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Effect On Canton Shipping
(BY Y. EL ARCULLI) First detalled "eye-witness " Night Editor (Wanchat Office): story of the effect on Canton
Tel. 34511.
shipping of the closing of the London Office: 53, Fleet StreetPearl River, is contained in the
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Honokono, Üctober 17, 1938.
VAGARIES OF NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET
following exclusive interview with, A prominent local Chinese re- sident who was one of a party of about 100 evacuees who arrived in Hongkong on the Tal Shan on Saturday evening.
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EDITORIAL
GENERAL LI CHI-HSIN WILL TAKE COMMAND
Kwangtung Prepares For War Of Self-Defence
(From Our Own Correspondent)
SUICIDE OF TWO
BROTHERS
Affected By Death
Of Mother
An inquest Jury at Ninfeld, near Bexhill, found in each case that two brothers, discovered shot in a farm shed.. had committed suicide while the balance of the mind was disturbed.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1938.
Hello & Goodbye
- BY A.W, HYER
This is about the time of year when most of the humans on this earth commence to dig-in-for the winter. All those nies Travel" Agents call this particular time of year "Out of Season" fer travel-" lears. However, the larger ships and our numerous air lines are bringing them to the Colony and taking them out of Hongkong. interesting people, and some of them friends and relations of yours.
Army folk are coming back for tive members of the Chinese social Canton, October 15.
duty and a great many of the set here in the Colony. Of course. Elther General Li Chi-hsin or GeneraĮ Pał Hyung-hsl is expect-
Mr. F. C. Sheppard, the coroner, visling. American Fleet's wives and you all know, Miss Doris Chen. ed here this evenlag to take command of the troops in Kwangtung to resist the Japanese. General Pai may fly here from the Yang-advised the jury there was a theory families are paying us a short call Many friends bade her an revoir. In law that where there was a pact from Manila and southern ports. Hope the trip is a grand one and taze front. If he comes at all...
or agreement between two people Fan American Airways to commit suicide, the one that
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It is believed that General LI Chi-hsin, who, was last reported to have arrived at Kweiling is more likely to be the new commander- in-chief.
General Li is the logical car-¡ troops will engage the enemy near
n's he commands the Po On, which is well-fortified.
forces. A native
committed suicide last was guilty THIS COMPANY HAS been having of the murder of the Arst.
the "tough breaks" in the past
we will be seeing you in three months, as you say?
GREEN WITH ENVY we were
when we said adios to Mr. Ar-
This gentleman, who had gone
Wednesday Canton on
on
" "But I think you will find it very couple of months with only, two thur Simpson when he left on the urgent business. went
board On
giment to form any conclusion as planes in service and the elements Changte. Resigning from the the Kin Shan, at 5 pm on Thurs-didate.
of Kwangtung and Foreign reports stating that to why inflicted the first wound.working against their plan. Now, Army Kumaon Rifles) the gentle- day with the intention of retum- respect
of Kwangtung and Kwangst which art he said. He suggested that they as Mr. Delany would say "the ser- men will see the world a bit and packed full, though it was not due Kwangst, General Li is well known antagonistic to the Central Gov-should leave out the theory of vice will get back to a more of then return to London. ing here. At 9 p.m. the ship was Kwangsi to sail till 6 a.m. the following for his pro-British tendencies. ernment are two years behind murder entirely as it was of no less norical run." The next Cup-
Several Hunan and Klangsi divi- time. There is no possibility of Importance. THE HONGKONG BUDGET för morning,
for the largest ex At 11.30 p.m. the captain of the slons now form the defence units penditure in the history of the Tung On, which was on the same of Kwangtung.
Like Tamshul. Walchow! strate Colony and
the run, ordered all passengers to dis- 15 based on stupendous figure of over thirty bark but the skipper of the gic and beautiful city on the East Kin Shan still hoped to be able Rlyer. is reduced to rains by inten-
eight and a half million dollars.
to sail.
