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AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS The fifth lecture of this conran will be given in the CHINA FLEET CLUB THEATRE
. On
Monday 10th January, 1938
at 5.30 p.m.
Subject: -- Individual protection against gas
Lecturer:-Linatenant-Commander B M. Douglas, R.N. (Rtd).
Open to all members of the Public without charge."
The remaining lectures in this course are as under ¦---
Lecture No. Date and Time
6. Monday, 17th January,
1938, 5.30 p.m.
7. Monday, 24th January.
1938, 5.30 p.m.
8. Monday, 7th February,
1938, 5.30 p.m.
9. Monday, 14th February,
1938, 5.30 p.m.
Subject
Effects and characteristics of, and measures for protection against,
· 159 natard' gas, Protection of buildings against
gi.
Demonstrations of gas proof
room, and of the work of i decontamination squad General anti-gas precautions.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS :
NOTICE
The Bishop will in future con.
duct a service in his Chapel a
NOTICE.
During the absence of Mr" Gilbert Harriman, and until
St. Paul's College at 10.30 a.m.further notice our Power of an Sundays. The service wili Attorney is vested in ̈ Mr. Leung be partly in Mandarin and partly | Yau Cheong,
In English. He hopes that, any. Chinese from Shanghai, or else. where who are not able, for language reasons, to worship easily in any other places in the Colony, will accept this invitation to attend the service in his Chapel:
The subject on January 9th will be "Suffering in National Life."
G. A, HARRIMAN & CO., Stockbrokers.
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THE FANLING HUNT AND RACE CLUB,
· JANUARY MEETING,
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NEW TERRITORIES AGRICULTURAL SHOW
to be held at
FANLING
(next to the Fauling Rellway Station)
.on Saturday and Sunday, January 8 and 9, 1938, Under The Distinguished
·Patronage of
His Excellency The Governor SIR GEOFFRY A. S. NORTHCOTE, K.C.M.G, "JOSEPH HALL,” the Asso- ciation's new building at Fanling, donated by J. R. Joseph, Esq., will be opened by His Excellency at 2.30 p.m. on January Sih.
No tickets will be issued for the Show.
ADMISSION FREE. Reduced Railwayfare, for visitors to the Show on both days.
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TQUE JANUARY, 1938.
'An extra Race with
**Post Entry" and conditions as follows
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1938.
FUNERAL
The funeral of Lady Clara Ho Tung
will take place on Monday: January 10, 1938. The cortege will leave 254, The Peak, at 8 nm, and will arrive at the fare well pavillon (the Wing. Bit Ting), next to the University playground, at NOON.
Editorial and Business Office: 15-19, Queen's Road Central, .... Tel: 30251.
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HONG KONG, JANUARY, 1938.
GUERILLA WARFARE
Very Important: It is for an army to know when to retreat and. It is generally conceded that the Chi- nese retreats both in the Northern and Yangtze areas have been carried out with very consider- able ability. The most generous estimates of China's inilitary strength never., claimed that her arms equal those of Japan either on land, in the air, or at sea. **
Japan's weakest point in
the present conflict is her economic position, and Its corollary-the Interrial situation. She may with-` stand the strain of war' for a cer- tain time, but she certainly can-
Pipe-Major Mackay piping the bride at the wedding yesterday of Miss Marton Lane 'and Mr. Thos. P. Saunderson. The bride is steh
escorted by her father. (Photo: Cheng Studio),
WITHER SHANGHAI?
1
not withstand this strain for a long The Conquerors Show Their Authority
time without outside help.
China therefore, has to prevent Japan from winning decisive vic- tories. China has to do her best
to preserve her supply of arms and
The present status of Shanghal, of outgoing news dispatches un- particularly that of the Interna-necessary by exercising their "dis- tional Settlement, is causing grave cretion and understanding, but
stated concern in that city.
that military exigencies + procedure might render such necessary. He said the matter is now under consideration
ammunition. The answer to this problem is guerilla warfare. For this Chiba is well equipped and Since the taking over by the Japanese military of areas sur- has many advantages-that of be- ing able to involve the entire rounding it, startling developments population due to the war being have taken place, not only in the carried on in her own territory-governing of districts now under the advantage of a difficult, ter-
their domination, but also of the rain and lack of roads, all of which International Settlement. Have hinder and delay the operations of
not the Japanese, by their pre- Japan's army.
