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By Order of the Board of Directors,
Considering the pros and cons of their choice at the Fanling Races at Kwanti. (Photo by
Leica).
GENERALISSIMO
THANKED
EDITORIAL
CORRESPONDENCETM
A CHALLENGE TO THE STATUS QUO
[To the Editor, "The Hongkong Daily Press"]
i
Another couple of punters, dis- cuss prospects at the Fanling Race meeting. (Photo
Leica).
by
Naval Exercises Off Singapore
Sir,-To- a groaning Creation- to a bewildered Humanity—to all. Peoples and Nationa trembling in an atmosphere, of fear and menace-What does it matter else what" you, cr. I, or anybody think? We want to know, the Status Quo, ordained by its Crea- tor for Humanity, that will bring "Peace upon earth and maintain
We and goodwill among men." are entitled, to know-we are de- we Will termined, to know-and have no further postponement. of this universal human interest.
Humanity is no longer content CHUNGKING. Mar 20 (Central)
to be the shuttlecock of vested Ecclesinsti- Lord Cecil and M. Pierre Cot, Joint Interests, be they Presidents of the International cal, Political, or Social. Humani- Peace Campaign, have sent a tele-ty through
finds 113, now Generalissimo Chiang voice, and demands a great unt- 179 Kai-shek. thanking him for his veraal representative gathering. OFFICIAL LANDING
for the message of congratulations on the on the same lines and occasion of the meeting of the same cause, as that which Bijah To this as- General Council, at London. Gen-organized at Carmel
Ecclesiastical. eralissimo's message received very sembly,
Political great publicity in the European and Social Representatives shall press.
come; together with the "elect- ea Representatives of all family headships, to await superna
in God tural intervention world affairs, Humanity, no long- er dumb, upon this issue, shall DSO, of the flagship Norfolk" officially landed at Clifford Pier on
E. COCK, Chief Manager Hong Kong, 1st March, 1939.
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HONGKONG, MARch 21, 1939
GUERILLA WAR
gram
to
The telegram from Lord Cecil and M. Cot reads:"
"Deeply appreciate your message, which Was transmitted to the I.P.C.'s General Council. Thanking
you, the Council pledges its re-
At the public auction held at Messrs. Lammert Bros., yesterday,
valuable a
leasehold property
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BY C.I.C. Naval manoeuvres began ön Singapore on the morning of March 16 and were concinded on Friday, March 17.
TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1939.
DEVELOPMENTS AFTER FALL OF HANKOW
POLICY OF RUTHLESSNESS
BY JAPANESE
The Hawker Problem: A Pitiable Picture
With the Japanese in undisputed. possession of Hankow by Oct. 29, the feverish outlook of the pre- ceeding few days altered somewhat, and the city began to return to a state approaching normalcy. Shipping, however, remained tied up, and Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. announced in the press that both their river and coastal services were indefinitely suspended. Those foreigners who wit-fact that the authorities do, nessed the Japanese entry periodically, make an effort to- probably saw many incidents clear the streets and restore order,
is an encouraging sign and shows. of the ruthlessness of un-
that they have no intention of declared warfare, in the
rapitulating to the lawless element.. "mopping up campaign which succeeded the occupa-
tion itself.
"1
Even the foreign press, in spite of its efforts to be as neutral"and unblassed as possible, could not help commenting on what they in a saw and heard, although somewhat guarded manner, and His Excellency the Commander-with doubtless an eye on the Jap- in-Chier, East Indies Squadron,
Reading anese military censor. Admiral V. F. Somerville, C. between the lines, one can detect much that was left unsaid as the following from the "Central China' Post" of October 28, testifies
Admiral
!
Somerville
“Some'" complaints were
"St there is something to be said in extenuation of the charge against these 'gutter merchants Deprived of their former means of livelihood in the native city, and driven by dire necessity to the more fre- quented haunts of men in the hopes of earning an honest penny, they present a pitiable picture on these bitterly cold days."
WREST FOR A LIVING From 8-an, to 6 pm., these poor- creatures are on the streets endea- .' received youring to wrest « living from sales to people-refugees like them- during the day with regard to Jap- anese soldiers commandeering bicy cles, there being no rickshas running selves and who are to say the least alleged that there had been private on Hankow streets. It was also as destitute as they.
