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EDITORIAL
HOTTEST DAY OF
THE YEAR
22
The highest temperature of the year, was recorded in Hong Kong- yesterday when the IAMÉTAIT reading, taken in the afternoon. was 92 degrees. This is also a re- cord for June, the previous highest | temperature recorded for this month being 91.5 (In 1896).
The minimum temperature yes-
London Office: 53. Fleet Street terday was 81 degrees.
EC.4.
Hose Kose, JUNE 10, 1938.
CHINA'S
YOUTH
RESPONDS
ASED on ideals of self-sacriace
BASED
and community service, the Boy Scout. Movement has always been regarded with respect and ad- miration as an outstanding power for good in this world.
A proud record indeed is provid-
ed by the countless acts of heroism
Humidity at 10 am yesterday was 67 and ut 4 p.m. 64.
BRITISH LETTER TO CANTON MAYOR
Japanese "Attacks Deplored
"
COUNT GIANO'S. LONDON TRIP
London, June 9.
It is learned from a reliable source that a defuite date has now been fixed for the visit of "Count Ciano, Italian Foreign
Minister, to London.
During his stay in the British capital, Count Ciano will meet the Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, the Foreigo Secretary, Lord Halifax, and other members of the British Cabinet.
It is presumed that the Anglo-Italian › Agreement - will be in the foreground of the Conversations—(Transocean).
CHINESE MARCH ON NANKING
Kwangich, June 9.
FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1938.
WEDDING AT ST. ANDREW'S
Group photograph taken after the wedding of Mr. Churchill and Miss Irene W. Butler at St. Andrew's
(Photo, A.C.P.)
After a respite of some time, Yesterday morning.
performed by the youthful mem- SYMPATHY, SUPPORT Chinese ruerillas are again on the
bers of this organisation, whose
Influence extends to the most re-
mote corners of the earth.
Nobody will ever know the full
extent of the
services
ren
ASSURED
Canton, June .9.
Horror at Japanese Aerial
march on Nanking,
Latest reports received here stated that their vanguards are several trom Tien- now only ak-
dered by the Boy Scouts, as they lacks on Capton civilians, and wangssu, over 50 kilometres south- sympathy and support for the east of the former Chinese capital.. During an attack on the Japan- Chinese request that the British
at Shanghing, northwest of Government should Lake urgente and effective
on June 7, the Chinese measures to check Liyang,
are guerillas inflicted heavy casualties Japan's mass massacres,
out their
self-appointed carry duties in an unassuming fashion, seeking none of the limelight.
In keeping with the proud tradi- ;
the behaviour of the Chinese Boy
London, including the Archbishop of York and Lord Cecil, to Mr.
Liyang."
GUERILLAS CLOSING IN
NAZIS DISBAND IN U.S.A.
PROTESTS ARE HEEDED
For the second time within *
G. H. W.
Church
TOMMY FARR'S PLANS
Next Fight To Be In U.S.A.
In his West-End Bat Tommy
the
United States Government against me that his next fight will take place in the United States-with. Naai activities in America.
more to follow, writes a London correspondent.
tions of the Movement has been expressed in a message, addressed the enemy. They are now year, Chancellor Blitier bas ac-Farr-who "appeared before The engagement is announced be-scouts in Cantor, during the past by a group of prominent leaders in Vigorously pressing northward from ceded to official protests by the Board of Control stewards-told
ferrifying days.
Regardless of danger. thinking nothing themselves.
of
these gallant youths have worked "in- cessantly to rescue, the injured from the wreckage, of their homes. to bring solace to the suffering.
tween Iain, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Macgregor, of Hong Kong, and Diana Selby. younger daughter of the late Mr. Percy Mumford and of Mrs. Mumford, Waveney, Enfield.
DEATH
Tsenx Yang-fu. Mayor of Canton. The message reads as follows:-
London, June 8, 1938.
iri
Tunglu, Cheklang, June 9. Chinese guerillas are clesing in on Halyen and Siasath on the To the Mayor of Canton,
north bank of Hangchow Bay. We, the undersigned, are shock-They have reached the suburbs of Many of them have lost their by the bombing and machine both cities-Central News). NOTICE is hereby given that BOYD -On May 31, 1938. at 14. fives, others have been shockingly Bunning of Chinese civilians
Wellington Court. London, maimed, as machine-gun bullets Canton by Japanese alrcraft We the Share Registers of the
N.WB. In his 57th year. Lleut. are the only salute the blood-assure you all our practical sym- Company will be closed from
Colonel John Merison Boyd, erazed raiders have for the Redpathy and support for the Chinese request that His Majesty's Govern- Tuesday, 21st June, 1938, to T.D. second son of the late Cross flag..
ment should take such urgent and James Boyd, solleitor, Glasgow. Wednesday, 29th June, 1938
effective measures
would restrain Japan from continuing (both days inclusive)..
the wholesale slaughter of, inno-
By Order of the Board, DERRICK & CO.. Chartered Accountants, Local Secretaries. Hong Kong Bank Chambers, SINGAPORE, 4th June, 1938.
