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FOUNDED 1031 No. 15708
五拜禮 號三十月二十一英港香 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1938.
日二初月一十
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DUNLOP
· SO YEARS OF GROWTH
DUNLOP Fort
The Tyre with 2,000 Teeth
"Hongkong Government Unable To Cope With Situation"
INSKIPPLEDGE BY
OUT OF KOREANS TO
GOVT.,
ΤΟ
COMMONS ATTACK ON DRUG SAYS GOVERNMENT
POSITION IN FAR EAST
ATTACKED BY FLALIAN “Legionary" bumbers, Barcelona, capital of Catalonia, photographed from one of the ruiters, with Eamle bursting on the quays and among shipping, and one ship muk- ing off to seat.
TOKYO PAPER DEMANDS
RETURN OF H.K. TO CHINA
PARLEYS FOR PEACE RUMOURED
Wang Chung-hui Coming To Hongkong?
It is authoritatively learned that the highs Chinese official who is visiting Hanol is not Wang Ching-wel, but Wang Chung-hut, the Chinese Foreign Minister.
RECALLING THAT HONGKONG was ceded to Great Britain as a result of the "Inhuman" Opium War of 1841, the influential "Kokumi Shimbun" de- mands that Britain should be forced to withdraw west of the Arabian Sea.
"The British Colony of Hong- kong has now been turned into
S.O.S. FOR
DONORS OF BLOOD
Medical Department Seeks Volunteers
a base for smuggling activities VOLUNTEER ORDERS
asserts.
3,000 Dens In Colony, Speaker Alleges
LONDON, Dec. 22. LIEUT.-COMMAN DER R. T. H. FLET-
REPORT
LONDON, Dec. 22.
CHUNGKING, Dec. 22.
THE KOREAN PEOPLE'S
SIR THOMAS INSKIP, Minister PARTY has issued the following
for the Co-Ordination of National Defence, has tendered his resignation to Mr. Chamberlain, according to the
message to the Chinese people, pledging support for the leadership of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek The Premier has refused to accept and China's resistance to Japanese the resignation.
London "Evening News."
A statement from official quarters regarding Sir Thomas Inskip's intention to resign has not yet been made.
According to the "Evening News," Sir Thomas offered his resignation to the Premier in order to facilitate the eventual re-organisation of the Cabinet. --Trans-Occun.
CHER (Lab.) raised ZBW Spelling Bee
matters in the House of Commons to-day on a motion for the Christ- mas adjournment arising from the report of the advisory com- mittee on drugs at Geneva.
He reviewd the proceed- ings there, and asked what was the "vigorous action" being taken by the British Government in accordance with a resolution regarding the drug traffic passed at Geneva, which reiterated that the situation in China was deteriorating under Japanese influence.
Licut. Commander Elelcher referred to the situation la Hongkong, where the local Gov- ernment was unable to cope with the drug traffic. ·
He said there were over 3,000 heroin dons In Hongkong, and over 300,000 opium and heroin pills were consumed there daily, and there were 40.000 oplum addicts. Lieut.-Commander Fletcher men-
in South China," the newspaper issued by the Hongkong Volun
teer Defence Corps this after- "There are no moral grounds noon revealed that the Hon. Dr. Wang Chung-hui is believed to whatever on which Britain can Director of Medical Services, Dr. have left Chungking by aeroplane on base any claims for retention of P. S. Selwyn-Clarke, has issued suld: "ills allegations are in respect
December 20, and is now staying strictly Incognito.In Hanoi.
tioned
to the direct trol."
сол-
Russell Pasha's report, and this important Chinese port. Least an appeal for volunteers to build drug frame in areas under
and indirect Japanese Reports were current In Hongkong) of all, hos Britain any claims to up in Hongkong a panel of blood this afternoon that the Chinese What are known as the New Ter-donors whose services would be
JAPAN UNDOING GOOD WORK Foreign Minister will arrive here this ritories, afternoon or to-morrow.
"If the present situation in allowed available if needed in the Colony.
The speaker charged Japan with Dr. Selwyn-Clarke revealed to the continue without being remedied, A Shanghal report, received by the demand will eventually be made Telegraph this afternoon that the undoing the League's good work and
fostering t the Telegraph" late this afternoon. that Britain should abandon Hong longtorg Police Department, Unof
drug states that several high Japanese kung und Singapore and withdraw its Ambulance Brigade had also been ment for the Chinese
versity students, and St. John throughout the world as an instru- Government officials are also either garrisons from India.
degradation of those in Hongkong or expected in the
"The exploitation of these centres approuched. British Colony within the next 24
were true, he would like We wunt as many volunteers as charges of the Orient has compromised the possible," Dr. Selwyn Clarke told the hoars.
cause of lusting peace In Asia.”
call Japan a civilised nation. "Telegraph.
