PAGE 6-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
BIRTH
EDITORIAL
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1940.
CALDER-On January 15, 1940, at SMUGGLING OF CHINESE Woman Among MOST ABJECT AND SHAMELESS
the Country Hospital, Shanghai,
to Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Calder, a daughter, Olga. Elspeth,
DEATHS
CRANK.-On Tuesday, January 15, 10-10, at the Shanghai General Hospital Duncan Ernest Crank, aged 20 years, (Probationary Ser- geant, Shanghai Municipal Po- lice the beloved youngest son o! "Mrs. B. Crank and the late Mr.
G. Crank,
COPPER COINS INTO
H.K. STILL MAINTAINED
SPECIAL TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS The attraction of a profit of between 150 to 200 per cent. has given tremendous impetus to the smuggling of Chinese copper coins into Hongkong, a traffic which is still maintained despite local vigilance since the promul- gation of the han of export of copper under the Defence Regulations.
74 CASES HEARD BY TRIBUNAL
MARQUES.--On Thursday, Jan. 18, 1940, at his home, Nanzing Road,
There is a steady demand Shanghai, Marcellino Joao Mar- ques, aged 72 years, the dearly for copper at the present beloved father of Fernando, Fre-time, and travelling traders and others, taking advantage derico and Alvaro Marques.
Continued from Page 1 PICOZZI-On Thursday, January of the war situation, both in
Mr. E, W. Blackmore civil engi- 18, 1940, at the Country Hospital, Europe and in China, have Sharlghai, Ronald
neer, was assigned to the Key Posts Frederick been doing a thriving under-
the com-Group. He said that he was the Picozzi, aged 49 yea 8. (China Egg ground trade in Produce Co.), the dearly-beloved modity.
only technical man in three dif- husband of Helen and father of One dollar National Currency ferent companies, and he could not Joan.
fetches as many as 150 copper commit himself to any volunteer SHARP.-On January 12, 1940, at cents. Five cents weigh a tael, so work but was willing to do. any-
Dumbarton, Scotland. George erly 80 coppers will make up a thing in an emergency: C."Sharp, aged 60 years. Late catty in weight. In Hongkong. a Chief Engineer, China Mer-catty of copper is being sold at ap- Mr. C. G. Anderson, who was
proximately 50 cents, local cur- chants S.N. Co. WILSON-On January 14, 1940, at rency, so that 150 copper cents Ebford Barton Topsham, De would fetch 94 cents here when sold von. after a long liness, Helen for weight.. Wilson, "wite of Alan Wilson: former Commissioner of C.M.
When the exchange standing at 32 cents Hongkong to $1 National currency, it can be seen that the Customs. MIDDLETON-On January 7, 1940, profit that could be derived is
at Calcutta, Herbert Middleton.nearly 200 per cent. of Wayside, Fernhurst, Sussex, late of Shanghai.
The Daily Press.
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BAD BUSINESS
SHORTAGE FIRST FELT The smuggling. which has been going on for some time past, has denuded several Chinese ports of copper cents. In Shanghai, where the shortage was first felt, stamps and later notes, were introduced by the fatr Chinese Government banks as substitutes for the coin.
KNOWLEDGE OF CHINESE
assigned to Essential Services, said that he would like the authorities, when posting him to any work, to take into regard his knowledge of Chinese, both oral and written, and his 14 years experience as an in- surance company executive.
Pirate Gang DOCUMENT IN 4,000
4,000 YEARS OF JUNK ROBBERY IN
CHINESE HISTORY
BRITISH WATERS
How they were led with their hands behind their backs, pushed into the water, and later waded for shore, following a robbery in British waters, was revealed by Chen Chau, 26, master of trading junk No. 3033H, ima report to the police last night.
Chen Chau salled from Wan Har, Village, Chinese Territory, on Sunday with a crew of four and three cargo owners on boar his junk which was loaded with 140
piculs of Arewood, valued at $150.
About p.m. the junk was forced to cast anchor near Long Ku Tan, owing to rough sea. fishing bost approached and fired
two shots.
