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HONG KONG, OCTOBER 23, 1937.
"WHITHER JAPAN?
NINE-POWER TALKS
Japan Still Not
Certain To Accept
Invitation To Attend
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Tokyo, Oct. The Japanese Foreign Office is still considering the reply to the Belgian Invitation to attend the Nine Power Conference. A Foreign Once spokesman said that it was impossible, for the Japanese dele- gation to reach Brussels by Octo- ber 30, even if Japan" accepts, and he added that the Emperor's per- mission has also to be obtained. It is interesting to note that the Japanese Press, as a whole, is hos- tile against acceptance of the in- vitation.
Answering a question regarding the inquiry in Hong Kong into the sinking of Chinese junks by a Japanese submarine, in the course
While the world as a whole is unanimous in its denunciation of the tactics adopted by the
of which a British Naval officer Japanese in their undeclared war
gave it as his opinion that he' was against China, the militarists of morally certain that the submarine Japan continue to make daily was a Japanese one, and that the statements regarding the policy witnesses maintain that the vessel
3. was painted that they seem so determined to Japanese spokesman said that all allver grey, the
prosecute-namely, the "chas-Japanese submarines were painted tising" of China until she is too dark grey- faint to fight.
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PRIME MINISTER'S
REPLY
MEDICAL RELIEF MALAYAN
MALAYAN REVIEW
WORK IN CHINA WAR
(Continued from Page 1)
The frat few days after the out- break at Shanghai were days of hard work and feverish activity in the organising of emergency hos- pitals in the Settlement: They had more or less overcome the initial difficulties when at 4 pun. on August 14, now generally known as Bloody Saturday," bombs-landed near the Palace Hotel and also in Avenue Edward VII. There were over 1,500 civilians wounded, apart from the dead, which number com- up the emergency plately Alled nosptals as well as the regular centres. They certainly had a lot on their hands, and the situation was made worse by the closing of the shops, which made the pro- curing of medical supplies practi cally impossible.
PLANS FOR RELIEF WORK Subsequently, members of the profession had got together and made certain plans for the work of
relief.
The general character of "how, medical relief WBS being undertaken in Shanghai since then had been: (1) caring fu the wounded soldiers; (2) caring for the wounded civilians; (3) car- ing for the war refugees; (4) the combatting of epidemies and (5) the collection and distribution of medical supplies.
In the beginning it was rather dficult to get the wounded soldiers Into the Settlement. They found, London, Oct. 21. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Prime sald Dr. Fu, that only those soldiers Minister, replying in the Foreign wounded in the upper body, that Affairs debate, sald developments is to say those that could walk, see yesterday had knocked at the Non-Intervention Commit- came for treatment; there were the wounded soldiers lying in the areas not help and of fighting who could bottom out of the debate, many speeches-had-to-be-torn-up themselves, and the Red Cross stretcher teams got them In only Major Attlee had been compel-after much delay and amiculty. led rapidly to shift his ground, and instead of taunting the Gov-
In this connection we will endeavour to insert a thought into the metallic minds of Japan's war-mongering rulers. If they think for a moment that China will bow to their aggression-an aggression that is now commonly C211. Laccepted to be nothing less thau Fat, stationed at Yaumati Station,brigandage with murder, then appeared on remand before Mr. E. they shall be rudely awakened, Hlmsworth at the Kowloon Magis because just as they are bent on tracy yesterday on charges of (a) on October 12 receiving a pawn going on until their objective is Ticket knowing it to be stolen, (b) gained, so are the Chinese ready On Oct. 14, at the Shing Yuen to fight to the last man, and Pawnshop receiving a watch, and Tapan has already had in this present escapade more than one lesson of what can be accom- plished in the way of defence byment. » China united as a body and united in soul..
e) misconduct,
Defendant was, represented by Mr. C. A. S. Russ, while the pro- secution was conducted by Chief Inspector Marks and Detective Sub- Inspector R. Cunningham.
his
Outlining the case, Sub-Inspec- tor Cunningham said that on Oct. 12 while Lau Bo-kwong was pur chasing a ticket at the Kwong Ming Theatre. someone snatched wrist watch from his person. De and approached complainant later and offered his services saying that he had an idea who was respon-
fendant witnessed the snatching.
sible for the crime.
The eyes of the world. have long since become focussed on the Sino-Japanese conflict. It 18 true that the Press have also
played up the Mediterranean question, the "Spanish civil war, Palestine, the Nyon Conference, and the Hitler-Mussolini conver- sations in Berlin, but it is equally true that the main topic of con versation has been and still is
A visit was paid to pawnshops and the watch was located in the Shing Yuen Pawnshop where it was pawned for a summ of two the Far Eastern situation, and dollars. Defendant left Instruc- this because the whole of the tions to the pawn broker not to civilised world has been shocked what the Japanese are by
ernment with truckling to a dicta- tor, had to throw doubts on the good faith of the Italian Govern-
Relief work was more centralized now, and the task had been made easter.