sentation of the five requests, clearly revealed that" they reserve the right. as conquerors, to dictate even to that international govern-
A few days ago we received a re- port that the Chinese had retaken Hangchow. This report, it is true.
was not confirmed by the Japanese
but there is no doubt that even if
ment, and does not the pecullar anamolous status of that governing the Chinese have not recaptured body make it impossible for the Hangchow they' certainly are caus-Shanghai Municipal Council to do Ang the
considerable otherwise than bow to the Japanese Japanese trouble, necessitating large garri-
demands?
sons 1 many towns. The same applies to "Tsingtao which the Chi- nese have burnt so as to deny the Japanese the use of the town. '
These moves appear to be guerilla warfare in its early stages. The activity of small groups of ir- regulars relying on the civil popu- lation. harrassing lines of com- munications. destroying tunnels, bridges and permanent ways has a devastating effect on an enemy, who thus has to always be on the
Recent weeks have shown the steady increase of "Japanese in- fluence and authority in Shanghai, It is evident in the suspension of all Chinese newspapers. In the Bettlement but two, on the grounds that they were publishing news of an anti-Japanese nature: in the aunouncement that two of the most important posts in the local Customs administration have been filled by Japanese following ap- pointments by Sir. Frederick Maze;
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CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS With
the taking over of the radio and telegraph, offices, all "communication has been, silenced, due to the workers walking ', out and refusing to continue und Japanese control. The Shanghal Telegraph Office, located in Sze chuen Road in the International Settlement is closed, and activities also at all branch offices have been suspended.
MALAYAN REVIEW
Say It With Bonds
Some of the $10,000,000 worth of Chinese salvation bonds which Malayan Chinese have bought were received during the holidays by people in different parts of the country as Christmas gifts.
Although the full quota of bonds has not yet arrived in Singa pore, they are expected to be completed shortly. Patriotic Chinese are still steadily buying a remarkable indication of their faith in the National Government.
الله
Buying salvation bonds to use as-presents is one of the ways overseas Chinese have devised of subscribing to China's $500,000,000- liberty loan, of which Malaya has beep alloted $20,000,000. China's share has been entirely sold out.
The bonds are in denominatiora of $5, $10, $100, $1,000 and $10,000. Since the Chinêse Government's appeal for support, many Singa- pore Chinese bodies and hidividuals have made sacrifices, some seli~- ing their properties and personal belongings to buy the bonds
To date ten million dollars worth in Chinese currency has been sold in 11 Malayan States, extending from Singapore to as far north.
a Kedah.
*
Singapore leads with the highest subscription of $4,000,000 Chi- nese currency. Other states have bought as follows: Johord" $2,500,- 000; Perak $1,000,000. Kedah $400,000, Malacca $300,000, Negri Sembi.... lan $300,000. Pahang $200,000,-
No Bananas
The world trade in bananas has reached the neighbourhood of 2,000,000 tons, or about 100,000,000 bunches a year, and of this Jamalea. alone produces 300,000 tons. The most striking development in the United Kingdom's Import trade in bananas in recent yeam" bas been the rapid increase from Jamaica at the expense of other coun-" tries, In addition, although comparatively unimportant, imports from. other Empire countries, especially the British Cameroons, have shown an upward trend. Malaya, has not been in the picture at all with regard to exports of bananas. Vast tracts of mined lands are available for banana plantations in the Federated Malay States the Government will only encourage "exports in the same way that the pine-apple industry, has received assistance from the Gov- ernment. The total acreage under, banana cultivation in the F.M.5. is 27,127 acres.
MEMORIAL TO GRAHAM BELL
The memory of Dr. Alexander Graham Bell who," without injus- tier, to other pioneers, may be described as the inventor of the telephone, was honoured recently
conferred a three-fold honour: they
At a luncheon following the ceremony the principal speech 'was. made by Professor G. W. O, Howe, who said that that day they had
had honoured a man, they had when a tablet on the house of his
honoured a city and they had birth at 16. South Charlotte-street. honoured science. In Edinburgh Edinburgh, was unveiled by Sir
there were many memorials · to George Lee, President of the In- those who had distinguished them- stitution of Electrical Engineers. In
selves In letters. arts, politics: the course of a short sketch of and war. The memorial that had Graham Bell's life. Sir George said, then been unveiled was to one who“- that the invention of the telephone was distinguished in a branch of was not an accident but the result human activity in no way inferior. of long-suffering work by a genius. to any of these.
