OVERNIGHT NEWS PAGE
Destroyer Mishap
London, May 17.
One person was killed and three seriously injured when a Kun exploded aboard the new destroyer Eskimo in Portland harbour.
It is understood that the gun Was being cleaned when the explosion oçourred. -- Reuter Special.
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
May 18, 1939.
QUEBEC'S ROYAL
WELCOME
TO KING AND QUEEN
Entire Dominion Goes En Fete
QUEBEC, May 17.
There was a deafening roar of motor horns as the
YANGTSE A Empress of Australia moved into midstream from the
SYMBOL
Warren Swire Speaks On Powers In China
London. May 17."
Island of Orleans. The weather was bright and clear with hardly a ripple on the water.
The Empress of Australia docked at Wolfe's Cove at |9,52 a.m. (2.52 p.m. B.S.T.).
A dais being erected in the open air on the quayside, had been banked with flowers, and hung with red are two small thrones.
"I personally look on the question of the Yangise as a symbol of Japaneso success or failure in their
Mr. Mackenzle King, accompanied altacks on our position in China," said Mr. Warren Swire, Chairman of by Cabinet Ministers and their wives the Ching Association Annual Meet-took their places on the quayside ing. "It is a question of whether early.
All ships In the river were be they need have been allowed to keep
flagged.-Reuter. it closed for so long," he said.
Mr. Swire welcomed the China currency stabilization fund
As a
much needed gesture showing the Chinese British sympathy and us evidence that the British Govern- ment appreciates the directness of our concern in the war.
"It is to be hoped that the govern- ment will hold fast to that view and to the best of their ability resist all Japanese encroachments on our in- terests in China," he said.
There have been too many need- less cases of their being bluffed by the Japanese.
With reference to the currency and trade restrictions in North China, Mr. Swire Bald.
"So long as the British Empire and the United States continued to pur chase Chinese products acquired under such conditions, there appears to be no reason why Japan should not recuperate a large amount of her war expenses in this manner, and at the same time effectively remove from North foreign competition China."
Mr. Swire anticipated a renewal of the demand for un embargo on the import Into Britain of goods from North China unless accompanied by
consular certificates that they were purchases in the open market with free exchange. He hoped that the Government will view the proposal were favourably than a few weeks
Mr. Swire was re-elected Chair- man and Mr. A. W. Burkill Chairman.-Acuter,
vice-
SHANGHAI PROTEST
Representations Against "Arrest Of Suspects-
Chungking, May 17. It is understood that Chinese public organisations in Shanghey have sent a joint letter to the Chinese Ratepayers' Association asking it to provall upon the Shanghal Municipal Council to lodge a vigorous protest with the Japanese in connection with the "kidnapping" of five Chinese in the International Settlement recently.
'
Jewish Parliament
World Body To Consider Many Problems
Warsaw, May 17.
The convocation of a Jewish Por llament for Eastern Europe was de- cided on at a meeting of the world Warsaw. Neo-Zionista organisation The Chairman of the organisation. Yubotynski, was charged with the necessary preparations.
The Parliament is expected to den! with the following questions: ways and means to bring about an inter- national conference for the solution of the problem of Jewish emigration; preparation of
of concrete proposals to
expedite Jewish emigration to Pales- tine; appointment of a head for Jewry In Eastern Europe; and creation of Jewish national assembly as the or- gan
of world Jawry.
According to plans the Parliament is to meet in September. At the same time all Jews in Eastern Europe fit for military service are to be regis- Mr. Mackenzie King, Premier of tered and called upon if necessary for of Palestine.--Trans- above the brand St. Lawrence River, Canada, who welcomed the King and the defence
Queen at Quebec yesterday. PREMIER'S SPEECH
the river on the famous rock known as "America's Gibraltar,"
WELCOME IN FRENCH
Quebec, May 17. French-Canadian farmers on the Island of Orleans in exen-drawn eurs were the Arst to hail the liner, crying, "Vive le Roi! Vive la Reina centre of na the Empress of Australia prepared to draw anchor for the final run to Quebec harbour.
The liner lay at anchor throughout the night with mounted police patrolling on shore and warships; keeping watch-Reuter.
of
From the unchorage at the Isle Orleans and flying the Royal Stan- dard and escorted by the cruisers Glasgow and Southampton and the Canadian destroyers Saguenay and Skeena, the ship steamed slowly up the magnificen: wide waterway in sight of Quebec, gay with tens of thousands of Union Jacks and much bunting and festoons of red, while
and blue rag.
mers.
350 feet
The Premier, Mr. Mackenzie King, In a speech of welcome said, "Deep- ly conscious of the signal honour of being the Orst of overseas nadons in visited by 4 the Commonwealth reigning sovereign to-day as never before has the Throne because the our national life. We would have Your Majestles feel in coming from the old land to another that you have but left one home to come to another; that we are all one household.
