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POLITICS AND KHAKI SWATOW'S

FOR INFANTS.

STUBBORN

IN THE CITY OF WENCHÓW.

ACTIVE ANTI-JAPANESE PROPAGANDA

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Wonchow, December 20, While, during the last few months in other places there have been violent anti-Japanese student dis- turbances, the city of Wonchow, Chekiang has enjoyed comparative security and quiet. Thas it not to say that the local student organiza tions are out of sympathy with the National student bodies, but only that their enthusiasm and anti- Japanese exhuberances have not o far gone beyond the offein), ac- tivities permitted by the local

authorities.

Mittarism" Among Studenta. The students have not been idle.

STUDENTS.

SUPPRESSION BY MILITARY ORDERED.

PROFESSORS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES DEFIED.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

"HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WENNY JANUARY 13, 1932

THE ISLAND OF HAINAN.

THE FASCINATION OF "A" TROPICAL LAND.

ROAD DEVELOPMENT AND ÄGRICULTURE: AN

INTERESTING PEOPLE,

The Island of, Hainan " was the subjent of a very interesting address at the Rotary Club tin yesterday, by Dr. Bercovità, of the American Presbyterian Hospital at Hoihoy, Among the guests ware Rotarian H. Hutchens of Singapore, and, in introducing hitov, the President, Sir William Eernoll, said it was a great pleasure to have Mr. Hutchens with them and he hoped that when he re- turned to Singapore, he would give fellow Rotarians there the good wishes of the Hong, Kong branch of the Club. Other guests entertained were Mr. D... D. Mackay, Mr. H. B. Bailey and Mr. C. Y. Chan.i

Swatow, January 0. The strike of the Swatow students continues with the same ardour and

After Dr. Borcovitz' address, Rotarian Horklots, in a very ap- zeal. Nobody wants to study and those who go to school every morn-propriate speech, thanked him on behalf of the Club. ing just go for a bit of recreation and that is all

On Tuesday a meeting of the Principals of the Middle and Primary Schools was held in the Commercial School. No less than 9 schools were represented. The object of the meeting was to dis cuss ways and means by which the students of the Primary Schools.

ROTARY CLUB ADDRESS.

"SQUEEZE"

CAMPAIGN.

SYSTEMATIC BRIBERY OF HAWKERS ALLEGED.

'DETECTIVES FACE SERIOUS

CHARGES.

That they had been parties to form of organised " squeezo 13 wus the allegation made against three Chinese detectives and two hawk- ara at the Kowloon Magistracy yes- borday afternoon by Mr. H. Somer- sot Fitzroy, the Public Prosecutor. The defendants wers Chow Pang) and Wong Tak, licensed hawkora and L Lam, Mak Yu and Wan Pui, Chinose detectives attached to the hawker squad at Yaumati, All Ave men ware charged with con piracy, the thres detectives facing Ал additional charge of min- conducting themselves in police off-

ours.

They have been inclose 02-opera- | could be induced to drop their de- his opinion about the place was while the rearing of pigs and cows appeared of behalf of the accused

tion with the National Salvation Society, organizing the boycott, and in the schools bringing the military element, already not inconspicuous right to the forefront. Thus every school is now organised on the lines of military camp, and as an qurol- ling station for student squads of boys who enlist voluntarily as young soldiers, and drill together in the playing-feld, artued with dummy rifles. A buglar has re- placed the school bell to announce changes of classes. In the libraries

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mands and call off the general strike.

Boldiers to Take a Hand. In the meantime the Canton Pro vincial Government have requested the local Second Division (Military) Headquarters to attempt solve the problem, at the same time giving it & free hand. The failure of the municipality to affect a settlement

Addressing the gathering Dr., out rubber plantations in the Island. Bercovitz said he first introduced Those are doing very wall and be to the Island of Hainan as far back was told on good authority that the 1915 and although he experienced quality of the rubber grown was no little inconvenience before he very good. As for minerals, thero was able to get on to the Island, was some limestones and marble now completely changed, He thought, especially the former, was one of at first that it was not a very nice the leading industrios. Several Place but after a long stay in the thousand bends of piga were importe that Hainan was a very interesting every year but as time went on, he place he could assure all presented into Hong Kong from Hainan

and fascinating island.

was sure that this particular line

The island itself was about 260 of business would grow even bigger. miles south-west of Hong Kong and Speaking as a layman, however, the was about the same size as Formosa, speaker said that, from his personal being about 180 miles long while the observations, the chief development broadest part of the Island mea¦ of the island lay in its agricultural The population of the 4,000,000

Mr. J. A. Fraser was the Ma gistrate, while Mr. F. X. D'Almads

detectives. The first defendant was represented by Mr. Horace Lo, the second defondant being without legal assistance.

Detectives Bribed,

The case was outlined by Mr. Fitzroy, who said that the two hawkers had collected money fron various other hawkers in the dis- trict, the money being paid to the detectives as bribes to ensure in- manity from police prosecution.

