HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
NON-INTERVENTION POLICY IN
IS ADVOCATED
Chamberlain Will Stress
The Determination Of Anglo-French Co-operation
CZECHOSLOVAKIA QUESTION
London, March 22.
Czechoslovakia continues to occupy the attention of British public opinion, notably in connection with the question as to whether the British Government is prepared to guarantee Czechoslovakian independence.
Lord Noel Buxton, in a letter to the Times to-day, writes that If Britain were to pledge itself to intervene in war to assure the sovereignty of Czechs over the Germans, without first getting to know the wishes of the latter, it might easily be finding itself fights ing against the principle of self-determination.
Lord Buxton proposes that, as in the case of the Saar, a free plebis- cite, under neutral control, should be held in Sudeten, German ter- ritory.
Should the result be that some districts vote in favour of union with Germany, then a neutral com- mission should be entrusted with fixing the new frontier.
Unwin Is Released By Order Of Governor
Ottawa, March 22.
The Governor-General of Cana. da. Lord Buchan, has issued an for the unconditional re- order lease of Joseph Unwin, Whip of the Social Credit Government of Alberta. who' was sentenced to imprisonment for libel.
He had been imprisoned since March 7 when the Supreme Court dismissed his appeal against the sentence passed by the Lower Court.
The communique ordering the release of Unwin did not mention. Powell, social credit expert. who
was also sentenced to six months' hard labour for the same offence.
Reuter Bulletin).
PEKING MAN A CANNIBAL
Further Proof
Found
Pelping, March 22. Further proof that the Peking Man, also known as Sinanthropus Pekinensis, was a cannibal, was reported to have been found by the Coenozoic Research Labora- tory of the Rockefeller-endowed Feking Union Medical College herc.
The discovery of several human thigh fragments from the Chou- koutien diggings, 30 miles south- west of Peking, it was sald, throw further light on the nature of the bruteman who a half million years ago roamed North China. One thigh bone was spilt at the end, apparently by a sharp rock as if to extract the marrow from the bone.
Construction of the bones, it was said, shows that the Peking Man walked erect. (Interna- tional).
SIR ROBERT HODGSON
HEADQUARTERS IN BURGOS
Burgos, March 22 Sir Robert Hodgson, Chief Dip- lomatic Adviser
British to the Government, had a long coversa- tion with the Secretary of State of Foreign Ministry, General Espinosa de los Monteros, 'yester- day.
the
The subject of the conversation was not revealed.
The British diplomatic represen- tative to the Nationalist Spanish Government has now made Burgos his headquarters, it is officially announced.(Transocean).
Dr. Shackleton Baily strongly a policy of non-inter- advocates vention in Central Europe,
The time has passed, he main- tains, when Britain can afford to allow itself to be drarred into the confusing таке of European politics.
The Dally Express draws special attention to the fact that the Do... minions are opposed to the policy of further British commitments in Europe.
Most of the the press comments wind up. however, by predict ing that, in his declaration before Parliament on Thursday, the Prime Minister. Mr. Chamber- | lain,
will once more stress the determination of his Government to adhere to the policy of Anglo- French co-operation. Trans-
ocean 1.
CATALONIA TO UNITE WITH FRANCE
Brussels, March 22.
The Union of Catalonia with France Is, according to press re- ports here, advocated in circles of the Socialist Second International which hope by this means to pre- vent the complete triumph of Nationalist forces in Spain.
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Catholic and liberal papers warn
against the possible consequences of such a policy.
The
Nation Bélge voices the hope that timely revelation of these Marxist plans will suffice to prevent realisation of the scheme with would signify a
war.
European
The paper adds that it is un- certain whether the French states- men have given any encourage-, ment to the plan.--(Transocean).
Murder Case Remanded
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As a sequel to the drowning of a girl, Li Ying-mui, in the harbour on the night of Marth 12.
25-year-old Chinese, Chuen Ab-lung, of the Chang Kwok Boarding House, Kow- loon, appeared before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on charge, of murder.
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Inspector A. E. Carey, who is in charge of the case, asked for a remand of one week, which was granted.
ENJOYABLE DINNER
An enjoyable dinner for the old draft (137-38) of Royal Engineers, who are leaving for Home this year, was held at the Hotel Cecil last night.