Ocean.
CHUNGKING TERROR
Appeal To Powers For Embargo On Japan
Published below is a letter by Professor S. Lautenschlager, a "Free Institutions and free ideale teacher of the Lingnan University, which is a reply to a Pacifist are as dear to the hearts of your people in Canada as the peoples in who advocated the submission of China to Japan, Professor any other part of the Empire. We Lautenschinger was in Chungking during the Japanese raid of May regard their preservation and per- 4. petuation the common concern of all.
United Press.
HONOUR FOR SHIP'S CAPTAIN
Quebec, May 17.
for
good
bet Pussive resistance means nailing The Professor writes: "This letter is written in Chung- a whole city on the cross by bombs king just after the bombing. The in these days. The militarist nations dead are still on the streets and the offer us slavery or death. I have The King has conferred the in-fires from the incendiary bombs are seen both the slavery and the death. I have I am taking part in an As to China and Japan, aignla of Commander of the Victorian still burning.
Thousands made something of a study of this The steep slopes were jammed Order on Captain Meiltic, command evangelistic campaign,
are atttending our meetings and problem, having taught history and universities with humanity and hundreds of ing the Empress of Australia.
hundreds in the great cllles of West political selence in two
In China, and part of churchbells pealed and factory whis-
The King has sent a wireless mes-China are becoming Christians. In for ten years
lecture
ure on the Hes and sirens screeched and ships sage to Sir Edward Beatty, President the midst of the invasion and but my work now is to
China ia whistled.
China. It is European Crisis and Their Majesties landed amid tre- of the Canadian Pacifle Railway, ex-chery of an undeclared war, mendour cheers and shouts of "Vive pressing the sincere thanks of the marching toward the Cross. I feel true that Western imperialism has Queen and himself for all that has constrained to answer your somewhat exploited China, but in the Le Roi," "Vivent Levres Majesties."
been done aboard the liner for their letter, written in such a fine Chris- last ten years China has gotten con- The narrow cobbled streets of
tlan spirit, and to make the answer a trol of her Customs, and all nations Quebec are thronged with booted comfort and safety.
sort of open letter to all who may feel but Japan were ready to give up and weather-beaten "We passed a fog which kept us like you do, that Christ taught only special lumbermen
rights and recognise China as trappers and French-speaking for Immoblie three days and passed submission to injustice and that anya
free and equal nation. through an icefeld, the extent of how the Japanese are only replacing
The Chinese government has done of The majority of the cheers are in which I believe was unprecedented the so-called Western imperialism
well. Thousands remarkably French.
and industries this
miles of roads, new time of year," says the with a mild one of their own. The King rode in a specially built message. The highest praise is due
had maroon automobile more than 20
Coming from our meetings on the schools had been built. China to the Captain who did his utmost to feet long and fitted with shatterproof get us here on Monday, but in the night of the bombing we walked for become a new nation. That is just glass, to the Provincial Legislative execution of his duties (as a sellor hocked everywhere by roaring ares. she tries to destroy all other interests three hours through vast wreckage, what Japan does not want, and so Buildings, escorted by scarlet clad
I can appreciate this fact) he made Domotion and locendiary bombs in in China and to reduce
China to mountles and cavalry.
The party was then escorted to the safety of his ship the first con-a few minutes crushed and burnt to colony. She is determined to rule Legislative Council Chamber for the sideration."-Reuter,
death thousands of civilians. Not an China economically and politically reception ceremonies.
official nor a soldier was killed, not a fortification was bombed. The 0,000 and even to make China obey her
is to be com foreign policy. China is dead and the thousands wounded pletely her slave. To do this she has were all elvillans. The civilian sec-killed a mililon Chinese youth, creat- it ed
thirty tion was easily recognisable as
million refugees began with the river, where the bombed...
and
burnt thousands of bombs began to fall. Hence this civilians, shot tens of thousands of bombing, as so many others in China, prisoners--a Japanese soldier himselt to his parents in Japan that wholesale deliberate method Chungking, May 17,
slaughter and terror. I saw pieces prisoners.
prisoners. A missionary, friend Embassy officials state that the of human flesh in the Friends mis- mine saw this letter in Japan. British Ambassador, Sir Archibald slon grounds, and another plece was
Where the Jans
Japanese rule there is blown into their upstairs room from in your presence that we have been Friday by plane for Hongkong and wall. Hundreds were drowned as a insane from torture. A few days DRO
"Unanimous in heart, we acclaim Clark Kerr, will leave Chungking on the house on the other side of the opium, rope and tortur youn
Korea a year, and I young people then go to Shanghai after nearly a bomb faithful to the Crown of Britain.
