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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

· GENERAL

FUNERAL OF MR. MR. TSE TSAN-TAI Famous Professor Now

W. LAM

Many Floral Tributes

PASSES

Leader Of Guerillas

Heads Army Of 8000 Chinese

In Harassing The Invaders

Forsaking peaceful classroom lectures for a deadly hide-and-spek game" with Japan, Yang Siu-ling, one of China's best known pro- fessors in Pelping. is now heading an army of 8,000 Chinese guerillas in the famous Talbeng Mountains or the Hopel-Shangsi border, where they are constantly harassing the invaders.

(Continued from Page 1) By this time his imagination had The funeral of the late Mr. W. Lam, proprietor of Lam's Garage, en fred with stories of the Man. took place at the Protestant Cechu conquest of China, and he decided that he would ald Chin metery, Happy Valley, yesterday.

The Rev. H. W. Baines offelated her fight for liberation from the and amongst those present were Manchu rule. To this end he and some of his friends formed the the deceased's mother and father Arst Revolutionary Headquarters in sister and brothers. Marie Souza, Hong Kong, and they continued to Messrs. R. Choa, A. Gomes, A. R work steadily for the revolution Abbas. W. O'Neill, and the staff

until it came into effect in 1903.

Although in his fifties, Prof. "Yang's Ire damed no less strongly and employees of Lam's Garage.

Wreaths were sent by the fol-Later, he handed over the leader than that of his youthful students at the fall of the old capital lowing:-Mum and Dad, Brothership to Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and in into enemy hands. Abandoning his cultural activities, Prof. Yang and Sister, Heary and Lesile. Fercy.terested himself in furthering, the took up the sword as a means of recovering China's lost territory. Era: Marie, Clem and Mal. Staf cause through the columns of the "Arise! Ye Citizens of China. Fight for your emencipation. Fight to return to your homeland" was his clarion call to Chinese patriots. of Lam's Garage, Dr. Strahan, D,

In 1899 Mr. Tse founded the

His plea, was well answered. : At present Yang's mobile units Bunje, Mr. D. B. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hawkett. Mr. G. N. Tock. Hong Kong Chinese Club, and m Staff, Gilman Motors, Mr and Mrs. the same year designed a dirigible soon fifty volunteers were mobilized consist of not less than 2.500 re- A L. Hopkins, Y. C. Chen, Mr. and which attracted considerable at-under his command in the western gular guerillas, three training corps Mrs. S. P. Wong, Mr. L. E. Lam-tention in the United States and suburb of Peiping. In a couple of of 500 men and over 5,000 peasant mert, Bill and Peggy O'Neill, R.'n Europe. He also revealed him-weeks the strength was greatly in volunteers. Brown, E. J. Gomez, A. A. da Silva self as the possessor of a prolific creased and his men spread from and R. Tsang Lam Cheng Fat. Mr. pen and he became the author of several pamphlets and books. In and Mrs. W J. White, A. Silva

May 1935 he wrote a scholarly and Netto, Chan Hing. So Yim.

interesting article, "Ancient Egypt" for the Hong Kong Daily Fress. He was also an artist of some note, and his work, both of an occidental

The Misses Maclaren, Gordon, Fisher, and Cullinan, of the Queen Mary Hospital, and the Misses A.

-ress.

the mountainous regions in West Hopel to Pacting and Shihchia- isang on the Pelping-Hankow Rall-

way.

SURPRISE ATTACK

One of their outstanding feats was a surprise attack an Nan-1 Chew, an important railway station on the Peiping-Hankow line.

When the Japanese dispatched

M. Davis, and D. Robinson, of the character and in the traditional/shurlans and North Chian students, some 300 men in an attempt to

Chinese style, was well-known.

He had several business interests in Hong Kong, and also interested himself in mining and agriculture In the New Territories.

Kowloon Hospital. Mr. and Mrs Chain and son, Eric. George and A. R. Abbas, Norman Lee, Standard Vacuum Oil Company of Hong Kong, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. de Souza and family, the Misser de Souza, Mr. Chain and family, Mr. Weill, Mr. and Mrs. A W. Grim.And was especially prominent for

Mr. Tse was also a social worker.

he part he played in endeavouring

mitt. and "family. Dodwell's Ser- vice Station, Marcus A. R. Souza, to form a National Society for the

Willie and Tara Khan, Paula Lyock, Ning Po Painters, Tung Shing Oxygen and Acetylene Weld- ng Company, Charlie Gray.

MARRIAGE AT REGISTRY

Miss Tam Suet-kwal was mar- ried to Mr. Leung Kin-Look. student at Canton University, at the Registry. Supreme Court, yes- terday.

Mr. W. Aneurin Jones, Deputy Registrar of Marriages, officiated.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Two forthcoming marriages are announced:-

protection

and

preservation

China's historical relics.

of

Mr. Tse retired from active bust- ness life a few years ago.

The funeral takes place today. The cortege will leave No. 239 tennessy Road at 3 p.m. and will arrive at the Chinese Christian Cemetery. Pokfulam, at about 4 p.m.