To the residents of the foreign killings (stel) in the native city.
areas the hawkers are an immiti- one case witnessed be a foreigner. Chinese soldiers was caught on a junk gated nuisance, and encroach and executed in rather a brutal way, on the pavement that it is almost It is a mystery why this policy is impossible to get out of one's own being followed: for to the foreign gate, and quite so to use the foot mind it tends to force those who have
(Italics mine).
EXPLOITATION BY HAWKERS
been unfortunately left behind in path." "Their noise is intolerable," uniform changing into ordinary wrote another foreigner, "as they clothes and augmenting the guerillas." (appear quité incapable of speaking in a lower tone than the tops of their voices, and they are not famed for gentle, low tones!!"
STILL IN BUSINESS Although the streets were twice
thorities" seem to be powerless area haunted by milling against these hawker hordes, for crowds of refugees, the hawkers on each occasion, there was a little exploited the situation.
.One of the first developments after the Japanese capture of the lty was the advent of the com mercial-minded itinerant. Every-
cial to a Carmel meeting before | Honour, Admiral Somerville was in- where in those sections of the for. cleared on December 31, the "au
earth
our
E. E. the Governor, Sir Shenton
destroyer "Decoy" were lying at the man-of-war' anchorage white
A reporter of the "Central China peace and quiet for about a quar- Post" thus described the scene water of an hour, but that was all- the hawkers returning in full force he saw it on October 29:
after each clearance. "On railings hang cuts of meat be
According to latest advices from ing offered for sale, while window ledges have been turned into counters Hankow, the itinerant merchant is on which are offered cigarettes, sweets indomitable, and is still in business and eggs. Along the gutters are the
Dislodged he may baskets of vegetable men who have on the street. come in from the country to sell their be temporarily, but he always For persis- produce at attractive profit."
milies and returns. The hawkers steadily In- tance and pluck, the Hankow haw creased in numbers, and, from
ker has his Hongkong brethreni some of the letters to the Edi-
beaten to a frazzlel tor in the Issues of the "Cen- tral China Post."- we have an excellent portrayal of a situa.... tion 'which soon became a pro- blem to be solved with the greatest difficulty.
UNFTT FÖR RESIDENCE
WOMEN GUERILLA
CORPS
LINHSIEN, KWANGTUNG, Mar,
rous
doubled efforts to secure effective it, makes an appeal to the Court March 14 when he was received by a military Guard of Honour fur- boycott and embargo, and ad- of highest jurisdiction, sn equate financial assistance to sup- mediate and direct application tonished by fity members of the 2nd Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders. port China's heroic struggle." " Its God, for His Divine interven-
He was met on arrival by H, E, The Council, it will be remem-tion and settlement, of all issues the General Officer Commanding bered, has already sent telegrams relative to the Altar
Troops," Malaya, Major General W. of thanks to Dr. T. V. Soong and Throne in human affairs.
G. 8. Dobble, the Commodore, Mr. Shao Li-tse, Presidents of the patient, plodding, burden-bear-
Malaya, Commodore T. B. Drew turns upon China Branch, and letters of appre- ing "Ass-populi" now ciation to many well-wishers, in- its heartless and cruel "Lords-and the Air Officer Commanding Far East, Air Vice-Marshall J. T. cluding Mr. Tseng Yang-fu, former Ecclesiastical," as did its proto-
Babington. mayor of Canton, and Mr. Y. H. type the Ass of Blaam üpon the
inspected Koo, president of the Student prophet, and upon its Balaks
the Guard of Honour which was ON ALL FRONTS Association of the National Cen-
Dictatorial oppression.
under the command of IA, R. L. M. tral University.
Universal Humanity, with
its Henderson, The drums and bag- unforgettable history of agony pipes of the Gordon Highlanders CHINA'S STRATEGY for the
second
and bloody sweat, demands the under the baton of Drum Major period of the PROPERTY AUCTION calling to account of these Trus Bruce was also in attendance. Sino-Japanese hostilities was
After inspecting the" Guard of decided upon at an important military conference held in
God. It is written "justice and troduced to the Colonial Secretary, eign Chungking, and army com- manders who attended were situated at Victoda, registered as Judgment are the habitations of S.S., Sir Alexander small, and Inland Lot No. 140 with the build-God's throne," therefore humant; heads of the civil departments and given specific instructions re-
by will hear of no refusal from members of the Military. Naval ing thereon known as" No. 9, garding the prosecution of
the and Air staffs. these age-long occupiers of Glenealy, was sold to Mr. Leong guerilla warfare, as well
Altar and the Throne in human
OFFICIAL VISITS as counter-measures against
affair. They, as. stewards, shall
Later in the morning Adoniral Japanese political and econo-
give an account of the misappro- priation, of The Chi-
the age-long trust Somerville returned visits to H E mic penetration.
