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FUNERAL OF MR. THE LEAGUE AND
J.W. WALKER
Large Attendance" And Many Wreaths
The funeral of the late Mr.
the at
CHINA
Appeal To Lord Halifax: Promise Recalled
BOMBARDMENT
OF CANTON AND HANKOW
In a letter to "The Times." in which he recounts some of the horrors caused by the inhuman ac- tions of the Japanese air force, a correspondent writes
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1938.
CHINA TO-DAY: SERIES II
UNDER FIRE ON THE YANGTSE FRONT
BY JACK CHEN -
(This is the second of a series of articles by Mr. Jack Chen, written exclusively for the "Hong Kong Daily Press" following his return last week from the war front and the zones in which China's guerilla forces are giving so much trouble to the Japanese.]
I try to blot myself into the landscape by looking like a tree.. wear a green shirt. with leaves in my hat and a large fir branch in band. I look foolish-like everybody around me but feel safe.
The hill on which we crouch the comfort of water, or food that
Some who had low us and beyond stretches the to give them dominates the whole valley. Be- the peasants might have been able Poyang Lake. On its shores weakened on the way were lying Juichang-in ruins. It was bomb-dazed in cheerless barns, until the bearers stretcher The Nth oro-hard-worked ed, then gassed.
this and fell back.
Joseph William Walker, of the The Manchester "and District
Disappointed set thetr lack China Navigation Co. Ltd.. took China Reller and Campaign Com- place yesterday at the Protestant mittee on September 8 sent a letter of success in their attack on Han
kow and their failure to advance Cemetery. The Rev. Cyril Brown to Lord Halifax, the Foreign officiated at the graveside.
Secretary, appealing to him "as in other parts of China, the Jap- The late Mr. Walker died at the leader of the British delegation to anese hare renewed their bom. bardments of Canton and Hankow. War Memorial Nursing Home on the forthcoming League Assembly
On Tuesday and Wednesday:1 Sunday, after a short finess He to use all the weight of British is survived by his mother. Mrs induence in support of the requests August 9 and 10. 400 people wer J. H. Walker, who is now in Cocked-for peaceful assistance which will killed or wounded in Canton.
On Thursday and Friday of that be made at Geneva by the Chinese week over 1,000 were killed or mouth, Cumberland.
Among those present
delegation." NCE MORE serious allegations graveside were
The letter goes or to remint wounded in Hankow, and these vincial troops were unprepared for could get round to them, or evil-
attacks have since continued.
The Japanese smelling death claimed them. I have been levelled by the Captains D. Williams. . M. Lord Halifax that at the meeting That these attacks are for the landing party then occupied it and was going to headquarters where Chinese representative to the Com-Juhnstone. L. V. Rowe, P. J. Green, of the League Council in May he purpose of terrorizing the popula-made it the base for more than I could get food. I gave out my mittee on Drug Traffic of the Messrs. J. G. Meyer (representing as head of the British delgation
tion is shown by the hundreds of two divisions. The Nth Division bread and water. I had fed two of Nations against the the Kowloon Bowling Green Club)."expressed warm support for the leanets, dropped simultaneously, retired over the narrow plain into men for a couple of hours. Hun- League
threatening further and heavier
the foothills of the Kiuklung] dreds more were limping down the Japanese lavaders of China and T. Armstrong. G. Oliver, resolution there passed calling on their underlings, Japanese, Korean
Miler. C. Wallis, C. C. Roberta W. States members of the Lengue to bombings.
Mountains that stretch some 200 road. A lucky percentage rode in and Formosan renin, in connection E. Kirby. C. Gray. W. Ort, Baggott, assist Chinn."
The suffering of the people of rugged if wide between Julchang open trucks at night, "We regret to note." it continues, Canton and Honkow denes des with their despicable attempts to G. Boulton, W. G. Long. D. H.
and the Wuhan plain. We are
PEASANTS HELP Chinese people by Maxwell. T. Tweedle. H. D. White.that this resolution has in no way cription. They turn poison the
to us for
now" sitting with the oficers The crack Mth Division had its deliberately encouraging the illet. L. White, A. G. Farker, W. Bell. been implemented, and we
ver assistance.
