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Democracy at the Cross Roads,

Personal Pars.

Capt. A. V. Harvey was among the passengers on the se. Rawal- pindi, which arrived to-day.

Dr. Fouad Et Akle was a passen- ger on the ss. Rawalpindi" which arrived to-day. He is en route to Port Said.

FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1932.

COMMUNISTS THREAT

TO AMOY.

Nanking and Canton Preparations.

AMOY DEFENCELESS.

↓

The following has been recely.

__FANCY___ SUITINGS

DISPUTE.

What Optorg Did to Meet Pinguet's Threat.

POSITIVELY NO AGREEMENT.

Mr. Delcourt, local representa-

ed from H.M.S. Devonshire attive of the Compagnie Optorg, who

Amoy, dated 21.4.32;—

"It can now be accepted as a

are defendants in the Supreme Court action over an alleged agree- ment for the sale of fancy sultings

Mr. J. V. Blood-Smyth, Secretary of the Asia Lands, Ltd., and Mrs fact that the Army at present in from Paris, was cross-examined Blood-Smyth, have moved from

are now

Repulse Bay and sidence at 5, Macdonnell Road.

in re-occupation of Changchow is com- this morning by Mr. F. C. Jenkin,

| murist and part of the commun- K.C, counsel for the plaintiffs,

ist organisation which exists ut Messrs. P. M. Pinguet & Co. Miss Clementi, daughter of Sir

Mr. Delcourt said that he cabled Cecil and Lady Clementi, sailed from Lungyen. There is reason to be Faria with regard to Mr. Pinguct'a lieve that Cantonese forces are threat to undersell the No. 2 Singapore for Home on the P. & D. 8.8. Corfu. Sir Cecil Clementi advancing on Changchow from quality of the material. He did not was Governor of Hong Kong, and Fitkien and further developments he did not think Paris could help the border of Kwangtung mention the No. 1 quality because now holds that office in the Straits must of necessity be uncertain him in that connection. Settlements.

Up to the present there has been

Asked to explain, Mr. Delcourt Mr. M. J, Ereen, who returned reaction at Amoy where mar said that at the time he knew that from leave by the 3.5. Chitral, has local situation is perfectly quiet his sales of the No. 1 quality; and tial law has been established. The Mr. Pinguet had already booked and the control of Amoy and ad- therefore Paris could not refuse to

releived Mr. E. W. Hamilton 1.5 Postmaster General. Mr. Hamilton,

supply him.

Double Edge Threat.

because Mr. Pinguet had made a

it is understood, will succeed Mr: Jacent waters continues to be J. D. Lloyd as Superintendent of

very efficient. No anxiety exists: Imports and Exports.

at the present at Kulangau."

Serious Communist disturb- He wired about the No. 2 quality The death occurred at Fenang threat to Amoy are now engaging against the factory

ances in Fukien · and a grave definite threat which was as much at the age of 58 years, of Mr. the attention of both the Nan- Charles d'Oliveiro, a member of a king and Canton Governments. against. Optors, so, as Mr. Pinguet

well-known Eurasian family there.

As it was

He was the youngest son of the late eral Sun Lien-chung, former quality, he could stop the supply Amoy is threatened by Gen- had not yet made his sales of this Mr. and Mrs. Valentine d'Oliveiro, Military Government of Kiang of stacks to him. and was secretary to Mr. Cheah Lean-guan.

Mr. Jenkin suggested that the su, who revolted against Nanking and had turned Communist. The reason why no mention was made The forthcoming marriages are hourly expected.

fall of the city is reported to be with regard to No. 1 quality in the cable was because M-Decourt announced of James Ernest Harvey, master

There are over 100 British sub-had agreed with Mr. Pinguet to of the 3.5. Wing jects in Amoy, about an equal sell it at $4.85 per yard, and there- Lee, and Grace Moor Whittaker, en number of Americans, most of fore no protection was needed, but route on the s.s. Tai Ping; and of whom are missionaries, and about witness denied that there was any played a sympathetic reaction? Road, third floor, and Chang Loo ese nationals are stated to num-

Chun Wynhong, of 84, Gloucester 150 Philippine Chinese. Japan-such agreement. With shorter hours, better wages, loon, living on the second floor of ber over 100.