Four of the robbers, including a woman, armed with a revolver and a rifle hoarded his junk and took away money and goods to the total value of $275.
A
All the passengers of the junk were then tied with their hands
put behind and
into the hold, After sailing for about an hour, the robbers pushed all the pas- sengers into the water. Chen re- cognised the place as Tong Ku
shore. to and made for
Nothing could be seen except the rob- bers' boat.
Mr... A. E. Bush, formerly of the Middlesex Regiment. now retired on pension from the Army after 24 years' service, was assigned Essential Services.
Mr. N. Stockton, editor of the Hongkong Telegraph, was assigned to the Key Pests Group, while Mr. C. L. Clarke, a journalist, formerly of the China Times (Hongkong), was assigned to Essential Services.
About 2 am, yesterday. Chen saw
a junk approaching and in reponse to his call, a sampan with two European sergeants on board, came to his rescue. He later met
representatives, Only
.onc
st
three 110W
· remain with Wang, Chen Kunr- po,
of the five. had left: Shanghai on December 28, while Tao himself did not attend the concluding meeting at which Wang signed
Hongkong Chinese Press was in the cement. He
Condemnation Of Wang's Japan Agreement With
and Kao Tsung-wu secretly left Shanghai on Jan.. A
Before May Inst yeur. Kao Thung-wa used to handle, on be- hal of Wang. nll negotiations with Japan. Kau's attitude, how- ever, made himself persona-non- Kata Chinese papers in Hongkong yesterday turned out their
with the Japanese biggest and blackest types in featuring the expose of Wang Anally Chow Fu-hal was Ching-wel's sale of China and raised a universal cry to take his place. against the nation's arch traitor in one of the most re- markable editorial outbursts this morning.
their
and
chosen
RETRACE STEPS Before exposing the secret do-
Front pages were complete-jof a war in Europe to annex China (cument. Tan and Kao, upon their must foreign inquences by arrival in Hongkong, sent a tele- ly monopolized by the expose, and
agreement with graphic message to Wang. asking and other stories of impor- concluding the
him to retrace his steps, but in tance usually given promin- Wang Ching-Wel.
The paper believes that Bri-reply they received a cable from ence had to be relegated to the back columns."
tain and the United States regard Wang, severely reprimanding them The Ta Kung Pao published an this development with indifference for deserting the ranks but men- oning not a single word about extra sheet of photostatic pictures they will likewise suffer the con-
the "Central Government."
Tao, in his statement, then pro- of the document, while, for want sequences. It is, therefore. hoped of space, the tabloid Lih Pao had that they will take steps to check ceeded to analyse the agreementë
suspend entirely
on the basis of inter- and, said: two Japan
Une cannot but be to
startled by the sweeping nature popular supplements to make way national treaties and justice.
covers The LH PAO declares that of the agreement which
heaven MERCILESS DISSECTION thanks to the expose of the agree-Hetlungklang to Hainan.
earth (min- Wang's agreement, described as ment, the dreams of all waverers (meteorological) the most abject and shameless and defeatists in the country will eral), inland rivers to coastal seas. document in 4,000 years of Chinese be rudely shattered. Only by and the south-east to the north history, was mercilessly dissected unshakable unity and firm res's-west. Any and everything that is by the Ta Kung Pao, the National tance to the end the Chinese Chinese is claimed by Japan in Times. the Sing Tao Jih Pao, the nation survive, Compromise or a the agreement. Lih Pao, and others, which agreed
temporary peace now will only be suicidal, 1 that. compared with Wang's terms, the notorious Twenty-One De-
for the big scoop.
"
at nibbling away China's sover- eignty.
Notes are now used as tokens for Mr. Clarke said that negotiations a police launch at Fong Chine mands were but childish attempts; one, two and five cent subsidiary were proceeding to revive the and was brought back to Hong- colns. Stamps have been dispens- paper, when he would have to re-kong. ed with, as they are easily damaged sume his regular duties. in handling.