On August 10 the directing artillery are from a spur political department. H. Q. was in use of narcotics,
ok Hing-cheong. Mok Yu yan. Lure to suggest that both in the Mayor of Canton sent an urgent of these mountains. Below us, the a neat village off the main road... There is no doubt whatever that RA. Watt, D. O. Silver, Mr. and interests of international law and telegram to this country:- Japanese are attacking. »
in a valley back of the front. Its the Japanese. Anding themselves Mrs W. Nobel, Miss. E. Finlay for the sake of re-establishing
After taking Juichang, the Jap-frst job was to give the peasants unable to subdue the Chinese
peace in an area vital to British
anese took their next step. They in the area badges of identifica- commercial and political interests people and win them over by force Mrs. Patridge, the Misses Ellis.
shelled the hills north of the Jul-, tion. then it enrolled guides (in- of arms. are wilfully attempting
Wreaths were sent by the follow-the British delegation at Geneva
chang-Wuhan highway which. In dispenable in this hilly region), to break down their morale by
should take the lead in demand-
captured maps, they have marked explained the reeds of the army, destroying them body and souling-
good road, partly metalled with insisted that billets be cleaned Mother. Stanley Steele. H. Ding-1 The extension of League with a form of warfare far more
And the strong bridges." Gas shells were well by the troops, deadly than the use of poison gas White, Mok Yu-yan. Lucde and medical services in China: (2) an Rinternational loan and the grant- Mrs. Partridge.
also used here, but the gas rolled peasants stayed to help the army. along the Yangtse front. TheyBilly Noble.
harmlessly down the hillsides. realize that" undoubtedly
the Watt. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Roberts, ing by League Powers of credit Chinese masses cannot be in-Mr. and Mrs A., H. Finnie, Mokfacilities to China; (3) the with- Yew holding by League members of all browbeaten Into Hing-kong. Lee Shiu-kong. accepting their obnoxious rule so Man-les. Yew Man-shu, Soo Tze-supplies of war materials and oil)
3 mean, kiu Luk Ding-cheung, Mr. and from Japan." they are resorting to
M. Loveless, Mr. and
**Today's editoriat discusses China's appeal to the Lengue insfar as the dirty and underhand method of Mrs. E.
Japanese drug traffic in China i exterminating them, namely, with Mrs. Ian F. Grant. Eva Finlay.
Margaret drugs-heroin and opium.
concerned.
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who have arrived in Hong Kong Mr. and Mrs. J. M. McWilliams: Mr. and Shanghai from North China and Mrs. C. Wallis Mr. and Mrs. agree that all legal control of the c. W. Bainbridge, Mr. and Mrs. narcotics trade imposed by the 3, G. Campbell;
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£10,000 A YEAR
Japan resuming bombing on a large scale.. Yesterday's rald resulted in 300 civilian casual- ties. 250 houses destroyed. To- day 160 dead and wounded, Ap- 170, homes demolished. pears new Japanese
naval "command South China deter- mined continue bombing, with increased ruthlessness. Suffer- ing victims terrible and more worse horrors pending. In the face cf such suffering and destruction we are not powerless. As individuals we must refuse to buy Japanese goods. We cant continue to supply money to Japan for the purchase of bombs and oll from abroad. ·
before the outbreak of hostilities Mrs. O. G. Cairns, Mr. and Mrs. £16,000 Debts Of Sir discussion
B. Kemball-Cook
ceased to exist and that drugs E. A Histed. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. were openly encouraged as soon as Parker, Captain T. M. Johnstone
The first meeting' of creditors of the Japanese invasion commenced, and Miss Johnstone. Capt and Mrs.
Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo, the Rowe, Vivienne and Dorothy. Capt. Sir Basil Kemball-Cook. of Hill- chief Chinese 'delegate to the and Mrs. W. M. Christle. Capt. street, Mayfair, said to have had a League of Nations, well could have and Mrs. P. J. Green, Capt. salary of £10,000 for some years. put his country's case far more and Mrs J. D. Whyte. Capt. and was held at Bankruptcy-buildings. strongly than he did but apparent- Mrs. C. Boyce, Capt. and Mrs. London, recently!
