:
NO TIME FOR CANADA TO RUN RISK OF OFFENDING ORIENTAL PRIDE"
Debate On Bill To Amend. Immigration Act.
EXCLUSION LAW AGAINST JAPANESE ·
Ottawa, February 18. "This is no time for Canada to run the risk of offending Oriental pride by passing the exclusion law against the Japanese," declared Mr. Mackenzle King. Premler, before adjourning the debate on a Bill to amend the Oriental Immigration Act sponsored by Mr. Neill, of British Columbla. The Bill would place Japanese immigration on the same basis as the Chinese, which, Mr. Nelli had said, amounts to 11 total exclusion.
Supporters of the Bill referred to the economic Inroads. by 30,000 Japanese in
Columbla British
owing to the alarming birthrate and refusal to be assimilated.
The Prime Minister agreed tast a serious situation existed on the Pacific Coast and he also agreed with Mr. Bennett and others that parity should exist between Japan and China, but he believed that this could best be created by an agreement.
Mr. Mackenzie King said that international affairs were bad enough without Canada adding fuel to a fire that might strike back, not only against Canada, but the Empire.-(Router).
SIKONG PRISON
PROJECT
Chengfu. Feb. 13.
The Ministry of Justice is con- sidering plans for establishing a lorge prison in Sikong where prisoners from various war zones wil be accommodated and en- waste gaged
in reclaiming the laries in the province. (Central News).
GUERILLAS "ATTACK
CHUCHENG
Hsuchow. Feb. 18.
units bave
Chinese moblie made several surprise attacks on Chucheng, in east. Shantung during the last few days, accord ing to military reports.
Од one occasion, the reports state, the Chinese guerillas suc- ceeded in breaking into the wat ed city and engaged the Japanese in.
nghting, Central News).
street
RUN OF SUCCESS STOPPED
'Sabs" Win Soccer Encounter
The run of successes recently achieved by the football team of
Mr. Mackenzie King.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS; SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1938.
WHY TRINIDAD RIOTED
Sir Murchison Fletcher's "Untimely Speech"
REPORT OF COMMISSION
was ap-
The unanimous Report of the Commission which painted last July to inquire into the disturbances in Trinidad and Tobago was published recently.
The Times, in an editorial says:—
It has always been clear that the causes of the riotë and affrays which occurred In Trinidad during June--there was no actual disturbance in Tobago--were, social and economic. The selection of Mr. Forster. Deputy Umpire under the Unemploy- ment Insurance Acts, as chairman of the Commission, and the inclusion of that experienced and able trade unionist Sir Arthur Pugh among its five members were, therefore, entirely appro- priate. The other three members were acquainted with tropical conditions and two were familiar with Trinidad itself. Their Re- port denis fairly and frankly with with the disturbances and their underlying causes.
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An unsuccessful attempt to ar- (disturbance occurred, was a rural rest an extremist negro labour įslum on the edge of the olifields, leader, during which a polleemana rendezvous for undesirables and was burnt alive by a mob of a haunt of hooligans. The general strikers, was followed by a series discontent of labour was aggravat- of affrays, in some of which East ed in the oilfields by distrust of Indian agricultural labourers join the intentions of the management. ed the West Indian workers in the
NO COLLABORATION oilfields. They were not quelled This "was intensified by the until the Volunterr Force had been absence of any collaboration be. called out, naval brigades landed, tween employers and employed and and fourteen persons, including a of any organized means of collec sub-inspector of police, killed. tive bargaining. lacking which The Report criticizes Inspector | Labour followed irresponsible Power for not firing on the mob leaders. In the opinion of the during the worst of the disturbance | members of the Commission - "stern remedy" that might|nelther" political nor racini have saved the Colony from fur- grievances were factors in the re- ther violence-but it exonerates cent unrest in this cosmopolitan the police and volunteers of other|Colony. Their comprehensive re- charges brought against them, save commendations include the ré- that on one occasion they con-organization of the medical ser- tinued to fire when the necessity vices of the Island, which suffer had passed. It is less compliment-from overlapping, the better con- ary to the members of the Govern. Itrol of housing by the Government, ment of the Island, who acted the improvement of general. hesitantly and in one instance "im agricultural, and industrial educn- Great Britain and the Emplie properly."