.: SHOTS FIRED The following besides those
Chiu Ta' 39, master of an un- It is noteworthy that in numer- named were assigned to the Key 1lcensed fishing junk, reported ous recent cases of piracy reported Posts Group-P. S. Cassidy, D. T. that about 9 am on January 18. In southern waters. the Junks Bentley, A. Bower. R. A. Button, Anine robbers. armed with pirated were all reported to be B. Clemo. A. R. Cox. W. H. E rifles, fired eight shots at his junk carrying copper cents amongst French, J. Linstead. H. J. Gosby. J. near Ping Hu, ordered him to cther things.
Harrop, L. S. Whysall, L. Martland, lower the sails, and robbed him The last case was heard on Janu-A. J. McGahan. P. L. Morphew, Cot 120 baskets of oranges, valued
11
five
and Tuc
ONLY ONE WAY
China agreement. Under this would have only one way open to NO COMMENT CHUNGKING, Jan. 2 (Reuter) her: the way to death and ex- -ALI Chinese newspapers this tinction. There may be traitors The Ta Kung Pao declared iron-morning published without com- willing to accept and sign this cally that from the Twenty-One ment, a telegram from Hongkong death warrant, but the Chinese. demands to the Wang Agreement, referring to a letter to the Ta People will never have it and will 1 scrap of 15 cannot be denied that Japan's Kung Pao from Kao Tsung-w only look upon it. as
paper. militarists have Improved their former Director of the Chinese Japan wish to conclude the technique. By their closeness of Asiatic Affalis Bureau. thinking, and their ability to de-Hsi-sheng, one-time member of the agreement in latter and in spirit: war, they had better cancel this vise new technical terms, they have Central Pot tical Council
and if Wang and his inner copn- signed an agreement with Wang
These ex-follow.rs cf Wangchi wish to conclude the war, they Ching-wel that would bag the en-
spiritual, in one grand swipe.
TRIPLE TALISMAN Under the triple talisman of friendly relations, anti-Communism and economic collaboration, the agreement, dissected entire China agreement alleged to have been In graduated steps from Mancharla signed between Wang Chang-wel Questioned this evening regard- down to the very brink of the and the Japanese, the letter salding the publication in Hongkong South Chinese coast.
ary 17 and 18 before Mr. H. J. C. W. Roberts, W. F. Smith, R. A. $900 and 15 baskets of cauliflower. tire China physical as well as /Ching-wel last week were report- must tear this agreement up and
CAUSEWAY BAY ROBBERY
Calder, E. R. Childe, S. F. Chubb.
He salled from Hot Mun Village with Live crew & and two cargo owners aboard, at 6 pm, on Jan. 17.
BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK
Cruttwell at the District South Stride. C. C. Black, T. G. S. Alexan-valued $60. Court, when it was revealed that der, H. C. J. Asche. H. L. N. As- there were' 40 plculs of copper cents cough, F. L. Ball, S. F. Bishop, A. SIR ROBERT CRAIGIE'S re- on board a junk which was pirated Bolton, C. N. S. Burns, W. G.
mark, at the Tokyo send-off Lam Tong Mei. Fu Kin Tau, off to the new Japanese mil
Essential Services Group:—W. L. itary attache in London, to
¡Alexander, R. A. Boyd. E F. Nuţ- tall, A. Porter. H. Sando, E. T..S. the effect that only superacial
Zimmern. A S. Abbott, A. E, differences divided Great Bri-
A highway robbery occurred at Ablong. E. J. Ainslie, A. 6. Allson, tain and Japan was unfor
Eng Fat Street, Causeway Bay, J. Anderson. M. A. Annett, J. T. tunate from so many aspects yesterday about 2,30 am.. when Bagram, 8. M. Bander, B. G. Birch. that this column will hard-Lam Kah-ka 30, of 95 Jervois K. G. Blair, 8. V. Boxer, E. S. C. ly suffice for their bare
Street, was tobbed of $500 in U.8. Brooks, F. J. Brown, W. J. Burling. enumeration,
M. J. M. Bryan. Dr. C. H. Burton, nutes. FIRST, IT WAS MADE at a Three robbers, two of whom were M. Carlo, A. H. Carroll, W. J. Car- function at which the guest armed with kn ves. ercaped.
