China's Loyalty To Central Government
WILL FOLLOW. LEAD TO THE
BITTER END
Canton, December 9.
"In the event of Nanking falling, South China will redouble its effort to stand by the Central Government,” declared Gen. Wu Te-chen to Reuter's correspondent while Mayor Tseng Yang- fu declared, “We are part of the Central Government and am, prepared to follow its lead to the bitter end."
These statements with those of Chinese businessmen reflect the general feeling in Canton and ridicale suggestions of possible defection. It is pointed out that Kwangtung and Kwangsi pro- vinces have always been the heart of the anti-Japanese re- sistance movement and both are feverishly preparing for a pro- longed conflict undaunted by Ispanese successes in North China and the Yaugise Valley,
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THE DOLLAR
TT. ON NEW YORK: 30-15/16 T.T. ON LONDON:" t«. 2.7/84.
London Silver Market
(From Our Own Correspondent),
London, Dec. 9. London afiver prices to-day were up 5/16 for "Spot" and 3/8 for "Forward," as follow:-
Dec. 0. 18-15/10 18-11/16
Dec. 8. Spot...
..18-5/8 Forward... ...1B-5/16
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JAPANESE
JOURNALIST
MEETS DEATH
Cameraman Also Killed Near Nanking
Shanghai, Dec. 9. Two Japanese, a newspaper cor- respondent and a cameraman,
were
i
were
Gen. Matsui Issues Ultimatum
urges surrender OF NANKING
HONG KONG BECOMES A GHOST CITY.
Last Night's Experimental "Black-Out"
ROOM FOR CONSIDERABLE
IMPROVEMENT
(BY A STAFF BEPORTER)
Hong Kong took on the appearance of ghost city last night. At five minutes to eight the gay life of the colony was in full swing. At eight complete darkness enveloped her. A few minutes later, as if by magic, the streets rapidly emptied until by nine o'clock only groups of humanity gathered at street corners and open spots, gasing skyward or at the Peak, were all that remained. Here and there a few strag- gling individuals walked almlessly amidst the tall buildings of Des Voeux Road which, under a bright moon, cast eerie shadows in all directions.
Motor cars with shaded Ughts slipped noiselessly by, as did other forms of vehicular traffic. The stranger 'must have wondered what it was all about. Why this sudden death scene in a city normally, so throbbing with Ufe and colour?
War! Precaution against the most terrible legacy that modern science has bequeathed to those whose god is Mars. to be expert- mented on among the children, women and non-combatant popu- lations of the world's cities!
already ex-
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT Thousands have perienced it and paid the price in China and Spain. Hong Kong
wonders whether it will viaft her
also in the not too distant future War is in the air, and while the whole world seems to be talking In terms of it, it is just as well to be prepared to save as much
ITALY TO QUIT LEAGUE
Fascist Grand Council Summoned To Urgent Meeting
Rome,
Dec. 9: The
Fascist
Grand Comcli has been summoned
for
December 11. It is believed the Council will decide that Italy
is to leave the League.
suffering as it la possible to do.
"And so it was that Hong Kong tried out her second "black-out" experiment from eight to ten o'clock last night. Not having seen the result from the air, this critic is, of course, not ia & position to say, from a military standpoint, whether the result was good, bad or indiferent. From a " purely lay man's point of view. however, the impression gained was that there was room for con- siderable improvement. From the.. top of the Fent it appeared that Hong Kong made a better job of It than Kowloon. Lights, some of (Goutinued on Back Page)
JAPANESE BOARD FISHING JUNKS
Leave With Arms And Ammunition
Kwok Ying-chan, 53, master of a fishing junk, has reported to the It is understood that immediately police that while fishing with "an- after the meeting, "an announce-
other junk near Pinghol, off Ho ment will be made from the Leung, Chinese Territory, about balcony of the Palazzo Venezia."
4.30 p.m. on Wednesday a Japanese This indicates that the meeting warship, No. 23, fiying no flag, ap- which, as usual, will be held at proached them. night, will take a decision of over-
Shanghai, Dec. §. A threat to subject Nanking to whelming importance, as the usual the horrors of war unless the Chi-procedure is merely to issue a nese forces there surrender by communique, which is available noon on December 10 was made about 4 a.m. Huge crowds are by General Iwane Matsui, Com-likely to await the announcement, mander-in-Chief of the Japanese which, it is freely anticipated, will forces in North China, in an refer to the Italian intention to ultimatum dropped in Nanking quit the League. Reuter. from an aeroplane to-day.
The
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ultimatum, which is ad. dressed to General Tang Sheng- chi, Garrison Commander in Nanking. urges him to send. responsible official to a designated spot to discuss procedure for the peaceful surrender of the city with an officer representing General Mataul
(Reuter adds that the Fascist Grand Council will meet at 10 p.m. to-morrow.)
warship lowered a boat which
When about 25 yards away, they
subsequently went alongside Kwok's junk. About ten Japanese, armed with rifles and revolvers, boarded the craft, and after inspecting the licence left taking with them four old rifles and 200 rounds of am- munition.
"
A similar procedure was carried out aboard the other junk.
Ko shots were fred. and Do damage was suffered by the ash- ing craft
LANSEURY ON WORLD PEACE
London, Dec. 8: Mr.. George Lansbury, the well-known Pacifist. Dorothea Heinrich, who recently who is visiting Czechoslovakis, Po- | returned home after a tour m Meanwhile, the Japanese are land and Austria, said that for America, Australia and India (90 continuing their drive on Nanking peace in the world it was better to concerts), is now on the Continent which, it is expected, will be heavily bombarded and bombed fi the Chinese do not capitulate-
Reuter
WEDDING BELLS
Stringweiler-Rau
At the Roman Catholic Cathe dral yesterday morning the wed- ding took place between Herr-Max Stringweiler, co-pilot of the killed while covering the Eurasia Aviation Corporation; and Japanese advance on Nanking. Fraulein Ruth Rau, who arrived They are Masao Yoshijian, age 24, | in the Colony aboard the German who belonged on the staff of the liner Scharnhorst "Tokyo Yomiuri,”i and Yoshid At the ceremony, Mrs. Basse Amano, age 26, cameraman, Yoshi-sang "Ave Maria” while Mr. jima was killed by a bullet from a Menzel played the violin.. machine-gun mest, while Amatio Last night a largely attended was killed by machine-gun bullets | cocktail and dinner party was held' from a Chinese-tank.........
at the German Club in honour of the occasion.
Kenter's
reduce trade barriers than pile up where she has engagements in armaments.-
Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Benter's Bulletin dervice,
and Paris.
HM Troopship Dilwara photographed after leaving the Eow- loon Wharf bound for England and India via Singapore, with de- tails of the Royal Ulster Rifles aboard. (Photo, Cheng Studio).