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THE THORBURN CASE

VIGOROUS AND TRENCHANT COMMENT

BY SHANGHAI DAILY.

"BAMBOOZLING THE BRITISH MINISTER"

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1931.

befell him would have been bluntly LEAGUE TENNIS. and, indred, casually admitted, Secondly, it should égain be em-

phasized that here the action EASY WIN. FOR CHINESE IN challonged is not that of bandits "O" DIVISION.

in some remote tract of a distant officials of the of province but Chinese Clovernment functioning in ure

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postponed Ar

Service Cricket

Nanking's own provinco. But the Club at Causeway yesterday, the question of extraterritoriality, Chinese Recreation Club wop easily vital though it be, is not the prim- by nine sets to nil.

The scores were:- ary factor in the strong resentment

able, must give shelter to gentlemen of the British community. They W. H. Chon and Y. K. Mow

(O.R.C.Y on whom the inhabitants of the are concerned because the recognit

beat J. Omerod and H. most rigidly seclusive monistic re-ed Government of a nation with

Evans whom they endeavour to live on

best V. Treeman, and

Paston friendly terms in accordance with bent H. Beat and F. the principles of international' Matthews amity, are utterly reckless of the

The following trenchant comment on the Thorburn case is made in a leading article in the North China Daily News, under date July 90:-treat in the world could with, in The report received by the British punity foist the confidente trick. Minister from Nanking on the re- Happily there is no reason to be sult of the so-called "Joint and bollove that Peiping-or evon

ich investigation" of the die Poitaiho is aflicted by: such oxotic elementary duties of one Power appearance of Mr. Thorburn does not deserve the compliment of critical examination. It is not oven a. creditable

or competent work of fiction. Its air of make believe is so nnívely alementary, Its evasions, are so gross, its studied disregard of the weighty evidence furnished by the British authorities

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to Dr. Ware

| F, K. Lau and L F. Hon

(C.R.C.)

examples of perverted artlessness towards another. The cynical Giving the Chinese Government the make-believe of the report submit credit for some intelligence, it may ted to Sir Miles Lampson is spore bo surmised that they have, not the than reckless; it is a calculated slightest hope of obtaining credence insult. It cannot be otherwise re for their report: They realize garded by the nation which is, opM, that n ghastly Blunder has been parently, expected to swallow it. It inade; they do not appreciate the has thrown the possible delin. value of a frank admission of it;quencies of Mr. Thorburn into is so insulting that it is amazing they believe that a combination of the shade. that the Ministry of Foreign | bland ignorance and bluff will be Affairs with which the relations | acceptable to the British Minister

It stands to be adjudged as a of the British Minister have, been and that the perturbation caused so cordial "should have had the by Mr. Thorburn's disappearanes simple repudiation of the terms of assurance to treat it as a document will face away as the foreign com-equal friendship on which the refs- for serious consideration. Although imunity grow tired of the fruitlesstions between the British and Chin- of a piece with the general tenor ness of investigation and the ese Governments have been based. of the communication, it would charms of Dr. C. T. Wang's socialIt constitutes a severe rebus to Dr. have been better if the Government gifts assert themselves at the next C. T. Wang himself, whose sincer- had refrained from adding the reunion with Sir Miles Lampson,ity and ability in, attempting to gratuitously provocative informa- whether by the silvery sea of the Donsolidate those relations will be. tion that instructions to search for Gulf of Chihli or the Lotus Lake generally admitted. It is most re Mr. Thorburn had been issued to of Nanking. It is to be hoped that the officials of certain provinces. the Foreign Office in London will The record of the case in the six speedily authorize its representative weeks of its development shows a" hure to shatter, these illusions, continua attempt on the part of j local officials to eliminate evidence. As time goes on, therefore, the prospects of a successful search grow. dimmer and dimmer. It may be noted as significant that, when the Chinese Press first referred freply to the arrest of Mr. Thor- bura, the impression-assisted no doubt by the clothes he was wearing --was that he was a Russian. The

moraent

it appeared that he was of British nationality, the sources of information began steadily to be

stified.

Process cf Suppression.

Foreigners Perturbed, Looking back over a period of several years, it is difficult to recall case which has so gravely agitated the minds of the foreign com munity.

grettable that he should be com pelled to be the channel for the transmission of a document, evory line of which must affront his in- telligence and threaten to imperit his patient endeavours.

