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ADVERTISEMENTS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
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FOR
R.
SALE
AT SHANGHAI
As And Where She Now Liés
HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S RIVER GUNBOAT
"BEE"
Length-230 feet Breadth-36 feet " Draught 4 feet Nominal
tons
Displacement 600
Hull Plating Mind Steel Boilers Two Yarrow 3 Druni
Water Tube, Working pres sure 235 lbs/sq. inch. Engines -Two sets Triple Ex- pansion each giving 1,000 h.p. at 300 r.p.m. Propellers--Two 3-bladed Bull's metal. Diameter 5'6", Pitch 7.
Permits to inspect may be obtain ed from the Engineer Officer, Yangise, British Naval Office, Shanghai.
CONDITIONS OF SALE. Hull to be completely demol lished At Shanghai to the satisfaction of the British Com mander-in-Chief within four montiis from date of sale, and to be open to the inspection of the Commander-in-Chief or his "re- "presentative until work of demo- lition is complete.
Purchaser to furnish a joint and several bend with two suretics, satisfactory to the British. Commander in Chief guaranteeing these conditions of sale. The amount of the bond to be equiva lent to the purchase price.
Forms of tender can be obtained from the Naval Storė Officer, H. M. Naval Yard, Hong Kong
or from the Engineer Officer. Yangtse.
Tenders should be addressed to the Engineer Officer, Yangtse, British Naval Office, H.B.M Consulate Genral, SHANGHAI
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STANLEY.
EDITORIAL"
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1938.
| CORRESPONDENCE IN BETWEEN RACES at the VALLEY | PRINCE KONOYE
CHORLEYWOOD AND
CHINA
[To the Editor, “The Hongkong Dally Press")
Sir.-Not 3 mere casual con- calernation of "Cs," but a con-
geries of living links has been forged between Hongkong and this p.etty West Herts village-half for London business dormitory
The New Term for the Middle School and 'the Preparatory
3rd. School begins Jan.
En trance Examination on Jan, 2nd at 9 a.m.
For Prospectus apply to Fung Man Sul, Esq., oren, and half a haven of rest for
retired folk, Chan Lim Pak, Esq., Messrs. H. Wicking, Prince's Building, (Tel. 30241), or to the College.
2050
In chronological order, Captain. V. A. Lawford R.N.., retired, hest with his wife and family" some years ago, and is fond of recalling the days when he was the lively young acretary to the Commodore of Hongkong in the gay 'nineties: he is now the energetic President of the local British Legion Branch.
PICTURE TAKEN at the thirteenth extra race meeting at the Valley. (Photo by Lelen).
Mrs. Lawford is President of the NAVAL OFFICER
BIRTHIS
LUEDERS.--On December 20, 1938, In Fanchow, to Mr. and Mrs. A.
active women's section. The H. Lucciers, a daughter.
Branch has won the County Shield HILL-On December 21. 1938. atve times-this year the writer of
the Country Hospital, Shang-
these notes had the honour of re- hal, to Mr. and Mrs A. S. Heelving it. Jointly with the Wig-
a son.
DEATHS
KNUDSEN -On December 18, 1938 at Shanghai Alice Emily ager 54 years, wife of Augustus F. Knudsen.
LARSEN On December 13. 1938.
ginton Branch, which tied with us) at the annual county meeting.
The Benevolent Committee of the Branch has raised over £1,200 in thirteen years for the sick and dis- abled local ex-service men and their families.
The writer and his wife cast anchor here nine years ago, and have kept in touch with Hongkong through the Victoria Diocesan Association, of whose magazine the writer has been joint editor for many years, and their friend still the East. Mrs. Bowley is Pre- sident and originator of a very live branch of the National Coun-
at Blyth Hospital, Wenchow, A. M. Larsen, of Tonsberg. Nori way. Burled in Wenchow on December 20, 1938.
URINGKMAN.--On December 21, 1938. at the Russian Orthodox Hospital. Shanghai, Eugene Kad Binckman, aged 82 years, husband of Mrs. E. V. Brinck-ell of Women. -
nan.
13, KENNARD DAVIS-On Dec.
1932, al Craythorne. Tenter- den. Kent, Leonard Kennard Davis, J.P. In his 70th year.
The Daily Press.
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Editorial and Business Office: 15-19, Queen's Road. Central, Tel. 30251.
Night Editor (Wanchal Omce):
Tel. 24511.
