PACIFIST SPEECH HECKLED
Bishop Discourages Use Of Force To Stop
Bombings-
London, June 15. During a meeting of the China Campaign Committee
of Bishop Hull
the 10-night, Chelmsford was subjected to prom lenged Jeering and neckiing when he urged that force should not be applied to induce Japan to abandon her bombings of Canton.
The Bishop'urged that an attempt should be made to convince Japan Hat she was losing face throughout the world by the callousness of her actions.
DIPLOMATS DRIVEN OUT OF JAPAN
Ex-Charge D'Affaires Says Secretary Serves Peiping
Shanghai, June 10,
THE HONGKONG
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
WANTS TO ENROLL
To The Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph.
(The following is a free transla- tion of a letter written to the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph yester-
in
Sir, Having lived in Shanghai for three years,
and having dwelt Singapore another two, I have had of making the ac- the advantage
and contacting many quaintance Chinese,
and
TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1939.*
WEALTHY MAN LED JAMAICA STRIKERS
Crown Drops Charge
Of Sedition.
Kingston, Jamalca, June 15, The Crown case against Alexander Bustamente, the wealthy money lender who has e fortune large enough to live a life of luxury, but has be- come the head of the workers in the labour unrest in Jamaica, was with drawn to-day.
ar-
Bustamente, who is leader of the negro workers of Jamalen, was rested with a man named Grant after the outbreak of the recent riots, and was
charged with sedition.
both men The charges against were withdrawn to-day on condition that they undertook not to disturb
Both men have been re the peace. leased,
"The Japanese Foreign Office re- day). in Queen'a
quired a sum of Yen 300 from the Chinese Embossy In Tokyo na an ad- ministration fund for giving prolec- tion to Chinese tives and property in Japan on the eve of my withdrawal from Tokyo," said Mr. Yang Yun-
At Singapore, Chinese patriots are chu, the Chinese Charge d'Afaires,
all
to aid "la mere In on interview with a number of
very anxious Chinese
before his de patrie". They have given proof of pressmen parture from Shanghai for Hongkong this by their gifts of money
material to the nailon.
circumstances In these different yesterday.
Beginning last month the Japanese
they have come to ally themselves authorities redoubled their efforts to
campaign In which the force the withdrawal of Chineso in the diplomate representatives remaining Chinese newspapers are crying for in Tokyo. Incidents against the Chi- help.
1- I have requested permission to nese Embassy were repeatedly
Bustamente's counsel said that the spired and organised by the Japanese enroll in the Sanitary Service of the
mails
wealthy Jabour lender had not been 10 the Army or else with the Chinese Red authorities,
while
Cross. My certiflestes and my re- guilty of sedition. He and worked id.cord Embassy were frequently withheld,
of service allowed me to be constitutionally throughuot the tur according to Mr. Yang,
sure that my services would be ac-moll for the betterment of labour, and The Charge d'Affaires sorrowfully
would continue to do so. confirmed the Japanese report that cepted. Mr. Sun Te, secretary of the Chinese Embassy for ten years, did accept a post with the puppet Pelping and
fles who would the Japanese Nanking governments as director of pineneds with
their offices. "Stop These Bombinga," "Boycott Japanese Goods" Arct similar slogans. Reuter,
well- Mr. Victor Gollancz, the known publisher, referred during hin speceli to the Japanese Ambassador's answer to the China Campaign Committee's deputation Inst week: that the bombings
the object undertaken with demoralising the Chinese people.
This is one of the most terrible statements
made ever
by civilised country," Ambassador of a
Mr. Gollancz dcclurett
After the meeting a people. marched to Embassy.
Parrying
were
of
1137
number of
PAVING ROAD TO WAR
Washington, June 15 Mr. Hatalom Finh, the bitter Re- President opponent publican Roosevelt and the New Deal, in a Flag Day address to-day, said that Congress was not so overwhelmingly Democratic it woulti seek
the tmt- Rogacycl peachment of President for his fallure to invoke the Neutrat. Act in the Sino-Japanese confllet.
Mr. Fish charged President Roose- velt, Mr. Cordell Hull and Mr. Nor- man Davis with "preparing the road to war with their persistent demanda that the
in the Sino- Japanese conflict should be punth- cd."
#KKTCSSON
He expressed the fear that the United States would be involved in 8 plan to quarnalipe and police Asta before 140.—Qulted Press.
