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TSINGTAO DEFENCES
STRENGTHENED
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1937.
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HONG KONG. DECEMBER 10, 7837
PERVERTED PRIDE
the
Though not devoid of incident, Japanese, march through Shanghai last Friday turned out with less serious consequences than was generally unticipated. "That is a relief at least, for the day might have witnessed greater bloodshed and tragedy. It is
Tsingtao, Dec. 9: The report sures taken to prevent the Japan-agreed by all except the Japanese ese from tending along the Shan-at the parade was most uncall- tung coast.
recently circulated to the effect that owing to the tense situation, the local authorities had ordered the harbour to be closed and all
Chinese officials had evacuated
Official "quarters point out that banks suspended, and that the the Chinese forces are determined to defend Tsingtao and that no from the city, is emphatically preparations have been made by denied by responsible quarters here the authorities to withdraw from It is admitted, however, that athe city. Furthermore, the banks usual week ago the situation was critical, have been carrying on s as a number of Japanese warships and not a single banking house appeared in the vicinity of Tsingtao and along the Shantung coast. and it was feared that the Ja- panese murines were preparing to
land. But since the arrival of crack
troops, and
Chinese co-operation of Admiral
closed.
It was also disclosed that as a result of the retrenchment" pro- gramme, a number of minor off-
clals and staff members on the
with the government
Shen Hung-lich, the Tsingtao Mayor,
the coastal defences were streng- thered and precautionary
mea-
R.A.F. FORMATION FLIGHT
Will Spend Christmas A Singapore
The
London. Dec. 8. Five Royal Air Force flying boats of No. 204 General Reconnaissance Squidron, which left Plymouth formation on December 2, on a fight to Australia and back, ar- rived at Bahrein this afternoon from Lake Habbaniyah. Squadron will spend Christmas ät Singapore. They will take part the New South Wales' 150th an- niversary celebrations, and are due back at Plymouth on May 10 next, by which date they will have flown approximately 30,000 miles.- British Wireless.
SHIPS STILL
BOTTLED-UP
Shanghai, Dec. 9." Ships are still bottled-up above Chinkiang where the more recently constructed boom blocks the river. Breaching this boom and sweeping the minefeld above it would en- able Japanese warships to join the attack on Nanking and cut off the retreat of the defenders across the Yangtse-Reuter
TONIGHT'S DANCE
payroll have
and carrying on as usual.- Central News.
TOLL OF THE ROAD
Weekly Accidents Return
In the Colony of Hong Kong in- cluding the Island, Kowloon and the New Territories during the week ending at 8 am; on Saturday! the ith inst., there were altogether 18 trafic accidents, as the result of which 4 persons were killed and 24 persons were injured.
Of the persons killed, a Chinese boy, aged 5 years, was knocked down and killed by a motor bus whilst running across the road. -
A Chinese male, aged 18 years, was knocked down and fatally in- jured by a motor bus whilst walk- ing in the roadway.
A Chinese male, aged 50 years, was knocked down and killed by a motor lorry whilst walking" across the road.
A Chinese hale, aged 27 years,
Photograph taken during the Triangular Hockey Tournament match played between the Club and the Navy at King's Park on Wednesday afternoon. The Club won by five goals to nil. (Photo, Cheng Studio).
TRADE MARK
CASE TO
BE RE-OPENED
was killed when he was jammed Review Of Bench's
between a wall and a motor bus, hich was being reversed into a garage.
Of the persons injured, 13 were pedestrians, who were either walk- ing or running across the road and were struck by vehicles.
Three bus passengers and one tram-car passenger were injured while alighting from moving motor buses and a moving tram-car respectively.
Three bicycle riders were injured as the result of collisions between
vehicles.
A private car driver was injured when his car ran into a tree.
Decision Sought
was
fore Mr. R. A. D. Forrèst for a re-
view of the case.
THE EPIC OF
FLEET STREET
Mr. Bernard Falk's "Postscript"
Five Years Dead: A Postscript to
GROWING
GERMAN AIR
STRENGTH
NO MACHINES EQUAL TO R.A.F. 'PLANES
"He Laughed in Fleet Street." By Rapid Development
Bernard Falk. (Hutchinson. 19s.)
