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BONG KONG DECEMBER 10, 1937.

SO FAR. CONSISTENT

When the Japanese apologise

1 neutral governments" and say that they will follow the dictates of their official wishes and mili tary convenience in connection with their declared Wet u aggression on China, they are doing nothing more than they have done all along in the present canquign. No more, in fact, than they have indicated for years that they would do on reaching this stage in their pro

From the time they

Mr. A. W. Black, of Messrs. Carmichael and Clarke, and his bride, formerly Miss Mary Hyde, of Greenock and Hong Kong, photographed after their wedding at the Kowloon Union Church on Saturday afternoon. (Photo, Cheng Studio).

ECONOMIC BOYCOTT OF JAPAN

Hong Kong, December 19

left the League of Nations, and going back on the Washington

In several quarters has been suggested the launching of Conference agreements, they have an economic boyent" against Japan-us a technique to check her

The effectiveness of such 1 indicated directly, as well as in-aggression in China.

step is directly, thus they considered readily apparent, for there is no hiding the fact that Japan is, Themselves commissioned by-fate from an economie ruint of view, even more vulnerable than Italy. in control this part of the world In addition to this, it must also be borne in mind that while Italy" and they are nowy merely assert- entered upon its conquest of Ethiopia after more than a decade ing through military action that of peace. Japan is attempting to conquer China with its reserves TENDERS for DOLLARS Air Raid Precautions which they have been hinting at already worn down by the effort of keeping in control the 300,000 diplomatically for years. When people of Manchuria and fortifying that puppet state against a And last, but by no mean they say hy word and by act that possible invasion by Soviet Russia. they are going to take the re-least. the conquest of a united China, determined on resistance. vost what it may, is a far stiffer proposition than the conquest of China Fleet Club Theatrewards of their campaign they are

Ethiopia. no more than being merely cop sistent. There is nothing incon - } An examination of trade statistics reveals that for the first Officer, Command Pay Office, Monday, 20th December, 1937sistent, too, but the warning half of the current, year the adverse trade balance of Japan was

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by a Japanese Embassy official larger than the total for the earthquake year of 1924 and almos in Shanghai that foreign corres inrge as the total adverse balunce for 1936. Then, so far as Subject:-Effets and characteristicspondents, wishing to avoid a 1937 is concerned. exports, even before the Sino-Japanese bosti- of, and measures for protection Japanese - imposed censorship.lities began, were only two-thirds of imports. Because she lacks against, high explosive.bombs.

would have to lend their "co- the foreign investments necessary to cover her trade deficit. Lecturer:-Major B. B. Edwards, M.G., | operation.

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The great import excess of Japan in 1936 and the current year is due not alone to the large amount of metals and machinery necessary for the country's armarnent programme. There is also the dwindling of the advantage hud derived since 1932 from... the extremely low labour costs in a period of cheap raw umterials. As the prices of cotton and wool rose in the world market. the ratio of raw material cost to the total cost of production rose with it, while that of labour cost fell, and as a Since result Japan's export of textiles suffered a heavy blow. then Japan is finding it not too easy to underent her numerous competitors.

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Following consistency through, the control of the International Settlement was inevitable, for the Japanse could not have been expected to regard the treaty

The British Empire and the United States combined take rights of the Powers in one par half of Japan's exports and supply 68 per cent of her needs, ticular instance, when they have Then, insofar as Japan's raw silk export is concerned. the ignored these rights in all others: United States takes 85 per cent of it. this being the only Their great desire to occupy the Japanese export not dependent on imported supplies of raw Settlement is explained by the.

niaterials. Japan's whole social structure, it will be seen, is fact that for some rears they dependent on the American silk market. had entertained an attitude of resentment toward the

Japan is vitally dependent on imports of oil from the Inter-nited States and the Dutch East Indies, and of iron and scrap national Settlement because they from India. Malaya and Australia. Amongst other things, Japan's were not granted the rights and coal consumption is only a fifth of Great Britain's and her heavy privileges that they demanded industry is not developed prop lionately to its light industry,

The Japanese also resented the i

A vital weakness for Janan in war is its primitive system of rules applied against them-also land cultivation. The productivity per acre is high but the the manner in which the rules productivity per man is exceedingly low. The transfer of large were applied. Now, at long last, numbers of men to the fighting forces and of women to the that they have the much-awaited opportunity of making their own ales and applying them, it is not to be expected that they will peasants. stop immediately short of one of their principal goals.

