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JAPAN IS TOYING WITH THE

Times Review Of

The Situation

ARMS VICTORIOUS BUT

VAST AREAS BANKRUPT

Lendon, Jan. 11.

Japan is toying more and more ostentatiously with the idea of a peace, says the "Times" in a leading article summing up the first six months of the war in the Far East. Japan's position in the world has radically altered. Ter arms have been victorious but her fighters have resorted to methods which have excited the odium of the world. She has won, nominal control of vast territories but the autono- mous regimes she has established in those areas are mére effigies. "The areas are temporarily bankrupt and the troops garrisoning them

are continuously engaged in guerilla warfare..

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Incidents such as the wounding of the former British Ambassa- dor to China, Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, and the bombing and sinking of the U.S.S. Panay, show that the Japanese crusaders are bent on the extrusion of white Powers from China, and that they are not susceptible to control by the Japanese Government and many of them to military discipline.

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The results of the incidents and the methods of warfare against Chinese civilans has left the good name of Japan besmirched in the eyes of many Europeans Americans and doubt is raised where authority really resides be- tween the various organs of the Japanese Government; the "Times" continues.

American Rearming

The Japanese military authori- ties seem determined to teach the Powers à lesson that their lawful Interests in China can be main- tained only by concerted action in the face of common danger.

America is rearming. Japanese bombs have helped to mobilise American public opinion into re- valuing on a scale unthinkable slx -months ago the possibilities of parallel action with other Powers In case of need and into support- ing with new determination Do- licy of preparedness equal to any challenge. The British response is identical.

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H.K.N.V.F. INSPECTED BY GOVERNOR

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Smart Turn-Out

His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, made his first inspection of the Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force on H.M.S. Curnflower yesterday evening.

His Excellency, accompanied by Capt. Batty Smith, A.D.C., and Cridr. "J. Petrie, Commanding Officer of the H.K.N.V.F., arrived in his launch. Britannia, at 5.45 p.m. and was met by Commodore E.B.C. Dicken and Lt.-Cmdr. R. R. Helbert, Naval A.D.C. An armed guard paraded on the slip. and Ha Excellency inspected officers, cadets and Chinese ratings.

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Addressing the officers and ca- -dets, His Excellency congratulated them on their smart turn-out yes- terday and the good report from their Commanding Officers, a- -ding that he was very pleased to see that they did better on paper and at sea,

Briton Shot In Cold Blood

LEFT DYING BY ROADSIDE

Jerusalem, Jan, 11.

Mr. J. Starkey, the British archaeologist who was ambushed and abot near Hebron yesterday evening when proceeding in his car from Tel Duwair to Jerusalem, was left lying in the road to bleed to death from his wounds...

His assallants ordered the rest of his party, consisting of an Arab chauffeur and an Arab lackey, tö continue their journey. This is the statement made by Starkey's chauffeur "to the authorities at Hebron.

He says that the ambush look place just before they reached- Hebron. The car was halted and a man who appeared to be the leader of the ambushing party came forward and demanded of Starkey his nationality. When Starkey replied that he was Britisher, he was dragged out of the car and plugged with several bullets. He collapsed on the road with blood streaming from his

International relations of a first- class Power cannot be safe in the hands of uniformed Are eaters without a grain of political intelli- gence and suffering from a dag gérbus form of exaltation. It is not to be wondered that the lead-wounds. era of Japan tetray the desire to quidate a situation whose logical developments will subject the na- tion to anappaling strain and whose less predictable consequen ces include more than one com- bination of. possiblities which could be disastrous for Japan.

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Even if those conscorences are avolded, what will be the rewards ofcomplete success?. asks the "Times."

Can Japan establish military oc- eupation of the whole of China which will be not only effective but economically profitable?

Starkey's two Arab servants were told to get back into the car, and the chauffeur was ordered to drive

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Upon reaching Hebron. the chauffeur, reported the incident to the authorities. Police were rush- ed to the scene but so far have got been able to track down the mur-. derers.

