1938-09-03 — Page 11

SZECHWAN GOING RED? Chinese Youth's Faith In Soviet

Regarded As Only Saviour

BLIND GIRLS' MARRIAGE NOW

OUTING

The Christ Church Group of the V.D.M.A. acknowledge with grateful

thanks th following donations towards the twell.h annual outing for the in- Girls which is to be held on Saturday,

mates of the Industrial Home for Blind

1st October,

Nowhere in China are indications of China's in- creasingly pro-Soviet tendencies so glaringly mani- fest as in Chungking, according to Mr. Ivan A. Diakoff, Russian emigre explorer, geographer and Previously acknowledged naturalist, who has just returned from an unsuc-. P." cessful attempt to enter Sikang Province via Szech-Anonymous

wan.

Sir Robert Ho Tung

Chinese Staff of The Victoria

Hotel, Shameen

RESTRICTED IN

GERMAN ARMY

Except special cases, men in Germany will not be allowed to $51.00

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Everywhere in Szechwan Chinese youths idolize Soviet Russia, he told a reporter. All be-Previously acknowledged Offers of lieve that Soviet Russia alone can save China from Japanese invasion.

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loan of cars

The army has decreed that a

2 large number of officers, including -

all those on the General Staff, and

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Further donations and loan of cars are solicited and may be sent address- ed to Mrs. Gertrude Goddard, c/o also important workers connected Messrs. L. Rondon and Co., Ltd., Mar- with the army must have in their In the city of Chungking itself, several times and my clothes, ina House, Hong Kong. The organisers dwellings direct telephone connec-

ters. numerous posters are to be seen. shoes, personal belongings and are of course fully aware that the local tion with the local army headquar-

all scrutinised, but I public are greatly concerned over, and their attention direated to, the state of Posters showing Soviet-manufac-documents

This central switchboard will tured aeroplanes and bearded So-was invariably released with an affairs now existing in China, and of the demand upon the purses of the viet pilots proclaim: "The best apology.

"In every instance I was treated Hong Kong residents as the result of handle private as well as official in the influx of refugees; but at the same calls, and the army will pay in- Private calls, planes and pilots of the world."

time let us not forget the existence of stallation charges." their respectfully, surprisingly so

unfortunate ones for whom these Other posters, all having as

the behaviour, which J theme Sino-Soviet friendship and view of

by the individual. unity against Japan, are generous-only later learned, of certain these outings are organized annually both local and distant will be borne The reason advanced for this ly displayed in all quarters of White Russians in areas occupied during the autumn.

by Japanese forces.

new regulation is the necessity of Chungking.

"Many Russians in Hankow are

cases their replies to mere monosyllables. headquarters to be able to com- ́EDUCATION IN MOSCOW

arrested, but in all

He recounted an incident inmunicate quickly and directly with officers should the necessity Many Chinese youths, who have arrest is caused by sincere, and, of circumstances I have received their education in Moscow in view

in already mentioned, not absolutely Hankow when he, his friend, and its

the latter's pretty five-year-old arise. and not and other Soviet towns, are Chungking at present, organising groundless suspicions

Soviet aviators. Attracted by the peasants, delivering speeches and, with the sole aim of making life daughter encountered a group of in general, successfully "selling unpleasant for them.

pretty little girl, they spoke to her kow's store owners. They bought Finding that she was Russian, they nothing but the best, merely enquir the greatness and value to China

wrapped up. They never bargained of Soviet Russian aid and co-opera- tion. All this, Dr. Diakoff states,

delighted. Mr. Diakoff attempted ing the price, and asking that it be

his own

“Have you been in Hankow-and nothing seemed too expen- sive for them, gölden watches, or he saw and heard with eyes.

“Yes — No," came the casual other expensive articles,

They keep much to themselves. "Are you to stay for

or long?" he At first, they visited Hankow's tried again.

to break the ice

long?"

"Personally, I welcomed arrest," Mr. Diakoff stated. "It was chance for me to establish my identity and proceed on my way. Considering that a state of war existed, the authorities were ex For seven months, while vainly ceedingly kind.

reply. "But the fact that I was Russian attempting to obtain permission to continue his trip to Sikang, where colour regardless, was in my he hoped to continue his obserya favour with most people. Official- tions of the Miao and Lolo tribes.ly, however, I was regarded with Mr. Diakoff led the life of a her suspicion." mit in a mountain about 60 miles west of Chungking. He was ultim- ately convinced that, being a Rus- sian emigre, he would be in danger of his life if he proceeded.

“LEFT- SHANGHAI JUNE 5

"No-Yes."

cabarets, and reports of love affairs between Soviet aviators and Russian taxi-dancers were current. But now they stay away from these ap-amusement centres.

He did not attempt to enter into Conversation with them again. He could not give an even

It is reported that they are as Mr. Diakoff, who sailed from proximate estimate of their num- Shanghai prior to the outbreak of bers, saying merely that they were exclusive in their military opera- hostilities in China, on June 5, many. He noted that upon their tions, and that their squads are 1987, spent nearly eight months in arrival in Hankow, they were dress-all-Russian units, including none Chungking. He returned to Han-ed humbly, in the attire of Russian others but Spylet Russian airmen,

Mr. Diakoff stated: rekow in March this year, and sailed peasants.

While in Hankow and Chungking, Mr. BUY CITY'S BEST

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During his stay in Hankow, Mr.

Soon after, however, they blgs-Diakoff was impressed by the con- "In every Russian emigrethe Diakoff saw scores of Soviet Rus- Chinese authorities. see a Japanese sian aviators. They avoid meeting somed forth in the city's best idence of China's youth in the arrested Russian emigres, and limit their Their shopping expedition have inevitability of an ultimate Chinese secret agent.

come to be keenly awaited by Han-Ivictory.

ALL EMIGRES SUSPECTED "All Russian emigres are garded with acute suspicion," Mr Diakoff stated.

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