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Off To Do His Bit

(From Our Special Correspondenį)

STRUGGLE"

C.N.C-And Some Rumours

Canton, Sept: 1.

General Wang Teh Lin, Com (From Our Special Correspondent) mander-in-Chief of the North-east

Volunteers, left this afternoon by

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Canton, Sept. 1.

train for Hong Kong on route to Chinese merchants having

the North to continue his military

goods stored in the warehouses of

KIENSI NEWS LETTER

Ex-Brigand AsSup-

pression. Officer

SLOW PROGRESS OF MISSION WORK

NEWS SUMMARY

A new cabaret, to be known as the Yellow Dragon is to be opened shortly in King's Building. Page 7. Radio Programmes for Saturday and Sunday appear on page 4.

Health Bulletin of Eastern Ports. Page 8. An interesting article on En- gineering in China, appears on page 7.

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Last August was the dryest on record. ::

An account, of the big scheme to put up a seven storey block of 112

operations against the Japanese the China Navigation Co., Ltd. (From Our Own Correspondent.) fats in Chatham Road appears on invaders. He was accompanied

have to pay one and a half per by General Kung Hin Yung cent, of the value of the com second in command; and General

page.11.

Fanling Golf Club starting times. Klenal Aug. Tappear on page 10. We are wearing along through A new feature in pari-mutuel

Chow Ming Chin, Chief-of-Sta# } mödities removed to the Kwang the Dog-days rather pleasantly betting a daily double--is being The Association for the Relief tung Seamen's Union as regis- and have had no severely hot arranged for the Happy Valley. and Assistance to the Volunteers "tration fee for the support of the weather, the noon temperatures be- race meetings by the local Jockey

strikers in their prolonged strug donated $80,000 national cur- rency to General Wang for his gle against the shipping company travelling and other expenses and arising from the Woosung in-

cident. will continue to raise money for

This decision was made by the his troops...

Page, 10.

Lawn Bowls prospects over the

ing about 80 for the past 3 Club weeks when the sun was out strong. Very few nights have not week end are discussed. One Pane gone down to, 79, 'and when a rain 10. storm came on it was really chilly.A number of traffic summonses" We often think of the folks who were dealt with at Central Magis-

Before leaving here, the Gerier. Kwangtung Provincial Kuomin- sweat and suffer under the "rule tracy yesterday,· Mr. E. L. Groome-

tang, which was approached by of the 100 or more by day and 90 was among those fined. the owners of goods for per at night. We are willing to forego some of the conveniences of life. mission to remove their propertym Hong Kong for the comfort we

al had a lengthy discussion this morning with General Chen Tead Tong officer commanding the Kwangtung land, sea and sit forces, and Mr. Hsiao Fu Chen. veteran

leader. Kuomintang General Wang is assured of every support in his anti-Japanese cam-

paign.

NO SECRET BUILDING

Tokyo, Sept. "1. A report that Japah is secretly indulging in the mass production of submarines is ridiculed here.

It is reliably learnt that a total of six submarines are now under

construction, while appropriations for seven others are included in the' current Naval Estimates This is in accordance with the Washington Treaty.-Reuter.

rites

to

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"YELLOW DRAGON "---AT

KING'S BUILDING:

Hong Kong is to have yet an other" cabaret and this lateat one

Page 7 A note on the V.R.C. swimming gala to-night appears on page 7.

Volunteer Orders are on page 12. from the Taikoo godowns before nav their "complete decay. The We have so far come along in The H.K.ISA. swimming finals Almost daily the victims were continued last evening. A. Kwangtung Seamen's Union de safety. merchants were willing to pay small gangs turn up anywhere at manded two per cent., while the of robber raids are coming to us G. Doan won the 100 yards free

for treatment of their wounds. style, only one per cent.

any time, and large combinations While most of the goods in the with perhaps 500 or more godowns have deteriorated, mer. appear and disappear apparent. A NEW CABARET chants are most anxious to take suppression forces. At present the ly unhindered by the activity of

away other non-perishable mer-

Colonel in charge of the suppres- chandise in order to mitigate their son force in this Hsien is a well- loss... Actual delivery cannot be known former bandit chief from

the North end of the district. made until next Monday,

I notice that public executions An official of the China Naviga-of robbers have notably decreased tion Company stated to-day that since his arrival. But there seem as far as his company is concern- to be just as many raids as ever. ed, clients are welcomed to re- A few days since there was a raid move the goods if this can be scarcely out of sight of the city, one man being shot because the done without obstruction

by local headman dared to attempt pickets of the Seamen's Union, a pursuit of the gang. Naturally The Taikoo warehousemen and they got away safely. Of course coolies are on strike, and no the roads are very unsafe. On the THAT the serious situation in profits can be made by keeping in main road there are soldiers ire quently passing, making it safer Fuklen leads to the further stock those decaying goods. for travellers; but there is no

