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龙之國中

HONG KONG, DEBX:8, 1937.

HISTORY WILL REPEAT

&

Friday we qnoted Japanese journalist who said: "The real wor is not against China but against Great Britain,'' and we expressed the opinion that was not merely a piece of Oriental journalistic rhetoric but the plain truth in so far as public opinion in Japan is concerned at the present time. Despite all that Britain has done for Japan during the 37 years of the present century, despite the respect and esteem she earned among the world's nations as the result of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, the Japanese people to-day are a

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An agreement has been signed between His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, K.C.M.G., and Cable & Wireless, Ltd., for the transfer to the latter company of the fixed sta tion commercial radio communi- cations of the Colony as from January 1st, 1938..

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BRITISH MUNICIPAL

COUNCIL TIENTSIN

French daring the days of Napo- leon Bonaparte. How the great! Napoleon gazed with longing eyea

at the white ciffs of Dover and yearned to get across that narrow strip of water! The dimensions of the world have narrowed down

VACANCY FOR ELECTRICAL¦ a good "deal since as the result of

ENGINEER

No. 37/37

Applications are invited from Brush subjects for the post of Electrical Engineer to take

charge of the Electricity Depart. ment of the British Municipal Council, Tientsin.

The initial salary to be offered. is Chinese Dollars 1,290.00 per

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faster modes of travel, and so it is that in the same way as did Napoleon, the war lords of the Mikado, running rampant on the fertile plains of China, cast covetous eyes on Singapore. Indir. and even Australia. Indeed,.. broad view of Japan's campaign in China convinces one of an er traordinary similarity with por- tions of the Napoleonic wars.

Recall to mind the numerous

ENGINEER & WAR GOODS FOR CHINA

Alleged Recipient Of Large Sum

After James Cator Scott Macal- lan, 69, a civil engineer, had been found guilty at the Old Bäßey re- cently of defrauding a nurse, n' détective said that among com- plaints made about him was one that he had received a consider able sum of money for the purpose of taking war material to China and Spain.

Macallan was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment for having obtained £125 by false pretences from Miss Elsie May Andrewartha, a.nurse. who visited him pro- fessionally.

Mr Christmas Humphreys, pro- secuting said that Macallan told Miss Andrewartha that he was

PREVENTION OF

NOISE

Building Problem For Architects

NO METHOD. YET "SOUND-PROOF".

The disturbing chatter of neign- bours and the irritating noise of their wireless set and gramophone, were among the trials of modern Kite referred to recently by Mr. C. C. J. Morreau, in a paper read before the Royal Institute of Bri- tish Architects on "The prevention of noise in buildings."

CHINA REVIEW

| $800,000,000 LOST

Damage suffered by Chinese factories in the Shanghai area as a result of the war is topping the colossal figure of $800,000,000, accord- ing to figures compiled by the Greater Shanghai Bureau of Social Affairs. Rated as China's largest industrial centre, Greater Shang- hal's leading manufacturing, power and water plants have been" almost completely laid waste by the three months of hostilities, the report states:

While a total of 5.255 industrial establishments were damaged by fire, shells and bombs as a result of the fighting, none of these were located in the French Concession, the Bureau's report noted.

Although no exact figure was avaliable, the report pointed out that the Zahwel Creek and the Kaochanglao, both in the Nantao area, formed the most crowded factory district, of the city. Virtually all the plants in these districts were burned down. The Bureau. record lists 2,272 factories in the Nantao area,

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FACTORIES DESTROYED

Mr. Morreau, who was formerly. on the staff of the Building, Re- Fifteen factories, ench with a capital of more than $200,000, were search Station, admitted that there destroyed by Japanese bombardment in Shanghai up to November 1. was as yet no completely "sound-recent advices from Nanking stated. Included in destroyed factories proof" method of construction. are K. & K. Printing Company, destroyed on August 28, loss suffered The nuisance caused by the $510,122; Kung Chi Dry Cell Company, destroyed in September, loss: he was sure, $220,300; Hua Cheng Canvas Factory, destroyed on August 25, loss about to undertake a big improve-wireless set was,

$498, 898: Shanghai Paper Mill, destroyed on October 20, loss $500,000: ment scheme at Brighton, involving largely because of the unnecessary about £3,000,000.

loudness at which it was fre-Great Eastern Tobacco Company, destroyed in August, loss $20,220; quently operated.

