HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
Observations On Recent Travel In North China
MR. JOHN CAMERON ADDRESSES
HONG KONG ROTARIANS
An aminating talk was given by Rotarian John Cameror Pre- sident of the Peking Rotary Club, and of the Peiping Union Medical College at the weekly tiffin of the Hong Kong Rotary Club held un the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel ytsterday.
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The speaker was introduced by Mr. T. B. Wilson, acting President of the Hong Kong Rotary Club who also introduced visiting Botarians A. Hoffmeister, director of the Canton Rotary Club, Edward Fang, of Nanking, J. M. Hansen, of Hankow, and Mr. George Larmert.
The speaker's talk was illustrated with exhibits of new bánk notes.. at present being used in Yunnan under the the new Provisional Government of North China.
GENERAL
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Mr. W. H. Chu, representative or the Chinese Ministry of Com- munications;
The passengers are:- M. Martin, general manager" of Mr. Cameron said that a twenty- endless trouble with the police au- the Air France in Indo-China;
MM. Joltel and Bonnis, repre- cent note of the Central Bank, of thorities who would not allow the China was equivalent to $2 in publication of the magazine. Fin-sentatives of the Indo-China Gov- Yunnan. A post card of a recon-ally after the untiring efforts of ernment: structed skull at present In the the speaker, they were permitted to speaker's college, which was des-run the magazine. cribed as the skull of the oldest man in the world, the "Peking Man" was also exhibited. A map of the journey to Yunnan and amo the speaker's passport with various "Chops" were passed around for scrutiny.
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Beginning his talk, Mr. Cameron first of ali extended the greetings of the Peking Rotary Club to the Rotary Club of Hong Kong, and also asked the acting President tr accept a small dug of the Peking Rotary Club, as a souvenir.
POPULATION.INCREASE
Mr Cameron mentioned that dur- ing the last six months between six and seven hundred thousand people nad been added to the papu-
lation of Peking. and the Rotary
CURRENCY CHANGED
M. Baffeleut, president of the Hanoi Chamber of Commerce:
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HELPING CHINA
To the Editor of the Hong Kong
Daily Press]
Sir-Some days ago the sugges- tion which follows was sent to a prominent "gentleman in the co- lony, but no word of its having reached him has arrived.
On Thursday a series of five pro- posals published in the Daily Press may point to a cessation of hos- tilities, but the probability is that none of these proposals in likely to be acceptable to China China will certainly not need to withdraw troops from Japan, and China is not likely to give any more 89 years' concessions to other coux- tries.
As to an indemnity for "war losses Japanese has repeatedly stated that there is no war. Why should China compensate Japan for losses in making an unprovoked raid by force on what was supposed to be a weaker country?
Mr. Cameron went on
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representatives that some months ago the author-Duclaux. ties in Peking charged the cur- press of Indo-China, and
Mlle. Bertrand, rency. Residents of Peking were
correspondent told that after June, 11, no Chinese for Paris newspapers.
The creer consists of M. Maurens
Even If Japan promised an in- Government Bank notes would be recognised. The Chinese popula-pilot). M. Guillot, (chief engineer) demnity to China of a million mil- ion did not want new notes so and M. Micheletti (radio opera-lon dollars for properties destroy- ed and murdered civilians and they converted their money into tor).
On arrival of the plane. a re-those, forced into protection of buying supplies of rice, sugar and other commodities.
ception will be held at the airport their country, before the dollars Travel agencies, after June 11, at which the joint hosts are the arrive, if, they ever do, China will only accepted the new notes and French Consul-General in Hong need the help forecast in the sug great difficulties were experienced Kong and the Compagnie Air gestions, and needs it now. by those who had not converted their money into the new notes.