Major General Dobble and Air Vice* funds of untold millions which nese are, from now on, to have penetrated deeply into the Human Family have entrust- Marshall J. T. Babington. take the initiative in a China's territory, but they ed to them for presentation te guerlila war оп all fronts cannot and will not break the the One God and Father of all Thomas, returned his call when against the invaders, who indomitable spirit
visit to the Flesh, for the inauguration and he got a personal have now penetrated far into Chinese people, who will con- maintenance of peace on
"Norfolk," flagship of the Com- mander-in-Chief of the East Indies | the interior of China and who tinue the struggle with and goodwill among men.
Squadron, on March, 14. will find that their mad ad-
determination "courage and
Who will dare challenge
The "Norfolk," **Manchester": venture will prove more and until the Japanese militarists statement, that it is high time (Capt. H. H. Bousfeld) and the more costly in both life and meet their Waterloo. A new for Humanity to present itself at China, united, and full of the this highest Court of Appeal. money as each day passes.
"the immediate and HUGE CHINESE forces are vigour of youth; is being built, namely
18 (Central)-Linhalen is max- ing preparations to give a already massed at certain a China that can never be direct," and subpoena these lords the other vessels which arrived in over Gods heritage to render their Singapore to take part in the exer- vantage points to start a wide conquered.
cises were anchored at the Naval account. Humanity demands
One letter to the presa states in ing send-off to a corps of 400 ย Base. encircling movement against
have part:
who “It does not require the women
completed CHINA'S FORMER tactics nalt in human affairs: A speci
BIG ASSEMBLY OF their enemy, while in Hopel differed little from those of ned time-namely, a fortnight
vision of a seer to realize that what their military training and WARSHIPS
leave for Shansi, Chahar and Suiyuan the Japanese.
was formerly Hankow's main shop-soon
Shlurwan and But she was in which God may be given the
Kwangtung to For the manoeuvres, there was a ping thoroughfare and residential other towns in and in the areas along the inferior to the enemy in opportunity of intervening super- Peiping-Hankow and Canton-armaments and, therefore, naturally. In this day of inter- big assembly of British naval ves-area is fast becoming unfit for res-undertake wartime work.
students, Composed " of Hankow Railways well co- suffered heavy losses.
still sels in Singapore. Drawn trom the pectable habitation or legitimate Ex-national dilemma, "stand
barbers and waitresses, women of God." China and East Indies squadrons, business." ordinated mobile warfare will perience has taught her that and see the salvation
800 be started.
defence is a weak method of Let it be proved by. Divine inter-these vessels, which consist of des- Despite the efforts of the "nu- others, the torps -numbered
vention, there 15. Опе God. troyers, and submarines, number thorities" to reduce their numbers, when it was formed in Canton Japanese landing She war. POSITIONALLY, China has conducting the
the hawkers gained more recruits prior to the humanity's God, Who is able and more than two dozens.
Upon the fall of been losing ground steadily.will, from now on, attack the willing to deliver Els Human On board the HMS. Norfolk was than ever, and, with a bravery at Bias Bay.
Kwang- Vast tracts of her territory Japanese when the latter do Family from its oppressors, and Vice Admiral J. F. Bomerville, worthy of a better cause, with Canton, it evacuated to nave been over-run. by not expect it. When her that it would be an utter im-commander-in-chief of the East stood every effort to dislodge them.ning and Its neighbourhood soldiers from the country now units are in the rear of the possibility for God to ignore this Indies squadron, while Vice Admiral Even although driven off at the the West River, known as." World Enemy No. enemy and are independent, universal appeal, ar slight this Sir Percy Noble, Commander-in-point of the bayonet, "they would! The corps was then placed un- 1": many unce-prosperous they will utilize their advan-Carmel-gathering. Let then, every Chuler of the China station was on await their chance to return, and der the command of the
headship. from cities and towns have been tage, resulting from
their family
then would take up their quarters River Guerilla. Headquarters, and every board, the. HMS. Kent.
The aircraft carrier Eagle and at the old stand" more determined underwent training in guerilla tac. reduced to ruins; hundreds of freedom of manoeuvre, to comer of the earth; take part in
practice this ballot. Every family head-HMS. Medway with her brood of than
resist, further tics, taking field thousands of her most strike.
onslaughts. ship shall send a post card to:-ruburines also took part.
by side with men guerillas.