KING AND QUEEN TO PAY VISIT TO BRUSSELS
Lendon, March 22, King George and Queen Elizabeth will probably make a two-day visit to Brussels on their way to Paris, it is an- nounced in the Daily Express today.
It is understood that an in- vitation was extended to Their Majesties by King Leopold 'of Belgium when he was on his -official visit to London in November last.—(Transocean).
REPORTS DENIED
London, March 22. Press reports that the King and Queen of England intend to visit Belgium during the
summer
are
denled here.
authoritatively
It Is, stated that apart from their visit to Paris, France, the King and Queen do not con- template any journeys abroad this year. (Transocean),
CHINESE STILL
HOLDING JAPANESE
NORTH OF THE GRAND CANAL
Grand Canal.
CABLES
CENTRAL
EUROPE
DR. KUNG'S APPEAL TO NATIONS
Democracies Must Check World Lawlessness
(Continued from Page 1)
You will admit, I am sure, that|terday appear like two different during the past few years China countries, and yet these remarkabis have come about only has made notable progress toward changes modernization and reconstruction within the space of a few years. in various phases of her national People all over the world love life. Until the outbreak of the peace. During my recent
tour
| Sino-Japanese hostilities, compara-abroad to attend the Coronation in tive peace and order had been London, there was not a single established in the country.
leader in the government or other
A new: progressive and self-circles I met who did not cherish rellant national consciousness has the desire for peace among na- been instilled in the people. Efforts tions. have been bent to the development
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We Chinese people are by nature of education and public health, and philosophy peace-loving. Our The vast country has been rapidly sages teach us to love peace. It Unked together through a network has been our earnest desire to be of railways, highways, civil avia-icft in peace to work out our devet tion, telephone and radio- com-lopment for the bebeft of our munications. Productive activities people and other peoples of the {alming at Improving the economić" | world.
Ivelihood of the people have been In the recent years we promoted.
made marked progress. But while
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As a result, the country came to this progress is welcomed by you, enjoy a degree of unity and order is the very development which never before witnessed in the his-the Japanese militarists have fear- tory of the Chinese Republic. ed and wanted to obstruct or pre-
vent
RECENT REFORMS
In the field of economic and fin- Their program of domination of ancial reconstruction, rapid pro-China is based on China's chaos, STESS has also been made. To disunity and inefficiency, and their mention a few notable examples, tactics are too familiar to you.' Shanghai, March 22.
our Danking system and general So, seeing that if China's pro- Resisting desperately. Chinese economic structure have been gress and unification were allowed troops on the Tientsin-Pukew strengthened. Our currency sys-to continue unhindered for a few Railway are still holding the item has been reformed. Our cur- more years her position would be Japanese forces north of the rency has been stabilized so suc- very much strengthened. Japanese cessfully that it has remained militarists decided to strike before
despite remarkably, stable
the it became too late. And.. taking. fighting in recent months,
advantage of the Western Powers' Also, reforms aiming at achieving preoccupation with problems near- financial stability have been car- er home, they forced on China the rfed out with vigor and persistence present undeclared war. Both national and local financial system has been improved. Num-
Now, most of you are business erous miscellaneous levies harmful!
men. You naturally want to be) to trade and industry have been able to carry your business in this abolished. Domestic icans
country peacefully and profitably. been consolidated while debts in But, now, on account of this Hor- arrears settled. Finally a national rible though undeclared war, your budget system has been introduced. business has come to a standstill
Consequently, rapidly increasing and has in some cases already suf-į revenues were being developed to rered
In an effort to break the 'dead- lock the Japanese Intensified their bombardment to such an extent that gunfire' was audible in Hsu- chow, thirty miles away.
Hankow, which at first was pessimistic about the campaign, is now optimistic that this stand will enable the Chinese flank to attack the railway and eventually force the Japanese to withdraw again.
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At the same time, Chinese re- port progressive advances Shansi. They have crossed the Yellow River at several points and Jap- pushing skeleton anese forces left behind further towards Taiyuanfu.--(Reuter).
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Immense losses. You are for peace. World peace is meet the growing needs of the state having an anxious time, not only divisible. International brigandage and national credit has been con- for your business but perhaps also is contagious. No amount of cant- siderably improved.
in town
for your personal comfort safety.