"4
Of New Types
The Eagle Brand Razor Blade Trade Mark Case, in which, after
Once a journalist, always a jour- nalist. Mr. Bernard Falk shook judgment many hearings, given for
the dust of Fleet-street from his the complainants last week, was re-called at the Central shoes five years ago, and so counts
Recently British air expertsman Magistracy yesterday when Mr. Bhimself as "five years dead." In
officials and others of high standing D. Evans made an aplication be- fact, he has been, as his activities in the aircraft industry-capable outside Fleet-street have proved, of judging technical achievement never more alive, and never more and production capacity, have evidently an incorrigible journalist. visited Germany, writes Major C That he writes books now, in-C. Turner. "Daily Telegraph and stead of editing or writing for a Morning Post" Air Correspondent. newspaper, is the only difference. I am told that they have seen which ha voluntary exile has evidence of technical achievement made; for his books are journalistic and production organisation sur- exercises in his most characteristic passed in no other country,
room for vein. They leave no doubt that Mr. Falk speaks truly when he confesses that "my heart still remains in the narrow street in which the Anest years of my life were spent."
It will be recalled that a sum- mons was taken out by the Hong Kong Import and Export, Com- Of the 46 accidents, 15 were col-pany against Petersen and Com- ed for, as it not only made theisions between vehicles: 20 were any, the Leung Sang Kee Com- collisions between vehicles and pany and the Man Sheung Com- for infringement of the Municipal Council's work more nedestrians; and 11 accidents were pany
Trade Mark Ordinance in that due to other causes,
Types of Vehicles Involved. difficult but could only serve, to inagnify the heartbreak and sor-
Private motor-car row of a long-suffering population
Motor lorry.... which has every cause for bitter Public motor-car antipathy. In the circumstances, Motor bus it probably came as a surprise to Motor cycle. many that so little a disturbance occurred.
Granted that they had the right as a member party of the been International Settlement, which, dropped. All the other important the Japanese claimed to have, to officials, however, are remaining organise a route march within the territory, such a stupendous and aggressive display of armed force at such a critical time was, at best, a violation of privilege. It was certainly not calculated to maintain peace and order in the
NON-INTERVENTION COMMITTEE'S WORK
London. Dec. 8.
ligerent rights, and pointed that there were, therefore, a num-
ber of questions to be considered by the Committe before the re- solution could be given effect apart from
the particular points raised in the replies of the two Spanish parties.
Tram-car Bicycle
ROAD SAFETY
No.
22
11
5
11
4
3
$
London, Dec. 8. The House of Lords debated road
safety to-day and passed a motion
for the appointment of a select committee to review the whole subject and suggest further means to reduce road casualties.-- British Wirelese
they had in their possession razor blades to which a false trade des-
cription had been given. Com- plainant firm was. represented by Mr. M. A. da Silva and Mr. B. D. Evans appeared for all the de- fendants.
Yesterday Mr. Evans said he was not applying for leave to appeal, but he wished to have the Magis- trate's decision reviewed. He quot- ed the part of the decision, which read, that his Worship found that the three defendants had failed to
exculpate themselves. Mr. Evans' submission was that that view was wrong.
The summons was issued against the Arms and not against the partners and the defence proceed- ed on that basis. One of Mr. Evans' points was if the individual
Settioment, which inversely as AN OWNER-DRIVER AT partners were to be charged this
THE WHEEL
evidence.
themselves. All these people gave evidence on behalf of their firms.
That being so the firms are the people who should be exculpated.
RIGHT TO REPLY
The
Facts relating to Brst-line Alr. Force strength in other countries. are difficult to obtain and verify.
In June of this year, there is reason to belleve Germany had about 1,600 machines, and the unwitting might. suppose | British strength for home defence that Mr. Falk had said all that he was about the same. These figures.... had to say about newspapers in appear to be approximately cor- his book, "He Laughed in Fleet rect, but need explanation. Street." Such a supposition would reckon without the inexhaustible nature of the subject, and the tireless industry of Mr. Falk, which must be the admiration of the comfortable stipendiaries who have not deserted Fleet-street, though they may not laugh in it as much as Mr. Falk.
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their professional Certainly, Interest will be as much engaged in these lively pages of "Five Years Dead" as the curiosity of the lay
GALLERY OF PORTRAITS It requires some assurance to pass in review the notabilities uf
modern journalism, to estimate their achievements, and to ap- praise their characters; but Mr. Falk does not lack self-assurance,
SHADOW FACTORIES
Germany and Britain have in- creased their strength since June. Britain under the R.A.F. expansion programme, and Germany under a steady drive, which will probably keep pace with--and may even surpass anything Britain can do. For many months German pro- duction has exceeded British by- some 10 per cent. Now that Bri- tish production is getting into Its stride, and the "shadow factories" are at work, it may be possible to hold our own.
