THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
Disturbing Mystery
DID MARSHAL PAY $500,000 BRIBE ?
TOKYO WANTS ANSWER
Tokyo.
Chang Hsuch-liang of Shanghat has a secret which everybody in Japan who can read, would like to have him reveal. The secret con- cerna someone to whom he pald $500,000 Manchurian currency In 1931, and why,
When the Japanese troops enter ed Mukden in that year and took possession of Marshal Chang's headquarters, they found in a safe, a receipt for the above amount of money. The receipt was/made out to ond of the lesser aides of Mr. Takejiro Tokonami, present Minia- ter of Communications. At that time Mr. Tokonami was not in office but was a leader in the Selyu kal party. Since then he has severed his party connections.
Questioners in the Diet have intimated that Marshal Chang netually gave the money to the aides of Mr. Tokonami with the understanding the amount would go to the loader. It was further intimated that the payment was made to obtain. Mr. Tokonami's
Germany is preparing for the 1936 Olympic Games, one section of which will services in softening Japan's at-
be held here on the Zugspitze Plateau.
SMALL WORLD
LESSONS IN GEOGRAPHY
LOOK AT THE
ATLAS
By C. W. A. Scott
MISSIONARY PROGRESS
London.
The following extract from Wide Horizous illustrates the work and progress of the Church Missionary Society:
"In China the eleven dioceses support the missionary diocese of Shenal. In Fuklen, ravaged by civil war and banditry, for Christ- ians raise 60 per cent. of the sum maintain their church needed to and workers.
"In Japan every communicant THIS is a geography lesson for gives on an average £2 a year to
T
grown-upa-we grey-beards of his Church."
30 and over.
Take out your atlases and look
at the map of the world. Remem-it is to be worth while.
bor those days in school? The
Before the Atlantic is conquered
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titude toward Manchuria. That was before the so-called Mukden incident and beginning of Japan- ese military activities,
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22,
-1935.
The above picture was taken in front of the Moore Memorial Church, Tibet_Road, just after the wedding of Mr. Hilang_Shi- ting, former Premier of the Peking government and Miss Mow Wen-yen, professor of Fuh Tang University. The wedding aroused
rost interest among the Shanghai Chinese community.
Mr. Tokonami has issued an in- Manant denial that the money was paid to him or that he had any Versailles began with a lie, the the German people thus deceived part in the transaction. The aides consequences of which are making awoke and began to struggle for who allegedly signed the receipt themselves fell to-day in their their equality on the Continent of which is now in possession of the full force.
Europe! Until Germany's equali authorities, have not been found.
In spite of her great achieve-ty of status in every respect has ments in technical and cultural been acknowledged and achieved, matters, Germany has been mark-peace will not reign in Europe, ed a
be second-rate nation. What because there can wonder that the time came when without morality, he states.
The incident which was kept secret until the present session of the Diet has resulted in a decision of the Government, especially the Ministry of Justice, to go to the bottom of the matter.
Meanwhile some of the documents connected with the case are miss log and the procurator's office through an intermediary will n tempt to obtain the full story from
Marshal Chang.
Those who are waiting for the answer admit that they may have to wait a long time.
Some of them doubt that the
Young Marshal would pay such a was then. Weeks of we must be sure. We cannot af-sum on the chance that a political world was large them. Henttered ford to win at the cost of human leader in Japan might do something continents.
60 miles an hour was life, Ships have life-boats. The 1or him. They point out that atili speed to thrill the imagina-aeroplane has none, and no Chinese usually like to ece the has found the means of hooking
goods they tion,
are buying. United Preas, Now study your atlases with the an aeroplane on to a cloud. vision of to-day, the outlook of the school-boy. The thousands of miles
ANOTHER QUESTION
of ocean and land bave shrunk. "Can you tell us, Mr. Scott, what Weeks have become days and days is the value of this acceleration, hours. Almost tally the world gets this desire to rush about the world smaller.
at enormous speeds?" The reason. is the neroplane. Daily on the regular air services Many people seen to think that it is spanning continents and scas. speed itself is progress. It is a After centuries of endeavour man means to an end which is the high- has won the conquest of the afr.jspeed transport and saving of time Yet it is not a final victory. Two demanded by the world of to-day. Kreat problema remain in the At-1 lantic and Pacific Oceans.
our
GERMANY DECEIVED
MUST BE GIVEN FULL EQUALITY
Mr. A. E. Atkins, the well-known have not space to deal with British manufacturer recently economic problems, only the aero-published a series of interesting It is of the Atlantic I wish to plane. Time in world is statements about Germany and write. The northern ocean is the money. Mails and freight us well the Importance of her political last link in the complete chain of as passengers have to be carried aituation in the World in the Lon- Empire airways and the great as quickly as possible. aerial highway which will join America with Europe.