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sive bombing. The enemy suffered One cannot but look upon the
A 6am on Friday, however, the heavy casualties in attacking this estimates as problematic. It 15 Fook On, which had left a little town, which was still in Chinese quite true that, up to the present. earlier. was forced to turn backhands up to this afternoon. revenue for the last twelve months and the captain of the Kin Shari
Japanese troops are also trying has greatly in-then gave up hope of being able to land at Chek Wan off Castie creased, but will to get through and ordered all PROSPERITY this continue? It passengers ashore. CONTINUE?" appears tronical
RUSH FOR TOW-BOATS
WILL
that on the very
day the budget was introduced, People then made a rush for the Japanese landed in Bouth the tow-boats to Shekki, each of China preparatory to an attack these carrying about 1,000 passen- on Canton and the various com gets. Most of these were women munications between Hongkong and children" as by edict of the Government able-bodied mer and Canton.
could not leave, and there was one foreigner.
How successful or otherwise these operations will be time alone will show, but one thing appears almost certain and that ts trade between China and this Colony will be severely interrupted.
HOW THEN DO THE AUTHORI- TIES think they can obtain the revenue. they have budgeted
for?
We suppose the Financial Sec-
ther taxed.
They left Canton at 2 p.m. and
arrived in Shekki about 12 hours
later.
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Peak in order to cut the Canton- Kowloon Railway at Po Kut Jast north of the British border. There will be no heavy fighting near Chek Wan, but
JAPANESE
China:-
R.A.F. PROSPECTS FOR YOUNG DOCTORS
tobbers, of Copthall-avenue. EC
HOSPITAL INCIDENTS
per. will coast into Kai Tak next Imperial, Airways Wednesday afternoon.
QUT THEY WENT Friday a.m.. o'clock, we did belleve our
Last Thursday afternoon, at one
Captain S, Hoare piloting the eyes, with no fuss or bother Captain Dorado" for Bangkok. There were W. D.
Culberson anchored the no passengers, just mati Chiria Clipper to the float at Kai Saturday--Arrivals:
Chinese Higher Pay Than On after a long period in a hospital jetty.
Hospital Duty
negotiations between the provin- The Inquest concerned. Henry clal authorities arid the Japanese. James Laurence, 34 and Maurice as all such talks are mostly Japan-Louis Norman Laurence, 31, clerks ese propaganda aimed at dividing on the Stock Exchange, who lived and splitting the Chinese leaders. at Rodway-road, Bromley, Kent,
They were the sons of Mr. Henry Tak. John Laurence, partner in the firm
the Imperial. From New York via air across TWO PLANES 01 of Laurence and Campbell, stock, the continent and travelling via
Airways arrived at Kal Tak, the Clipper from San Francisco the "Delphinus" at 6.30 p.m.with arrived Mr. Alfred Kohlberd on plenty of mall and freight, and Mr. Laurence, the father, "said another business trip. It is not another plane, piloted by Captain
the first call in this part of the S. Hoare, az 5,40 p.m. he drove his sons to their uncle's land for the well-known lace and DR. E BORSKY, though a very farin.
embroidery merchant who was "quiet gentleman, is enjoying They went down to recuperate welcomed by his friends at the his round the world air trip, and finds it too bad that he could not where they had been treated for
Due to the coming Presidential cross the Atlantic, making it a serious nervous breakdown." election in the United States next complete air vacation. This heart Their mother's death had affected year we questioned this gentleman specialist's home is in Fresno. ¡them considerably.
regarding conditions across the California, and, this is his first Mr. Sheppard. Did you hear of Pacific. "Mr. Roosevelt," in all trip to the Colony and he informs any trouble in the hospital with probability, will run for election us he will spend an interesting either of your sons?
agala and he is still popular visit here, mvestigating all hê can enough to poll a deciding vote. before taking off on the Cupper Labour and employment problems for home.
WARNING
Force
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South
GRATUITIES AFTER
THREE YEARS · ́
The demands of the Air Ministry for young medical men to serve as doctors in the rapidly growing - Royal Air Force, and the emoluments Tered for this service. have drawn attention to the com- paratively meagre opportuni- tics which normally confront medical graduates.
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Mr. Laurence: Yes. The elder one when he first went in tried infure himself, and I believe the other one did, bat from what I was told looked upon that as a very minor affair.
are improving, though the cost of
One of Shanghai's Commission-
į living still continues to give people ers for Public Works and a charm- arrived a head-ache, it being high,” were ing English gentleman
a few. of Mr. Kohlberd's observa- from London via Imperial Air tions.