The estimate of first-line strength takes no account of Bri- tish overseas units or of the Fleet. air arm. Germany's air force is, of course, contained in Germany. British total strength now exceeds 2,000 Arst-line machines. Such es- timates take no account of re- Nerves.
Reserve strength, however, is the most vital of all, and no coun- try divulges facts relating to it. It may well be that both in Ger-
The International Non-Interven-
should have been made. perfectly ed so much inside Information tion Sub-Committee meets again
public; for the author has gather- clear. Also, he submitted that his about newspapers and their pro- to-morrow morning. In a Com-purly to Settlement administra
Worship had falled to draw the prietors and editors and writers mons answer to-day, the Foreign tion the Japanese should regard Secretary recalled that the Com- us a prime responsibility.
That Mr. Leslie Burgin, proper inference from Petersen's that his book has value as a work The proper inference of reference; and he has handled mittee's resolution of November 4
It boils down to one thing,
Minister of Transport, is UD was that he was the person who his material in such a way as to related to the withdrawal of non-
owner-driver uotorista fact was responsible for the offence, make of it a most entertaining Spanish volunteers both to rein- that the demonstration was mere forcement of the
General which he communicated recently None of the evidence given by the narrative. observation Japanese tactlessness. scheme and to the grant of bel-Matsui, having declared himself at the inaugural luncheon of the defendants was given to exculpate "muster of Shanghai,”. must Commercial Motor Show--is cer- necessarily celebrate his little tainly an additional qualification triumph with much pomp and for the office which he occupies. ceremony. No doubt his parade 1 givès assurance that he can was very bad slap at the bring constant and first-hand ob
Mr. Silva asked his Worship to Municipal authorities, who for servation to the study of the pro- also note that in the event of his as may be gathered from his re-many and Britain the grand total, He added an assurance that so wider interests chose to turn th blers with which he has to grap Worship granting the application ference to "the diarrhetic out- Arst-line and reserves, at the pre- pourings of Carlyle and Ruskin, sent time considerably exceeds: fur as the British Government other cheek, but it by no means ple. He hinted that the time he would have a right to reply.
who frequently lost themselves in 8,000. were concerned, everything was
The bulk of such reserves are a dreary, morass of meaningless being done to expedite the Com-indicated that he is a strong man. might cone, when the segregation
The really strong man does not of the fast traffic from "the slow Silva continued, "that no opening verbiage." Let it at least be said stored, and on them would depend vaunt his vigour with impugnity. would have to be attempted. Speech was made by the prosecu- There was nothing to be gained It would seem that the hint in on. I think that your Worship in defence, of the accused that a country's ability to carry on an will remember that at the outset they were not trained in Fleet- air war after the first few weeks'
heavy toll of casualties. by the staging of the so-called dicates something of a conversion I stated to the Court, that in sum-
But when Mr. Falk is dealing victory march": it might very on Mr. Burgin's part. Not so mary proceedings, counsel is only
whom in many cases he worked. well have fed to distressingly un-long ago he was dismissing from allowed one address. I made no with men whom he knew, and with consideration the ides of building attempt to spring a surprise. As
he is a very shrewd commentator. pleasant complications.
roads in Britain for vehicles your Worship will note, there was
Cross-examination of partners.”
Naturally, the dominant gure in One would have thought that, travelling at 70 miles an hour. Mr. Evans: I think in most his gallery is Lord Northcliffe, whom none could take a. with the complications and diffi-Now he confesses it may be prosecutions it is to acquaint the from Territories of Hong Kong.”
cult situation all over the world. necessary to organise pleasure defence with what they are ex- tame farewell; but he has also in aeru engines, in which depart-
pected to meet. Major Reed
was formerly a some little tact would have been traffic, while giving precedence Director of the Asiatic Economic exercised. As it was, apart from over it to industrial traffic.
His Worship: The "case 18 re- opened and adjourned provision Expedition, which made a survey the bomb thrown and a Chinese of the raw products of commerce
That is the problem of the ally for seven days.
mittee's work.— British Wireless.
ROTARY CLUB TALK At the Rotary Club' next Tues- day, Major HS. Reed, Economic and Agricultural Engineer will speak on "What I have seen and
what I have not seen in the New
"Mr. Evans has stated." Mr.
street.
