1932-09-19 — Page 7

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1932.

Correspondence.

A LETTER TO GENEVA.

The Editor, "China Mail"]

Sir-The following is the text of a letter which it is proposed to send by the next air-mail to the Secretary-General of the League rof Nations, Geneva,

FIRE BRIGADE. CALLED TO

THE KING'S

Heavy Sign In Danger Of Falling.

A

SECURED BY ROPES. . .

THE CHINA MAIL

JAPAN COUP FEARED HONG KONG PEACE

IN SHANGHAI

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY FEELS ANTAGONISM

TENSION IS GROWING

(From Our Own Correspondent)..

GROUP

Movement To Strive For War Removal.

$2 SUBSCRIPTION,

Following on the example set in other parts of the world, Hong Kong bas now established a Peace Group, the Rev. E. L. Allen being closely connected with the movement.

out the world

Great excitement reigned out- side the King's Theatre on Sept-

The aims of the group are to fos- 'I beg respectfully to submit "to ember 17 when the Hong Kong

|ter an acceptance of personal res- you the views of that section of Fire Brigade extension ladder was

ponsibility for resisting war and public opinion in Hong Kong and called out to remove a heavy sign

maintaining peace, to promote un- 'South China which regards with on the face of the King's Thea

|derstanding between different races, Increasing anxiety the situation tre, building, The sign, which is

SHANGHAL" SEPT. 17. and nations, to educate and Inform which has of late arisen in the a massive erection of iron and Far East:

glass was in imminent danger of STRAINED RELATIONS HAVE DEVELOPED BETWEEN public opinion and to co-operate While not claiming to be in pos- crashing into the street, having JAPANESE AND EUROPEAN ELEMENTS IN SHANGHAL, with similar organisations through- session of any special-information been rendered unsafe by last

Hundreds of OWING TO THE PERSISTENT REPORTS THAT JAPAN WOULD Membership is divided into two which would enable us to judge night's storm. better than others on the issues at spectators gathered in Queen's PRESENTLY ATTEMPT TO SEIZE CONTROL OF THE FUK-groups, those who are prepared to stake, we share the sentiments of Road and Wyndham Street to EIGN SETTLEMENT. AT THE SAME TIME, FOREIGN SET take a pledge to strive for the re- moval of all causes of war, and those throughout the world who, watch the proceedings, and many whatever their opinions on the queries as to where the fire was, ELEMENT, FRENCH CONCESSION AND CHINESE CITY ARE those who are willing to consider Japanese case against China, are were voiced by the interested) DECLARING MARTIAL LAW, TO BE EFFECTIVE TO such step. A minimum annua subscription of $2 'has been fixed, yet convinced that she had no audience." right to prosecute it by arms in. An attempt to hoist the ex- MORROW (SUNDAY), BECAUSE THEY FEAR DISTURBANCES and Mr. R.A.D. Forrest has been

agrant violation of the Covenant tension ladder in a safe position' ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE JAPANESE INVASION OF elected Secretary. and the Briand-Kellogg Pact, and proved futile, mainly on account MANCHURIA, CHINA'S NATIONAL HUMILIATION DAY, who regret that the League has of the strong gusts of win, and not found it possible to assert partly on account of the fact that more emphatically that such the motor vehicle on which the breach of International morality was not to be tolerated.

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ANOTHER TYPHOON FORMING.

To-day's weather report is- sued from the Royal Observa””. story states:-

A moderate, anti-cyclone: covers Manchuria. The de- pression over Tongking is fill- ing up.

Japanese residents, at a mass, Road incident of September 2; ladder is mounted had to be meeting, came to the decision when Municipal Police officers taken some yards up the steep that they should petition the Japanese marines had seized. arrested a Chinese coolie whom We realise the difficulties with alope of Wyndham Street. which the League is faced at the The sign was eventually secur- Japanese authorities to protest The coolle had insulted the mar moment, but we wish to draw ated by ropes which were affixed to the Municipal Police over the ines and was carried by them to tention to the serious consequences by firemen from an upper win-eviction by that force of 40 one of two naval lorries in which for the future of any weaknessdow in the building, and thus Korean

they were riding and deposited the them.

There are indications of a now. Chinese opinion is near to made safe for the time being.

