TELEGRAPH. THE HONGKONG
FEBRUARY 22, TUESDAY,
China Stirred by Germany's Action
EXPRESS PLEDGE OF AIR RAIDS OFFICER FOR H. K.
NON-RECOGNITION OF MANCHUKUO VIOLATED
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Softening of British Attitude Also Feared With Eden's Departure
(Special to "Telegraph")
Hankow, Feb. 22.
The resignation of Mr. Anthony Eden as Britain's Foreign Secretary, shares honours with Herr Hitler's address to the Reichstag as a topic of discussion among Chinese officials to-day. They privately point out that Mr. Neville Chamberlain's tendency to conciliate Italy is well-known to them and Lord Halifax' pro-German predilections also. They express a fear of the softening of the British attitude towards Japan and the possible effect upon hopes of increased British moral support and material backing for China.
One official remarked bitterly: "Japan seems have been born under a lucky star."
to
Generally speaking, however, public opinion is not perturbed, and officials draw attention to the increased Chinese military and aerial effectiveness. China expects the continued friendship of most powers.
Herr
declaration Hitler's Lengue help to China would
that "UII-
fortunate" and that Germany would prefer a Japanese conquest of China rather
hus than "bolshevisation," caused more indignation even than It is the recognition of Manchukuo.
to Chinese regarded, according diplomats, as a deliberate attempt to inject ideological issues into a simple case of international aggression, con- demned by many international pro-
nouncements.
Foreign Office Statement
A spokesman of the Foreign Office declared: "Herr Hitler's announce- ment is profoundly regretted, espeel- ally in view of the old Sino-German friendship.
CHINA TO
PROTEST TO BERLIN
Over Recognition Of Manchukuo
Hankow, Feb, 22. The Chinese Government will lodge a strong protest with Germany over Herr Adolf Hitler's announcement of "The German violation of the ex- the recognition of Manchukuo, it is press pledge not to recognise Man-reliably learned from official circles. chukuo," he deplored.
Chinese
official circles expressed It is understood a vigorous protest will be lodged in Berlin.
regrets and astonishment at Ger- Questioned as to the status of-the-many's action in view of the cordial. her and German advisers in China, one pro- relations existing between minent official spole privately. "That's Up To Germany".
"That's up to Germany," he said. It is understood that Herr Traut- mann, the German Ambassador to China is extremely upset. He was very evidently distressed when at
foreign tending the meeting of diplomats this morning. His position is generally regarded as embarras- -sing.
It is notable that many Chinese papers, interpreting the recent Ger- man reorganisation hoped that Sino- German relations would be improved. Prominent Chinese officials have re- cently and repeatedly expressed their friendship for Germany, despite the ideological pact with Japan. These. Chinese güres are now also em barransed. Although it to admitted they merely tried to stave off the in- (Continued on Page 4.)
Japanese Pay No Duty At Shanghai
And British M.P. Would Like To Know Why
China.
These circles pointed out that with the exception of one or two countrica with special backgrounds, all other big Powers are still adhering to the principle of non-recognition as laid down by the League of Nations, and the action on the part of Germany must be considered as absolutely un- expected.--Central News.
MATSUI FLIES TO TOKYO
General's Departure Veiled In Mystery
Shanghai, Feb. 22. Following the recall of General Iwane Matsul to Tokyo by air yester- day, great secrecy attended his de- that his parture. It is presumed Kuccessor, General Hata, has already taken over command of the Japan- ese expeditionary force in Centrai China, but no official announcement
on the subject has yet been made.
A Japanese spokesman in Shanghat, when questioned on the change in command, repeatedly replied: "No London, Feb. 21. In the House of Commone to-day, information," so what is unofficially Commander A. Marsden
and generally known, has ometally (Cons.) naked whether the Secretary of State been velled in mystery. for Foreign Affates had consiticred
WING COMMANDER A. H. S. STEELE-PERKINS, of the Air Raid Precautions Department, who has been appointed by the Colonial Office to be Air Raid Precautions Officer in Hongkong. He left London for Hongkong on February 11.
SHIPS' CREW "OUT
OF HAND" AMAZING CHARGES
New York.
Startling charges against the crews of United States liners and merchant vessels-drunkenness, and insulting conduct towards passengers were made by a ship's captain before a Senate Committee which is considering amendments to the Maritime Shipping Act.
Passengers and officers supported his evidence, but the allegations were denied by officials of the men's union. The captain, who asked that his name should be kept secret ("Otherwise I am able to have a bullet in my back"), declared roundly:
"DRUNK AT WHEEL" "Our ships are infested with thugs, thieves, gamblers, dope-runners, drunkards and racketeers."
He gave examples of the conduct of seamen and stewards either re- ported to him or actually seen by him during voyages.
"I have secu," he said:
Look-outs aloft so drunk that we were afraid to remove them from the crow's nest for fear of their falling down;
Men at the wheel so drunk that they turned the wheel the wrong way, thereby endangering other
ships also;
to make
Lift boys trapping young giris in. lifts between decke advances to them;
Waiters in the
17,000 Wives Refuse Free
Half-Crowns
1938.
