1935-03-12 — Page 11

NEWSPAPERMEN'S TOUR OF KIANGSI

International Journalists Visit War Areas

(By Our Own Correspondent)" (Continued from March 8.)-

Shanghai, March 4. 3.000 Klolwat; in another year or It was evening when we our train two. The telephone service is pulled into Nanchang station, on popular expectations. Town plan- the left bank of the Kan river. A. ing will ensure that Nanchang's five-minute walk took us to the growth shall proceed along the ferry which carried us to Nan most systematic and healthy lines chang city, on the opposite side A new residential district is grow Nanchang is no medieval place ing up; a poor-house for the city's Along its wide well-paved streets) unfortunates, and a steel bridge, lined with theaters restaurants across the Kan (which will be and brightly illuminated shops dis- finished by the end of this year) playing a variety of procelain, are among other projects which silks etc.-many a Neon light lend- the Bureau of Reconstruction has ing colour to the sparkling scene-in hand. Recovery all the devasta- we sped in luxurious automobiles tion of the past years, concluded to the imposing Headquarters of Mayor Kung, must perforce be slow the Nanchang Municipal Govern- and difficult. but the authorities ment, where we dined in such state are optimistic that the willing co- as was permissible under the tenets operation" of "the people can make

of the New Life. .

Fortified within, we sat as far back and as comfortably as our chairs would permit, while con- scientious newspapermen produced fountain-pens and note-books. We were avowedly out to see things for ourselves, and to learn what the authorities have done or plan- ned doing. For their part the lat- ter were as ready to oblige, and 1rom the very beginning it was manifest that learn we shall.

their task a success.

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Rise and Decline of Communiam in Klangat Lieutenant-General Yen gave us a brief sketch, of the rise and decline of Communism in the pro- vince. The Reds, sald he, first rose up in open arms when they suc- cessfully executed their daring plan to establish themselves in Kfangs by capturing the capital, Nanchang, on August 1, 1927. The prime movers were the notorious The Bureau of Reconstruction Red leaders. Ho Lunk and Chu Mayor Kung Hsueh Sul, Delegate Teh. From that time onward, of the Klangs! Provincial Govern- Communist-Banditry was an open ment, and concurrently, Commis-national menace, in its heyday sioner of the Klangs! Bureau of having no less than bl out of the Reconstruction, started rolling the 83 halen in its grip, and no fewer» ball that was to continue rolling than seven armies with a total of till not very far from midnight. 100,000 rifles, and an effective Speaking on the subject of "Com-force of 200,000 soldiers and

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1935.

H. K. POLICE

RESERVES

Orders by Mr. D. Burlingham, Acting, Inspector General of Police:-

at

CHINESE COMPANY

on

JUBILEE NIGHT

ON THAMES

Pageantry On The River

Glories of the Thames are to be

of London's River which is to form part of the King's Silver Jubilee Celebrations.

Morse Signalling Class-All members of the Morse Signalling Class will attend at the Chinese Company Headquarters on Wed-revived in a picturesque Pageant nesday, March 13th at 17.30 hours for instruction.

Inspection Paratie-All ranks of the Chinese Company will parade Central Police Station Thursday, March 21st at 17.30 hours under Sub-Inspector R. J. Hunt for a general inspection of equipment etc., by the Company Commander. Dress Blue Uniform, Cap with White Cover, Belt with Brace, Armlet with Badge. Trun- cheon. "Pocket Policeman" and note-book to be carried.. The Equipment Officer will make & point of being present.

of

TO

The idea is to recapture the pageantry of the days when Kings and Queens floated in State barges from Greenwich to Westminster when statesmen came to Parlia ment by boat, and when every City company had its gilded barge,

The Port of London and the po- lice have approved the pageant "and Friday, May 10; has been pro- visionally fixed, as the date.

One suggestion is that the boats every type of craft, including, i possible, some of the old State barges shall take up positions a day or so prior to the pageant along both sides of the river from Greenwich to Chelsea. The boats will be hung with flags by day and illuminated by night.

