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Course of nine public lectures
oti
Air Raid Precautions
The Fourth lecture of this course will be given in the
Chipa Fleet Club Theatre,
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Monday, 3rd January, 1938 at 5,30 p.m. Subject: Effects an characteristics of war gases. Lecturer:-Loutenant-Commander 3.
M. Douglas, R.H. (Rtd ) --
Open to all members of the Publis without charge.
GIVING THE WHITE FEATHER
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS RE
ENGAGEMENT WILKINSON-HAMMERTON--The engagenient is announced be- tween Thomas Edward Wilkin- son and Miss Lillan "Hammer- ton, both of Shanghai.
MARRIAGE
HARRISONHEDGES On Decem. ber 24, 1937, in Cardiff, Wales, Mrs. Ruth, Ann Hedges of Shanghai to Mr. John Wilson Harrison of CardIT." (By table),
DEATHS...
1.
NEWMAN.-On December 14, 1937. at her home, Lane 235, House 1. Yu Yuen Road, Shanghai,
MONDAY, JANUARY 3,- 1938.”
SEVERE BLOW AT
TERRORISTS
New Regulations For Settlement
"MILITARY SERVICE
OF THE CROWN”.
A Territorial Officer
JUDGE'S RULING AS
TO
STATUS
IT
IS QUICKER TO TRAVEL
ROUND LONDON"
SPEED ON CROSS-ROUTE TRAFFIC TESTS ÅVERAGED 12! M.PH.
Driving tests tondueled by the There is now one motor vehicle | Ministry of Transport "examining for every 17 persons in Great Bri- staff numbered 338,000. The tain and one driving licence for | fallures-95,000—represent about 25- The question whether an omeer about every twelfth person.
per cent, af "the" tests but not of military service of the Crown" was facts shown in the report, issued in the Territorial Army is "in theThis is one of many interesting the candidates. as many raitee raised before Mr. Justice Branson In the King's Bench Division. r centix. The Judge ruled that he
Shanghai, Jan. 2. Moving swiftly in an attempt to check terroristic acts in the Inter national Settlement, the Shang- hai Municipal Council, inspir- ed
the by .
recurring anti- Japanese Incidents, has issued an emergency proclamation giving special powers, to the police and promising rewards for information leading to the arrest of terrorists mana Paduk, aged 37 years, of or the sclaure of inauthorised was in that service.
Mrs. Mary Ann Newman, aged 51 years, widow of the late Mr. E. F. F. Newman.
PADUK-On December 23. 1937,
at 86 Edinburgh Road, Her
Messrs. Reuter, Brockelmann and Company.
FERRERO-On December 24, 1937. at St. Marie's Hospital. Fausto Ferrero, aged 42 years." SCHERBAKOFF. On December 26, 1037, at his residence. 858 Avenue Joffre, Mr. N. "M. Scherbakoff, aged 55 years, the dearly beloved husband of
Helen Scherbaköff. ' SMITE---On December 26, 1937. at The Country Hospital, Shang- hal Gladys Smith, aged 42
years, widow of the late Mr. L. M. Smith of the Standard Va- cuum Oil Company.
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E.C.4.
General's Advice The Daily Press.
To Pacifists
The white feather for those who not wish to defend their "do country" was advocated by Gener Sir Hubert Gough, the Com mander of the Fifth Army, when } speaking in London recently at the annual dinner of the London Irish Rifles the Royal Ulster
Rifles),
"There was a time," he said, "when the women of this country
expressed their disapproval of men who would not go to defend their, country by presenting them with a white feather:
I am not too sure that it would not be a good thing if they went back to that old custom, ha
WAR TO END WAR "Ever since the last war there has been talk of it having been
友之:國中
HONG KONG, JANUARY 3, 1938.
"THE POT AND THE
KETTLE
arms:
The municipal proclamation"
says: "Whereas a period of grave amergency continues to extat and whereas also armed outrages con- tinue to occur on a grave scale in the International Settlement;.
Whereas, accordingly. It appears necessary to the Shanghai Muni- elpal Council to accord thic Municipal Police certain emergency powers, it is hereby proclaimèd; .
First, that'-any" person' com-
mitting an offence against armed forces in Shanghal in the Inter- national Settlement will be liable to be handed over to the armed
force concerned.
སྨཱ
Secondly, that any person com- mitting an armed crime in, the
International Settiment will be re- fused sanctuary In the Settlement and be liable to expulsion from the Bettlement.
Thirdly, that the Municipal Police has authorised the search of all premises, public or private, for un- authorised arms.