London Omce: 53, Fleet Street
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HONGKONG, DECEMBER 28, 1938.
Envelopes should be marked BETTER OUTLOOK
noutside TENDER FOR BEE" and must be demosited by NOON 14th January, 1939.
All tenders to be made in Pounds Sterling and a deposit of £300 (Three hundred Pounds) must accompany same. Ou acceptance of tender buyer to pay balance and take delivery within 3 weeks. All charges to be for -account of buyer from day follow
ing acceptance of tender,
The vessel is offered for sale
NE
IN AMERICA
JEW YORK MESSAGES report a
marked revival of
confidence. Business activity has teen stimu
iated no doubt by the prospect of heavy expenditure on armaments: but the main cause at the im provement in feeling seems to be the keener sense of national unity
action to recent developments in Europe, t
which has been the American re-
SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, the all- in the belief that the above the November elections. Opponents absorbing topic of interest was particulars are correct" but their of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. correctness is not guaranteed.
both in his own Democratic Party No claim for compensation or any
MAIN allowance will be entertained OBSTACLE from the purchaser on account o'
inv
TO
and among the Re- publicans. had been encouraged by the failure of his at-
neither will any responsibility bemocratic candidates of men
the selection as De- who accepted for defects that now or
obstructed his may hereafter exist in the hal! and machinery of the vessel,
errors or mis-description: RECOVERY tempts to prevent
2015
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
:
Recently Mrs. Curtw ight, widow of your editor from 1914 to 1925. has added another link by coming to live here. In addition, there are Mr. and Mrs. Stewart (of Jardine's and Capt. C. E. Stuart, R.N.R. and Mrs: Stuart. daughter of Sir Wil Ham and Lady Goodman,
Sir Cecil and Lady Clementi are not far away at Holmer Green; Mrs. Holyoak at Amersham, Dr Francis Clark (formerly M.O.H.. Hongkong, and Mr. H. E. Oakley (brother of Lady Pofleck) at Berk- ramsted, twelve miles away, ada te the links, whilst three omcers in HM.S. Eagle hall from here. Une of them. Lleut. Cardew. married Sir Henry Wood's daughter in Hongkong not long ago.
The air service has brought us closer st to the Island of Fra- grant Streams, which we often pine to revisit.
F. B. L BOWLEY. Chorleywood, Dec. 14.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
The engagement of Miss Yvonne Yeurig Sau-king. the well-known swimming champion. to Mr.
B. L Tao, the popular, jockey, was announced at a reception held In the Roof Garden of the Hong- kong Hotel yesterday afternoon. They will be married in February
and will reside in Hongkong.
Miss Yeung, second daughter of Mr. C, H. Yeung. was attired in a
and carried a small bouquet of costume of white chiffon velvet
white chrysanthemums at her, en- Bagement tea, where she received the felicitations of her many friends and relatiatives.
desire on both sides to call a truce in internal quarrels even where a permanent settlement is difficult to find.
had consistently polleies. Everything pointed to an intensification of the feud between
All causes have not been climi- nated. The two camps of organis- "big business" and the Adminis- tretion. which has long oden the
ed labour, the American Federa- main obstacle to recovery in the
tion of Labour and the Committee of Industrial Organisation, con- United States.
tinue to fight one another for con- !AS SOON, however, as there ap- trol of the movement. No com
peared an imminent danger of promise has yet been reached over war in Europe, the internal pollti- the demand of the railway com- cal struggle become a secondary
panies for a reduction in wages. consideration Public opinion ral- There are disputes over hours of lied round the President in his work in the motor industry and efforts to preserve peace, and in unrest among the longshoremen of his simultaneous determination to the Pacific Coast, but there is a set to work without delay to make
destre everywhere to get together behind the President.
FALLS OUT OF
TRAIN TO DIE
CAPT. · FITZROY AND THE PRESS
Capt FitzRoy. Speaker of the The Coroner at the Chelms-
House of Commons, declared that ford (Essex) inquest on the
to form a judgment from news- naval officer found unicon-
papers was a "cheap and nasty scious on the railway near
way. He was opening a new school Witham, said that the suk-
hall at Brackley, Northamptonshire. gestion of suicide · could be
"In these days of the cheap ruled out. He returned A
Press," he said.""I think that one verdict of accidental death.
of the great dangers to the modern The officer. Lieutenant Guy State is for the population to take Bertram Streatfield Slater, 31, of their ideas from what they read H.M.S. Ganges, fell out of a train in the newspapers. the day after 'attending his This is a cheap and nasty way flancee's birthday party and of forming a judgment en anything. within a few days of his wedding. The great danger is that people "I think." the Coroner said, I should be turned out by mass the possibility is that Lieutenant production without soul and with- Slater had been asleep in the out mind. like sausages train, and waking up and being machine." mentally confused after the ex- The State citement of the evening he felt in progressively and need of air and went to the win-education dow."
