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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
FORMER
POLITICIANS
SHUN
REPEATED EFFORTS TO MORE CONCRETE
TEMPT TANG SHAO-YI
AND WU PEI-FU Proposals Flatly Rejected
Shanghai, September 22.
Mr. Tang Shao-yi, former Premier and veteran member of the Kuomintang. has flatly rejected the latest Japanese overtures offer- ing him to be the head of the puppet government combining the re- gimes. in Nanking and.. Peiping.
General Twane Matsui and Lieut.-Genera! Kenji Dolhära, well- known China experts, have made repeated efforts to Induce Mr. Tang to emerge from retirement but ffailed in their mission. One of the responsible persons In overthrowing the Manchu dynasty. Mr. Tang will not serve the Japanese.
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The Japanese are anxious to If the Japanese were to succeed have a well-known Chinese leader, in forming a new, administration such as Mr. Tang, to head a pro- with a well-known figure as the Japanese Government, as the so- chief, Tokyo would negotiate with called high officials of the Nanking him for concluding truce and and Peiping regimes are not sum-leave the new regime to deal with clently well-known to the Chinese the National Government im people, much less to Inspire foreign Chungking. confidence.
PUPPET REGIMES LINKED IN PEIPING
he South and North puppet regimes were finked into one at ceremony held on Wed- nesday in Peining
ASSISTANCE FOR CHINA
Urged By Americans In Chengtu
Chengtu, Sept. 22. The American community In Chengtu has forwarded to the American State Department.
through the United States Ambassador in Chungking, A. message urging more concrete assistance be given to China In her war of resistance, by the democracies.
The wire reads:
China's heroic defonce against Japan's continned barbarous aggres sion demands more constructive co operation immediately by Aher democratic nations, Otherwise won- timed faith to the pledged word
nations for the defence of civili. and world peace would be impossible. We are the govern ments" prüvide un
interuationi Marshal WE Pel-fu, retired Town and other support for China." leader of the old Chihl party. is Similar messages have also gone sought by the Japanese as a close from the British community to runner-up. So far," Wu has also the British Government in Lon-
CABLES
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1938-PAGE 9
PUPPET OVERTURES KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY
CZECH CABINET RESIGNS
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Prague, Sept. 22.
Thousands concentrated in the
centre of the city this morning lenewing" on a large-scale yester- day's demonstrations: The crowds are at present orderly and good tempered.
Many women: are maintaining continuous screaming in several processions in the direction of the President's palace and legations, Reuter."
HENLEIN'S TOUR
Berlin, Sept. 22.
DISAPPOINTING YEAR FOR C.S.C.C.
Officers Elected At Annual Meeting
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The thirty-fourth annual general meeting of the Civil Service Cricket Club was held in the Clubhouse yesterday ". evening. Hon. Mr. R. M. Hen- „derson presided, and the an-
nual report and statement of accounts for 1937-1938 read and carried unanimously. "Addressing the meeting, "the The leader of the Sudeten Oer-Chairman said: The" year was not man Party, Herr Konrad Henfein, an outstanding one in any way, made a tour of inspection of the and in fact it might be described refugee camps in Saxony yesterday as rather disappointing one. and visited the town of Annaberg. From a financial point of view it states the German News Agency.was certainly disappointing and Transocean.
with the loss of the income from whist drives, it has been necessary 113.6000 REFUGEES
for your Committee to consider Berlin, Sept. 22.
ways and means of putting the The number of Sudeten Ger-Enances of the Club on a stronger man refugees had reached 113,600 footing; by midnight according to the The results of these delibera- German News Agency which addations are contained in the altera- and amendments to the last 48 hours. Transocean.
