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CHIANG KAI-SHEK'S STIRRING THE DELIA AT KAI BANDITS STAGE SENSATIONAL APPEAL TO POWERS
China's Strength For
Resistance Will Not Be Exhausted
NATION IS PREPARED
A
HANKOW. JULY -6.
→ STIRRING AND DISPASSIONATE APPEAL to the friendly Powers of the world. for an effective check on Japanese aggression against China to ensure the maintenance of Far Eastern and world peace has heen issued by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek on the eve of the first anniversary of the Sino-Japanese hostilities.
THE GENERALISSIMO'S STATEMENT, a lengthy document of more than two thousand words, tolls China's friendly Powers und all peace-loving people of the world that it is the deep conviction of every single member of the Chinese nation that Justice will Anally prevail.
The entire nation. Generalissimo Assures the world. Will resist, Japanese aggression to the very last with the greatest determina- tion. Until Japan withdraws her aggressive army and until Chinese territorial sovereignty is fully re-. stored.
deviation whatever could be made · as' regards China's predetermined policy of resistance.
no
The die is casi The entire people of the Chinese nation, fully apprised of their tremendous duty to their own country and to the "world. will not look back, the
manifesto solemnly states,
Chind's Leader
China's resisting strength, Gen- era Ussimo Chiang forms the world, is boundless and will not be exhausted' This kas been proven by the fact that instead of heing cowered into, abject sub- mission, the Chinese people have redoubled their efforts at resis- tance against the Inhuman and innumerable atrocities committed by the Japanese troops.
Generalissimo Chiang emphasises that peace is indivisible and Isolation is impossible. As long as Japanes: aggression is not check- ed. Far Eastern and international peace cannot be maintained.
It is the duty of all human perpetrated by Japanese imperial- beings, the statement points cut, ism against Chinese sovereignty. to maintain International Justice: Culminating a series of aggres-
of China's
First Anniversary
Appeal
TODAY marks the first anni-
versary of the unwarranted attack and ruthless murder of Chinese defenceless civilians, Including women and children.
We appeal to the Chinese and those who are sympathie - tic towards China to observe the anniversary, by going on a vegetable diet and to donate the money that would other- wise be spent on food towards the fund for the support of the hungry Chinese bables. some 2000 of whom are shortly due to arrive in the Colony.
VENERALISSIMO Chiang Kai- shek has personally spon- sored this appeal.
Donations may be sent to:-- Mrs. Violet Chan, Hon. Sec. H.K. Chinese Women's Soldiers'
Relief Association,
Mezzanine Floor, Wang Hing
Building.
No. 10. Queen's Road Central.
DISTURBANCES IN PENANG
Agitation Against Imports From Japan
· TAK AIR PORT
Mr. B. Helm and a friend photographed while looking at the Imperial Airways plane' Bella at Kal Tak Airport.
EUROPEAN EGYPTIAN ARMY
EXPENDITURE FOUND DROWNED
TRAGIC DEATH OF MR. WILLY SAENGER
MANY YEARS IN
FAR EAST Mr. Willy Saenger, a well-known resident of Hong Kong, met his death in traitelremstances at Castle Peak yesterday.
Penang, July 6.
He was found drowned off the Volunteers have been called up Castie Peak bathing beach by the owing to the threat of general police shortly after 2.30 yester disturbances following agitation day afternoon. Detalls of the against imports from Japan. With tragedy are lacking. the help of the Volunteers the police made several arrests after crowds had visited Chinese ships and had taken out Japanese goods and made bonfires of them in the streets.
(Reuter),
I
The police were stoned at several and truth and ophold the sanctity sive actions, which included the places. Shops did not open today. of international treaties, and it forcible Decopation would be unnecessary to say how four North-Eastern Provinces, the such an important goa! may be statement adds, Japan opened hër achieved by the common effort of) present war this day last year at all peace
nations loving
and Lukouchiao and later extended it people:
to Shanghai.
Generalissimo Chiang at the be-
The body was later removed to the Kowloon Public Mortuary.
ROBBERY IN S'HAI
Prominent British
Resident Victim Of
Well Planned Crime
WIFE ROUGHLY HANDLED
Shanghai, July 6.
A prominent British resident, Mr.. R. 'N. Swahn, partner in the Brm of Messrs. Beck and Swano, was the victim this morning of one of the most sensational robberies for many years,
Thirteen Chinese bandits, sill armed with sawed-off military rities, invaded his residence in the Japanese occupied area on the western outskirts and after tying up the occupants escaped' with loot the value of which has not been ascertained "at present.
The crime apparently was well planned is the telephone wires were later found cut. Only five out of the thirteen desperadoes ac- Cually entered the residence, the others "porting themselves at sträte- rle points around the large estate.