Mr. H. H. Gaine, the Ofa! ly be realized that his colleagues Christie Capt. and Mrs. J. S. at Geneva were aware of what Anderson:
Receiver, said that the liabilities in the Japanese were doing in China. Capt. and Officers of ss. Ningnal the case amounted to 16 289, et poisoning the minds of the Chinese "officers and Engineers of 3.5. it was impossible, to say at the people, as well as their bodies and Nanching. The President, Com-moment what the assets. would souls.
mittee and Members of the Kow-realise, A number of stocks and It is to be presumed, therefore, loon Bowling Green Club, Officers shares were to be sold and several that Dr. Koo's statements were and Wives of s.8. Szechuen, Officers debts to collect. merely intended to augment what and Engineers of 5.3 Sulgang. Mr. Galne added that Sir Basf they already knew but what they Captain and Officers of ss. King- nad stated in preliminary ex- chow, Captain and Officers of ss. amination that from 1800 to 1016 The Chinese people, however, Kalgan. Captain and Officers of he was in the Admiralty, and from are naturally disappointed with ss. Cheklang. The Staff of Butter-then until 1920 in the Ministry of China's failure to receive what the field and Swire. China Navigation Shipping. had expected to receive at Geneva Co. Ltd., Engineers and Officers of They do not "agree with the. Kwelyang Superintendent En- attitude. of certain member-states gineers" Department. The China to hold discussions and postpone Coast Officers' Guild. Chaplain, action indefinitely. It would ap-Manager and Staff of The Sailors pear that they are now insisting Home and Seamen's Institute. Hong) that action in some form or an-Kong, No. 1 Boy, Chatham Apart- other should be taken without ment, Mesars. Nam Tal detay-
were powerless to cope with.
The demand of the Chinese: Government is without doubt a fair and just one. China has been a member of the Geneva body since its inception and has re- mained loyal ever since, in spite
RETIREMENT "OF YARD OFFICER®
"
Holds The King's Medal Det.-Sgt. T. C. Ravening,
o!
keen disappointments. She be- lieves, and many others believe Scotland Yard who retired re- with her. that, had the League of cently, received the King's Medal 1705 Yations acted and acted firmly, at and: £12. when a police constable
Sir
Piped aboard H.M.S. Presi dent as Admiral of the Port of London, Alderman George Truscott, Acting Lord Mayor. cut a red, white, and blue ribbon stretched across the gangway, to open. London R.N.V.R. Navy Week recently.
Simultaneously, a saluting gun was fired aboard the President. which is the headquarters of the London Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer, Reserve, and Nel son's Trafalgar. message was flown from the masts...
six
he time of the Mukden incident, in 1911 for stopping a runaway
also received the world would have been in a horse. He far more peaceful state than it commendations for his work in Ands itself today, and the reign arresting thieves.
have been averted.
+
convey.
From 1920 until 1926 he was assistant British delegate of the Reparation Commission, and for bis services he was knighted. In 1926 he resigned from the Commission without pension
MANAGING DIRECTOR
I
Then the infantry attacked. The first onslaught left the slopes littered with their dead. They were driven back with heavy Repeated attacks brought losses. their casualties over the thousand mark. Chinese casualties were 400
!
On the roads back of this sector, wounded men were sure of a drink in the villages, sure of a whisk of hay for deep, or a door off its hinges.
With reams of paper and brushes about I naturally joined the artists making posters. These were plas- M-TH DIVISION IN ACTION
tered. over the village walls. "Today, nearly two weeks later, slogans written in whitewash, both We read that they are again for the Chinese people and troops Moreover, at the League carrying out furious attacks on and in Japanese-if the invader Assembly In September the pro- this sector. However, we can, tell should break through. There were blem of how to stop this slaughter them now. while they rested in two other departments: one ·for of civilians will be discussed, and Juichang, during two nights the Intelligence... one noon a trailby It is imperative that out of that whole sector had been taken over was brought in. He was slightly
shall come practical by the crack, Mth Division.
battered. "He had been caught in measures for aiding the sufferers
Within a few days, after an the act. Bashing a mirror to and preventing these attacks from amazingly swift march from the
His face was Japanese planes. ever occurring again.
battlefelds of north Shantung.
aullen. He was not B local Yours faithfully,
the Mth had dug themselves in as
but from man.
