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"The Japanese authorities North Chinu will shortly open negotiations with the new Govern- ment of the Chinese Republic, re- garding the appointment of a poli- tical and economic adviser, as well as the establishment, by Japan of an industrial exploitation company. DREDJENO for economic co-operation with 'China,” according to the "Nikkan `Kogyo,” a Japanese Journal
This sounds all very well, fact it is almost perfect but for
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THE HONG KONG-
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one or two "minor" details," First there la no new the Chinese Republic. The Central Government has always dictated the polley of the country. It is still
doing so and will continue to runo- tion say what the Japanese pro- pagandists will. Then there is the other bit about an industrial ex- ploitation company for economie co-operation with China." Judging from what the Chinese have sald and done during the past four months. It is not economic co- operation with Japan that they alone, and as far as we can see desire-they merely want to be left the day is indeed far off when such co-operation can even be consider ed, let alone be a "falt, accompli." And for this the Japanese have only themselves to thank.
But let us examine further what the "Nikkan Kogyo" has to say. With the audacity se characteristic of this race, the paper mentions the names of Mr. Otani, Overseas Minister, Mr. Katsuda, former Finance Minister, and Mr. Hirao, former Education Minister, as the most likely candidates for the posts of supreme political and economic advisers. The paper goes on to say that though it is expected that
The tenders to be in duplicate, Air Raid Precautions objections will be raised from some
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quarters, the chances are that Mr. Otani will be selected because his services are required by General Teratichi, Commander.. of the Over and above this there is the Japanese forces in North China.
message issued by the Japanese Commander-in-Chief.
We quote one section of it:
"It is a matter for congratula- tion that far, sighted statesmen and influential citizens have estab lished the Provisional Govern~-~ ment of the Republic of China for the purpose of rejecting the des- polic government of the Kuomin tang. The Imperial Japanese army will extend amicable support and assistance to the, new Government so that it may develop soundly. Realizing the above mentioned clr- cumstances the Chinese people are advised to adhere to the following
having regard to the provisions of the Acts 22 George III Cap. 45 and 41 George III Cap. 52 the acceptance of any such Tender is subject to the express | condition that no Member of the British House of Comin.an:
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An extra Race with Entry" and conditions as follows has been added to the pro- gramme.
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army.
2. Comply with the reasonable requests of the Japanese array...
3. Never place obstacles in the way of the Japanese army.
4. Whenever auch acta are dis-. covered, take steps to inform the Japanese of them.
5. Not to lend. ears to wild rumours and groundless reports.
6. Establish impregnable des fence positions.
7. Adhere to the ideal of friend- ship with friendly powers, and give distant countries and antagonizing up the evil practice of befriending nearby ones.
In short the masses should be grateful to the Japanese army and the new Government. place confidence in the abilities-of
All of which is but another way
No. 6. "THE LADIES' 'SCURRY" § mile. For China Poules that have started at this Meeting and not been placed. of telling the world in general and China-in-particular-that--the Catchweight-140-the. To be During the absence of Mr. ridden by Ladies,
Japanese are a wonderful people, Gilbert Harriman,
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Entake, indeed, but we have learned. so much from, the Japanese since the beginning of the Sino-Japanese hostilities that we cannot help doubting their good intentions and that, we belleve, is a fairly general opinioni.
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JAPANESE
BLOCKADE
Accumulation In
Colony Warehouses
Tokyo, Jan. 9. The blockade of the Chinese coast by the Japanese navy bas already led to accumulation in warehouses in Hong Kong, Singa- pore and Manila of about 300.000 tons of goods originally destined for Shangha, according to the Tokyo trade journal," "Shimbun". These figures are given as proof of the effectiveness of the Japanese
blockade.
Transocean
Messages from Mukden state that preparations are now under way for shortening the time required to travel from Tokyo to Pelping. It is Latended to run trains from Fusan in Korea to Pe'ping reducing the time taken to travel from Tokyo to Pelping from seventy to sixty hours.