tion. and the furtherance of land are to be prominently represented "MOST UNTIMELY"
A Labour Department should be at the 1939 New York World's Fair, An extraordinary example of
speeches made by the organized to conciliate employers in which 60 nations have already artless pictorial war propaganda Covernor, Sir Marchison Fletcher, and employed, to assist the forma indicated their intention of taking is to be found in the first pages and the Acting Colonial Secretary tion of constitutional trade unions, part. This is stated of "Japanese Spirit in Full Bloom" in the Legislative Council on July and to compile the necessary data largest number ever to have parti- pamphlet in English recently are described by the Commisston as to the cost of living and the lcipated in any international: ex- Issued by the South Manchuria as "not only unfortunate in their extent of unemployment. An Inhibition. Rallway.
substance but most untimely,"dustrial Court should be set up th
A
"ARTLESS WAR PROPAGANDA
The Very Kind Japanese
The
AT A FAIR
60 Nations Listed For U.S. Show
to be the
Forty-six countries and the Lea- The first page shows a Chinese Some of the fumbling that was deal with serious labour disputes gue of Nations have officially ac- boy: "kindly feeding one of the painfully apparent in Palestine in and the Workmen's Compensation cepted President Roosevelt's in- Japanese war horses," while
a1936 appears to have been display Ordinance amended. The Com-vitation to take part in the fair Japanese soldier looks on approved In Trinidad last summer. Ingly, with
mission believes that the adoption and 14 other countries bave re- the comment? We Equally important is the Com-of these recommendations will im-served space and are expected to should like to see those children of mission's analysis of the underly- pose no unreasonable burden on sign up before long, the president China remain in that spirit for ing causes of the discontent among the Colony's finances.
101 the Fair Corporation. Mr.. ever."
agricultural labourers and olleid On one polat Its members Join Grover Whalen, has announced The next photograph shows workers which led to these distur-issue with the, Imperial Govern-in New York. Chinese prisoners being fed and bances. The abolition of Inden, ¡ment. They consider that the "Between now and April, 1939, bears the caption: "Chinese captured labour and of the office of police and volunteers," when ex when the fair opens, we confident- tives receive delletous refreshments Protector of Immigrants in 1917 panded and reorganized, willy expect that all the countries of from thet: generous captors, widened the gap between the suffice for the maintenance of or-¡the' civilised world will have taken something that is new to them in labourers and their employers, der; and they dissociate themselves space in the Fair." he said
some of whom are criticized for from the recent dispatch of Re-
Some of the nations have taken. On the opposite page "wounded their disregard of the housing.gular troops to Trinidad
space in the Hall of Nationa Chinese receive kind first-aid health, and recreation of their if these steps were taken on Many, will erect their own build- treatment at the hands of the workmen.
the pretext that civil disturbances Ings while others have taken both Japanese Medical Corps. Note the The "barrack range" system of; requiring the intervention of Recovered and uncovered space. refreshments, as cider and cara- housing is roundly condemned, and gular troops are likely to break out Great Britain has asked for 40.- mels, given the Chinese captives." the Report shows that the village following the publication of our 000 square feet in the Hall of
SOOTHING PICTURES
of Fyzabad, where the worn: Report.
Nations and another 100,000 square Even more soothing pictures BTE
feet of ground space for herself and the Empire.
warfare."
the Daymen, H.M.S. Cumberland to come. The reader is next shown TORNADO KILLS
received a check when they were a Japanese soldier playing the beaten by four goals to two by plano for the benefit of a group Submarines teum at Causeway Bay of Chinese children, while several yesterday.
athers play the role of Santa
Jk
It is only fair to say, though, | Claus. In the words of the caption. that the Daymen had a weakish they are rationing out sweets and Belding three reserves. drinks as well as "food to the This naturally led to a lack of co- | Innocent Chinese children and
side out,
ordination in the side, a fact which | women."
The Submarines had a good side out, and deservedly won on the day's play. Sizer and
Hassleton 42) scored for the winners, their fourth goal being defected into the net by Goslin, Forrester and Bar rett scored for the losers.
TWENTY: INJURES 150
Shreveport, Louisiana,
Feb. 18.
Some 20 persons were killed and about 150 injured when a tornado struck the all town of Rodessa in North Louisiana today.
was obvious early on and which Then the Japanese are shown contributed largely to the team's bestowing such benefits as free defeat.
medical treatment and rice to the Chinese civitans.
