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Hongkong Daily Press.

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Post Office in the United Kingdom.

ESTABLISHED 1857

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FIVE THOUSAND JAPANESE TROOPS KILLED

PROFITEERING

Government's Placid Attitude

NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN

was

Discussion took place yesterday at the meeting of the Executive Coynell on the subject of "Profiteering" to which attention drawn to the leading article which was published in this newspaper on Tuesday last.

After the meeting of the Council, the Colonial Secretary, Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North, made the following statement when interviewed by a "Daily Press" representative:

The Government is inclined to the vlow that the present rise in prices is mainly due to causes which are likely to be temporary such as the increase in population due to influx of refugees, hoarding. disorganisation leading to interruption of supplies of certain articles.

measures to control prices bellev. Ing that the situation will shortly adjust itself. Meanwhile they ap- peal to dealers in the necessities of life not to add to the difficultles of the people of Hong Kong for the.

Stocks of rice and four in the "Colony are in excess of normal. There has been some Increase in the price of rice for reasons which are si obscure but it seems un- likely that this will be maintained...

profit..

No apparent justification existssake of shatching a temporary. for any increase in the price of bread. Fish is scarce owing prob- ably to bad weather and the with. drawal of Japanese trawlers.

The Government does not pro- pose at present to introduce any

THE ARMY AS A CAREER

Option Of Extended Service

A LIMITED

EXPERIMENT

The War Omice recently made the following announcement:--

His Majesty's Government have decided experimentally and for a Umited period:-

(3) To allow serving soldiers about to complete their first term of Colour service to extend their service; and

b) To allow Section A and B reservists to rejoin the Colours

Increase in the price of food- stufs normally imported from North China is of course Inevit- able.

GERMANY AND CHINA

"Agreements” Cause

Misunderstandings

In an effort to clarify the mis- understanding, which has definite- ly been promoted by much loose talk concerning Germany's "agree- men with Japan in connection with a pact against Communism, a correspondent writes to the effect that "the recently signed under- standing between Germany and Japan was of a purely idealogical. character and had nothing what- soever to do with military assis- tance of any kind."

That is a perfectly clear and de- finite statement which will, it is felt, be accepted on its face value of sincerity.

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Both classes of men will, on com-, pletion of 12 years' service, ba eligible to re-engage to complete 21 years' service, so as to qualify for pension At present the most

which suldiers at present serving common form of enlistment 15 for seven years win the Colours with the Colours or on the Re--

are desirous of avalling and Ave on the Reserve.

It.. is serve only in exceptional circumstances themselves of the opportunity of that a private soider is allowed adopting the Army as a career.

to extend his Colour service to qualify for pensior.. At present reservists are allowed to rejoin

the Colours only in a very few exceptional cases.

The experiment will have two plain advantages:--

(a) It will show the extent to

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cbs It will, to the extent to which the offer is accepted, increase the number of soldiers serving with

the Colours.

Serving soldiers accepting this offer will extend their Colour ser- vice on the ušua) terms..

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VESSEL LAUNCHED

Picture taken at the launching of the a.s. Moamoa at the Kowloon Docks yesterday. The christeping 'ceremony "was” per- "formed by Miss M. Corrighan, daughter of Mr. A. Corrighan, Marine Superintendent for Messrs. Burns, Phily & Co., Ltd., for whom the vessel has been built. (Photo Cheng Studio).

MILITARISM HEAVY JAPANESE LOSSES AT

NANKOW REPORTED

ALLEGED ILLEGAL USE OF FOREIGN FLAGS BY CHINESE

Japanese Capture Tsinghai

Sanking, Aug. 25: Military Headquarters states that a message received from the front announces that "five thousand Japanese troops landed at Woosung and were wiped out after a severe engage- ment. The message adds that a Japanese Brigadier-General and an Air Force Major were among those killed-Reuter.

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Shanghal; Aug. 25; The Japanese claim that the landing at Woosung was effected with only small losses. On the other band, neutral observers report that the Japanese suffered heavy casual- tles. The Chinese were well-prepared and had the coast strewn with machine gun nests with a second line of defence 500 yards behind. Th: Japanese troops penetrated the first line after which they encoun- tered territory sown with land mines which exploded with disastrous results-Renter.

The landing of Japanese troops in Hangchow Bay south-wes of Shanghai and in the Yangtse estuary to the north of Shanghai clearly discloses that Japanese, militaries want to envelop Chinese forces. The operations, if successful, would place the Japanese astride of both the Shanghai-Nan- king and Shanghai-Hangehow Railways.

