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THE SHACKLES”

Japan Urged To Denounce Nine Power Pact

POLITICAL

PRISONERS

RELEASED

Gandhi To. Give Assurances

Calcutta, Nov. 18: The Bengal

Government has released 1,100.pa- litical prisoners, most of whom have completed their prison terms, but they are living in villages un- der restriction, as a result of Mr. Gandhi's conversations with Sir

curacy in dropping honths.... Japanese war planes have never wilfully attacked non-comba- tarits. There is murely a grand opening for 3750

an army of skilled opticians in the Load Of the Rising Sun. Presumably the Japanese airmen did not fly low enough when they attempted to kill

Tokyo, Nov. 19. the British Ambassador | *.

The Meiringal, an association of "What are the facts concern-retired officers of the civil service ing the reported attacks upon and fighting services has passed a schools and hospitals?"

For resolution urging the Government to denounce the Nine Power Treaty slicer, crass idiocy, the reply to

forthwith. this question cannot be surpass. The resolution was handed by

Having maintained that General Kunishige Tanaka to Mr. John Anderson, Governor of the they were justified in slaughter-Koki Hirota, the Foreign Minister, ing hundreds of innocent school and to members of the diplomatie children because it was believed corps in Tokyo. that the Chinese had placed soldiers on such premises, the Japanese prevaricators netnally make this ascertion, "As regards hospitals, it is the Chinese and not the Japanese who have been making attacks on them." Seriously, is it expected that any one threatened with intelligence will give credence to o gross and unsubstantial a chargel

Press

友之國中

Hoxo KONG, NOVEMBER 20, 1937.

WHY? WHO? HOW?.

};

shaking off the shackles" of the Urging the vital necessity of

Nine Power Pact,

the resolution

Province.

-Mr. Gandhi will be interviewing the remaining 450 political prison- ers after which the Government may be able to release them if the Mahatma will give satisfactory as- Barances. Prisoners on Andaman

PRESS AND STATE

SECRETS

Sir

Thomas Iuskip's

Testimony

Sir Thomas Inskip, Minister for the Co-Ordination of Defence, speaking at the annual dinner of the Institute of Journalists, held at the Waldorf Hotel recently. stated that, when Attorney- General, he never dared to exercise his power under the Official Secrets Act.

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"Whether that is to my credit. or not," he said, "T leave it to you to decide. At any rate, it makes my appearance here possible. The Act has often puzzled me. I used,

declares the treaty is inapplicable Islands are not affected by the re- to find it very difficult to interpret

owing to a fundamental change in circumstances.

lease.

Wouter's Bulletin Service,"

DOMINICA TO BE MADE "SEPARATE COLONY

Its provisions. I"may say that whatever view you may take about its interpretation or about its real purpose. It is not a bad thing that there should be some restraint. upon the publication of items of news which it is not in the public interest to purvey.

China has taken advantage of the guarantee of her independence of territorial and administrative integrity, given by eight other signatories to the pact, and has violated the rights and interests of the guarantors, especially "Japan, against whom China, with the "Is it true that the Chinese completion of national unification, fishing fleet off Hong Kong was has launched systematic anti- attacked by Japanese sub-Japanese operations, whereas the marines ?" In view of the rei pact was concluded when China "Furthermore, they a Bry of Wy dence taken on oath by those who was ridden by warlords," says the and Ava, moved the second reading of offcial secrets, and at the same Partienlarly inquisitive turn of ally were victims of this out.

There is something very re freshing about the Japanese propagandists. They are such palpable prevaricators.

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Baron Gottfried von Cramm,

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

so far, the choicest product from tia intised of mendacity, the Foreign Affairs Association of Japan. It is a pamphlet, printed in two colours aud in two types with a map on the back. Thes marked price is live sen, but, of

resolution.

London, Nov. 18.

In the House of Lords, the Par Hamentary 'secretary' for the Colonies, the Marquess of Dufferin of the Dominica Bill, which seeks The resolution goes on to assert to separate Dominica from the trampled on the spirit of the pact became law, he said, it was intend- that Great Britain and Russia had Colony of Leeward Isles and make it a separate colony. If the Bill by alding and abetting the Chinese

ed that Dominica should be attempt to extend their own in- anti-Japanese operations in ΕΠ

governed in future as part of the Windward Islands, Guence, whereas the signatories of Of course, great play is made the pact were pledged not to in-the Bill, said it was the culmination. Viscount Elibank, in supporting of the menace of communism fringe upon each other's rights and of a very difficult controversy which and Japan's great mission for the interests in China.

question is remarkable only for its rage on the sea, the reply to this insolence. It is, "This story is unfounded and unsupported by fact."

