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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1938.

THE WAR IN CHINA'S CHANCES BODYGUARD

CHINA

Analysis Of Japanese Aims

was

Confidence In Victory

RUNS AMOK

Shanghai Tragedy

chaudeur

My confidence in China's A watchman and a ultimate victory is based on facts.were killed and two amshs were The following letter

Japan's superiority lies in

her seriously wounded when a Chinese published in the Times recently.

highly developed military equip bodyguard ran amok in a private Sir.-In the analysis of Japan's her weaknesses far outweigh these last week, says the North China ment and well trained army. But house in the French Concession political alms in Asia from your advantages, so writes Dr. Chao Daily News. The story of the at- Tokyo dispatches on Januray 20 Ting Chi in the current issue of there are four points which, if the Chinese Christian Student. not explained, may create wrong Impressions regarding the position of China.

tack WBS subsequently told to the French Police by one of the

In the first place. Japan is badly-wounded amahs, the injuries economically and financially weak. of the other being so serious that In the first place, with regard Without a foreign loan, which she she could not be questioned. The to the beginning of present has little prospect of securing.bodyguard is at present missing. hästillties, it was said that Japan Japan's finances are bound to run The murderous attack was made "would have been content with a

Into serious "difficulties. As early on the grounds of a large house at small slice from the ham, but the

as last spring. the Japanese gov- 73 Route Mayen, the home of Mr. animal rose and attacked with ernment experienced difficulties in H. O. Tong, former Superintendent Its bond issue. She of the Chinese Maritimes Customs In The Times disposing of of July 27 the Chinese Ambassador had to resort to administrative in Shanghal who left some time Issued a

statement in which he pressure in order to force the banks ago for Hong Kong, placing the said that the Nanking Govern

to buy government bonds. Taxes care of his house in the hands of ment had, for the sake of peace are already unbearably high and his servants. on July 24. "consented

the increase of taxation which has sanction the terms agreed

been made inevitable by the war between General Sung and the

is bound to result in greater social Japanese military."

discontent.

claws and tusks."

to

to

According to investigation made by the police, the bodyguard, one Liang Foh by name, was in the ser- vants' quarters on the ground floor The facts as officially given in

The second weakness is the low of the building, and at about "7 the statement from which I quote morale regarding the war which o'clock in the morning started off would seem to disprove a policy prevails among the Japanese people on his own particular crime "waye of claws and tusks as attributed as well as in the Japanese army. by killing a private watchman.

to the Chinese Government. The The Japanese people are not Tzen Kiou, who was in the room Japanese deliberately resumed enthusiastic about the war. I re- at the time. Rushing out of the hostilities on July 25, thereby cently learned that the Japanese room. he cut down Ah Keng. an turning North China into an casualty list at Shanghat showed assistant chauffeut. who unfor- a much larger proportion of omtunately happened to be in his

path on the stairs.

welcome fellow workers games to the local Wounded from the Nanking-Shanghai area Soldiers Administration for dis- who have taken refuge there since tribution to the men under its the forced Decupation of their care.

arena of war.

WEAKNESS IN MORALE

ATTACKS TWO AMAHS According to the amah, he con- tinued up into the house, carrying

Secondly, the Kuomintang and cers among the dead and wounded its armed forces which Japan than in the Russo-Japanese War prepared to destroy is described as for 1904. the hot-bed of anti-Japansim. The term anti-Japanism has been

a chopper in his hand, and entered unqualifedly used by Japan to

the amahs' quarters. Here he The explanation lies in the fact came on the two amahs," one of mean any and every thing which that while during the Russo-Japan-whom was still in bed, the other does not sult her policy. Before ese War the officers had difficulty doing something in the room. He the Manchurian Incident of in restraining the soldiers, "in the hit them several times about the September 18.1931, definite steps present war the officers have to head with his chopper, wounding were known to have been taken march ahead of the soldiers be-them severely, and then, despite by the Chinese Government to fore the soldiers will move forward their screams, made a rapid search settle outstanding problems be for an attack. This weakness in before leaving hurriedly with a tween herself and Japan, Some morale, of course, is no reflection wallet belonging to progress was being made when'

one of the the "conversations were interrupt- [Japanese

the valour of the individualamahs which contained $100.

soldiers. It reflects ed by the massacre of Chinese rather the unjustifiable character at Wanpaoshan, Korea, in May of the war. The Japanese are 1931.

