1932-07-25 — Page 4

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 25, 1932

JAPAN'S CURRENT POLITICS.

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AN ANALYSIS OF THOUGHTS AND MOVEMENTS ANIMATING THE COUNTRY.

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· Tokyo, July 9-In a book written leading figures in the present nearly three years ago, dealing with nationalist movement, and nothing the changing conditions of life and is more striking or significant than thought in Japan, reference was the fact that, with hardly an ex made to two former Japanese dis- ception, all these leaders were, until eiples of Marx who had but recently recently, members of the extreme swung over from the extreme Left to | Left. the extreme Right. It was suggest-

A few, it is true, have been ardent ed that this netion might prove pro-nationalists from the outset, and it

FAMINE PROBLEM

IN NORTH-EAST.

EMPHASIS ON

DEVELOPMENT OF

COMMUNICATIONS,

Peiping. July 16.—Mr..Chang | Chi, a member of the Central Ex

eative Committee of the Kuomin tang, who has been investigating the famine situation in the North Western Provinces during the last

ing.

been no rainfall in Shepsi for more

phetic of what would happen on ais perhaps not without significance few weeks, arrived here this morn large scale in Japan in certain that those in this minority group eventualities. -

have always combined the advocacy Eventualities of the kind envis of Asia for the Asiatics" with aged have now been brought about their nationalist creed and that Ly what has happened since the out-everal of the newly-turned nation break of the Manchurian trouble in alist leaders have had similar lean September last year and the fulfilings under the guise of “sympathy ment of the prophecy 'is clearly seen for the oppressed races." by the rapid slide, in what the Japanese are pleased to call, the proletarian movement, from the Left Wing to the Night.

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REDS SET FIRE TO VILLAGES.

2,000 PEOPLE TAKEN AS PRISONERS IN HONAN.

In an interview with local press. Mr. Chang said that he had pont 18 days in Sianfu. There had than two months and a complets! failure of crops was feared. condition of the people in Fufung and Wukung was particularly seri- ous, and the local officials received | Hence one ands stated in this many appeals for relief every day.

Mr. Chang added that the only Į article that Shumei Okawa and As the well-known Japanexo social Kametaro Mitsukawa, both nation way to deal with the famine pro- worker and evangelist, Toyohikoalists of long-standing, are keen ad-blem in the North-east was to deve Kagawa, aptly put it in a recent vecates of Pan-Asia. Peikichi Kita, lop the means of communication lecture on Japanese Labour organií-formerly a forvent Socialist and and irrigation, and in this connee- entions; "the Middle group of 1030 brother of Ikki Kita, whose book, tion, he suggested that the Lung is now, the Right; the Right has be" Nihon Kaizo Hoan," is now shai Railway he extended to Sianfu come Fascist; and the Left has be popular in certain Army circles, is as soon as the necessary funds were come the Middle.”. This change, he described as having come to advo-available. explained, hay beng induced to a cate the hegemony of Asia after Concerning the question of irri- large extent by the nationalistic going abroad for study. Like gation, the Shensi provincial govthus offect a combination with stimulant of the military operations number of others mentioned by in Manchuria, cumbined with the name, he is a keen student of increasingly severe depression of the philosophy, and amongst this group past few years and the rise of the of fellow nationalist philosophers National Socialists in Germany.

Patriotic Sentiment Aroused.

Hitlerism.

ernment, he said, had made a good start with the construction of the Wei Pei Irrigation Canal in co operation with the China Interna

Kailong, July B.-The communist

THE WOOSUNG FORTS.

NO MORE VISITORS AND SIGHT-SEERS.

Visitors to Woosung will hero-

tion Corps now stationed at the

activities in the province continue, after be forbidden to visit the Woo- with the resultant distress and suf-sung Forts, an order to this effect fering to the people. According to having been issued by local garrison present plans, it would seem that commander to the Peace Preserva- the Reds are trying to cut of com- munication between 'Sinyang and Haskow on the King-hon line and

General Ho Lung, the notorious communist-bandit chief. A combin

is to be feared. ed attack on Wu-han in the South

General Liu Kuei 'Tang, who re- volted against General Han Fu Chu, chairman of Shantung, has recently fled to the Honan-Hopei herder. In Honan region the rebel troops have set more than 200 villages on fire and takes about 2,000 people as captives.