Chin Lur Silk Flature, destroyed in November, loss $200,000; Min Sheng Cotton Mill, destroyed on October 25, 27 and 28, loss $824,000 Mayar Silk Mills, loss $1,231,000; Mei Foong Silk Mills. loss $60,000: 1" Tai Porcelain Company, destroyed on October 25, loss $4,000,000; Hus Ae Dye Chemical Works, destroyed on October 28, loss $19,781; Halen Feng Dyeing Works, destroyed on August 21 and 22, loss $300,000; Bhun Feng Cotton Dyeing Works, destroyed on August 15, loss $258,514; Heng Feng Silk Fllature, destroyed on October 27, loss $147, 580, Tien In Ve Mo (Gourmet Powder) Factory, destroyed on October 27: 1083 $174.703.

FORMING SYNDICATE He was forming a syndicate to the scheme. and he undertake wanted to offer his friends the op- portunity of making a lot of money Last November Miss Andrewartha handed Macallan a cheque for £75, and in December a further cheque for £50, for the purchase of a quarter unit share in the syndt-

cate..

Macallan, giving evidence, said that he had spent months trying to obtain the Brighton contract.

Individual wireless sets were never satisfactory in large blocks of dats and it was nearly alwaya desirable to provide some form of central reception.

RELAY RADIO IN FLATS "Of the two alternative systems "the relay avaliable," he said, system has the very great advant- age of enabling the landlord to control the maximum output of the individual loudspeakers. I sug-

gest that architects should con- their sider very carefully with ellents the desirability of install-

Miss Andrewartha had misunder- stood part of what he had told her. The money would be repaid.

Det.-Sergt. Hagen said that Ma-ng relay systems in all blocks of flats which they are called on fo callan had three previous convic

design." tons. the last being in 1934.

"During the last 12 months," he been received about him concern- added, "numerous complaints have

ing his fraudulent

activities.

I

have interviewed half a dozen, peo- ple who have parted with money to this man. but owing to a fear of publicity they would not come for- ward."

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THE SPANISH WAR

Arnold Rehearsal, By Spanish.

Lunn. (Hutchinson. 10s Ed.) In his preface Mr.. Arnold Lunn admits straightaway that he has a "bulky blas." It is in the direc- tion of Gen. Franco, in whose

Discussing how to prevent speech and music from being audible in a neighbouring room, Mr. Morreau said that the heavier the wall the better was the insulation provid- ed. No property of the material ät which & single wall was constructed WBS of significance except its weight, and this applied not only to solid walls but also to walls built of hollow blocks.

"We do not know," he said, "how to construct buildings which so effectively. the will prevent transmission of sound that we can allow noise to be set up indis- criminately in any part, and rely on the insulation provided by the structuré to prevent it from being

month, ($860 basic salary plus

der Marshal Blucher took from pean Christian civilisation' against fifty per cent... repatriation

the atheistic social order which An Bonaparte. allowance.

unsatisfactory

Moscow would impose upon the reached, but the Was

be Spanish war. world. The Candidates must be either Peace

virile Germans proceeded to arin contends, is one of Moscow's re- Associate Members or Member of the Institution of Electrical secretly, forming various volun-hearsals.

hidings which the Germans un-rising he sees the defence of Euro- a nuisance in every other part.

Engineers, and should be between 35 and 45 years of age Candidates must have had sound technical training in Electrical Engineering, have held respon sible posts in Municipal or Com pany's Electrical Undertaking supplying both Alternating Cur

rent and Direct Current, and must have good administrative and organising ability with com mercial experience.

The present capacity of the Council's Power Station is 7,000 K.W.

The successful candidate will. be on probation for a period of 5848 six months. A four years' con

tract will be offered at the end of the probationary period if services prove satisfactory.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE.

