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友之國中

BONG KONG, DECEMBER 3, 1937.

-THE SHIUNSO AT

IT AGAIN

This week's mail brings the news of an anti-British bate by the Japanese press and some of the points raised, apart from not bearing pac iota of truth, are almost amusing.

libel D

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1937.

also offending the British Domi- CHINESE ART EXHIBITION PHILIPPINE REVIEW

mous and public opinion to the

extent of endangering the stabi-

lity of the British Government.

A glance at the Japanese press Rare Collection At University

landscapes; one by the Taoist Fong Hu, of some strange seaboard and the other a wintry landscape which bas a counterpart almost as good In Room II below it. Other ex- quisite Yuan pictures are in the "bird

and fower" category, one being of some pomegranates and orchids, and another (in Room IV) of a white goose among hollyhocks. The Ith Room also contains per-

review of the lust six years res veals the unanimous opinion that the day of the British Empire is

When Mr. Ma, President of the University Chinese Society, in his over an opinion reached solely speech of welcome to His Ex- on the basis of a British willing-cellency the Governor at the open- mess to see the, Japanese pointing of the Chinese Art Exhibition of view, often to the detriment in the Fung Ping Shan Library in of Great Britain's own intereste. Pokfulam Road, claimed that it was unique, he was making ho And to allege that British policy vain boast. "Distance lends en- has been engaged in driving in a chantment to the view" and it may wedge between China and Japan, and in obstructing Japanese po licy in every possible way, is not merely unjust but grossly mali-year at Burlington House, can in cious.

many instances hold its own in quality. We should all be truly grateful to the collectors who have where. so generously lent and to Professor Chinese Society who have worked

be difficult to realise that under our very noses we have a collec-haps the best exhibit in this sec- tion which,, though in size it can- tion' of all--a scroll by the hand. not compare with that held last of Pa Ta Shan Jen, and a picture, also by him; he has a third work in the Arst room below-all of them worthy to be shown any-

Hsu Ti Shan, and the University

...

Shiunso's" The

charges against British economic policy

EXCELLENT SNOW-PIECE are no better founded. It is true

There is also an excellent snow- that quotas and turriffs are serious

piece by Kuo Est of the Sung obstacles to Japanese trade us so hard to make it a success.

dynasty. Ming pictures include they are to all other countries, Here is a description of some of one of a cock and some peonies the exhibits: The Bronzes and but it is also true that the British

and, in the room below, of birds Porcelains are on the rat floor, on a branch in the snow-almost Empire is Japan's best customer. In Room I there are two very in- the most memorable piece in all Osaka's proudest boast is that teresting Chon dynasty specimens; tour rooms by Lu Chl; some, Japan sells more textiles than one, a meat-container with handles lotuses by Lub Pao Shan, and some Lancashire and the biggest mar-

in the shape of the Kwet dragon, carnations by Chou Shin Cook and ket is a British possession! The the other a tripod with a stylised several very simple but admirably design of phoenixes and serpents | decorative bamboos, one by Estáq United Kingdom has a preference on it, so arranged as to form the Cheng Chao. There is also a in British territories, but what heads of three tautia or harples. magnificent landscape y Wu Lih. I'sort of preference has Japan in In Room II there Is a splendid one of China's earliest Catholics.

her colonial empire and in Man-large vase with a design of dragons. The Ching dynasty is

very well represented on the first floor par- chukuo? As for the accusation

After looking at these bronzes and ticularly in the second room. Up- that the British Government re-

then turning to the procelain one stairs it has a charming green fuses to open to Japan the naturalis struck by the way in which the parret amongst some red peonies resources of her Empire," that is younger material is made to do the and others. But it is impossible to so absurd as to be barely worth

work of the older. This is parti- | describe each in defali and those cularly noticeable with regard to who are interested will go and look refuting. Since when has Aus the Sung dynasty wares. In the far themselves. tralia refused to sell Japan wool? same case, as the Arst two bronzes Besides this, there are albums on Had not India to threaten cur- referred to, you have a beautiful | the tables of each room, which in tailing piece-goods purchases in place of white Fukien ware with some ways seem to contain what order to persuade Japan to pur- and two animal heads for bandlea, of the exhibition is so high that a very simple design of three lines is best of all. But the standard

chase more Indian cottop 7

almost exactly in the elder bronze whatever one is looking at seema

on it.