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BANK DIVIDEND

A final dividend of £3 per share "She is destroying her markets for the half year ending December even faster than she is emptying | 31, 1937 has been declared by the her treasury.

Hong Kong and Shanghai Bankog Corporation, following a meeting of the directors yesterday.

She is bequeathing to posterity a legacy or nationalist hatred which will darken Asla until China

revetiged and liberated.-- Imiter

SIR MURCHISON

FLETCHER

Resigns From Post "In Trinidad

London, Jan. 11.

Six Murchison Fletcher has re- signed from the governorship of Trinidad on account of 11 health.

The dividend has been calculated at exchange is. 2-7/8d., and makes, with the interim dividend of the same amount already paid, a total return of £6 for the year.

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It is further announced that a sum of $1,000,000 is being written off for bank premises, and about $4,383,000 will be carried forward to next year's account,

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TEN JAPANESE PLANES DESTROYED IN RAID Chinese Bombers Visit Kwangteh Base

Hankow, January 11.

Ten Japanese bombing machines were destroyed when the Chi- nese air force carried out a raid on the Japanese air base outside Kwangteh, Antwel Province, this afternoon, according to an official Chinese report.

A squadron of Chinese bombers, took the Japanese entirely by surprise and In addition to the damage done, to the planes,, the patrol installation tank was also set alight, thus, destroying all the fuel reserve.

The Japanese air base at Hang- chow was also raided, with what results it is not presently known.

ADMIRAL SIR

PERCY NOBLE

Due Here Shortly

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Vice Admiral Sir Percy Noble, K.C.B.. appointed Commander-in- Chief, China Station, In succession to Admiral Sir Charles Little, will assume. command in the ACAT

futare: He is aged 58 and during the war commanded the crubers "Achilles" and "Courageous," and

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June 1918 the "Calliope.T

· Director of Operations Division, 1928-30, and of Naval Equipment, 1931-32

Since 1935, Sir Percy Noble han been Fourth Sea Lord..and Chief at Supplies and Transport. Fromd

KOWLOON ARMED 1932 to 1934, he was Rear-Admira

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Very well-known in Hong Kong, Bir Murchison was formerly in the Civil Service here. Coming to the Colony as a cadet in 1901, he sub- sequently held various appoint-

Gold omanfents, jewellery, cloth- ments, acting as Colonial Becre-ing and money to a total sum of tary on seven occasions, before nearly $700 were stolen in the being appointed to Ceylon as Colonial Secretary in 1928. In 1929 he was appointed Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, which post he held for about five years before he was promoted to the governorship of Trinidad,- Reuter

CAR CATCHES FIRE

Mr. 8. Langston, residing at No. 4. Abermor Court, reported to the police yesterday that while driving along May Road about 8 p.m. his car, a Ford. caught are through

He also complimented them on the smartness and "efficiency of the Chinese ralings and the man- ner in which they handled the Córnflower during the typhoon. short circuit. The Fire. Brigade

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-way sent for and the outbreak yas soon put out.

course af two armed robberies which took place within twelve hours of each other yesterday in the mainland.

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Early in the morning a large number of police officers despatched to Taun Wan to inves tigate an armed robbery which took place, at an unnumbered house in the Lo Wai, Village.

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A report was made to the police married woman, named Wong Shing, who stated that about 2.30 a.m she was awakened by (Continued on Black Page),

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commanding the Second Cruiser Squadron. In 1929, Admiral Noble was Naval A.D.C. to the King.

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The Japanese air force was also very active. At noon a squadron of planes appeared over Hankow and dropped a number of bombs on the aerodrome. The raiders were assisted to a great extent by low-lying clouds which handicap- ped the anti-aircraft batteries, but the Chinese state that no damage

was done.

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BRITAIN'S AIR FORCE

First Line Strength Doubled

Lodge London, January 11..