At its recent meeting, the Honan National Anti-Civil War Commit

tee.

is found the name of Dr. Kanokogi tional Famine Relief Commission who, starting with Greek philo. sophy, grasped Gandhi-ism at a

Mr. Ching praised the work of The doings in Manchuria have bound, and then identified himself the Commission and said that the excited the innate sentiunout of with National Socialism."

purpose of his present trip to Poi patriotism and turned the thoughts Another new convert to national- of the people from internationalism ism is Professor Takanobu Muro-

ping was to discuss with the Com to nationalism; the severe economic buse, of whom it is written: "He mission a fundamental plan for depression has aroused a growing advocated, each in turn, anarchism, famine relief in Shensi and Kansu. Women's Union decided to join the opposition to the unequal division Marxism, Gandhi-ism, and finally-Reuter. of the world's goods between em-Japanism," and is expected to pro- ployers and employees; and the ecod shortly to Germany to study rise of the Nazis in Germany has served to awaken a desire to emu late the followers of Hitler and 10 combine the nationalism aroused by the Manchurian question with the socialism stirred up by the suffer ings arising from economic distress, The consequent swing from the left to the Right is well illustrated by an article appearing in the cur- rent issue of the "Chuo Karon," one of the leading Japanese maga- zines. Under the title of "Fascist Leaders in Japan," the article gives | brief sketches of some 20 or 30 of the

SHANGHAI'S GAOL

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SEVEN THOUSAND

PRISONERS.

With the Municipal

Council

Yet another of the new nationalist lenders is Eizo Konde who, starting as a socialist, turned to Communism and was employed for a time in the Commintern Secretariat at Moscow, but later returned to Japan to join the Taishute (the former central bioe of the proletarian movement) and has now become an ardent Fascist.

These are but a few of many ex- nmples quoted in the article in question; but they certainly provide food for thought.

93 ARRESTED BY CHAPEI POLICE.

ALLEGED RED CONFERENCE IN CHINESE THEATRE.

THE

A BIG CHANCE.

Dear KIDDIES,

Forts.

bidden area, but, following the The Forts were originally & for.

withdrawal of Chinese troops after the reccat hostilities, both foreign-

ers and Chinese were able to visit

the place and take photos of what was formerly regarded as one of China's

places,

most strongly-fortified

As this is an violation of the national defence regulations, nu order has been issued by Chinese military authorities forbidding people to visit the Forte.

CHILDREN'S

CORNER

Allow me to introduce myself as Uncle Jack, of the new Children's corner in the Hong Kong Daily Press. Not long ago, I came out. from Englund to join this paper and part of my work is to write

labelling the situation in the Ward biggest raids was recorded in the you a letter every day. In addi-

Shanghai July 20.~One of the Hond gasi as “grave," the Cous-police annals yesterday morning,tion to this wo will have our very lar Body will, it is to he presum when 03 people were arrested at the

edited by UNCLE JACK.

SNAKE FARMS.

Far away in Brazil is the city' of Sao Paulo, where, in one of its suburbs, stands a farm that is not a farm. There, amid the colourful warmth of this romantic country, is the "nako farm of the In- stitute Botantan, where thousands of snakes are comfortably housed,

But it was not from any motive of gain that the founders conceived the idea of a snake farm. It was one more step towards the erñdi eation of the snake peril which annually kill some 2,000 people in the State of Sao Paulo.

The snakes are to be found in

ed make tnost urgent representa Kang Ho Theatre at the corner of own special featurea, From this a small garden bounded by a thres.

tions to the Chinese authorities on

Robison and Knochow roads by the little corner, you will probably pick the lines of the Council's recomChapei police during the process of up tons of real hints. Have a look mendations. Meanwhile the decl sion to place the Extra Commismunistic in nature. Officers of the

a conference, believed to be Com at to-day's selection-I'm certain sioner of Police in charge of the Bureau of Public Safety were still you'll enjoy it. Gaols as Governor on bis return working at an early hour this! from leave seems eminently appro- morning, busily taking evidence priate in the face of the amazing from the group.... figures presented to the Council by the Commissioner.

CAN YOU DO IT?