Mrs. Swann was rather roughly handled for trying to raise the
Cairo, July 6. A report of the Parliamentary alarm. She was sat upon, slapped REJUVENATION- Committee military affairs shows that the expenditure for
on
the
current
and réprimanded before being tied
alongside her husband. The gangsters remained in the
OF BRITISH
national defence in year wil total 5.234,000 Egyptian house for more than an hour be- OFFICERS CORPS |fore departing with the loot which pounds. Last year's military ex-included Mrs. Swann's wedding
penditure was 3,074,000 Egyptian pounds.
The strength of the Army is disclosed in this year's budget statement at 30,233 men as against 18,319, last year. How unpopular the military service in Egypt is is evident from a statement that shows that of 136,234 men lable for military service, 53,054 pur- chased their exemption-(Tráns- ocean).
HOTTEST DAY IN MOSCOW
ring and her husband's War medals.
Besides taking appropriate steps! to apprehend the culprits the Jap anese military authorities promised to have regular night patrols in the district_(Reuter).
Plymouth Sees War Time Scenes
London, July a The British Military Council will In the near future Isqua mportant
relations for a rejuvenation of the officer corps states the 'Daily Telegraph today.
According to these new provi. sions no officer, over 50 years of age will be promoted to the rank of Colonel
To open up the way for promo tion for younger officers a large number of elderig Majors will be asked to retire and will be offered an Increase in their pensions from £300 to £400 annually.
The pensions of non-staff off- cers will also be increased. The most period of service between the rank
Landon, July 6.
Plymouth witnessed
+
were
The late Mr. Saenger, who was about 47 years of age, was born in
Moscow, July 6. Switzerland and came to the Far
realistic war time scene last night of Lieutenant and Captain will be The hottest day in Moscow since when combined mancERFTES.
shortened to eight years.--(Trans - East, about 20 years ago. Prior to July 31, 1920, was recorded yester held by land, sea and air force ocean). taking up residence in Hong Kong day, 37.4 centigrades in the shade over the territory from Stark
The heat is expected to last forPoint tó Dartmoor. he was in Pelping.
several days.-(Transocean).
(Continued on Page 9)
As War Enters Its Second
Second Year
ginning of his statement expressed GREAT PROVOCATION Thoughtful Japanese People Must
on behalf of himself and the 450,000,000 Chinese people
their
It was under the greatest pro-
hausted the limit of her patience, beyond which she could not allow herself to go for her very existence and international treaty sanctity, that China opened her mighty war of resistance which has since shat- tered the Japanese dream of a quick China conquest. the state-)
thanks to the help and assistance vocation, and after having ex- rendered by the friendly Powers since the beginning of the war.
ment says.
MAIN POLICIES
Declaring that the two main policies of the National Govem- ment are first, the restoration of the Chinese nation, and secondly, the. upholding, with other nations of The Generalissima then refers to the world. of International justice his repeated statements, which the manifesto then proceeds to re- were issued previously in which he count the various encroachments oledged himself to the vanquish- 'ng of Japanese arms in China and the completion of a new recon- nruction for the nation.
GUIDE TO THE NEWS
Paze, 2-Tramways suit concluded, Page 3.-Food page.
MEMORABLE YEAR
This war of resistance has now completed its firat memorable year.
Entertain Grave Misgivings Of Its Final Outcome
Generalissimo's Message To People Of Japan
Hankow, July 6.
Complementing his message to China's friendly Powern and peop' i, Generalissimo Chiang Kai- ́shek has issued a frank and earnest message to the people of Japan, talling them the shame of this war
of aggression and urging them to use all their infinence to stop it in time.
· I.
Generalissimo Chlang in his message declares that China has always entertained friendly feel- ings for her neighbouring nation across the s64.
It is most regrettable, the Generalissimo says, that the Japanese Army, and Navy General Staff, In deflance of International justice and gambling their nation's fortunes and resources, should have precipitated a terrible war unprecedented in Oriental history.
Generalissimo Chiang, believes that as 'the war enters its second year, thoughtful Japanese people must entërtain grave mlagivings of its final outcome,
Formerly, the Japanese General Continuing the Generallastmo
Air Force attacks were made while Plymouth, was blacked-out. Dummy. bombs. were drupped giving air raid precaution workers a realistic opportunity to carry out their work-Reuter, Bulletin).
CRICKET SCORES
BUYING OF COPPER
Out Of Proportion To Industrial Requirements
London, July 6.
London, July' B. Lunch scores of cricket matches played today are as follows:- Glamorgan 81 for 0 v, Kent.
