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Winston Churchill Comments

On Sino-Japanese War

SOVIET RUSSIA'S SERVICES TO WESTERN DEMOCRACIES

Hankow, June 21."

"It is difficult for a foreign observer to see how Japan can con- quer China unless the Chinese give in," writes the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill, P.C., M.P., in an article "An Incident' in China," released by the Agence Chekiai,

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Commenting on the fighting after, . The fact that they have not the fall of suchow, Mr. Churchili | done so is described in Tokyo as says, "It was extremely important the worst disaster in our history. for the Japanese to take Hsuchow. Many authorities think that the All that matters to the, Chinese | Chinese have only to endure to

CABLES

UNLESS CHINA GIVES IN

Mr. Winston Churchill

on the other hand is to escape put a strain almost blasting in its INTERNECINE

from the net and go on fighting somewhere. somehow, in their vast country. It seems they art succeeding in this.

intensity" upon of Japan."

H

the life strength

RUSSIAN ANXIETY

STRIFE BEHIND

Continuing. Mr. Churchill points PUPPET MURDER

out that China does not alone in this. Incident.

"It may be that they will learn to combine their ardent patriotism with a persistent use of guerilla warfare, and will not attach too much Importance to fixed post-anxiety. tions

stand

There is always the Russia

Russian armies... aggre- a million. well-

or large-scale encounters; gating nearly for the Chinese maxim should be equipped and largely self-contain to fight everywhere and be foughted with their, arsenals and muni- nowhere It looks as if they were tion plants on the spot, ite far to anding this out. If so, the post-the north along the Siberian fron tier of more precisely. the Sibe tlun of Japan will become increas

rian front: for it is a ingly more embarrassed.

front of slient war. Against this heavy impending weight Japan must set nearly half a million of her finest troops. Whether these would be sufficient to stem a sudden Rus sian advance no one can tell.

LOST SOLDIERS

"If a million Japanese soldiers were sent Into China and you were 10 go and look for them six months later, it would not be so easy to find them.

"As the Bres of communication lengthen, the difficulties of an Invader multiply. Everyday ali these Japanese soldiers have to be pald upon a scale far more expen- sive than when they live at home, Then there are the munitions of war... which are costly and pour out daily in a copious now..

"It is difficult for 1 foreign observer

Japan to see how can conquer China unless the

Chinese give in. In Japan every

giving

one counted

upon their

Compromise Only Possible Solution To Spain Problem

COMMENT ON ARMISTICE

PROSPECT

-London, June 21. Commenting on the prospect of an armistice. In Spain. The Times writes that the only possible solution of the Spanish problèm can be a compromise since the Spanish nation will never be either lan unanimously Nationalist or unanimously Republican one. "The paper stresses the Republican Premier's insistence on the necessity of finding a cominon programme acceptable to all Spaniards based an absoluta respect of religious beliefs. (Transocean).

REBELS ADVANCE ·

Salamanca, June 21.

The Nationalist headquarters communique Issued last night

states that Nationalist troops on the Teruel front consolidated their positions.

Ou the Castellon Irant the Nationalists occupied the hills commanding the village of Vila-

LETTER TELLS OF malesa.

ENMITY

THE HAWKER PROBLEM PROBED

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, "1938.-PAGE

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(Continued from Page 8) When enquiries into such cases, Kowloon However, the work of reconstruc-have been made by the. Inspector tion in war devastated territory is in charge of the licensing of hawk. Shanghai. June 21 proceeding behind the Nationalisters it has not infrequently been That Jen Pao-an, director of positions in the Castellon sector] found that the ""widow" has an the Land Bureau of the Pootung and yesterday the regular railway able-bodied husband who has Puppet administration, who was service was resumed between Cas-usual or permanent employment murdered in the Tung Hsin Loutellon de la Plana and Vinaroz,- or who is, apparently too lazy to Restaurant, in Foochow Road on (Transocean).

work. June 18. did not die at the hands PYRENEAN FRONTIER CLOSED UNDESERVED SYMPATHY of patriotic elements but fell