A dozen new ɑres were started in the eastern districts as a result of to-day's gunfire to the south of Shanghai. The Klangnan ärsenal and surrounding buildings which were bombed from the air by Japanese planes are going up in flames. It recalls th: Drst Kiangnan arsenal blown up by the British Admiral Syemour in 1900" during the Boxer uprisin ... The Japanese spokesman made an announcement about Nantao. The panicked inhabitants many of whom hastily packed their be- longings headed for the French Concession where they found the ingress barred—Renter.

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ADVANCE ON ALL FRONTS CLAIMED

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Shanghai, Aug. 25: An advance on all fronts was claimed this evening by the Japanese Army 'spokesman who said resistance was encountered at some points but the Japanese had nowhere been repulsed He declared the Japanese authorities had written to the Consular Body stating the illegal /use of foreign flags by the Chinese may endanger real foreign property in the battle zones If the Japanese were forced to take action. While the Chinese claim an effective landing by Japanese troops at Chapoo. Hangchow Bay. was prevented, reports from other sources show that a successful land- ing had been made. Semi-official Japanese circles assert that Japanese troops are rapidly advancing in this district with the immediate objective being Kashing, at the railway town of the Shanghai- Hangehow Railway.--Reuter.

Tientsin. Aug. 25: The Japanese claim to have captured Tsinghal. They also claim that Japanese aircraft bombed and demolished a railway station and barracks at Tatung, west of Kalgan. -Reuter,

Nanking. Aug. 25: Although exact figures are not yet available, military sources here report that several thousand Japanese were killed in attempts to rush the Chinese lines at Nankow last night. and several hundreds were taken prisoners..

The report further states that the Chinese lines are holding Arni, being little changed from the positions a few days ago.-Central News.

Shanghal, August 25: According to official circles, cancellation of contracts with the Japanese firms by the Chinese since the outbreak of hostilities amounts to well over $470,000,000,--Da-Dao.

STRAIGHT TALK!

(To The Editor, The Hong Kong

"Daily Press")"

Sir-One woman evacuee from Shanghai. ΠΟΥ enjoying the security and hospitality of Hong Kong, told the local press that the Japanese, who have been declared the aggressors and violators of in- ternational peace by the usually. pragmatic sources, are the police of the East. If her assertion is

criminals of the Orient.

PUTTING ON

THE MUZZLE

The Editor's comments on the Sino-Japanese crisis will be found under this caption on Page 8.

COPEE PERAJEVST) EESEENLA

AEROPLANES FOR CHINA

APPRECIATION

(To The Editor, The "Hong Kong

Daily Press."}

Sir-Your editorial of this morning and all previous ones so favourable to the Chinese cause have promp- ted me to send you the enclosed clippings of correspondence which I sent to one of your contempora- rles during the 1932 Sino-Japanese trouble in Shanghai.. You will see that at that time I advocated econo-

New York, August 25. 'right then we Chinese are the Twenty Bellanca aeroplanes de- mie sanction against the aggressive signed for either military or civil party, and supported Bertrand Diehardism has never promoted use are being shipped to China Russell's suggestion as quoted in friendly understanding. And only aboard the motorship Wichita.one of the letters which I sub- diehards are intolerant and im- These are the same machines, initted to the Press and which you patient. That woman and her which were previously reported will find enclosed herein. sympathisers are diehards, and if sold to Air France, the purchase they respect Japanese love for of which the Company disavowed law and order, which is non-exis- following reports that they were tent, why did they leave all they destined for Spanish Loyalists. possessed in Shanghai to secure The machines are single-engined protection in Hong Kong, which | monoplanes with a top speed of may be not a guardian of law ac- 280 miles per hour.-

cording to that woman's reference

to the Japanese? The best refuge for her and her ilk would be "To- 'kiol

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THE DOLLAR”

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-7/8. T.T. ON LONDON: Is. 2.7/84.

Loadou Silver Market

Reuter.

HONG KONG CHINESE DONATE

$66,500 FOR WAR BELIEF Nanking, August 25: More than $86.500 for war refugees and war rellet.work in Shanghai and North China, donated.. by various indivi-"] duals and organizations In Hong Kong, has been received here. The funds have been handed over to the Executive Yuan for disposal. Central Newn

TWO JAPANESE WARSHIPS GROUNDED

· Shanghai, Aug. 25: Two Japanese. warships, which have been patroll-

(From Our Own Correspondenti,

London August 25. London s'lver prices to-day were down 1/10 for "Spot" and 1/8 forng at the mouth of Woosung, are "Forward,". ns follow:

reported to have been grounded off Aug. 25. Taungming, an island in the Yang 19-13/16 e delta-

Spot.......... Forward..