6045
CHINESE ESTATES.
LIMITED.
BIRTH KEMSLEY.-On May 28, 1938, at 20 Chester Street. Edinburgh, to Margery Inée Heever)
1 son.
*
BUT STILL the Boy Scouts carry valiantly on, staunch to their vows of service.
Mention must also be made of
cent non-combatants.
NEW FLYING RECORD
Paris, June Captain Rossi the well-known French fiver. captured three new international flying records yes-
terday. and their sister organisation, the Girl
of 'Oxford
Archbishop of York, A. D. Lind. Guides. for these girls say, Vice-Chancellor John Alan Kemsley. of 198.
have responded bravely Bishop of Bristol, Craigleek Road, Edinburgh-a| GIRL
H. H. Elvin. Chairman of the GUIDES and without hesitation HELP to the calls on them for Trade Union Congress, Lord Cecil
assistance.
Lord Listowel Lord Marley, Lord Despite the Intensive air raids Olivier. Lord Strabolg. Lord Far- Canton, more than 1,000 ringdon, Sir Arthur Salter, Chinese Boy Scouts and Girl verend W. L Wardle, Ex-President Guides are remaining at their posts of Methodist Conference, and continuing their heroic rellef: R. W. Thompson, Chairman of the Congregational Union, James work.
TRAM MISHAP Shortly after 10 o'clock last night, a tramcar knocked down L Ping-sum of 20, Russell Street,
in
over
Re-
Over a distance of 5.000 kilo- metres and with a 1.000 kilogram load, he averaged a speed of 401 kilometres. thereby improving the existing record of 325 kilometres over this distance-(Transocean).
SUBMARINE EXPEDITION
Hennessy Road near the Bowrington Canal. I sustained
The famous Polar explorer, Sir Moscow on injuries to the head and was re-
A foreign observer paid high Burris, Ex-Moderator of the Pres-Hubert Wilkins, left moved to the Queen Mary Hospital praise to them this week for the byterian Church F. M. Cornford. Wednesday, where he had been dis- they have J. E Decourcy of Ireland, Margery cussing the possibilities of receiving FIRST INTERIM DIVIDEND where it was discovered that the excellent discipline
Gollancz,
anb- William financial assistance' for Victor wounds were of a serious nature.
maintained and for the fine exam- Fry.
the North ple they have set their elders. Hodgkins. E. R. Hughes, Wilfred marine expedition to But it is not in Canton alone Roberts. M.P. Ernest Thurtle, M.P. Pole, says Transocean. that the Scouts and Guides have J. J. Lawson, MP., G. R. Strauss. Harry. Pollitt.(Central proved their worth. Actually there M.P.,
"i
RAILWAY FIRE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that A FIRST IN.
A small fire broke out on L TERIM DIVIDEND for the
freight carriage at the Kowloon year ending the 28th February Railway Station minor damage 1939, of two per cent, that is being caused to rolls of paper. The $2.00 per share, will be paid on flames were extinguished by the master with buckets of all shares in, this Company on station Wednesday, the 15th June, 1938,
at the Company's Office at China Building, 5th floor,
The TRANSFER BOOK of the Company will be CLOSED from the 11th to the 15th June, 1938, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
FUNG PING FAN,
14
water.
TO KILL FOREIGN
TRADE
(From Our Own Correspondent)
Canton, June 9.
here are con-
is an army of 500,000 of these News). youngsters helping in China's fight against Japanese aggression.
Although these under-age sol-
alers do not resist with guns, they SWATOW AND THE are playing a most important part
in withstanding the invaders.
Many of them are serving on the various fronts, not in the Aring
#
have
REFUGEES
Swatow, Junt 8.
CHINESË VANGUARD
The German Ambassador called on the Secretary of State and in formed him that the Ge.man Government had again warned its nationals against membership in the Amerika-Deuts.ne Võ ksund or "any possible substitute or ganisations of that Yol." Fo
two nearly
years,
He will positively be at the ringside when Joe Louis defends
his world Litle against Schmeling
Max
at Yankee Stadium.... New York, on June 22.
