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HONG KONG, MAY 6, 1938.

CHANGING FACE

OF FRANCE

her

DOTH her friends And

enemies are watching France acxlousty, Although apparently shaken by internal political dissen ti sion, by the fear of social conflict and the clash of Cagoulards and Communists and by dnancial Instability, France remains a key Power in Europe.

Her prestige and Importance in International affairs are unt what they were in the days immediately preceding the Hitler regime. M. Barthou's project of a League of the Peaceful. functioning from Geneva and inspired by France.

has vanished.

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EDITORIAL

JAPANESE BLUFFING JAPANESE

HONG KONG, May 15

JAPAN is again trying, by the use of "horror" methods, to scare

MONDAY, MAY 16, 1938.

Hello & Goodbye

BY A. W. HYER

the Chinese into submission-this time by the occupation of Amay. As in all previous cases they have shown themselves in the trge colours and world opinion, which is already very bitter. against the Nipponese, has been made all the more so by the savagery of the Japanese troops who, after landing in Amoy.THIS AIR travel business is a noble one. Passengers have comfort, proceeded with the slaughter of some 3000 to 4000 innocent Chinese civiliaris..

As Reuter reports. pandemonium reigns in the once quiet and peaceful island of Amoy. The mass slaughter of innocent men. women and children, reminiscent of the disgraceful conditions which prevailed in Nanking. following its fall, is now being re- enacted by the Japanese, who seem to delight in the massacre of defenceless people-women and children for choice,

As a result of this latest exhibition of Japanese barbarism, there has been an influx of refugees into the Colony, each one of whom brings his or her own tale of the way in which the Japanese have gone about task of occupying Amoy, Each story is more

who have now than the previous one and even those used to all the terrible tales of Japanese savagery are shocked by these latest outrages.

terrible become

The Japanese, perhaps, would be somewhat disturbed to learn! that though their gallant navy has made possible the capture of a small almost defenceless, island, they have only succeeded in making the Chinese more determined than ever to resist to the last and not. rest until the last invader has been driven from the land. They have, it is true, managed to occupy Amoy, but one question their militarists should ask themselves is, how long will they be able

to hold it?

1

speed, delightful scenery, and the thrill of dying through the air. But oh! 5 am rising to depart on 6 am. planes is a noble deed, too all right, Mr. Watts.

Dorado-Imperial AirwayS

the comfortable Empress of Russia: out the harbour, I bet we would SIX A. M. "They are on," Captain have found his thumbe crossed

L. J. White zoomed his silver The No. 13 does not exist on thy ship into the grey, pink and mauve stalp," he said with a wily smile. sunrise,

We will stop teasing, and hope bir, and Mrs. Franciä Fisher were the voyage to Vancouver will be glad to be returning home, to Lon-in pleasant one. don after a four months' trip in Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Robb. of Iowe, Bingham & Mathews, are away on the interior of China.

Mrs. Fisher, known to her public a six months holiday.

,-

as Violet Cressy-Marcks, has 20,000 From Vancouver, travelling feet of film. North and South through part of Canada and the China and its Interiors. These States, then London, Scotland and films will be used in her forth back to their "atamping ground,” coming lecture tour of Europe and via Bucz. America.

Mrs. Robb was camera shy, her "What an enjoyable time-saver curly blonde hair, large blue fying is today," remarked Mrs. greenish eyes, which were com- Fisher, who has down over Southplimented by a simple tailored " America. Africa, Russia, and knows green linen sport dress, would have AMONG a certain section of the Chinese people the fear has been

what it is all about.

made an attractive snapshot. "No, expressed that the next step will be the invasion of Canton. To

The white haired gentleman, Mr.no," she said, with a delightful those who have followed the progress of the war, however, it is at once

With the assistance of their Fisher, found in China very in-throaty laugh, as she wrestled with apparent how difficult this would be, navy, the occupation of a place like Amoy was easy for the Japanese.teresting information and material bags and inpacking.

on husbandry, a subject in which Bon Voyage and a pleasant vaca- The island is so small that it requires but a few ships to surround the

he is keenly interested. place as a preliminary to landing, but to give the Japanese their due, we feel that they themselves realise that tackling Kwangtung is quite another proposition.

