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TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1932.
topical article, in line with much that is being fasued at present from the Soviet press, reflecting an outlook which suggests that Russia is determined to resist any- thing which smacks of Japanese Aggression.
DAY BY DAY DO
IN THE PRACTICAL WORK DONE IN MUNICIPAL LIFE A MAN GETS A QUIC- KER RETURN THAN FROM WORK DONE IN PARLIAMENT.—Roschery.
· Mrs. G. 8. Archbutt was hmong the passengers who left by the Changte to-day.
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NOT MEDDLE IN THE FAR EAST!
A‘WARNING TO
BELLIGERENT PACIFISTS
PEAC
When we take further into ac- count the reported massing of Soviet troops along the Man- churlan border, and when it is stated that Japan is ready to make
EACE there will be in the Far is no Chinese Government with any sacrifice to retain Manchuria,
East, a sort of a kind of a whom any one can treat.
Great Britain is just now in n cven war with Russia and the
His Excellency the Governor is held-
porce, which might be called! at Government Pax Japonica.
very precarious position in the United States, it becomes clearing an Investiture
and our belligerent That is to say, the Japanese Far East, that the situation is full of ugly House on Monday, May 2nd., at 10.50|
generals will make many low bows pacifists had better be careful how possibilities. Both aldes appear at a.m. the moment to be auspicious of
The P. and O. Uner Chitral, which and civil speeches to the Lytton they lecture and provoko Japan, each other, and when relations be arrives, here from Singapore at noon Commission; they will discuss the which has the finest artillery at withdraw their troops; they will army, navy, and air force highly tween countries assume that com- to-morrow, sails for Shanghal at 20 whole situation; they will even the moment, and every branch of plexion, it does not require a great a.m. on Thursday.
pay certain indemnities for proved trained, and concentrated in the the tiny sen of Japan within 48 hours' damage. But-and this is deal to fan the embers into fire. It
H.M.S. Devonshire, at Amoy. ro-point-Japan will remain in pos- steam of Shanghal. The British would be a world calamity were
ports that the situation there is quiot. Russia and Japan to cross swords,A number of refugees have arrived in session of Manchuria to-day, to- forces by land, sea and air are morrow, the day after, and until scattered all round the world, while yet further complicating a Far Amoy from Changchow.
some stronger military Power dis- the forces of the other Powers are negligible. The Mikado is absolute Eastern situation which is already suficiently threatening and acute.
The final dance of the season will lodges her.
To Japan the League of Nations master of the situation.
The Americans hate and fear the But history shows that mutual bo given by the Cheers Club at Lane,
Restaurant, Exchange standa for Europe, and Japan has Omwford's suspicion and recrimination often Building, on Monday, April 25, at 8.30 not forgotten how Europe, robbed Japanese, who dislike and despise her of the fruits of victory in 1895, the Americans. Japan is the one load to graver developments. Let p.m.
Manchuria was a part or append-country upon whose policy America us hope that in this instance there.
The Central Fire Brigade received a age of the Chinese empire, and has falled to impress its will and vapouring and will be no such upshot. Peace, and not war, is what the East and. call about 2 p.m. yesterday from the gave its name to the dynasty which prestige. The
Colonial Secretary's Office, which fell in 1912. The year 1895 saw scurrilous American Press and its indeed, the whole world, has need proved to be a false alarm, as the the victory of Japan in the Sino- hectoring politicians merely excite
ringing of the C.S.O. fire alarm bell in to pray for.
fatuous enough to consider their the Brigade office was due to a fault Japanese war, and Manchuria was the smiles of the Japanese, who are
taken by the victor. in the electrical mechanism.
But to Russia this seemed too Emperor a greater man than the Straight Lines in Furniture
rich a prize for the contemptible President of the United States. Mr. Charles Chaplin and his bro- little nation that inhabited a small
The Guam Incident. By report from France, ail is not well with the furniture in-ther, Mr. Syd, Chaplin, are expected island. With the help at any to return to Singapore from their
the benevolent ac- In 1918 the Americans took over yearo ago, visit to Java and Ball the 22nd rate, with
on dustry, which, some
and quiescence of France and Great the faland of Guam, about the size went "modern" in style und is now and will leave for Hongkong dubious about the economic result, Japan by the Hakozaki Mara on the Britain, Russia proceeded to take of Malta, where they intended to 24th inst. Mr. Charles Chaplin was Manchuria away from Japan. make a harbour big enough to take A new unornamented and geome-so Interested in Bali that he decided Then the Japanese, with that in- the entire American Navy. trically designed kind of furniture is spend an extra week there. was produced, attracting the atten-
Hongkong Telegraph.tion of household decorators
TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1932.