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE The outstanding and vital fact about Germany's air effort is, T am informed on the highest tech- nical authority, technical excel- lence. This is particularly evident
much to tell of Lord Rothermere, ment Germany had much leeway Lord Beaverbrook, Lord Camrose, to make up.
the late Lord As to types of engines water- Lord Remsley, Dalziel, Lord Southwood, Bir Wal-cooled or air-cooled Britain has no ter Layton, Mr. Geoffrey Dawson, reason to fear comparison. Ger-" and Mr. H. A Gwynne. It is a many has no fighters or bombers tribute to Mr. Falk's journalistic in service superior to Britain's.. instinct that he has spared no A very important fact which". pains to bring his narrative up to weighs in Germany's favour is the date. Thus, he refers to incidents, simpler and more rapid procedure who during his stay in the Colony such as the amalgamation of The of development from the inception
Post," which occurred only
athe Air Ministry through all stages lectures on peace, was heard again month ago, and it may be con- to production. last night, at the Chinese Mer-jectured. therefore, that in the
Despite certain reforms there is
The Rev. Dr. E Stanley Jones,
The Accountants and Secretaries Students Society of Hong Kong will be holding its 4th Annual Ball of the East Coast of the Pacific, committing suicide, un altercation future. If there is a limit to the He has took place between a foreigner bumber of cars, the roads can this evening commencing at 8.30 in from Siberia to Biam. the Rose Room of the Peninsula devoted 37 years to the study of and a Japanese, because the carry, there is also a limit to the DR. STANLEY JONES Hotel*
economic and agricultural deve- former declined to wave. the Dinner will be followed by dan-lopment both in temperate and
number of roads which these Japanese flag.
crowded islands сав BCCOIG- cing and a programme of variety tropical countries.
Miss Rita
Ая Weyler, items by
B practical agriculturist, We cannot think that the modate. The mobility which the Messrs. H.A. Rozario, EL da 61178, Major Reed won a trophy as a cot-Japanese Governinent see eye to motor vehicle has given to Bri. some time ago, gave a series of Daily Telegraph and the "Morning of a new type and its adoption by
The itain's dense population bas Commerce, who will awards for sugar-cane and banana diplomatic relationship hetween achieved almost a social revolu-chants' Club when he delivered an printing of this volume of nearly still much hampering and time- growing. He has been an adviser Japan and several powers, who tion within little more than a address to the Hong Kong T's 400 pages he has not shrink from wasting procedure in the British several foreign Governments. His have large financial commitments generation; and if we would, we Men's Club. This was probably
C. Rozario, and 8.B. Izatt, all ten grower in the United States; students of the School of Accoun- he is the holder of international eye with their military. tancy, and
perform during intervals in the dancing..
At midnight, Mr. F.G. Maunder will distribute the awards gained by students of the School during the past year. These include no fewer than 7 Accountancy and Secretarial Degrees, 3 Gold Medals for First Place Honours in Accoun- tancy and Commerial examina- tions, and "The Institute's Prize" of the Institute of Bookkeepers, London, (Associate Division) for First Place in open competition with
than 300 Centres throughout the World."
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on agricultural economics
to
New Territories will therefore be heard with great interest.
some "replating."
Bystem.
As a digression from Fleet-street in China, must be getting strain-could not return to what has
that
Dr. Jones last address in Hong Kong. He is being farewelled at St. John's Cathedral, this evening. A good attendance was present last night despite the "black-out".
remarks on the possibilities of agricultural development in the ed and one power, who is Japan's been and never will be. But o
supposed ally, is rumoured to be enlightened transport policy, in taking a considerable interest in aiding people to get about more hringing about a peaceful, settle- epeily, will remember ment between China and Japan, mobility is not the whole of life, This same power who for many and that there should also be Intake of recruits for all arms years has been friendly to Chins sanctuary for those who seek tour in Holland, where she is well in the Regular Army during last week was 640, an increase of 47 should be the last to see com- quiet; what Wordsworth called known, and this will be followed
Hungary and Rumania. In Jan over the corresponding week last manism and disruption in China's "o central peace subsisting at the by her art tour of Czechoslovakia,
heart of endless agitation. uary Miss Hess will play in Paris,
year.
MORE JOIN SERVICE
London. Dec. 8.
midst.
י,
Myra Hess is making a concert
and its personalities, Mr. Falk, still the inveterate journalist, tells from authentic information the true As a final bonne bouche for the- story of the theft of Gains reader, he gives a survey of "M- borough's portrait of the Duchess Monaires I have knowIL" His con- of Devonshire, more than 60 years soling conclusion is that "Riches ago, and the circumstances of its at the best, can bring us no more He so has a than.comfort"--not so much, it ultimate recovery. sympathetic chapter on the tragedy may be remarked, to one who has
Swinburne, whose high artistic of Simeon Solomon, the friend of been five years: promise was ao sadly eclipsed, an
: dead." Robert Hield in the "Daily Tele- graph" and "Morning Post."