Northern NORMAN ANGEL, ALBERT D. only veterans know how. They
I felt not the slightest BELDEN. CECIL, HENRY left the valley to the Japanese and province. CHELMSFORD, A. S. DUNCAN-took their stand on rising ground pity for him though I knew that JONES, MARGERY FRY, VIC above the gas level. Machine-gun his fate was sealed.... The mass TOR GOLLANCZ, DOROTHEA nests dotted the hillsides, Natural Mobilization department that was
LASKI HOSIE HAROLD J.
cover was used to the utmost so planned to teach guerilla tactles LISTOWEL, ADELAIDE LIVING- that from the air. It was im the peasants, and give them STONE. PHILIP NOEL-BAKER. possible to know what to bomb, political training, had just moved D. N. PRITT. A. MAUDE ROY-| Only inch-by-inch barrage up. It was manned by intelligent, DEN, J. SCOTT LIDGETT. could destroy them, but the Japs looking young officers and young DANIEL STEVENSON, 'R. H. were doing these attacks on the men and women of the student
classes. TAWNEY, W. L. WARDLE. cheap. Only a sporadic artillery
In my mind's eye, I could see China Campaign Committeė. Par-
bombardment preceded the at- llament Mansion. Orchard Street, tacks. So Japanese Infantry per-how. in these labyrinthitie hills.
ished by the score. S.W... August 23.
until 1935 he received a salary of £10,000 a year.
His agreement with the company came to an end In 1935, and be was afterwards a director of several other concerns. His income from those sources practically ceased in July, 1937.
Resolutions werę, passed for ad- judication and for the appointment of Mr. F. 8. Salaman, chartered ac From 1926 until June, 1935. si countant, of Bucklersbury. E.C.. an Basil had acted as managing direc-trustee, with a committee of in- tor of a company, and from 12 spection
BOMBER PURCHASES FROM THE CANADIAN FACTORIES
New Sources Of Supply For Royal Air Force
London, September 6.
Exhaustive, discussions between leaders of Canadian industry and members of a British official mission under Sir Hardman Lever, chairman of the Air Minister's advisory committee on Royal Air Force contracts, have produced plans whereby Canada's aircraft firms will augment their existing capacity to manufacture aircraft compo- nents. Two new central factories will be erected, one at Montrea: and one at Toronto."
An
The
the Japanese attacks could be doomed to complete failure and how, given strong reinforcements. and the combined action of re- gular troops, assisted by guerillas. the whole" peasantry and a bower-2 ful mass movement of support in the rear, the very existence of the Invading divisions could be three- tened.
Not only were the attacks repulsed, but, in a morning rald, the Japanese were follow- ed back to their lines by a sharp Chinese counter-attack that found the reserves, in one position, still clad in shirt- talls and pants, startled out of their sleep! Dozens of rifles. automatics" and documents JAPANESE WAR WEARY were sent back to headquarters From our vantage point on the from this rald.
hill we could see the war weariness HQ was jubilant. Each new that has spread to the Japanese assault and repulse was reported, troops. They moved fast on the tersely without trimmings. It was low lands where their gas and ascertained that the enemy was planes strated the ill-armed troops. the 9th Division. HII 28 had been but their first few encounters of recaptured. Flanking sectors held opposition by troops of good morale - by Chinese divisions that had been sent them hurting back. On the only their comrades in Nankow, and day our planes came to recormoltre Shantung fronts were also being their positions: the Japanese air- strongly held. They were con-
men kept on their walking boots. fident that the Japanese could not On the 31st, their attack on Mo- break through here, but the de- shan petered out.
fence
works, were constantly deepened, artillery was brought
In the morning, our guns pound-
up. The political sections got busyed their positions and our troops pressed them back beyond the with mass mobilization work.
positions which they had lately of uncertainty and fear,-of war Sgt. Ravening, who worked for
The need for this is powerfully taken from the provincial troops, which exists would undoubtedly many years in the formation
impressed on one during the ap-In the foot-hills. the thick white room at the Yard, remembers when
New sources of supply for the Royal Air Force which are far reproach to the front. On one
cloud of a smoke screen was raised- only the principal police-stations
moved from the threat of Europe-based bombers are opened by the sector. the old Nth Provincial
-evidently to cover the advance JAPAN'S ACTION in trying to in the Metropolitan area were con- "long range programme" now announced of bomber purchases from troops had done, no work among
of reinforcements but, & minute polson the people of China is nected by telephone with head-
Canadian" factories
the peasants; so, on the approach not only abhorrent: it is cruel and quarters. "
of war, the peasants had filed. On or two, the breeze from the moun inhuman. A feeling of disgust and
1. Today messages from "the in-. utmost revulsion formation room to the most out
the roads through the deserted tains had dispersed it.