"I am sure that with a profession. actuated by a sense of duty as yourselves it will be possible to arrive at an arrangement which will prevent the Improper disclosure time to allow you to practise the charae- ingenuity which is so teristic of your profession, în ex-- tracting information from in- nocents like myself and my col leagues, The freedom of the Press is. one of the features of our public life which we hold very tenacious- Iy."

It is a cause of great gratinca--

our Press, so uncontrolled as it is: by the State and free from any-

should show, on the one hand, as much courage as it does in criticis- ing great people or great organisa- tions, and at the same time so much respect for what it is so proper to say in organs as powerful.. as those which you control.

tion, Sir Thomas continued, that

Herr H. Henkel and Fraulein The Eleventh Extra Race Horn, who are passing through Meeting will be held (weather course, we got onrecopy free of salvation of Asia which she feels other signatories of the treaty would not welcome the Bill. The thing in the nature or dication,

the Colony on Friday, November Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY 26th, have kindly agreed to take on Saturday, 20th November.

part in exhibition matches.

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II.K.C.C. ground (by kind per: mission) on the 26th between 3 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.

1937, commencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.on

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A limited number of seats at $1 each on the east side of the court and standing room at 50 cts. (Servicemen in uniform 30 cts.) will also be available.

C. J. TACCHI,

Hon, Secretary, Hong Kong Lawn Tennis Association.

Hong Kong, 20th Nov., 1937.

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The resolution declares that

had been going on for many years. There was no one in Dominica who

divinely inspired to carry ont. condemn Japan's action in China sill was read a second time.

These matters we

in self-defence, and whereas the pact never banned the exercising Reuter. of rights of self-defence.-

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Ideal

LORD HALIFAX

ANGLO-AMERICAN PACT

Washington, Nov. 18. Should negotiations for an Anglo- American trade part be initiated. Britain will be the twenty-arst

Interpreter Of English nation with which the United States Life And Thought

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charge. To say the least, it suicy piece of propaganda.

may brush as an act of aggression, whereas British Wireless Commencing at the very top aside because in the first instance Japan's action was taken entirely of the first page, in flaming red

there is no Comnienistic party letters are the words. Why?

in China, and secondly, the Who? How ? The Japanese world has laughed to scorn the propagandists then set out а

glain that the Japanese mission series of questions and answers is anything more than merely a

the Sino-Japanese conflict. blatant land-thieving campaign. The questions are interesting and

One final question and answer the

answers are. intriguing will, however, suffice, to display There are twenty in all and tuost the Nipponese mind on the whole of them display a moral elasticity matter. sufficient to make the brain reel.

What are the motives of the We quote a low of the choirer examples of characteristic Japan-pect the conflict to end?" Now Japanese, and when can we ex- ese falsification. We print our here is the breath-taking an own comments in italies to mini-swer:-"Japan is now determin- "Who began the fighting" osk Likewise Ching. "Peace will re- ed to fight it out to the finish." the Japanese propagandists, and turn only when China brings they answer themselves bluntly, herself to realize the error of her thus, China did." The Brus ways-particularly of her belief sels Conference, however, hege that Japan can be driven out of to differ.

the Asiatic Continent by force," Why did the attempts to No "nation is invincible. Further settle locally the incident of July comment would be superfluous. 7 fail at its early stage?"

nise confusion.

DISINHERITANCE

PROBABLE FATE OF NANKING

-London, Nov. 18. According to the "Times" the announcement of the transfer from Nanking to Hankow of the Chinese Foreign Office may at any

has announced her intention of negotiating a reciprocal agreement, Sixteen such agreements have London, Nev, 18. from the League Covenant

already been concluded including The elimination of Article 16 one with Canada. The "New York suggested from two sides, namely when concluded, will grant reduc- that

Was Times" states that the agreement, time be expected now. It is stated Lord Sankey, the Government tons of tariff on British manu- probably evacuate to Hankow at the foreign "Embassies will Labourite and Lord Stonehaven, factured goods entering the United the Conservative, when the House Staes, Britain making concessions learned that the British gunboat the end of the week, and it is. Article 16 deals with the applica- ducta- of Lords was in debate to-day. on. tion of sanctions.