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Mrs. Lucy Morris, of Akehurst
ways plane, Mr. A. F. Gimson, He After a short visit in the Colony, enjoyed his short vacation and Farm, said she last stw her
he will travel to Swatow on a busi-will continue his journey to the nephews alive when they left to go nese tour. Within six weeks he North. pigeon shooting.
takes another ticket on the Im-
Empress of Canada perial Airways route for New York.
tion to leave the hospital.
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of the "Empress" boat was not
Hankow where he is acting Num-toasts, laughter and tears
Mr. T. Nakamura, Japanese Con-| Our informant's troublesul General, has been instructed by were by no means over, however, the Minister of Foreign Affairs to for there was now the question of convey to all competent authorities gecting transportation to Macao.in South China a notier, as per There was a bus service but this the attached, issued by the Com-f was at the time, somewhat d3mander-in-Chief of the Japan Ex- jointed and there were thousands peditionary of people waiting.
Eventually he woke up a magis- retary, in the same way as the trate and through him got Heavy fighting is expected in the
Every year from 800 to 1,000 water tax has been imposed. special bus for himself
and his near" future in a zone within a
I do not want to say anything probably thinks that extra taxa-party. They left Shekk about 7 radius of about 200 kilometres new doctors enter the profession harsh or unkind, but did you think
Dr. Harry Miller returned via the THAT NOONTIME sailing Friday tion can be imposed.
a.m (Saturday). together with around Canton, and another with-in England and Wales, and for that it was wise to let them go out clipper from Я short trip to Everybody is aware that taxa tour other buses containing 80-in a radius of about 100 kilometres many hospital appointments pro- with guns? Well, I was surprised Manila. This doctor who specializes quite the lam it usually is, this tion in this Colony is not high, at odd persons-wives and families around Swatow. According to past vide the only immediate opening that Maurice brought his own gun. In goltre went, south to perform was due to a short passenger list the same time it is very doubtful of the Military and Civil Govern experiences such as the unfor- The bulk of such sppointments but I was told that the doctor had several operations in the southern on this end, but everyone had If the Colony could be much fur-ment and their friends. They tumate incident involving HE Bir are in voluntary hospitals, and are said that, they were in a at condi- city and will return to his post in their fun, oh yes! Confetti, music,
reached Macno without an in- Knatchbull-Hagessen, the former of a temporary character Wages and cost of living in the cident at 9am.
The salaries offered are neces- British Ambassador to China, it is There they
"WE CANNOT GO ON" impossible to differentiate from the sarily low, for two reasons—they Colony are not high when com-boarded the Tar Shan "at 2 D.M.
Mr. Sheppard read the following pared with wes-
and reached here on schedule in air any sign, or display drawn, or are regarded by both sides as pro-
laid down, on the top of a motor viding good experience for the passages from letters found on the the evening.
young doctor, and the financial brothers: From the Informatiori we glean-car.
Dosition of voluntary hospitals ed from this gentleman it seemed Japanese forces. not being in a
does not permit them offer that the Canton populace was position to guarantee safe passage quite calm till about 6 p.m.
more. on of motor cars travelling in the said Thursday, when the notice
'The openings provided by the was zones. all the rationals of the posted up by the Government third countries are also advised, Air Force expansion have, in con-
rdering the immediate evacua- should circumstance oblige them querice, drawn tion of the aged and children and to travel through these zones in facility motor cars, to use their own dus- SECRETARY would be extended in this direc-cretion to avoid any possible at tells us that some attempt has tion
ach from the Japanese forces. been made to stem the tide in the more distant future by the adoption in all the LOWER . senior grades of the PENSIONS service of new scales of salary which pro- vide lower pensionable emolu-. ments."
tern
standards.
but, when compar- COMPARISON ed with China-
the market we have to compets with-they are on a higher level Under expenditure increase, on item appears to stand out and that Is the ever-increasing burden of peristons.
THE FINANCIAL
proclaiming that
every
JAPAN'S DISMAL FAILURE
HONGKONG, OCTOBER 16 th, 1938.