The management have spared increase of Japanese gunboats in Meanwhile, the strikers and safety out of sight of armed escort that province is likely. Admiral the Seamen's Union have cir-

Business has been rather brisk neither trouble nor expense to Yoneuchi.

make the place as modern and as Japanese Fleet on Yangtsze Bta-culated the report that the China of late in the only commodity we

produce-Optum. Several hundred attractive as possible, and, for this tion, has been authorised to send Navigation is unwilling to meet coole loads went from here re-purpose they could have made no three gunboats to Foochow in case the demands of the strikers and cently and some more hundred better choice than to leave the of necessity-Central News Agency prefer to retire from the South loads passed coming from further interior decoration work in the China service. The local office of North. I do not know whether it capable hands of Beaux Arts, the of a police force than a defence AN EXPEDITION ROMANCE | the CN.C. is unable to confirm i was going to Hünan or to Kuangs, well-known firm of interior de-

The price is round about 40 cts. the story, as all decisions are pr lang, which is $400. pr coolie a mahogany floor with mahogany made by the head office at load of 1000 lang. The tax is about "$1. pr day pr load. (coolies Shanghai..

$1. to $1.50 pr day. So by the time the stuff gets to you unfor tunate

coast dwellers it makes your smokes pretty dear.

EST. 1841.

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At present the Volunteers supply infantry, mounted infantry, signal unit, engineers, gunners, machine gunners and an armoured car section. This is extremely sketchy, and more in the nature

organisation. The anti-aircraft PES.section has languished. Its mem- bers, somewhat dissatisfied with their primitive equipment, forgot that they were learning some- thing of the problem of anti-air craft defence," and preparing themselves to be taught at short notice to handle any new weapons that might be installed. There

HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 2, 1933

A PORT DEFENCE FORCE

must be room also for such ser- vices: na wireless and military photography, for which Hong Kong should not in time of war have to draw to any large extent upon the "Regular Forces if an adequate peace organisation is. maintained.

JAPANESE READY

Shanghai, Sept. 1.

Commander. of the

London, Sept. I THE engagement is announced or Mr. 3. M. Scott, secretary to the Everest Climbing Expedition, to Pamela Watkins, whose brother, Henry George Watkins, was drowned while leading the British Arctic Air Route Expedition in 1031.

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YELLOW RIVER FALLING

THE CORAL ISLANDS

is to be known as the "Yellow Dragon." It will be in the pre- mises formerly occupied by the Pauline Dancing Academy, on the sixth floor of the King's Building. and from what the writer saw of it, the Yellow Dragon" promises to be one of the best dancing halls in the Colony

are

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corators.

The "Yellow Dragon" will havé

plywood panel while the cellings

Seven "frosted." feet of neoplite lends

hundred

8 charming effect to the lighting of very the room, and these lights are directly and indirectly concealed.

Dances will be held every night with special "gala" functions on Saturdays, and we understand that the dancing partners are all high- qualified ones, who will also give lessons on the latest steps.

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Slow Progress

The China Director of China

Canton, Sept. 1.

A New Catholic Bishop. THEre is no truth. In the report I learn from the local Catholic on that occasion Mr. Scott was that Dr. Ran Chieh Hou, Inspector priest that there is to be an inter- surveyor and dog driver to the Ex-General of Foreign Affairs, is ne- esting event in Kweiyang the com- pedition-Reuter.

A new Bishop is to gotiating with the French Consul ing Sunday, General as regards the French oc- be consecrated, the Rev. Larraet, cupation of the Coral Islands, stat- a French priest. The Bishop from ed the Min Kuo Jih Pao to-day. Chungking, and the Bishop from With regard to the alleged oc- Nanlong in S.W. Kwelchow, as well cupation of eight islands near as the aged Bishop of Kwelyang Hainan by the Japanese which was will be here for the service. It reported by the vernacular press will be a rare event to have fot in Hong Kong and Shanghai, the Bishops together in our isolated Inland Mission, Rev. G. W. Gibb exact location of these islands is province. It seems that there has is at present making a tour of the not known. Dr. Kan is studying long been a plan to consecrate a province and there will be

a part of these questions on his own initia- Chinese Bishop over

gathering of most of the foreign. rive, as he has received av instruc this province, but owing to pre-

workers in Kwetyang shortly to tions from the Bouth-west all-sent conditions no one who WES have a few days conference toge--

eligible was anxious to undertake ther with him. We fear he may thorities.