By order of the Stewards, the China Auction Rooms, (Mr. E. V. M. R. Sousa-Auctioneer),

will sell by Auction at the Pad dock, the Race Course, Happy Valley, at 5.15 p.m. on Thursday, 30th December, the following 1938 China pony subscription griffins :-

No, 57 Bay gelding aged 13 hands 3 inches No. 93 Ches. gelding aged 13 hands 3 Inches The purchasers of the above, if Members of The Hong Kong" Jockey Club, will be entitled to race the ponies at

at the 1938 Annual Race Meeting as sub. scription griffins...

The Club will require a written undertaking from the new owners that the ponies will not be ex- ported from Hong Kong during the present hostilities.

B. BROWN,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 23rd Dec., 1937.

5847

Applications giving age, detalls of education, whether married or single, training and experience accompanied by copies of test monials should be addressed to

the undersigned so as to reach Tientsin not later than February

15. 1938,

By Order,

T. Y. CHEN,

Acting Secretary.

COUNCIL ROOM,

TIENTSIN, CHINA, December 14, 1937.

What do

teer units called "Freicorps" and

Gen.

Before setting down these views sa auccessful were they that the Mr. Lunn spent some time in-

conditions in vestigating movement culminated in a splen- Franco's territory, through part of did victory for Blucher at Leipzig which he made alarming progress

in 1812.

Chinese irregulars in the north As far as one can judge, the appear little different to the Ger-

in a car driven by an officer who claimed to have a curious kind of sixth sense. *Call it clairvoyance or telepathy or what you will. I 1st know when a car is meeting me round the next bend, and I slow up and get to the other side

of the road."

LOCAL YACHTING

Menagerie Races' Results

RACE FOR YACHT BOYS

17.32.50 17.09.09 22 (Mr. W. F. Webb). · Tyrone 17.17.00 18.59.02

(Mr. G. V. T. Marshall). Norena 17.15.04 17.24.416 80

(Mr. N. R. Ramsey).

1 ... 18.16.04 16.00.01 Fel Loong

(Col. G. Lammie). Monsoon. 17.16.454 16.57.58-

(Mr. H. W. Dulley). Penguin

The Menagerie Races of the, Quest Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club were In sailed on Sunday afternoon. the morning Colleen (Mr. G. J. won and in the afternoon Tarr) first place was gained by Fei Loong (Col. G. Lammie). The Yacht boys' race was also salted on Sunday afternoon and was won by Sirius.

Detailed results were as follows:

All Classes-Started at 10.15

Finished Corr. Pos.

La Cigale, D.NF. Mel Wha... 12.13.20 12.03.2018 al

(Mr. E. Cock). Irene

(Mr. 8. Berg).

12.59.35 12.42.30 27

28

25

"It is therefore necessary to make full use of every available" U. and I...... 12.08.33 11.58.33 11

This (Major B. E. C. Dixon). method of securing quiet,

12.58.41 12.46.11 the architect must Lcanal ......................... means that consider the problem of noise, not (Sqn. Lt. Woodhall, RAF). 12.43.52 12.26.47 only as a constructional one, but West Wind...

(Mr. G. G. Wood). a planning problem, and also as he must. In addition, take the Wanderer..... 12.10.35 12.01.00 16 greatest care

(Mr. D. Drummond). to specify quiet

Quest ........... 12.36.16 1213.36 22

(Mr. W. F. Webb). Sea Rover ... 12.54.53 12.35.23 26

(Lt. N. W. Dimsey, R.A). Sea Lark, D.NF. Tyrone

equipment.

"The present trend of research suggests that the method most likely to prevent successfully the transmission of all kinds of sound is the provision of much greater discontinuity in bulidings than is at present customary. Whether or not it is practicable remains to be

verified. for 1 imples radical

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Mr. Lunn survived this spell of changes in building methods." "telepathle motoring to write an interesting and valuable book. He recapitulates some fraportant, but

often forgotten, factors of pre-war

Spanish history in order to justify Gen

Franco's rising, and he dis-

12.25.15 12.08.10 20 (Mr. G. V. T. Marshall). Punai, D.N.F... Norena ....... 11.50.02 11.58.47 12