INDIAN COMPANY Inspectiori. Parade-All ranks the Indian Company will parade at Central Police Station Wednesday, March 20th at 17.30 hours under Sub-Inspector R. J. Hunt for a general inspec tion of equipment etc.. by the Company Commander, Dress--- Blue Uniform, Cap with White Cover, Belt with Brace, Armlet with Badge. Truncheon, "Pocket Policeman" and note-book to be

The pageant will take place in carried. The Equipment Officer the evening, so that thousands will will make a point of being pre-be able to view it from-the em sent.

bankments and bridges.

EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE Instructions in Search Patrol: will take place at the Sailors" Home and Seamen's Institute on Friday, March 15th at 17.30 hours. All members are requested to be present:

D. LKING,

D. S. P. (R) Hong Kong, Monday, March 11.

munications and Municipal Recon-anxiliaries under uniform. Lock-IRON AND STEEL

struction," he told us that recon- ing back. the seven and a half struction, at least in name, was nut years of Communism" on rampage

in innovation in the province

篇

in Klangst may be divisible into

three periods. The beginning of

WORKS

Red activities occupied the perted Kwangtung Scheme

from the capture" of Nanchang to the autumn of 1930. From then till the spring of 1933 Communism reached the peak of its influence, when the National Government menaced from without, was barely able to hold its own against the bandit hordes. The period from the middle of 1933 till the fall of 1934 saw Government troops tak

Since the founding of the Republic, Bureau of Reconstruction had been in existence, but, it was not until very recent years that, the somnolent body woke up to realize that, while it slept, a huge a- cumulation of very urgent work had plled up which required doing, and doing immediately, with every available resource in their com mand, if they were to achieve even u small fraction of the task that devolves upon their shoulders.ing the offensive with great suc- That the awakening had been real

cess, and the new year might be *is shown Dy the considerable taken

as marking a new era in amount of genuine work done Klangsi, to which, Communism will within very recent times. For

never again return. greater efficiency, various depart-" ments previously operating as separate units, have been affillat-

ed.

Red's Methods and Gov't Counter-Measures Several campaigns had been

Cariton, March 11. "The Kwangtung Iron and Steel Works, which is to be built for production of coke, pigiron, rails, ars and other steel products, as well as various by-products, such as benzol, toluene, naphthalene, ammonium sulphate, tar, and blast urnace slag, is part of a planned comprehensive development of the natural resources of the province, which has been going on under Provincial the direction of the Government over a period of more than ten years, The movement has necessarily included improve- ment of transportation and com- munication facilities and it is ex-

The needs of the times have launched during the past seven salled into being an Institute of and a half years, continued the Agriculture, and u Rural Co-opera-speaker, but as often as the land pected that a large portion of the tion Committee.

was won it was lost back, because output of the proposed, plant will

5,000 kilometers of Highways the authorities had their attention and a ready use in the building of

highways and railroads, now pro- jected or under construction.

Within the last three years, nn less than 5,000 Kilometers of good diverted to more serious problems highways have been built, and elsewhere, before they could ad-

The scheme for the building of motor truffle is accomodated with minister the deathblow. The Com-

munists, furthermore, were highly the plant was drafted by a for- ease upon all trunk roads in all skilled in subtier forms of warfare eign firm after an intense study seasons. What is most significant which the authorities at first knew of mineral resources of the pro- about the roads development is not that beginning with a form of terrorist unscrupulous use of the tire Reconstruction authorities-for-

now to meet. Propaganda, vince and has been presented to pressed labour, the peasantry.have

peasant population, and espionage consideration. been so won over to the necessities

were some of their methods. Difi. For initial and minimum opera.. of opening highways and other culties of terrain, of fighting in tion, the rate of production will constructive enterprises that their

narrow, mountainous country-the be at about two-thirds of the .ca- voluntary help is making various mobility and guerilla tactics of the packy of the plant. The annual other developments possible. Buch, for instance, are various hydraulic Bandits, were other serious handi- output will be 75,000 tons of steels and conservancy projects, which caps which destroyed the ad-of which 36,200 tons will be light include the widening and deepen-vantage of numbers and equipment products and 38,800 heavy pro- ing of many river channels, and enjoyed by the Government troops. ducts.

the construction of dykes and dams, to check the annually recur- ring foods to which practically all the Klangst nvers are subject Schemes have mapped out and are being energetically carried out to revive important native industries, such as porcelain, tea. linen" etc.

