HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
CHINA IS HAVING HER FACE
LIFTED
In The Midst Of War She Is Rejuvenating
Upon the wrinkled face of old China. Time has worked a juvenating miracle, says Thomson's weekly.
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Within a quarter of a century a civilisation ancient as the world itself has been changed. Modern ideas have given new life to this vast country.
Gone are the dark days when bandits swept down from the hills to burn helpless villages. rob, torture, kill. "No longer is a piztail a man's most precious possession, symbol of his honour, because nows- days pigtails are rarely seen.
serum known to the world. She
GENERAL,
THE SERVICES
(Continued from Page 4)
has native doctors of wonderful attains the age limit for the ap-ja total of 881 points. Both teams skill, trained in our universities, paintment on that date.
to take charge of them...
"In the interior, in villages too small to have their own hospital, plagues also · rage. Once there, was no way to check them, they just
had to run out.
NEW BATTALION COMMANDERS
..
carried out the physical exercises set with marked keenness.
The shield is the gift of the Major C. G. Stephen has been British Women's Patriotic League selected for command of the 1st in memory of Lady West.
It was presented to the winning Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) vice Leu-team by Admiral Sir Sydney, Fre- tenant-Colonel A. V. Holt, D.SO..mantle, O.C.B., MV.O. whose tenure expired on June 2.
"Now a flying squad is main tained, ready at any moment to dash off with · medical supplies to
Major and Brevet Lieutenant-ROYAL AIR FORCE Isolated villages."
Colonel G. Lammie, M.C.. The There was another problem crip-Seaforth Highlanders, has been pling China. Moneylenders charg-selected for command of the 2nd ing exorbitant rates of interest Battalion, The Seaforth Highlan-
were ruining farmers.
ders: vice Lieutenant-Colonel Sir A farmer, wanting seed and im-John E. Laurie, Bt., D.S.0., whose
plements, and
not having the
COMMAND AT CHURCH FENTON Wing Commander G. T. Richard- son has been appointed to com- mand of the air station at Church Fenton, Yorks, opened in April, 1937, in succession to Wing Com-
cient Chinese bellef that small ried off, held fox ransom, threats/sum advanced him by a efty merinen, who has taken command of mander W. E. Swann, who is to}
The painful pursuit of the an- Sometimes a prisoner was car-money to buy them, would have a tenure expired on Jun 2.
feet were an essential to beauty, the binding of baby girls' feet to stop them Krowing, has passed for
Lever.
Nowadays the Chinese girl makes up with as much care as her West- sister, likes dancing and cinemas, docs ordinary office work just like Miss Smith.
Yet a short time ago. In this now 'war-wracked country. life Was dictated by the rulings of lords who had passed to their ancestors centuries before. This was the land Time had forgotten.
made to his relatives about what would happen to him if payment was not made promptly. There were times when the threats were unheeded.
ransom
demands
were
Lieutenant-Colonel C. G. Step-
chant. In return he gave a
the 1st Battalion, The Black Watch 'mortgage
his on
crop: Usually
IROW at Dover). Is 47 and has about 50 per cent.
served since 1911. He first served MONEYLENDER'S SHARE
with The Royal Fusiliers, and was "I often saw whole valleys of in India with the 2nd Battalion.
Highlanders (now in
No. 4 command
(Apprentices)
Wing at the School of Technical Training, Halton, STAFF COLLEGE EXAMINATION
The next qualifying examination They still talk of the things that rice fields," says Mr. Short. and He was wounded in Gallipoll. He for entry to the RAP. Statt College happened in the hills of old China remarked that the farmer must be has served in the War Office as will be held from January 10 to 12. when
a prosperous man. I was usually G.3.0.3, and was transferred to The
to are 1039. Recommendations ignored; of the unbelievable tor- told that half of the crop Would Black Watch in 1923.
reach the Air Ministry by August 1. Lieutenant-Colonel G. Lammie. Candidates must hold permanent tures men suffered before death belong to a moneylender."
The new China is overcoming MC. of the 1st Battalion. The commissions in the general duties gave them a happy release.
"And yet." Kays Mr. Short, that by establishing farmers' banks Seaforth though it seems odd, many of the where money can be borrowed for China), who has been posted to or equipment branches and must bandits were. nui really vicions. working purposes at small rate command the 2nd Battalion at be between the ages of 28 and 93
on February 1 next.
