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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1939.
4.拾弍月伍年政拾叁佰我干登英
H.K.V.D.C. DINNER
LL. G. PRESENTS GLOOMY PICTURE ON
INITIATING FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEBATE
About Russia
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This Business "In The Policy We Are Pursuing
There Is Not Any Element Of Aggression" - Mr. N. Chamberlain
→ LONDON, May, 19 (Reuter) Referring to Russia, Mr. Lloyd George declared," "All this busi- ness about Russia is proof that we don't know what we want. There is a great desire, if pos sible, to do without Russia. Russia offered to come in months aro and for months We have been staring this powerful gift horse. in the mouth but we are frightened of its teeth (Cheers) yet wo are not frightened of the teeth of these powerful beasts of prey who have been tearing down one independent country after another.
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"We have pacts of friendship with them (Laughter). We have been shaking their paws (Opposition cheers). At this very hour we are officially joining in the celebrations of their carniverous triumph (Opposition cheers).
JUNK CAPSIZES IN HARBOUR
SQUALL~~
Several Junk passengers had an unpleasant ducking in the harbour yesterday morning when the boat in which they were travelling was caught in a sudden squall in the southern fairway, near West Point, and capsized. - All were rescued. The accident happened about 9 am, and the boat, No. 4457Y, was at the time conveying six passen- ger's ashore from a steamer.
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Premier Pays Warm Tribute To Turkey: Explains Misunderstanding With Soviet
LONDON, MAY 19 (REUTER) MR. DAVID LLOYD GEORGE INITIATED THE DEBATE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS WHEN HE DECLARED THAT HE WANTED TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHERE THEY WERE. We had reached a point where decisions taken in the course of the next few hours, certainly in the next few days, by Britain, France and Russia, may be more fateful than any decisions those countries had taken since 1914.
The Soviet Ambassador to Britain, M. Ivan Maisky, entered the House as Mr. Lloyd George began to speak and took his seat in the Ambassadors' Gallery..
There was, added Mr. Lloyd George, a general tension and strain in every coun- try of the world; more particularly in the countries that would be involved in the event of failure to come to a peaceable adjustment of difficulties.
Everyone was apprehensive and he thought everyone was anticipating another blow from the dictator powers. None knew where it would come but there was a general feeling of dread that it must come from somewhere. The situation reminded him very:
much of the feeling that prevailed
In the early spring of 1918 when we knew that a great attack was coming. from Germany but none "knew quite where the blow would
fall.
"We are all nervous and anxious and the whole world is under the impression that there is something being prepared in the nature "of another attack from the aggress015. "We can see they are speeding up their armaments at a rate hitherto unprecedented especially in weapons of offence-tanks,
aeroplanes bombing
and sub- marines.
"We know that, they are occupy- Being frontier positions that will give
sides these, there were on board them strategic advantages in's war the 68-year-old finkmaster, Cheung with France and ourselves.
Tal-sing his wife and daughter.
CHARITY: FAIR POSTPONED
The Children's Charity Fair In ald of the National Associa- tion for the Caro of War Orphans has been postponed from to-day until Wednesday next, the 24th instant, from 2 to 9 p.m.
"Military chiefs of high rank of Italy and Germany are "travelling long distances, in- specting and surveying, from Lybia to the North Sea, all sorts of situations that will be of vital importance.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE
CROOKES
YOUR
SAFEGUARD FOR HONGKONG'S
SUMMER GLARE
The Genuine Article at
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STRENGTH INCREASE IS NOT FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP PACE
WITH NEW COMMITMENTS
Necessary To Act Quickly
LONDON, May 19. (Reuter)-- The Prime Minister, Mr. Cham- berlain 'in the House of Com- móns debate on foreign affairs, said that it seemed to us that unless some new stabilizing factor could be introduced, the dissolution of a large part of 'Europe' might be imminent.
In these circumstances, the British Government thought it their duty, in conjunction with Prance, to intervene to try to supply this factor.
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It was necessary to act quickly because apprehensions of an attack were acute.
Foreign Concessions In China
spur of the moment, and give it the JAPAN'S POLICY
significance that was never intend-
{ed.
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Mr. Attlee had spoken of the necessity for a long term. peace│· polley in which the colonial ques- tion would play. a párt and, refer- ring to this Mr. Chamberlain said, We in this country are not pre- pared to buy peace at the price; {of:concessions which will only lead
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to further, demands, But that does not mean we will refuse to discuss fany method whereby we
satisfy reasonable aspirations on the part of other nations even it means some adjustment to the existing state of things.
FIXED
NO ALTERATION
EIGN MAN
:
Col. Rose On Need For Suitable Accommodation
The spirit of loyalty to the Crown, as expressed In speeches and by the fervour with which the Loyal
· Toast was drunk was more than ever in evidence" at the annual dinner and distribution of prizes of the Hongkong Volunteer. Defence Corps, held at its head- quarters last night and attended by a distinguished gathering of guests, headed by His Excellency the Governor.