10
The "Kokumin Shimbun" is not
Efforts to obtain confirmation of
"A blood transfuglen may well have this latter report are so far unavail-alone in its attack on Britain.
a life at a critical stage," he aided Ing.
The "Nichi-Nichi" predicts that "For instance, in an accident, an The Shanghai message indicates the recent British and American Injured person often suffers from ex-
Japanese! Icans
will be followed by cessive loss of blood. Then there is to China that the mission of the officers is in connection with the dis-i "more bluft," economic pressure and need for an immedinte blood trans- cussion of new peace terms with a propaganda against Japun in an at- fusion. Chinese Government envoy.
tempt to create an International Lituation which will compel Japan to Tele-vield.
"Pernicious anaemia, which is fair- ly common in this part of the world, also requires blood transfusion."
Dr. Selwyn Clarke does not wish
tions already approached, but Invites any person to hand in their names.
trame
the
invasion:
"It is more than sixteen months now since China began to fight her war of resistance against the invasion of the Japanese militarists.
"The entire Chinese army and people, under the leadership of Generalissimo Chiang, fighting with undaunted spirit, have not only smashed the Japanese
Majors And Minors Fell By Wayside
WHO SAID anything about the decadence-nice word, that, it was used last night-of youth?
Irreplaceable
Irascibility
Machination
Miscellany
Dissidence
Disipience
Aestheticism
Dissymmetry
(military's dream of a 'quick war, but have also been able to take offensive measures, and achieved results in prolonged
I warfare.
"Japan has sent more than one million troops to China, invading from south and north and east with all her might.
"Innumerable cities have been destroyed by Japanese dalism. But the opposition she met has greatly tired her, and
VAN-
she is now on the verge of collapse. Now mired deep 'in she will be soon the interior, forced disadvantageously to fight decisive battles in mountainous reglons,
In ZBW's studio, Age was slaughtered by Youth in the broadcasting station's second Spelling Bee-this time between
"On China's part, her resist- the Under Forties and Over
ance in for national existence. ¡Fortics.
Under such circumstances, the Not that either side did as well as would have been expected the stronger will be her will to greater sacrifices she makes,
LATEST
from an average school-child. resist. With the entire nation Smith, Jones, Robinson and determined to fight to the last, Brown Minors, who romped it is certain that the final victory home easy winners, could muster will be hers, and the two main jonly nine correct words of the abjrets,
"enemy-resistance nomely (Continued on Page 9.) sixteen they were asked to spell. The Major s—strangely also Smith, .Jones, enough, Robinson and Brown-were worse. They could muster only Isix correct words between them. Which seems to indicate that there might be something in the recent claim by an American doctor that intelligence, declines after the age of 15 and that adults are an illitear-whapps, One of the words given in last sorry Smith major, that's how night's Spelling Bee at ZBW Was "Desiplence," meaning "a trifling you commenced to spell it-an matter." This is how ZBW spelt illiterate mob.
IS SOMEONE'S FACE RED?
Unemployed
to ask the House how far we could Invade Grill
Te per had a very great admiration for the British slogan tant trade follows', the flag, but he preferred it to the Japanese logan that drugs follow: the flag.
From other
the sources, raph" tearns that the purpose of Dr. Wang Chung-hul's visit to Hanol has no connection whatever with report- war between Japan and the Soviet to confine volunteers to the organisa- the Government from various parts
od "behind-the-scene" peace moves.
Dr. Wang is mated to have visited Harol In connection with tho transport of motor-lorries and other materials to China through French Indo-China.
The "Nichi Nichi" instances the rumour of an inevitable outbreak of Union in April next year which, claims originated in London, and is "typical case of British propaganda last Japon."-Reuter and "Tele- graph" Special.
the
In fact, the gong sounded so often over in ZBW's studio last night, that the assumption that
fire brigade was hanging! around somewhere in the vicinity was a pardonable one.
It was lucky for the Minors | that they had Robinson, who fell ¦
Room At Ritz down only un "desipience"{
London, Dec. 22.
(Continued on Page 9.)