Perhaps the high point" af. Jap-
A number of buildings were anese chivalry is reached in the wrecked. Many of the victims are next picture, which depicts severe-so mangled that they cannot be ty wounded
Identified. (Reuter Bulletin). Japanese soldiers walking, while Chinese women are AVALANCHE IN MOSCOW placed in carts, The comment
Moscow, Feb. 18. matches the picture and reads!-- A number of persons were killed Ladies Arst! Wounded Japanese by an avalanche in a mining vil- soldiers walk, giving place to old lage in the Arctic circle(Reuter Chinese women. Yet some Chinese Bulletin). journals call the Japanese “say- ages with machine-guns."
Wharf Shareholders To Get $8.50
The directors of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd. announce that they have recommended that a dividend of $8.50 be paid for the financial year ended December 31, 1937.
A GRIM RACE The unconscious humour of this
picture lies in the fact that it is no part of. Japanese etiquette for hale and unwounded Japanese to
WELSH LANGUAGE
"ILLEGAL”
ENGLISHMAN RETURNS PHOTOGRAPH
Sir Louls Beale, British Commis- afoner General for the Fair. has been in New York arranging for British participation.
THE
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SPIRIT OF THE NEW CHINA
Gen. Chiang's Work For Unity
NO PERSONAL AMBITIONS
General and Mame, Chiang had
raised the moral of the people higher than it had ever been alrice the founding of the Republic · in 1911.
Japan might break cities but she could not break the spirit of the new China. He believed the war would end in the economic Mr. G. W. Shepherd, a friend collapse of Japan, because of the and intimate adviser of General growing public opinion of the Chiang Kai-shek, the Chinese Gen-world against the policy of aggres cralissimo, is in London to discuss sion and invasion of a neighbour's the Japanese action in China with territory. the International Missionary Board and missionary societies. -bar.
The Chinese people everywhere Shepherd was born in New Zealand believed General Chiang to be the but educated in the United States. greatest man who had arisen In." He has been lent by the American this generation, because he had Board of Commissioners for For- no" personal ambitions. During the eign Missions to the New Life last four years he had given Movement, which General and himself unselfishly to the welfare - Mme. Chiang, both of whom are of the common people of China.
options on space in the govern-
years ago for the spiritual and had been smashed to pieces by ment zone of the fair:
material reform of their country. Japanese artillery-but he A photograph which a Germall Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada,
still the greatest man in China, soldier lost
Cuba, Czechoslovakia, - Denmark, At the offices of the Conference on the battlefield
"I have known General Chiang during the War has now been re-Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, of Missionary Societies Mr. Shep-
and Kal-shek Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, herd spoke of the aims
Intimately for 1our turned to him-21 years later-by
of the New an Englishman who discovered it Hungary, Iceland. Italy, Japan, achievements
Life years." Mr. Shepherd added, "and' in a a house at Salisbury.
Liberia, Lithuania, The Nether- | Movement, which before the war have found him one of the most lands, Norway, Nicaragua, Poland, covered two-thirds of the provin- unselfish men I know, a man who Rumania, Slam, Sweden, Turkey, ces of China. For 50 years, he said, has no personal rights or privi
Christian missions had been train- leges. In his own mind he has U.S.BR., Yugoslavia.
ing Chinese men and women to nothing but duties and respon- build a new, independent China.sibilities."
NATIONS ON SHOW
The following countries ́ nave al-
Lost On Battlefield ready signed contracts for or taken Christians, founded four or five He had now no personal army-it
By German
It was found, the "Voelische Beobacher" states, by Mr. T. Noble, of Salisbury, who sent it back to Germany.
The owner, who lives in Berlin lost it with other belongings on July
Official acceptances have been received and space negotiations are pending for:
Austria, Bolivia, Chile, Colubla,
Opportunity for the building of this new China on a basis of
Was
7, 1916 in the Battle of the Somme, the paper says. The photograph Dominican Republic, Dutch East Chinese thought and feeling had was of his brother-in-law, who Indies. Estonia, Haiti, Honduras, been provided by General Chiang SPANISH REFUGEE'S was then being trained as a scidler League of Nations, Liechtenstein, and his movement in the last four
Mexico. Panama, Peru, Uruguay, years. Venezuela.
in East Prussia.
Now, after 21 years, the owner Mr. Clement Davies, M.P., ad- has been summoned to his local
184,411.65. out of which dividend
letter from Mr. Noble to the Post- women of their own race in crowdcently, pointed out that an Act graph was handed to him, with a payments will absorb $785.000. The ed buses and tramcars.
passed in the reign of Henry VIII.