A lone Sikh policeman typhoon forming about 400 help up proceedings until police miles to the East of Lazon. reserves arrived, and the situa⠀ Forecast:-E. winds, fresh, tion was controlled by them.. moderating; cloudy, occasional.

rain.

inspectors from

the point of abandoning any hope The sign which advertises the offices of the Shanghai Bus Com that justice and security are to be Pauline Dancing academy, is pany. The mass meeting ang obtained by trust" in the Learac situated at a height of about 75 gested that pressure should be and the fact that Japan has been feet from the ground, and was exercised to secure the dismissal allowed to forestall the Lytton. Re loosened by the gale of, last

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Unreasonable. Demands.

PIANO DUET WINS APPROVAL

Prelude of Seizure, Informed observers, amongst

Police are extremely vigi- lant, because they have good reason to believe that Thurs. day's tranquillity was pur posely designed to throw the authorities off their guard. The precautions against" trouble on Sunday were consequently redoubled. Renter.

PHILIPPINES IS DENIED.

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taking

Fress dispatches indicated that the foreign minister. had been put in an embarrassing position be cause of this unwillingness to offend. the extremist military. elements believed to be back of the {anti-American attacks:

Canton Anxious For Unity

port and to prevent the world night, a quantity of glass being of the officer in charge of the European as well as Chinese re-U.S. AERIAL CONCENTRATION IN with a fait accompli by the dislodged, and the wall fasten- police station at the time the Re-sidents, openly predict that this cognition of Manchukuo, may well

Owing to the serve Unit was summoned to deal move on the part of the Japanese We appeal to the League to main danger, Mr. Langdon, manager with the 40 Korcans of the Bus residents may well be the prelude give the death-blow to that hope.ngs damaged..

of the ultimate attempts of tain by all means in its power the of the King's Theatre hired a sanctity of international obliga- contractor to make the sign se-Company.

The workmen, however, The Police, European as well Japan to seize control of the hunt propaganda published in

International Settlement.

Japan by extremist newspapers tions. Much is being made of the cure?

An unpleasant period of"fric-and other agencies, it was remark=" Interests in China, but we aubmit Scaffolding almost within reach by this act on the part of the tion between European and Jap-ed at the State Department that necessity of considering foreign gave the jojb up after erecting a as Chinese, are highly incensed In Japanese community. The ten-

anese communities is geared. four days have passed since Am- that nothing could be more inimi- of it owing to the danger.

Martial Law Ordered. bassador. Joseph C. Grew made kis cal to those interests, as well as spite of an offer of being paid sion in the city has grown more

Martial law has been declared representations to the Japanese] to the peace of the world, than treble for the work, the workmen severe as a result.

by the Foreign Settlement, government, and no result has yet that Chinese feeling should be refused to go any higher, and it

Japanese, it is understood, are French Concession and Chinese bean forthcoming. come permanently embittered and was then decided to call in the

Ambassador Grew asked · Count Chinese opinion should become Fire Brigade, who arrived on the demanding that full indemnities City governments for Sunday,

should be paid to the Koreans China's National Humiliation Uchida, the foreign minister, for a convinced that only as she can scene shortly before 9 p.m.

Superintendent J. C. Fitz involved in the Bus Company Day and public gatherings and statement exonerating the National arm and threaten war on a great scale will the rest of the world Henry, and Station Officer Moss affair, many of whom were in-parades of all sorts are prohibit City Bank of New York's branch at

were both on the scene during the jured when they clashed with ed. be willing to do her justice.

All proceedings of a cere Osaka from blame for But as we desire justice for operation, while a number of In- police. Punishment of all police moniat nature will be limited to photographs for advertising par- poses, and to bring some pressure China, we wish it equally for dian Police Officers were kept officers participating in the evic-

in-doors affairs.

to halt the attacks on the bank,} Japan. She feels the need for an busy holding back an interested tion is also requested, as well as an apology, both verbal and

based on charges that " the photo- outlet for her surplus population, crowd.

written, from spokesman of the

graphs might be used for military. as well as for markets and raw

purposes. materials for the development of speak to a man in the streets she Municipal Council. This, the her industries. We do not re- is up before the courts, p.d.q. and Japanese residents urge, should cognize in such a situation any fined for accosting. In fact it be delivered to the Japanese Con- ground for armed action against a would appear from a remark insulate General immediately.