Paris, June 21. (1) While there are, of course victim to "internecine - strife" Authoritative French quarters many genuinë and deserving cases among puppet officials is the gist confirm the report that the French is also true that a lot of un- of a letter sent yesterday to the Government has closed the deserved sympathy is extended to Ta Mel Pao, signed by the "Intelli-Pyrenean frontier. It is stated hawkers. I cannot concede that It is, at any rate. a daring gence section of the Shanghai here that this decision of the because a person is unemployed or adventure for Japan to try to office of the Chinese Third Army." French Cabinet has not been off a widow, he or she was ipso facto ward off "the Russian masses with The communication. while ad- cially announced because no off- entitled to or deserving of a her right hand while stranglingmitting that the "Shanghal office cial declaration was made when hawker's licence. It is my con- this voluminous China with other of the Third Army had been en-the Pyrenean frontier was opened. sidered opinion, from official ex- On the one side, a great bear trusted with the mission of exter-An order issued by the then perience in this Colony, that, even rowling low: on the other. an minating local Chinese "traitors". Premier. M. Blum. in March to 12 normal times, approximately enormous jelly-fish stinging pol- declares that Jen was hardly im-jopen the frontier has been counter-one third of the employables are sonously. Altogether a nasty job portant enough to merit their nanded.

either unemployed or only casually for 遮挡 over-strained, none-too-attention.

Political circles here are of the employed. contented nation to tackle. Japan The letter goes to relate opinion that the matter has been "To a young and able-bodied man Is sprawled in China: Russia is that fen during his brief tenure dealt with in this manner in order hawking is an easy way of making crouched ready to spring in the as director of the Finance Bureau not to express the disapproval of a living, by which 1 mean enough of the Pootung Regime. Incurred the action of Blurn's Party on to live on Many a disappointed the enmity of one. He Chia-yuwhose support the present Govern-3pplicant for a hawker's Licence: has been asked if he would like') |a job as a Scavenging Coolle in the Sanitary Department and has con-

north.

director

of

Communications

"Incidentally. to follow the Japanese mode. the Russia al who, with the' backing of thement counts.Transocean) force can inlet frightful damage

cities any fine night."

JAPANESE PEACE upon Tokyo and other Japanese Bureau. Chang Tze-pet. had also

OFFER HAS

aspired to the same post.

After Ho assumed the directo- rate of the Finance Bureau, Jen in- Mr. Churchill calls attention to stigated his arrest and he was dis

SERVICES TO POWERS

DOUBLE PURPOSE the services which Soviet Russia is missed after being administered a

Hankow, June 21.

rendering in the Far East to Bri- tish and United States interests.

The statement made by General | He says. Ugaki. Japanese Foreign Minister, on June 17 and also statements

Issued by the Peiping and Nanking

puppet "governments" represent another peace offer" by the Jap. anese. the Ta Kung Pao states today in an open letter to General Ugaki

"If Japan wants peace," says the journal, "she must withdraw all her troops from China and restore the conditions prevailing previous to the Mukden incident."

"Russia is holding the best army At the same, time by a wonder of Japan gripped upon her front.

ful motor road from Russian Tur kestan to the Chinese western Province of Kansu. and thence on

into the heart of China, a con-

stant stream of lorries carry Rus

sian munitions to

beating.

to

Secking revenge, says the letter,

sectetly formed a plan murder his rival.

Ho

In conclusion, the letter calls on the public to "establish the real

identity of Chao Sh sheng, self-

styled head of the section in. the Pootung regime. who was sent to the Shanghal Hospital for treat- ment for gunshot wounds and was the local the Chinese subsequently held, by forces. Here a "million coolies toll pollee as a murder suspect. (Reu continuously upon this road, and some at least of the weapons o! modern war are placed in the Hands of those who are defending their native soll.

It is certainly neither in the Interests of the British nor of

ter),

Italian Warships

world peace that this traffic should Visit Malta

The journal continues that these statements have a double purpose; It states, Arstly, that while Jap- anese forces are advancing on Hankow, Japan hopes to Induce China to accept

terms stop. peace through diplomatic means Second ly, even the peace move, falls. Japan hopes to create dissension within the Chinese Government.- (Reuter).

Socony Plant Nearly Hit In Bombing

WUCHOW RAIDED BY JAPANESE

The Western democracies are indebted to Soviet Russia for the part she is playing in the Far East".

tion.

EFFECTIVE CONTROL

MORE BUOYANT temptuously rejected the propoal- CONDITIONS IN STOCK MARKET

But Public Still Hesitant

METAL MARKET CIRCLES NOT SURPRISED

E

THE

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PENINSULA HOTELS

HONGKONG HOTEĻ; REPULSE BAY HOTELĮ

&

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL

HOTELS LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel di Wagons Iits. Peking.

The

COMMANDER DESCRIBES TRAGEDY ABOARD H.M.S. DORSETSHIRE

(Continued from Page 7)

was of

These dle of November.

wearing.