Air Vice-Marshal A. E. Borton, of Chevency. Yeiding. Kent, the officer's stepfather, såld Slater was fine athlete, but last year had a recurrence of dysentery. contract ed in China, and since then was Hlable td become abnormally tired. He also suffered from occasional attacks of sickness. He was ab- solutely abstemious,
Was
"
FLOGS
A DEAD HORSE
WORLD PRESS COMMENTS upon the statement of the policy: of the Japanese Government with reference to China which was made by Prince Kanoye. the Japanese Prime Minister, shew un- nuimity by directing attention to the determination of Japan to re- duce China to colonial status, and the Chinese people to be subjects of the Japanese Emperor."
Special attention is called to the means by which this will be done if China were to lay down her arms and accept a dishonour- able peace for the sake of appeasement.”
The main features of the Japanese pronouncement follow the lines to which the Chinese Government have become accustomed. ' They are demands for political, economie and military infringement st China's sovereignty. And while the actual demand for territory or war indemnity is absent, the demands take care of those old fashion- ed elements in a new totalitarian manner.
The demands are first, exter-, not clear put the Chinese Foreign mination of the anti-Japanese Omce denied that any such agree- Kuomintang: second, all territory ment in principle had been con- in China to be open to Japanese veyed. It was further stated that for residence and commercial ac- points mentioned by Hirota for tivities: third, special economic consideration were "too vague in facilities to be granted to Japan for their phraseology to serve as a sub-. exploitation of North China and ject for useful discussion."" Inner Mongolia; fourth. China to But upon a statement by Hirota recognise Marichukuo; Arth, China that Japan's fundamental policy to join the anti-Comintern Pact vis-a-vis China was non-menace and co-operate with the Fascist and non-aggression, the Chinese bloc of aggressive Powers, Japan. Government entered into negotia- Mongolia to be Germany and Italy; sixth. Inner tons with a hope of restoring re- I lations to nor- designated a
malcy. The Jap- munist area: special anti-Com-
seventh. Japan-
BY PERCY CHEN
anese method of restoring n'or- maley was to in-
ese troops to be stationed at speci-vade China in 1937. fied points in China.
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In Chinese Nationalist circles This is not the first time that Konoye's speech is interpreted to Japan has presented these seven indicate that Japan is still Axed in fundamental points of her pro- her determination "to subjugate. gramme for the subjugation of China. Some foreign newspapers China. The Walchiaopu spokesman have said that the omission of the from Chungking has aptly stated name of Chiang Kai-shek from the that "they are the 21 demands over declaration may have some signi- again and they are twenty-three ficance. from
spending liberally on 50 that people might have the advantage of reading good literature to help them think for themselves..
'GREAT, RESPONSIBILITY
Canon Alexander, preaching at St. Paul's Cathedral, said that the Individual journalist, and the Press than at any previous period to the as a whole, were now more exposed
Derits and temptations of
tionalism.
sensa-
"WE WERE HAPPY"
In critical and delicate thes newspapers had a great respon- The Coroner said Miss Patriciability, for not only were they very Adams, Slater's fiancee, was the widely read at such times, but last person to see him alive. She many people had a pathetic faith
had made a statement in which she said:-
We were both very hapng. but on the evening of Decem- ber 6 when I saw him off by " train, he appeared to be very tired and said he would get some sleep in the train.
"He missed the 10.35 from Liver- pool Street, on which his friends were travelling, and caught an excursion train. He WAS sleepy and tired.. He was a tem- perate man."
that whatever they W in print was true The liberty of the Press was bought too dearly if the price of it were truth,
ITALY AND KING ALEXANDER
years too late."