The case is proceeding. more hygienie living conditions, the same house. sounder education and ample lei-

sure does the artisan think more, Captain Hans Bertram, who is

Lagorio.

Foreigners So Far Safe.

CHINESE MINISTER TO LONDON.

Quo Tai-chi Is Appointed.

Nanking, Yesterday.

Dr. Alfred Sze, the Chinese

Bo that he may form his judgments on a world tour, testing the Junkers that there will be any trouble for It is not at present anticipated on affairs more soundly? That is all-metal seaplane, is at present de foreign residents in Amoy as the the victory Democracy has still to layed at Calcutta, with a damaged outbreak is regarded as domestic Although the French Revolution achieve. Discussing this question wing, and is expected to arrive in in nature, but no doubt arrange and all that it stood for seemed, the other day Lord Snell said: Hong Kong, via Rangoon, Singa- ments will be made to protect to superficial observers, to fizzle "The power of reason is what pore, Salgon and Manila about the foreigners if the occasion arose. out in the dictatorship of Napoleon differentiates Dan from the and the restoration of the Bour-animals. Reason is not infallible tram left Berlin early in February cerned, there are at present at Minister to London, has resigned

end of next month. Captain Ber- As far as the British is con- bons it nevertheless, accomplished but it is indispensable. It enobles last, and is accompanied by several Amoy HM.S. Devonshire and a on account of ill health. much in the way of liberty and those who use it, it dignifies all companions, one of whom is Count couple of submarines, but they equality among the peoples of who serve it, and it puts to shame Europe. Fraternally there was a all those who affect to despise it.

are stated to be there on a visit. Vice-Minister

Mr. Quo Tal-chi, the political for Foreign reaction, but that was produced by It is the surest and safest guide

As the Communists have occu- Affairs, who was China's chief Buonaparte's dreams of conquest we have through the trials and

Brigadier-General E. M. Mac-pied Changchow and Nantaing delegate at the recent Armistice rather than by the theories of troubles of a complex life," This naughten, former Chairman of the hsien, Amoy is practically de- Conference at Shanghai, has been

Shanghai Municipal Council, was fenceless without outside aid; Rousseau and the speeches of is only partly true at present: Mirabeau. Seventeen years after those who affect to despise reason Rawalpindi, which arrived from under General Chang Chen is re- Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs,

a passenger on the P. & 0. 8.5. and the Government forces thers appointed to succeed him. Waterloo, in spite of Wellington's have not yet been put to shame: Japan and Shangtal to-day. At ported to be retiring in disorder. replaces Mr. Quo Tai chi and Mr. Mr. Hau-mo, the permanent opposition, there was passed in they are in too great a majority. the conclusion of hostilities in Britain the First Reform Act, and In the first twenty years of this Shanghai, GeneralMacnaughten

H.M.S. Devonshire Reports. many Utopians saw therein the century Democracy reached its retired from the post of Chairman to the Naval authorities here Reuter..

H.M.S. Devonshire wirelessed to Spain, replaces Mr. Heu-mo.

Liu Tsung-chieh, an ex-Minister dawn of a golden era for human-zenith. Since then, particularly in of the S.M.C., which he has held ity. Factory Acts, Education Italy, and Russia, there have been for many years, and is now jour- Acts, Workmen's Compensation signs that Democracy is not regard-neying to England on an extend-split up into two main portions. Acts, Insurance Acta, etc., haveled as an infallible solution to state ed holiday. since then become law to free what problems, and many thinkers de-i

yesterday as follows:---

General Chang Chen's army has One portion is retiring southwardá in the direction of Changpu, with

thei

UNION CHURCH SOCIAL

'Anniversary Celebration This Evening.