MR. G. A. ELIAS The death is reported from Amoy Mr. Gwilym Arthur Ellas. Chief Officer of the Douglas Steamship Company's ship Halyang.

Mr. Ellas was taken to hospital rom the ship and found to be suffering from pneumonia, and he succumbed on Bunday and the Mr. Peter Morrison, mercantile funeral took place on the same assistant. of No. 354 The Peak, and afternoon. Miss Mary Adelaide Rattey, of No.

Deceased leaves a widow and 10 Albion Terrace, Kowloon Docks. family in Hong Kong.

Mr. Lulz Joao Guterres, clerk.

Born in Cricleth, North Wales, and Miss Maria Augusta dos Re-113 years ago. Mr. Elas came to medios.

China at the end of 1923 and served 'n ships of the China Navigation Co. and Williamson & Co. before transferring to the Douglas 3.8. Co.

CHILDREN'S DAY

OBSERVED

The Chinese: Calldren's Day was celebrated yesterday when a mass nieeung was held at the Kings Theatre.

As a mark of respect for. the thousands ot Chinese chi.dren

FIVE YEAR PLAN

T.

IN KWANGTUNG

killed in the war zone and for the SCHEME FOR FOOD dead soldiers, a three-minutes

SUFFICIENCY

After suffering from almost un- endurable hardship, Yang and his men, mostly tall and sturdy Man- are now firmly entrenched in the ranges of the Talbeng Mounisin, neared in waylaying the enemy's military supplies and cutting com-

munication lines.

REUNIONS IN NANTAO REFUGEE ZONE

Missing Persons Found

encircle the Chinese fighters in that town, the latter secretly re- treated to the nearby mountaina. taking along with them all civilians

there who would otherwise be mer- cilessly slaughtered by the Nip- ponese.

1.

As soon as the intruders arrived, they started destroying the town. AL 4 o'clock the next morning, the guerillas rushed down from their ambushes and pounced upon the enemy from all directions.

It was a totally unexpected at- tack to the Japanese, who lost more than twenty men, two field guns. forty rifes, a considerable quantity of ammunications and Nipponese biscuits.

The age-old Chinese method to

SUCCESS ACCLAIMED locate a missing person with the

Already the success of Prot. beating of the cover of brass char- coal-warmer along the streets has yang's mobile units has won wide proved effective in the Nantao re-acclaim throughout China. In the North Sian, in Shensi Province, a service fugee zone, states

corps for the support of these China Daily News.

Chinese guerillas has set off for the mountainous region.

Instead of a brass cover, gongs are now being used by responsible officials in charge of the zone to attract the attention of the re-

The corps, consisting of thirty

fugees that a search is, being con-Youths and girls, had all received duced for certain persons who are war-time training in the provision- missing from their families andal university in Sian before making

their adventurous tour, who may have found shelter in the Life in the Talheng Mountains is

zone.

not easy. It is a constant struggle 3gainst dangers of Japanese re- venge.

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CASES OF SMALL-POX

Placards with the name, age, nativity and occupation of the

Official health returns for the missing ones accompany the gongs so that the refugeca inside the Living on two millet meals a day, zone will know who are being almost forgetful of what a change 24 hours ended midnight Sunday looked for. This is again an im- of clothing feels like, and always show a total of 19 small-pox cases. provement on the old Chinese desperately snort of sleep, these of which ten were from Victoria.

method in which the person who Chinese youths, under the height from Kowloon and one from

beats the brass, cover, which rehuslastic leadership of Comman-

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serables a gong. yells the name of der Yang Slu-ling, have, but one the New Territories..

Four cases of dysentery and one he treads faith, that of making the Japanese missing person as

each along the streets.

pay heavily for the temporary mili-case

of chicken-por and were also reported The efforts of the officials oftary control of China's good earth enteric fever the refugee zone have proved so (China Information Committee). during the period. pleasing programme of singing It is revealed by the officer of successful that many persons re- and speeches was enjoyed by all the Food Commission of Kwansported missing for many months tung that the concrete five years present, including the parents.

silence was

observed. A most

Nantao and reunion is made pos- A similar meeting for children plan for food-sufficiency of the have been found in the area in living in Kowloon and Yaumat! province has already been approved sible.

was

the Provincial Government. states the Canton Daily Sun.

The efforts are launched after the receipt of numerous applica

BRINGING BRITISH PROPAGANDA

INTO LINE WITH SUBSIDISED FOREIGN NEWS AGENCIES

The matter is now in the hands tlons by the general office of the of the Provincial Reconstruction refugee zone from Chinese familles Department for further study, and to see if their missing relatives or

Action is to be taken not only in Great Britain but also in the will be handed over to the Com-friends happen to be in the zone. mission within the next few days Aside of actual investigations be- Empire to bring British propaganda into line with the vast organisa-

According to the plan, as ex-ing carried on in various refugee tions of subsidised foreign news agencies.

camps"by chiefs of divisions under Germany and Italy in particular are said to be greatly ahead of control, many junior staff Great Britain in this respect with the result that much harm has members are sent out with the been done to British, prestige' and influence in Europe as

abroad. placards and gongs.

held at

Alhambra by the Theatre and another at Prince's Theatre on Nathan Road for the children in the Bhumshulpo area:

CARRIED OPIUM FROM CANTON. Chan Chi-ping, 29. described as a palater, appeared before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on a charge of possession of 45 taels of raw eplum

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up

for 'execution.

plaiced by the officer, the sum of

$74,000 will be required for initial expenses....