Mr. J. M. Marchington, appearing for Mrs. Lorna Cousens, of Den nison Avenue, Withington, Man
chester, stated that her husband, Mr. Albert Edward Cousens, was a
the year 1936-37. to-day, on the administration of
·སྦེ་ ིག་
more than once,
The report describes an inves-:
A special investigation into Lon-igation made to obtain reliable
figures as to trafic delays occur don traffic delays showed that it
slightly quicker to travel 223 the principal routes through Lon- ring at various points on four of miles, around" London than todon at various times of the day. drive 121 miles through the Metro- throughout a week.
reported that payments
polis.
It is
company (acting regimentai) ser- from the Road Fund towards road geant-major in the Regular Armycoats,
including block grants, until January, 1930, when he re- totalled during the year over £21. tired. After a term of civil employ: 000,000, an increase on the pre- ment he secured the position of
ceipts up to nearly £28,000,000, lleutenant and quartermaster in
new the 6th and 7th Battalion, Man-grossings were laid down during
Nearly 2400
pedestrian chester Regiment, Territorial Army. the year, bringing the total up to He held that appointment till he
27,000. died In February, 1936.
The net mount paid for the The question was whether he was
motor tax account to the Road a usurable person under the Fund during 1938-37 was £27,427.- National Health Insurance Acts. 000. Other Road Fund receipts in- If he was serving "in the military cluded £128,800 from driving test service of the Crown" then he was fees, and brought the 'total re- exempted from compulsory in-ceipts up to nearly £28,000,000. surance, and the Minister of Health had held that Mr. Cousens was so employed. Mr. Marchington now
FIVE-YEAR PROGRAMME
The total commitments of the submitted that the Minister was Road Fund at March 31 amounted wrong.
to £52,238,000, of which £37,317,- 000 was for improvements under £50 the
five-your road programme 1935-40 and £6,734,000 for long-
Mr. Cousens was paid £150. a year and
additional an Fourthly, that a reward not ex-allowance, his cheques being signed ceeding $500 will be paid to any by "the chairman of the county association. He wore uniform only person giving information that will
when on parade, and did mainly lead to the apprehension of ter-
clerical work. He was in camp rorists.
for one month a year, but did not attend the prescribed number of giving information that leads to drills, and was not prohibited from holding civil employment. Further, his appointment was with the. off cer commanding his unit. after consultation with the county asso- ciation.
Fifthly, that a substantial re- ward' will be paid to any person
the seizure of unauthorised, arms." -Reuter.
INJURED
JOURNALISTS
E. J. Neil May Lose His Leg
St. Jean de Luz, Jan. 2.:
The grim humour of a situation' wherein a soot-covered cooking-pot solemnly rebukes a kettle for its begrimed appearance. commonly It is feared that Edward J. Nell, described as the "pot calling the
Press correspondent, will lose his
According to kettle bi rk" applies to the Japan-leg. ese accusation against China re- garding the latter's allegedly "anti- foreign" attitude.
Since the outbreak of the Sino-
Japanese undeclared war in the summer of 1937, there have been;
attacks in the Japanese
+
Havas
where'
message from. SaragossR Nell is in hospital, he had a blood transfusion and has 34 shell spin ter wounds in the thighs while the left leg is broken in two places.-
Route", "
Nell was injured while motoring
Programmer of the course of lectures fought to end war, and that we may be obtained on application to fulso fought to make the world the Extra Assistant Colonial safe for democracy. Secretary, Colonial Becretary's "So far as I can see, we have Press on Great Britain. During to observe the Teruel fighting in Office.
cot achieved either.
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What de
ir
"I have heard young men and women saying. 'I won't fight again, and then there will be no war.
"The falsity of that, has been exposed in Abyssinia and China. The Abyssinians and the Chinese did not want war, but that did not
prevent it.
"For security there are two es- sentials-sufficient men and pro- perly equipped, forces."
"I, as a soldier, know.quite well what it is to fight without suffi- clent men. You
can't victory, without men."
THE
ensure
many
company with Reuter's correspon. ER.S. Sheepshanks, and Johnson, correspondent of
the "American inaguzinë, "Spur." The car suffered a direct shell hit.
the world war the Japanese news- dent, papers were engaged in a stormy anti-British campaign in which ob- Jeetlonable references, were made to the naval and military forces of
Japan's "old friend and ally."
term schemes..
Gross receipts from the taxation of road vehicles in the calendar year 1936 amounted to £32,320,000 which compares with "£30,480.000 in 1835, The number ol motor vehicles licensed increased from 2,581,000 to 2,788,000, while horse-- drawn vehicles declined; from 18,800 to 15,000.
