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Roxo Kono, January 28, 1837.

Communism In China

As to what will be the outcome of the protracted negotiations between the leaders of Shensi and the Central Government no one can hope to estimate with any degree of accuracy, but one thing is very apparent, namely, that the rebellion at Sianfu, in North-west China, is both more widespread and more deeply rooted than any stroke by an

ambitious war lord.

Indeed, Chang was more con. servative than his troops, which, since his departure, have achiev- ed one point in their programme by forming an open alliance with

the Communists.

General Chiang Kai-shek, now restored to the head of the Nan king Government, may at any moment order his troops to march against the rebels, so unsatisfactory have been the ''truce' arrangementa timed to terminate (roughly) yesterday.

This would mean civil war, and though the Nanking Govern ment would probably win at a cost it would not cure the unrest which is at the root of the trouble.

It is true that in the present instance hatred of Japan plays as large a part as agrarian dis- content, and that the leaders of

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1937.

DEATH OF

"GREAT

SOLDIER

Founder Of The "Reichswehr".

THE LATEST IN ADVERTISING

Caldbeck, MacGregor Issue Pamphlet

Messrs. Caldbeck, Macgregor and Company Ltd's latest effort in the

COL..GEN. HANS VON | deld of advertising is truly praise-

SEECKT

BY

W.L.

Qa December 57th,

worthy and cannot fall to attract the attention of even the most 'ardent of teetotallers.

General Hans von Seeckt, passed the main object of the compdal

away after a short illness...

tion.

SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE

Alexander Stein On Trial

ALLEGED SABOTAGE

10.

IN RUSSIA

HONG KONG RIFLE

ASSOCIATION

Spoon And Practice Shoots

At - the -week-end Spoon and be stated that owing to the ad Practice Shoot held by the Hons sence of so many members in. Kong Rifle Association last Satur- camp or elsewhere, it has been de day afternoon, by the courtesy of cided to hold this Meeting in Moscow, Jan, 20..

the Naval Authorities, on the February, when the majority of Sensational evidence was given range at Stonecutters, shooting the individual full members will This latest effort is in the format the trial to-day by a German took place under average condi- have the opportunity of attending. of a pamphlet exactly the same engineer. Alexander Stein, who has tions, the usual "Ashtall" wind if they so desire, size as was issued last year. The

been employed as a specialist at making itself felt, particularly as There will be a week-end shoot cover of the folder is of attractive the Kusbass coal mines

the longer distances, while the on the Naval range at Stonecut- Colonel-design with a cocktail shaker as

He declared that other German hase, which is a distinctive featers either on Saturday afternoon engineers had tried to enlist misture of this range, made matters o Bunday morning next. but at aid in wrecking and spying. They somewhat diicult at 600 yards.

the time of going to presa, it has A few months before, on April within the folder is told the

nad appealed to his patriotism, ha

Between twenty and thirty not been found possible to ascer 22nd, General von seeckt, on the story about a Caidbeck and Mac-said, urging: "You are here to

members took part in the shoot. tain whether the range will be occasion of his 70th birthday, was Gregor cocktail party, concocted in

work for Germany, not to help tha

the small numbers being chiefly available on the latter day. Mem- Bolsheviks." created Commander of Infantry an extremely clever manner. The Regiment 67, the same Regiment personages" at the party intro-

due to the fact that, at this time bers, however, will be notified in of the year, it is necessary to which had seen, some 50 years preduce the famous Gin, sisters, Bos

start the shooting at 2 o'clock

these columns to-morrow (Friday) viously. the beginning

of and Ply, Rose Lime, Colonel Cim- career. This regiment, which was let, Count Martini, Johnnte. Walk-

sharp which debars many business members from attending owing to the first regiment in the new army, er, Mr. Pimm and Major "Horsey" bears his name, and thus gives Neck. Spread around the story outward sign to the honour paid

black and are humorous caricatures in red white, depicting the famous drinks obtainable at Cald- becks.

The back cover bears the creat of Caldbeck MacGregor's

The pamphlet is amusing and, at the same time, a

most novel

him. He is called the "Creator of the Reichswehr."