is too often described sa Theclare the present unsettled state of Sir Robert Ho Tung, who is on General Chang Chen, and the other Worker (as if it were only the ar-the world to be the harvest of 19th a trip to Europe accompanied by is retreating northwards in tisan and unskilled who did any century Democracy. This is scarce Lady Ho Tung and their fifth direction, fo Tungan, A work) from the tyranny of Capital-ly fair to Democracy. Labour-daughter, gave an interview to the certain number of civilian re- iam, and there is no question about Baving inventions, over-production, Free Press the masses of today being infinite-over-population and, more than all, said: "I would like to make a sug small bodies of armed troops, pre-A social in celebration of the

at Singapore. He fugees are landing on Kulangsu and ly better off than their great the Great War are the principal gestion: grandfathers were. Britala now causes of the present topsy-turvy which carries such a large number Chang's army, are landing in junks of the new building will be held On a big ship like this sumed to be those of General first anniversary of the opening. enjoys practically universal libertydom. From China to Peru and of passengers, I think there should and motor boats in the vicinity of at the Union Church, Kowloon, this of the Press as well as freedom of from Greenland to New Zealand be a cinema show." speech and religious thought, and there is unrest, uncertainty and mislikes to dance, and a cinema showed seaward in steam launches. An interesting musicalpro-

Not everybody Shihun. They are being evacuat evening. every adult, or nearly every one, trust. We are living in an era of would hurt no one and please quite presumably under the direction of gramme has been arranged, and has a vote.

mechanism, in an age of mass a number. During the great struggle for production wherein man himself is would be useful is a weighing maat present patrolling the waters at couple with the function Tare-

Another thing that Adaiiral Li, whose gunboats these victories for Democracy the becoming mechanised.

are opportunity will be taken In many chine. majority of advanced English factories individual thought is not either like to reduce or increase

People who travel by sea Amoy and Kulangsu.....

well gathering to some departing thinkers were to be found in the only unnecessary but discouraged, their weight.

Boat traffic is prohibited by the friends among whom are Mr. Liberal ranks, but towards the end and the human robot thus produced like to put on some weight."

I, of course, would Chinese naval authorities between D. F. Warren and Mr. A. H. Gar of last century and in the begin-makes an ideal patient to swallow, ning of the present one a large without question, the section of educated opinion swung served up to him in his newspaper.

daily dope over to Conservatism. Probably

We are living too much in res-

an explanation of this seeming ponse to mass impulse, to the emo-

News in Brief.

and daylight. The local diner.

2 a.m, situation is quiet.

Nanking's Action.

It is reported from Nanking that

to

DROWNING TRAGEDY

City.

A drowning tragedy occurred, at

the Government has recommended Incident at Kowloon paradox is that the pendulums had tions of the herd controlled by The general meeting of the En-Communist expedition under the the organisation of an anti- swung too much the other way and slogans and advertisements, and in-gineering Society of the Hong Minister of War, and the Nanking that the migration, of so many individually are becoming less in Kong University takes place in Naval Department has advised the tellectuals was an unconscious re-dependent or less thinking. To Room "K" at the University at Commander of the First Nanking Kowloon City yesterday afternoon. volt against the domination of the make each person more an entity or 8.80 o'clock this evening, when Mr. Naval Squadron, imder Commander A Police report states that, whilst mob,

In spite of so many centuries of

Individual and less a mass-produced A. H. Fenwick, lecturer at the Chen Kwai-liang to proceed to a girl, named Lau Ying, aged four civilisation the herd instinct in essential task of the future. This address on "Bridge Foundations. The Minister of War will leave Lau Ting-po (8), near a pool o

uniform type appears to be an University, will give an Illustrated Amoy man is as strong to-day as it over cannot be done in a year or a

years, was playing with her brother, was, and the mob is now practical decade. It may never be done.

Nanking for Nanching, in Kiangst water, off Sung Yee Street, she so- ly supreme. Delicate and intricate Discoursing on this question Pro

during_the_week-end to establish cidently fell into the pool, and was questions and problems of world-ressor Gilbert Murray says: "I am

the headquarters of the anti-bandit drowned before... any... assistanta

mandern will lead their forces from live at 6, Sung Yea Street. Klangs to the Fukien border. Ben Canton Takes a Hands

wide significance are decided by

the votes of millions whose chief more and more convinced that the interests are racing football and future of civilisation and the at- cinemas, and whose intellectual tainment of what Aristotle calls a food is sex and detective novale bold use of reason in the widest good life for men depend upon the millions who are swayed

Press and stump orators.

tunately it has to be

certain papers tend mob Instincts and

Lam and

the

CHARLIE CHAPLIN DELAYED.

Dengue Fever in Singapore,

gapore,

expedition there. Nanking com could be obtained. The children

Nanking commanders have em- phasised to Canton "the

confining the "Comradalet

Changchow and Nan and Gene

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