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Jobject of this new move will be Canton and that rich river basin of which it is the heart.

What the Yangtze and Shang- hai_are to Central China Canton and the Si-kiang are to the South; and the intricate delta at Can- ton, where the Si-kiàng mingles with three other rivers and flows out into the Pacific," is one of the most important commercial areas in the world. This is well enough known in Hong Kong. This All communications intended for Colony, 80 miles from Canton, is admirably designed to control the publication should be addressed to sea passage but freedom of con-

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tact with Canton is more justly regarded as Hong Kong's lifeline than any claims Japan-may-have on acceptance of its special in- terests in Manchuria.

But now the Japanese threaten Canton. Already their warships control the delta and they have seized many small islands strategically useful and only the property of the Chinese. They will not, pre- sumably, attack Hong Kong, for that would mean war and is not even necessary: they can take Canton and cut off" Hong Kong from all trade with it. Japan has yet to force a landing, but the moral is plain for the West- ern Powers. Japan will nevèr. be content to shake the rich old tree of China・ and allow her rivals to keep the fruit -which falls. She is determined to ex1 Disclosure that plans for a large guaranteed arms loan to ploit China herself, not to float

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The Birthday Honours List of the indiscriminate bombings has given universal satisfaction of Canton, may compel the Jap-in the Colony. The knighthood Janese to desist where protests bestowed by His Majesty the have signally failed. With the im- King on The Hon. Dr. Robert minence of the threatened inva-Hormus Kotewall, C.M.G., LL.D. sion of South China, financial aid is a well merited honour and the of this kind would be of a nature reward of years of devoted ser- far different from that of a gen-vice to the public interest and of erous gesture. Events in all parts valuable contributions towards of China have revealed plainly cementing harmonious relations enough Japan's aims. She is between all sections of the com- determined to dominate China, munity. Our new *** Knight's to rule in the Far East. Her ability, energy, and unwearying victory (assuming for a moment efforts on the behalf of public that it is possible) cannot be and charitable institutions "his completed until she has pushed valuable work as an Unofficial from her path the Western Member of the Legislative Coun- Powers, like Britain, who rely cil of which he has been a mem- upon the rights acquired in ber for the past fifteen years; China over the last century.. his public activities tempered by The course of the war slowly wise prudence and unfailing reveals the true nature of this courtesy; his high courage and three-sided conflict. The invasion leadership in times of crisis;" all of North China made little dif- these qualities have been exer- ference to the Western Powers, cised without the least trace of for they had already left. But ostentation. Such tireless «devo- when the Japanese came to the tion to duty fully deserves public. Yangtze valley and drove the recognition, and we tender sin- Chinese forces back into th in- cele congratulations to Sir terior it became at once appar- Robert Kotewall.'' ent. The Chinese armies had Other recipients of honours gone, but there remained behind are Doctor RB. Jackson and Britain, the United States, and Mr. James Harper Taggart who France seated firmly in Shanghai both receive the O.BE. (Civil and ready to wait patiently until Division) Doctor Jackson as the flow of trade returned to its the Colony's Malarial Expert for old channel. Realising this, the past eight years has done many a Japanese may have ask-valuable work in combatting ed himself Is this victory? And malaria and rendering many as the tide of war flows and parts of the Colony immune from ebbs, washing back the Chinese the disease. Mr. J. H. Taggart, into the heart of their country, one of the oldest residents in there to gather new strength and Hong Kong, is best known as new ideas, it will leave the Jap- Managing Director of the Hong anese more and more openly op Kong and Shanghai Hotels. An posed to the Western Powers able businessman and organiser, who sit in the treaty ports and he has come, most prominently on the banks of China's rivers. into the public eye on those im- The Japanese army; too, must portant occasions, timesof be weary hfter months of ardu-emergency. Both during the Gen- bus campalgaling? although it is eral Strike and last year when not merely to relieve them that Hong Kong was asked suddenly to Japan is planning to send fresh cater for hundreds of Tetugees, legions into action. There is a Mr. Taggart's Knowledge and report that at least five divisions resource were immediately Are destined for South China and deale

and with Happy results.

if a décision to this end is made.. Congratulations will be extended there can be no doubt that the to him without stints SGT DA