It is generally admitted that they are engaged in an inter rational sparring match but the! punches in the form of neutral Powers' warnings have so far afforded them more enconrage- ment than repressive injury.

LONDON-HONG " KONG IN 8 DAYS

London, Dec. 18 London will be brought within eight and a half days journey of Hong Kong after. to-morrow when the new Imperial Airways route will be opened between Hong Kong and Bangkok.- British Wireless Basrice.

FRONTIER RE-OPENED

Lubon, Dec, 19, - The Portuguese-Spanish frontier has been re-opened and the railway service between the two countries revestabilabed.......... Bruter..

unition factories is bound to cause a steep fall in production at the very time when tens of thousands of soldiers have to be pro- vided with o more substantial diet than they existed..on as

S.A, REED OBTAINS

"HAT-TRICK"

Nomads Defeat Team From

Kumaon Rifles

After a goalless first half, the Nomads rallied strongly in the second half and inflicted defeat by

| the easy margin of three goals to n against the Machine-gun Com- pany, Kumaon Rifles in a friendly hockey match on "the Marina ground yesterday afternoon.

Exchanges in the first half, were fast and evenly contested, both goals undergoing alternate pres- sure. The Nomads were unlucky

not to find the net.

In the second half, there was a

change in the run of play the Nomads combining with under- standing and giving the soldiers' defence a busy time.

LADIES' DAY AT ROTARY CLUB

On Tuesday, Dec. 21: Mrs. Mc- Avoy will address the members of the Rotary Club on "The Spirit of Christmas."

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It is hoped that members of the Club will remember that this is a Ladies' Day and will take the op- portunity to bring their friends to the tiffin.

ST. ANDREW'S DANCE

The annual Christmas carnival dance of St. Andrew's Club, waa held in the Church Hall last night,

Organised by Mr. E. F. Fincher, who has been responsible for many similar functions in the past, the event proved a huge success and a large crowd indulged in

merry- making until about 1 a.mL-

S. A. Reed, leader of the Nomads' attack, was in fine fettle and was. responsible for all three goals, the pass from F. O. Reed near the sol- last of which he scored after a diers 25-yard line...

WEDDING IN KOWLOON

BLACK-HYDE

At the Kowloon Union Church yesterday Miss Mary Hyde, daugh- ter of Mr. James Hyde of Greenock and Hong Kong. was married to Mr. Alexander Wylle Black, of Messrs. Carmichael and Clarke. The Rev. J. D. McLean officiated. and ReT. F. Short was at the or- san. The best man was Mr. W. M. Wright.

The bride, whe was given away by Mr. James Hyde, ware a while satin gown made on Atting lines, the skirt of the dress forming a short train at the, back. Her long embroidered tulle vell was held in place by a headdress of orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of white candy tuft and white sweet peas.

Miss Margaret Rodgers, brides- mald. wore a long blue taffeta dress, with a wreath of pink rose buds and blue forget-me-nots in her hair. She "carried a posy of

pink sweet peas.

The bridegroom's mother was in long fitting dress of wine coloured lace with black hat and shoes, and carried a posy of wine and mauve sweet peas.

"The reception was held at the Peninsula Hotel. The bride's go- ing away dress was of nigger orown crepe satin with net em- broidered cape, nigger suede shoes. and nigger brown halo hat. With this she wore a stone marten fur.

SZECHUEN

ANDERSON HITS 103

K.C.C. Defeat Seaforths

RECREIO WIN

Two friendly cricket matches were played yesterday afternoon one at King's Park and the other at Sookunpoo.

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On the latter ground. the Sea- forth Highlanders entertained team from the Kowloon Cricket Club and lost,

The match was featured by a century scored by D. J. N. Ander- son who hit up 103 out of a total of 256 for three wickets put up by the R. C. C...

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The military side were dismis sed for 149, Chaplin scoring 29. It will be recalled that Armistice Day, Anderson, playing for the Kowloon C.C. Juniors. against the Hong Kong, C.C. juniors in an all-day match car- ried his bat for 103.

KOWLOON MATCH

At King's Park, Club de Recreio defeated

Cricket Craigengower

Club.

The home team scored 113 runs. Dr. A. M. Rodrigues (35) and W. A. "Reed (33) being top scorers. A. K. Ismail took six wickets for 36 runs.

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Craigengower were dismissed for

TO RAISE ARMY

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service to Hong Kors, a special course of training. Chungking was served by the China the meantime, al projected public National

'Eurasia and

Aviation highways are to be speeded up and 'to be Corporation by way of Hankow, in those needing repairs are central, and Chengtu, In west, attended to without delay. China.