RUSSO-JAPANESE TENSION
the
navy
-
tense patriotism and tenacity of! But Japan was clever enough to purpose which are their charac- carry a resolution at the Washing- teristics, set to work for ten years ton Conference that there should and be no more constructional activity in the Pacific; so Guam had to be to build up a strong
scrapped. They tried to get us to stop our work at Singapore. There
army.
Not To Be Fooled Again.
What was described as an unservice- able revolver was produced before Mr. world over, Inspiring illustrated Fraser, at the Kowloon Magistracy articles in magazines and news this morning, when Detective Ser- making papers, outmoding carlier styles, geant Lamont applied for the con-
facation of the weapon. In
By 1905 they knew themselves are no spots on Japanese diplomacy. and promising happy days for the application, Sergeant Lamont said
Now I hear, on good authority, furniture makers. The oddity, the revolver was found by a scaveng-strong enough to challenge the and often the charm, of the new ing coolle in a sido channel at Soy bully of the East. Japan crumpl- that the United States has made up
Street, and handed over to a Chinese furniture stirred early enthusiasm, detective, who was passing at the ed Russin up, and retook Man-its mind to get out of the Philip- churia, whose enormous agricul- plues. Will Japan take them? bat-here comes the rub-its essen-time. His Worship ordered the wen- and mineral wealth the And if that should lead to war ber tials consist in materials and com- pon to be confiscated.
faces and straight lines the new furniture eliminated much of the craftsmanship that had given Franco the world's leadership in the making of furniture. There is no further need for the wood carver and the cabinet-maker, and _a: writer in Le Figaro has predicted that several trades hitherto largely dependent on the furniture, indus- try will presently vanish.
cism comes, however, from
Criti-
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widely diffused sources than single observer composing an ticle for a magazine. Many dire events have been prophesied in such articles that happily did not come also to pass. But complaint is reported from the Chambre Syndi- cale (trade union) of furniture, from the Chambre Syndicale of bronze workers, from the
manu-
Whatever may happen in Shang-bination. By adopting plain sur- hai-and the portents at the mo ment scem a trifle brighter there seems every probability, a a foreign traveller just arrived in Shanghai from Harbin suggests, that the Far East spotlight will shortly be switched to Manchuria. The chaotic conditions prevailing there, coupled with mutual SUS- picions on the part of Japan and Russia, do seem to indiente that we are on the eve of serious do velopments. Indeed, there is, in some quarters, open talk of the possibility of a Russo-Japanese conflict, which, if it came, would completely overshadow anything that has occurred in the Far East for many years past. Whilst there is, ao far as the layman can see, no real reason why these two na- tions should resort to war, the fact cannot be overlooked that the
facturers themselves, and from the tension between the two has lat- terly increased to a marked degrec, association of apprentices in the accompanied by a deal of sabre. furniture industry. It is easy to understand that the manufacturers rattling which bodes no good.
Apart from any other causes for are seriously disturbed by a falling friction, it cannot be doubted that off in the exportation of furniture Russia is jealous of Japan's grow. which, when analysed, indicates ing hold on Manchuria, apparently that the new furniture is all too fearing that she has territorial am-conveniently easy for foreign bitions which may be prejudicial manufacturers to produce by im-
Soviet's to the
interests. There porting and copying French models, are constant references in the The art and mystery of fine furni- Soviet press, also, to Japanese In-ture work, not easy to imitate, and trigue with "White" Russians, now so largely abandoned, and, turn where one will, there is what had given the French product apparent an obsession that Japan a commanding position. The has evil designs on Russia. Only sociations of workers see the situn-. a few days ago, there appeared tion from another angle, and are in Investia, the official Soviet or-apprehensive of being compelled to gan, an article, warning "Japanese choose between unemployment or a On Imperial adventurers" of the folly different means of livelihood. of aggravating Russia. The wri-the other hand, and this is of hope ter of this article asserted that to the workers, there are signs of those Japanese who are plotting to reaction against expression of strain relations between the two modernism, already described by countries will involve their coun- some critics as an "excess of sim- try in a struggle in which it will plicity" which is no more desirable inevitably meet defeat. "The than excess of anything else. U.S.S.R.", sald this writer, "will, in case of danger, place under arms sufficient millions fully to protect all its frontiers......We know that a war would cause the graatost distress to our own and the Japanese people, bat we also know that in such a struggle the Japanese ruling classes would find their grave......The road of the to be erratic, moving in sympathy The Hongkong dollar continues U.S.S.R. is clear and simple. As with silver variations. This the representative of the interests morning it dropped a farthing to of the tollers, it does not want 1a. 2d. Inter-bank business haa war. If challenged to battle, it been done at about 1s. 2.7/8d., but will have the right to soek tem- the market has an
gasy underbone. Silver-doclined 5/10ths in Lon-
Was
1.