Examining the claims of others. There was no previous theory to guide him and he was, working all to the distinction of having in- the time on the frontiers of know-vented the telephone. Professor Howe said that the great value of Bell's invention dould be judged from the violence of the attacks made upon it, and its soundness from the failure of those attacks.
In explaining the action taken ledge.
by the Japanese to control Chinese' A. message was read from the
family expressing Government communication facili-Bell
their tes, a spokesman of the Japanese thanks "for this latest tribute to military stated that the authorl- our beloved father"; and it was recalled that the freedom of the city had been conferred on Bell during his visit to Edinburgh in
ties helleved it necessary to have effective control of communications in Shanghai, so as to safeguard military activilles.
Meanwhile, the Chinese Govern- ment Radio Administration, and three local foreign cable offices in the Settlement are functioning as usual.
The taking over of the postal
1920.
LADIES GOLF
alert and is forced to employ large Inspector-General of Customs; in communications by the Japanese Draw For Captain's
numbers of troops really doing subsidiary work.
PRESS CENSORSHIP
their seizing of all Chinese Govern has given rise to several rumours, ment communication offices in-
one is to the effect that the Bri-. In North China. the former Redcluding the Post and Telegraph fish, and French" authorities are armie who have all gone over to administrations, and the censor-seriously considering the revival of the Central Government form a ship, bureau of the "City" Govern their own post offices. similar to valuable asset for waging guerilla ment of Greater Shanghai, warfare. "The · Japanese, on the other hand, are repeatedly trying": to gain a decisive victory, but this does not appear possible with the tacties that China has adopted, and to follow the Central Govern- | Japanese-controlled censorship was ment to their new Capital at Chungking would appear to be a dangerous experiment.
‘ARE YOU THERE?”
From Britain comes news
has been added to the pro.. several advances in its telephone, system. After two, years or tests, gramme.
the General Post Office has manu- No. 6... “ THE LADIES' | factured what it asserts is the SCURRY mile. For China perfect telephone bell. Strident Meeting and Ponies that have started at this clamour, warranted to wake-even not been placed. Mr. Wells's Sleeper. is to be dis- placed by strains, soothing yet ||Catchweight 140 lbs. To be
Insistent, that shall steal o'er the | ridden by Ladies,
ear, even when the owner of the ear sits,
The first move on the part of the Japanese to compel Chinese language newspapers to submit to
them.
AUTONOMOUS ADMINISTRATIONS +
Marquis W.-EL LI, a former
"Cup Competition
The following is the draw for Con- the Captain's Cup, 1937. ditions:-18 holes match play over the New Course, Fanting. į dif- ference of handicap. The first named player is responsible for fix- ing the match, if the result is not posted by the cinsing date for the round the second named player
Mrs. Swinbume, bye.
1st Round to be played by Febru- ary L..
Mr. J. E. Kingsbury and Mr. Frank Gill also spoke, and a few words were transmitted by a re-.. plica of Bella 1875 microphone,
SKI CHAMPION · INJURED
Oslo, Jan. 7: Odbjoern Hagen, Olympic champion skier and WIN ner of the International Ski Asso- clations combined event, was so badly injured as the result of a fall during training that he will be unable to compete in this season's. big international contests- Transocean News Service.
Mrs. Lissaman v. Mrs. W. J. E. 2nd Round to be played by Feb. Mackenzie.
those which functioned when Shantha was still divided into ́several foreign concessions. But just what steps the Shanghai Municipal Council and the French Concession authorities will make to insure the neutrality of their com-
PRISON AND CANE made on November 29, when re-munications remains, as yet,, to be
Sentence of four months' im- presentatives from the newly seen.
prisonment and 10 strokes of the formed Japanese Press Censorshly
goes into the next round.
cane were imposed on a 30-year- Bureau, visited various Chinese
First Round:-Mrs. Hilller v. Mrs. old unemployed man, Ng Cheung." newspaper offices and presented According to a current report, the whyte-Smith; Mrs. Morrison by Mr. K.M.A. Barnett at the Kow- the publishers with a letter re- Japanese are beginning to establish Mrs. W. J. B. Mackenzie; Mrs. But- loon Magistracy yesterday when orquesting that two-copies of each- autonomous-administrations-in-the-linv. Miss Goodrich: Mrs-Shewan he was found guilty of the charge
edition be sent to the office of the
Shanghai area, and giving puppet | v Mrs. McGowan; Mrs Mulcahy v. í of theft of a sum of $29 from a censors on the date of publication: power to private individuals of
Mrs. Harrop; Mrs. Lissaman v. Mra. married woman, named Wu So, at Consequently, Shanghai to-day questionable character,
McDonald; Mrs. Lindsell Miss at Ylm Fo Fong Street on Dec, possesses but two Chinese publica-
Sutton.