(Mr. N. R. Ramsey). Fei Loong 12.39.18 12.24.43 24

(Col. G. Lammie). Monsoda

12.08.24 11.51.18 (Mr. H. W. Dulley),

3

How Prof. Haldane Penguin 12.30.52 1215.02 23 Found Things Out

Father's Experiments

man Freicorps and just as determined. Then again, isn't Japan's scheme for dismembering China by the setting up of puppet governments, aimoat on all fours with what Napoleon attempted in Europe? Another striking parallel is Napoleon's Moscow campaign. On the way back to cuases with authority the Ruch- France after leaving his army, maligned character and influence Napoleon, at Moscow, said: "I of the Spanish Church

Professor J. B. S. Haldane, in a Eye According to the author, Gen. have lost my army. I'm going Franco has been disposed to dis-lecture at the "Sunday Times" back to get another."

Dorland Isobel General courage inquiring foreign journal- National Book Fair, at

said Hall Regent-street, S.W., Itagaki's mobile force in Northists, while his opponents have en- China melted away and he is now couraged them. Thus the British that it had been suggested that Joss

public. have heard a rather one- probably picking up another one sided version of the Spanish war. at Tokyo. Again, the Russiane Mr. Lunn's account of the struggle drew Napoleon on into the heart of their country, harassing the French Blanks and destroying their army.

he did not take science seriously enough.

"I am afraid I am not any of

throws a new, it at times slightly the things that appear to be re- illusory, light upon the scene, quired of the scientist." he said. which should help many to form "I have passed no examinations in a sounder judgment of the mean, science at any university, I am only a quark. I have not been ing of the war in Spain.

brought up to take science serious-

j;

"I recited, 'Friends, Romans and Countrymen.' but before I got to "The evil that men do. I tumbled down. That taught me quite a lot about fire damp.

17.15.54 16.58.29 (Capt. D. M. Eley). Sal Long ... 17.15.45 16.58.20

(Mr. J. E. Porter). Diana

3.

5

4

8

17.05.35 17.05.35. 12 (Mr. J. Gifford Hull). Colleen......17.08.30 17.03.45

(Lt. G. J. Tarr. R.A:), Biskin

......... 17.08.19 17.07.24 15. (Mr. W. M. Brown). Ailsa

17.13.58 17.05.10 13

(Lt. Camping, R.A.). Stella 17.16.16 17.07:30 18

(Mr. F. C. Manning). Rubena

19

17.17.45 17.08.35 (Mr. D. W. Wagstaff). Widgeon ..... 17.09.20 17.0037) 7

(Mr. L. Garner).

Sirius

17.16.13 17.04.451 10

(Mr. J. G. R. Dewar).

Nereid II...17.14.45 17.03.52) 25

(Lt-Comdr. Sprague, R.N.).

Eve

17.16.13 17.09.21 23 (Capt. E. Bader). Isobel ....... 17.15.14 · 17.05.214.11

(Dr. L. J. Davis).. Joss

17.29.20 17.22.271 29 (Capt. §. J. Ritchle).

True Blue ... 17.10.58 17.04.08 9

(Mr. H. S. Rouse)..

17.17.29 17.10.364, 26 (Col. G. C. Gowlland). La Linda.... 17.14.58 17.08.05 18

(Commodore Mann, B.T.C.).

Tavy ... 17.46.10. 17.22.20 28. (Lt.-Comdr. W. S. Hall, R.N.). Started at 14.30

Finished Corr. Pos. 15.23.09 15.23:09 6 15.25.13 15.22.254 5 15.29.30 15.25.424 0

(Capt. D. M. Eley).. Sal Long 12.07.03 11.51.13

(Mr. J. E. Porter). Nereid II. 12.03.15 11.57.50 10

(Lt-Comdr. Sprague, R.N.). 12.00.27 11.55.02 (Capt. E. Bader),

12.01.06 11.55.41 Dr. L J. Davis).

12.14.03 12.08,38 (Capt. B. J. Ritchie). True Blue... 11.58.05 11.52.40

(Mr. H. B. Rouse). Jean'

Jean

2 !