General of Berlin. balance will be apportioned as
made Welsh a prohibited language. The Japanese often accuse
A translation of the letter," as follows: $150,000 to Repairs and themselves of being poor Do That Act was still on the Statute quoted in the newspaper, reads. Paraguay, Portugal, South Africa,
pagandists and falling to present
Switzerland. "Dear Sir.--Please excuse me Mr. Davies, who is sponsor of for taking the liberty of writing
Total expenditure by foreign their case properly to the world;
nationa and these pictures doubtless re- the bill seeking the appointment to you; but I found the enclosed
on their exhibits is ex- atted from the unusual activity present a gallant effort to remedy of a Becretary of State for Wales, photograph quite by chance while pected to reach £5,000,000. Nine during the late half of 1937, the this supposed deficiency.
said that there were over 800,000 an old building in Salisbury was send feets of warships or agro- nations have already agreed to first half of the year, it is stated, It is quite possible, however, that people-himself included-who, in being pulled dowIL had already shown a most material overstatement. from the stand- addition to English, spoke Weish "Believing that
planes to New York during the exhibition. improvement over the preceding point of effect on foreign opinion, as their mother tongue. year.
Countries which have unofficial- Young Chinese had been trained Nett prout for the year is $1. give up seats to heavily burdend dressing the. Aldwych Club re. Police station where the photo y acepted and are due to signi
Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, contracts soon are:-- Australla, Costa Rica, Irak, Iran, Latvis, Morocco, New Zealand,
Renewals Account and $249,411.65 to be carried forward,
While the Company also bene-
No increase in rates have been made since the start of the Sino- Japanese trouble.
Book.
someone
'DEATH
Сп
25
A verdict of death from natural In agriculture, economics. com-
causes was returned at the inquest munications, industry, political at Paddington - recently
and modern science, medicine,
Prances Eald Cividanes, 36, of principles of education. Tremen- Sussex-place, Kensington, whose dous strides had been made in death was first suspected by Mr social education, not only in the Ingleby Oddle, the coroner, towns but in the villages, in which being due to phosphorus poison-
ved 90 per cent of the 400,000,000
ing. Chinese. Large numbers of the
An analyst's report was people were learning to read and writing devised by Dr. James Yen, was no trace of poison
simplified produced and it`stated that there write.,, through
Dr. Percy Lenton, house surgeon the father of mass education in China. The movement had put at Middlesex Hospital, stated that radios in schools and villages so the woman was admitted on Dec. that leaders of the nation · cquid | 30, and died the same night, talk to the people.
Having heard the analyst's report he was of opinion that death was due to toxaemia of the liver and kidneys of unknown origin.
The
the
-
Germany might treasure it as a is as bad 28 understatement, There is a standard," he ad- valuable souvenir, I decided to especially when the Japanese ded, "with a quarter for Ireland, a send it to you as you may per- The Ministry of Communications newspapers often print such realis-quarter for Scotland, and two for haps succeed in finding the owner, has opened a General Highway tic war episodes as the race of two England, but not an inch is there With best wishes. Yours faithfully. Management Office in Changsho
FIVE YEARS' CONFLICT leutenants as to which would first for Wales in the fag which we (3gd.) T. Noble."
for the development of transport succeed in killing a hundred helped to weave."
The "Voelkische Beobachter" services in south-westerni pro-
Mr. Shepherd
expressed the
Chinese.
Siz Robert Webber, also a adds: “Thus after more than two vinces, says a message to the opinion that the war would bé This figure was later raised to Welshman, who presided, sald that decades, a document.ound ita "Standard." Mr. Hsueh Tze-hain, long drawn-out, from three to the a hundred and fifty, on the ground if they had had an outstanding was back to its owner thanks to an engineer In the Bureau of five years as a minimum. The can- were Spanish refugees. Death seriously ill for the past year, has that it was, impossible to know man to act as Secretary of State the kindness of an Englishman Roads under the Ministry, has fict was not breaking the spirit must have been
due to some left for, Italy to obtain special which of the two had arst killed for Wales a great deal of their and the enclency of the German been appointed Director of the of China. The unification of the obscure disease. He was satisfied.
distress would have been avoided, authorities.” treatment (Reuter).
country under the leadership of that there was nothing suspicious..
MARIE OF RUMANIA GOES TO ITALY
•
Bucharest, Feb. 17.
Queen Marie, who has been
his hundred.
Office
Coroner mentioned that woman and her husband