After having passed the usual training of a pre-destined German

officer his father had been gen-

eral before him-von Beeckt was 47 years of age, when in 1913, as was ap- Leutenent-Colonel, he poluted Chief of Staff of an army departure in advertising. into the world war:

corps, in which capacity he went

After the bat-

ties of the Marne, Aisne and Boissons-Vallly, he was appolfited ANNUAL

Chief of StaÆ to General Macken- sen, organising the Galician, East- polish and Serbian campaigns.

In 1916 he was appointed Chief"

of Staff of Archduke Karl's army, and organised the

DINNER

DANCE

University Alumni Association

جسد

Roumanian campaign. At the end of the war he was Chief of Staff of the Turkish Army. After the war he was in charge of the frontier

The Hong Kong University guard, Chief of the troop depart-Alumni Association held its first ment, and up to the dissolution of annual function in the form of a this Instrument, Chief of the dinner dance at the Roof Garden, German General Staff.

Hong Kong Hotel last evening. There was a large attendance of about 200.

In 1930, after the Versailles Treaty had been signed, after the Conference of Spa, he was placed in charge of the newly founded Réichswehr. For six years and six months he was Commander-in-

100,000 men Chief of the little Gerritan army of

Among those present were Prof. and Mrs. C. A. Middleton Smith,

Miss Middleton Smith, Prof. & Mrs. W. L. Gerrard, Mr. Man Shu Sing. the former Director of the Public Works Department, Canton. Mr. In a time of chaos, when any military activity seemed without and Mrs. Villas Osatanada. the the rebellion are exiles driven use, Seeckt, in gigantic reorganisa-Trade Commissioner for alam. Dr.

morning as to the actual day de- cided upon.

The leading acores made on the

yesterday are as follows:

Results of the snoot held; or Saturday afternoon Inst.

When he had objected he was called a coward and traitor. Finally he was persuaded by the official representative of his country, at Novosibirsk, to undertake "anti- activity" and was promised, help if the time which it takes to reach afternoon of Saturday last and through fallure, he should And Stonecutters Island from Hong Kong and Kowloon. As will be seen from the scores given below the winner in the SR. (b) Class was Sig. W. Edwards, RN, the handicap spoon being won by Mr. Lakeman of the Dockyard Rifle sig. W. Edwards 2 29 24 33 961 Club. Owing to the very few en-Sgt. Blandford set. 33 33 30 06 tires in the BR. (a) Class the Mr. H. C. Association is precluded by its Rules from awarding a Spoon du this occasion.

nimself in dimculties.

The fact that the name of the German engineer. Stickling, was mentioned int evidence leads to the bellef that the prosecution is stimpting to link with the present trial the 35 Germans who have been under arrest in Russia since rast Novembe..

SPIRITED CLASH. There was a spirited clash be-

At the mid-week shoot held yea- tween the Prosecutor, Vishinsky terday afternoon, on the Army and Judge Ulrich when the latter Ranges at Kowloon City, it was refused to allow Strolloff, one of found necessary to use all the the accused, to give evidence with

target accommodation available regard to his relations with the on Nos. 1 and 2 ranges in order German Consul at Novosibirsk,

that shooting might cease before This Const is alleged to have instructed Strolloff to sabotage the darkness set in. This fact augurs well for the Prize Meeting to be coal industry of that area and pre- held in April, since many inembers vent it competing with German

of the garrison are still in camp, mines.

S.R. (b)

AH, 200 500 800 TU.

yds, yds, yds.

Johnson 1 30 33 32 05" Cpl. B573-

P. Singh 3 31 31 32 04. Mr. H: W. Cory 2 32 31 31 04 Mr. G. E.

Lakeman 3 31 34 29 044-

Cpl. 1763

Mr. C. Watson

C. Singh 4 29 33 31 03*

1 30 32 31.93 CE.M. Grinham 2 30 30 31' gi Arm. Cpl

Butterfeld 1-31 31 29 01 Rin. Managh 5 31-34-26 91 S.IM. H scr.. 30 31 29 90

There were insufficient S.R. (a)

باد

entries to allow of a spoon being

Results of the shoot heid yester- day afternoon.