SPEECH OF WELCOME
The Prime Minister of Quebec Province, Mr. Duplessis, in a wel- coming speech at the Legislative Council, said,
and am happy proud to express to Your Majesty. and Her Majesty the Queen, the sen- timents of joy, respect, loyalty and affection of the entire province of Quebec, and particularly of Cana dians of French descent.
Due On Friday
Sir Archibald Passing Through Hongkong
Sir Archibald
the release of the five Chinese and a
similar incidents be made to the to rival other provinces of Canada in Japanese.
making the Canada that we love ain close touch with the cerious Inter Jand happy and powerful, ever national Setilement difficulties and The letter asked for an explanation worthy of Your Most Gracious Ma possible future repercussions from for their arrest, saying that even
jesty and of the princesses that it has the Japanese action in Kulangsu, though they were found to be gulity.pleased providence to bestow upon they ought to be taken into custody
us as sovereigns.”—United Press.. through the legal procedure.
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"Never shall we cease to consider month's visit to Chungking, where hundreds were burnt alive, unable to missionary of Yenching University democraite institutions and constitu- officials including Chiang Kai-shek. The letter urged that demands for the Throne as the bulwark at our ho conferred with high Chinese escape from the fires caused by in- told me that one of their students cendiary bombs. Among the ghast was tortured Iname for no offence is returning
Even now when some whatsoever. guarantee against the recurrence of tonal liberty. Our ardent desire 12 shanghai because he wants to keep the broken, charred bodies of the one comes to see him, he falls on his
ly ruins everywhere could be seen who
knees and
cries: "I didn't do it. dead. Last night
of dead won't do bodies were still lying on the streets,
All over Man- or being dragged out of the ruins.
in churia
areas" China we have this hellish terror Evil Challenged
Japan is determined to make China The Ambassador is now fully re- covered from a cold contracted in a
I have been a missionary in China obey her body and soul. China's for 18 years. I am a Canadian of economics, politics and foreign polley long vigil a week ago in the fields Germán ancestry, educated in the are to be controlled by the finance- outside Chengtu when
military interests of
of Japan. Japanese USA. After the World War I be materials of China and the Chinese bombers ralded other points in Szc-come a peeifist and I wrote, raised materia chuen.-United Press.
bub to masses are to serve the Japan. Now I feel that
group in Japan. Ch negative paciflam based on submission gives
The Japanese action was in total disregard of the police rights and was therefore not only a menace to the safety of Chinese residents but also Д cause for disturbance Central News.
THEIR MAJESTIES LAND
Quebec, May 17, His Majesty King George VI, ruler of one-fourth of the earth's habitable surface, and Queen Elizabeth landed) on Canadian soll at 10.35 a.m. and commenced the historic tour BI
CLOSER RELATIONS
í
The raw
money and took a peace group Trth of the people in the world,
Д.
of
NEW REPRESENTATIONS
Chungking, May 17. everything over to the militarist no- are denied the rights of nationhood. Cannda almed to recognise and inspiro A warm tribute to the courage and tions, which will even imprison peo- tanks, motorised troops and in
Resistance means a vast invasion by Shanghai, May 17. Mayor Fu Siao-en, of the Shanghai loyalty in this vast Dominion of the endurance of the Chinese was paid iple for praying for peace. Then wendiary, bombs.
Empire.
by the British Ambassador, Sir will lose freedom and justice as well world opinion, treaties and inter-
In defiance Special Municipal Government, on Tuesday made fresh
It is the most arduous trip over Archibald Clark Kerr, In an address as peace. do not see Christ the Shanghai Municipentations Council,
undertaken by any reigning monarch at the annual meeting of the Sino-you do, a submissive Saviour who national law, Japan threatens to burn the Foreign Consular Corps, and the
and will carry Their Majesties 11,544 British Cultural Association.
advocates
In-up all Chinese cities which refuse only submission to miles over Canada und the Unlled: French Consul-General with regard
States. It is the first time in history
Mr. Duncan Sloss, Vice-Chancellor Justice, Jesus attacked every wrong her overlordship, Torture and mass to his previous demands for the maintenance of peace and order In that a reigning British monarch has of Hongkong University, Who is at and injustice. He could not be silent. terror are Japan's methods, creating challenged the evil forces of his China alive is her threat. As I write the International Settlement and the
set foot in the American hemisphere, present in Chungking, also spoke, day with all his power, He allowed I can still see the charred on As the King, walked down the outlining the work of the Hongkong the masses to welcome him into the streets and the crusted in the gangplank of the Empress of Aus University and emphasising a desire Jerusalem as a king, son of David, hospitals in Chungking. tralia onto the huge wharf at Wolfe's to co-operate with Chinese univer who ruled when Israel was a freo. Cove, at the exact spot climbed by sities in the interior,
state. This was not enough, Ho General Wolfe 180 years ago to cap-
drove
to-day.