5

6

Siskin ..... "Nereid II

21

Eve

Joss

15.32.15 15.20.27) 10

4

True Bluc

Jean

Stella Robena

15.26.15 15.23.274 7 15.24:20 15.20.324 4 3. 15.23.43 15.18.28 15.29.25 15.24.10 &

9

Widgeon Sirius

15.23.24. 15.18.20) 2

15.23.55 15.17.12) 1.

12.05.47 12.00.22 15 (Col. G. C. Gowlland). Ia Linda..... 12.03.15 11.57.50 (Commodore Mann, S.Y.C.).

12.13.35 12.07.20 19 Ailsa

(Lt. Campling, R.A).

1

The Japanese have taken Shanghai and Nanking. As he himself anticipates, many and on they go westwards to readers will quarrel with some of 1y, because it was part of my life." Colleen 11.50.37 11.48.57

his sweeping

"Mr. Haldane added that when he (Mr. G. J. Tarr), Hankow. And then what? Are

pronouncements. Such remarks as I must declare was three, his father started ex-Siskin, 12.02.48 12.02.48 17 not the Japanese playing steadily ay bulky blas against those who perimenting on him by taking (Mr. W. M. Brown),

12.07.36 12.00.08 14 into the hands of the astute have murdered thousands of my samples of blood. At the age of Stella Chinese strategists? As long as fellow Christians, my bias in eight he was taken down a coal, (Mr. F. C. Manning).

7 Matsui is willing to follow. favour of beauty, and my prejudice mine in a bucket and told to stand Robena 12.05.00 11.57.30

(Mr. D. W. Wagstaff). Chiang Kai-shek will lead him on, against those who have already up near the roof and say some-

8 Widgeon.......12.04.43 11.57.38 destroyed so much of Spain's thing. 68 further and further until there artistic heritage from the past.”

(Mr. L. Garner). will be no chance of turning back. must provoke many an incon

Sirius. 12.00.4 11.59.49 13

(Mr. J. G. R. Dewar). The Japanese line from Peining clusive debate. "Daily Telegraph."

Started at 15.50 to the Yellow River is long enough for any general handle. Their banks are con tinually harassed by Chinese irre- gulars. Yet, the invaders are proceeding with a fresh move ment on Hangchow and are tilk- ing volubly of landing another huge Army in Kwangtang And so China can take heart Where is all this going to end? from the fact that history has in order to maintain the front often repeated itself and there is lines, more and more troops must no reason why it should not be present in the lines of com- again.

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Finished Corr. Pos.

tomunications and the proportion "A little later the British Navy Mel Wha... 17.19.54 17.08.54 21

appears to be becoming greater. was so frightened of diving that. (Mr. E. Cock).j

2

In the Great War it took five menthe authorities said that before a Irene 17.27.36 17,0848) 20

(Mr. B. Berg); .... to keep one bayonet in the front man could go down 40ft. he must

have months of training. My U. and I.... 17.08.08 19.57.08 line, with negligible lines of com- father thought that anybody could (Major B. E. C. Dixon), munication. What must the pro-go down 40ft at once, and to prove Luana... 17.28.27 17.14.42-27 it he said. 'Here is my son. He is portion be for Japan?

only 13. Throw him overboard.".

"I went down all right, but the diving sult was too big for me, and

when 7 was hauled up, it was full of water up to the neck. In that way I found things out.".

(Mr. A. L. Shields); Bez Rover ... 17.31:02. 17.09.201 24 (Lt. N. W. Dlinsey. RAY

West Wind. 17.28.52 17.08.043 17

(Mr. G. G... Wood). Wanderer

17.17.27 · 17.06.544-14 (Mr. A. Drummond)."

LUNATIC ASYLUM ON FIRE

Dangerous Madmen Escape During Blaze

Paris, Dec. 27.

A fire broke out last night and destroyed the Lunatic Asylum at Montre Don, near Le Puy, which housed 135 inmates.ora

The bodies of seven inmates were recovered, but it is feared that another is still under the debris, whilst 12 dangerous lunatics escaped during the blaze Reuter

DAEDALUS IS DELAYED The Imperial Airways maił plane from Bangkok to Hong Kong, has been delayed 24 hours, the only left the Blamese capital this morn- Ing.

She is the Daedalus, a new ma- chine on this run,