Corgis Was
-trans- Later, the AS EXPLAINED by Gen. witness, Whitchurch Road, Car- All the naval vessels put' out to DOUBTFUL COMPLIMENT promising "manhood have
they been sacrificed on the battle- Chu Teh, Commander-in-diff, Wales, with the two word sea on March 16 and "attacked this "The prevailing state of open ferred to Linhsien where field; and millions of civilians Chief of the Eighth Route "Carmej
undergoing training demanded" and the land fortress in the early houra defiance of the power that be on have been have been killed, crippled or Army, which has been so name and address of the gender. of March 17 in the course of their the part of an
ever-increasing in other phases of wartime work.. rendered destitute. But, apart successful against the in- As the outcome of this ballot |
"attack," the naval vessels were number of vociferous hawkers," They are now leaving for various 4% DEBENTURES
from a handful of renegades vaders insofar as guerilla a representative shall be elected engaged by RAF planes, while wrote one resident to the "Central towns in Kwangtung to organise who constitute the puppet warfare is concerned, the new by these family headships from
shore defence units also came into China Post," is, to say the least, and train their sisters and as- "action."
a doubtful compliment of the New sist in guerilla fighting neces NOTICE IS HEREBY regimes, precariously kept in tactics demand:-first, flexi- every town and district. From
Order in our midst. But the very sary, GIVEN that INTEREST for being by the bayonets of the bility of command; second, these municipal and district re-
器 A cockboy who, the Court was the six months ending 31ST invaders, no Chinese citizen the strictest secrecy; third, presentatives shall be elected MARCH, 1939, on the above worthy of the name, be he rapidity and surprise, which of five. These "Fives" from every trusted him by his employers and national Representative company told, absconded with $89.23en- from the Government, the are the guarantee of the nation shall meet fighting forces, or the people, success of guerilla tactics; a place for a great Carmel gathering forgiveness and offering the appoint three days later came back, beg- has yet been heard to beg for fourth, attacks on the ing. that shall be most central return of $5, was bound over by quarter And no quarter will enemy's lines of communica for all concerned. In the event Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon tions with a view to harassing of difference of opinion as to the Court yesterday on a sum of $100 IT IS NOT that the Chinese and breaking them and de- suitability of the place, lots shall to be of good behaviour for one nation, even at this stage of priving them of the possibe cast to decide this issue by year. Tang will have to return the the result of this sum of $89.23, or serve, two morithe" hostilities, would not welcome bility of receiving reinforce ballot and any opportunity that might ments; fifth, to follow the shall be accepted without ques-imprisonment,
tion These international "Fires."
31st December, 1938.
The Share Register and Trans. fer Books will be closed from the 10th to the 24th March, 1939. both days Inclusive.
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THE REGISTER OF DE BENTURES will be closed from SATURDAY, the 25TH MARCH, 1939, to FRIDAY, the 31ST MARCH, 1939, both days Inclusive, during which period no offer itself for the conclusion.. retreating Japanese win representing the people, shall send }"; Mrs. W, G. 8. Dobbie, wife of the
of an honourable peace, but small shock groups and because China is determined hurling the main forces to over their joint signatures, a GO.C. in Malaya, Major-General
demand for the attendance to secure reparation for the outflank the invaders; and wrongs she has suffered in sixth, to withdraw from the the past, and obtain absolute enemy when he is attacking guarantees of political inde- and making use of by-paths pendence and territorial in- and mountain passes. With tegrity, the minimum that such methods to cope with, any
self-respecting nation the Japanese will be forced to could demand. The Japanese admit failure..
By Order of the Board of Directors.
O. EAGER,
Secretary, Hong Kong, 18th March, 1939. 229
Representatives from the of Dobble, accompanied by Miss Dob national Ecclesiastical, and Poll-day by the transport Lancashire. tical Status Quo...
inter- bie, will arrive in Hongkong to-
While in Hongkong they will stay Witness for The One, God and with Major-General Grasett Gen- Father of all, and Lover of oral Officer Commanding, Hong- long, and Mrs. Grasett, They will Humanity.
return to Singapore by the Lan- “BENJAMIN · H.. DINNICK. cashire on April 2,
ever
to
told you so,zásays the ge
girl
nan" wearing a cap as he expla
will
on
West
side
his companions how he was lucky in his choice at the Fan-
ing Races (Photo by Leica).