The speaker dealt with the dif-
culties encountered when one had
to travel in and out of Péking "
France. |
POSSESSION OF
Speaking of Yunnan, Mr. REVOLVER
University
It seems that the League of Na- tions and others might help China' now as follows:
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(1) Refugees-As refugees from other countries are helped. It Club in that area had devoted the whole of its attention to the Chin-
would, I presume, be no breach of | international propriety, even if war ese who were in distress. About Cameron said that he had visited nity cases of distressed refugees the site
were declared, for the League of of the new
Lee Hon. allas Lee Hon-sang Nations to arrange for refugee had been taken care of by the Rowhich was just next to the Anglo-was committed to stand trial at
settlements in all parts of China, tary Club of Peking.
American Cemetery "where you the next Criminal Sessions on a
(2) Medical Aid In connection can be assured no man was buried charge of possession of a revolver
with refugee settlements, Red until he died a natural death." - and ten cartridges of 32 calibre.
At the proceedings at the Kow-Cross Hospitals might be instituted,
The speaker said that a maga- zine known as "The Wheel" was run by the Rotary Club of Peking The editor. A Russian was in charge of the magazine. This and the fact that the authorities had disapproved of a certain heading contained in the magazine, ied to
Railways Large Profit For 1937
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A large increase in railway revenue is reported by the General Manager
the of Federated Malay States Rall- ways for 1937, the revenue from railways "alone for the year totalling $15,282,388 com- pared with $11,931,182 for the previous year.
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Macfadyen, he stated that the re- volver and cartridges were given
other medicines, bandages and food for patients as well as staff. appliances might be supplied, and
The new university hoped to ac-on Court yesterday before Mr. and all money for doctors, nurses, commodate a further thousand students next year. New fact de had been erected in Yunnan and the motor roads there were very emclent.
him by a friend in Canton who promised to pay him $200 if he would carry then for him Hong Kong.
ACCUSED FREED
to
This might relleve China of costs and charges even to the extent of millions of pounds, and not be re- garded as a debt or loan.
There can be no doubt that a murderous and piratical attack of bandits on a vast scale is being
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In conclusion, the speaker said that He had also been in Hanoi and had been very interested in that city. He said that he had been very pleased with picturesque Hong Kong, especially the harbour, Committal proceedings against made, and China is suffering from Chung Chau, charked with maan- the first blows being dealt in a slaughter of
a. baggage" coole, campaign with a view to attain Chan Ping-leung. on, the a.s.orld empire. Tsinan on June 12, were conclud- The fact is that China has so ed yesterday at the Kowloon Court far been able to stand up against Supreme Court, yesterday. when the Magistrate, Mr. Barnett, this initial onslaught which, if
Mr. W. Aneurin Jones officiated released for successful, would be only a begin at the ceremony, which was wit- lack of sufficient evidence, of his ning of military raids on other nessed by Messrs. Ng Far and H. Professor C. A. Middleton Smith participation in "the brawl In countries. It may therefore be W. Fraser. thanked the speaker for his very which the baggage coollé lost his Interesting address mentioning life.
and the "good looking young ladies," He thought the medical service and hospitals of Hong Kong was the most efficient in the Far East. The air mall service, too was wonderful.
SPEAKER THANKED
crdered that he
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said that China is battling for the world and world peace, and is merely resisting, to the extent of self-preservation, a comparatively'
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that before Mr. Cameron's depar· ture from Hong Kong, he would be
presented with a flag in return for,
In
Kong.
E Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, British unprovoked attack by clever the one which he, as President of Ambassador to China, arrived in nation which has. conceived the Peking Rotary Club, had pre-Shanghai on Monday morning by plan of taking one nation after sented to the Rotary Club of the the Empress of Asia from Hong another and setting each against Colony.
FUKIEN WOMEN
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VOLUNTEERS
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· Total revenue Was $16.812.50 compared with $13,086,733 1936.