Transocean News Service,
'FOREIGN LEGION"
IN CHINA
Training Young Pilots
Hankow, Jan. 9: Under the ex- perienced coaching of a small
band
of French, German and
UNEASY NIGHT
AT TSINGTAO
Japanese Fleet
Off Shore
Taingtao, Jan. 9.. Chinest and foreigners alike spent an uneasy night as the re- sult of reports that the Japanese fleet is converging off the shore and preparing to enter the har- bour. However, up to the small hours of the morning, there are no indications of actual entry.
Late yesterday, three Japanese minesweepers and five destroyers
MANILA A CITY OF VIVID CONTRASTS Superficial Impressions
Of A Visitor
Two and a half days and thres, nights in any place hardly allows one sufficient time to form any but the most superficial impressions and that is the best you will rot in this article! First impressions after so fleeting an acquaintance, might, therefore, bring on my can be misleading. A critical analysis of life in Manila as I saw H, head the wrath of the good burghers of that city. Not that I found anything much amiss, but even such as I did had better, In the cir- mained in the vicinity for an were seen off litushuk. They re-cumstances, be left unsaid. ( hour and later disappeared to the evening has fallen, among the beautiful boulevards, the boulder- Life seems to dow with such care-fres abandon, especially afler strewn sands of the beaches and under the soft glow of a myriad in- Later reports stated that: 12 candescent lights of the many cabarets and hotels, that the critical Japanese warships were seen offere melts before the romanticism which seems to ore out of the shore at various points.
swaying palms all around!
sea.
double duty
Special police did last night due to the fear that Chinese police might leave their posts owing to dissatisfaction at not receiving their wages..
Chinese merchants met yester day evening to consider the ques- tion of raising funds to pay the police, but the outcome of the meeting is not revealed.
Meanwhile, foreign volunteers arę, again guarding public utilities. Reports from Japanese sources at Tsinanfu state that most for- eigners have evacuated" from there. but their destinations are not re- vealed.-
by air in one of those giant Clip-
If one wishes to travel to Manila 1 priceless value "for whose posses- pets operated by Pan-American sell his birthright" One is told
slon the antiquarian would almost" Airways, as I did, the journey all this by one's guide and one takes one first of all to Cavite, the
presumes it is all true. Certainly Philippines naval base, about 25 the whole atmosphere of, the old miles from Manila. From the mo- city is so full of romance and mys- ment you land at Cavite, If you tery that one is ready to believe are interested enough, you will see anything. much. The old walled city built by the Spaniards during the first occupation offers many interesting sights. I am told, although I did not have the time to visit it."
VIVID CONTRASTS Leaving that period of the desa and proceeding uptown to see what... modern Manila has to tell the tourist, one again meets vivid con- The route from Cavite to Manila trasts. In the Escolata (the lead- takes one through country anding shopping street) handsome human habita-
edifices of skilful tions not unlike
modern architec-
American volunteers, all of whom GOVERNMENT TROOPS those to be in BY EDWARD R: ELLIS ture stand cheek
are Great War veterans, young Chinese. pilots are undergoing in- tensive training preparators dying for the Chinese. Air Force.
to
The majority of the instructors, who are nicknamed the "Foreign Legion," have flown in all parts of the world.
Föreign observers here state that the recent aerial battles prove that the Chinese pilots are cour ageous and do not hesitate to go up even when they know they will although they lack the experience meet with certain death and that.
nevertheless, is beyond question. of their opponents, their gallantry.
ueşlon.- Reuter.