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7.47
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- Overture
Anne
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Four Mozart Songs:
Who
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8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03. Chopin.
Nocturne In B Flat Minor, Op. 0 No. 1; Nocturne in E Flat Major, Op. No. 2....Arthur Rubinstein Mazurka in E Minor, Op. 41, (Piano); No. 2.... Vladimir Horowitz (Piano).
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Rondo in A Major (Schubert); Humoresque IV (Sibelius).
9.03 Bongs by Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone).
Pilgrim's Song. Op. 47, No. 5 (Tolstoi-Tchaikovsky); Song Of The Flea (Goethe-Moussorgsky).
9.13 Sergo Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Hungarian March (from 'Damna- The Will O' The Wisps (Damnation
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9.30 London Relay-The News.
Crooks 0.50 Songs by Richard (Tenor).
Garden of Happiness (Lockton- Wood); Arisa O Sun (Lockton-Day); Open Your Window To The Morn (Hoyden-Phillips).
10.0 Eric Coates.
Springtime Suite; Fresh Morning (Ro- Noonday Song (Pastorale); mance); Dance In The Twilight (Valse); For Your Delight-Serenade ...Light Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Erle Coates.
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Rock And Roll (flm
tribution of half-crowns to Transatlantic house-wives is not being so well received.
More than 17,000 women have
...The American Babel Nat
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Boys
Takes A Spooky donelin & His Georgluns: Organ-
Melodies....Harold Ramsay: Fox-Trots-How Could You? (film
Popular dining-room refused to accept 2s. 6d. from
Decosting young girls while they the Minister of Labour are eating, the presence of their
for San Quentin'); Don't Play With Fire
fathers aboard not deterring them filling in forms, describing how Eddie Carroll & The Cosani Club
in the slightest way.
Sailors smoking cigarettes and pipes, even cigars, while at work; Stewardesses with curlers
their
in
hair watching passengers' entertainments;
they spend their housekeeping money.
new
In an attempt to compile a cost of living index the Ministry
Drunken barkeepers demanding asked 30,000 women to describe in admission to elderly women's detuli thele weekly budgets. cabins during the night.
The watch asleep Enlow deck and refusing to put out a Aro because It was Sunday.
OFFICERS HELPLESS
A chief steward told the committee
attempt to enforce disdplino.
Orchestra.
11.0 Close down.
QUEEN VISITOR TO INDUSTRIES FAIR
London, Feb. 21. The Queen visited the Malta and But only 13,000 Alled In the East Afrlen pavilions of the British forms and provided their half-Industrica Fair at Earls Court to- crown's worth of Information.
The 13,000 who filled up the forms will soon have the chance of earning
Now that General Matsut has ler/ that the intimidated officers dare not another 2s. Od.
"WO DEC
the danger to Briush trade in the China, however, an official announce- Another ship's cuptain, known They will be asked to fill up For East that would arise if the pre-ment of his recall and the appoint-personally to Senator Copeland, similar form again in the last week sent system of permitting Japanesement of General Hota as his successor chairman of the committee, wrote: of this month, and they will be able goods to be imported to Shanghel, may be expected. Reuter,
in any woe to duckline the crew to earn further half-crowns in April without payments of customs duty,
and July, was continued.
A passenger told of a walter who snatched a newspaper from his hands at the breakfast table, of another who addressed a woman passenger, "Sny, Toota."
Sir John Simon, replying, said the Government was fully alive to the Irroguiar situation now obtained to. the prejudice of non-Japanese trade by customs duties which formed the becurity for foreign louns. The Dri tish Ambasador to Tokyo had already made representations on the matter to the Japanese Miniator for Foreign Atairs-Reuler.
U.8. WARSHIPS LEAVE- BINGAPORE
L. G. BACKS.
MR. EDEN
Demands Recall To Foreign Office
the
The number who complete serica of four is expected to diminish even further.
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day. The Queen was much interest-
ed in the Maltese lace, and accepted a luncheon: set.
Wan
At the East Africa pavillon, the Queen said that Kenya coffee used at Buckingham Palace as every- one likes it. Her Majesty spent more than two hours touring the Fair- Reuter Bulletin,
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The data avaliable may not be Other witnesses told the committee considered sufficient to compile nn that Americans soon would refuse to zail in American ships.
The charges were emphatically denied by union representatives,
of the of the
Mr. Ralph Emerson (of the Com- mittee for Industrial Organisation) satu his union were determined to London, Feb, 21,
protect the good name of American Mr. David Lloyd George, through genmen with all the means in their the Council of Action for Peace and power. Singapore, Feb. 21.
Reconstruction, has summoned the Mr. Robert Fitzgerald, Maritime The United Blates cruinn 119 Empire to demand Mr. Anthony Union secretary, declared there was minor Milwaukee, Trenton and Memphis, Eden's return to the Foreign Office, no truth in the report that the brew which attended the opening of the and the re-establishment of Mr. of the President over were drunk to the city fall so that prisoners Singapore Dare left here, in-day for. Etten's policy of "No surrender on and dleorderly when the liner went Manila United Press
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