US. COPPER FOR JAPAN
Washington, June 13. Resentment of pearo organisations which recently made representations to the Department of State against American aid for the Japanese war machine, mounted anew to-day in the light of the latest figures showing
United States exports of copper the for April
Copper exports during the month tetailed
70,000,000 lb., of which ap- proximately 32,0000,000 lb. were sent to Japan, 14,000,000 lb. to Great Bri- tain und 6,000,000 lb. to Germany.
The 32,000,000 16. sent to Japon re- presents the highest figure yet of this essential war material.-Reuter.
Japanese Ship Claims Pacific Blue Riband
Tokyo, June 16.
Inove
of
835
any
gratullies
During two months' of travel be- tween Canton and Hankow, I re- peatedly sought the proper authorl- enrall me without being involved. Commenting on the recent appoint- ask you, Mr. Editor, where is the ment
General Itagaki as the proper approach for those who wish Foreign Minister the Japanese to volunteer in the Sanitary Service Government, Mr. Yang said that the of the Chinese Army or with the
for who no
strengthening Chinese Red Cross?
for I most Japan's diplomatic power observers thought. but rather for regaining her equilibrium in diplo- she has completely Iney, which ignored since the outbreak of the It is generally current hostilities.
General Hagaki Is considered that the only Japanese general now who believes in maintaining friendly relations with Great Britain and the United States, and in rompromising with U.S.S.H according to Mr. Yung
At present there are about 10,000 Chinose merchants and workers re- maining in Japan, Mr. Yung said. Special,
BRITISH EXPORTS INCREASE
work free am willing to wounded Chinese soldiers, even the trenches at my own risk,
My applications thus far been fruitless,
in
hnve
K.
HISTORY OF TEA
SUMMONS
FRENCH TROOPS
Tientsin Consul Defies Japanese
Tientsin, June 15. When Japanese-controlled Chinese pallée entered the premises of the French Jesult College to-day for activities search and enquiry Into within its walls, the French Consul, M. Lepisaler, summoned a company of French troops.
The French soldiers marched up to the college under the personal com- mand of Colonci Jacomy, Comman dant of the French Forces in North China..
the Before they arrived Chinese police withdrew.
Subsequently, M. Lepissier declared that any further attempt to prejudice French prestige or interests would be simliarly resisted-Reuter,
Police Watch For Street Offenders
Bustamente has introduced many American labour devices for harassing employers of Jamaica's sugar planta- tions and wharves. This "John L. Lewis of Jamaica," copying the lender of the American labour organisations, sit-down strikes, hunger brought marches, etc. to the West Indies-characters, and Reuter,
Hit-Run Motorist In Court
A
Police evidence disclosed that the Was So child Cheung Sul-kwan. The This severely injured that she had to be she Was taken to hospital, where found to be suffering from internal Injuries.
Sir..-i read with much Interest Mr. T. Paul Gregory's excellent ar- ticle on the "Romance of China Ten"
"hit-run" motorist who In Saturday's issue of your paper.
There are, however, one or two knocked down a seven-year-old points on which Mr. Gregory is not
girl in Hennessy Road yesterday the dis- quite necurate. Although honest practices of Chinese exporters morning, and then accelerated might have been responsible to some and disappeared, received sum- extent, the
decline of the mary justice when he Was great China ica industry was primarily brought before the Central due to the expansion of the planta-Magistracy this morning. tion industry in Ind
India and Celyon, As Mr. Gregory is no doubt aware, ten is not indigenous to China, of tea in Assam, India. home of is how it was taken to China: In the held sway in days when Buddhism
used to travel la, missionaries across the Himalayas into Tibet and the Western and South-Western pro- vinces of
of China. These long, weary foot. Journeys
done were
mostly on An ascetic monks named Botelthar- ma, making the journey from Cen- tral India, found himself very thirs- ty and tired in the plains of Assam. picked So, quite by accident, he some leaves from a nearby bush and them. Quickly he those began chewing The value of imports for
felt much revived. "Ah! This is an same periods was £75,393,773, £73.-
thought Botchi- excellent 479,570 and £83,173,412.
harma, "I must take some of these £7,177,-
seeds to China." month
The Chinese
Very were
pleased before, and £7,302,694 a year ago.