The National Government now functioning in Chungking has or- dered that until further notice and probably during the present state of emergency there will be a seven- day week with extended hours.

BUSINESS-TRANSFERS Going with the several divisions and departments of the National Government from Nanking to Chungking these days are also a number of commercial and educa-

PLANES OVERHEAD tional institutions. The Bank of Although never confirmed off- Communications and the Shanghat claiy, the Chungking Press bas re- Commerical and Savings Bank have corded that mysterious airplanes procured altes for their establian- | have been observed in several. ments to be ready for business by places in Szechuen, although nei- January 1, while the joint treasury |ther in Chengtu ner nungging, of the Kincheng, Talu Chungnan the provincial capital and trade and Yenylb Banks have decided to port respectively, of this province. transfer there from Shanghai.

Once planes were reported over. Ichang, on another occasion over Yingshan, and a third time, over Everywhere in Bz0- TsangchL chuen, however, air-defense mea- sures we being adopted.

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Dr. Chen Kwang-yu, president of the Unitersity of Nanking, has ar- rived at Chungking on his way to Chengtu, where he will confer with the Bzechuen provincial authorities with a view to transferring his Due to the enterprise of "local college of agriculture to Szechuen Journalists and the ecency of Province, the soll and climate of the Central News Agency which has. in Chungking, people which are said to be ideal for agri- branch cultural experiments. His medical here are well informed of national. college will be affiliated with that and world affairs. Beginning Dec.

University of West China

at 15, the "Hain Shu Fào," one of the Chengtu for the time being while leading morning dailies, also en- the other departments, including tered the evening field with a spec- those of the college or arts and let ial edition. It is reported here that ters will remain at Hankow until the "Central Daily News" and the further arrangements, as it is most "Esin Min Pao," of Nanking, will unlikely that the campus at Nan-soon be published in Chungking. king will be re-occupied for some People in Chungking are also subs- time to come..

·IMPROVING HIGHWAYS"

cribing largely to newspapers pub- ished in Hankow, with which this In the meantime, the provincial city has a" dally airmail service. with Bhanhal, authorities of Szechuen, at Cheng- Communication tu, are doing everything necessary however, has been badly disrupted to open that province to the out- and letters often take as long as side world through the improve-three weeks to reach here...

ARMY OF 8,000,000 ment

inter- of highways. The provincial highways, including Sze- Beginning with Chunking, ali chuen - Hunan, Szechuen - Shensi; able-bodied citizens not yet enlist- and Ezechsen-Kwelchow, parts of ed to be trained as members of the which "not having previously been local militia in Szechuen are to be open to traffic, are to be improved called in for training, and, accord- and open to the public before the ing to a recent report, the pro- end of January 1938, by order of vince will be able to turn out 8,000,- the Chungking Office of the Mill-000 physically and militarily ft men tary Affairs Commission and the within a short time. highway between Chengtu and Paoch!, in Shenst, is to be repaired by the end of February, also by military order.

Chungking Kuomintang Head- quarters are lending every assis- tance to a group of women from Kwelchow who are here on their The National Industrial Experi- way to the front for welfare ser- ment Station, formerly at Nanking, vice to the troops under the auspices organizations: will be transferred to Pehpel, near of the war reller Chungking, where similar research among the women of that outlying 's being done, although in a much province. smaller scale. for the benent of Since early December the Chung- Szechuen. The Science Institute King Branch of the International in Pehpel is already functioning a Red Cross Society, supported by all small but well-equipped laboratory, leading citizens of the town, has Both the people and the local been making a financial drive for government in Bzechuen are exert funds to supply the medical needs ing themselves with a view to of the several local hospitals which making their province worthy of have been much over-taxed; and the presence there of the National the international Rotary Club here Government.

has just raised $1,500 through a bencât entertainment for donation

IMPROVING PRODUCTION

In order to encourage intensive to this cause. production in wartime, the pro- By order of the Chungking Office vincial government in. Szechnen of the Military Affairs Commission, is dividing their territory into nine a number of army Hospitals are to agricultural districts for supervi- be atted up here, and the mer-

who have been in sion purposes, beside conducting chants

the

an Institute to provide for short Japanese goods trade before the courses in scientific farming to the war have decided to contribute youths of the land, and recently $200,000 for the hospital fund from

of their left-over 400 young men were selected from the proceeds Chengtu and Chungking to attend merchandise;

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