Finally, however, experience taught Central Preu.

the authorities how to"master, the

strategies or the enemy. Block- bouse by the hundreds- each easily held by a few soldiers, or by Local militia-men, and within sight and reach of help from its

DRINKING LIQUID FACTORY

ment. -

Canton, March 11. The work of construction of the neighbours were built as soon as drinking liquid factory in Balchuen land was won. Guerilla warfare, Municipal Reconstruction Alongside of rural rehabilitation, and small mobile forces, which had established by the Provincial De- municipal reconstruction is pro previously been effective against partment of Reconstruction is fast proceeding, It is expected to be the Government, were check-.j ceeding apace in Nanchang, The Land Administration Bureau has mated. A tight blockade on all completed at the end of next launched upon an extensive survey sides starved them of their food month, according to the Depart- of agricultural land. The entire and ammunition suppiles. Dearth of municipal area and a considerable salt proved as effective as as Gov- extent of its envirous have been newly re-mapped, so that it has been possible to increase the Jurisdiction of the municipality al most ten-fold As to water supply, the present installations in the waterworks have an output of -100,000 gallons per day of pure drinking water. Water, in order that this most important necessity of good health should be readily and abundantly available to every body, extension of the plant is be- ing planned to give: 6.000.000 gal lons Bday Public works further Include a sewage system, which is expected to be complete by the end In view of

The beer and the aerated water ernment gun-powder in destroying departments will be first establish– the Red morale. Good roads, gived in the factory, Machines ing the Government troops greater which have been ordered abroad mobility and plentiful supplies en- will arrive in the middle of this abled them to reach the Red cen-month-o tres and wipe out all opposition Central Prets. with ease. The rest is already an old story.

(To be Continued)

BETTER TRADE

(From Our Own Correspondent)

of 1936 Business and industrial the Provincia

stal

the Bureau was known as Nation- al Products Sales Omice.

Mr. Kwong recently return here from Bhanghai where opened a branch bureau on behal of the Provincial Department Reconstruction.

Colonel Kong Mot Bhum, secre Mar. 113 tary of the First Group Army, is asing business, appointed deputy director of the artme of Re-Sales Bureau, of which Mr. Y

ision is already making the construction has appointed its Chan is the director.The electric power plant nade secretary, Mr. Kwang Bung-ling, to Bureau is doing good bur

andras 1,000 Kilowatt in-

on his recently been added will be further increased to

be concurrently supervisor of the sugar and cement, wh Kwangtung Products Bales Bureau and silk, products are

at Ping Road South Former's

It is proposed that the main pro- cession shall start at Greenwich, the anchored craft taking their positions as it moves up the river to Chelsea

R.A.F. REVIEW BY

THE KING

Jubilee "Fly Past" At Mildenhall

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The King and Queen will review the Royal Air Force at Mildenhall Aerodrome, Suffolk, as part of the

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The King and Queen, it will be, House of Commons before Christ- recalled, visited Mildenhall, before mas, but this is the first indica- the start of the Australia air race, tion of the date. and the Queen entered an aero plane for the first time during this visit when she went aboard the Dutch "fying hotel."

Other reviews by the King dur- ing the celebrations which have. already been announced are:

The Fleet at Spithead on July 16 or 17:

The fact that the King would j A military review of 15,000 to review the RAF was announced 20,000 men in the second week of by the Prime Minister" in tite July at Aldershot.

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