rules now proposed and which will be put to the meeting later. I do HUNGARIAN DEMAND""
not propose to analyse the ac- Budapest, Sept. 22. counts. The Clubhouse and
refused to serve, although he lives don and from the Canadian re that over 10,000 arrived during the tions in Felping and is in contact with❘sidents of Chengtu to the Govern- puppet officials. This is due to the ment of the Dominion of Canada. fact that the marshal has several
Incidentally. It is pertinent to thousand former subordinates who note that in Chengtu is one of beannot make a living except to the largest and most important The Hungarian Minister in grounds have been kept in first
groups of Canadians resident any-Prague to-day presented to "the class condition. where else outside of Canada. It Foreign Office a note demanding Mr. Carr for all the time he has is to be felt, with pertinence. that the same terms for the Hungarian spent in connection some such message might well go minority as may be accorded to grounds. directly to the Canadian Govern- Sudeten Germans by the Anglo- ment-International.
French proposals.
bear arms as soldiers.
The retired leader is reputed for shunning safe quarters in foreign The puppet Wang Ke-min and concessions and colonies when he "the nupnet Liang Hung-chin. was defeated and sought hideouts,
made joint déclarailun reiterat---International. ing the causes which led the two puppet regimes to be linked as
one.
The new so called Joint Com- mittee of the "Government of the Republic of China" Includes the following in their programme:
The military system under the Japanese control:"
MR. CHAMBERLAIN ARTICLE 17
IN BERLIN
Continued from Paze 1)
Czech Government in the hands
of the President. Dr. Benes, and
TOO MILD
FOR JAPAN
that negotiations were in preress Diplomatic Success
The uniformity of the tax rates: The question of-military co operation between the two regimes before the linking has been fully completed
"The maintenance or communi.representatives of the army. estions:
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Strengthening of the bends with "Manchukuo“ and Japan and establish a new foreign policy:
The reorganisation of "educa- unal system" and "administra- tion"
WAR FEAR'S
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for the forming of a new Govern- ment of concentration on the broadest national basis. Including Con- firmation of these reports is await- ed in official quarters in London.-- British Wireless.
ARRIVAL AT COLOGNE
Cologne, Sept. 22. Mr. Chamberlain, who left Hes- ton by air at 10.47 am, for Godes- berg, arrived here at 12.27 p.m. to- day.-Reuter. ..
For Chinese
The decision reached recent- ly by the League to invoke Article 17 in regard to the pre- sent Sino-Japanese hostilities pleases the peace-loving people at large. It is no mere con- jecture that the League's pres- tige upon carrying out this decision will consequently be regained, says the "Wah Kiu Yat Po,"
It may be remarked here that OFFICIAL WELCOME
Article 17 contains provisions to EFFECT ON
that Mr. the effect that the League will reports Transocean Chamberlain W25 welcomed on first offer mediation to both parties BIRTH-RATE landing by the Reich Foreign in the dispute. If either of them
Dwindling Population
Lessened opportunities of re- 'gular employinent, no attrac-
tíve prospects tempting to. enigration to the area, "and the risks of war present to inany minds" are among the causes aftribuțed by Dr. E. Williams, Colston
Medical Officer of Health for Glamor- gan, for the ' declining bith-
rate in the county.
It is understood that the note will be conveyed to the Czech Gov.
ernment.
The Polish Minister also made a similar demarche last night.--
Reuter Bulletin
·COMMITTEE TO MEET
We have to thank
with the
BOWLS SUCCESS
Turning to the Bowls section, I have to congratulate the junior team on its splendid. performance For winning the newly, constituted Third Division, and Mr. Rakusen In particular, in heading the skips table for that division.
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The Senior team. I regret to say. was not so successful but
Prague, Sept. 22. The Permanent
Committee br¦ proved towards the end of the the National Assembly has been season.
summoned to meet on Friday The Tennis section had a fairly morning in order to examine the successful season in spite of the situation. It is expected that a very
bad weather which
pre- sum-
report concerning the formation of dominated throughout the the new Cabinet will be laid be-mer and while not doing anything fore the committee-Transocean. outstanding were able to take a
fair place in the 6
two. League Divisions entered.
PROPOSALS NOT YAVOURED London, Sept. 22.