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The next step to be taken by the British Government will now be the subject of anxious thought 9.49 both here and in London. The British community in China are watching this affair with the grea

test attention; The movement for

suitable action is not confined to Shanghai. Indeed a letter from Hankow published elsewhere shows that, from certain points of view. the development of his "acid test"

R. -Hinton.

W. R. Vallance and H. C. D. Maclean,

WATER POLO.

WIN FOR CHINESE OVER NAVY.

Ever since the main features of Mr. Thorburn's adven ture became public property and the implications of it appreciated there has been no desire that Mr. Thorburn should escape the con- sequences of any actions for which he may have been responsible. If

In a rather scrappy game in the at his door, lie the deaths of the has even greater significance for Victorin Recreation Club bath last Chinese soldiers wounded near the British and other foreign re- Quinsan, it has been, the earnest sidents of the outports. It may evening, the Chinese. Bathing Club well be that the British nation as beat the Royal Navy by three goals ciple involved transcends the meci Water Polo League. al and local issues raised.

now submitted and of the aurte

The sailors were decidedly the

heavier team but the Chinese more than made up for this by their

tion. They got twe, of their goals superior speed and better combina.

TRAGEDY OF PUBLIC RA'S WIDOW FAILS IN

SCHOOLS.

BOYS ENTRENCHED · IN THEIR OWN CLASS.

ARCHDEACON SAYS, “ BE GOOD MIXERS."

ACTION.

ACCIDENT ON FROSTY. MORNING.

SWEDISH STAR'S HEALTH.

GRETA GARBO TO TAKE A HOLIDAY:

Greta Garbo-the most discussed. Bergen personality of the day--Äks Mrs, Ella Solomon-widow of been in poor health during the last Mr. Solomon J. Solomon, a famous few months. Royal Academician of Gordon It is thought that she may do no Road, Ealing, was the plaintiff in more film work for very long an action at Marylebone County time.Co Court last month.

Sho claimed damages for personal injuries from United Dairies (Lon- don), Ltd., Palace Court, W. The company denied liability,

Canon EF Hardcastle, Arch. deacon of Canterbury, speaking at the Prize Day at St. Edmund's School, Canterbury, said that there was no institution in the world better organised for the training of leaders than our English publio schools. We should never, how

Mr. G. G. Honeyman, for Mrs. ever, be loaders unless we were Solomon, said that she was walk good mixers.

The news of M

Gärbo's ill-

health has been telegraphed from Hollywood to a Swedish newspaper, the Stockholm-Tidingen. It will be af interest to screen "fans" throughout the world.

taught in school or otherwise to being along the pavement at Haven Garbo will be able to act again,

below freezing point that morning.

An official statement says that, after a couple of months! rest, Miss probably not in Hollywood, but in Berlin, Paris and perhaps Eng- land. Other opinions from Holly wood are that she will have to take a considerably more extended rost.“ Doctor Always Hear!

"I belong to a noble old school," Green, Ealing, in January last, Canon Hardcastle added, "but I am when she slipped and fell in front bound to any that I was never of a shop belonging to United taught in my school-room to "get Dairies. The temperature was outside of my own class. I do feel that one tragedy and drawback about the public school system is

A temperature chart from Kow Several times during fim-shoot. that it entrenches boys in their own Observatory was produced by Mring, the message to Stockholm class, and surrounds them with a Honeyman, who said that ice had states, Miss Garho has completely wall, not, of prejudice, but of ignor formed on the pavement as a result broken down, and it has always anoo of the world outside.

of its having been washed down by been necessary to have her doctor "You boys must grasp the fact an employee of the company.

"It near.

As soon as her present film work that it is a splendid thing to be is Mra, Solomon's case," he added, is completed she will leave Holly trained in education for leadership, "that United Dairies negligently but you will have no followers unwashed down the pavement, and wood to seek recreation and rest in less you have, besides the gift of did not take adequats precautions

Europe. leadership, those, strong human and against the formation of ice upon attracted more

No sorson personality has ever" social sympathies which are so im-it.

·attention (writes portant in these days...

our Film Correspondent than this that on the morning of the accident after making overal films

Witnesses for Mrs. Solomon said mysterious Swedish blonde who, in the pavement in Front of the shop Europe, joined the Metro-Goldwyn. had a "glassy surface, while others Mayer company in Bollywood six called on behalf of the dairy com- any said that the shop front was quite dry.

"We want to break down the bar fiers which undoubtedly do exist. I would say: Stick to your guns, stick to your principles, your class, and your religion; but ba ready to mix with other people, and be in good fellowship with them. That will help the world to get along."