It is understood that economic methods will be enforced by the officials of the Commission for the preservation of surplus seeds to be

'sed for the next year.

stuffs.

RECLAIMING LAND

"VICKERS” LARGER

ارام

well as

The great Canadian novelist. I by Mr. John Lees-Jones (Manches- Vernon McKenzie, states: "Until ter) that the Government should recent years the world dominance give moral and financial support of the United Press (UB.A.) and to schemes for more effectively Reuters was unassailable. This no presenting British news, views and

culture abroad. longer is true."

Reuters, the chief British news

and

Defendant was arrested about

EARNINGS 10.15 D. un Saturday night after the arrival of the Canton

Vickers, which is nowadays a vast Irain. He pleaded guilty but

On every stage of the plan, ex-holding company, is maintaining

SUBSIDIES QUESTION stated that he had brought the

Most tangible comment" on the epitim from Canton for his father penses will be increased to a con- the dividend this gear on its Ordi- here and stated that it was pur-siderable amount for the purpose nary capital (£6,158,000) at 10 per agency disseminating British news chased from Chinese Government of reclaiming more uncultivated cent, and is increasing its appro-abroad. complains that because of future of Reuters and other agen land to suit the necessities of the priation to reserves from £250,000 highly organised propaganda de cles came from Mr. Herbert Morri- and son who declared: "Reference has controlled

shops oplum

partments in totalitarian farmers as well as the expansion a £500,000, states. The Times. country.

Last year the company increased other states, most of its accurate been made to subsidies to Press His Worship fined Chan $350 or of the scope of the work of the

towards Increasing its "carry-forward" by £24.892, and impartial news radiated to agencies. That is a question that In default three months hard Commission

production of rice and other food-and this time is reducing it by aliled agencies in the world's capi- wants thinking over. There may labour.

£28,966. It would thus appear tals is mutilated, plugged with be something to be said for postal facilities and facilities for things propaganda

redistributed It is believed by the Officials of that the disposable balance of pro-

like cables and telegrams, but FRENCH ENVOY the Commission that when the five it in respect of 1937 was larger by often to Britain's detriment.

Government subsidies to news LYING PROPAGANDA DUE HERE TODAY years plan is completed, there will about £195,000.

agencies, even for sending news be at least 20,200,000 mow of addi- In 1936 profits rose above the 1935

Debating this point recently, the abroad, might be very dangerous. M. Paul Naggler. French Am-tional land properly cultivated and gure by £234,000, but it has to bassador to Chim, is due to arrive every year after, an estimate of be remembered that revenue earn-House of Commons was for once because it might lead the agencies Shanghal 10,100,000, piculs of price will bed in the past year has ha to bear harmonious. Floods of suggestions to think that they were under ob- aboard the sloop Savorgnan de raised in the entire province of the heavier tax payment involved ranged from gingering up the ligations to the Government."

B.B.C. to more amiable and in International propaganda was by the introduction of N.D.C.

timate relations between the Gov- meantime unmasked by the well ernment, the Civil Service and the known Canadian Journalist Ver- A National Association for the Press. It was generally admitted on McKenzie in "Through Tur-

of Refugee Children has that. British prestige was being bulent Years."

According to McKenzie, Britons been formed in Hankow under the seriously harmed by hostile forel auspices of Mr. Ma Chap-chun, and propaganda, including lies that are the world's smartest propa- exaggerating, General Ku Cheng-kang, former Britian is arming for war, supports gandists, for not Mayor and Garrison Commander Bolshevism. is guilty of atrocities and-in peace time-seldom lying. Novel and interesting games of Nanking, respectively, says against Palestine Arabs, is deca-Briain admits there is another

bud were a feature of the Open Night dispatch to the Bin Wen Pao. Re-dent and on the decline as a world side to almost every question, has centuries of experience in St. Andrew's Fellowship culations governing the organiza-power.

Believing that lying, propaganda studying the psychology of other ing bitten a boy, named G. and Social Club which was large-tion of this relief body, which have Howson, 14, redding at No. 6. Yorkly attended at the Church Hall been drawn up, envisage the open-would eventually defeat itself, the nations and in estimating what to

ing of a large-scale orphanage." House agreed to a motion inspired accept or reject." Road, Kowloon Tong.

last night.

this afternoon from

Brazza.

The Ambassador is accompanied by his staff and will spend a few days at Repulse Bay Hotel

The Savorgnan de Brazza is commanded by Capitaine de Frigate #A. Lhoste.

A dog belonging to Mr. A. E. H Castro of No. 11, Stafford Road, Kowloon, was sent to the Matau

Kwangtung.

Kwok Wal, an elderly man of 64. was killed instantly when he fell from the edge of playground next to the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday morning.

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