After an emphatic protest from while, with one or two exceptions vishinsky, Judge Ulrich allowed only, the members of the Associa- Stroflot to give his evidence, button who belong to the Senior awarded. warned him not to give the name Service are away from the Colony

at the present time. or nationality of the foreign re- presentative involved.~ Reuter

JAPANESE FUNDS

Later.

Livshitz and Kynazén, two of the accused, who are been Directors of the Soviet Railways, gave evidence that they had received 35,000 roubles and other funds from Japanese agents to carry on Tret

and assassinate Stalin as well as M. Postichieff, leading official in the Ukraine, and M. Kosalor, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party.

On the whole, shooting cond) tions were good, but as is so often. the case on the range at Stone- cutters, haze became very notice- able at the longer ranges, which accounted for many scores being lower than would normally be the case. On this occasion the Spoon. winners using the "1914" riffe were CPO, Pellow, RN, who won the "nett" spoon, and Mr. Haigh, of

9.R. (b)

AH. 200 500 600 Ttl.

yds, yda, yds, C.F.O.. Fellow acr. 35 32 31 98; Sgt. M. G. Jones ser. 31 33 32 96

Mr. H 0.2 Sgt. Blandford acr. 28. '34' 33 95.

Johrison 1 33 33 29 95*

GIVEN THAT THE THIRTY./out of Manchuria, but it is the tion, succeeded in creating in this and Mrs. 8. N. Chau, Dr. 8. W. akyite activities to wreck railways the Dockyard Rife Club, who won Rin. Managh 6 31 30 29 90

NINTH ORDINARY YEARLY

little army a

spirit, free from Phoon, and all the officials of the hopeless poverty of the peasant politics, truis mollitary in the best Alumal Association including the tarmers which gives such move. sense of the word. He gave the President. Mr. H. M. Slu, the Vice-

President, Dr. Li Shu Pul

consciousness of Its value, building it up on the three basis fundaments "Duty, Honour, Comradeship."

MEETING OF THIS COMments popular support and which army the PANY will be held at the Office

keeps Communism alive in Chios. of Messrs. Jardine," Matheson &

Nearly 60 per cent of Chinese Co., Ltd., on Friday, the 5th

ore peasant farmers living on February, 1937, at 11 a.m., for

the land, and so long as they the purpose of receiving the

are discontented no military Report of the Directors together

strength alone can give stability with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st Decemto China. Chiang Kai-shek has ber, 1936.

The Register of Shares of the Company will be CLOSED from Friday, the 29th January, 1937, to Friday, the 5th February: 1937, both days `inclusive,

done much to restore unity to the nation, but it is being made more manifest each day that he has not relieved the burden on the peasants. Nothing but dras- tie land reform can do this, and land reform is difficult for a By order of the Board of Government based on the sup. Directors,

port and loyalty of. the land- owning classes.

F. H. CRAPNELL,

Secretary. Hong Kong, 22nd Jan., 1937.

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SUEZ CANAL

SHIPPING

LAST YEAR

Cairo, Jan. 27.

Five thousand eight hundred

and seventy-seven ships passed

For the Communists, on the other hand, it is the first point on their programme which

is

put into practice in the areas over which they rule. It is not surprising that, in these circum stances, Communism remains a powerful attraction to the pea Banta.

through the Suez Canal in both BOARD OF

directions during 1936 as compar- ed with 5,992 in 1935 and 6,883 in 1034 Ships fees paid i 1936 amounted to 941.96 million francs. as compared with 887.72 mon francs in 1935.. Five hundred and eight ships passed through the Canal in December paying 102 million francs fees- Transocean News Service.

POPE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE

EDUCATION

When, in autumn 1925, political constellations made von Seeckt's resignation inevitable; he did not retire into private life, but wrote his "Ideas of a soldier."

Others present were:-Miss A Ho. Dr. N. P. Karanila, Dr. K. C.

Cheng. Dr. 7. P. Ng. Dz. F. I.