We had just said au revoir to his disturbances American manager, "Joe Gould, at
have followed speeches by Fritz Waterloo. Kuhn, the Bund leader. who reported to have 400.000 followers
The German Government's order read:
more
An-
Farr declares that he is quite prepared to defend his British and Empire titles.. but portant," he says, "is my chance- or having another crack to win the world heavy weight champion- ship.
"On account of numerous in- quiries being received from Ger- man citizens living in the United States the German Governme
"WHO IS THERE?”, reiterates that German citizen
"Uncle Mike Jacobs only con- must not belong to the Amerika- siders four fighters," he went on. Deutsche Volksbund ef, to pos- "Louts, Schmeling. Max Baer and sible substitute organisations of that kind.
"German citizens who in Ignorance of this standing orde: i have become members of the Amerika-Deutsche Volksband the so-called Prospective Citi- zens League must resign from these organisations at once."
or
MR. HULL'S STATEMENT Earlier, the Secretary of State (Mr. Hull) had made the follow- ing statement:
"I desire to stres that all persons of foreign birth who
acquire United States
ship
citizen-
myself. He is a wise fellow is Mike. He is coming to England at the end of July.
"Louis, if he retains his cham- pionship crown, is also definitely making the trip-not for fighis but to have a look at. London and Paris, Should Louis lose, then he almost sure to retire..
"There are plenty of fights for me in the States. I collected plenty of dollars refereeing fights in California; plenty more, sparring exhibition boats.
"Who is there for me to meet over here? The winner of the by naturalisation declare phillips-Foord eliminator, Walter on oath in open court that the7Neusel. Len Harvey and Jack will support, and defend the Doyle. The one who would draw Constitution. .of the
United
States, and that they absolutely and entirely renounce and ab- jure all allegiance and fidelity
moet money is Doyle. That is generally agreed.
AN AIR TRIP · "Now I've never taken a kick to any foreign Prince, Potentate it the Board, but have always State and Sovereignty and par-aided by their rulés, - I am will- ticularly by name to the Prince
NEARS NANKING
Hankow, June 9, The vanguard of the Chinese forces, said to be advancing north- westward towards Nanking, from All refugees arriving here from Kwangteh, has reached the out. of Nanking, lines, but as messengers who can Amoy are required to register and skirts of Tienyangtze, about thirty be relied on to get through despite in some cases they have to furnish miles south-east the greatest difficulties.
a guarantee before they are allow- according to Chinese despatches.
The Chinese forces, with their ed to land. Conditions in" Amoy
Kwangteh, are said to Foreign circles
base at vinced that the savage bombing of OTHERS are engaged in anu are almost normal.
A close watch on sples is main have been ordered early this month espionage work and this city for the past twelve days
wards Nanking. In succession is aimed at destroying proved most successful in circum-tained here in view of the Japan-to advance la two columns to
jese threat to harass Swatów. Canton as a commercial centre and venting spies and traitors. A num-
These forces are stated to have Miss Yoshiko Kawashima, the foreign trade, which ber of the Chinese Generals place well known adventuress and agent. passed Liyang about sixty-five wiping out has made remarkable progress great faith in the ability of these reported to be active in South miles south-east of Nanking. and since the beginning of the year. youths and have made special re-
6 and after un The French and American Con-quests that their services be made China, directing young womeh in Lanhsi on June
Tespionage work. Her arrival in engagement with Japanese troops 6043sulates are investigating the ex-available to them,
ten: of damage to their properties With their hearts, burning with South China was first reported in the following day north-east of
The order to German nation is with a view to lodging strong pro-patriotism and fired with the ideals the Sao Tang Pao, an army Journal Lyang they are now said to be
in Hankow.-(International)
approaching Tlenhantze. of their Movernént. tests and demanding compensa-
It is understood that the Chi-to keep out of polifically activ tiona.
PATRIOTISM „the Scouts and
organisations in America was first nese troops are heading for Mo Canton is now the only port in AND IDEALS Guides of China
I,L.O. CONFERENCE Ingkwan about ten miles south of published here in October. 1935 have been unceas- China through which foreign goods
Nanking-Reuter)."
Director & Secretary,
Hong Kong, 7th June, 1938.