It is learned that the fist line strength of the British air force

Small-Pox On The Increase Deaths Increase By 200 Per Cent Last Week

VACCINATION URGED

Indications that the small-pox outbreak is assuming a threaten- ing character are contained in the latest returns issued by the local health authorities yesterday after noon.,

The number of deaths have in-1 ed with previous weeks, and 50 per creased by 200 per cent, as compar- cent, of cases reported have proved

fatal.

Fifteen deaths from the disease out of a total of 30 cases were notified during the week ended January 8. Of these, 22 occurred in Victoria, 5 in Kowloon and 3 1 the New Territories.

Eight further cases were reported for the 24 hours ended, midnight, January 10... bringing the total number of cases since the begin ning of the year to '43..

AMAZING TALE OF DEATH THREAT

Money Demanded With Menaces,

TO BE SHOT IN

CANTON"

Allegations that failing to ob tain a sum of $9,000 from an oversea Chinese, named Tam Kuk- ping. In Canton, Pang Luk-wu, 28 years, unemployed. later claimed that he was a detective of the 8th

of $2,500 from Tam threatening Route Army and demanded a sum

that he would bring Tàm back to Canton to be shot if he failed to produce the money, were made at the Kowloon Police Court yester day afternoon.

A report of the incident was mado. to the poilce by Tam's wife while Tam was detained in restaurant.

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Pang Luk-wu. together with another man, Tsang Wah, 'were brought before Mr KM. A A-abort time ago, the authorities Barnett charged with demanding issued a warning to residents to money with menaces from Tam. have themselves vaccinated as a Mr. C. A. Butherton Russ ap precautionary measure, and the peared for the defence. Medical Department has again re-

(Continued on baca Pare} peated the warning. All those who have not yet been vaccinated, arj

who were vaccinated over two CLOSE CONTACT

years ago, are urged to do so imm- mediately. Free vaccination is ob- tainable at all Government clinics, bagagl

MUST BE KEPT

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OTHER RETTENS WITH BRITAIN

A total of al deaths from tuber-

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is now more than double that ofculosis were also reported during 1935. Intermediate types are now the period under review. There being replaced by new bombers were 18 cases of dysentery with ten and fighters. Hawker Hurricane | deatha ringle-seat, Aghters are now being

notified were: delivered to, the Air Force in large Cerebro-spinal fever, three cases, numbers. It is one of the fastest one death; diphtheria, four cases, fighters in the world.

three deaths; enteric fever, two Reuter,

cases; measles, three cases and oneThat is, the view held by soveral elost touch with Great Britain.

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BATCH NOW

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London, January 11. Deliveries to the Royal Air Force Hawker Hurricane Fighters which are capable of, speeds ex- ceeding 300 m.ph. have begun. The Hurricane type was first shown to the public in June last. At that time only the Prototype was in existence. Since then the Hurricane has been put into large scale production. The first bateb of these Fighters has gone into service and the rate of construc- tion has been accelerated so that there will now be a steady. Bow into certain Fighter Squadrons,.-

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ALL EYES FOCUSSED ON BASE METALS

Copper Prices Register Rise

London, January: 11.

While the more Impatient sections of the city would like to see a much larger volume of business accompanying the recent firmer undertone in both the stock and commodlly markets, there is nevertheless a feeling of satisfaction that prices are at least consolidating the recent gains,

France must continue to keep in

Paris, January 11.

Ministers

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case of puerperal fever.

During the 24 hours ended at concern over the deve opments in who; expressed their midnight öz January 10, eight the Far East when the situation cases of small-por, two each of

discussed at the Cabinet dysentery and cerebro-spinal fever.

Council to-day. and one each of cholera, enteric fever, measles, and chicken-paz were notified to the local Health authorities.

THE DOLLAR

TT. ON NEW YORK: 30-15/18 T.T, ON LONDON: 1s. 2.1/20. London Silver Market

London. January 11. London silver prices. to-day were up 1/4 for, "Spot", and 3/16 for. "Forward," as follow

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Jan. 10. Jan. 11. 19-9/16 19-13/19 Forward..........19-1/4 19-7/18

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