Taxes, Open And Covered

The unfair or objectionable features of the cedula tax which President Quezon in a press conference pointed out as supporting the proposal to abolish the tax are minor. The number of tax payers and the sum of money collected by virtue of the objectionable features. are relatively small, which fact suggests a remedy through amend- ment, rather than throwing over the whole tax and the cedula system of identification merely because of the minor features which can be changed readily, says the "Manila Bulletin."

There is much to the President's contention that it is unfair to tax an 18-year-old youth as a full dedged citizen and then treat him In other respects still as an immature minor. However, the simplest remedy to that injustice la to change the taxable age, making the lower age limit 21 instead of 18.

The contention that it is unfair to tax, even in the small sum of the cedula tax, those who are unemployed and consequently with--.. out any funds to pay the levy, involves more complicated problema. It is a truth no one can "deny that It is both unfair and useless to tax any person more than that person can pay.

Out of consideration of this fact many governments fallow the- practical policy of allowing those who cannot pay a money to work out their taxes, In other words to pay in labour. The emphasis which President Quezon places on unemployment as an argument against the tax strongly suggests consideration of locally adopting the plan of optional payment by work. It is more than probable that some of those inclined to claim inability to pay in money would And the cash with which to pay if they were given the privilege to pay either In money or labour. Certainly that plan would steer the government. away from placing a price on unemployment and en pauperism

Optional Work Plan

An added factor of advantage connected with the plan of op- tional work or cash as payment is that the identification feature still would be retained, because the records for payment through service - should be just as complete and comprehensive as the records of cash payments. In fact the work records would serve in a measure as an unemployment census, which recently has been extensively discussed“ as one of the current and urgent needs for intelligent planning In connection with labour problems

It is thoroughly true, as President Quezon points out, that every. one has to pay Indirect taxes, such as the sales tax and the import taxes. Since that is true. objectionable features cited as damning the. cedula tax would have to be held up as indictments against the in- direct taxes. The 18-year old lad, if he be self supporting or a full or part supporter of a family, pays the sales tax which is covered in the price of everything he buys for himself or those dependent upon : him. In so far as the sales tax is thrown back against the producer, as in the case of some export products, the 18-year-old and the under- fed tao in the fields pay the covered-up tax. although it be without. the knowledge

style. This is again noticeable in best. Nor should one forget the Difficult To Maintain the pale azure Ting ware below it Afth zoom, with its interesting and in a midnight blue China vaze | collection of Inkslabs and a Ha-

of the opposite side of the room nanese examination paper on the

Then "The Shianso" makes considerable play of a naval grievance. British pressure was brought to bear on Japan to res-

There are specimens in other de-" trict their fleet to a 5-5-3 ratio. signs from the Han dynasty to Before the Great. War the British the middle of the Ching. Among these are two lovely lotus-shaped Navy was Mistress of the Seas

bowls (one T'ang and one 5 dyuas- with an battleships. At Washing-tles) in the secret colour especially ton. Britain accepted the restric- tion to 15. Before the War Japan had seven battleships. The Washington Treaty agreed to give her nine, so that it is quite absurd to charge Britain with forcing disarmament on others, and refusing to disarm

herself.

Confucian Classics from the end of the 17th century.

"YOUNG WEST-OLD EAST Such is a brief description of the exhibits, selected almost at ran. dom. It is up to us to take ad- reserved for imperial use; à Tang vantage of this week and see all dynasty Yueh Chou ware vase in we can, because, to echo Mr. Bloss, three colours, vivider and brighter the Vice-Chancellor's words at the than those used in any of the opening we of the young West may other periods: & truly wonderful learn something of the wisdom and. Chun ware dish in reddy purple serenity of the older East from it. and lavender colourings for grow-It is the opposite of western art

ng new year daffodils; one ex- quisite Lin Chuan (Yuan dynasty)

On

In this the human body is never

allowed to predominate over na-

Admittedly it would be extremely difficult, in fact quite impas- sible, to maintain two channels of commerce, one for those able to pay the taxes and those not able. Hence the plan cf collecting from everybody, including those who might claim inability to pay if they really knew what they were paying.

This factor of collecting the invisible or indirect taxes and eliminating the direct or visible taxes on the theory that specified. classes are unable to pay should be considered from several angles.. Is it a good plan, does it contribute to a universal understanding of the fact that everybody has a duty toward the government and a ré- sponsibility to pay in proportion to his ability to pay, when the masses. are given the impression that they are granted a special concession in the form of tax exemption? In other words is it fair and ultimate.. ly practical to advertise tax-exemption while at the same time. collecting indirect or under-cover taxes? Does that build a generat appreciation of the fact that government responsibilities, like govern- ment protection and privileges, are for all, rich and poor, for every- body in the measure of his ability to meet the public duties which at-- tach to citizenship?