Last night's action leading to". Notts 110 for %. Leicestershire. the American producers 'raising - Sussex 96 for 2 v. Yorkshire, the domestic.copper price a fuż- Worcester 82 for 1 v. Warwick-ther quarter cent to 91 cents a pound was the natural result of Northampton 21 for 1 v. Lanca rush buying during the latter hall shire. There was no further play of last week when sales totalled owing to rain
193,000,000 Tbs.
shire.
In the match between Derby and Essex there was no play before lunch.(Reuter Bulletin).
GENERAL YU HEADS KWANGTUNG AIR DEFENCE General Yu Han-mow "assamed office on Tuesday as chief of the
London copper dealers inter- viewed by Reuter said that while. admitting that buying had beer out of all proportion to the · pre- sent industrial requirements, they did not share the view expressed In some quarters that such.... pur- chases represent purely specula- tive activity thereby endangering the price stability should... Wall Street's buoyancy be dissipated.
The dealers were of the opinion:
not likely to reappear on the mar- ket should the recovery "not materialise as the consumers in- ventories were at present excep- tionally low-(Reuter),
With the opening of the
Exhausted .of the greatest Kwangtang Aerial Defence Head-that buying was probably specu Erst shot at Lukouchlao, hostilities Staff had boasted of a quick con-briefly recounts the numerous en- patience, the Chinese people
since been extended Pare 4.--News about the Services have
to quest of China in two or three croachments made by the Japanese started their war of resistance quarters, with Governor Wu Telative inasmuch as it was the Chahar, Bulyuan, Shanal, Shan-months now they are talking of a militarists on China's sovereignty, against Japan a year ago, During rail Chan, Hoi,wa, who has been tigh of industrial recovery but the chien as principal assistant. Gen-consumer restocking in anticipa- Mt. Duncan Bandys gives
ung. Klangsu, Cheklang. Honan long struggle.
and questions what would be the the year, the loss of Japanese in charge, becomes Chief of Staff supplies were absorbed, and were evidence.
and Anhwef.
It is a great pity, the General reaction of the Japanese people if man-power and financial resources Page 5. Cinema notes and news.
Although nominally the Japanissimo proceeds, that while, the these actions were done by China as well as the attrition of Japan's Crossword puzzle.
armed strength has für exceeded Fare 6-Non-Intervention Com-ese occupied territory covers an Japanese militarists are devising on Japan.
larger area
than ecntinental all ways and means to deceive
those in the Russo-Japanese war.. mittee reaches accord. To
Of even more STAVO CORBOQUENCE, Guerillas Europe, only a few isolated places their people many more of their humanise warfare,
lying across communication lines soris and brothers will have sacri-
| Generalissimo. Chiang tells the Japanese ficed their lives in the battlefield,
Japanes people, was the moral were actually under
{degeneration^ of the Japanese occupation which furthermore making widows of thousands of
|army which has come to be known were only given up by the Chinese wives and thousands of children
as the world's most savage and One after having exacted a costly toll orphana.
cruel destructive force. from the invaders....
threaten to attack Peiping. Pare 7-St. Stephen's College
prize day.
Pare 8-Leading "article;
year of fighting
Pare 10-Lawn bowls notes and
teams.
Pare 12-Financial news.
Pare 13-Radio programmes.
Page 14 and 45-Shipping new. Page 16 Personalities
at
the
Macao race meeting
What have the Japanese people Reverting to Japanese atrocities, gained in this terrible war? the Generalissimo Chiang informs the Generallasímé asks. Apart from. world that unspeakable savagery having to burden an enlarged was and wanton destruction have budget, what benefit has the oc characterised the behaviour of the cupation of China's four North- Japanese army in China.
Eastern Provinces, accrued" Japan?
(Continued on Page 6)
A. P. C. ASKING FOR PROTEST
Ewatow, July 0. It is learned, that thò Aslatio
·Petroleum"Company has pett. tloned the British Government to lodge, ■' strong protest with the Japanese Government over the dropped of a "bomb less than 100 yards from the Com- pany's "premises during a Jap-
Generalissimo Chiang then pro- ceeds to tell of a number of atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers and naks what would the Japanese people think if the Chi-
anese mir raid over 8%atownese army had done similar acts.
to
last week(Central News),
against themselves,
(Continued on Page 97
~ THE DOLLAR
TT. ON NEW YORK; 308. T.T. ON LONDON: Is. 27/34.
London Silver Market
(Our Own Correspondent),
London, July 6... London: stiver prices" today were down 1/18 (or Bpöt and;
1/8 for Forward as follows;
by July B.” - July 6, Epot.......18-1/419-3/16 Forward..............19-1/8
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AIR MAIL SERVICE INAUGURATED
*** Shiney, July "6. The Imperial Airways flying-bost Challenger arrived at Sydney today Inaugurating the fast direct atr mal service between Ingland and Australia.
Including the delay of a day at. Port Darwin the journey took Just over ten day--(Reuter Bulletin).