It is felt in Nationalist circles Between 1935 and 1937 they that the use of the term "anti- appeared time and time again
Japanese Kuomintang" is signi- as different variations of the
fcant. The Japanese perhaps be- Three Point Programme of
lieve that they, will be able to create Hirota, former Foreign Minis-
la pro-Japanese Kuomintang based ter of Japan.
upon the spirit of Renaissance And in order to ascertain" which which is sweeping China and place of the seven formed the Three it under the leadership of Wang Point Programme the Chinese Wal-Ke Min or someone else of that chlopu entered into lorg and tribe. unending negotiations during 1936 and 1937.
Looking back over the files, of those eventful years we find that at the session of the Diet In Janu ary 1936, Mr. K. Hirota was report ed to have announced that China
had accepted his famous Three Points in principle.
The Kuomintang is the Chinese Revolutionary Party. It is the Vanguard of the Chinese People. under his leadership all Comrades Its leader is Chiang Kai-shek, and are united in this Holy War against Japan.
የነ
•
At that time.
The declaration of Prince Konoye they were reported to have been:-
must be taken in its relation to the (1) Positive aid by Nanking to efforts of the Japanese to call a a scheme to place relations belt to the disastrous war into between the two countries on which they threw themselves. The peace terms are not so much
a firm and amicable basis;
(2) A formula for co-operation addressed to the Chinese Govern- between China, Japan and ment as to the Puppets in Peiping Manchukuo in the develop-Nanking and Hankow. And as the ment of North China; and terms have been rejected many (3) A programme for a common
times before the Japanese have front among China, Japan little hope that they will be ac- and Manchukuo aiming at cepted now that we have taken up the prevention of the spread arms and are in a position to take of Communism in Asia.
the initiative to persecute the war Whether Koki Hirota was de- to our likes.. King Alexander of Jugoslavia at ceiving his own people or not 18
very Blamed For Murder
In New Book
B.B.C. ANNOUNCERS DREADFULLY
DULL
Mr. Lewis Casson, the producer.
addressing the conference of the British Drama League at Bourne- mouth
recently. described the
B. B. C. announcer as "the typical, dreadfully dull English speaker."
The theory that the murder of
Marseilles in 1934 was part of an Italian plan preparatory to the attack on Abyssinia is advanced in Graham, published recently.. a biography of the King by Stephen
Sell, 21s 6d".
tial help" from Queen Marle and Mr. Graham, according to his publishers, has received "influen-.
the Regents of Jugoslavia, who have supplied personal and secret
(TO BE CONTINUED)
IN PALESTINE
Gold-diggers MORE OUTRAGES Of Malaya Have Secret Language
well as from That the "camphor, seekers of
"Speaking Is being hopelessly. neglected on the modern stage,! because there is not the time to information, as deal with it," he said. "Our Eng-various prominent Jugoslav states- Malaya are a sect, keeping them lish speech is becoming duller and men
selves very much to themselves".. He contends that the outrage, and that "the way in which they duller
"It is so dull" now, so flat, so for reasons of policy, was misre- converse when they are together mere isolated act is not at all intelligible to others" tuneless, that we dare not put presented as a people on the stage in Elizabethan of Croat terrorism, both at the is the interesting suggestion made costume because they would fook trial of the assassins and in the by the anonymous author of an so absurd and, talking as they do, proceedings at Geneva. He sug- article on "Secret Languages" ap- it would be so impossible. we gesta that Signor Mussolini may pearing in the "Nottingham Week- therefore, have to dress them in have been informed of the attempt ly Guardian." modern dress."
before it was made. Seconding a
"What," asked Mr. Graham, "did the progress in the National Italy envisage as the result of the Theatre scheme and calling on murder?" "Separatism and chaoa," all amateur dramatic societies to is his reply,
motion welcoming
British Bank Chief Reported Captured
JEWISH CARPENTER SHOT DEAD
Jerusalem. Dec. 27..
named A Jewish carpenter Jacob Sliber was fatally shot by an unknown Arab gunman at Jerusalem yesterday.
Mr. Edward Keith-Roach, Dis- trict Commissioner at Jerusalem, He adds that "among the Ma-was the first to reach the scene
his lays, too, those who dig for gold of the outrage.
car artly.. have their own secret tonguẹ” ¡ing at the spot two minutes after- and suggests that "perhaps this the attack. The gunman had is just as well, considering that, already · disappeared and Mr.
Hungary. New terms, omitting all accusation against Italy. were framed.
