1938-05-06 — Page 8

MIRROR ON THE FAR EAST

The latest issue of the "Far Eas- tern Mirror," just published, con- tains, as a special feature, a series of hitherto unpublished illustra- tions of the ghastly consequences of the bombing of the Tai Lee Factory, at Sai Kwaan, Canton, by Japanese planes on 'April. 17.

FLOOD HAVOC IN "MESPOT"

Baghdad, To-day. Severe storms have caused the Euphrates to rise, and a town near Baghdad is isolated by the water.

Troops have been called out to assist in rescue and relief work.

Many lives are reported to have been lost, while livestock and pro perty have been extensively dam- aged. Reuter.

MARSEILLES PEACE GROUP

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 6, 1938.

CHINESE CRITICAL OF BRITAIN'S CUSTOMS ARRANGEMENT WITH JAPAN

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Hankow, To-day.

A Chinese official, interviewed yesterday regarding the Anglo-Japanese Customs agreement, stated:

on

Among interesting articles are an exhaustive analysis of Japan's policy in the Far East by Grover

"The Chinese Government regrets to learn that cer- Clark, in which remarkable simi- larities between the statements of

tain temporary arrangements concerning the the Emperor in 1890 and those employed in official quarters to-day

the Chinese Customs have been made between the British and Japanese Governments. to justify Japanese action in China, designed to show that the

"While realising that the Bri-lof aggression against China. invasion of China is part and parcel

tish Government, in entering "The Chinese Government fur- of a long-planned programme of

into these arrangements, was ther regrets that the arrangement expansion, while. reaching the con-

motivated by a desire to protect concluded is open to objection clusion that the significant ques-

Paris, To-day,

holders of foreign obligations several points. tion to-day is not: Will Japan con-

Well-known women from many and to preserve Customs inte-

INTERNAL LOANS But: quer China?

countries will attend the interna-grity, the How much

Chinese Government "While not desiring to more damage will be done before tional conference for "the defence regrets that without its consent it in detail, the agreement tends to Japan stops trying to conquer and of peace and democracy" to be held the Chinese Customs, which form prejudice the position of the Cus- nuconquerable China?

in Marseilles from May 13 to 15. an important part of the ad-toms as security, because it singles Among those taking part will be ministration of the Chinese Re-out some obligations for favoured be Duchess of Atholl, Conversative public, should have been taken as treatment and sanctions member of the House of Commons, subject to a matter of arrange- sion of revenue from others,

શ diver- and Mrs. Olemin Kova, member of ment between two foreign States, which it is duly pledged, namely, for the Czechian senate.-Trans-Ocean, one of which is engaged in a war internal loans.

Madame Chiang Kai-shek, John J. Holland, Bishop Logan H. Roots, Boris Radeski and Emily Hahn are among other contributors.

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"Moreover, the arrangements pro- vide for the transfer of Customs revenue from a neutral to an enemy bank, and thereby may facilitate the use by Japan against China of revenues, which although collected in Shanghai and other centres of distribution in the occupied areas, represent taxes paid by the Chinese public outside as well as inside those areas."-Reuter.

IRISH JOKE

Sir, I was greatly amused at your account in to-night's edition of Eire's new national hymn, id est, the "Song of the Soldier" as you erroneously term it.

It may interest your readers to know, that Eire's national anthem since the introduction of the Free State has been the "Soldier's Song", to which doubtless_you_refer. This- so called Hymn of Hate was com- posed, both words and music by u Dublin poet about the time of the 1916 Rebellion. Its tune in no way resembles that of "Rolling Home to Merry England." The tune which closely resembles the tune of that popular naval ballad is an Irish re-. bel song entitled "Kevin Barry;"

To the best of my knowledge nei- ther the "Sean Van Voght” nor “The Wearing of the Green" were ever regarded as national anthems of Eire.

So this time that "typically Irish joke" seems to be on you.

Yours etc.

IRISHMAN.

SYLVIA AND CHRISTIAN

Leaving Hong Kong after a sea- son rendered noteworthy by the fact that it has been extended twice by popular request, Sylvia and Christian, crack Continental enter- tainers in the Grill Room of the Hong Kong Hotel, will make their farewell appearances on Saturday night.

The two Hungarians are under contract to appear at the Interna- tional. Club in New York early in June, and will proceed direct from Hong Kong to the United States.

They have had a remarkably suc- cessful season in Hong Kong, and even the warm weather has not re- duced the large crowds in the Gripps, where the two entertainers are appearing nightly.