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ARMY SOCCER LEAGUE
BRADBURY IN. FINAL
Lord Winterton, Chancellor of
The twice-postponed match be In a Small Units League footbal:tween B. W. Bradbury and A. R. the Duchy of Lancaster. in refer-
The Cricket section had a some-match played at Happy Valley Dallah in the semi-final of the ring during a speech at West what disappointing season. The yesterday the 24th Bty. R.A. beat Colony Open Singles Lawn Bowls Grinstead to-day to the demands arst team. after a successful start, the 12th Bry. by five goals to one, by the "two countries" adjacent to fell away badly and finished with Czechoslovakia and a large portion rather a poor record, while the of the German press, sald:-- second team can only be described ""These countries and news as having had an enjoyable sea-
Championship was decided on the The teams were!-
Recreio green yesterday, resulting 12th Battery: Purdue; Gibson. In the former winning by 21 shotā Burrow; Farminer, Miller, Hignell; to 14. Minister, Herr von Ribbentrop, rejects the invitation, the League papers should be under no deluson.
Faith, Thakeray, Freer, Baden, The match was abandoned on the Secretary State. the British will then declare sanctions assion that there is any foundation Last year. I expressed the Dinot, 24th Battery: Mirrhult: Wednesday on account of rain Ambassadör, Sir Nevile Henderson. stipulated in Article 16 of the for the belief that His Majesty's opinion that the membership of Hawes, Bullen; Hill, Rankin, Beat- when Bradbury was leading by 8- the German Ambassador in Lon-Covenant.
Government in any way favours the Club was not commensurate on: Marshall. Bummer. Findlay, shots to 6, people don. Herr von Dirksen and the Some
complain that these proposals."-Reuter
with the present number of Civil Hones, Walls.
Bradbury will now meet J. A. Luz Servants. I am glad to see that over the past year there has been ground. "B" Cor, Middlesex de-
Playing at the Chatham Road in the final. a slight increase in membership, feated the Kumaon Rifles by four but our numbers are still much goals to one.
Chief of the Protocol, General von Article 17 is too mild a measure for Doernberg, Herr von Ribbentrop Japan. But actually the Chinese
greeted Mr. Chamberlain on be are by no means showing a weak
half of the Chancellor, and bade attitude. By demanding the in- him welcome to Germany.
vocation of Article 17, China is guard of simply proving to the world that After inspecting a honour formed by special protec-if peace can really be honourably tive guards, Mr. Chamberlain, ac- and judiciously attained through companied by Herr von Ribben- diplomatic channels, she is, ever trop. entered a hotor-car to the ready to abide by it. sound of the British National
Anthem. He will be driven to the
RELIEF FOR
HONGKONG
too low. All members should do their best to introduce new candi- dates for membership...
SPORTS FLASHES
THE
ROYAL NAVAL DOCK- FISHERMEN Before sitting down, I should but we should not be too enthusi YARD Police intend to carry Approval for the appropriation great loss the. Club has sustained number of
like to say just a word on the Estic about it as quite a large out an elaborate sports programme" these new members this winter. Yesterday they met Still it will not take much time 01 $40.000 for the relief of Chinese in the retirement of Mr. G. R. normally only spend three years in HM.S. Odin at hockey. were fishermen in Hongkong one mil. Wright scored the
rendered jobles: owing to Friday last. constant Japanese naval activi-:
his annual report showed that since pre-war days the birth-rate Hotel at Petersberg in Koenigs-automatically be invoked as the in the county half. It was 31 per thousand is situated on the left bank.
League's present decision.
a.agnified."
ARRIVAL AT HOTEL
seen
been
says Central News.
Mr. Sayer has been a member of
gone before they join the Club.
As an offset to this item we al-
goal off a pass from Baxford.