Botchibana. "A
who For the first five months of the with
such a gift must in- of could give us decrease it
But Imports Keep
Pace Too Easily
Exports of United Kingdom goods In May were valued at £38,104,810 compared with £37,208.307 in April and £42,732,645 in May, 1937.
Re-exports amounted to
£5,010,521 £1 179, ugunsti
year exports show
man
£10,351,450 over the corresponding deed be preaching an excellent re-
amounted to period of last year and amor
£100,306,293. Imports are £1,817,- 370 less than a year ago at £393.- 427,311 and Re-exports, at £27,932,- 017, show a fall of £5,478,342.
Of the decrease of nearly £8,000,- 000 in the value of imports in May, compared wit
with 1937, over £5,
May. The 9,302-ton freighter, Kinka Maru, clolma a blue riband for her 100,000 is in respect of raw materials, record maiden voyage crossing the
and notably of raw cotton and wool. Colton and woollen manufacturca Pacifle Ocean in 10 days 12 hours 20
exports niso the principal San were minutes from Yokohama to
In showing decline value, against Francisco and travelling between New York and Yokohama in 22 days which there was a considerable in
crease in the value of machinery exported-British Wireless.
23 hours.
The Kinku Maru returned to Yokohama on Tuesday from Los Angeles, witli on average hourly
for speed of 18.2 knots
the total distance from New York to Yoko- hama.
The 9,300-ton Kinryu Mara, slater ship of the Kinka Maru, built at the Kawasaki Dockyard in Kobe, is be- ing launched BR Thursday. The specifications of the ship are: Dia- placement, 0,300 tons; length, 155 metres; Leam, 10 metres; horsepower, 0,200, highest trial speed, 21 knots. Domei,
HEARTBURN
Many people suffer from this distressing condition without realising that it is a form of Indigestion produced by the de- composition of Indigestible food retained in the stomach. An occasional dose of Maclean Brand Stomach Powder in water prevents the retention of indigestible food in the intestines. Apart from the help it affords to the digestive organs, Maclenn Brand Stomach Powder in a slight, gentle laxative affect which helps the system to pass on indigestible food so that It cannot ferment and clog up the in- testines.
Suffers from heartburn, and indoed any form of fadigestion, can save them- selves discomfort and pain by the simple process of taking a spoonful of Maclean Brand Stomach Powder in water after meals or whenever they feel discomfort. The effect is always beneficial and the zelief instantaneous. The reason for this is that Maclean Brand Stonisch Powder is unique in combining, in perfectly balanced proportiona, a formula" which time and experiance have proved to be the most affection avar deviand for the prompt -rectification of stomach trouble. In many cases, much more serious than Heart- burn, Maclean Brand Stomach Powder ban put an end to pain and suffering, has oveĽ saved the saderer from the operating table. If you suffer from stomach trouble, get a bottle of the originai MACLEAN BRAND Stomach Powder. For your own protection, see the "ALEX. C MACLEAN " signature on the bottle and carton. As you value your health, reject Call imitations. Genuine Macian Brund Dit never sold loose--only la bottles in
cartons (powder or tablets), «
Von Fritsch Honoured
Rumour Of Discord Disproved
Ilgion," they agreed. And so Bot- flourished chiborma's preaching quite China.
as well as the tea plant in
It was China, however, which gave tea to the world. Whether Batch!- harmu ever got back to India and extolled the virtues of the tea plant history does not tell us, but we know that China made the best use of it.
After knocking down the child the his vehicle. driver disappeared in And did not subsequently report the accident to the police.
Pleading not guilty to the charge of falling to stop after an accident, the driver in court this morning said that he saw the child pick up its ufter the clogs and walk away peeldeni, and thought it was not in- jured,
The datly arrivals in the Colony of hundreds of refugees, many of whom are well-to-do people, are affording plenty of opportunities for local bact
carring and
bag- snatchers have been very active on both sides of the harbour lately.
the But if the thieves are on
As a result prowl, so are the polter.
of increased police diligence in the
weeks
past se
maay
offenders have been
brought into local Courts.
Yesterday, policemen of Wanchai
district arrested two men; one, Li Kuen, 22, a bag snatcher, and the
Cheung Tsat, 18, an other
earring matcher. Both men appeared before Mr H. R. Butters at the Central Magistracy this morning,
Li followed a woman in Tin Lok June and suddenly snatched her handbag from behind and attempted The purse that he had stalen contained muccessfully to run away. money and a gold bangle worth $55. was recovered and he was sent
six months. to gaol for six
Cheung, the second offender, pleked on an old woman of 77 years of age os his victim, but his snatch-and-dash ciles were unavalitng, poller quickly picking him up.