Marlborough.

..

years ago.

Greta's Voice.

An employee of the company Since talkies čame a controversy said that she washed down the has raged concerning her low-pitch- pavement with hot water and, haved, dramatic voice....

The headmaster, Mr. G. C. Turn-ing wiped it over with a wet flannel, Her first talking Alm, "Anto

ar, mentioned in his report that did so again with a dry and. "It | Christio," caused one critic to de the college was the first school in was perfectly dry when I left," she clare that Miss Garbo used her voice the country to start a natural his said," and there was no ico." as a cowboy uses his rope-the tory society, which was doing valu-

The judge said that the claim skilfully, inerringly, throwing able work.

was a perfectly bond fide one, and and binding her victim with one Referring to the Officers Train-one must sympathise with Mrs. cunning twist Another" talked ing College, Mr. Turner said that Solomon, but he was not able to about a "guttural toneless and last year he tried to express his come to the conclusion that the sexless voice which sounds like a thoughts about the view, which was dairy company had been negligent. Swedish ventriloquist rehears widely contradicted, that the O.T.C. He gave judgment for the defening in a cellar. gold was a militaristic institution. To- dants, with costs.

day he would only say that as long as his Majesty's Government at- tached value to the movement as an

integral part of the country's selves. We can provide almost all schome of national defence, it was the essentials of life within the the duty of a school like Mart-Empire. Your work will be to co borough to provide a contingent as ordinate the parts of the machine strong and as efficient as it possi- which have got out of gear." bly could.

They had made a start in doing something which "he hoped would turn out to be valuable to parents as well as to the boys themselves. They had instituted a centre of in all papers which came to the ́collogo"were accessible.

ed the wonderful discipline' of the The beadmaster said he attribut-

boys on the night of the fire to the After living forty years in for work of the O.T.C. To suggest able to visualise à United States of was, to those who knew it, grotes Europe. We must make our own

The Bishop of Chelmsford pre- union with those great Colonies of ours overseas. The only hindrance sented the prizes, and bagged pa- to this scheme seems to be our-renta not to put's purely monetary

"(Continued on next Column.) value on education.

que:

Felsted (Essex). the opening of the new Grignon Speech day at Felsted began with

Hall by Mr. S. A. Courtauld, the chairman of the governors. The necessary only to select one passage residente bere that he should be

To turn to the statement itself, it is and sincore contention of all British in whole will consider that the printo ono in the senior division of the formation about future careers and new ball, he said, had been built to replace the one destroyed by fire in March of last year. as a typical example of the process called upon to answer the charge

"It had been designed by two old of suppression which has been according to law. And let it be

Further Steps.^.

Halleybury College.

boys, Mr. H. J. Chetwood and Mr. put in train. The British authori said in passing, since not even from

The Joint Committee of the Eri-

At Haileybury College Bir Ren- T. W. F. Grant, and erected by ties, on the basis of a report by a Chinese sources har such a senti tish Chamber of Commerce and the

nell Rodd, a member of the school. Messrs. Walter and Sons, of Hen- responsiblo consular official, were ment been expressed, there is every ly considering the case. To-morrow

knowledge, character, and vision" memorial to W. B. Grignon, whose fifty years ago, appealed to the ley, at a cost of £15,000. The gov China Association have been active

scholars to equip themselves with ernorship were proud to see such a ablo to inform the Chinese Govern sympathy for the two men whose the China Association will hold a ment that the stationmaster at lives were lost in the shooting near general meeting of its mombors to in the first half and in the second for the difficulties which they would headmastership from 1858 to 1871 Quinsan had reported the entrain. | Quinsan on June 1.

carry that consideration further stanza added their third goal after have to face in the future if this re-established the fortunes of the But the Fortified by their reprosentation in

country was to uphold its position school. His portrait was being ment, on June 2 at 1 pm, of a for- gravity of the case lies in the fact, London, they can be trust 1 to in the sailors had managed to break in the world of commerce and in-painted by Mr. Douglas Gray, and

dustry."

would hang in thọ hall as a gift cigner in the custody of military that Mr. Thorburn has been arrest-itiate strong, dignified and effer thoir "dick." pelice. The foreigner had an in-ed by Chinese officials and, so far British Government the import Monday when Chinese Athletic of this country is in your hands and

tive action for impressing on the The next game takes place on "It is not going to be an easy from the Old Felstedian Society.

