China's Roots Deep In
The Centuries
London, To-day.
Over 200 guests attended the annual banquet of the
China Society at Claridge's last night."
The Chinese Ambassador, Mr. Quo Tai-chi, presid-
ed and toasted the guests.
He said: "This Spring we surely have the right to lift up our hearts in celebration with China of the encouraging progress in the field and be- hind the front.
"The people are firmly united, and the existing cor- dial Anglo-Chinese relations have been further strengthened by acts of co-operation helpful to both countries.
Mr. Quo Tai-chi said he was WISDOM OF EXPERIENCE sure that all present would wish to "Perhaps the quality we admire
welcome M. Ivan Maisky (the So- most and should do well to profit viet Ambassador) representing aby is the Chinese respect for the country which had not only shown old and wise things gained by China great neighbourliness during experience and living rather than the present grave events but was spectacular things so easily come the arch uniting Europe and Asia by and so ephemeral. and must more and more make Asia "I could have wished to-night Europe-minded and Europe Asia- that I could think only of the minded,
peaceful country scenes depicted in PRACTICAL SYMPATHY your art, rather than the horror of Mr. Quo paid a glowing tribute war and the useless and irreper- to British manifestations of prac-able destruction going on in your tical sympathy to China-the Bri-country. tish Note of January 14, defining the British stand on the Nine- Power Treaty constituting an portant step in rebuilding' interna- tional political morality, the China currency stabilisation fund, a8818- tance by export credits; the British Fund for relief of Chinese distress, assistance in books and apparatus by British universities in building up new universities in Western China, and many working for help of China.
BRINK OF ABYSS
"So we, standing on the brink of a similar abyss, and knowing like im-
you the madness of war and yet believing, like you, that we must be prepared to die when our indivi- duality and Ideals are threatened,
deepest sympathy for you in this feel, as you must indeed know, the
time of trial.
"We have the greatest admira- tion for the way you have reluct-
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 4, 1939.
Roy and Peter Green, aged 11 and 13, of Gunthorpe, Nottingham, are rehearsing a sensational riding display for horse shows and gymk- hanas. Only eleven years old, Master Roy Green on "Silver" his 9 year old pony, is seen here jumping through an arch of fire-part of the sensational act.
SEVEN JAPANESE PLANES SHOT DOWN IN RAID
OVER CHUNGKING
Chungking, To-day.
other agencies antly laid aside the pen and girt Seven Japanese planes are reported to have been
on the sword.
"I have been amazed and touched "But we believe that just as a to the quick by the depth of sym-man who has wrestled with trials pathy and generosity throughout will be stronger for having over- the length and breadth of this
come them, so China
has come whole island."
through the struggle with a new experience and new courage." TRIBUTE TO GENERALISSIMO
De-
DEFENCE CO-ORDINATION Welcoming Lord Chatfield, fence Co-ordination Minister, Mr. Quo said: "Even as Lord Chatfield is at work co-ordinating Great Britain's national defence in
a'l branches, so China is at work pro- viding a positive focus for ordinating all elements in International -defence. \""China's dual programme of na- tional reconstruction and resistance
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Lord Chatfield hoped the time was not too distant when the fra- tricidal strife between the nations of East Asia would cease, and China in the full exercise of her national sovereignty would be able to resume normal friendly relations with her island neighbours on a basis of equality.
"Finally, I must refer to the fact to aggression is already producing that China encouraging results, and her
the unwarlike has tribution as a deterrent to wider
thrown up in her hour of need. a aggression and worse world deter- great leader of first-rate military ioration is now rapidly growing to full recognition by the West.
con-
"China shares fully with her leader, General Chiang Kai shek, the conviction that virtuo never lacks company and will ever find neighbourly support." BRITAIN'S BOND
ability, who combines the finest qualities of his countrymen, com mands the respect of the world and who possesses moreover the quali- ties which will enable him to com- mand the love of his whole people when the hour of post-war recon- struction comes.
shot down by Chinese pursuit planes in the air battle over and near Chungking yesterday afternoon.
Three of the machines burst into flames and crash- ed in a vale at Kwangchangpa on the outskirts of Chungking, while the other four were seen nose-diving to the ground trailing smoke im- mediately east of Chungking. Whereas 45 Japanese machines were reported by the Chinese air scouts to be heading for Chung- king for the raid, only 88 were lat- er seen returning from the attack.
The Chinese Air Force lost two of which was forced planes, one down in the vicinity of the Police Academy.
The raiders focussed their attack on the crowded sections of the city,
diary bombs.. Rows of shops and showering demolition and Incen-
civilian houses were consumed by
NO DECISION- ON SCRAPPING BATTLESHIPS
London, To-day. Colonel Llewellyn, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, said in the Com- mons that the implications of the denunciation of the Anglo-Ger- man Naval Treaty were being. carefully considered but that no decision had yet been taken whe ther or not to scrap two battle. ships of the Royal Bovereign class in 1942,-British Wireless.
CIGARETTES DROPPED Hundreds of packages of cigar-
THE GUESTS The guests included Lord and Lord Chatfield, for the guests, clemency, as shown after the mu- Morrison; Lord Gort; Lord Cecil: fire.
"The qualities of selflessness and Lady Chatfield; Mr. and Mra W. S. and dwelling on the reasons for tiny at Sianfu, and the understand-Lord Davies; Lord Snell; Lord Anglo-Chinese mutual attraction, ing that the future greatness of his Strabolgi; M. and Mme, Ivan Mai- recalled the traditional saying that country must rise from the tradis sky; Sir John Wardlaw-Milne; Sirettes were also dropped by the Ja- the word of a Chinese is as good tons of the past from the very Hugo as his bond.
"It still is," said Lord Chatfield. soll of China. "The British also make it a mate ter of pride to keep their word and honour their bonds. We have been ther big ones recently but decisions of the last
DEEP IN CENTURIES "We can see China like a great oak tree with its roots deep in the centuries.
Cunliffe-Owen; Mr. and panese planes. Some of these have Mrs, Arthur Street; Professor and been collected by the Chinese Mrs. H. A. L. Fisher; Mr. W. G. 8. authorities and are being subjected Adams; · Major General Telfer to chemical analysis. Smollett, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Howe: Chinese first aid parties and air Mr. Laurence Binyon; Mr. Adrian-raid prevention corps showed ro cruel winter may wither the Morning M.P., and Major W. W. markable courage and fine morale.
storms bend the bran Astor M.P.
They worked while the raid was life will ever rise. The 50 Chinese guests included still going on ancient i roots, ~ new Mr. Cheng Fai-ting, of the perma- The Air Defence Headquarters perhaps | nent Court at The Hague, who is and the Air Raid Emergency Re- now in fondo articipating in the lief Federation are now collabor-
ong of London | ating
on messures-
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