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Foochow, August 9. Its neighbours until all the world
Women volunteers who have shall come under the beneficent sway of the kindly Mikado and his arrived here from various districts military advisers. It is "Der Tag" in Pukien are now under training at the police headquarters. They REICH BANS MONARCHIST PAPER or Japan, though it may be ob-will be sent to the front after
scured by a great" eclipse. Der Aufrechte, semi-monthly periodical devoted to maintaining Areas might be arranged through monarchist tradition in Germany, Informed its subscribers recently out China for concentration camps it had been "forbidden ant!l further notice" and therefore would for non-combatants. including crase publication. tonnages of
A welcome return to a reason able
of prosperity "in Malaya where the principal pro- ducts are rubber and tin, is re- flected in the railway returns for 1937. The revenue for the year is actually the highest derived from the services since 1930 and exceed- ed that of 1936 by 28 per cent. An outstanding feature was the transport of record rubber and tin.:
OPERATING RATIO
The eight-page publication sur-God and nothing else in "fered a similar supension last De-world."
cember, but the publisher, Ernst
The undertaking was operated at Pfeiffer, then was able to persuade a cost of 15 per cent. over the ex- the Gestapo (secret police) to 'al- penditure for 1936, and the net low it to continue: According to operating ratio (Le. excluding the Herr Pfeiffer, however; this suspen- contribution to renewals. and spe- sion is final cfal service works) was 69 per cent.. compared with 78 per cent. in the preceding year...
Had there no arrears of contri- bution due to the Renewals Fund,
With its departure, the Hohen- zollern house, former ruling family! of Germany, has lost its last mouth-plęce.
completing their training.—(Cen- tral News).
peaceful, food victims, with hos- the pitals for treatment of the sick,
wounded and injured people, or even large- roads, to be made Combatants are to be excluded, so
If necessary provide food, tem- as to preserve the areas against
porarily, for the unfortunate peo- attack.
within the area.
The "Reichsbote," a Protest- ant daily of which the late Empress Auguste Victoria Was especially fond, was first
Such areas, might be, say 10 miles le driven there by necessity, and also possibly international police, square or 100 square miles in area. If necessary. to keep order in the changed to a weekly and, on
not too near railways, or great settlements. May 21, 1936, banned alto- gether by the Gestapo.
cities, or military objectives. They
Japan might say that this is The Aufrechte, which had ap-might be marked off by Red Cross
interfering with (her) plans, but peared throughout the Republican Hospitals at the four corners. post-war period with the mottoes. (3) Let all the people from an obvious reply could be given small that only Japanese soldiers were With God for King and Father- neighbouring villages and the Federal Government would When the National Socialists land" and "With God for Kaiser towns remove into this area, bring engaged in fighting, so why should have received 32.618.520 as profit seized power 'in 1933 the daily and Reich," also was compelled to ing movable material from their not Chinese soldiers. be freed to sufficient to pay interest. Habliitles with the motto "With God for Until its last issue recently it protection against weather, and all vasion of hostile forces in their on all Loan Fund Advances and King and Fatherland," had to bore the sub-title: "Popular Leaves their goods and chattels, and let own land. almost one per cent. on advances change its sub-title to a quotation Dealing With History, - Tradition, them cultivate the soll under ex- from, Federal revenue.
from Bismarck: "We Germans fear and Life.""
on the Railway for 1937-4 sum "Kreutzzeitung.". founded in 1848 change its slogan.
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MR. EUGENE CHEN TO VISIT
CANTON SHORTLY-
(FROM OUR OWN CURRESPONDENT).
"Canton, August '9.0 General Wa Te-chen, Governor of Kwangtung Province, and General Yu Han-mon, Pacification Commissioner, have extended sin invitation to Mr. Eugene Chen, eminent Chinese statesman and di- plomatist, to visit Canton on his way to Hankow, it was rellably learned today, footag
Mr. Eugene Chen has been invited by the Cen- tral authorities to Hankook in connection with war- time, diplomacy and Mr. Chen has consented to go in the immediate future.
When Dr. Chou Lou, Chancellor of Sun Yat-sen Univeredty and member of the National Govern- ment, passed through Hong Kong recently, he call ed on Mr. Eugene Chen ang invited him, on behalf of the Central authorities, to go to HanLow A personal telegram to this effect was also sent Generalisko Chiang Kai-shek