Gen. M. Coben and Mr. N. V. A. of honour was a representa-
Mui. Croucher were unconditionally ex- tive of the army that in 1931 fired the opening shot of the 23. of No. 25, Connaught Road empted, while conditional exemp- Second World War and has Central was rushed to the Queentions were granted to A. A. Krilov- ever since been engaged in Mary Hospi al last night about sky. J. W. Abble and E. L. Lysaught. The cases of Mr. S. R. Hawke, unlawful aggression against 'clock when she was found to be
who was not a permanent resident, China, a nation friendly to
Mr. F. J. Medina, who was in the Uttered Great Britains
an Special Police. and Mr. R. 9. Bell, the present circumstances, it
who was in the Public Works De- implies, if not readiness to
least 2 approve, at
placid tolerance of the actions of
in
A
escort, girl
suffering
from
Wong
of
the effects oplum poisoning. belleved to have
self-administered, in
been
alleged attempt to commit suicide,
roll.
partment; were considered to be outside the Ordinance.
The case of Mr. C. Botcherby,
Icok after "Shell" tankers, was ad- journed for consideration.
this army, which are certain-it more meekness to feed who had come from Singapore to ly not "superficial" in essence upon. or expression. The painful effect of Sir Robert Craigie's Japanese to the searching of
THE
REACTION" Of
thei
wurds upon Chinese opinion the Asama Maru should give British Tars
Wear Long
wards Britain's wartime poli-Chinese Gowns
8. KILLED AND 73 MISSING LONDON, Jan. 22 (B.uter)-The ast night Admiralty announces that the destroyer G.cnlle was sunk either by a mins or torpedo in the North Sea and that 118 officers and men have been land- ed.
Eight men are known to be killed and 73 are missing. These must be presumed to have lost their lives."
PERSONNEL
The Navy Last of Apr 1980, details of gives the following H.M.S. Grenville which was sunk by a mine or torpedo in the North
Sea:
H.M S. Grenville, Flotila Leader, 1,485 tons. H.P. 38,000. Five 4.7 inch guns.
Captain GE Creasy, M.V.O. Paym.-Lt. G.D. Andrew (sec, to
"Lleut.-Corndrs P.M.B. Chavasse, Captain). P.C.O. Moseley.**
Lieutenants J.G. Hamilton. K.C. M. Fleetwood, HCB. Coleridge, G. A. Wilward, JPG. Brooks and Gunnar J. Ashton,"
will not be mitigated by the ample food for thought toj fact they come at a time those who think that Tokyo when, with or without basis. can be flattered into a more
mediation " rumours are accommodating attitude" to-| again current.
SECONDLY, the tendency to cles and practices. Had a
CÉUNGKING. Jan Reuter) regard Anglo-Japanese differ- strong front been maintained ences as basically non-exis- at all times during the past-Forty-eight officers and men, tent will certainly not improve years, much greater dividends comprising half of the crews of a the position of British interest of respect would by now have Bitish cruiser and the gunboats,
H.M.S Falcon
and (373 tons) in the occupied territories. been earned.
HMS. Gannet (310 tons), are THE TREATY SIGNED by Paving today and Both the Incidence of clashes
tomorrow in in Shanghai and the anti- the puppet Wang Ching-wel; two groups by truck for French British movement, quiescent the full text of which we pub-indo-China ria Kunning. during the past months, are lished yesterday, adds another One of the two gunboats will be again on the increase. The proof to the already imposing tald up. The remaining half of latter, indeed, having lost the array of evidence demonstrat- the crews will stay in Chungking dignity of an independenting clearly that as long as The gunnoat which 1 being lafa branch of Tokyo policy, is Japanese imperialism COR-up will be tied up at the instala- used as a lightning conductor tinues along its road of con- tion of the Asiatic Petroleum Com- SWEDISH SHIP HITS to divert Japanese opinion quest, Anglo-Japanese differ-pany with two sailors on guard. from some particularly un-ences cannot be "superficial" Since the barty are, not dignified crawling which the but must represent a progres...) Yonal Government will have sively sharp confict of in- to do before the United States terests.
of
Commander (E) C.E. Smith, Surgri-Lt. J.W, Rhys.