There is no truth in the report the responsibility of auch a PORT.not find so much sign of progress that the Nanking ministry of, for- So for the time the Catholic mis- It has beeneign affairs has sent a representa- sion work will go on as the Pro- found, moreover, that in practice tive to Canton to investigate these testant does, under Chinese con the command of any overseas two questions-Central Press.

(Continued on next Col.) volunteer corps is better vested in

Pelping. Sept. 1. REPORTS from Shantung State that the Yellow River is fall- ing and that all danger to Tainan is passing, but the Chairman of the Shenst Government reports a serious situation in that Province. He states there are over 30,000 food sufferers, while damage done amounts to $10.500,000.-Reuter.

esprit-de-corps.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

One case of enteric was notified

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as he might desire. In spite of the friendliness of the people over practically all of the province and

are

Some years ago the suggestion that a local auxiliary to the Royal Navy should be formed on the lines of the Royal Naval Volun! teer Reserve at Home, did not meet with much support. The principal objection put forward was that it might weaken the obtained at The Sports Club, Hongkong Volunteers. The science of war

Hong Kong is primarily a port, Jockey Club Stables, or at the Offices of Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming, as changed rapidly, and the big naval base as well as a co- *, Des Voeux Road Contral.

question arises whether Ilong mercial harbour. It is strange ENTRIES close at NOON on Kong Volunteers, no unimportant therefore that no volunteer units WEDNESDAY, 5th September, 1833 unit in the defence of the Colony, exist to supplement the work [1767 could not with advantage be re- of the Royal Navy: There is organised. Hong Kong is a port, ample material. Merchant..ser- and in at least two other great vice officers and yachtsmen would ports of Britain Overseas, namely, we are sure, be only too willing

their readiness to accept Utera- Calcutta and Rangoon, the local to learn something of naval work

ture as well as listen to our preach- accordance with Government volunteer unit is organised as a -to go out for short courses in one of their own officers, and not

ing there are very few who seem willing to break with their old EXORANGE Port Defence Corpe. Success in naval ships and learn to take an an active service or retired

customs and profess their faith in warfare on a big scale depends place at a gun's crew, in the officer of the regular forces. But

Christianity. The only notable largely upon the extent to which engine room, the wireless room,

progress is among the tribes peo- on the other hand, as in Hong as, look-out on the bridge. Kong at present, a professional

Thousands Of While swimming at Lai Chi Kok ple.

them the fighting forces can draw an or effective and uninterrupted stream There is the vitally important adjutant is needed, and a number on Thursday,

on Thursday. Miss Mary Wong of church members, of good stand- of reinforcement from the civil work of minesweeping, and the of N.C.O. or petty officer instruc

12, Granville Road, got into difing and trying to live the lite of a Christian so far as they know. Sentence of three months' gaolficulties. Fortunately there were population. Fully trained Army duties of coast patrol. The tors. This is in accordance with was imposed on a Chinese by Mr. other swimmers close-by and they But the Chinese are apparently and Navy officers and men have civilian population of Hong Kong the British tradition of local jus- Wynne-Jones in the Central Court got her out. She was later taken indifferent. After more than a to be promoted rapidly, as the knows nothing of this work. The tice, where the amateur sits yesterday when the man was to Kowloon Hospital, suffering half century of work there is not Sghting machine expands, and, ships and the establishments are moreover, the wastage of war

on the bench-A very, experi- charged with boiling opium at 5, from shock. here, and the training, we are enced amateur in the chair- Tin Po. Street.

Two Chinese brothers had their must be made good. In the sure, would willingly be given. and the clerk of the court is Following an incident in the quarrel settled at Kowloon Police Royal Navy during the War the Should the need come it would a trained lawyer. Professional Botannical Gardens, Mak Kan, a Court yesterday. It was stated PRACTICES for a Choral Concert Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve be a prond day for the Colony if soldiers with experience of Volun coole, was charged before M. that the elder one was working to be given in the Autumn will formed an invaluable source of the Commander-in-Chief could teer work, and a full knowledge court yesterday, with assaulting a ing him for money. On one oc-

Wynne-Jones in the Central Police and the younger was always ask commence at 0 P.M. on the 7th September, at St. John's Cathedral recruitment Prior to "Angust, report that he was in a position of its importance are emphatic Forestry park-keeper. Defendant casion the younger one picked u Crop Prospects Good.