nghting a war of conquest "and wars of conquest are seldom popu-

territories. by the Japanese, and to It was further decided that local devise ways and means to further workers should find time to pay care for wounded solders in the personal visits to fellow workers city were the objects of a mass from war areas and to help attend meeting of all postal employees of to their various nets. The general Changsha, held recently, states atmosphere of the meeting showed the Central China Post.

the cordiality and brotherhood

About five hundred workers and existing among postal workers in their families attended the gather-China.

ing which commenced with a two- It may be recalled that the minute silence in memory of those Changsha Postal Workers' Union fellow workers who have been contributed some 2,000 cotton- victims of Japanese agression in padded jackets and 2,000 heavy

China.

reports

socks during a recent "city-wide campaign for articles of comfort

Speeches by host workers and for the soldiers at the front.

from fefugee workers marked the more serious part of postal fraternity, type-setters of In line with the spirit of the the programme following which the city have set up an employ two important resolutions were in- ment bureau to render informa- troduced and passed."

tion and guidance for those mem-

It was resolved that each local bers of the printing trade who worker should contribute within have taken refuge here from war- the week books, "magazines or stricken districts,

"ANTI-JAPANISM"

оп

laz.

A Government which regarded Will China be able, to hold off early and equitable readjustment Japan until Japan collapses? The of relations with Japan as a vital answer is yes. Her army is not as point for its stability could not well equipped as the Japanese but have been * hot-bed of anti-the importance of this weakness Japanism. In fact, the Nanking has been exaggerated. According Government has been repeatedly to rellable reports, China has a criticized by certain sections of much larger reserve of equipmerit patriotic Chinese for its policy of than the world realizes. She has conciliation towards Japan during also a substantial reserve of for- the last 10 years. I wonder if the eign exchange available for im- Japanese have ever thought of mediate purchase of war materials. taking a look at their OWN political complexion to see how anti-Chinese they themselves

have been.

Thirdly, it was pointed out that

WORLD SURPRISED

In the Shanghai war, the Chinese have already surprised the world

Japan believes that China is not by their ability to hold of the

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Japanese. China's position is even

cohesive, and if not dominated by stronger today since the warfare Japan will be dominated Russia. In the last 50 years peace immense territory and

is carried into the interior: Her teeming

In the Pacific has been disturbed population provides room and man- by the policy of one or a group power for extensive guerrilla opera- of Powers to dominate China. It tions to harass, weaken and ex-

is the frony of fate that these haust, the enemy. Her localized rivalries for domination

have self-sufficient economy makes it actually saved China from being impossible for the enemy to disrupt completely duminated by a single her economy to the extent that is Power.

possible fri a highly developed in- dustrial country.

A NEW CHINA Meanwhile a new and cohesive invaluable asset in the morale of And, above all, China has a most China as represented by authoritative

an her amy and people. She is fight- Government has been growing in strength in the her country, her right to be the ing for the defense of her homes, last 10 years with power to all tree individuals of a free and in- the political vacuum gradually dependent country. I am confident A dominated China either by one that she will win even if she has or a group of Powers will always to fight alone and unaided. Of be a linder-box of international course, if she fights alone and wars in the Pacific. A strong unaided, it will mean a long and China siding with democracy and dimcult progress and not with any one other countries may

war. Before she wina, single

become in- Power is the surest volved. guarantee for perpetual peace in Asla

territories

Fourthly, the conditions, pre- valling La Chinese under Japanese occupation have belled Japan's deceitful assump tion that under their bayonets Chinese people will have honest government. ...The mil- itarist rulers of Japan know that

the

a modernized China could never

LADIES ADVISED TO

HAVE ESCORT

Statement Issued By H.Q. Of British Forces

Inland navigation from Shang- hal to Ruchow along the Whang- poo River will shortly be resumed. states a report to the "Standard.” For the present, vessels on the run will only handle cargo, while passenger traffic is expected to be

ugurated some time later.

A statement has been issued by be dominated by them, hence in the British Military, Headquarters the past and also at present, in Shanghai to the effect that they have deliberately chosen to owing to conditions at present deal with those elements in China prevalling outside the western for which the Chinese people have perimeter boundaries, ladies are neither respect nor confidence. advised not to proceed to these It is the fear and not the areas unaccompanied by male cs- encouragement of 20 honest cort, says the North China Daily Chinese Government, evidences News.

of which have been seen in From other quarter it is learn- increased administrative effi-ed that the curfew imposed by the clency, growth of revenue, Impro- Japanese military authorities in the vement of public health, suppres-ares in the western district under sion of opium-smoking, growing their control, will be extended to discipline of the army, intensified 5 pm

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