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has dropped by inter opposite Godesberg. which guilty party is sure to reject "the ties along the Kwangtung coast, the Club for 25 years and has ready know we shall be losing! THE SPORTS OFFICER, HMS. In 1914 and 153 last year. This
Then it remains to be has been obtained from Mr. Hau throughout that period been an many of our members during the
Daring is taking very keen compares with 17.5 in 1927.
whether the League has the sin-
Shih-ying. chairman. of the active member, particularly in the coming trooping season. It looked interest in Rugby football, Yes- *To women the dangers of
Godesberg. Sept. 22. cerity to resort to the sole alter-National Relief Commission.
by Cricket section. having been cap-to me early in the year that the day he had five novices at the child- birth have been unduly Mr. Chamberlain, who was ac-native-the favocation of Article the Hongkong Fishermen's Union, tain of the first eleven for several
chances of a balanced budget were Valley. putting them through their he says. "ard
the companied by Herr von Ribben-16.
years. He has also played for the remote, but, with the increase of paces. He hopes to, build up a responsibility and loss of personal trop. arrived by car at "Kur The Chinese believe that right) The money. It is learned, will be tennis teams and has been your the new members and the innova-fairly strong ship's team. freedom that the rearing of chil- Hotel" at 1.53 o'clock this after-will never be dominated by might, used for the establishment of pro- President since the departure of tion of members pooling the cost dren involve are more clearly fore-toon. A large crowd had assem-It is now for China, after having ducers and consumers' co-opera- Mr. Justice Wood.
blcd which respectfully greeted achieved success diplomatically, to tive, societies in the fishermen's
or visitors refreshments, and tax-TWO.TEAMS FROM 12TH COY.; I am sure you will all join with ing on the burden of defraying the R.48.C. wanted to play foot- A return is made of the effect the British leader.
also achieve success militarily. districts in Cheung Chau, Shau-me in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Sayer cost of the staff New Year bonus ball yesterday. No ground" was ' on the birth-rate of the migration Immediately afterwards, Herr
kiwan, Aberdeen and other places. all the best of luck and a long and the balancing was achieved with- available but they were so keen Fishermen under reller will be happy retirement. (Applause),
out the calling of an extraordinary they played on the Army rugger required to work in those societies on handicraft. Industries, such as
general meeting to consider in-ground, with the rugger posts! making cloth shoes, wicker articles
created fees which I was seriously The referee had an anxious after- Mr. 8. Eccleshall, the retiring contemplating recommending to noon, trying to decide whether the and fishing Implements,
the General Committee.
shots at goal were too high or The gross profit on the bar de- otherwise! clined from 23 per cent. to 201 per cent.
seen."
of younger people. Glamorgan's von Ribbentrop took leave of Mr. COMPLICATIONS population last year was 714,200,
Chamberlain · and returned to as against 837.000 ten years before Godesberg. and 891,208 in 1913.
CURRENT OF MIGRATION
A few minutes later Mr. Chamberlain received, as the ärst press representative, the special correspondent of the Ger-
BOUND TO ARISE
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TREASURER'S REPORT
Hon. Treasurer, said:
I think all will agree with me that our finances are in a very
Our indebtedness on Building Loan had dropped to $350 at the
In spite of some improvement in man semi-official News Agency in Bohemia, German Silèsia, Polish Industrial conditions. says the re-the presence of the British Am-Silesia and the Hungarian district MR, CHE G HENG-YI unhealthy state. port, there was not sufficient de- bassador.
in the south, thus indicating that mand for labour to stem the cur-
Mr. Chamberlain, who looked the idea of ceding all the territory
rent of migration, which for the remarkably fresh, stated that his inhabited by the foreign minorities Noted Chinese Official
journey by air to Cologne which at least not
inst year he estimated at 17,000.
new to Prague
STRONG OPPOSITION "Pronounced opposition to Mr.
Passes Away
The
ONE OF THE FITTEST MAN in
Ice House Street is Mr. A. H. (Tony) Carroll He rises with the were sum almost every morning and a brisk five-mile walk follows. By } o'clock he is at his desk in the office ready for the day's work.
