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GOVERNOR'S PLEDGE: CONTINUITY OF POLICY "Fortunate To Follow Sir Andrew Caldecott"

NANHSIANG DEFIES ALL ATTACKS

H.E.'S REPLY TO PUBLIC ADDRESS OF WELCOME

"IN ONE THING I COUNT MYSELF ESPECIALLY FORTUN- ATE, AND THAT IS THAT I FOLLOW SUCH A GOVERNOR AS SIR ANDREW CALDECOTT. HE AND THE POLICY WHICH HE FOLLOWED HAD I KNOW THE CONFIDENCE AND CON CURRENCE OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG," DECLARED HONG KONG'S NEW GOVERNOR, HE SIR GEOFFRY ALEX ANDER STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, KCMG., REPLYING TO THE ADDRESS OF WELCOME BY THE COMMUNITY OF HONG

KONG AT THE KING'S THEATRE TO-DAY.

Shanghai, 2.15 pm. To-day. With three Brigades completely shattered in yesterday's severs fighting and several others with losses requiring their complete re"There is, in my view," His Excellency went on, "no principle organisation, possibly by amal- of greater importance in human administration than that of con- tinuity of policy: not lightly should an incoming Governor depart gamation, the Japanese troops or from a policy which is the resultant of years of thought and striv- most fronts to-day are licking ing on the part of his predecessors and the best brams of the Colony Such is my belief and practice and it is therefore a com their wounds."

Severe fighting, however, is tak-forting and encouraging thought that the lines I propose to follow

generally in the administration of this Colony have had the val of these among us who are most intimately concerned by them and are best able to judge their merits.”

ing place at Nanhsiang, which is still in Chinese possession, and which remains the outstanding point of the objectives of the Japanese offensive.

The text of His Excellency's speech ciple and, secondly, by the promise that fit will be accorded to me, as from his is appended:

own published words I know that it was to my predecessor.

The address which has just been pre sented to me comes as the climax of the cordial welcome which has been accorded to my wife and myself this

BLUDGEONINGS OF FATE

At no time could that undertaking

His Excellency, Sir Geoftry Northcote, the Colony's new Gos ernor, taking the Royal Salute on his arrival at Queen's Pier this morning (Mail" photo).“

It is officially notified that His Ex- cellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry has appointed Mr. Northcote,

ANOTHER TAZANG The Chinese military command shows no disposition to surrender Nanhsiang without a determined morning, and I would begin the few fight and the engagement round words which I have to say at this mo bave a greater value than at this pre Garrod Treverton, B.A to be his the town is developing into an-ment with a very grateful acknow sent, shocked and strained as the Co-

ledgement of our kindly and impres-lony has been by the successive blad-Private Secretary, and other Tazang, with the Japanese sive reception in the Colony which we geonings which Fate has deal it dur Sydney Harry Batty-Smith, sacrificing men in desperate as hope will be our home for the nexting the current year. They have be North

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his AD.C saults.

The troops who have reached the north bank of the Soochow Creek are now being moved to wards the right flank to add to the pressure against Nanhsiang.

Isolated groups are still holding out heroically in Chapei, Own Correspondent.

few years.

In replying to that address, I will tan in the first place to its closing words, which seem to me to go to the very root of the matter; for they hold out, on behalf of all communities of Hong Kong, a pledge of loyal co-oper ation with me in my duties as Gov- ernor. I am immensely encouraged Our by the goodwill evinced by that under

taking, for from the time when I re- ceived the high honour of his Go lony's governorship it has been my earnest and I may say confident-hope that I should have the full help of all classes in tackling the many difficult problems which beset us here. In- deed, I hold that such collaboration is an essential condition of success in the administration of human affairs. Las- sure you, therefore, that I am fortified in spirit by the recog which the address gives to that T

9,640 JAPANESE CASUALTIES AT NIANGTZEKWAN

Tientsin, 2 p.m. To-day.

Japanese losses in comparison The savage nature of the Chinese admitted in this case is ex- fighting which took place in plained by the fact that the Chinese Niangtzekwan Pass before the were defending long prepared posi- Japanese forces broke through is tions in the mountainous country on revealed in official despatches both sides of the Pass, their ma- which mark it has one of the chine gun posts pouring fire into the bloodiest battles which has taken ranks of the Japanese forcing their place in North China.

way through the valley.

Brigades have

Japanese admit that they suffered It is claimed that the Haito, Mo 9,640 casualties, killed and wounded, shito and Kob with more than 3,000 killed in ac for tion

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Camese

are advancing nan, although they have eir rear, stron occupying their mountain

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