This system has been in vogue THE recent European crisis, with its threat of another ghastly war
in the fighting services for at least
a hundred years and goes to show how slow the Colonial Office is at.
very naturally overshadowed the conflict raging in the Far East, but with the passing of the war clouds over Europe, attention is once again focussed on the Far Eastern äituation particularly during the
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to
2 big response
ber One physician and surgeon for:
Mr. A. Harvey who has been the northern city. Seventh Day Adventist Mission in visiting us for the past six weeks
Friday-Clipper Departure
returned to his home hearth and desk in Harvey Main Company in Shanghal. Going along for busi- "My dear father, relatives and NINE A.M. and back to Manila ness, as well as pleasure. in the friends, we do this because we
and Guam left the China Northern city were Mr. and Mrs. know we cannot go on as we are Clipper. Mr. A. Y. Rowe arriving c. H Piercy, of the Colony, who now doing much longer.
on the as. Rajputana 7 a.m. that are * connected with Jardine. "At the moment we are both of morning from Shanghal boarded Matheson and Co.
We will be seeing you very short- from young medical men, for the sane mind, but before long we shall the Clipper for the south within
ly, have a good trip! pay and allowances are on a much not be. It is an absolute certainty an hour.
And a very good vacation to Mr. more generous scale than those the Blame must be attached to no Miss Catherine Bond on her way
to home to the United States leaves P. D. Havens. of Andersen Meyer majority of them can hope to ob- one." tain in civil life in their early pro- The letters were signed by both her husband who is Operation Co., who sailed for four months fessional careers.
Manager of the CNA.C.. but she relaxation. plans to be back for the Christmas
More vacationers were Mr. and season. Good trip..
Mrs. A.H Forbes who were, mob- Back to America to gather funds bed by well wishers and friends for her country, China, went Miss down to say "come back soon and Lee Ya-ching who is quite a pilot bon voyages." The affairs of the in hir own right, and is also the Chinese Maritime Customs will } only · female_member of the well-have to, jog along without these known "Caterpillar Club." Miss charming people whom we, too, Lee will also be returning before hope will enjoy their holiday. the new year. We wish her muchDollar Line. success and a pleasant voyage,
› USEFUL EXPERIENCE
The voluntary hospital appoint-
men.
4,
ments, as the advertisements in SCHOOL AIDS FOR
medical journals testify, offer salaries ranging from £80 a year for assistant resident medical cf1- cers, and £125 for house surgeons, up to £250 for a senior resident | mëdical - oficer or house surgeòn. In every case, of course, board and
moving. Some of the pensions Past few days when the Japanese have been so active in South China, lodging are provided.
enjoyed by moderately senior Colonial officers would make a Lieutenant-General's month water!
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WHAT MAKES IT SO DIFFICULT
for the ordinary layman to understand is the lack of con- tinuity in policy of this Colony Take, for instance, the question
in the immediate vicinity of Hongkong.
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The removal of General K. Ugak.. Japanese Foreign Minister, who was known to be in favour of a policy of rapproachment with Great Britain, is proof, if indeed such is needed, of a further victory for the
ilitary party in Japan. At best, however, it is only a hollow vic- tory. The inspired Japanese press declares that this step marks the beginning of more complete freedom for the carrying out of Japan's
DEAF PUPILS
Grading Proposed By Committee
S.S. Changte
It will truly be an event to see the President Coolidge come into our harbour the 18th from the fortable ships plying between United States. Lots of passengers here and Australia. And away she are aboard. And Pan American steamed Thursday at ten a.m. --| Airways". new "super motor --boat? Off for a vacation and visit to arrives for use out at the mooring her father went one of the attrac- field, Kal Tak
Grouping of partly-deaf:THIS IS ONE of the most com children Into "grades" for educational purposes is the principal recommendation in the report of the Committee.of Inquiry appointed by the Board of Education to consider problems relating to children
In the big London voluntary hospitals these appointments are reserved" for their own students who have graduated, offered by the Royal Air Force By contrast; the emoluments
must seem handsome to many objectives-no longer camouflage in China, but the world again refuses to be impressed by the declaration, for the increasing difficul-young medical graduates. In the Flying lowest rank, that of ties of the Japanese in China are all too obvious. By now, even the officer, the pay is £395, with £125 most militant-of-Japan's-militarists must be beset with grave sin pllowances. In the higher rank picions regarding the ultimate outcome of the mad adventure into. another Govern- GOVERNMENT which the hotheads of the Japanese Army have plunged their coun-01. Ft.-L. the pay is £429, with non-electrical hearing a'd should be the same allowance for the worn in schools by "children" not ment House. This HOUSE
single man and £237 for the mar too seriously handicapped, and was inaugurated
that electrical amplifiers should be In addition, short service com- available for others.