French Concession, it was revealed 11 Is understood that Mayor Fu stressed that the Special Municipal
Menace To World
Government formed the only de facto turo) Canada for the British Empire) that a branch of the Association will temple and overturned. the tables rule the world if Christians will ad- i
government in the Shanghai area and
urged the foreign authorities to effect close co-operation with it for the sake of peace and public welfare in the Settlement and Concession.--- Domei,
It was announced at the meeting
of the
of the Sino-British
The trustees
C. INGENOHL'S CIGAR STORES
LA PERLA DEL ORIENTE
"No."*
AND OTHER TOBACCONISTS,
INVISIBLE IMPORTS
***Anything to declare, Step"
11
We
***Na** *****
"There's nothing you bought at all?”
No presents "No"
grey fortress citadel towering above sity and the Chingeo universities in preached believe, nr would it be I wo are willing to submit to, be
MEN STILL MISSING
Shanghal, May 17. Despite
the statement of the Japanese spokesman, yesterday that all five kidnapped Chinese have been for the handing over of the Chinese released, all efforts of the Chinese suspects arrested in the British Con- papers to track them down have cession following the assassination failed. Chinese reporters got of Mr. Cheng Hd-keng, Chineso cus- touch with the familles of the men toms commissioner at Tientsin, Involved, but the families had not was authoritatively revealed, seen them since they disappeared, my United Press bar
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out.. the callle In the This type of militarists will soon he was received amid a scene of picturesque Old World pageantry and shortly be Inaugurated in Hongkong, they profiteered in religion. He call-mission
money-changers, because vocate a negative, long-suffering sub- a New World setting.
to Lyranny. Would you His Majesty wore the full dress Boxer Indemnity. Fund have appro-ed King Herod fox, and refused to advocate that Britain or the USA. uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet, printed $10,000 for a scholarship see this puppet who ruled under the or Canada hand over the control of resistance was their economic and political life. to with
fund enabling selected students from Romans Jesus gold epaulettes, gold lace and the interior to study in. Hongkong powerful but non-violent. But no-
military power? ... a foreign pointed cocked hat. He was greeted University and an exchange of lec- where did he recommend only suffer really recommend
this for China, by a salute of 21 guns from the grim, turers between the Hongkong Univer-ing submission to
wrong. If we the golden rule demands that we ac sich a Christ, no-one in cept the same policy for ourselves, the Interior-Reuter)
China could the true Christ as I see him. Such a ruled by a militarist ∙nation:
which Christ would never have gone to the would burn us up if we resisted, cross. It was Jesus' challenge to the what will become of Christian truth evil forces of his time which sent him and freedom, and peace, Itself? # to the cross.
her Japan is not just substituting
of the West, we had enough people who imperialism for that The British Consul-General was
would not buy or sell or have my Western powers have long been understood to have said, that
Не
dealings with invaders, in spite of willing to treat China as an equal. would give a definite reply to the
Dr. T. S. Kiang, a Chinese doctor, prisen and death, paclism might save Japan not only wishes to abolish all Japanese representation, after he who graduated at Basic University, Creedon and achieve peace... but a western interests but all Chinese-in- consulted the British Aribassador.
was among yesterday's arrival by negative submissive pacifism will lose terests as well. The Japanese The French Concession authorities the Scharnhorst. Dr. Klan who even the freedom to each the trust tarist demands everything. Why on Mr. Tashiro, the Japanese Con- at Tientsin issued a proclamation was accompanied by his Swiss wife, and aise will not achieve peace. should we stand by and see China sul-General, on Tuesday afternoon in banning all meetings of political or intends joining the Chinese Army What It Germany, Italy and Japan tortured murdered and enslaved, and
wint Where will freedom and peace connection with the Japanese request ganisations-Domet,
PLEASE Turn To Page 47
TIENTSIN MURDER: ECHO
Tientsin, May 17. The British Consul-General called.
FOR CHINESE ARMY
Dr. T. S. Kiang Arrives By Scharnhorst
Medical "Corps at Chungking,
mili-
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„Sie ➡Valoon ?
chag
There is no duty, Sir, on hangovern obtained abroad.”
*Twizle there was? I'd refumm to p ́and thin you'd have to ́confiscate is."" *I'm sorry we can't help you, Bir. But might I suggen für future the ̈-- advantages of a long glass of Ilose's Lime fulce to wind up late nights 7) Rore's" posachsee' therapeutic" proši perfes which neutralise thé - morning after."
* Unless you include a bend like a football drenged from a canal und taste in my mouth; like swake to railway tunnel. Our Paris spre pentation entertained me rather lanPlenty, Sir H, Sir, come back ishly last might,**
"you've forgotten your bag.”
*This Rose's' really kills all-hang- Lovers Have they any in the Station
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ROSE'S LIME JUICE
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