General Committee;-Chairman,
LADIES' GOLF:
The following are the results of
Section:
NEW OFFICERS end of the financial-year and I am
following ofcers pleased to report that since then elected: The excess of births over deaths, had been made in an exceptionally political circles.
it has decreased by a further $100 which was over 14.000 in. 1920, and rapid machine. had been very in-
President: Hon. Mr. R. M. Hen 5,366 in 1927, was only 1.714 last teresting and enjoyable. He went
due to the generosity of our derson; Vice-Presidents: Hon. Mr. Hankow, Sept. 22. President, Mr.. G. R. Bayer. The N. L. Smith, Mr. E. J. Pearce and year, and in the past few years on to say that the journey by car Chamberlain's action is voiced in
Mr. Ching Heng-yl, member of time is obviously not far distant Mr. E. W. Hamilton. had been cut by half, "
with Herr von Ribbentrop had the opposition papers for the first the Central Executive Committee when finds can be put to this page Infant mortality. which had likewise been most agreeable. Be time. Mr. Anthony Eden's speech of the Kuomintang and state of the ledger. fallen to a low record of 63 per had again been greatly impressed being prominently featured and councillor of the National Gov It is pleasing that our budget F. D. Crawley: Cricket Represen- 1,000 births in 1936. was 65 last by the warmth of his reception by accompanied by numerous mani ernment died of kidney trouble has been balanced and a sum of tative: N. J. Bebbington; Tennis the autumn meeting of the Ladies year as against 112 in 1914.
the German population and was fextos and protests. Attempting in Shanghai yesterday at the age $374.37 has been credited to this Representative: G. W. Carver! Among striking features of the delighted to and himself in such to justify the British action, the of 50.
account. This profit however la Lawn Bowls:-J. F. report are
high mortality rate comfortable quarters amid such "Times" which openly advocated Deceased was taken ill shortly more apparent that real. No pro- Billiards-V. 8. Ebbage: Green- Winner. Mre, 'Lissaman 14 yards** from cancer which accounted for beautiful scenery."
the secession of Sudeten German after the outbreak of the Shang-vision, has been made for doubtful ranger: Carr: Librarian: from hole at the 19th, Mrs. Morri 977 deaths, compared with 610 Mr. Chamberlain afterwards district a fortnight ago, declares bai hostilities last year and had debts, and, as is usual we have. Wood; Bar Convener:-J. Gelson and Mrs Mackichan from all forms of taberculosis. lunched with his suite consisting this morning that the British been under medical attention ever several chronies amongst our latly: Committee of Two:-Messrs fairway. and the absence of increase in of Sir Horace Wilson, Sir Herbert Government did not betray Prague since.
debtors, these chronics more than 3. M. Purvis and L. Collyer.
: Hidden Prize: Mrs. Greaves the number of blind persons, who William Malkin, Mr. Strang and since no obligations had ever beezi Mr. Ching, a native of Shangyu, exceed the amount credited to Hon, Treasurer:-J, A. Bendall: nearest to left corner of bun total 1,550.
Mr. Humphrey Davies. For lun- assumed
Cheklang, was born in 1879. He Profit and Loss Account but I am Hon. Secretary-G. W. Carver-guarding, 16th hole, ayse This was undoubtedly due, the cheon an assortment of speċitical- Mr. Chamberlain, it is declated, Į was A returned student from not pessimistic enough to think The following were elected Life. report adds. to precautionary ly Rhenish delicacies were served is to-day being made responsible Japan. Not only an able politician, they are totally lost.
Members: Mesar G. R. Sayer, J. Miss. Goodrich 1714 yards: 'methods at childbirth and the bet as well as choice Rhenish wine for the mistaken of others.-Trans- [he was also a prominent educa- Entrance fees are up $125 on | Deakin, A. B. Allen, R. R. Wood Approaching and Pattlig Mass ter control of infectious diseases. Transocean.
tionist.—Central News,:
last year, a very excellent sign, and W. Old.
Shewan and Miss Glendinning-9.
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