1937-10-06 — Page 8

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 6, 1937.

WORLD REIGN OF TERROR President Roosevelt's Anti-Japan Speech At Chicago

JAPANESE

U.S. PLANNING

WESTERN HILLS MOVE ON

OPERATIONS

Peiping, To-day.

After a brief action, Jap-

CHINA CRISIS

Washington, To-day. Usually well-informed quarters

anese troops have routed Chin believe that President Roosevelt's ese irregular forces near the

DEMANDS RESTORATION OF INTERNATIONAL

MORALITY

Chicago, To-day.

"The peace, freedom and security of 90 per Western Hills, forcing them to speech at Chicago was one of the cent. of the world is being jeopardised by the re- take refuge in the mountains, most important he has ever deliver- maining 10 per cent.," declared President Roose- where the pursuit is continuing ed on foreign affairs, and there is velt, in the major speech of his so-called "pulse- with all available Japanese troops in Peiping, estimated at much speculation whether the feeling" trip all over the country, made here last nearly 10,000 with tanks and United States is contemplating some night. artillery, taking part in the move designed to prevent the operations which began vester spread of the Sino-Japanese and

day morning.

Advancing in a wide semi-circle through valleys and ravines, the Ja- panese encountered fire. from ma- chine-guns and trench mortars, but the resistance of the Chinese, con- sisting of remnants of defeated sol- diery, professional bandits and sprinkling of students

a

totalling

Spanish conflicts.

Some observers are of the opinion that President Roose- velt indicated some future ef- fort in the direction of isolat- ing all aggressors from world

commerce.

The President's speech is gener-

"The high aspirations of the Briand-Kellogg Pact have given way to the haunting fear of calamity.

"The reign of terror and lawlessness has reached the stage when the very foundations of civilisation are threatened.

"Without a declaration of war and without

about 2,000, was only scattered and ally taken to indicate that Presi- Warning or justification, civilians, including wo- dent Roosevelt is exploring every men and children, are ruthlessly murdered by field in quest of peace, and might bombs from the air. be regarded as calculated to lend

spasmodic.

The Japanese claim that the Chinese left 100 dead and 60 prisoners, they themselves

suffered three wounded.

while

about the unqualified moral support of "In times of so-called peace, ships are attacked only the United States Government to and sunk by submarines without cause or notice.

any concerted

effort to restore

world peace. ENCOURAGEMENT TO LEAGUE

Nations claiming peace for them- Įselves deny it to others..

PRIESTS STILL HELD

“Innocent peoples are cruelly sacri- The Japanese hoped, to rescue the

and ficed to the greed for power three French priests held as hostages

Few observers think that the proceed with sterner and more but when they arrived at the village United States will be prepared to practical measures against aggres- schoolhouse where they had been take the initiative, but it is felt sors, which would receive the full supremacy which is devoid of all kept, the captors had gone. It is that the speech was meant to en- support of the United States-Reu- sense of justice and humanitý.” believed they are now at a point courage the League of Nations tolter. five miles west of Nankow Pass.

As a result of the operations, an area of about 30 square miles, -in-

cluding more than a dozen villages, THE

has been cleared of Chinese irre- gulars, who, according to a Japanese spokesman, levied from the peasan- try an extortionate tribute in money and goods during their two months' occupation.

JAPANESE FLAGS

WORLD GOES BY By "ULYSSES"

NOBLE peer, flashing his from Shanghai. Unescorted, they sword in the House of Lords, directed roguish glances and smiles that when the next war comes, at columnist Ulysses, who in vulgar the old men should be sent first:

The villages are now flying the! Japanese flag, supplied by Japanese says

soldiers.

many

The Japanese admit that irregulars, having discarded their arms and adopted the appearance of peaceful peasants, are probably still at large in the freed area, but they point out that they are disorganis- ed and helpless.

A rigorous search is being con- ducted by the Japanese for hidden stores of munitions-Renter.