DOLLAR DOWN A FARTHING
SILVER DECLINE REFLECTED.
porary allies among thos0 capi don, spot and forward. America
talist Powers which at the
pre- and China sold, while the Contin aent stage do not threaten its bor-ent and speculatora wars buyers ders and its Interests, The U.S.S.R. on a quiet market. After tho will fight, and it will be supported official fixing, the market ruled by all that is best in humanity, by quietly stondy, with America not the tollers of the whole world, operating.
New York reports a drop of a who know that the Soviet Union quarter in sliver, with the market is fighting for the peace and wel- steady. Silver futures are also fare of all mankind." This is a down.
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY STOCK EXCHANGE.
Japanese have developed ever tween America and Japan, will not since. Japan will not be fooled Great Britain be forced into it on
time: having beaten the side of the United States? R second
It is a terrible contingency, but Russlo, she is not likely to be wheedled or frightened out of not so improbable or remete as Manchuria by the League of Na- might be thought by those who tions. Should the gem of the Far have not watched the decline of and England and the rise of Japan in East be internationalised divided up between the Western the Far East. Sasebo, the Japanesu Powers, when Japan has fairly Portsmouth, is 1,500, miles from The fall in the sterling value of the acquired the country by her own Guam, and there is no restriction doilar failed to act as an incentive valour and intelligence, and done of naval activity in those dock. According to all accounts the The so-called Chinese Empiro is Chinese has many likeable and ad-
Ho loves has politically mirable qualities. broken up, and ceased to exist. All the king's laugh, and you can do much with horses and all the king's men can-him by appealing to his sense of not act Humpty-Dumpty together humour. His power of work in again; for 97 per cent, of the Chi-very great, he never grumbles, and nese people are illiterate, though within limita is a valuable servant. they are industrious and Ingenious The educated middle-class China- workmen. There are more than 70 man, tho cashier, the contractor. war lords all over Chinn, fighting is among the most competetent and ore another for loot. Chiang Kai- honest in the world. shek, the self-elected President of the so-called National Government
towards more liveliness in the market, for it what China has failed to yards. and conditions this morning were still do?
on the dull side.
Sales.
Hongkong Banks $1550.. Union Insurances $470. Ewo Cottons Tls. 154/15.15. Hongkong Trama $21.85/21.90. Hongkong Electrics $74. Constructions (New) $1.85. Govt. Loans 4 Premium.
Buyers.
Hongkong Banks $1540. Union Insurances $465. Douglases $26, Benguets 14%. Wharves $1434. Provident (New) $2. Chinese Estates $95.
Explorations 29 cents. ongkong Trams $21.
Yaumati Ferries 835. China Lights (Old) $20%. Macno Electrica $24. Cements (Combined) $18. Lane, Crawfords (Old) $5.60. Amusements $221. Constructions (New) $1.80. Govt. Loans 3% % Premium.
Sellers. S. C. Enterprises $10. Constructions (Old) $5.60.
"I can see the boss" point.
Ancestor Worship Ideals.
Per contra, the Chinese masses of China, has his headquarters at Nanking, which has a population are detestably cruel, and they have of seven millions, about a sixty-no sense of national unity, organi fourth of the total population of nation, or partiotiam. They Chinu.
100-miles Radius of Power.
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their quite contented to live ancestors have lived for the last 3,000 years. They envisage The radius of the National Gov-future world as a place of re-union ernment's power is about 100 miles, with their relatives, and Chinese and although Chiang Kai-shek la ancestor-worship has always seem- for the time in alliance with Feng, ed to me a more respectable and the so-called Christian general, amiable delusion than the no one can tell how long the com- tempt for their predecessors affect- bination will last. To talk of the ed by Western democrata, tiny republic of Nanking as the capital of China is ludicrous. There
Hinson's just been married and nood that job as much as I do.
con-
Whether the Chinese will ever break through the cake of custom it is impossible to say. As things look now, the best thing for the civilisation and commerce of the world, in my judgment, would be for the Japanese to develop, or- ganise and administer China, as England has organised and ad- ministered India. The difficulties would not be so great, as, though: they speak a différent language, Chinese and Japanese are both of Mongolian stock.
Such a policy would be a check- mate to Bolshovlam. Whether it is feasible or not, nothing can be more foolish than to quarrel with Japan to please America; or more odious than to raise the colour bar In order to support the tyranny of trades unions in the Antipodes.
A. A. B.
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