Sea Back Page For Further Late Nows
NAVAL REVIEW IN H.K. Commander-in-Chief to Take Salute
mere trifling matter compared to the fact that in ZBW's official About fifty members of the Un-list of words, upon which, pre- Lieut.-Commander Fletcher quoted employed Workers Movement, In-sumably, the Majors and the reported facts and figures In the cluding three women, watted into Minors were gonged, it was spelt course of a scathing Indictment of the grill-room of the exclusive Ritz"distpience." Shouldn't the ad- Japan in connection with drugs. Hotel in Piccadilly and asked to be
Mr. R. A. Butler, replying, cave served with tea, stating that they judigador-whoops again, that the House Information derived by were willing la poy.
They were told they could not be of the Far East.
served and the police were called. One very serious feature of the While awaiting the arrival of the FOUR GROUPS
growth of the traffic was the growth police, the unemployed made speeches in the use of heroin, which was far demanding winter relief and special Blood is divided nto four groups more serious to use than oplum-consideration at Christmas. eniled Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 itself a terrible gripping vice.
After a
discussion few minutes and Group 4. Group 1 universal receipients group, which being taken by the British and agreed to leave and walked out in After referring to the steps now with the police, the demonstratorS means that persons whose blood be Japanese authorities In mutually a body, crying their slogan "Wo longs to this group enn receive blood communicating information regarding want winter relier And unturied
the proceedings and movements of placards, The demonstrators Group 4 is the universal donors persons known to be engaged in the paraded in Ficcadilly, shouting their group and members of this group leit trafile, Mr. Butler said that slogans-Reuter Special. can alve blood to anyone. Even although it might not give an im- though a Group 4 dener offers his mediate solution to a grave problem, blood for 0 transfusion further, it at least meant that we were in tests thus bp Trade
close touch with representatives In the first place the donor's blood of Japan, and that thus we aeratives Italy And France approximately 1,000 officere and men, form a hollow square in front of the Meanwhile, Japanese attempts to Several minor incidents in the city | Then a sample of the donor's blood) to the matter.
should be free from any disease. to illustrate the gravity we attached cross the Fen River for a westward serve as an Indication that the raw drive have so for been frustrated.
la taken through a little pipette and
NOT DELIBERATE recruits from Japan who are replae- is put into the centrifugal machine
Paris, Dec. 22. Isolated Japanese units which suc-
the seasoned river reeded in crossing. Use
veterans in the where it is whirled around at speed
Reviewing the position. Mr. Butler lasting
As a reprisal for the expulsion from magam, MS. Medway and Sub-mounted,
marince, a more until the blood is
reduced to said that from Information in the Italy of M. Audisio, Agent-General Destroyer Flotillo, week have, as a result of lack of Wuhan cities are adopting support, been compelled to withdraw, truculent altitude to foreigners. colourliss Buid,
possession of Viscount Halifax, there for the French Literary Association. Marines. Martial Law has been declared in Japanese military police are demand-
was no evidence that the increase in the French Government has an- MICROSCOPE TEST
The drug traffe in China was the outcome nounced the expulsion of Signor Hankow, according to a United Pressing control of the special Chinese mermge, which states that there has pollee recently put on duty in the A samp of this fluid is tested un- of any deliberate plan on the part of Gerald), the representative of the arrive at the racecourse at 10 amnection with the Inspection, and a been a general transfer of Japanese former British and Russian Conces-der the mitoscope with aalmilar the Japanese Government, or that it Italian Literary Association in Francs.and inspect the Brigade in line. The full dress rehearsal will take place troops and personnel,
(Cohued on Page 9.)
(Continued on Page 9.) -Reuter Special.
march past In' on January 3. Brigade will then
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED Raw Recruits Perturb Wuhan Cities
· HEAVY FIGHTING Is reported to be raging south of Slyang, in cast Shansi, where Chinese guerillas intercepted a Japanese column marching from Kucheng.
sont..
from any group.
Withdraw Agents
THE ANNUAL INSPECTION of the Royal Naval and Royal Marine landing parties by the Commander-in-Chief, His Excellency Sir Percy Noble, will take place at Happy Valley on
January 4, at 10 nm.
will
Three scumen battallons and one column followed by a march past in Royal Marines battalion, comprising close column, after which they will be on parade under Capt. saluting buse and be addressed by E. J. P. Brind, of H.M.S. Birmingham. the Commander-in-Chief.
At the conclusion of the inspection, The ships taking part are HLM.S. which will be at 10.45 am, The
Bir- Kent, H.M.S. Cardiff, H.M.S.
will be Commander-in-Chief, who
will head the column oft Bth
another saluting base und
proceed to Royal
in Fenwick Street, Wanchai, where the Brigado will march past.
Rehearsals are being held in con-
and
besides
Commander-in-Chief will