BRITISH CABINET MEETING

#

He was a grand old mon of

eighty-

A stalwart of the old brigade, Who had won undying glory With cockade and lots of gold

bruid

As he sat in his chimney corner, Came a voice-'twas Mum's

whispering low

"We shall kiss you and miss you,

but

We think, my boy, you ought to

go"

Then the brave old fellow, a-

- quiver

To prove he was one of the lads, Put on his red flannel medals, And shouted: "Play the game, you

cads!"

London, To-day. Social Notes

Mr. Eden, who has been spending | the week-end in Yorkshire. is re-

parlance, wasn't having any.

“LOST HORIZON” · Quoting a passage from the book "Lost Horizon," alluding to the technique of killing which might en- danger every precious thing, Presi dent Roosevelt said, "If these things. happen in other parts of the world, let nobody imagine that America will escape or that it may expect įmercy.

"If these things are to be pre- vented, the peace loving nations must make a concerted effort to

which alone peace can rest uphold the laws and principles on

cure.

ני

Ulysses is believed to be of the

"There must be a return to belief opinion that Hong Kong feminity is in the pledged word and the value vastly superior to the Shanghal of the signed treaty." variety, with which opinion the Office Blonde heartily concurs.

VITAL INTEREST

Dwelling on modern international In the same pub were seen "Miss inter-dependence preventing any na- Prunella ("Call me Toots"). Charm-tion from isolating itself from up- ing, well-known Peakite, and. Major heavals elsewhere, the President as- Damn-your-Eyes Featherstonhaw serted that it was a matter of vital Featherstonhaw-Featherstonhaw, a interest to the people of the United The dashing Major (who will States that the sanctity of interna- ever forget his gallant defence of tional treaties and the maintenance the canteen in the fourteenth Asof international morality be restor-

seems toted. thanti campaign in 18552),

"Some countries," he said, “are be getting a reputation as a sugar daddy.

piling up armaments for aggression, He was very interested in Miss and others because of a fear Prunella's toe nails, in which line aggression.

of

Among prominent local personali-she has set a fashion which I think "The figure runs from 30 to as in will soon become the rage among high as 50 per cent of some national turning to London and will be pre-ties spotted over the week-end

of budgets. sent at to-day's meeting of the the Colony's hostelries was Ulysses, the younger (and therefore, Cabinet, which, as the renovations well-known for his light and airy course the smarter), set of the Cabinet room at No. 10, daily column in the "China Mail." Downing Street, are now completed,

will meet again there for the first time since July-British Wireless.

"The proportion in the United Miss Prunella, always a season States is eleven or twelve per cent. As usual with this popular journa- ahead of her contemporaries, has but we are compelled to look ahead.

RESPECT FOR RIGHTS list, Ulysses was dressed with fault- each of her toe-nails painted a dif-a

The world must be aroused to less style. He wore no coat, a dirtyferent colour. yellow shirt, a pair of very short "Beastly terrific, don't you think?" the importance of removing injus- Professor Preston Maxwell, M.D., shorts, also dirty, tennis shoes, need-she asked the Major, who replied tices but also to the cardinal neces FRCS, F.C.O.G, of Peiping Un-less to say, dirty, and a broad smile with superb militia wit, "Yes, rasity of honouring treaties and re- ion Medical College, known as The smile is thought to have been ther, don't you know. Haw. Hawspecting others' rights

of Obsterics in China" due to the presence with him of a Let us draw a curtain over this "It is my determination to pursue peace and to adopt every practicable will give a lecture on “Adult and stream-lined female, believed to be distressing scene,

measure to avoid involvement in Foetal Bickets with lantern glides the Office Blonde.

"Father

on Tuesday, 12th October, at 5:30

Seated at the next table was

2 An ex-detective declares that anwar.

"If civilisation is to survive, the

must be restored."--Reuter."

in the School of Surgery, bunch, cluster or group of wenches, expert cracksman can break into Hong Kong University. All inter- believed, from their roving looks to anything without being heard. Exprinciples of the Prince of Peace ested are welcome..

be ref-, pardon me, evacuatees, cept song, of course.