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Try to place the figures 1 to 9 in the proper squares so that tach row, vertical and hari- zontal, will udd to 23,

foot wall. If you were to peer over the wall you would see a number of bee-hive-like structures

BORROWED FROM THE dotted here and there upon the

ARMY. lawn. Every one of them contains much more dangerous creatures

Doubtless you have observed on than bees, for they are crammed witly nakes-rattlesnakçı, and the Naval officers' uniforms a nun- Now I'm going to give you all a

fararas-whose biles mean a swift ber of gold cords to which are at death.

tached little wooden pegs, some. big chance-if there is anything in

the scene, when the police threw a

Large crowds were attracted to particular you would like me to talk

Although the research into the what the shape of tent pegs, cover-

ed with gold thread. lives and habits of snakes hus This impressive decoration hna cordon around the theatre. The about; write me a little note (or yielded much interesting date, the been copied from the Army ofbeers It will have been noted that no police broke in the door when a

thief interest of the professors ig less than 700 prisoners are held in Kuomintang and Government, wak

stirring speech, denouncing the postcard) and I'll do my best the research into the care of shake and originates from a very quaint

old' customa. Ward Road Gaol for such offences

for you,

bites, and with this end in view

In olden times it was imperativo they extract the venom from the that every member of the general's Address to Unele-Jack," -c/o-janakos, inject it into the blood-staff should carry, the halter and

horses, and from the blood pre- pare a serum which will combat eg to which they tethored their horses, round their waists for use Extracting the venom is a job in the slightest emergency.

OfBoers still carry their balter that requires agility and skill, for and peg, but now on their breasts; the professora, annod, only with a though it is doubtful whether they Etick topped with a hook, pinion'i

ne opium-smoking and non-payment being delivered by a young man of debts, while 300 are juvenile about 21-years old. offenders.

.

Of the 93 people arrested, two are

Cheerio,

UNCLE JACK.

Prisoners awaiting trial and and student type. Three trucks hades House Street, Hong Kong."

women. The others are of labourer Hong Kong Daily Press, Ltd., 11 those serving long sentences amount to be called to the sceno to convey to 4,000. This excluding the debthe arrested people to the 4th Dis tors, opium addicts and juveniles-triot Chapei Police Station. A leaves roughly a balance of 2,000 large quantity of pamphlets and short-sentence prisoners. The Com, books, of Communistic nature, was missioner of Police clearly expects seized In one of the books war little from the recently-declared written the following title: Con: amanosty for, apparently, it will ference of the Various District mainly affect prisoners who may be Delegates of, the Kiangau Provin regarded as habitual criminals and cial Committee of the Communist as almost certain to return to the Party."" "ratepayers"— hospitality at a date not very distant-from-that-of-their- relessc.

Red Day Propagande.

Whether the Chinese authorities. Chineno police balleve that the will be able to erect accommodation crowd intended to discuss Inter- for the short-term prisoners re.national Roi. Day propaganda. mains to be seen, but they certain Precautions against possible Com ly should be pressed to consider the munistic disturbances on that day point made by the Council, for the which falls on August 1, have been danger and 'administrative difficul, taken by the Bureau of Publis tips of existing arrangement are Safety, and martial law in the patent--C. Daily News. A Chinese area will be declared,

WHAT IS IT?.

I am turned to the right and I'm turned to the left;

It people don't use me there

might be a theft.

I'm only thres letters, that's.

Janay to set,

And neither of these can be A,

B, or C. Answer. A key,

the affects of a bite.

a anake by the head, and biter could still serve the useful purpose. Still the uniform would look dulf securing it, force its poison from its and uneffective if despoiled of its

fange by the simple expedient of

annoying it sufficiently to make it ornament. spit into a saucer held. by un attendant

The poison is collected and

dried, and there is the futaré serum

All the snakes are voluntarily supplied by the farmers of the die trict, and theso voluntary con- tributions," surprisingly enough, reach the high average of 12,000 s телг

However, the farmers are not wholly unrewarded, for the institute supplies a box of serum free to every donor of four, snakes.

TRANSLATED."

A Chinaman,” “phasing tho :Customs; was asked “bisi¬name.:

Bueeze" he replied.

The Customs man stared at him and haid in a pazzled võico:'." Is that your native nume↑ "

No," replied the Driental - "1 bad it translated into English

Then what is your native: name!" demanded, the. Customa man.

Ah Choo!!