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LINCOLNSHIRE ·
PROBABLES
anding of pacifist aspirations or of During the first seven months of
reliance on an attitude of isolation 1937, all revenues registered record
London, March 22. Foreign friends, I understand will give you immunity from the collections. Had it not been for your difficulties, i sympathize with bancful effects of international
The following are the probable Jockeys and starters for the Lin- the interferences caused by Japan's you, I admire your courage in put-brigandage.,
colnshire:- armed aggression. the Customs ting up with the present state of If international lawlessness is Zalmis (Bethin); Consequental revenue last year would have affairs. I appreciate your spirit in allowed to extend for want of (D. Smith); Kylesofminard (Cl
• Fanchang, Anhwei, March 22,
reached the figure of $450,000,000 sharing with us Chinese people the timely checks it must throw the Richards); Boozer's Gloom (Ro- Anchi, important
as compared with "that of 387.000. same hardships, even dangers. entire world into the pandemonium bertson): northwest Cheklang near the An- 1000 in 1931. Furthermore, China
Apollo (Sharples); But you realize that the respon-of another general conflagration, Llanarmon (Weston); Jiudo hwet border, which fell to Japan-would have been able to attain sibility for this state of affairs lies the horrors of which will yet be (Doyle); Watersprite. (Howard);
hands recently, has been
budgetary equilibrium during the not in us but in our invader, the greater that those witnessed in the Inishbonn recaptured by Chinese forces
current fiscal year. Sanguinary fighting, in which the
COMMUNICATIONS Japanese lost heavily, preceeded the Chinese success. The opposing forces are now pitched against each other north of Anchi where re- howed engagement is expected.
ASE
Over 300 Japanese forces at Hungklachen between Kwangteh and Hsuancheng, during a surprise encounter yesterday, were scatter- ed by Chinese forces.--(Central News).
JAPANESE ACTIVITIES ON CHINESE FRONT
Lower House Asks For Limit
FULL REALISATION
law violator and the peace breaker. Last World War. It must therefore be your desire, The noteworthy fact about as it is also mine, that such law- China's recent progress is that this lessness and aggression may soon progress has been accomplished be checked and peace and pro-
(Hunter); Port Sun- V light (Gilchrist); Leamington (Sharpe); Couleur de Rose (Wilder) and Scarlet Princess (Evans),
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Dan Bulger, Pike Barn, Mythical
only within the short space of a perity once more restored to you/tion, I hope it will be generally | Ray. Broad Oaks, Mine, Marma-
and your business..
society.
men
HORRORS OF WAR
As it is among individuais, so it
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· COLLECTIVE SECURITY
DEATH OF DR. WUELLNER
Berlin, March 22.
The famous German actor and
In the face of this critical situa-
realized that self-interest in the few years and in spite of many
duke Jinks and Gibbons have odds and difficulties and sometimes In the savage stage of mankind, maintenance of peace, as well as
been scratched.
The outside interferences. It is some everybody was for himself. But in considerations of Justice and the
following are doubtful thing that had not been seen in civilized
organize conscience of mankind, dictate tha
starters:--Pampas Grass, Scarlet China's past history of, say, three collective action to protect their all peace-loving... democratic na-
Princess, Llanarmon, Boozer's thousand years.
common interest and community tions should join hand with China
Glcom. Coeus and Torlanie.- (Reuter). Let me recall one personal ex-Life. When your next door neigh-in her struggle to combat the forces perience to illustrate this light-bou is attacked by a gangster, do of war.
DAVY JONES. SCRATCHED It is my sincere hope that for- ninglike change in modern China, you like frightened children close Some fifteen years ago, the then your door and duck yourselves in eign friends who live in China and
London, March 22. American Minister to China, Mr, your bedclothes, or do you like who have been eye-witnesses of
Davy Jones has been scratched Charles Crane, was a guest in my brave and farsighted men seek to Japanese lawlessness and brutality from the Grand National (Reu- native city, Taiku, and he wanted help in ridding the community of in this land, will do their utmost ter. to visit Taiyuan. A highway had the public enemy?
