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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
Government
Conference
In Canton
(From Our Own Correspondent)
Canton, August 15......... General Wu Te-chen, Gay- "ernor of Kwangtung, made à speech at the weekly memorial service this, morning in the presence of district adminis-· tentive officials,"
After the memorial service, a conference was called by General Wu concerning the administration of each district. The agenda in- cluded removal of all grievances and complaints of the people" and better educational and cominunica tion facilities of the districts.
What Our Readers Say
CANTON OFFERS
GOLD
[To the Editor, "The Hong Kong Daily Press"}
Str. The first day of the "Offer Gold" Movement In Canton prompts me to write this letter. It is a red letter day which encour- ages me a great deal because of the fervent hopes of our people ano I trust that the my country. Chinese people's grim struggle for the sake of their own existence and world justice and peace will be worthy of our foreign tends attention.
GENERAL
At the AIR PORT | WEDDING
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Mrs. N. V. A. Croucher photo- graphed in conversation with Mr. D. C. Edmonston at the Kal Tak Airport, on the océa- sion of the arrival of the. Air France plane.
H.K. POLICE RESERVE
CHINESE COMPANY
BELLS
Pretty Ceremony At St. Joseph's
McSWINEY-SIMMONS-
A very pretty wedding of special interest to the Irisi community of Hong Kong took place at St. Joseph's Church. Garden Road, yesterday when Miss Patricia Simmons became the bride of Captain Patrick Michael McSwiney, of the In- dian Medical Service.
The Rev. C. 3. Winstanley officiated at the ceremony and the Very Rev. Fr. A. Riganti was at the organ.
The bridegroom, who is from the Indian Medical Service.. of Poona, India, is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. M. McSwiney. of Rathpeason. Co, Cork, Ireland,
In spite of the second warning The district oficials came back of a Japanese air raid, a lot of
people were patriotic. here about a week ago to attend a Cantor pacification conference called by enough to go to the "offer gold"
The bride is the youngest daugh- General Wu and General Yu Han-platforms in the morning to wait
ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. J. Sum- mou. Pacification Commissioner. for the opening. Chinese people
Imons, of "Erinville," Tytam Bay. The meeting today was devoted en- are by no means rich, but many of
Hong Kong. She was given away tirely to the improvement of civil them have actually offered their
Training Course-Part II. The by her father, and looked char- money, silver or gold. administration
The fact is that most Canton undermentioned members of the ming in white French bridal-satin. created new problems and difficul-people who take part in the move-Chinese Company will attend Chi-cut on princess lines with long tles for Kwangtung, and Generalment are only in a position to give nese Company Headquarters for close fittirig sleeves, and long train. Wu's plans are to overcome these few coppers or a few dimes; but Part II of Training Course on Tues- Her long tulle veil was lightly em- day. August 16 at 17.30 hours broidered and fitted her head with obstacles in view of the fact that they have done their best, for aven Constables R7 Fong Iu Ping, Risa coronet of pearl. She carried: this province is now the base of the coolles and the beggars offer-Tang Shlu Hyng. R16 Yan Kwong ja bouquet of tuber roses.
Sino-Japanese hostilities
the war of resistance.
JAPANESE
"
AGAIN ACTIVE NEAR MACAO
have
"[Our Own Correspondent)
Macao, August 14,
Searchlight beams in the east
were clearly seen from Macao
tonight and seem to indicate that the Japanese are again concentrat- ing part of their South China fleet in this vicinity.
I
At 8.30 p.m. the sound of gunfire were audible here, this giving rise in local quarters to the bellef that Japanese warships are resuming their attacks on the Chungshan
coust after "a respite of several weeks.
弹
BUMPER RICE CROP IN
CHUNGSHAN
Chungshan, August 15.
A bumper rice crop has been harvested in Chungahan. The out- put shows an increase of 40 per cent over that in the correspond- ing period last year/Central News).
CHUNGSHAN
MAGISTRATE
·COMMENDED Canton, August 15.
ed their money at the expense of Fin. R18 Lai Ching Fan, R24 L5 their dally bread.
She was attended by her two Being a peace-loving man, I hope Man Pok. R33 Lam Shiu So. R35 sisters, Mesdames B. A. Proulx and I am not to be mistaken for a pro-Leung Wing Tseung. R53 Lin Ka Nicholas Linley, as matrons of Hang. R85 Ho Thong Chol, R97 honour." Mrs. Proulx wore a smart pagandist: I do not like to say Wong Chun Pang, R99 Kwok Kin dress of beige Chantilly lace over but have to say, that the severe Kwong and R100 Kwok Chan. and indiscriminate bombings by
brown, and carried a bouquet of Training the Japanese militarists only en-
Course-Part 1. The gladiol!, Mrs. Linley, wore pink hance the hatred of the Chinese following have qualified in Part taffeta with velvet trimmings. Her from bouquet was also gladioli Their people that Canton people fer- of Training Course vently take part in the movement August 4, 1838:-Constables R37 headdresses were matching veils of offering gold and money shows Leung Wing Tseung. R72 Fong held in place by small bunches
Hing. R94 Lau Hung Kam and R81) of flowers.' Yu Shue Tung..
this.
as
INDIAN COMPANY
盘
The bride's mother attended in grey chiffon frock with lace
cape, with which she wore a black straw hat.