Arabs are believed to have captured British bank manager, Mr. Louis Le Bon- An rier. In the afternoon, Alr Force armoured car patrol
op found his car abandoned the road from Jerusalem to Jericho.-Reuter,
Mive It their full support. Mr. “Italy considered she would then in view of their occupation. their Keith Roach took Silber to bos- Casson said that he looked on the be free from the embarrassment of talk should not be too easily un-pital National Theatre as an organisa, a hostile neighbour. The event derstood by eavesdroppers!"! "NOTICE IS HEREBY
on for making an economic pro-, has to be taken in conjunction GIVEN that the Certificate
position of putting on plays solely with Italy's Imperial policy. She 6/NS.4430 dated Hongkong, 18th the United States strong enough to
for their, artistic merits.
Intended going into, Abyssinia.” People nowadays went to the January, 1936 for Sixty shares protect democracy in the New
BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE An outstanding example of this theatre chiedy to see a play be-
The conclusion of the book is "Laval seemed to be pleased and of this Bank numbered 95407) World from any possible attack. new spirit is. the peace which is
cause it had been labelled
that Jugoslavia's foreign policy was said that they must at once find 95466 inclusive registered in the AS THE FEELING GREW that being patched up between the Ad- success on the first night and not sharply twisted away from the Mr. Eden. But it was reported name of Mr. Vivian Geoffrey
*American security from aggres-ministration and the public utility always because they liked it. They democracies by the King's death, that Eden was out playing golf. ARAB ASSASSINATED Smyth has been Lost or Stolen.
sion could only be preserved by companies. So much progress has had to see successes because it and by the subsequent attitudes Lavel resolved upon a bold move.
Jerusalem, Dec. 7. and should this certificate not be country turned again to its Presi
strength and vigilance, the whole been made in this that there is was necessary for them to be able taken up by France and Great
Without 'consulting the British Despite the fact that an unom- expectation of an early to talk about them produced to the Bank before the dent for guidance and leadership. THE
at dinner Britain at Geneva, where they de- delegate, he would go direct to the sial truce had been declared in resumption of the
parties ac-
liberately made Hungary the Italians, who, in his bellef, held Palestine during Christmas, news 14th January, 1939, a new certi In the opinion of cool observers, NEW tivity of the power
scapegoat to avoid giving offence control of the situation."
reuched here last night sta ficate for the shares will be his personal ascendancy to-day is, SPIRIT plants in expansion and Det.-Insp. Charles Garrett, for to Italy.
Baron Alold agreed, and the further series of incidents. only comparable to that which he exercised in the early days of his been held up by political fears for ment at Scotland Yard, is retiring: M. Jevtitch, the Jugoslav Foreign
re-equipment, which has 25 years in the finger-print depart- Bome indecision on the part of | Hungarians, after - further,' modi- Much consternation has been life in the White House. Now that the past five years. No develop-He entered the Metropolitan Police Minister,
fications of the case, against them, caused by the report of the who accompanied the acquiesced. They had received re-assassination of Assen Nashashibi, assurances from Italy that no un-well-known Arab who is Cousin toward consequences would follow of the leader of the Arah oppnal-
The result was a verdict by the tión party which is seeking to League Council which bitterly dis- come to an understanding aith appointed Jugoslavia. -
England "The conviction grow that, had In Jerusalem a British police Jugoslavia been allied with Ger- constable was shot dead many instead of France she would Clasher also occurred in Haifa have had stronger backing." and Nazareth.-Transocean; '
Issued, and the aforesaid Certi ficate No. 6/NS.4430 will be thereafter treated by this Cor poration as Nult and Void,
By Order of the Court of Directors;
M. GRAYBURN,
t
and business.
he is once again the man of the ment could give a stronger and as a constable 26 years ago, and King on the fatal journey, and who hour, the accepted leader of the more healthy impetus to industry has since become known to mem, presented his country's case at whole nation in every-
bers of the police forces of almost Geneva, gave M. Laval, according thing which concerns ex- DESIRE It is long since the outlook in
every country in the world as to Mr. Graham, an opportunity to ternal relations, there is FOR America was so encouraging. And "Darky of the Yard."
bring pressure on him to exclude little prospect of a suc- TRUCE a real recovery in the United Ald. James Crease, of Wickham Italy from the indictment of en- cessful revolt against
States would be a welcome tonic to road, Beckenham, Kent. has com-couraging the Croat terrorist or President Roosevelt's authority. business and a real contribution to pleted 40 years of public service in ganisations, which for some time 2081 Instead, there 13 ED Increasing peace in every part of the world. the district.
had flourished both in Italy and
Chief Manager.