world," he said. But the future soription on his bandkerchief. In as can be ascertained, has not been ance of prompt measures to awaken a humane endeavour, apparently, brought to any form of trial, at the Government at Naiking to Association meet the South Wales yours alone, your to assist the foreigner, the station though that action would have been aense of the futility of the report Borderers. Water Polo enthusiasts, eign countries, he said he was un- that the O.T.C. fostered militariam inster wrote the words "a scout improper in itself. He has not quacy of the response to Sir Miles are reminded that the starting time troop "on one of the posts on the | born handed over to the authorities Lampson's inquiries, ̈ ̈

for this game has been put back #tation platform. Mr. Scott found of his nation, with`un intimation It is good too that private indi- from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. which will be those words still there on June 10 of the charges, if any, against him.iduals are moving to reinforce the official starting time for all

theso viewi. Various courses if ne- They were erased later. What does Six weeks ago there was, evidence tion om be suggested. It would the stationmaster of Quinsan say of his existence. To-day the Chi-be preferable perhaps, at this stage, to the "joint and strict" investi-nese Government deny that eri-

to refrain specifically from indicat. ing thom. gators Interrogated by them: dence. Knowing as everyons, does Inadequate and Insulting.

"He admitted having read a the resources at the Government's The first duty of the community newspaper report and having disposal, it may be asserted that, and of organs of opinion is to in- heard a rumour to the effect that unices a miracle happens, the facts form the British Government that gendarmes had arrested a for

the Chinese Government's report is will be made to fit that denial. In totally inadequate, unacceptable signer; he had however not seen other words, if the British Minister and insulting. The principles them himself and could not so is unable to bring the Chinese which have now come to be adept ed as governing the relations be- authorities to a realization of the tween nations relegate to the back- And it may be noted that various overwhelming advantage of a frank ground action which, a few years statements by Chinesa in Quindmission of the outrage committed, ago, would "hava, been promptly forthcoming in such a cast, who r. Thorburn's return to his thor in China or elsewhere. It has friends is so problematical as to be been the contention of the subport almost outside the bounds of postive measures to enfores justice and ters of those principles that offeo-

sibility.

vindicate national honour can bo taken on othor lines. At the dis posal of the British Government It seems to be the belief that there experts compotent to indicato and enforco such measures. It is

if it were true"

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san definitely corroborated and sup lemented the original statement made by the stationmaster to Mr. Scott. It is sufficient to compare the two investigations on this one paint-to-catablish tho-uttor-value.— lessness of the preposterous docu- ment with which the Chiness, Gov- ernment apparently, expect to bam-British community and their for-sufficient therefore to insist that eign friends see in this affair noth the test of the efficacy of the new instruments should be instantly ap-

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ing but an opportunity for making plibd., It should be stated in the Insult to the Intelligence. capital, in respect of the projected most unequivocal terms that the Further examination of the reabolition of extraterritoriality. If British community in China-and port" would be a supernous in-that were so the blame would lie the British nation too, unless the

indications are sorely in error. sult to the intelligence. All that solely on the shoulders of the Chi- will not accept the plaintive query be said in that, if this is char-nese Government who are astute "What can we do Bomething acteristic of the type of argument enough to discern the inconsistency can be done; it is the job of the diplomatist and the statesman be successfully used by the Chinese of their handling of this case with pind him to know what that in Government to influence foreign their protestations regarding their and to net accordingly. Sir. Milos diplomatists, then the innocenes of ability to protect the lives of for Lampson'e early arrival at Nan- king with very clear and prociss the representatives of the Great eign nationals For, first of all instructions on the subject may be Pescansabing surpasses allaherz-iborselens suggestion that confidently expected Patience, and hawan understanding, The Lega hnd Mr. Thorburn been a Russian friendly remonstrance have had their way and have achieved no tion quarter in Poiping, auming and therefore, endowed with no ex-thing. The next step must be differ such an idea to his remotely accept rateritorial rights, the fate which lent.

future games.

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But I cannot recall that anybody has ever disputed. Miss Garbo. great capacity as an actress or her great physical attraction, which Mr. Cecil Beatong in a recent series articles on the beauties of Holly. wood, summoned up thus:

Her nose is as sensitive as-ti butterfly's antenna: the cutting of her eyes is superb; eyelashes' have never been ns. long as hers, hair so marble, so delicate and responsive. silkily Ane and forehead so like Here is a Venus with no pretence at genteel delicacy."

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