29, Cons, the Sin Wan Pao and the China Times, and both are pre-manager of the China Merchants pared to close down. If the Steam Navigation Company, Will be appointed president of the Japanese use further pressure on
Chinese Court in Nantao under this system. He is the grandson The Tamei Wan Pao, an evening of Lord La Hung-chang, Manchu 15 contemporary, and Chinese edition Dynasty statesman who simed the of the American-owned Shanghai peace pact ending the first Stro- Beening. Post and Mercury, 18 Japanese war, and giving Japan "In cogbundity of cogitation. Included among those st: func control of Korea and Formoso. As It is further announced that by toning, but as this newspaper is former manager of the China THOMSON & CO.,
- 1043 all the London telephone ex- Incorporated in the State
of Merchants Steam Navigation Com-Conditions 18 holes match play Secretaries. changes will have been converted Delaware as an American-controll-pany. Marquis Ld was sentenced to
on the Old Course, Fanling. à dit- 6874 to the automatic system; and ifed concerri, it is doubtful whether a gnol term by the very court of ference of handicap. The first any should sigh, bethinking them- the Japanese will be able to sub-which he is to be future president. I named player is responsible for fix- selves of a tendency in the robot mit its news to censorship. Mr.
By a revision of all these facts, ing the match, if the result is not to lisp in wrong numbers, they may Cornelius Van der Starr, respon it is little wonder that the general posted on the closing date for the comfort themselves with rumours
ble owner of the Shanghai Rung feeling is one of grave concern in round the second named player of yet another robot, whose in- Post"and Mercury, and its Chinese
The alated the Tamei Wan Pao, Shanghai, and that foreign re- goes into the next round.
sidents particularly are asking final will be played with an ̧um- recently, made a public statement
"whither now?"
pire, and will be arranged by the What will be the next stop? · Will in the columns of the Port that
Committee. it come, eventually, to pocket wire- | "they will submit to censorship
First Round: Mrs. Garner, less telephones for all? Possibly; from nobody.".. though hardly for all. For some The establishment of an out- "It amazes me to think of the| Mrs. Hiiller; Mra. 8. Mills v. Mrs. would hesitate to carry their dials going censorship la now being con- thousands of people who never McGowan; Mrs. Guinness v. Mrs. abroad. Feeling that "the world sidered by the Japanese. At a play bridge," exclaims an en- is too much with us,” they would recent Japanese press conference, thusiast. What amazes some prefer not to carry so much of it the spokesman called upon foreign people is that they always manage in their pockets.
correspondents to make censorship to get one of them as a partner.
WINNER-A Cup or $50; 2nd $25; 3rd $15. Post Ex. tries. Entry Fee $3,
What do
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If there is anything you want to buy mell, try. Classified advertisement.
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25 words $1.00 prepaid for 3 Insertions. :
His cogitative faculties im "mers'd
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3rd Round to be played by Mar. 1. Final to be arranged,
No extensions will be given.
CHAMPIONSHIP 1918
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1st Round to be played by Feb. 1. 2nd Round to be played by Feb. 15.
3rd Round to be played by Mar, 1. Final to be arranged with an umpire,
No extensions will be given."
COMPETITION RESULTS LG.U. December 14-Blver; Mrs. Whyte-Smith,, 06-16-80; Bronze: Mine Stevens, 108-30-78
LGU December 28.-Eilver: Mra. Whyte-Smith, 06-16-80; Bronze:: Mrs. King, 92-1973,
Captain's Cup (December) Old Course; Mrs. Shewan, 22-12-80- Now Course: Miss Button, 87-29-68
Medal Pool New, Course:-Mrs..
M. Hodgkinson, 104-36-68; Mrs..” Cassidy: Mrs. Forbes v. Mrz Kingz M. E. King, 92-21-71; Mrs. R. A. Mrs. Holmes v Mrs. Shewan; Mrs. V. Edwards, 88-17–71; Mrs. Overy.. Gilmore Miss Goodrich; Mrs. | 104-31--73: Mr. AB Thomson, Whyte-Smith v.. Mrs. McDonald; 98-25-73.