Whilst we were

· ̈ (E) I still do not despair of effectively controlling and limit. ing the number of hawkers. That hawkers can be controlled have two buttons missing. Is proved by the way in which pockets together with a blue scarf.

buttons were inside one of the in Hong Kong some naval ratings hawkers of ice-cream, jellies, cut

were drafted to the Dorsetshire The master-at-arms, however, did fruit, etc., rapidly disappear from

Irom other ships, amongst them the streets. When the Emergency back in the ventilator, for the only

not take the coat away but put it Dwyer,

"Erwyer's professional - ability.” Regulations are proclaimed, and; strictly enforced by the Courla, "booms" was to lock for a weason

purpose of his going to the Commander Garnon-Williams con- in times of Cholera Epidemics, as

tinued, "was very high and bis and it did not strike him then standard of intelligence was also was done last year and has been that the overcoat done again this year.

such very high.. My opinion was that importance.

he had been very well educated Much good could be done in the

About 4 a.m., Dwyer was seen and, in fact, it seemed to me that "London, June 21.

way of clearing our streets. with going down the ladder leading to he had had a public school educa- Following the overnight strength out resort to arrests and prosecu

the galley flat, carrying an over- on Wall Street and inditations of tons, if our Police Constables would coat. He went through the galley atly higher than that of

tion. His standard was consider- the fresh efforts about to be made to adopt that well-known polley of flat to the recreation space where average rating. terminate the Spanish embroglio all "Move along, please," which is so he put the overcoat and the oli There is in the Navy a scheme sections of the city bore a much typical of the London Polleeman.

skin which Ha was

for men to work their way up more cheerful countenance today

PUBLIC HELP NEEDED

Counsel suggested that this coat from "rating to officer rank and and more buoyant conditions were

(h) Lastly, I would emphasize was the same as the one seen at Dwyer was considered for this reported in practically all sections that the solution of the hawker the "booms" carlier on.

scheme. II. while a rating, was of the stock market,

problem rests largely with the pub-

In the course of his evidence, being considered for officer rank Although greater buying interestle themselves. If you do not like before the Board of Enquiry sat

he was found is apparent at present, It is largely to see the streets of our city in on board the ship. Dwyer "nen-homosexual offence, his prospects

gulity of professional character with fested with hawkers, do not enfloned the coat, saying he got it would be dispelled. If he were the public still hesitant.

courage them by buying from them! from his flat because it was rain- convicted of such an offence be Expectations from America that You can buy the same things just ing. He also said he later put it would be sentenced by a court- Government's spending and as cheaply in the shops ahd in the ventilator on the upper martial and disraissed the Ser- lending plans will soon become ef-markets.

deck, but this was a fatal mistake, vice." Even the foreign community can safd Counsel, for there fective Infused fresh life into lead-

was no Commander ing commodities both in trade and assist in this by not purchasing ventilator at the place which he then went on to describe the

Carnon-Williams, speculative buying whit among newspapers from the ragamuzins described.

This showed, Counsel system of apportioning men foreign exchange dealers the dollar who thrust them into your faces at submitted, that Dwyer was telling the Dorsetshire and said

that and franc.encountered a covering every

corner. Buy your a story, a great deal of which was

under the arrangement existing at Cemand following Mr. Henry Mor-newspapers from adults only and true but the essentials of which genthau's formal dental of dollar the children will soon cease to were untrue and put in by him to

that time Dwyer and Dickinson bother you. No further Heences to suit his purpose.

came into constant contact with. devaluation rumours-(Reuter)

each other and the sell newspapers are being granted

former was London, June 21,

His Lordship then suggested

under the latter's, orders the tin buller stock quota tras companied on the streets by their should pay a visit to the ship to Last night's announcement of to women, who are generally ac- that he, the Jury and Counsel

TRAGEDY DESCRIBED caused no surprise in London children.

see for themselves the actual Approaching the time of the

and this was tragedy, the Commander said: “W

had left. Sydney on April 28. We had had a number of deserters in

Malta, June 21 Italian warships today visited Malta for the first time in twelve of a years. REVIVAL OF CHINA

As the visitors, consisting of two | Concluding, Mr. Churchill ob- battleships and four destroyers. the serves. But after all the grand entered the harbour a salute was cardinal event in the Far fired from a battery on shore- East is the revival of China. (Reuter Bulletin). Japan has done for the Chi

and

nese people what they could, CANTON CURRENCY

have

perhaps. never

done for themselves. It has unified them once more,

MEASURES.

Canton: June 21, "General Chiang Kai-shek is a

In an effort to make uniform national here amongst the most the standard of national currency numerous race of mankind. He

and to maintain the circulation of may well become a world hero, as

currency under wartime condition a patriot and a leader who amid as well as to curtail the specula

tion of the

currently Commissioner of Finance Mayor Thang Yang-fu and

in Kwangtung. summoned a meet-

the Treasury yesterday when

Canton, June 21.

a thousand difficulties and wants Eighteen Japanese planes raided does not despair of saying China Wuchow this forenoon and drop from base and merciless exploita ped three bombs a few yards out- tion. side the Socony installation. No "It may well be that from the

come that exemplary discomfiture

con-

Inquiries among tin dealers show

damage was done, however, and opposite sides of the earth wing of prominent local bankers at that the overnight news from the

there were no casualties.