The mass meeting also decided weaker country, but we urge that court, in a recent case, that it is the existence of such a situation considered worth while to put police to take action over the Nanking must be faced. We can envisage on duty specially for the purpose of no solution except along inter-arresting street-walkers-Incidental- national lines. Those nations ly it seems strange that the police which are at present i possession can find nothing better to do. Yet of thinly-occupied territory and here are cases of accosting and natural resources must be willing touting and street-calling, all to consider thesë not as a private offences against the ordinances, go- estate, but as a trust to be ad-ing on every day under the eyes of ministered for the welfare of the the police and not a single step is world as, a whole, being ready to taken to curb an evil which has admit to a fair share in these ad- become a public nulšance, and which

FAUST. OPERA PLAYED. vantages those young and growing has brought forth heated protests peoples which are less fortunately in the public press at frequent in- situated. We therefore wish to tervals during the present year.

The seventeenth Sunday concert put it on record that we as indivi- It is said that the present I.G.P. at the Peninsula Hotel was attend Manchukue by Japan, China's name the men with whom the idea duals would welcome action to takes a letter to the newspaper as ed by as large a crowd as on the rival political factions in Canton of breaking with Nanking was born. this end by those countries to being a spur to take a line contrary night when the "Symphonies" were and Nanking have discovered a They were well-known figures, he to that suggested. There seems, first inaugurated over four months common ground on which to pointed out, like Mr. Shfu Yat Any who are sufficiently in certainly, to be ground for such an ago. Last night's programme was meet and find fuller unity. Shing, Tang Chak Yue, Hu Ban- agreement with the general tenour idea.

Canton authorities to-day as-min, and others. very well selected and the addition of the above letter to wish to be Stil on the subject of noise, of a piano duet made it one of the sert that it has become impossi-- When General Chan commenced to associated with it are asked to which is fast becoming a matter of best yet presented.

ble for them to consider separa- negotiate with the Central Govern send their names to me as soon as moment even in sleepy Hong Kong, A stirring march by Starke, tion from Nanking, during their mant with £ possible.

there hardly more adagrant With Sword and Lance was for country's emergency way they Werthen radyou kno Yours etc.

offender than the Government, lowed by light and beautiful “In the "The recognition of Manchu Kuomintang:

The Governor's launch and the Mill" by Gillet. The waltz, "Jolly kuo serves Japan stepping- discouraged and Mr. Shin Fat Shing new Marine Service, launches-oil-Fellows," by Vollstedt proved a stone," a Canton spokesman said, left Canton yesterday for, Slam, A SUGGESTION TO THE POLICE driven, are atted with horns that popular number. The novel effect "and at the same time it is our sailing on private business which be

make a din compared to which the of the orchestres' whistling the last opportunity, for unificat

declines to discuss. - most strident car-horn, is as a of the piece and the crowing of a Canton has despatched a mes whispering zephyr. The laodah or cock necessitated the repetition of sage to Nanking requesting that Sir,-As another sufferer I would whatever he is called there-being the selections ha

Immediate steps be taken to like emphatically to endorse the Chinese, of course misses no oppor Two compositions of E. Del Valle form a punitive complaint in your paper of last tunity of using this cursed instru- de Paz, "Valas Lente" and "Cor Manchuria to re; Sunday about the Hideous Noses in ment, and what the waterfront will tege" were played by Miss Nora territories. the streets to which we have been be like as more and more of these Flint and Mr. W. R. Fleming. Both will hold subjected for the last six months or all-driven launches come inte use, selections were duets for two planos. Comm

passes Imagination, let

The Anal and concluding number The Your correspondent says “surely. It would be a simple matter to of the ramme was the "Gran (something ... could be done by the At a respectable sounding horn on Bället

powers that be." That la just, the these launches, and we the present Fa annoying part of the whole business ones which are but little less in mov that there is a perfectly good-law power than those of the motor ships against these lifika brată cailing that come into harbour for fogky HA. G. Piovanelli wishes

which we belong.'

EL ALLEN,

To the Editor, "Chias Mail.”]

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the IG.P. is too indiferent, or

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[From Our Own Correspondent.

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were attempting to undermine Mar- shal Chiang Kai-shek's influence.

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