Dotective Sub-Inspector Elston said in övidence that on Deceraber 20, acting upon information ro

sourced that he was told the pro-Temple Street, where certain books ducts of the island could support ten and documents were seized.

is proved by the sudden disappeared some 115 miles. The island products.

ance of Mr. Ma, the gentleman sent up from Canton to arbitrate.

In

totalled was about 15 miles from the main-island

some

aprond on the conspicuous tablos this connection it may be mention, land and the speaker said that there' peopis, but so large, were her received, he raided a house at 241,

Orders Defied,

and hung along the walls are mapsed that Mr. "Ma received special and books dealing with the Man-instructions from the Kuomintang churian situation, ali detrimental Party to subdue the activities of to Japan. In the street a placard the students, whose feelings were displays pictorially, and withso embittered that they looked for lavish use of crimson colours, some him in vain, the other day to of the library literaturo. Every" thrash out" the matter, now and agairi shere are shurt holi. days in the senior middle schools. so as to enable the students' and staff to propagate the facts or some of the facts of the situation to the illiterate, by means of public meet ings, and also to make a tour of the shops confiscating or sealing up all goods made in Japan.

Militant Infants. Even the wee mites of the primary schools have done their bit. One hardly know whether to laugh or to cry at the not infrequent sight of little fellows, probably not yet advanced beyond the third National Reader, congregating "together at. street corners with the avowed in-

was no doubt that Hainan was once a part of the mainland,

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Road. Development.

1816, there had boen little or no Since his arrival in the island in

development us far as the harbour as concerned and this was indeed very regrettable. There has been some" strides made in tho agricultural side but the greatest improvement had been in the ronds,

Geologically speaking, Hainan million people if properly develop was largely of lava formation and'od. even to-day there were several ex- craters of which could still be seen tinet volcanoes in the place, the

while the courses of the flowing, lava could be clearly traced. A good doul of the soil was red earth, similar to thut found in the Hawaiian Islanda. The northern and eastern parts of the island were of its total roll 300 and the boys flat but in the centre or interior, Students Association is opposing 7,000 feet could be found. resumed, classes as usual. The inoantains up to the height of some| the order to "resume study and go_round every day inspectors

Yesterday the Municipal Office and the Second Division issued amandate ordering the schools, to reopen at once. One school, but only one, secured about 60 per cent.

to investigate. Even Government Schools have ignored instructions to reopen, and important developments ora waited.

Boycott Committees.

This

The speaker said that he remem- bered having had to make a journey was, however, only a very brief of some ninety miles in his early description of the geologien and days on the island. He was given physical features of the island. The smal! Hainan pony and was told inhabitants were mostly Chinese but it would the four days to make the in the interior samo aboriginal trip. The pony was very small but if he had not used it, he would 'people were still living there. The Union School, on Wednesday, One important feature of the place have had to walk and he was not was the seeno of a second meeting that the island was wholly going to walk ninety miles! After of School Principhls. Representa- tives of the Student Aderations within the tropics and the people the first day he felt very tired as were also present. A committee of could secure from its most southerly he had not been need to riding and three Principals was formed and island all the agricultural products he felt, sure" the pony must have confronted the students, endeavour that could be obtained in tropical also felt just as exhausted. The study pending a settlement,

The lands. students replied, "Nothing doing " and there the matter, stood.

ing to persuade them to resume

tention, as I gathered from their baby speeches and slogans, of urging their unpatriotic elders to go to war. Those same children wore all wearing the arm badge

Another Students Unon, by the of National humilation. Finally,

namd of Ling Tung, has been form- and most "funnily alt are new ined, and a Boycott Committee will khaki uniform.

Boycott Makes Money Scarve.

One result of the boycott has been te make money Barce, Shop Leopera with their money sealed up in anspleable Japanese goods have been' borrowing at a rising scale oi interest. from the money-shops, who are themselves getting into difficul

only.

Whe

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Million Aborigines.

Beverting to

Heung testified to Bocompanying Inspector Elston on the raid, and said that when they first entered

until, there were altogether 25, all the house there were seven people present. After the house had been raided people continued to of whom were taken to the polles station and questioned.

Chinese Detective-Inspector Cha

Untimely Appointment.

enter

Mr. F. »X. D'Almada then asked for an adjournment, as he had an appointment to keep. Upon Mr.. Somerset Fitzrory offering no objeo tien, Hia Worship aquiesced, buri remarked that it was the custom of the Court to sit until cur thirty, and he hoped that on future occasions Mr. D'Almada would r frain from making appointments before that hour when he was ong- aged at that Court. The puse wai adjourned until January 19.