Cd. Gunner B.E. Chitty, Wt. Tele F.N. Fieldgate, Wt. Engineer FWJ. Taubat.
She was with the Mediterranean Squadron in April, 1939.
TWO MINES
There is no more complete and final paper than this do- cument for the subjugation and extinction of a country and its people.
And where would be the interests
con-
ed to have left Shanghai for cease forthwith all activities bas- Hongkong after a stlt with him ed on it, in order to hasten the over the proposed formation of the awakening of Japan Tao
cluded. "Central Government"
Revealing the
MERELY READ REPORTS SHANGHAI, Jan 22 (Reuter)
tenns of
the
"they were inore exorbitant than of the alleged agreement between the famous Twenty-One Demonas. Wang Ching-wei and the Japan- virtually reduc'ng China to a de-esc, a Japanese Embassy spokes- man said that he had merely pendenty of Japan."
read the reports and had no in- formation tending tu confirm
FULL TEXTS PUBLISHED It is interest.nz
to note that them.
of the other Powers were the terms the newspapers pub.shea the full
He was not in a position to dis-
of the agreement to come. into texts of the letter to th. Ta Kungcuss the terms reached "between effect? the Ta Kung Pao asked. Pao as well as their jo no telegram the Japanese and Wäng.
A statement was issued tonight Inner Mongolia and North China addressed to Wang Ching-wei, bul
pro-Wang China News would be special zones, as well as only mentioned that documents by the the Lower Yangtze: Shanghai had been made public by two agency on the alleged agreement. would be re-constructed by Japan former associates of Wang Ching-
ONLY DEMANDS and would come under the Yer vel.
would take care of the economic development of the entire country:: while Amoy and Hainan "would again come into special Japanese direction.
· UNITED CHINA
were
demands.
It stated that Chen Chung-po. bloc: Sino-Japanese co-operation His Shan hai aduress was this chief of Wang's secretariat, in an revealed 35 Lane 1136, Yuyuen interview, stated that what was
published Road.
only Details of the texts of the docu-presented by the Japanese.
counter-demands The Chinese ments signed or exchanged be tween Wang Ching-w and the and terms, actually arrived at be- Japanese were not published. Ony tween Wang's representatives and After this expose, the dreams of tabloid Laper, husin Min Pao the fapanese representative, were international isolationists, oppor-
Eave its Dincipal news column completely ignored, sald Chen, tanists, short-sighted politicians,
The terms agreed on, he cor- and merchants, with only their to the stoly, while all the other
Immediate proft, papers merely featured the story tinued, were certainly not detri- giving their principal news columns mental to China's sovereignty and
Independence. to reports dealing with Chinese
The time had not come for the successes on the Kwangtang front actual terms to be published
eyes open to should be rudely shattered.
As to China, the expose of this agreement should further consolidate her united will to fight to the last without look..... ing backward or sideways. Follow the leader, and march onward, that is the only, way we should take and could take, the paper concluded.
JAPANESE DESIGNS
The attitude of local circles to "which, incidentally, require the wards the alleged agreement can concurrence of both parties to the be seen from the headline on. anegotiations." newspaper whic" rad "Internal dissension among Wang Ching- wel's followeLB.”
Not one paper has so far carried any leading article on the story The SING TAO JIH PAD says although it reached Chungking that
the Wang agreement early yesterday evening." actually aimed 'a celling China's political, economian national defence sover.ignty and indepen-
dence,
PUPPETS' FARLEY
TOKYO, Jan. 22 Reuter)- Japanese
would G-ovemment"> токтот.