SHORT HOPS
.
Record' fights of the past ten years have proved the reliability of the aeroplane, its value in bringing the peoples of the Empire and the
don Press.
Look at your atlases again. The world together. They pioneered promise given by President Wil- distanco across the North Atlantic the air routes which now stretch
is comparatively small Via the across the world, Azores and Bermuda It is nearly 4,000 miles, with 2.170 miles 18
You have heard much about the the longest hop." The direct or prospects of an Atlantic nir service, Great Circle route involves flying I have already mentioned the three 1,976 miles from Ireland to New possible routes. In Britain, Franee, foundland. The northern route by Germany, Holland and America air- way of Iceland and Greenland covers craft manufacturers are striving to
this
If Germany to-day, Mr. Atkina writes, is for many people a source of political unrest, that Is only because the disarmament son in 1918 has not been kept in Europe. Confident that Pledge which was taken by all the nations who took part in the Treaty of Versailles would be ful- filled, Germany disarmed. Ther the Allied Powers began to look on this preliminary stop of Ger-
somp 2,100 miles in three "hops," produce multi-engined aeroplanes many as a fait accompli and did the longest being under 1,000 miles. which will combine the three needs not disarm themselves. Thus the
A QUESTION
of speed, long flying rango, and reconstruction of Europe whitch! large carrying capacity for pas-was introduced by the Treaty of "Mr. Scott, if you and Tomsengers, mails and freight.
THE SEADROME
Campbell Black could fly over 11,000 miles to Australia in less than three days, making hops' of An American hips suggested the well over 2,000 miles, why is it sa seadrome-huge steel islands to be the ocean DS A difficult to achieve a regular air anchored across service across the Atlantic?" series of aerodromes. If they are On B long summer's day I could found to be successful as tests have get into my "Comet" and fly from so far shown, and I believe that Ireland to Newfoundland and back they
seaworthy. Ind
then let hoforo dark. I could fly to New Britain take the lead in establish York in something over 20 hours.ing the Atlantic air service. Other That is, if only distance is counted. countries are keen to win the But we must consider the snaga. prizo,
The machine must be capable of
At-
completing the journey without America has also built a huge engine failure or other troubles flying-boat designed for the forcing a landing in the son. No lantic. In this country Major It. II. matter how large an aircraft it Mayo hus proposed the composite Woro,
It would not last long on the the small transocean geroplane 01 aircraft: a large machine carrying stormy Atlantic, which tosses 50,- 000-ton ships. If the weather is its buck to overcome initial dif
ficulties of take-off. The smaller
bad the machine must be able to machine is released in the air for only, maintain control, but be able its ocean flight.
fly through it. The pilot must not
Germany is building the new
to keep his course and have con Zeppelin L.Z.129, and Dr. Eckoner stant radio communication to direct
him when necessary.
BRITAIN LEAD
has
tated that the airship will be used for a fortnightly service be-
tween Germany and America.
Which will solve the problem,
The Atlantic has been flown aeroplane or airship? It Becma many times, two British pilots that the airship will be first; but leading the Ilat of adventurers. I believe that within the next few Rut those men and women walted years acroplanes or flying-boats for good weather conditions. Evon will be crossing the Atlantle so, the pce has taken its toll of regularly. lives. Anal service must bo Then we shall be able to week- regular and keep to its schedule if lend in New Yorke
Bavarian artillary at winter exercise on the Kreuzeck.
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The time table has been scheduled as follows:
From Europe to China: Departure from London or Paris avery week on Wednesdays. Arrival in Hanoi the following week on Saturdays at about 10 a.m.
DURATION OF THE TRIP LONDON OR PARIS TO HANOI: 102 days.
about noon.
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