SUFFICIENT DOCTORS
Dr. Fu said that there were at present sufficient doctors and sur- The Non-Intervention develop geons in Shanghai. There was a the ment had provided full justifica- scheme, however, to send ton for the patience and persis-wounded soldiers to base hospitals tence of Mr. Anthony Eden during away from Shanghai, in which the long drawn negotiations case more Chinese doctors would be required as those m Shanghai would be needed at the base. hos-.
Ministerial Cheers).
Referring to the question of
withdrawing volunteers ' from pitals. In this matter, the forelan Spain, the Premier emphasised it doctors in Shanghai had agreed to would not be open to other coun-conduct the relief work in the Set- tries to pour in arm, and mun- tlement to the utmost extent possi- Hons to Spain while the with ble. drawal was taking place,
In connection with the fall of Gijon. he said the British Govern- ment had instructed the Ambas- sador to Spain to support to the full the appeal of the French Gov- ernment to General Franco to use the prisoners in the most humane
allow the watch to be redeemed.
There was no success in locating the snatcher or the pawn-ticket pleased to call their military manner possible.
operations."
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The Prime Minister mentioned
for a few days, during which time defendant and complainant met
Military operations indeed! that British ships, under protec- 5675 frequently. Part of the conversa-
The aerial attacks on innocent tion of the British navy, had re- tion was that defendant asked
moved from Gljori 30.000 refugees villagers
their defenceless (Cheers). complainant for a small sum of money to be given to the person hamlets and the bombing of Reuter. who located the pawn-ticket. refugee centrea-that is practic- On October 18, complainant went ally the tone of the gallant by himself to the pawnshop and
Japanese attack. found that the watch had been re-
NINE-POWER PARLEY
Many Nations Accept Invitations
Brussels. Oct. 21, Australia, China, Holland, New Zealand and accepted their invitations to at- tend the Far Eastern conference at Brussels.
Canada having accepted earlier, this brings the nations of the Bri- tish Empire solidly behind the peace effort made by Great Bri- tain. Reuter,
deemed, and the person who re- Japan's object, it has been
as stated frequently in
these columns, is to "beat China to
deemed 1
defendant. was recognised by the pawn broker,
After collaborative evidence was
was then adjourned till Monday.
TRAFALGAR DAY
Usual Ceremonies And Functions
Magistrate Quits Court After "Scene"
When Mr. Quintin Hogg (son of
NO SHELL-SHOCK CASE
The speaker said that it might interest people to know that though the Chinese soldiers suffered some- times from many things not one case of shell-shock had yet been reported. The Chinese sold'ers...he said, were not afraid of bomb or shell,, but they did not like arty water, mosquitoes and the food..
The food problem had been a serious one, and had engaged the
attention of the Government as well as those undertaking medical relief. Chinese nutrition experts had now perfected a biscuit, which had been approved by Nanking. 15 of which as constituting the diet for one day would be sufficient to produce over 2000 calories in food value:
Gauze and bandages
are now
Trade Barriers
Trade barriers was touched upon at the half-yearly meeting of the Penang Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Jules Martin, who invariably takes an active share in the discussions at the meetings of the Chamber, fallowed his usual course on this occasion and made a the "Malays sound contribution to the proceedings, comments Tribune. With his plea for freer trade and the abolition of all tariff barriers he is assured of ample sympathy, for there can be no doubt whatever that most of the ills to which the world 15 helf to to-day can be laid at the door of economic self-sufficiency. It has acted us a garotte on world trade and it gained in strength so much that Great Britain, the apostle of free trade, was herself forced to resort to tariffs for her own protection. That did not make matters in the wider aspect any better. But it cannot be concluded that Great Britain. in taking the action she did, was actuated by any motive other than self-preservation. As regards Mr. Martin's remarks, he was thinking of world trade and the stranglehold which economic There are already nationalism has succeeded in locking upon it. signs that the economic nationalists have discovered the vital flaw in their theory and there is a growing disposition to look upon free trade with a less prejudiced eye. But why consider world conditions. when there are equally absurd conditions prevalling nearer home? There are the customs barriers in the Federated Malay States. Why not establish free trade on the mainland? It would be an excellent example to set the rest of the world.