J
Wang "Pact" Splashed In S'hai Papers
་ ༈་
SHANGHAI, Jan 22 (Havas
the
sensa-
confirmed Chinese press publishes, under spokesmaa that a conference at Tsingtao be-banner headlines. Kao Tsung-wu's. Referring to the artice,.. "Dipio-
letter of the HK. Fa Kung Pao.. Wank matle negotiat ons with Third tween Wang Ching-wel
Only Wang Ching-wel's organ... Kah-min (head of the "Provision- the Central China Daily News and. Powers shali te čollauteu vị tõe Central Government, The nego-al Government") and Liang Hunk
Japanese Chinese-language. Nations for the settlement of local chin (head of the Reform daily. Hain Shun Pao, abstain
open to- affairs with Japan and Manchukuo
from the publishing of shall, however, be undertaken by
tional news from Hongkong. travelling in uniforms and are
LONDON, Jan. 12. (euter)-The the Political Council of North
Asked whether Wang Ching-w The news arrived too late for without any
othe suitable
Swedish ship Flandria (4,200 tons)
China," the paper points out that desires to see the existing "re-editorial comment clothing, the British wailors
was sunk when se inft two Geris Japan's design to avoid frontal #imer" in North, and South China. to avoid trade penalties con- IF THIS FACT were It present an unusual appearance
man mines on Thursd:7, atout clashes with Third Powers and to amalgamated into a unified "cen- with
their long beards and sequent upon the abrogation cognized as consistently in
100 miles from the Netherlands confuse the latter. By shifting all tral regime acceptable to Japan COMFORT GROUP IN
**That wearing Chin"s long gowns,
meets the the American-Japanese London as it is in Tokyo,
coast, Bevent en of the crew were responsibilities to the bogus re- he replied: Treaty of Commerce and British policy in the Far East It is also learned that members drowned.
views of the Japanese Govem- gime.. Navigation in three days' would long since have been or the crew of HMS Sandpiper, News of the arking became
In connection with the prong. ment" time.
stabilised in the form of post-185 tons, are at present travelling known when fou: "survivors landed THIS BRINGS US to the tive support of China, com- overland from Changsha to Shang-in Holland on Saturday night.
after two days in an op ́n boat. third point, Sweet reason-plete rejection of all Japanese ha
TANKER SUNK ableness is hardly the attitude demands. and economic re-
The British tanker Caroni River to adopt towards Japan at a prisals for every new insult time when the United States and encroachment by
The following passengers, lert sank off the south-west coast of is taking a stand that is not army to which Bir Robert Hongkong on Sunday: Mr. and England on Saturday after an ex- only strong but tends to be Craigie's guest of honour the Mrs. J. M. Mackinnon, Miss Mac-plosion. successful. Washington is other day has the doubtful kinnon, Mr. 3. Mitsuhashi, Mr. Ar- humbling Japanese arro-privilege of belonging. Un-thur E. Tipper, Mr. 6. Dayaram, gance. Surely there is no fortunately, this is not the Imdr. 8. 8, Attrich, Mr. D. V. R call, from any quarter, to give case.
Curry, Alam Mohamed.
They are due in Ningoo shortly. ⠀⠀
the
All the crew are safe, although some were injured.
The vessel had just been refftted "and was undergone tests
posed "new. Shanghai,” the
Journal addy that Japan ex-
MORE DETAILS Further interesting details con-
KWANGTUNG SHIUKWAN, Jan. 22 (Cental). A sum of $40,000 and 27 embrol dered victory flags were presented
pects the bogus. Central Gov-cerning the signing of the secret the Hunan comfort group to errment to eliminate Third: agreement by Wing Ching-wet or high Kwangtung officials in a Powers" greatest economic December 30, 1939, were made by ceremony at the weekly memortal stronebol In Chius in Tao Hsi-sheng, erstwhile close fol-meeting of the Kwangtung Pro- Gorrnment yesterday r-aduated steps.
lower of Wang, in a statement n'a Issued in Hongkong last night..morning says Central News..
** OUST FOBÉLSNERA:
Of the $10.000, half will be used
The NATIONAL TIME:S states Of the five delegates appointed for comforting the soldiers in the ava herself of the opportunity negotiations with the Japanese the relief of war victims. that Japan is again trying to by Wang to participate in the Kwangtung front, and half for
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