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I do not at all wonder at the touching acts of the Canton peo- ple today; but what our foreign
Training Course-Part II The friends have done are, to me, sim undermentioned members of the ply god-like acts.
Lieut. E R. King, of the Royal Today I found Mr. E. H. Lock-Indian Company will attend Indian
Scots, was best man, and Lieut. wood of the YMCA of Canton 1 of Training Course on Wednesday, Company. Headquarters for Part
John, Whittaker. of the Royal in one of the "omer gold" pro- cessions and other foreign friends August 17 at 17.30 hours under Artillery, acted as grooms-man..
LSR. 214 Channan Singh:-Con- A reception was held after the doing the same kind of work.
stables R230 B. Singh, R.232 K. wedding at the Hong Kong Hotel. To them for their just mind and Mohamed. R235 A.A. Pipe. R28 Hwhere the customary toasts were beneficient acts we Chinese cannot. Mahamed, R235 A. Singh, R243 honoured by the friends of th
ut extend our most sincere and A. Ghani R247 B. Ram. R249 S. oride and groom. hearty thanks.
"We hear, "Save
China. Save
Singh, R252 F. Monomed, R288 H. Later when Mrs. 'McSwiney 'left Singh. R233 G. Singh, R294 A. for the honeymoon, which is being Peace!" If this is right, all peace-Rahman. R244 G. Sarwar, R237 K.spent at Dalat.. French Indo- loving people have reason to help Bachoo, R295 F. Khan, R208 F. China, she wore a smart botero China. We strongly and rightly Alam, R296 S. Omar and R300 B. costume of rose-pink, with an off- ask for the world's assistance in
the-face hat, and brown concrete measures besides valuable sympathy.
Training Course-Part I. All re-sories. cruits of the Indian Company will C. K. LOK.
Canton. August 13, 1938.
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14 CASES OF
CHOLERA
Singh,
attend No. 2 Police Station on Thursday, August 18 at 17.30 hours for Part I of Training Course under P.SR. 274 Mehdi Khan Dress-Mufti.
A
general
General Meeting. meeting for all members of the In- Fourteen cases of cholera report-dian Company will take place on
ed in the Colony during the three-Monday. August 15, 1938 at 17.30 day period ending midnight Sun-hours day bring the year's total to 315.
Other diseases notified during!
the period were nine cases of
at. the Indian Company Headquarters
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The Health Bulletin of Eastern Dunlip. All members who intend
the EUR. Club by S.I. (R) R.P. changes, is now drafting its re The parents, and to some extent General Chang Wal-cheung, ma- gistrate of Chungshan, has been Ports for the week ending August to take this course must attend all port, writes a Home correspondent. the teachers, feared the overwork specially commended by the 0, states:-
Kwangtung Provincial Government
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- for his leadership and encourage-
Plague:-Pnom-Penh 1.
Cholera-Allahabad 3, Cawn-
ment in the successful raids on the pore 33, Bombay 2. Calcatto 24. Japanese on Sancho Island-Cea-Madras 1. Macao 24, Hong Kong tral News).
WUHAN CITIZENS'
APPEAL
A total of 300,000 individual let-
tezs are being written by citizens
30. Canton 2, Shanghal 1285. Swa- tow 8.
Small-pox:Bombay 7. Calcutta
9. Karachi 1. Madras 46. Shanghai) 7. "
HOLIDAY BAN LIFTED
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lectures.
C. CHAMPKIN,
Hong Kong, August 15. ......
D. S. F. (R)
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The Philippine Clipper arrived IN KWANGTUNG
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from Manila yesterday two days Mr. Norman Birkett. K.C., is behind schedule, the delay being General Yu Han-mou. Kwang-presiding over the committee. the due to unfavourable weather con- tung Pacification Commissioner. 15 members of which ficlude Coun-ditions prevalling between Manila has ordered that the province be tess Baldwin, Sir Comyns Berkeley, and Hong Kong. divided into nine guerilla áreas, consulting obstetric and gynaeco-
It is learned that the ban on according to a Canton dispatch.logical surgeon, Middlesex Hospital,
of Wuhan to soldiers of the garri- Royal Navy and Naval Dockyard In each areä a commander of air Rollo Graham Campbell, Chief abortion, and the present, law sons urging them to defend the personnel spending holidays in guerilla units will be supported by Metropolitan Magistrate since 1933, relating thereto, and to consider three sister cities, states a Hankow Japan has been lifted. The mea a vice-commander.
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Hankow, August 15, ***The people'in North China have risen in arms against the Japanese. The people in the Wuhan area should also be mobilised to defend Hankow, Hanyang and Wuchang.":
Thus declared. Mrs. Chao, popularly called the "Mother of Chinese Guerfilis,” in a speech before a huge crowd in front of the local Customs House yes- terday in connection with the, publicity campaign for the defence of Wuhan, now in full swing,
In an interview with a Ta Kung Pro" correrpeson- dent. Mrs Chao intimated that she would go to Hong Kong to visit Chinese leaders there in the near future- (Central Newa); :