The atmosphere of camaraderie and informallty that has for the past many years made this function one of the most popular in the Colony was also keen- ly displayed, for, following the "serious business" of the evening, all present relaxed and settled down to enjoy amongst other things an excellent concert pro- gramme by several well-known local amateur artists.
In the report of the Com- Arrangements for the dinner mandant (Lt. Col. H. B. Rose) were exceedingly well carried out, reference was made to the and the efforts of the gentlemen increasing strength of the who formed the Dinner Com- mittée deserve every praise. They Corps, which increase was, were:- however, still unfortunately not fast enough to keep pace
Lt. Col. E. J. R. Mitchell, O.BE
the
with new commitments." Col. Chairman) Caprice de alle Rose also touched upon the Robertson, M.M. (Tickets and Table Arrangements), Capt. V. C. Brap- old question of accommoda-son, M.C. (Wines and Dinner), tion and reiterated the Corps' Capt. F. P. Sequeira (Prizes), 8gt. need for new Headquarters. W. A. Simpson (Entertainment).
In his speech His Excellency
ENJOYABLE CONCERT TOKYO, MAY 19 (RÉUTER) the General Officer Commanding
AE. Following the presentation of THE JAPANESE FOR Troops, Major-General
prizes by His Excellency OFFICE SPOKES- Grasett, stressed the importance of
TO-DAY the part played by the Volunteers Governor. & very enjoyable concert STATED
in the defence of the Colony, was witnessed, some of the items. that no foreign power could urging every able-bodied mån to is which nearly brought down alter Japan's fixed policy
the, house." join up. towards the question of in- ternational settlements and foreign concessions. In China, though the Japan- ese Government would con- tinue to maintain" friendly negotiations with the for- eign powers concerned for a settlement of the ques- tion.
He added that the question of accommodation was being given every consideration by His Excellency the Governor, and everything would be done to hasten the construction of a new headquarters.'
THE DOLLAR
QUITE CERTAIN "There may be problems which may be easy of solution if one is cnly assured that they can be dis- cussed in an atmosphere, of good-} win. There are many concessions. which might, without too great "The general result is an un-dimculty, be made it one is galte
* YEN SINKS TO easiness and lack of confidence all certain that these concessions are over the world. It is seen in trade used only for the purpose for which
LOWEST LEVEL it changes even politics.
SHANGHAI, May 10 (Reuter) ---- they are given and not used to "Britain is interested in its pre-bolster
some strategic aim The yen to-day sank to the lowest have their rights withdrawn on May 25 and that is ominous be-paredness for war, but wants to against the liberties of others. He level in Shanghal's unofficial open discuss na market since the Bino-Japanese cause it means that they will be know most of all how to keep out cannot profitably
peace terms until were are satisfied hostilities started. After having been At a premium over the there has been a renunciation, or at any rate, abandonment of any Chinese National dollar for some ap 1/16 as follows:-
to-day suddenly designs of aggression against other time the yen
sagged to 86 cents. The drop, is {people.".
attributed to the lack of demand and the over-bought position.
"Eight Legations in Prague wil
deprived of all means of com- municating through the usual diplomatic way.
"The secrecy now obtaining is similar to that established in 1918.
of war.
"Let us make peace inevitable instead of war. There are two ways of doing this.. One is pre- paring our military forces for an emergency and the other is to secure the co-operation of as many nations as possible in order to resist aggremion.” Mr. George
Chinese Score Important Boyd Ondad and
Victory In North Hupeh
CHUNGKING, MAY 19 (REUTER)—WHILE CHINESE MILITARY AUTHORITIES REFUSE TO DIVULGE DETAILS OF FIGHTING in North Hupeh it is reliably reported that the Chinese have scored an important. victory in a well-planned and well-executed counter- offensive.
It is stated, however, that the full significance of the victory remains to be seen as fighting is still in progress,
Reuter is reliably informed that march and cut off from the main when the Japanese made sudden body of Japanese troops, were fank movements early this month compelled to retreat towards Tsao- using two wings in an attempt to yang.
encircle Chinese forces in the 10,000 DEAD vicinity of Buishlen the main body
of Chinese troops, at Tangho im- mediately withdrew in two
columns. One heading northward towards Nanyang and the other going westward towards Sinans Jang.
.state
Britain had guaranteed Poland Rumania and asked the House to think of that as a military pro- position, without Russia. He asked
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YOUNG AIRMEN
ARRIVE
why "we did not make up our Chinese Graduates
minds without loss of time for a wholehearted alliance and come. to the same terins with Russia as with France?"
Mr. Clement Attlee, Leader of the
Labour Opposition said that..., Mr.
Lloyd George had drawn an tremely gloomy, but nevertheless true, picture of the world sitization,
From America
Twelve Chinese aviators, the first contingent of graduates from the aero- nautical school established through the efforts of over- seas Chinese in the United States, arrived in Hongkong on Thursday by the s.s. Dardanus on their way to China to report for active © service.