Aug. 24. .19-7/8 ..19-15/16

19-13/18 Central News

I earnestly trust that you will continue to exert your influence for the good of China and of humanity

THE

INTERNATIONAL CANCER

Japan's Attitude Analysed

We are indebted to Mr. Sin Khin Lin for the following article which is a continuation of "Japanese Prologue To Peace" published in our issue of August 1

The cancer of militarism shows its malignant symptoms. Ja- panese militarism is again on the ramage. Whlla dictators in Europe are thundering forth blood and fron to the world, the Japanese Army has occupied a territory bigger than England and France combined, and subjected a population more than that of Canada.

Mussolini thunders, "Democracy is dead.”.

Hitler insists: "We demand abolition of the Peace Treaties of Versailles and St. Germain.”

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But Mr. Koki Hirota sweetly and benignantly proclaims that the National policy of Japan zirus at securing Japan's position to the establishment of true peace in the world, while Japanese militarism terrorizes China with the shelling of towns and cultural institutions. and the bombing of civilians.

Such has been the traditional procedure of two-headed Japan. With one hand she sanctifies peace treaties, but with the other she flagrantly flouts them. When the nations of the world in the League Council unanimously pronounced her guilty of violating her pro- mises, her reply was to march out from the League of Nations. But her policy of aggression 'goes on. The smiling face of diplomacy, continues to address the world with milk and honey spiced with the ideology of internationalism, while the face of militarism, bloated with schemes of military "conquest, breathes death and de- struction in China. Civilization

has to thank Japan for contribut- ing to history the new technique of sugar-coated militarism in the form of undeclared war.

The years after the Treaty of Versalles in 1919, were years of feverish efforts to establish world

peace and security. The Nine Power Treaty was signed at the Washington, Conference of 1922 to stabilize conditions towards world peace: The Locarno Treaties con-

cluded in 1935 consisted of Security Pacts to prevent aggression by the threat of united action against the aggressor. The Kellogg Pact for the renunciation of war as an Instrument of national policy was signed by sixty-six nations includ- ing Japan. The London Naval

Disarmament Treaty (1830) has...“ been signed though not yet rati- fled. The World Disarmament Conference was scheduled to meet in 1932, The League of Nations had done wonders in its work of international conciliation and co- operation to engender a spirit of conadence in world peace. It seemed that the sincerity of the Bignatory Powers to establish a stable world structure through " international conciliation and co- operation could not be doubted. and the fear of military aggression was at last to be conquered. The Golden Age of international co- operation could be seen to dawn, and never was there a better pro- mise for the growth of inter- national morale.

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SHANGHAI CHAOTIC

Rioting: Murder: Hysteria

Mr. F.C. Millington's Impressions

W

Stories of horror, misery and flot were recounted by Mr. Millington for in- in graphic language as. stance, when he recounted tne aftermath of a bomb dropped in the centre of a densely thronged thoroughfare.

"Arms, legs and hands were Hiterally sticking to the walls after "Shanghal may become a mass

the terrific explosion which seemed of ruins, put Shanghai can never to shake Shanghai to its very be ruined, because the commercial foundations. People rushed about, possibilities are far too great." screaming. many not knowing

This was the opinion expressed where they were going or what yesterday by Mr. F. C. Millington. they were

stood doing. Others head of the advertising firm of stock stili, struck dumb with the Millingtons, Limited, of Shanghai, very awfulness of the scene. It Hong Kong and Singapore, who seemed as though hell had been has just arrived from Shanghai let loose," remarked Mr. Millington. with Mrs.

thetr Millington and

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at large. I am sure that soon you BRITISH REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE

Will And greater support from the powerful nations of the West. Till then, I wish you increasing success in your noble mission.

Yours, etc.,

LUK SHIU-CHONG: Hong Kong, August 25, 1937. [We are grateful to our corrca- pondent and keenly appreciative of ! his co-operation-Ed. "H.K.DP.");

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Reinforcements for the British zarrison in Shanghai nirived by the Blue Fannel så. Maron when the 2nd Battalion, Royal - Welch Fusiliers-arrived from Hong Kong - The men were brought from Woosung: by British destroyers add y disembarked at the French Bund. Here, is one of the destroyers passing The, Bund.