An application by Mr. D'Almada for reduction of baij on behalf of for of

rofused by

Mr. Fraser, who said that he could not reduce bail below the sum already

Bet, $1,000..

his early days in Hainia), cholera, plague, etc. He wanted to assure All present, however, that, provided all the necessary reasonable precku tions had been taken, Hainan WAA just as safe a place to live in as any other part of China, the Hainaa Hospital which was Dr Bercovitz made reference to

which Mr. Chau Yue-teng was auch built by tho. Chinese people and of

a gonerous supporter.

definite falling off in cases of "ma- ladies with whom he travelled usedlaria (which was very prevalent in chairs and when, one of the coolies slipped some damage was dona, Going back to the inhabitants of The next day his pony slipped and the island, the speaker, said that considerable damage was done be started comprised of its members out of a total of some three and slaughter).'

On the other hand, the balf to four million people, he had Labour Uniona are also forming been told that there were approxim-road development, Dr. Bercovitz the queation of though the objects of the Conately a million of the aboriginal said that there was now a regular mittees will be the same, confliers stock, although he was not very network of roads in Hainan and are bound to arise.

certain of the latter figure.

the journey which took him four The speaker concluded his talk by Due to its position being so close days to cover in 1915 could be done aying that the development of Hai to the equator, tropical products in four hours in a

was going on apase; new schools were being put up · and; There were about six averything that could be done was were raised very successfully in the to-day. island. First of all there was enfloe, hundred motor cars on the Island being looked into. He invited those and in addition, there were present toʻpay a visit to the island This one of these days so that they could

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had a very large cannery in the travelling. That had the effect of

In thanking the speaker for his island. Then there was jute, and making sick people dread the jour very interesting. talk, so successful had this been that oy to the hospital, but with all the Herklouts said he had not yet had some of the plants grew up "to a improvements now, there had been

at opportunity of visiting the a lot of progress made in this direo-island but he had been told it was height of some nine-and-a-half to tion, and not only were people more

businesses.

There have been n. fnw incidents, absurd and serious, connected with this boycotting. A Chinese Customs official superintending in a country' centre was naaulted and beaten on mistaken charge of permitting Japanese guoda to, pass through,

Pillory Revived. `-

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more convinced than ever that he would have to go there at an early opportunity.

ion feet. The jute fibre was very willing to go to the hospitals for listening to Dr. Bercovitz he felt a very interesting place and after gond and another thing that grow treatment, but they were also.com- well on the island was sugar.

Although cocoa-nut was grown to ing in in the earlier stages of their a large extent in Hainan, continued illnesses, and thus giving themselves a bigger chance of being cured. the speaker, there was much room

The talk was all the more inter- for development in the copra in That brought him to the maternity eating, in that it followed so closely An incident with some humour The funeral of AB. Patrick | dustry. There was a very large cases, and the speaker said that dur-

on the address delivered by Rotar in it suggests a revival of the Olds Ward of H.M.S. Cumberland took field for this particular line and being the past four years there had ian J. D. Bush the previous week English Stocks, or the Pillory A place at Happy Valley on Monday hoped to see, within the next few been so many cases when Chinoso Wenchow City man discovering that | afternoon when it was acorded full yours, mych improvement.

mothers went to the hospital for on Agriculture in the New Terri tories. It was interesting to bear treatment during that very import Dr. Borovitz mention an example goods by subterfuge, threatened to bored that the deceased was found jungles in 'the interior and that was

Hainan there were more cases of disclose the fact. Later he agreed in the rifle rangs at Stonecutters why there was such a large rastanature (of Chinese mot same soil was also found in the Now to sell them a promise of silence for Island with o bullet wound trade in Hainan.. As most of the

Territories-a, soil so poor su to 360 All this was somehow discover through his head.

people present knew. a lot of rattan going to the hospitals of the own

make agriculture in the New Terri ed by the police. The result was The service at the graveside was goods imported into the Colony free will) than anywhere else in torics very difficult. Yet they had that the shop lost all its Japanese conducted by the Naval Chaplin were from Hainan. There were also

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just been told that the products of goods, in addition to the 800, and of H.M.S. Kent.

many species of tropical fruita, and

the island were very fruitful. the blackmailer was first aned, and Following this funeral was that as far as wood was concerned there

Hainan was a particularly interent then condemned to the tub for half of Stcker Tottman, the fame ship, was plenty of hardwood such as From a modioal point of view, the ing place because it was one home nn-hour every afternoon. This tub who died at the Naval Hospital, on rosewood and mahogany.

great problem the authorities were of the, Black Gibbon, one of the was thereafter at each appointed Sunday night from double pen- The Hainanese, according to Dr. faced with at present was the tuber anthropoid ape, which wes, perhaps, time set in the public square, the mania and pleurisy. There was a Bercovitz, are a very progressive culoție, menaço., Thero was quite a pot present in other parts of China. ocoupant standing in it up to his large attendance at the graveside, race, and a number of those who number of cases of this nature hut Then there were the wonderful armpits enjoying to the full, no the depased, being also accorded have visited Bingapore and the he was glad to say that with all the birds, orchids and plants, of which doubt, his auddon notoriety:

Malay States have returned to lay pressutions taken, there had been at he had heard so much.

a certain shop was selling Japanese naval honours. It will be remem Plenty of cane was found in the stage that he felt sure that in of the red soil of Hainan, as the

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