BOMBER GROUP COMMAND They sprang from poverty, starva-of interest. And in that way les Glasgow, is 46 and has served since
The Air Ministry announces the A fascinating story this, a page tlon. When they asked for food new agricultural prosperity for 1914. He has been staff captain and brigade major in Ireland, at in tomorrow's history books, told and it was not forthcoming they the country.
following appointment:— to me by a man who saw it writ-decided to take it in their own Only among elderly en does Aldershot, and at Devonport, and
Air-Commodore C. H. B. Blount. ten in 23 years of vital, interesting way.
a pigtail. only the GS.0.2 at the RAS.C. Training fe In Fuklén, one of the southern
of a Government elderly women have the tiny, crip- Centre and in the Southern Com-OBE. MC., to be Air Officer Com- provinces.
was determined by the number et pled feet that once were fashion-mand. He took part in the opera-anding, No. 4 (Bomber) Group, Jus; returned from missionary brigands at large. Quite sensibly able. The new generation laughs tions in Palestine in 1936. work out there to take over
the people argued that if there at such customs, no longer spends church in this country, is the Rev. was work and food for all no one all its time talking about honour-
Short,
Walker would wish to steal, So if bonditryable ancestors.
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minister of Presbyterian Church. Newcastle.
AT THE MERCY OF BANDITS
When he first left for the interior
"The success
wasrite it meant a bad govern
ment was in power."
one now see
AWARDS IN INDIA Sergeant V. Baker, 1st Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers, has obtained Instead, they discuss the merits the "Distinguished' certificate at
of the Gables and Garbos. the the Small Arms School, Ahmedn- tatest thing in permanent waves.
agar.
Royal Air Force, with effect from a date in June, vice Air Commodore
T. Harris, O.BE, A.F.C.
ST. PAUL'S
London, June 14, After an examination by experts,
MAJOR TRYON
Then the change began.
In a little village in the Interior. R.S.M. William Crofts, M.BE.,it is officially stated that there is First attack launched by modern of China in 1913. he found a coun-China on the menace of out-of- Mr. Short surprisingly came upon KRRC, who is an instructor at no evidence of any disturbance in try as the mercy of vicious bandit date custom was wisely made on a huge. concrete building, modern the Indian Military Academy, has the structure of St. Paul's Cathe- to the last corner stone. On It been "awarded the Meritorious dral as a result of the earth tre- bands, pillaged: laid waste, terror-the health, front.
mors of June 11-(Reuter), stricken. If A peasant's cattle
plague were the words, "Paris. Brothers." Service Medal and annuity. "When there is a
LADY WEST MEMORIAL SHIELD- were stolen by these marauders China," tells Mr. Short, "the peo- It was a chain store.
The Lady West Memorial Shield, and he dared
That is the new China-eager, protest a speedy ple die like flies The sole cause
London, June 13.. death was assured him.
of that is the appalling ignorance young. desperate to march side by which is open to competition by
The Postmaster-General. Major Sometimes a man cried out to or the peasants. They herd to-side with the civilisation of the all units of the British National
Cadet Association, was won at the Tryon, is making very satisfactory the authorities and soldiers were gether like, cattle when disease western world.
And yet, now but dim in the Royal Tournament on June 2 by recovery after his recent operation sent. When they had gone, usual-breaks out, one passes it on to an- ly having failed to locate the other, bandits, there would be another "But now China is fighting des- raid and the house of the informer perately against that by building would be destroyed. He was lucky modern hospitals, equipped with The old heart still beats behind
every life-saving Instrument and the new, changed face.
if he escaped alive.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1938.-PAGE 17
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BOMBING
OF
CANTON
A PUBLIC MEETING UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS SOCIETY, HONG KONG,
WILL BE HELD IN.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL HALL
ON
THURSDAY, 16th JUNE, 1938, at 5.30 P.M.
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TO PROTEST AGAINST THE BOMBING OF CANTON.
IF
The Right Rev. Bishop H. Valtorta,
The Right Rev. Bishop R O. Hall,
The Rev. N. V. Halward of Canton
"and
OTHERS
ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART. AND THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WILL BE
PLACED BEFORE THE MEETING
THAT THIS PUBLIC MEETING OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS, IN THE NAME OF HUMANITY, PROTESTS AGAINST THE APPALLING SLAUGHTER AND MAIMING OF CIVILIANS THROUGH THE INDISCRIMINATE BOMBING OF CANTON AND EVERYONE OF GOODWILL TO MOBILISE OTHER CHINESE (ITIES BY THE JAPANESE AUTHORITIES AND URGES PUBLIC OPINION AGAINST THIS FORM OF WARFARE WHICH THREATENS THE FOUNDATIONS OF CIVILIZATION.
ALL
ARE
E INVITED
(THE SPACE FOR THIS NOTICE IS PRESENTED BY THE CHINA INFORMATION SERVICE).