W

These are some of the questions to be faced by those having the responsibility of devising the most equitable and the most beneficial tax system:

COLONY “BLACK-OUT"

miniature vase with a dragon-in- ture-we are kept in our proper the-clouds pattern around it: an place. Then there is a depth of unusual six-folled Kwangtung vare meaning bidden away in there bowl; a white Chao Chou ware "SAVING FACE”

flowers and birds. mists and umm; a white "Iron-mouthed". Fu-

stretches of water, as all are sym- The "Mainichi" lets fly with

Although the word is not a

kien ware bowl with a faint design bols whose import we, not being a sort of diatribe on Britain and new one, the Chinese have added of mandarin ducks among orchids brought up to know them, cannot British policies. The paper into the richness of the English libation cup and several specimens harmonise with the rhythm of the the Inside; a Kung Chuan readily grasp. That his spirit question is a trifle more honest language by giving an added of the Kuan or official porcelain, cosmos" is the first law of the this time, acknowledging in a meaning and a new use to the among which a peach-shaped | Chniese painter and hence no footnote that it is being paid to word "face." In its new, Sino-Buddha iti gold with blue hair the whole.

brush-washer stands out; and a doubt the spiritual atmosphere of ON DECEMBER 9 friendly Government! logical meaning, it was for a 1 of the Chien Lung period. Far from mitigating the offence, century or more purely a China it makes it worse, for as long as Coast word, unknown except on the confession". Was withheld, the Western shores of the Pacific, there was the possibility that the but in 1934 it was formally Mainichi" was merely ignorant adopted and legalised by the und the dupe of some patriotis editors of the Oxford Dictionary, IN THE GOODS of organisation which will stoop so who define : GEORGE MACDONALD low as to attuck a country which YOUNG late of 102 Drayton iras been Japan's best friend in Gardeas South Kensington the community of nations. This in the County of London patriotic deceased...

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION,

The

OLDEST EXHIBIT

The oldest picture in the ex-

Here is no conflict between craftsmanship and nature, sym- bols and art--the doctrine of the hibition is by Tung Yuan, an ar- mean has blended them all. "T tist who lived at the time of the to have no method is bad, to be five dynasties (930 A.D.). Accord the slave of method is worse. One ing to the writing on it, it gives must first of all follow a rigid law; us the artist returning home from then penetrate Intelligently all the a friend's house inebriate, but if possible transformations. The end that is the case it is drunkenness

of all methods is to be able to do in the best taste as the whole is without any, but if one wishes to placed in a charming landscape, do without any, one must certainly It is interesting too for the fact have had some first; in one de- that the last but one Emperor of sires easiness, one must look for the Northern Sung has written an It in difficulty." Inscription

his own hand praising it. This is the Arst instance kriown of an inscription of the sort.

in

lose face, be humiliated. sve person's lace, spare him.

from open shame. organisation,

These brief definitions give but Shinnso, hus the effrontery to little hint of the very important present the British Government part that face plays in all affairs NOTICE is hereby given that as the instigator of an almost of life in China. It embodies a the Court has by virtue of the world-wide hostility to the cur-code of human relationships provisions of Section 58 of Orrent Japanese action in China. which enjoins on everyone the dinance No. 2 of 1897 made anås if the world cannot think for obligation, in all circumstances, Ming dynasty pictures by Shen order lluiting the time for cred!. itself and judge whether Japan's to help his fellow-man to main-Chou, also landscapes; one a river

for setting, very effective tors and others to send in their attack on China is unprovokedtain his self-respect and to hold economy of brushwork, the other a claims against the above extate to cr not.

up his head in pride. In a way, mountain scene, refreshingly green. 17th December, 1937.

In the League Assembly in it is a code of toleration and for- In the same room also a more 1932, did not Mr. Matsuoka say bearance which enables Chinese domestic atmosphere 15 obtained

All Creditors and others are Accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.

DEACONS,

Solicitors for the Executors,

Hong Kong.

1, Des Voeux Road Central,

A Job?