A White Elephant,
One of Malaya's white elephants. Pral, had its periodical out- ing last week at the half-yearly meeting of the Penang Chamber of Commerce. The pachyderm was trotted out for inspection by, the chairman, Mr. T. C. Martine, and, after a not too favourable eye, had been east pver its points, it was trotted back again. It will be re- called that the General Manager of the Federated Malay States Rail- ways, in his annual report for 1936, contradicted the assertion that the port of Prai was a white elephant. In one respect he was right The port will never be entirely useless but it will never be the port that its creators" dreamed it would be. It will never be a deep water port for ocean going steamers Mr. Martine subscribed to that view. He did not, he said, propose to re-open a rather weather-beaten con- troversy as to the advantages of port development on the mainland but he did consider that the bulk of cargo at Prai, or Penang must always be handled by Ughters and any new improvement scheme. should be designed with that idea to the fore. So there we have it Prai is an excellent lighterage port and nothing more. In effect " is still a white elephant but not so white as some of its traducers try to make out. When the amount of money that has been sunk in that estuary in an endeavour to Justify the opinions of those who believed in Prat-as-a-deep-water-port is recalled, it is something to be thankful for that the future of the port is assured not on the grandiose Hines originally visualised for it, but on a real utility basi The only thing that rankies is that all this was seen and appreciated by not a few before the Prai wharves had got no further than plans on paper. As an ofset to the irksome reminder of the many millions spent on its construction," there is always the consolation that Prai will eventually pay for its keep.
Welcome, Malaya
The decision of the Malayan Governments to book 5.000 square feet in the Colonial Pavilion of the Empire Exhibition, to be held in Glasgow next year, has afforded much satisfaction in Scottish brisi- ness circles, and the hope is freely expressed that the display of Malayan exhibits will result in mutual trade berefts.
Welcoming Malaya to the Exhibition the Glasgow "News" in a short editorial says:-
"Your decision to book 5,000 square feet in the Colonial Pavilion is heartening to us in Glasgow, and will prove a wise departure for yourselves.
"Oves here, we know, too little of what you mean to the Empire with your vast production of rubber and tin, and your strategic im- portance in times of peace as in times of international strife.
"We are vague in our knowledge of the Federated and Un- federated States and the Straits Settlements, and their relation" to Britain, so that anything you can do to educate us will be of mutual beneft.
The Sino-Japanese war reminds us forcibly of the part that Singapore 'plays in protecting the arteries of Empire, and safe-guard- ing the life-blood, of our peoples...
*You will enlighten us more fully and by happier methods."""
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their aid. It was, he said, very encouraging to Hong Kong had done in the way
see
how much
medical rellet, but he hoped that, greater assistance would be forthcoming.
her knees........." but since the the Lord, Chancellor. defending South Africa have given "by, complainant the hearing Japanese appear to have at last in a case at Willesden Police Court They were short of ether, alcohol. try along the railway line.
awakened to the fact that every recently, was cross-examining a bomb dropped and every round witness, one of the magistrates fired only has the effect of (Mr. S. P. Vlant, M. P. for West- Willesdon) remarked. "These are bringing the Chinese more closely not in the charges. I take exced- together, they are now about totion. This is done with a view to embark on another phase of prejudicing the case."
military operations." It has Mr. Quintin Hogg-It is material been rumoured that Japan may to know what is behind the case. denounce the Nine-Power Treaty It in most improper conduct on I think you behalf of the Court. in order, it is presumed, to enable
don't understand. Sir.
He then asked for the case to go
CHAMBERLAIN ON CHINA CONFLICT
em-
London, Oct, 22. Turning to the Brussels Con ference, Mr. Chamberlain phasized that the object of the Conference was to restore peace in the Far East, and he deprecated Mr. Attlee's suggestion, that they should say what they must do if it was found. Impossible to make
For peace.
peaceful metnod it was a mistake to go to the Conference talking of econo- mic sanctions, pressure or force.
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London, Oct. 21. Trafalgar Day was celebrated in London with the usual ceremonies Many wreaths and flowers from
and functions.
all parts of the world were laid at liberty of action. That means
the
the foot of the Nelson Column in that things have now come to before a reconstituted Bench, and every possible attention to the
Trafalgar Square, including 器
.
wreath from the Botilla in the war Japan must play a lone band an opinion of this kind should be for the care of refugee children prolonged over a long period would
zone in the Far East.
such an intolerable state that
added "It is quite intolerable that stated before my case has develop
EXECUTED
Considerable arms and ammuni- tion were found yesterday in a hotel owned by a person who dis- closed that he is a Formosan. It is believed that the arms were h- tended for the autonomists.— International News Agency.
ITALIAN ASSURANCES
ACCEPTED
Amoy, Oct. 22. Ten traitors who were charged Dr. C. Y. Wu, who is a nephew to have formed a Fullen Autono- of Dr. Wu Lien-teh, then recount-
mous Committee, which is a pro- being produced by Chinese cottoned his experiences during a train Japanese puppet organ, were ex- Journey to Nanking while the ecuted by the garrison comander, mills in Shanghai, and 111 this respect they were self-sumclent.