This is the second time that of a brutal aggression which will several important resolutions weretion is at last improving, is at-

the Socony property has narrowly cheer the escaped in recent. weeks. plant is near the serodrome, stand up for themselves which is apparently the Japanese time remains"-Central News). objective. (Reute)...

democracies of the The Western world and teach them to while

BOMBS' TOLL

adopted-international)..

WIMBLEDON

(Continued from Page 1)

KHO AGAIN WINS

ties...

street

CROWN'S EVIDENCE BEGINS

Donet-

А

. I would add that the above replaces mentioned metal market circles, the ten per! national currency cent for third quarter belog gener-

present my own personal views | doce. ally anticipated.

on the hawker problem and do not necessarily represent the views of the other members of

The first witness called when Australia, about 15. This was not surprising. It has beer the ex- United States, with the implication

this Council or of the Govern- the case resumed at 2.40 p.m. was

perience of H.M. ships in the past Commander N. G. meht, '...

Garnon- that the American industrial post-

when visiting Australia to leave. Williams, The Inspector

who said In charge of

he. was deserters behind. This is peculiar the Commander of the that the tracting greater interest that the markets informs me

shire, that is second-in-command Australia is one of them."

tó a number of Dominions and removal of some of tin's uncertain hawker problem in the vicinity of of the ship, and responsible to the marketa has become aggravated

Mr. Whyatt: Can you say, why Cautious observers point out that even during the last week. I at Captain for the discipline and this should be so. a sustained rise in tin prices can- tribute this directly to discourage organisation of the ship.

Commander Garnon-Williams: "The complement of the Dorset Australian people are, I believe,, not be expected at this time or ment of Police efforts by the Senior

shire." Commander "Garrion-WII- the year but omens for the early Magistrate's remarks. The swarm liams went on. "is about 700 holds a number of attractions for very hospitable, and Australia and J. Fallada defeated W. Cts also considered doubtful whether the vicinity of some of the markets missioned in August last year. taken to safeguard against de- In the men's doubles, Kukuljevic (autumn seem very favourable. It of hawkers, mostly unlicensed, cers and men. She was recom- naval ratings,-. Steps had been Choy and J. H. Eo in three the Committee's revised draft but for instance, Shek Tong Tu Dickinson was the leading seaman sertions The crew were muster- Dublin, Jane: 21.

fer scheme will adhere to the or- Market, Salyingpun Market. then the top part of the watch in and killing a number of people. Mr. Eamon de Valera has ob

Kho Sin-kle, partnered by G. ginally proposed pool limits of Western Market, Wanchai Market,

ed and were addressed by the his division. Dickinson was 23 Three bombs fell and exploded tained. strong, Government] Lyttleton Rogers, eliminated M.. £200 to £230 though the com-Bowrington Market and Lockhart

Captain who warned ther dangerously near the warehouse support by the latest returns of Deloford and C. M. Jones, one of munique stated that the anal Road Market) must be seen to be years of age and had been in the against the temptations likely to

Navy since 1929. having worked fall their way in Austrália. of the Bocony Ol Company. the elections.

the best British doubles pairs in agreement contains "no material believed.

his way up from a boy to leading Asked by Mr. Whyatt regarding Earlier In the moming, "12 His Party, now hold 75 seats, the competition, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, įvariations as compared with, the

seaman. He was one of the best the storage and custody of am- Japanese raiders unloaded five the Cosgrave Party 43, Labour 9 Kho served splendidly and vol-origini draft.”

Mr. 9. H. Laugston, the well-leading seamen on the ship. bombs on the congested areas in- and the Independent 7. This loyed superbly and with Rogers Consequently an advance to known local: "Cow and Gate"

munition, the Commander said: "We arrived in Hong Kong about pide Tungkun city-(Central gives de Valera a clear majority-smashing at the net made a brii 2200 in the near future is not executive, is due to return to the the middle of October 1937 and The Naval Magazine and Explo- News)...

(Reuter 'Bulletin).

lant combination.—(Reuter). thought to be likely.-Reuter), Colony by the mi.v. 'Boissevain.": remained here til about the mid- (Continued on Back Page)

More than 10 bombs are report.

ed to have been dropped in EIRE ELECTION

Wuchow today, five landing near

the aerodrome and three on the

river, sinking a number of boats,

RETURNS

straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.

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