He received six months*
hard labour, and, in addition, was ordered 12 strokes of the cane.
Inspector A. V. Baker prosecuted,
NO ON
SETTLEMENT GUN-POWER
London, June 15. Asked in the House of Commons whether the British Government had Mr.
agreement W. J. Lockhart Smith Aned reached any
with the defendant $25, with the alternative Cavernment of the United States on and heavy of three months' in Stanley Prison. the size of battleships The driver was also ordered to pay guns the Prime Minister said that cs- $5 to the Injured child,
calation discussions were stil pro- eceding and pending their conclusion it was not possible to make any statement,
BAD FLOODS IN JAPAN
Tokyo, June 15. Newspapers published in western Japan report that three days' con- inuous rain has damaged property over a vast area between Hiroshima and Fukuoka prefectures, the losses
མ་ས་ totalling 5,000,000 yen.
Two hundred bridges have been destroyed, and railway tunnels and mines have been flooded.
At least twenty people have been drowned in the floods.
re-
Later British settlers in India dis- covered the plant in Assum ond be- gan cultivating it. As the industry developed in India so did the imports of China tea in England decline. Al- though, even to-day, certain brands of Ch
Chinese tea are
The Tokyo Weather Bureau unrivalled, and
ports that the floods are subsiding cannot be bought at any price, most
United Press, of the world's quality teas are manu- factured in Ceylon where the indus-
Local train services, schools and try was developed in the latter
Part
districts Hiroshima and Saga
where river Fukuoka prefecture, bonts and other means of water transportation have been pressed into service.
Later.
The question whether any efforts
Secure had been made to
Japan's thuse not to agreement
exceed maximum figures did not therefore at British present arise, although the Government would naturally bent in mind that particular aspect of matter-British Wireless.
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I
ACROSS
1 The Wise Men came from the East but we find this is in the West (0),
4 The sort Humbly
who of merchant claims to be merely a (8).
disturbance
1
Slang
owing to drink?) (0).
(partly
10 Are the ronds greasy when the
rain is this? (8).
12
Part of a flower (5).
13 "Tune lover" (anag) (9).
15 "A train-band captain-was he"
(John Gilpin) (3).
London, June 15.
House of Commons debate on Trade In the course of a speech in the to-night the Parliamentary Secretary of the Board of Trade, Mr. R. H. Cross, referred to the question of 21
marine war risks..
church or market? (5). 17 The doctors are sure to this in a 16 What may be found in a theatre,
diet part of the things we live to cat (4).
One man in his time plays many parts his Acts being seven
("As You Like It") (4).
arrangements fatal wound (5).
Mr. Cross said that In view of the
of the last century following a great business have been suspended in the changes which had taken place in the 24 This saw may easily cause a
pest which wiped out coffee indus- ot millions try with the loss of pounds sterling to British invectors.
1 om
open to correction, but don't think Mr. Gregory is right when he speaks of Japan as a great exporter of tea. He probably means Java. Japan does not produce very Berlin, June 15. much more thum her own domestic Monocled, bachelor General van requirements, but vast quantilles are and manufactured in Java Fritsch, who was appointed Com-grown mander-in-Chief of the German Army and other parts of the Netherlands in 1034 and retired under somewhat Indles, mostly for export.
The Chinese green teas were never sensational circumstances in January,
sensaub
ment
in
their
of
The dead include seven employees the Kosas Coal Mine near of Nagasaki, who were caught in the mine and drowned.
Fifty-one mountain slides have blocked all road communications.- United Press.
warfare, methods of for the insurance of ships and car-27 Put in a tot for a car (3). goes in an emergency, which had been 28 No learned person certainly (0). prepared some years ago, were under review. Any legislation must awelt 31 Fish to get metal (5). the result of this review.British 32 He is a monk not a collector of
fura (8). Wireless.
33 Moral discourse (6).
FOUR EXECUTED FOR SABOTAGE
Moscow, June 15. Tt is revealed that four "Trotskyites" have been executed
Novsidimsky, in Siberin, charges of sabotage.