In the afternoon a lone plane villages, we met wounded soldiers CRUEL AND prevails among the lying districts and even to noving INHUMAN Chinese people, who cars take only a few seconds to
dragging themselves. along without flew overhead dropping leaflets calling on the Chinese to lay down
insist that, where Japan's guns have failed her..
the pioneer Rights of "the short their arms and surrender? fying-boats and the Short-Maya Next morning at dawn, the smoke Tokyo is doing her utmost to
"Dick-a-back" plane Mercury," from their funeral pyres hung undermine the morality of the Now, however, all this good
A central company will operate ture aeroplanes of British design
The British mission began work fleecy in the air. The main attack very people whose friendship she work has been futile for, while
In Canada early in August. Its had changed direction and the professes to be trying to win by China is waging a determined war these two main establishments. Its for the Canadian government.
TRANSOCEAN AIR DELIVERY.
personnel consists in Sir Hardman invaders passed to the south east "Peaceful co-operation." She will against traffickers and addicts in board of nine directors comprises
No time ilmit is set to this long Lever: Marshal of the Royal Air down the valley to Nanchang. and that, in this, ag in her other the territory still under the con- the chiefs of the manufacturing barbarie aétions (the Chinese trol of the National Government, companies concerned: a "minority" ranae programme, and the Cada Force Sir Edward Ellington, who seeking to outdank the Impregnable
came straight from visits of to-line of hills. They had failed..
NOTE: Buddenly realising that a aver), she has made a serious Japan is encouraging unscrupu board of three, including two pro-dian factories may form a power-
flank attack on Wuhan: A large crowd fined Victoria blunder, a blunder impossible to lous trafickers to spread the use minent Canadian bankers, will act ful reserve supplementary to Home spention to the Air Forces of Aus- of narcotics among the very people as liaison between the Canadian resources, for as long as the Em trails and New Zealand; Mr. P
through Nanchang will take Embankment to watch the cere-rectify.
Prior to the Japanese invasion, she is out to subjugate. In terri- companies and the British govern nire's needs in air protection may Handley Page, representing the require. Bombers built in Canada British alreraft industry in his
months to eventuste," and many:
that Imperial honour, de- ja of China, a determined campaign taries under Japanese occupation, ment.
In addition to the long-range will, if necessary, be flown without capacity as president of the Bo- Bir George in his robes of
was conducted by General Chiang drug traffickers are given? full
mands that Wuhan be cap- office; was received by Captain J.
Kai-shek and his associates to protection by the Japanese Army bombers which will be the subject military load across the Atlantic clety of British Aircraft Construe
tared before the Chinese-- R. Hemsted. Commandant of the
clear China of narcot and who, in turn, receive a tax for of initial contracts placed with the Ocean to England. Bir Kingsley tors; and Mr. AH. Self, second
Double Tenth Celebration, London Division of the RN.V.R.
to exterminate drug traffickers. allowing them to be slowly but Canadian industry, other types uf Wood, the Air Minister, in his com- deputy Under-Secretary of State.
the Japanese command Is aircraft, for Britain may be built ment on the Canadian plan, said who is chiefy concerned at the Air London R.N.V.R. Navy Week is Heavy penalties were enforced, gradually poisoned.
avain attacking this sector. Unless and until the Japanese at other centres; and the mission significantly that, with the range Ministry with Royal Air Force con- the only time in the year when
and the death sentence was passed
reperish Hundreds of men are p the public are allowed aboard
on quite a large number of desist and change their tactics in has already had under considera- which aircraft, are now attaining tracts, and is a member of the HMS. Presiderit..
tramckers to serve as a deterrent. this connection, it will be im- tion for this purpose the erection this development will dugment our Ministry's special dupplies Corta- Hospitals were established for the possible for Tokyo to command of factories at Vancouver and Fort potential strength considerably mittee. Departure of this mission
These arrangements and the craft for production in treatment of addicts and those the respect which she formerly Willam
of a party of experts which made who reverted to drug after they held or to be regarded as a mem- would be supplementary to those Canada will be easily capable or followed the visit earlier this year. had undergone a period of treat-ber of the family of civilized already obtaining under which flying over the ocean and at exploratory enquiries in Canada
Beveral Canadian firms manufac- much higher speeds as proved by and the United States. ment were severely dealt with
Bir George said that during Navy Week, 1836, the ship was visited by 15.000 people; last year by 20,000, and this year they were hoping for 25,000 visitors. ¿
Hations.
..
Ing before the machine-gun nests of Khi Klung Shan: The third of this series, or
articles will appear in to- morrow's Issue of the Korg Dally Press.
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