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KWEICHOW BANDITS WANT TO FIGHT
Kwelang, Jan. 8. Several batches of Chinese ban- dits in east, west and north Kwel- chow have surrendered to the goy- ernment and signifed their will- fight the Japanese.- ingness to proceed to the front to Central New
OCCUPY TERUEL
Barcelona, Jan. 9 The whole or Teruel is now oc- cupied by Government troops fol- lowing the surrender of the last garrison resisting in Santa. Clarà convent, states a Government com- munique. The Bishop of Teruel was among the Nationalists who surrendered.- Reuter
The traffic. in and around the Escolata must be the hardest in the
Malaya and Jaya.
by jowl with There is an excellent motor road, crumbling old huts which appear somewhat on the rough side as if a gust of wind would send which, nevertheless, provides a them sky high All up and down. splendid drive. En route to Manila one passes the famous church of
the great thoroughfare tiny, nar- Las Pinas where, is to be seen the
row streets shoot put in all direc- tions-shops, shops and still more bamboo organ built some 118 years shops. Filipinos, Chinese, Japan- ago. This strange organ has not ese. Mestizo, Endians-they are all one single piece of metal in the there selling their respective wares. whole of its construction. It is. But the prices! They certainly built entirely of bamboo and is the make one home-slek for Hong" only one of its kind in the world. Kong!
DISTINCT FEATURES Manila zelf is a city of tremen- EMPIRE EXHIBITION dous contrasts. The modern trend world to control. Luckily the of the hotels, clubs "and buildings ubiquitous ricksha is absent from near the sea front, with the splen- the streets of Manila but, from: did boulevards and parks, makes a
the point of view of traffic con- strange foll to the mediaeval moss-trol. It is doubtful whether the covered walls and battlements or four-legged creatures are
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Iess the strange old walled city of In- troublesome than the two-legged tramuros. It seems that whereas ones. On the Escolata one can time has marched on relentlessly walk faster than a motorcar can all around it, Intramuros has slept travel. And no wonder, for the peacefully undisturbed by what endless stream of pony-drawn' was happening. "What care I" gharries is continually disputing it seems to say. "whither your the right of way of the motor modern
progress and so-called vehicles. At the street corner civilisation? Fodder for the aero-
huge hoarding shows a trai-. plane!"
fc policeman pointing to you and saying: "Only fools drive reck- lessly. Whoever drives recklessly.. In that traffic will surely not take long to discover his folly!
London, Jan. 8. In connexion with the Empire Exhibition at Glasgow opening in the Spring, for which a large number of oversea visitors are expected in London, The Midland and Scottish Railway has ordered two motor launches for special services on the Clyde, each with a capacity for 80 passengers. The launches #1 be provided with observation lounges from which passengers can view the shipbuilding yards.— British Firden Service.
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WITHDRAWAL OF RECOGNITION
Sunday, January 9.
It is considered Ukely that the Japanese Government, will announce, the withdrawal of its recognition of the National Gov ernment: before very long, this course having been advocated for 1some time in Government and other quarters in Tokyo, and the fact that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and his administration still show no.sign of reconsidering their attitude is hardening opinion in all Japanese quarters. The view is prevalent in Tokyo that withdrawal of recognition-from-the-Chiang Administration must precede the formulation of a new policy towards China to meet the new phase in the Sino-Japanese conflict.
The
This point was taken up for discussion at the meeting held on Thursday between the four leading members of the Cabinet when it was decided that unless there is a change in China's attitude Japan "will go ahead to attain her fixed objective." Japanese Government, if they think that by this new threat they can make China change her policy of resisting unwarranted aggression to the last, have made another mistake-but making. mistakes has grown to be a habit with the Nipponese.
What the Japanese militarists evidently cannot understand Is that despite all their claims of having wiped out thousands upon thousands of Chinese troops, coupled with the capture of some of the leading cities in China, the Chinese spirit is not even bent,, much less broken. Referring to the circular telegram said to have been issued by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in which he urged the nation-not to yield to Japan under any circum- stances the "Aashii,” an Osaka publication, says that in spite of the Generalissimo's brave declaration it will be to China's best Interests to negotiate for peace now. It is not surrender, but continuous fighting without any prospect of victory which s ruinous to China, the paper adds. This is the form of propa- ganda that the Japanese are pursuing nowadays and to our way of thinking It is a very obvious sign of weakening-namely, that the Japanese realise now that unless this war of aggression is stopped it will mean financial ruin for them but rather than admit this the cunning politicians of Japan are trying to have the world believe that they want to be generous with China.