Mr. Attlee complained that there was no constructive effort, for peace and only nervous waiting for the next act of aggression. Britain, he said, must recognize the aggremive: All the airmen are young, happy polley of the axla3 ̧ -In-Europe and enthusiastic: some are here there was an armed. bandit Chinese military authorities
for the first time, having been thats
ready to confront everybody," born and brought up in America, conservative
demanding. "Stand and de estimate of Japanese dead “in
but all are eager to get into the the battle would place the
liver."
country as soon as possible and total figure at well over
The Prime Minister, Mr. Cham-do their bit in the war. 10,000," and add that thề, Chi- berlain, followed Mr. Attle, and Mr. Lee Kam-chenk, who acted nese troops in pursuit of the was greeted with loud cheers. The as spokesman for the group, told s retreating Japanese "had to Premier said he would have pre- "Hongkong Daily Press reporter run over footpaths in Tabung ferred not to spealt on foreign that there are at present 60 cadeta Mountains literally covered janairs to-day because at this time in their air school, and more young thick with bodies of Japanese there was tension, anxiety and sus- men are being invited to enrol. dead."
picion and be was very conscious The school la located in New Citing as proof the Chinese that every word he uttered fell not York City, and the students re- claims, the Chinese military an only on ears in the House but were delve a full course of instruction thorities point to the sudden un transmitted round the world and from experienced filers and en- explained allence of the Japanese examined under a microscope, gineers. The school is supported Chinese claim that as a result after their much talked about There some evilly disposed persons by subscription among patriotic of the onslaughts, the Japanese encirclement of twenty Chinese only too ready to seize upon same Chinese residents, all over the forces at Tangho, tired by forced divisions in North Hupeh."
phrase uttered, may be on the United States and Canada.
However, as soon as the Japanese had effected a Junction at Tangho near the Honan-Hupeh border, the Chinese army corps, commanded by Gen. Tang En-po, launched a surprise counter-offensive.
At the same time, Chinese columns which had withdrawn. from Tangho returned and Joined the attack.
SIR CLARK KERR Reuter reports that the British Ambassador to China, Sir Archi- bald Clark Kerr, accompanied by his Private Becretary, M. J. Tahqurdin, left for Kunming by air at 10 o'clock yesterday morn- ing. Mr. Hollington Tong, repre- senting Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek and Mr. Tuan Mou-lan, re- presenting the Foreign Minister, Mr. Wang Chung-hul, saw the Ambassador off at the aerodrome.
T.T. ON LONDON: Is, 2 3/4d. T.T, ON NEW YORK: 283.'
From Our Own Correspondent London, May 19. London silver prices to-day were
Spot
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The entertainers were those well-known local amateur artists. Capt. R. A. Colquhoun, RA, DI H. L. Ozario, C.QMB. V. C. Labrum, Sgt. W. A. Simpson, Sgt. A. Spary and L Cpl. Rogers. -
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COMING EVENTS
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MEDICAL RELIEF WORK ON CHINA WAR FRONTS
International Committee Thanked By Dr. C. T. Wang
GUIDE TO THE NEWS HIGH TRIBUTE PAID TO DR. LIM
PAGE 2—Entries for Fifth Ex-j
tra Meeting. Baseball Notes." Chinese two, down in. Davis Cup Golf starting times. PAGE 3-Radio programmes
for week-end." PAGE 5-Cinema newa. Cross=" 'word puzzle. Diary of local events,
PAGE 6––Wedding at Registry.
Newsettes, Menu. PAGE "7-Bervices. Volunteer Corps' orders, G.O.C.'s car damaged.
PAGE 8 Leading
article: Nazi Colonial Claims Hello and Goodbye. PAGE 10-Catholic News and
Notes Church announce ments.
PAGES 11, 12 and 13-Finance
and Commerce.!!
PAGES 14 and 15-Shipping
news and directory.
YESTERDAY EVENING AT THE CHINESE MER- CHANTS' CLUB, Dr. C. T. Wang, President of the National Red Cross Society of China, gave a talk to the Committee of the International Medical Relief. Among those present were Lady Follock, Lady Mac Gregor, Mrs. C. Rogers, Mrs. A. E. Grasett, Mr. Tang Shiu-kin, Mrs. L. Dunbar, Mr. Dabus, the Very Rev. JL. Wilson, the, Bey, J. E. Higgs, Dr. G. D. R. Black, Mr. M. F. Key, Li-Col. HL. Murrow and Dr. Arthur Woo,
In thanking the International had had a considerable break dur Rellet for what they have done. in ing his tenure of Office: aid of the Red Cross in China, Dr. Dr. Wang spoke very highly Wang said the Chinese had cer of Dr. Richard Lim's good ad- tain weaknesses. One was or ministration He said that ganization, and although the Red the transport question was a Cross had existed for over 40 years
in China it was not well organized difficult matter especially until some four or five years ago, after the Canton line was when he was appointed as Pre broken, and the motor trucks. sident. Unfortunately Dr Wan had to be sent through Hal- was sent to be Ambassador to Ber-phong and up-country. lin and after to Washington, so he
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