Japanese were bombing the coun-it was announced to-day.
It struck him as most impress- morphia and anti-tetanud väcelne.
ive that the Chinese soldier to- said Dr. Fu.
day was BO different from his COST OF WORK
met brother in the past. He Giving an idea of the cost of the
some wounded Cantonese soldiers relief work, the speaker sa'd that
on the train, and the change in the initial cost of a bed was about $20 and the malatenance was 67 their spirit and discipline was
wonderful. cents per day.
FOOD PROBLEM - The problem" of medical; rélief for the refugees was largely being. Dr. Wu laid great emphasis on undertaken by
Shanghat the food problem amongst the re- Municipal Council Health Depart fugees. He said that the food ment, whose doctors were giving now consisted of two bowls of plain rice each day, with perhaps various refugee camps A hospital a little salted turnip. This diet
produce beri-beri and other dis had just been opened.
The Chinese Medical Association eases, and would be most harmful. was empowered to receive actual He hoped that the biscuit mention- Mr. Viant said that he would medical supplies and donations, ed by Dr. Fu might solve the pro- leave the "court, and the case pro-Bald Dr. Fu, A plan had been blem, for they might later, if the evolved, and approved by the war continued indefinitely, have to | National : Government, whereby draw on the refugees to serve as therefore was The opinion is even held in
donors of medical supplies and of soldiers, and it some quarters that the necessity combined in a perfectly peaceful money handed in to the Assocla- essential that they should be fit tion would be given in return the and reminded the gathering that for world action might not even economic war against Japan. couivalent of their valuable help amongst other things clothes for arise, as the anti-militarist fac-Already the Japanese exporters in National Salvation Bonds, Hong refugees was urgently needed now tions in Japan are reported to be are grumbling about the very Kong, he suggested, might start that winter was approaching. He
appealed to all for gifts of cloth gaining in power to such an poor state of Imsiness. How can a drive in this way to assist the
ing, which could be distributed extent that the masters of Japan they hope to send any of their suffering soldiers and others.
where they were most needed. may very soon have to cry "halt" own goods abroad when every
-News of three Hong Kong doc- tors who had volunteered their service was supplied by the Chair- all their energies and attentions to carry troops to North China? one, and would become even more
maintaining peace and order For that in exactly the position so as the war went on, and he ap man, who said that Drs. 8. C. Ho inside their own country,
in Japan to-day, and if the out-pealed to all Chinese in Hong and Li Ho-tied were now with the To take the other view, it side world refuses to trade with Kong and friends of China to help 4th Route Army (Cantonese) at in the humane work that was be the front, whilst Dr. Li Sung was would be the best thing that can her, where will the Land of the ing carried on, He also appealed with the 23rd Emergency Hospi-
to. all Chinese doctors to volunteer tal in Shanghai, happen if all the great Powers Rising Sun be?
A wreath from New Zealand was against the world if necessary, sent preserved in a block of ice. but to judge from the high feel. Nelson's famous message. "Eng-ing against them it seems An land Expects Every Man To Do
for extremely dangerous game His Duty" was run up on Nelson's old ship, Victory, at Portsmouth, them to play. while a laurel wreath. was laid on the spot on the old ship's deck where Nelson fell- Reuter.
FOOD FOR POPULACE
Bilbao. Oct. 21.
Rellet action for the population of the town of Gijon was taken immediately upon receipt of the news here of the fall of Asturias. Beveral ships which had been
"We are there to make peaca and not to extend the conflict," sold the Premier, "The first thing we have to do is to see what means for a concerted effort can be devised to bring about a peace- ful solution of the problem. Do not leh, our minds be deflected by hypothetical things that had not arlsen, but let us put all our
laden with provisions for the past energy and co-operation. Into a task for the saving of lives that few days at once left for Gijon are daily being sacrificed in the while shipments of food and pro- warfare in China,” Chfinisterial, visions were also made chɛere).— Reuter.
several other towns.— Transocean,
from
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ceeded.
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ACUTE PROBLEM
Dr. Fu emphasised in conclusion or they will be obliged to devote available ship is command-ered that the problem was an acute
London, Oct. 22.' Referring to the Balearic Islands, Mr. Chamberlain said in the course of his speech that he had. accepted the repeated and most assurances of the categorical Italian Government that they had no territorial or strategic designs in Spain as being given in good faith."They relieved us of the necessity of considering a ·kitus- tion," sald Mr. Chamberlain.
"which if it had arisen might have materially changed military con ditions in the Western Mediter- ranean, and would have been a matter of serious concern to the British Government."
He hoped that the Non-Inter- vention development might be taken as the commencement of'a process for removing any danger of the conflict in Spain, spreading outalde, and stated that once, that question was out of the way we
more serious cause of European might get down to the deeper and unrest and anxiety.
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