Tseung, Mr. Y. L. Pau, Mr. A. T. Lee, Mr. D. 3. N. Anderson. Mr. Wong Kwok, Mr. Chan Cheuk-wa, Dr. C. W. Lee, Mr. Y. K. Mok. Miss E. Thom, Mr. F. I. Zimmern, Mr. 8, Later, General von Beeckt spent | K.. Lø. Dr. 'T. Y. Li, Dr. Eva Ho one year in China, studying the Tung. Mr. HL N. Chung, Dr. D. K.

the handicap spoon. Once again, | there were insumicient entries to allow of a spoon being awarded for those competing in the B.R. (s) Class.

sig. W. Edwards 2 20 32 32 93 CS.M. Grinham 2 32 31 29 92 Mr. Haigh. 10 33 30 29 925

L/Cpl. Trimble 6 31 31 - 28′ 00′′

‚Ä‚Æ‚—Ass'È handicap. *Denotes that the 8.R. (b) rifle was used. All other competitors used the "1914′′ ride. ·

-Denotes the winner of the nett spoon.

:

Denotes the "winner of the handicap spoor.

There were Irisufficient S.R. (a)

entries to allow of a spoon being

A relief to the tension of the trial

At the Council Meeting which is #us provided by Arnold, one of the seventeen defendants, who enter- to be held on Friday evening next, trained the Court for three hours the members of that body are while he recited incidents in his faced with the heaviest agends Varied career. Arnold stated that which has yet come before them.. he had been an American citizen, Not only are there twenty-three all actor in Hollywood and then a Items to be considered, but in ad- awarded. soldier of fortune. After numerous dition the Annual Report and NOTE: The handicap of each win- army of Marshal Chiang, and giv- Samy. Dr. Tsang Fook-cho, Mr. H. escapes he returned to Russia and Balance Sheet have to be read, I

the Trotsky opposition and passed, before presentation at tng the Chinese Military Author-H. Beddow, Mr. Fung Yui Shiu, joined

the Annual General Meeting ties opportunity to profit from his Mrs. Florence Lal. Mr. K. T. Pao,

previous shortly to be held. It may here. experience and vast knowledge;

On the death of General von

seeckt, Chancellor Hitler ordered `a state funeral to be granted him, and sent a cordial telegram of

and many others.

condolence to Frau von Beeckt BRITISH FOREIGN Among the many messages of sym- POLICY IN pathy received by the widow, was

also a message from Marshal and FAR EAST Madame Chiang, as well as one

from the former Czar of Bulgaris.

London, Jan. 27.

Ferdinand of Koburg; who words Asked by Mr. Day in the House his message: "It is a great shock of Commons, whether in view of to me, to hear of the death of my the effect of Japanese foreign former comrade-in-arms and good pailey an British interests in China friend. His services rendered dur-he would consider making a fur- ing the war will never be for-ther general statement on the gotten by Bulgaria or myself."

British foreign policy in the Far East- Lord Cranborne, Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, re- plied he had not thought such a general statement was necessary in the existing circumstances but would bear the suggestion in mind

SILVER JUBILEE

STAMPS

London, Jan. 27.. Two pence half-penny stamps issued on the occasion of the allver The fosth meeting of the Board.

pubilee of "late King George V of Education was held on Tuesday. brought a record price of more There were present:-Director of than £50. The colour of the Education, Mr. G. R. Sayer, B.A., stampe was Prussian blug which Chairman: Inspector of English was erroneously printed in some Schools. Mr. J. Ralston, MA.; sets. These stamps should not Inspector of Vernacular Schools, have come into circulation.” By Mr. 7. P. Law, B.A; Rev. Fr. G. mistake, however, a few. of the Byrne, S., Ph.D.; Hon. Mr. La stamps were sold to the public. D'Almada e Castro, Jr. B.A.; Bir. Troniącean News Nervice, W. W. Hornell, Kt. CIE, MA LLD. Capt. G. W. P. Kimm, AEC.; Rev. C. B. R. Sargent, MA; Rev. F. Short; Hon. Dr. 8. W. Ta'o," CBE, LLD, Mr. B. Wylie; Secre-

Vatican City, Jan. 26. ¡ After weeks of illness, and many occasions when oficials and in- timates at the Vatican all but des.tary, Mr. E J. Edwards. paired of his life, His Holiness the Pope now appears to be well on the way to recovery.