of the famous Central District scheme and the
banding of yet NEW
by a former Governor, Sir William Peel, and firmly buried down by his: successor. Sir Andrew Calde- cott. Now again the whole scheme Is to be revived, amid all this
doubtful revenue which may or may not be collected..
Triply, the vagaries of the Budget are more pronounced than any in the past.
LONDON'S RUNAWAY BALLOON FOUND
Stockholm, Oct. 16,
try.
So far as the internal affairs of Japan are concerned the outside world is not allowed to know too much. Rumours have been persis- tently prevalent of growing disaffection and opposition to the war and or privations suffered by the masses. These, of course. may be cases of the wish "being father to the thought, but this much we do
know, Japan is in a bad way, economically and is finding it increas "ingly difficult to finance the growing cost of the war to which every
national' industry has been subordinated...
The war budget is ever on the Increase and it has grown to such enormous proportions that it is provoking strong protests from the financial experts of the country who point out that Japan's diminish- ed trade is in no condition to support the burden much longer. The rich returns that were expected from the occupied areas have failed to materialise, while the occupied territories themselves are but pre- cariously held, being subject to incessant attacks by the guerillas
ried man
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with defective hearing.
It la suggested that a type "of
missions carry a gratuity of £400 || The report describes an expert-
after three years' service, and
the
£1,000 after five years' service.mental test conducted with doctor with a permanent com more simple form of aid at New- mission becomes entitled to retired castle-upon-Tyne. pay on leaving.
The children, it was found. did į not object to wearing this aid, and "LEGITIMATE GROUSING”..
derived great psychological bene- The superior attractions of these fit. Many parents told of the de- figures for newly qualified medical light of the children over it. men were generally admitted by One little girl began to use a an official of the British Medical stronger speaking voice, and her Association and a Buperintendent facial expression brightened. She
In the meantime, what of the war itself?. It is many months of a big London hospital recently, became more friendly with the since the Japanese openly boasted that the capture of Hankow was The former said that so far, as other girls, and took her "natural but a matter of a few weeks. Hankow still stands battered, it is " he knew there had never been any place among them. Formerly the One of the balloons from the true by many intensive air bombings, but still defant and untaken, agitation among young doctors, had been living in "a world of her London balloon barrage which In the past few weeks, the Japanese are said to have lost 100,000 men, against the low rates of pay putered „own.” escaped during last Saturday's demonstration came down yester- day at an island off the coast of Sweden.'
Its trailing wires fouled cables conveying electric current to the island, causing a short circuit which deprived the island of light for a considerable time.-Reuter:
a number far in excess of their casualties, during the first months or this year, and, with one exception, everyone of their drives on Han- how has been held up. If it is any comfort to the ever boasting Japanese, the Generalissimo has stated with confidence that Hankow can hold out indennitely
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To the thoughtful observer it would appear that Japan has just about shot her bolt and that we are, despite this latest threat on South China, within measurable distance of her complete evacuation of Chinese Bol.
them by the voluntary, hospitals | Another girl of seven became The Superintendent admitted that more talkative when she discover- "there is some legitimate grousing ed she could hear the whispering among our men at the amounts of the girl next to her. Her own they get
talking increased so much that she became a nuisance"
"They realise however, that they are working for a voluntary hos- pital, which cannot afford to pay them more," he added:"
One child delighted the staf by sailing spontaneously when the passed them in the passage.
SATURDAY'S WEDDING
"Miss Majorie Tremayne Edwards, daughter of Mrs. 1. Guy and the late Mr. G. R. Edwards, became the bride of "Mr. Beardsworth, son of Mrs. Beardsworth and the late worth; at. St. Andrew's Church on Saturday afternoon: