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EDITORIAL
Hello & Goodbye
--BY A.W. HYER
Ferrying across the harbour you see large and small ships swing- ing at their buoys, Glancing at the Kowloon plems you sed vessels securely tied to the wharves. And do you realize what a cosmopolitan port yet all live in
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special Canadian and English "Daedalus"
and the North Sea, British Air France intervention has been active in
Japanese.
What
TWO PLAYERS INJURED AT
SOFTBALL
Muir Struck In Face
G. H. Fowler and W: Mulr, of
the Central British Association.
sustained unfortunate injuries
was hit on the nose by the ball' and this caused bleeding while
ment.
one,
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1938. OPEN LETTER TO MR.
CHAMBERLAIN-II
Britain's Peace Policy:
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Munich And U.S.S.R.:
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Attitude Toward China
Ah! champagne Francaise. Italian engineer, who will assist in com- spaghetti, Japanese beer and other pleting the overhaul work on the which will be flying
when playing in a League Soft- The following is a continuation of the open letter addressed by Gishes can be relished in their na-about again by the first of Decem-ball match against the Fillping | Mr. Eugène Chen, former Chinese Foreign Minister; to Mr. Neville tive atmosphere all in one evening ber. The journey fibm Bangkok
was chilly; and the box contained Club at King's Park yesterday. Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, with reference to Britain's peace cf calling on these vessels.
Tals past week-end we had a equipment for work on airplanes. In the course of the game Fowler polley in relation to China under invasion and Soviet foreign policy:
Be this, as it may, it is a factjof Europe and America. But 1 little bit of French, English, Italian and their innards.
ignored hope and believe that some centre, Canadian and
Mrs. Elizabeth Schucht, a Ger-air was hit in the face by a bat. that Soviet Russia was
throughout the Inte crisis in a core of strength, of courage, of more could you want for variedman author, paid her first call to
The latter's injury necessitated his interest, and some of the people the Colony and the Far- Enst when
being sent to hospital for treat- Europe. You have explained that will may survive Japan's work of this was a necessity because. Herr death in China and that resistance she came into Kal Tak on this And our delightful Colony dull.
plane
The Flipinos won by 18 rims to Hitler would not have talked with shall go on Inspite of any disaster.
you and Monsieur Daladler if The five-day trip from Europe
BRITISH POLICY IN CHINA The Canadian Chinese defeated Soviet Russia in the person, for
This leads me to invite you to a China where a new effort has been A VERY GOOD BUSINESS this via KL.M. and her journey nere
air line is doing these days. via Imperial Airways was such a the Hongkong Baseball Club by instance of Mr. Litvinoff had been brief consideration of British policy
This is true. made, through H.M. Ambassador.
Herr in China. According to the Bri- Hier knew that he 1972 Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr. to/ The Ville de Stagon, under the con- wonderful experience that she was three runs. to two in a very close
could tish Under-Secretary for Foreign Lest the possibilities once again of trol of Captain it. Gumbade, de quite amazed and enthralled upon encounter.
Afairs your recent speech in the the parted. from Kal Tak for Hanol her arrival. In the
In friendly girls' matches played not have dictated the page of his-
the resultstory written at Munich Anglo- House of Commons meant "that Chinese Government and securing with a full list of 12 passengers on months to come she will inspect yesterday
and experience life in the Colony, were as follows:-
French war-power had been rein- when the time came, Britain would at least a sufficient number of dis-Saturday at 6.40 am.
Mr. F. Martin. Air France's num-Shanghai and Japan, then return
C. B. A. 14 v. D. G. S. 6: Recreto forced by Soviet war-power. The
be ready to play her part in giving couraged, defeatist and treacherous elements to form the nucleus of a ber one in Hano! and, Indo-China for another visit here. before pro-23 v. Wildents 24: Cardinals 24 v./latter is a reality recognized by, such assistance. as China, its gov-..
the German High Command. The ernment and its people might re Canadian Chinese 40.
Soviet "purges" have strengthened
quire to repair the terrible damage not weakened the great giant that they have suffered, and to rehabi- stands armed and watches sleep-tate and re-equip their country lessly in the East. Soviet leader for the years of peace which they ship has been no more weakened
He added hoped would come."
ship has been by its own party tain was looking to lond Money
(1) To receive the Annual Report and Statement ol Accounts for the year end- ing 30th September, 1938. (2) To elect Officers for the
ensuing year.. Immediately afterwards a Cock tail Party will be held which will terminate at 7:30 pm.
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effecting ik break-up of
new push to "iquidate" China's certainly is a commuter to our fair ceeding to India resistance. "They are looking for city. Every month he comes in for
3.5
ery
next two
Mrs. Schucht, who is the mother
for various
who
morning.
Parisian
རྩྭ་
restauran Grill. Four
at your side.
1937.
:
her domination of China."
I venture to suggest that you have not yet grasped the meaning of the tremendous transaction
years.
The
a Chinese Hodza." is how it was a "look-see" and hello! Off he de- of a large family, has written six parted for southern affalis on books, the last one, just published. THE -NINETH ANNUAL aptly put by ne observer.
entitled "In Another World." hastainment in his new Reports from Chungking and Saturday. GENERAL MEETING will be
The early hour of the day did been translated into English. Shel other points in China suggest that
here. the articles the two-months"-old will write held in the JACOBEAN ROOM, the rejection of such efforts by the not affect
talented artists will be here next by its "purges" than Nazi leader-that you "did not mean that Bri- HONG KONG HOTEL at 5.30 Chinese Gdvernment is a foregone! Miss Springweiler who boarded the newspapers in Europe and gather week to provide diners with songard military "purges" in 1934, and to Japan to enable her to complete p.m. on MONDAY, 21st Novem conclusion, although, naturally. It plans for Indo-China with her material for a new book during her and dance notes as they enjoy the will be possible for the British, mother, Mrs. R. Springweller. The travels in the next four months.
new Grill and it's menu. Lots of
You want peace. As a trained The "Della" with the serumptious Germans and Japanese to effect two of them are travelling to meet
business man, you desire it because certain amount of disruption papa, who is connected with the Captain B. B. Collins at the heimsuccess for you!
A very serious young gentleman trade can only thrive in a state China National Aviation Corpora-arrived at 5 pm, on Saturday with and damage.
First-hand reports on the fall of tion and working in North China. no passengers but a large batch of connected with Jardine, Matheson of peace. Since the Czech question
Gay and excited about their mall and freight.
and Co., Ltd., Mr. H. D. M. Barton menaced peace in Europe. it be- which Japan is carrying through came down from Shanghat. We came a vital British interest to in China. It differs deeply in pur- Canton show that due weight was not given to the principal factur proposed air journey were Mr. and V. Victoris
are sure be will be more than solve it peacefully. A peaceful solu- pose from the Opium Wars and In the loss..and thus Mrs, F. Wilhelm and their young,
tion was possible in one of two other alien assaults on China since CANTON'S over-emphasized the daugther Miss N. Wilhelm. A trip THE DARB OF THE LLOYD Tries-welcome here.
And there was Mr. T. L Kregczy, ways: Submit to Herr Hitler and Britain first began to modify the FALL
possibillies of treach-from Shanghal and the visit here! tino Line, the "Victoria" came
historic environment in the midst State or or "collapse of were all highly interesting- and in from Shanghai at 8 am, on of Siemens Company. Shanghal. dismember the Czech
hurried off the boat and stand up to him with Soviet Rus-ot which the Chinese People have morale."
The central reason for they were looking forward to thelz | Saturday.
sia at the side of Britain and lived and worked during more than from the Peross the bay. Welcome! Smiling at friends
millenarian four the fall of Canton-or at least for call in Hanol.
France. You preferred not to have the rapidity of its fall-is of con- Mr. R. B. Landis and Mr. M. W. ship's rail were Mr. and Mrs. Vic-Terukuni Maru
Soviet Russia at your side. But Opium Wars created, in the shape siderable significance:-
P. Parlesky who were other passen-tor White, of Shanghai. They are
territorial ge.s appeared grumpy, sleepy and down to see the horse: run and OFF FOR JAPAN after a call of your choice involved something of Hongkong, the Treaty Forts and
to their many {ends Say hello THE CHINESE HAD BASED their anxious to be off.
a few hours went this com- graver than the dismemberment of a Extraterritoriality, the
In the centre of and political bases of the structure entire defence strategy, so far Imperial Airways.
neze. The business of owning ahdfortable and up-to-date Japanese small Power
of foreign trade in China. Canton was concerned, upon
training horses for the track en-boat on Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. "A. MacGregor the assumption-backed with what OF LATE. WE HAVE NOT men-gages this gentleman's interest.
were headed for a visit in Shang- ceemed to be hard and fast in- tloned the comings and goings Good luck! formation from British and Japan-or this company's aircraft. But Visiting the Colony for their first haj and cse sources that the Invaders they have been dashing in and out time are Dr. and Mrs. Edward Birt, shortly.
For three hundred years British purpose is the extinction of China would not dare, and the British of Kat Tak, a Sit handicapped who will spend a few days here and Mr. K. Von Graffen was another statesmanship
has opposed the as a member of the modern sys- would not permit, a landing very with only two planes, but keeping then proceed to Haiphong
passenger for Shanghai and Mr. E. domination of Continental Europe tem of nations and her incorpora- near to Hongkong. It seems in well on time.
Mr. Emile Landau returned on. Brunner departed for Kobe. by any one Power. To sustain this tion within the Japanese Empire: deed that for a considerable period
On Saturday the Delphinus" the "Victoria" from a very short The latter is keenly interested in opposition, English treasure has China is to share the fate of Korea. this really was the situation: and landed at Kai Tak at 4 p.m.. the call at Shanghai. Three days and history and is making a study of been spent and Englishmen have "Henceforth, the that fears of complications" with pilot being Capt. Joe Davies. three nights of galavanting just the
and their fought and died. You have since wrote Marshal Petain not long be- British prevented such
Arriving on the same plane with "bout finished him, he reports. The poople to be presented in book realised this major consequence of fore the Japanese onset last year. have "appears in its entire fullness and landing being carried out.
a huge grey box and a rather cold main reason for his visit to the form, styled in a fictional and his Munich: and therefore you Chinese had, therefore, concen-stars on his face was Mr. G. W. north was to secure three musi- torical story.
not only to continue but vastly to cruel distinctness it is no longer trated their main forces in the Bird, another Imperial Airways' clans to furnish musical enter- Commencing in the new year, the increase the scale and magnitude the destruction of an army but of This dictum of the a nation." of Swatow. assuming
large passenger vessels of the of British rearmament. direction
NYK Line will be coming in our;
I fear that British rearmament. great Captain is confirmed by your that the point at which the land- "ing actually was made was, as it
harbouring. That is good news for even with French rearmament, can recognition of Signor Mussolini's - were, "neutralized" by the British.
never master Nazi war-power espe- work in Abyssinia.
The cially if the latter is reinforced by
time envisaged. by Empress of Asia
Fascist war-power in Europe and must come but, without some external help," the FRIDAY, 8.30 AM. in came this Japanese war-power in Asta. You immediate
of the China comfortable Canadian Pacine cannot do it without the assistance "governmen““
10 assist aleamer from Shanghal Not over-of Soviet war-power. Even Ameri- which "you promise
be 2 Japanese organ: flowing with passengers but plenty can, wir-power could not be a sub-will of interesting and plee people stitute for Soviet war-power if Cel- masked in the long gowns of pup.
nese man-power and material re- pet Chinese and "Its people" wil
B. H. C. HALLOWES,
Hon. Secretary
CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE. THE TWENTIETH OR- DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Head Office of the
Company, St. George's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY, 21st December, 1938, at 12 o'clock (Noon), for the purpose of re- ceiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the financial year ended 30th September, 1938, and electing Directors and Auditors.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS AND REGISTER OF SHARE- HOLDERS will be closed from Friday, 25th November, 1938,
to Wednesday, 21st December, 1938, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Secretary.
NOEL BRAGA.
Hong Kong. 8th Nov., 1938.
1954
THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated in Queensland).-
Notice of Declaration of Third Interim Dividend.
NOTICE is hereby given that a Third Interim Dividend of five pence per share for the Bnancial year ending 31st. March, 1939.
has been declared by the Direc. turs of the Company in Brisbane, payable on 15th December, 1938 to Shareholders on the Registers
at Brisbane and Singapore, on 14th December, 1938.
NOTICE is also hereby given that the Singapore Transler Re
closed from gisters will be
December, to Thursday, 8th Wednesday, 14th December, 1938, both days inclusive, for the preparation of Dividend War rants.
By Order of the Board;
DERRICK & CO., Chartered Accountants,
Local Secretaries.
Hongkong Bank Chambers, SINGAPORE, 12th Nov., 1938,
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CHINA WILL NOT SURRENDER
HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 20th, 1938.
There are two verslons of what finally changed the situation: one is that the British Government, in pursuit of the general policy of support for the Japanese alms, THERE are quite a number of people who foster the idea that, with subsequently outlined by the Prime the fall of Canton, Hankow and now Changsha, the time has Minister. Mr. Neville Chamberlain. come for China to confess her inability to continue any further her actually informed the
war of resistance against the Japanese. Others hold, the opinion that, even though China may be able to go on Indefinitely, the suf- Japanese, in response TWO
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to queries, that there VERSIONSfering and misery caused the masses by the Japanese air ralds and would be no objec
bombardments are reason enough to throw in the towel as it were, tion" to a landing at a point near; and bring to an end a war which has brought so much havoc in its
wake, Hongkong.
Fortunately for China, however, such people are in the minority THE OTHER is that, following the for the greater part of the population feel that this war must and overwhelming Axis victory at will go on until every single invader is driven from the shores of Munich, the Japanese felt them- China. The civilian part of the Chinese population feel more strong- selves and their allies strongly than those entrusted with the defence of the country that China enough to risk any "complications" will not and shall not stop the war of resistance and to this end that might ensue in the certainty they have helped in every material way possible to make the lot of that the British Government would the fighting forces an easier one.
be neither willing no-since it was In this particular direction. a special word of praise must be said evidently rejecting its only possible for the women and children of China who take their misfortunes allies in the Far East-able "to do with a stole calm and this. perhaps more than anything else, is caus- anything about it,"
ing the Japanese the greatest, annoyance.
us all.
Europe.
BRITISH EXTERNAL SECURITY
You have endangered the historic
MEANING OF THE INVASION But the present war of invasion expect to be relumming basis of British external security is a totalitarian operation whose
various countries
aboard.
end
of War."
you
To enjoy a vacation, ne prays,; sources should be under the contro! be the slaves, politically and econo.. carne Mr. Eric Mayell, well-known and mobilization of Militarist Japani [mically, of a Great Power whose Fox Movietone photog. apher. Down as a result of Anglo-American soul is feudal but with hands, war- from Shanghai on the Empress he abandonment of China in her une-stained hands grasping the modern » was greeted by the Mrs.. just out qual conflict with the Great Power and scientific means of satisfying trom San Francisco. It was that is tearing at her very vitals. appetites and ambitions which are Joyous reunion after
Biteen This is not an idle possibilty: ita denial of the international order months.
might be a certainty should des- for which England' stands. To en-
such
a
Mr. Mayell was on the spot in pair replace courage in the heart visage financing the rehabilitation
of re-equipment Hankow for the past couple or of a China betrayed by the West and months and repo.ts newsreels or on whose pledged words she turned "China, its government and it I must not be mis-people" must "mean that Britain great interest regarding the hap for security:
understood. I indicate a possible was looking to lend money to penings in that city lately.
The nice Mr. G. E. Costello, Gen Consequence of the complete betra-Japan to enable her to complete eral Passinger Agent for Canadian yal of China by the democracies her domination of China.” Pacific, came back from a short visit to Shnghal. He, too, joins the Commuter Club of the Colony. Welcome!
The fact that "The Times" (or:
Here in Hongkong we have many examples of the fine way in "Clivedener Neueste Nachrichten,"
which the ladies of China are exerting their every effort to help the as it is called by unkind critics) wounded soldiers and those affected by the war-refugees who have went out of its way haughtily to lost their all through the ruthlessness of the Japanese forces. The deny any connexion between invaders have stopped at nothing to gain even on inch of ground- events at Munich and events at not even at mowing down innocent ron-combatants.
Two members of one of the relief, organisations made a tour of the Far Eastern end of the Axis may, of course. "be interpreted the island, and Kowloon on Friday, buying up all the cotton quilts several ways.
available in order that these may be sent to the refugee zones and war hospitals and it is in work like this that the civilians, who other- wise would appear to be doing nothing at all, are helping so splen-hearth for the
Returning to their many friends, business and the general goinga- on. where they have indeed been missed, arrived Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Edmondsten of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation who have been visiting the home
past months.
Up to the moment of writing "no information" is available at the Foreign Office as to what, didly to make China's lot a less miserable one in this, the most try-Greetings!
anything, 18 being ing period of her history.
"Dan Cupid" brought a delight- SHANGHAI done about the
And what of Japan? What has the been doing since the three frul present to Mr Clerk Lee of the British business com- big cities fell? For one thing, the spokesmen from Tokyo have made BRITAIN'S
munity at Shanghas repeated overtures about co-operation with China, the idea being to PROTEST
which cabled its pro build up a New China. It 15 not unnatural that these suggestions test to the Whitehall against the found favour with certain people but here again the large majority Far Eastern policy expressed in Mr.is irm in the attitude to have nothing at all to do with Japan or Chamberlain's recent speech. The the Japanese. only activity to date is some con-
Associated Press when his fiance Princess L, Kawananakoa arrived from Honolulu aboard the Empress 1of Asia. No definite date has been announced for the marriage, However, may we wish you all the
These spokesmen go so far as to say that "the Japanese Govern-
besti
siderable deprecating and deplorment will provide guarantees that once peace is restored further ing by the best people of the conflicts shall not arise. but China must relinquish all anti-Japanese
ideas.
plication of the phrase smug "to the Prime Minis- complacency
The bold type is our own but why should China not be anti- ter's address, as being in the worst possible taste, and just that sort of Japanese if she so desires? She has all the reasons in the world to thing that is very definitely not be anti-Japanese, for have not the invaders brought havoc and de-
struction to the country for no reason at all? helpful" to Sir Horace Wilson.
Mr. G. T. Krainakov slipped into town on the Empresa, another news photographer, thought he was going
IN BETWEEN THE VALLEY RACES
PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN at the Eleventh Exira Race meeting at the Valley on Saturday afternoon. (Photo by Lelca).
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to get by us! You should know Line, goes on a business call to
It will not be for long. better. Though we have not been Manila.
Manila Bound
COLONY'S FILM FUTURE Whether Hongkong has become
able to find out why, and for how. The American missionary, Dr. long you will be among us, it is French Oliver, after several weeks welcome!
of lecturing here will continue in the film capital of 'Asia, supplant- the southern olty. He enjoyed his ing Shanghai is still a matter of visit and the people in the Colony, doubt, but the fact that the United Artist's masterpiece, "Adventures of Marco Polo," had its China Captain C.-L. Edwards RN. premiere in the Colony, might in- said he last but not dicate the cinema's growth there. mlled and
"North the
China Daily was going to "give says least and Manila the once-over" too.
It is exceedingly consistent with the Japanese mentality to even dare suggest such a thing as 'co-operation when all they deserve is For the theft of a quantity of the hatred of an offended people. But the Japanese are a queer race hardwood from the Royal Engineers with queer ideas of their own, so queer that they alone understand Store in Queen's Road East, Chan what they are playing at or what they expect from the rest of the EIGHT P.M. THREE white blasts and hopes to be here again, Yu-chi was sentenced three world.
one thing is certain though. If Jayan persists with her present months hard labour by Mr. RAD. Forrest at Central. Magistracy on methods, she will probably get something she does not expect and Saturday.
that, perhaps, may not be so queer to them after all!
to
and the Empress of Asia was away for Manila but with few travellers from out portat
Mr. J. Witkamp, of the Java
News,"