American agricultural pro- Bee has been commissioned to transfer the British Embassy staff. Speculating on the probable fate- of Nanking, the paper recalls the heroic resistance of the Chinese, but fears that the superiority of the Japanese Army may give the latter the advantage- Transocean.

Reuter.

NO ULTIMATUM ·

TO FRANCE

Paris Nov. 18. The rumoura that Japan baa ад ultimatum to France

Baron Noel

Buxton.. pleaded for

(Lab.) concession on the principle of the restoration of the German colonies. When that was done he said, the idea of adjust- ment could be freely discussed, The Germans, for example, well under- stood the difficulty about Tang- anyika, and he thought they were issued looking more to West Africa.

Replying for the Government, Embassy here

tre again denied by the Japanese Viscount Swinton deprecated the requests for comprehensive state-announced they would probably. as a disservice to the objects of Indo-China harbours, if the French fifth Regiment of the Inniskilling ments of British policy of procedure occupy Hainan Island and certain securing an all-round settlement. authorities did not prevent the Dragoon Guards at What was needed was quiet discus-transportation of arms to China after inspecting it said that the

It was stated that the Japanese

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via Indo-China.

Senator Berenger here said that e did not speak of an ultimatum. when he said that the delivery of Arms to China could have such

Comes the answer straight from the shoulder and quick as lightning. Because the Chinese never meant to do so. Their leuders were waiting for a chance The law of inheritance in Eng- to fight with Japan, and the land is peculiar in one discredit rank and file entertained uncon-able fact. It permits a man to trollable antagonism, the fruit of disinherit on bis death the wife years of anti-Japanese education and family for who in life he is and propaganda."

Presumably if held responsible. In this it dif- sion. the ingic of the Japanese argument | fers from the law of Scotland, }

Paying a tribute to Lord Halifax as an ideal interpreter of English #ere fo he followed then the which derives from Roman law life and thought, Viscount Swinton Japanese.. would not show any the rule that one-third only of an said he hoped his visit to Germany main the property of the Hong No 3302, dated 15th July, 1932, which might deprive them of huge third must go to the wife and Too much, should not be expected Transocean News Service.

antagonism to any foreign power estate can be freely disposed of. would be treated circumspectly consequences.- notice is hereby given that, if at lund empire. has been lost or mislald. And slabs of their own very fertile is third to the children. That from it, and the worst service to bumane principle is followed in them with a tremendous glare of. "any negotiations was to surround the expiration of ONE MONTH

What about the reports of most of the Dominions and in publicity. from the date hereof, the above non-combatants being attacked many Continental countries. The Renter Certificate be not forthcoming the from the air? The answer to hardship caused by the English All sales of beer are made by the Brewery

said Certificate will be deemed this very pertinent question is law's deficiency is every now and or their dealers subject to this

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the Japanese propagandists go on ed there are many of which any other means of income the to say that on all occasions when nothing is heard. Yet no fewer applicant has. It must take ac- they have carried out the raids, than four private members' Bills count of the conduct of the ap the Japanese aviation authorities designed to provide a remedy plicant to the testator. It must! have consistently issued warn- have passed their second reading bear any evidence that is avail- inge...so that civilians may since 1912 without becoming law. uble as to the reasons why the avoid injury from bomba."A fifth had the luck of the ballot testator acted as he did. The Even if that were true it would recently; and there is a wide- simpler method of settling by law constitute the rarest example of an spread anxiety among merabers the family's share would have aggressor informing a defender of of all parties that time should be achieved the desired end without the exact time and place of the given for its passage. It does the need for complex litigation. forthcoming attack. Such simpli not attempt the straightforward but if English public opinion is city, so childlike to indeed refresh Scottish method of prescribing not ripe for that the present ing when it comes from a source what shares of an estate a widow compromise is at least an ad- where 'vice is accepted as a virtue and children must havo, but it vance. So needful a piece of on the score of its provén er empowers the courts, if a peti-social reform should have been pediency. Further on in the an- tion is lodged within six months the Government's concern. The Awer to this question it is con- of the testator's death, to order least it can do is to see that this tended that Japanese planes that such reasonable provision as time it becomes law.

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Colchester

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Befugees taught to sing patriotle songs.

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