The latest cables tell us that the South China invasion has "postponed due to new developments or fears of new. developments in Manchukuo. A few days ago in these. columns, we dealt with the unrest in Formosa What with her own internal troubles, coupled with Manchukuo and Formosa, the Japanese authorities are Anding their hands quite "full and so for a time at least the much-threatened invasion of Bouth China, according to the latest cabled advices, will not come off, Despite these we feel that the Chinese are much too" sharp_to_ be caught with their wrong foot forward as it were, and will not relax in their preparations to ward off any attack, Bo far from China seeking peace, now it appears that it is the Japanese who destre a cessation of hrstilities not because they feel that it is time to stop all wanton destruction of an innocent people but because they have at last awakened to the fact that they can no longer carry on without endangering their own national 'se- curity. Well and good-if Japan wants. peace. Tet tiem prove their bona fide by withdrawing every man and every gun from China and also let all occupied territory be returned for until then there can be no peace,
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Manila, I found, has three dis- tinct features-the modem city, the walled city and the Tondo quarter, the home of the masses To the seeker of knowledge the walled city provides the greatest pasture ground. A tour through Its quaint little streets will bring to mind something of the romance of old Spain. The moss-covered walls and the ancient forts trans- port one to another world and one instinctively visualises the glamour of the Spanish sea captains sway -back in the sixteenth century.
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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
feature of an amble through the To the Briton the most pleasant
streets of Manila is the popula tion's almost universal knowledge of English. Wherever you are, in the walled city, in the modern city. in the Tondo quarter, "everybody seems to speak English. That is a tremendous tribute to the Ameri can administration. The old city remains just as the
Until the Spaniarde bullt, it centuries" ago,
American took the lands Spanish and it will so remain, one hopes-ish was hardly spoken. To-day, was the official language and Eng- a memorable link with days that are now long dead. Neither the ancient Portuguese ruins of old rule, Spanish takes second place to Malacca, nor the relics of the salad days of the Hollander, to be found in the picturesque fort of Galle, are.comparable to it. In the thick walls of Intramuros, facing the river, the dungeons and death chambers of the Spanish daya may be scen. Marked by a simple brass plate is the chamber in which the great Filipino patriot, Dr. Jose Rizal, was confined while awaiting execution. which took place on December 30, 1896.
At the extreme end of the walled city is Fort Santiago built in 1582, The fort is now used by the United States Army Department of the Philipplaes as it headquar- ters...
Here is also the Santa Clara Converit, founded in 1800, with high protected walls of Immense thickness hiding. In their seclusion, it seems, centuries old relice of
Surrender Of Teruel Claimed
Barcelona. Jab......... -It is claimed that the Insurgent commander at Teruel has surren- dered with 1,500 men enter
WAR SECRETARY'S INSPECTION
London; Jan. 7, The War Secretary Mr. Leslie Hore Bellaha visited the Royal
English.
As you drive or walk through Manila you will be struck by the great number of churches. It is a city of churches. Many of them date back to the earliest days of the Spanish conquest, but are still in a perfect state of preservation.. The San Augustine Church is an example. Earthquakes and, wars have failed to damage this stately old structure built in 1599-eleven years after the defeat of the Armadal
The Tondo quarter of Manila 15 not much unlike all southern Paci- fic and Malaysian native towns... Here the natives live in" nipa shacks raised on stills as did their forbears centuries ago. Time moves slowly for these simple folk not even the thought of inde- pendence seems to awaken them from their slumber.
Making Tube Tunnels Less Noisy
London, Jan. 7. The London Passenger Transport, Board has placed a contract worth £15,000 with a London, firm for the supply of noise-reducing as bestos sheets, with which over five miles of tube tunnels on the Hampstead line are to be lined- British Wireless.
ordinance factories at Woolwich to-day British Wireless