STOP-WATCH OBSERVATIONS
The four routes chosen were the North Circular Road, 223 miles, lang,, and three routes through the centre of London, each a little over 12 miles long. Each of these during a six-day working week by routes was traversed, continuously
a 16 h.p. light-aix touring car driven by a professional chauffeur at a pace normally adopted by cautious and considerate drivera. Officers in the car kept stop-watch obsevations of all measurable de- lays and noted the points of oc
curence.
On the three cross-London routes the speed averaged roughly. 12) miles per hour, while on the North the corresponding Circular-road
gure was just over 234 miles. showing that a motorist can make the entire northern cireult of time London in somewhat less than he would spend in threading his way along the direct and con- gested route through the heart of the Matropolis.
AVERAGE STEEDS
The average speeds along diffe- rent parts of the routes varied widely, the lowest being:
Between Ludgate-circus
aud
The estimated cost of road "im- Commercial-road on the west provement schemes submitted by cast route 5.86 miles per hour (on. "A GREAT DISTINCTION"
highway authorities under the five, the slowest journey the pace drop- On the other hand, the appoint-years' programe up to March 31 ned to 3.6 miles per hour). ment of an officer in the Regular | was £144.600,000.. At that date Between Euston-road and Trà Army came from the War Office, schemes reckoned to cost £73,312,-falgar-square via Tottenham Court and there was a great distinction 000 had been approved in principle falgar - square
Tottenham in the status of men in the two bodies.
r:
Mr. Justice Branson: The Army 1000. and Navy arè different, but they are both in the military service of the Crown.
"The status of the Territorial is
different because, he is not called upon to quell a breach of the peace," said Mr. Marchington,
"He is in the same position as the rest of us if called upon to assist in such a circumstance," the Judge replied,
Another thing which made the ofcer status of the Territorial different from the man in the Regular Army, said Mr. Morching- ton, was that he was under no term of service which would take
him abroad on foreign service.
After bearing Mr. Valentine
The number of new trame light installations during the year was
Yia
and the Road Fund contribution Court-road on the north-west— was estimated at about £43,881,- south-east route 7.7 miles per hour.
fou the slowest journey the figure was 0.3 miles per hour)..
stated. These low speeds, it is rise gradually my the routes ap- proach the outskirts, where, aver-- age speeds of 18 miles per hour were not infrequently recorded.-- "Evening Standard."
188.
built-up areas
The speed limit of 30 m.p.h. in
was in force on 40,000 miles, of road. The tota mileage of roads in Great Britain in 178,000,
*.
MOBILE RECRUITING OFFICE
NEW PUBLICITY FOR R.A.F.
"J
ed at the mobile ofice, but, ar- rangements will be made for ap- plicants to be medically examined at the nearest recruiting depot.
The van is attractively painted In two shades of blue, the lower
A mobile recruiting office for the "That." the Judge said. "shows Royal Air Force 'was on view re- only a distinction in terms ofcently in the courtyard of Somer- Bervice."
set House, and was there inspect- ed by Lord, Swinton, Secretary of State for Air, before setting out on a recruiting tour in the Mid-half dark, the upper half and the top in lighter blue. RA.F. mark- lands. With Lord Swinton were Lieutenant-Colonel A. J. Muirhead, ings of red, white, and blue con- MP. (Under-Secretary of State for centric circles are painted on the Air), Air Marshal W. a. S. Mitchell roof and, the lower panelling on each side. The RAF crest is on (Air Member for Personnel), and Sir Donald Banks (Secretary of the | both sides of the car, together with Air Ministry).
the wording:"Royal Air Force
He said there seemed no doubt that a man who held his Majesty's commission in the Territoral Army
It is really amusing to read last war any future one would be about the desperate efforts to show inconceivanie. The juxtaposition: that Chinese hostility
toward of ideas probably expresses the mood of most people on this suis. Japan is not the matural con-. sequence of Japan's own actions Ject-shame and horror that the third party, China to-day hates but the result of some malicious first and would-be paralysing blow
of modern warfare should be dl-Holmes (for the Minister of Health) no one save oppressors and enemies rected to strike panie into the Mr. Justice Branson held that the
Minister's decision was right. and when her spokesmen at home heart of a civilian population, and and abroad speak of their desire at the same time a conviction that to strengthen the friendly relations steps must be taken to avert that INTERNATIONAL with, nations which show a friend-low and reduce its consequences
was to manageable proportions. Two ly attitude, their assurances are PEACE CAMPAIGN
sincere. Furthermore, the rising points that were mentioned in generation in China is not being debate indicate what some people If one reckons by numbers re-
taught to regard every foreigner think about the reality of the presented, the meeting of the International Executive Commit-
as a villain, and the steady flow threat that now hangs over most of students from China to friendly of Europe's. capital cities. Lord tee of the International Peace foreign countries clearly proves the Elibank said that he understood || Campaign In London has been an
event of considerable importance.touch with the outer world
desire to modernise and keep that insurance companies were not prepared to accept the risk of It is probably impossible to com-
To be on friendly terms with all widespread fires set up by in- pute how many people, throughout nations in China's desire, but shecendiary bombs in London, and he the world are indirectly linked to cannot be expected to show friend therefore argued that the risk the campaign, but the organisa- tions in France alone' which are
ly feelings toward those who seek should be spread over the whole allated to it have a memberstip deng per the right to exercise and insurance set up to cover it. Lord to destroy her Independence and country and some form of national of some
15,000,000 people The enjoy the privileges of a free other significant sidelight was Lord campaign is probably alrönger in
Munster's assurance for the Gov-
Joulhaux (general secretary of the.