His health continues to show improvement. His heart much stronger and he has been resting of nights- Heuter

HOME RUGBY

London, Jan, 27. The Board considered a Memo-.

The following were the results randum which had been circulated of Rugby Union League matches by the Director designed to im- played today—, prove the system of subsidies to Vernacular Schools, urban and rural.

Royal Naval College, Greenwich 3, Portsmouth Services 35. Cam- bribridge University 25, Guy's Hos-

Reiter

The Board unanimously support-pital 10- ed the proposals,

He assured Mr. Day that a state- ment would be made when a suitable moment occurred Beuter.

party. corroborated

Arnold

evidence, according to which "he had acted as chaufleur for the car used by the Commissar, M. Molotou, for an inspection of the Ural mines, in 1933. Arnold ad- mitted that he planned to drive 'the car over a clif. in order to kill Molotok, but at the last moment bis nerve failed him.— Reuter.

MANOEUVRES · AT SINGAPORE

ner has been reduced by one point, as shown. This proce- dure applies to all AR. (a) and 8.R. (b)-spoor shoots.

THE SLOVAKIAN PROBLEM

Fight For Cultural Independence

POPULARITY OF PATER HLINKA

three

Much has, in the past months. way of Agrarian Reform the Blova- been said about the problems of klan industry has been paralysed, the Czechoslovakian Republic, and Czechish peasants have settled London, Jan. 27.

about the "minority" of

in Slovakia The Czechish lan- Althougher 28 warships and million Germans, who, under the guage has been enforced in Slova- klan schools, and Czechish officials about 100 aeroplanes will take part leadership of Konrad Henlein, are in the extensive manoeuvres at desperately fighting for their cul- sent to Slovakis. Singapore next week. ` Most of the | tural Independence. There is, warships have been sent from the however, still another problem. Station while aeroplanes The Slovákians, who were to have will come chiefly from British air been an independent if integra:

part of the republic, are vehement an ly expressing how unsatisfed they are with the present state of affairs,

China

unita in India and 'Iraq:-- Transocean News Service.

POTI AN

Another view, showing the picturesque

Jubilee Reservoir, at Shing Mon,

HITTOUD

*of" the noW.

In the recent Slovakian Congress

in Pistyan, the venerable Slova

The Slovakian leader stressed that now, as never before, was there reason for the Slovakians to night, as Prague had entered into

alliance with Moscow, and Slovakia would be the first part of the country to be overrun.. "History and common sense are proof that once Russians are in- our country, they will never leave klan leader, Pater Hinka, formu-It", stressed the speaker." lated the Slovakian demands: In an interview to pressmen "Recognition of Slovakia as an in- after his address, Pater Hinka dependent nation" and "Fight said: "In view of our attitude as against World-Bolshevism,"

Catholics, Nationalists and Bour- Pater Hlinka reminded his geols" we can, as a matter of hearers of the Treaty of Pittsburg, course, recognise no alliance with under which, in 1918, the fonda Russia, as in that event, Com- ments to the republic were laid. munim could not be kept out of. In this treaty, concluded between the country much longer. the Czecho Paris National Council and the Elovakian League, it was formally recognised that "Slovakia will have her own administration, her own parliament and her own courts of Justice. Slovakian will be the omcla), language in the schools, administration and public life. Pater Hlinka stressed that when making a tour of Blovakia.

..

Bariners, with the slogans "Down. with Soviet Russia," "Down with. World-Bolshevism” and “Hitler- Horthy-Hinka-that is the new direction" were carried around.

Whilst thousands of - Blovaklaris: enthusiastically cheered Pater Hinka in Pistyan, President Benes,

In no point the Government of was accorded only official and Prague had lived up to the cool receptions in the count

promises made in th's treaty. By W. L.