PRAISE TO ENGLISH
70-YEAR-OLD
YOUNGSTERS
CHINESE DELEGATE MAY WITHDRAW
Genevä, June 9.
force me
"Still Potentate. State or Sovereigntying to keep en doing so.
the cannot of which they were before cit-to defend British titles while I zens or subjects: that they wi support and defend the Consti- am still a contender in the world tution and laws of the Unite series. That would be unreason-
able." Stated against all enemies. Farr is flying to Paris and is foreign and domestic, and bear taking with him his life-long true faith and allegiance to the adviser, Job Churchill, the Tony- same. I is thus sar that
pandy saddler. with their new allegiance, tugir undivided duty is the support of our Constitution, on laws and cur flag."
of
in Neziem Disciples
the Friends cf the New Germany The Duke of Kent praised Eng- are imported for consumption ing in their efforts to help their
showed. such a disposition to land's "capable youngsters of 65 to South China and other parts of country in every way.
In addition to raising thousands
temporise with this order, how 75" in a speech at Blackpool re- the country. The indiscriminate
of bombing and the fall of value of of dollars for the war chest, they
The president of the conference ever. that it was addressed · to cently,
W35 speaking
the Chinese dollar have greatly re-have paid special attention to
warned Mr. Chu that, no political them. In peremstow fashion two "Youth and said:
cheering and comforting wounded Mr. Chu, the Chinese workers' de-attacks were allowed and refused months later by direct communi- "Each year I come into contact duced import trade.
soldiers and keeping the masses legate to the International Labour Mr. Chu the floor,
cation frem Hitler's right-ha» with a very great number of people,
informed as to the latest develop-Office conference, sought to de- Mr. Chu threatens to withdraw ments in the hostilities.
speech attacking Japan. from the conference.-(Reuter).
and a very great number of activi-AMERICA FINDS tles. I am continually surprised
ut the variety of opinion which BAD MEN AMONG
exists about the question of youth: HER LAW OFFICERS
"At some places I find young
In the past six months in Han- kow they have distributed more than 100,000 handbills exhorting
liver a
The finger-printing of Federal the populace to contribute to the HOW
men and women in charge, who are being conspicuously successful Marshals At other places I and but a few courts)
(officers of the U.S.defence funds. They have collect- throughout the United jed upward of 100,000 cotton padded
young people employed, with very Į veals, under a new regulation re-garments and 5,000 bamboo bed's
they are nearing middle age.
I have come to the conclusion
HERR HITLER “MIGHT BE MADE MORE HUMAN”
I Herr Hitler possessed less terrible problem of Jewry through- little hope of advancement until veals that six out of a total of 300 for the injured in the various
have criminal, or at least dubinus, military hospitals at Hankow. personal correctitude, and if he out the world."..
Commander Locker Lampson ex- records.
China's Sacrifices have been smoked and drank, he might be One marshal has already been
terrife in the past 10 months but more human and less dangerous, plained that the Bill permitted that this diversity is due to a very invited to resign. Further investi-it is gratifying to know that in sald Commander Locker Lampion potentially persecuted Jews to be- remarkable characteristic of purgation's into the records of others these days, when youths in total (Conservative) in the House of come Palestinians.
are being made. WAS B people we reach our optimum period at any age from 18 to 75.
nation.
as
"I think there is no country a Prime Minister as brilliant where one can find such capable William Pitt at the age of 24." He youngsters of 65 to 75 as in Eng-had no doubt that this situation land, and I am sure that few was the main reason for the exia- nations have been able to produce fence of a youth problem.
butter
A Jewish State with a population tarian countries are being con- Commons, when asking leave to scripted en masse into organisa- introduce the Jewish Citizenship of millions would be" a tlons purely for political purposes, Blil, extending Pålestinian nation against an enemy attempting to
eut the oil line to the Suez Canal. the ideals of the Boy Scout Move-ality to Jewish refugees.
He added that Herr Hitler had A vote on the Bill resulted in 144. ment are being so ably upheld br
"gobbled up another victim, and both for and against, but the China's sous and daughters.
The world pays tribute to their heroismi
'.
MARCH PAST AT
Job told me he had been looking forward, to an air-liner trip across the Channel for a couple of years.
Before I left him. Tommy said: "I'shall follow the sun. but there
is only one country for ine-Eng- land. or, rather. Britain.”
Farr, I almost forgot to mention. tells me that his eyes are better than ever.
the
Dian Rudolph Hess December 31, 1935, was set by Berlin dead-line for the resignation.
THE VALLEY
Picture taken at the Valley yesterday morning when a brilliant brought 7,000,000 people under his Speaker's casting vote went for the parade was held in official celebration of the King's birthday. iron heel. This had intensited the Bill, enabling it to be reconsidered. (Photo, A.C.F.).