nation. The
attitude
of the
cmployed in the military service of the Crown. It seemed to be clear that the Legislature re- garded the force which was called into being and administered by county associations, as one of the military forces of the Crown other than regulars and their reserves.
The Judge granted a certificate accordingly.
BIG AIR FORCE
Franco Well Supplied With Planes
St. Jean de Luz, Jan. 2, France than any other country National Government was clearlvernment that the Home Office had and several important Frenchmen
According to Nationalist reports Pierre Cot (Minister, for Air). M. nearly a year ago, namely: were present to-day. Including M re-affirmed in a manifesto issued been maintaining for some time an
official observer in Spain and that of the Teruel fighting, forces, be "As to China's relations with special arrangements have been longing to General Franco captur- made for receiving informationed 38 guns during yesterday's ad- 5857 C.G.T.), and the secretaries of the ther nations, we shall naturally from Ching." Thus we learn from Vance along the entire front.
French miners and co-operatives. proceed along the path of world
The violence of the Nationalist The committee was considering peace and work for the enhance Guernica and Shanghai what the this morning reports of congressesment of international friendship," opening stages of any future Euro-counter-offensive at Teruel is cen Armed by eye-witnesses who es- pean conflagration will be like. held in nine different countries declaration which should dis- "one can never tell what the hu- Himate that 60,000 troops aré mass- during the your The IPC. repose of all suspicions that China man race will do," but the dressed for Teruel's recapture, includilages not provided with an es- cognises that, in spite of its huge in troubled with xenophobia, `..
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mass of supporters, it cannot itself organise peace, but it kopes to in- fluence individuals and «Govern- ments in support of the League of Nations. Its essential programme Is to mobilise support of, the Covenant of the League. There are many ways of doing this, some of which have not yet been fully exploited, and it is significant that the LP.C. intends to organise next year in Geneva a special school to study the problems of peace oro "paganda
AIR-RAID
PRECAUTIONS
rehearsals for the next disaster are
ing Moors but no Italians, :
General Franco is apparently already being watched with shrewdness by the critics most well supplied with aircraft, over closely concerned.
200, having been seen in the air at one time- Routen
In face of these and similar Indications of the world which sur-
• “But one can never tell what the rounds us. It seems idle to argue human race will do," said Lord that the moment in "inopportune" Trenchard, speaking recently in the for the Bill which passed its second House of Lords on the Air-Rold reading in the Lords. At least two Precautions Bill. a rather despair: years have, already been lost in ing comment which followed on producing it, and the real question the reflection that if that race had is not whether it is inopportune really learntits lesson from the
ut-whether it will be effective.
Admitted to the Kwong Wah Hospital, on Saturday, Leung Shui fuk, aged 13, suffering from, inter- nal injuries as a result of falling down the hold of a cargoboat onto some kerosene tins, died Boon after admission.
The new mobile recruiting van 'of the R.AF. In the courtyard at
Somerset HouEC..
This new form of recruiting pub Recruiting Office, Make Your In- iicity is designed for towns and quiry Bere,”
The vehicle has been supplied to tablished recruiting depot. It will the order of the Air Ministry by bring to the notice of young men British Films, Limited, and is the opportunities for both skilled mounted on a 15cwt, forward-con- and unskilled men to serve in the trol Commer chases. Two full R.A.F. A gramophone and am- doors at the rear give access to the plifying equipment, with loud-commodious, interior, which is a speakers on top of the car, will self-contained office with artincial radiate music and speeches der as well as natural lighting, a po- Ushed oak desk, and chromium- cribing the various vacancies In the RAF. and inviting inquiries steel stools and settees, After apont conditions of service. The visiting the Midlands the van will recruiting car will be attended by tour the more remote districts in a stan specially trained for their the North of England and Scot- work Enlistment cannot be effect-land.