TICA
an
SEVEN DIE IN STORMS
Budapest, June 15. Phenomenal lightning and thunder- employed storms throughout Hungary yester-liberately arranged a ferry accident
day killed seven people in various districts affected.-United Press.
The
at-
Rev.
They are charged with having de-i
which, on May 1, drowned 24 people. -Unica Press.
Britain and the has been rehabilitated by Herr Hitler. very popular in
in would persist General von Fritsch has now been Chinese
title of Colonel- primitive methods of manufacture granted the honorary
the mont up-to-date in-Chief of the 12th Artillery Regi- whereas
were belag of methods in Schmerin, "In recognition of
Shed services
in develop
India and Ceylon. lis distinguished
titude of the British public to the ing the army of the Third Reich.'
When the General, who delivers his Chinese teas when Indian black teas speeches in the staccato tone of a began to arrive on the market is described by "Mr.
in yesterday's issue of your journal sergeant issuing orders on the parade fairly accurately
Ingoldsby (the Rev.
on the subject of the banning of the ground, was rellred by Herr Hitler in Thomas
March of Time, we are most sur- rumoured Richard Harris Barham) the famous January, the world press
prised at the statement by the officiat that he had incurred the displeasure 8h century humorist when he says: Neither having the nerves of a of
Hitler by opposing the
of the German Consulate to the bizoni.
effect that the public here has lost Fuchrer's plans to assist General bull or a Franco in Spain.
And hating pure greens like what
nothing in the banning of the film," The present honour conferred by some call plson!"
Inasmuch as this directly contradicts In later years, Chinese tea re-
what was sald at the Censor Studio. Herr Hitler apparently disproves these rumours at discord.Reuter celved
After the film was re-censored, a an additional severe blow the introduction of Empire pre-representative of
German the and Trans-Ocean.
ference schemes in practically all Consulate admitted that it British colonies and dominions. And very good film, but that he considered now the Chinese tea export bu- the commentary anti-Germau. He
asked siness has dwindled down to min-
whether this could be ute proportions.
eliminated, adding that it would be unfortunate if the picture could not be screened locally.
Kerr
HITLER NEEDED IN VIENNA
Vienna, June 15.
by
Of course, ten drinking in the 20th Century
is not what it was in the 18th and 10th centuries, Then, with n lot of people the whiskey decanter wna o regular accompaniment. An Ingoldsby Bald:
Wis
We should like to take this op- portunity of stating that the March It is officially learned that Herr
of Time was shown in the Alhambra Hier is expected in Vienna on
in silent form simply because it was impossible to replace the subject al "I see no great aln in it, Friday,
visit is To put just one spoon of St. Felix's such short notice, Unless permission It is understood that his
which gin in It with dimculties connected
Austrian Nazi have arisen in the Party, Twelve hundred members of the party sent the Fuohrer a letter,
the matter --- asking him to settle personally-Router.
E. R. ELLIS,
R.K.O. SURPRISED Sir-With reference to the article
can be obtained for the film to be exhibited with the commentary, it will be withdrawn entirely,
RKO RADIO PICTURES OF CIUNA, INC., (Distributors of March of Time).
MONEY TO HELP CHINA CIVILIANS
Washington, June 15. The American Red Cross Society reports that it has raised VS.$575,- 000 for the rellef of Chinese civilians. The Society originally hoped to reach a goal of $1,000,000.-United Press.
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34 To have fewer wants is un-
necessary here (8).
35 A poetic command from Thebes
(0).
DOWN
This kind of communication would seem to involve less pro- At on telegrams (8).
2 To a certain extent (8). ·
3 Would a Cubist And it easy to
paint this cricketer? (9).
5 "Everything's got a
can only find It" Duchess to Alice (5),
if you sok
the
135
20
18.
Painter or writer (5).
7 This is proverbially right (0).
BA red rag makes this and
attracts it (6),
11"-handed justice" ("Mar-
beth") (4).
14 A little bit of amusement (3). 10 "Best on Tom" (an unkind
anagram) (9).
10 Hasten (8).
20 Precious stone (8).
22 A period in the Ramadan (3).
23 Make a vessel this and it will not move, oddly enough (4).
25 An obviously false statement. about a Roman numeral might be silent (8).
28 Anger (8).
20 It would upset à poor fellow to
drive him away (5).
30 A great law-giver (5).,,
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