1914, this body of men, drawn to rely extensively upon local

brother the arm. Deferidarit Ladies' and Gentlemen, other than mainly from Yacht Clubs, and services for many duties which in upon these points-s good ad was fined $15 or three weeks gaol a pair of scissors and stabbed his

jutant and a number of N.C.O..s

Crop prospects are good. There members, who are interested in Choral civilians who treasured a wish to times of peace were carried out to instruct both on the parade in Des Voeux Road a Chinese

As the result of falling from a was bound over in the sum of $59. has been rather a long-spell of work and desire to take part in the be seamen, was regarded with a by the Navy; and, further, that ground and in the lecture room girl named Cham Kwok Tui sus-

hot sun which is threatening to Among the many people arry hinder the corn making ears; but Concert should send their names to certain mild amusement by the in due course officers and ratings is where the Regulars can be of tained serious injuries to her heading back in the Colony yesterday to-day if looks as though we shall

Senior Service itself, but long could be drafted to fully commis- greatest assistance.

which necessitated her removal to were Miss. A. Owen Hughes, Miss certainly have ram at once. Why Stubbings, Miss Eileen not? Day before yesterday the before the War was over these sioned ships. But such a service

Problems of defence are not to the Government Civil, Hospital in Eileen

Bonnar, Miss Margaret Birt, and main street of the city, was flooded well-educated, and enthusiastic cannot be thrown together in a be settled without careful con- "an ambulance.."</

Miss Winifred Buckwell. The two with water thrown over the willow young volunteers were being en- haphazard manner. Officers and sideration of local conditions, the A young Chinese was aned $5 last named ladles are members of dragon and poor little dog that trusted with duties that in peace men have to know each, and the proper application of the latest by Mr. Wynne-Jones at Central the Hong Kong Educational Da were carried round! time were discharged by fully duties for which each individual technical methods available, and Magistracy, yesterday for Aghting. pairment. fully qualified naval lieutenants. is specially suited have to be dis- the best use of the material to Three others were cautioned. His They were the watchkeepers and covered. The Corps has, in fact, hand, with allowance for its out with his lady friend steer clear Worship remarking "If a man is turret officers of the older units to develop a corporate spirit.

virtues and deficiencies. There in future. of the Fleet, and not a few served. Both in Calcutta and in Ran- are, as Toch insisted, a few in the first line vessels. The mer goon the Fort Defence Corps is fundamental principles of war, Buen Hong, a 13-year old Chi-consulting him, as to proper steps proving, General Taal Ting. Kai là · Students on Monday, September 4th chant service could not be exten- organised as a unit, with a naval and it would be, well for a start 12 strokes, and ordered to be Japanese navies to secure adequate Red invaders at Lung yan How

sively drawn upon, and, even section, wearing naval uniform to be made locally, with a careful placed under the care of the protection of their respective in ever, before adequate preparations, For Borders and Day Boys Apply with retired officers back at their and trained for duties afloat. No review of what assistance can and 8.C.A., by. Mr. Butters at Kowloon terests in Fakten. It is also learn for a general campaign are,.com- to Li Hoi Tung, Banker & Có, 20 De Veux Road, C, or to

pasts, the supply ran far short of doubt by now an air section is should be given to the regular Magistracy yesterday for snatched the British and American Lega-pleted, it cannot be expected that the demand also being considered. But the forces by the local population, Ing a bag from Mrs. Hardy of No. tions at Tokyo have exchanged the Red invaders will be ejected With modern armaments many administration is centralised, this particularly with regard to the 10, Caravon Road. He was stopped views with the Japanese Foreign from their newly established posl

by a Portuguese gentleman who Office on the Fukien eltuation,- tion in Western Tukien Centril different services are required. making for economy, unity and duties of the Fleet.

saw the incident,

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Tokyo, September 1-The, British

one church" organization among the Chinese population of half-a hundred active members. We are somewhat puzzled by such a state of affairs, and would be glad to and what can be done to reach the Chinese more effectively.

Ambassador at Tokyo called on Foochow September 1-Accord-

Mr. Shigemitsu, former "Japanese ing to an official communique the Minister to China, on Wednesday" | situation in West Fuklen f... im-

nese boy, was sentenced to receive to be taken folhtly by British and directing operations against the per