in helping to
arouse the full When a fire breaks out in the realization of their respective gov- just been completed between the two cities with the exception of a near neighbourhood, do you com-jerniments and peoples of the very grave menace which bridge. By appealing to General placently look on from your house-real and Yen, Hsi-shan, then Governor of top. or do you wish that it be Japanese militarism presents to Shansi, I had the work rushed. I stopped before it spreads to your them all, also borrowed a baby Ford car from own house?" Governor Yen. There were no less, than eight people on that small car
China has been forced to resist singer, Dr. Ludwig Wueliner, died and you could imagine the result, is among nations I believe in the her invader. She is determined here today in his 30th year, after Shortly after we had started on fight of every nation to live and to do so to the bitter end and is short mess. The late Dr. our way, the poor car broke down. seek its internal development. I ready to make any further sacrifice Wellner achieved brilliant success There and then, I asked Minister believe in the sanctity of interna required of her.
both in Germany and abroad.:: The Premier, Prince Konoye, re-
Crane: "Do you realize that we tional law and treaties as the es-
Despite his advanced are, the It is our sincere view that the late Dr. plied "that it was difficult to fore-
are the first people in China, in sential basis for peaceful
and
Wueliner continued to tell but, "I can at least safely say fact, in the whole world, ever to orderly relations among nations. I stakes involved in the present Simoenthral crowded houses until a lex that Japan is firmly determined
travel on this road in a motor car?"belleve in collective security as the Japanese conflict far transcend weeks ago--(Transocean). not to evacuate one inch of terri-We were making history in a sense only safeguard for human progress pure national interests. It is our strong belief that there is no room tory now occupied by Japan and Today, one can cover that dis- †and happiness.
for international, brigandage and The League of Nations was con- no tolerance for predatory con- the. Government is also planning. tance of about 110 li between Talku
and Taiyuan by motor car in threeceived on the idea of collective hours, whereas in the old days the security. But the League lacks ef- quest. It is our firm conviction Journey would require something rectiveness because nations that will ultimately triumph over brutal that in this civilized world, right ke 14 hours. Today one can even cherish collective security are not
might. drive from Hankow to Talku and ready to take collective action to
A slight decrease in fresh small- to even more remote parts of the ensure that security.
May we look to the day when the pox cases was noted in the health LORD GOWRIE
Under modern conditions of in-voice of democratic nations, the returns for the 24 hours ended country.
Likewise, only not long ago, we ternational Sydney, March 22.
interdependence, no forces of world peace, the sanctity | midnight Monday. The Governor-General of Aus- Chinese used to say that to get to nation can isolate itself from the fof "International treaties, the sys-
A total of 25 cases were notified. as difficult as upheavals of the rest of the world. tem of collective security and the 15 from Victoria, nine from Kew- tralla. accompanied
to Bzechwan was by Lady
going to paradise; but today you No nation by ignoring the dangers cause of justice and humanity will loon and one from shaukiwan 'Gowrie, left Sydney today for a visit to Batavia at the invitation
can fly from Hankow to Chungking of destructive forces can live in prevali in this world?.
Other diseases notined in less than four hourg
peace anymore than an ostrich can When that day comes, you may three cases of measles, two of of the Netherlands Government. Lord and Lady Gowric will later
bury its head in the sand. »
then live and trade as peacefully typhus fever and one case each continue their journey to England.
In the light of these changes, To have peace you must have and profitably as you may in your of diphtheria, chicken-porand (Reuter Bulletin).
China of today and China of yes-the courage and foresight to work own country (Central News). cerebro-spinal fever,
Tokyo, March 22-
Bergeant-Major Raeburn геп
The Lower. House today asked for dered songs which were very much the limit of Japanese activities in appreciated, whlle the plano-the Chinese front. accordeon solos of Corporal Cox and violin solos of Sapper Bell also received Warm applause. About Rfty attended the function. On Sunday at 3 p.m. members
of the draft will lay a stone at the grave of Sapper Vallance. R.E at Happy Valley.
AUSTRIA AND LEAGUE
Geneva, March 22. The Secretariat of the League of Nations yesterday. received a communication from the German Government giv-- ing notice of the union of Austria with Germany.
The communication states that Austria's membership of the League therefore becomes null and void.--(Transocean).
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to exploit the industrial and econo- mic resources of the occupied areas."(Reutea).
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LOVE OF PEACE
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