Consult

WANT ADS

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Next to this in room III are two

its

men in a blue-roofed house, a very

in support of Sir John Simon, to live together under crowded a nameless picture of some wo- "he has put Japan's case better and lighly competitive conditions delicate work. There ате al3o

in half-an-hour than I have dur-with a minimum of friction, A some Yuan dynasty pictures both ing the whole time I have been man's misfortunes, or the results

in Geneva ? At that time, Mr.jof his foolish acts, are not beld

Stimson, Secretary of State of up to derision, because that face, that is, to be openly sham the United States of Ameries, would make him lose face. In ed, or humiliated. On ethical yielded, to the British Foreign this way enmities are avoided. grounds it is, of course, open to Office, who refused co-operation. If one comes out the loser in a the charge of insincerity for, in and persuaded the United States business deal, the victor does not great measure, the loss of face only to associate itself with the push his advantage to the lies, not in the shamefulness of

the subsequent resolution, "barring re-ultimate, but grants un-one's conduct, bnt in the mis cognition of Manchuko... fortunate one some little conces ¦ fortune of exposure.

The point we wish to stress ission so as to remove the sting of No one in China is too lowly that

British the

Government humiliation from his defeat. It to treasure and guard his face. stood by Japan in 1931 so is at the same time a mental that is, his dignity and self re- staunchly as to arouse the anta-stimulus and a moral bulwark for spect. And no foreign resident gonis, of many nations, and the individual, as everyone more has ever accomplished anything adopted an attitude that jeopar- or less instinctively tries to avoid in dealing with Chinese if he dised all hope of rapproachment any act, or any course of conduct failed to take this factor into ac with Washington, incidentally which might cause him to lose count.

Andrew and Sykes, the well- known hallroom dancers, who are appearing at the Gloucester Hotel to-night.

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WOMEN'S SOLDIERS RELIEF ASSCN.

Meeting On December 4: Forthcoming Bazaar

A meeting of members of the- Hong Kong Chinese Women's' Sol- diers' Rellef. Association will be held on Saturday, December 4. at MOTORISTS

3.30 p.m. in the Chinese Merchants The attention of motorists

Club, China Building, fifth door. drawn to Regulation No. 5.

Members will find this an oppor-.. It should be explained that in tunity to meet all the other mem- time of war the restrictions embers who number now about 2,000. bodied in the Temporary Regula-

is

The meeting will hear a report- tions below would be in force con- on áll the work done and will make tinuously and they represent what plans for the forthcoming bazaar- is known as 3 "precautionary to be held on December 11 and 12. black-out.", On warning being will members prepare and con- given of an imminent air attack. tribute gifts for the bazaar to help however, it may be necessary. 11 to make it an unqualified suc- the "Precautionary Black-out" cesa?

does not give sufficient conceal-

ment, to resort to more drastic

restrictions and to enforce 巋 such a way as to avoid confusion. "Complete Black-out" by cutting without at the same time infring- off all light and power at source ing the restrictions as to the visi- until the "all clear" signal is given. billy of lights from outside.

A trial of the latter restrictions may be carried out in the Colony at a later date, but it is hoped with the co-operation of the pub- lic and by practice and experiment

AIRCRAFT OVER COLONY Aircraft will be flying over the-- Colony during the period of the "black-out" for the purpose of observing the effect. Exercises to achieve a degree of concealment

with anti-aircraft search lights: during the "Precautionary Black will also be carried out during the out" which will make, the "Com-second hour of the "black-out”- plete Black-out” unnecessary.

“LITTLE INTERFERENCE”

périod, and in the course of these exercises targets on land' máy be-

Tests of alarm signals and of "all clear" signals will be carried out at the commencement and at the termination of the black-out

The public should bear in mind illuminated by the search lights. that the "precautionary black-out" The public is warned against mis- which will be tested on December taking the illumination of objects: 9 involves very little interference by the search lights for an in- with normal activities. Buses, dication that the "black-out" has

terminated trams and ferrien will continue to run se usual, although, on account of the lighting restrictions, the speed of all vehicular traffice, both public and private, must be re- duced in the interests of safety, respectively, but the hours speci- Theatres, cinemas

other ned in Temporary Regulation No. 1 should be strictly observed trres- places of entertainment may re-

whether the alarm main open as usual provided that pective of the lighting restrictions are ob- signals are actually heard: The served. Managers of theatres and nature. of the alarm and "all" cinemas would be well advised to clear" signals will be announced: ensure that they have means of later. lighting their entrance lobbies in (Continued on 'Back Pare)

and