Mr. and Mrs. Fisher will be wel

tion.

comed in London by their two World Trip

children. It will be a gay family

reunion and they all will enjoy n RIGHT in the centre of a world' vacation of several months gether.

Back to Bangkok

The curious expectation of the single-minded French that all For one thing the Japanese have neither the men nor the money for such a campaign. And as far as the occupation of Amoy was with the exception. of

concerned it is our opinion that it was prompted by the fervent hope Italy, would link hands of steel to encircle a resurgent Germany was that it would help to suppress the anti-war movement in Japan that almost as Irrational as the blun-is growing in strength each day. dering peace which Clemenceau forced upon Germany after 1918.

France erred in assuming that French "security could be 1

boarded a French European as well as policy. Today, however, although she sees with alarm the break

down of her system of Duper alliances. she can look to

CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hong Kong),

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as the Anest in Europe to pre- Company, 4A, Des Voeux Road serve France for the French. Central, Hong Kong, on Monday. HER POTENTIAL enemies hope that the internal stability of the 16th day of May, 1938,

France

force her along noon for the purpose of receiving Spain's tragie road and render the Report of the Board of Direcher impotent in tors and a Statement of Account sphere, and her friends hove that

army which has been described

The Japanese are, despite their natural cunning, a very simple people. The whole country may be firmly against war but if reports should come through of any Japanese success, this feeling quietens for the time being. But the Japanese war-lords and propagandists have told of victories later proved false-so often that their every statement is now being treated with the utmost suspicion and despite their efforts this anti-war movement is growing rapidly.

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Faced with an internal crisis if they go on with the war and anthreatened with very heavy defeat if they do not send more men to reinforce their fast diminishing troops, the Japanese War Office is in a first-class dilemma. There is actually no need for them to be so. placed, for. If they will but show little patience Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and his gallant men will soon settle the issue for therr once and for all.

the European

for the year ended 31st December a nervous and adamant French

11937, and of electing Director: Jand Auditors.

The Transfer Books and Regis

ter of Members of the Company

will be closed from the 9th May 1938, to the 16th May, 1938, bof days inclusive,

policy will not icad on to a war. dragging in the willing and, the unwilling."

So much is clear. But what is

QUEEN MARY HAS OVER 400 GOLD KEYS

the real nature of the political Opens New Hall With NATURE

and economic crisis in France? Is she des-

troying herself

trom

OF THE

CRISIS?

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within. от 15 she working out a solu- her in

traditional

A Steel One

MUSICAL

REVIEW OF

to-

to.

trip we catch Mrs. A. M.. Osborne, of London. Mrs. Osborne arrived several days ago from the South via Imperial Airways. Her desire to continue via

Pan "I HAD a wonderful two weeks American the States Wüs

visit at Repulse Bay Hotel" thwarted by her doctors. reported Miss L Wood BS she Mrs. Osborne, who is 75 years the Imperial Airways of age, sailed on the Express or plane on Friday, to return to her Russia to Vancouver. After visit- ing friends in Canada, she wil Miss Wood, wearing a two plece embark on the Duchess of Bedford. silk crepe sult of blue and white leaving Montreal June 17, for Eng- print, a blue and white checked tand.

Home in Bangkok.

georgette kerchief, tied under the "My trip has been marvellous so chin peasant style, was bid 3 fond far and everyone has been so at- farewell by charming, tall, tentive and kind, and I hope this prunette gentleman-name un-will not be my last call to beauti- known

ful Hong Kong."

This was Miss Wood's first trip to the North and she expressed the Pan American Airways hope of another in the near future.

Germany's

Envoy, to Tokyo, THE PHILIPPINE Clipper, with Herr E. Ott was also a passenger Captain W. Culbertson per-

THE WEEK on the Dorada. He has a very dis-forming, departed for Manila with

By Allegro Moderato"

Many

of us" listened,

Hall

We

arming smile-but never talks as customers, at noon Saturday, very early in the morning.

Kai Tak's Mr. Moss

The slim, tall, and good looking Mr. Alfred Lee Loomis, one of the customers, is flying to Alameda, continuing on by air to New York.

Mr. Loomis, a nephew of Henry

doubt, to the broadcast given by KA TAK, a very busy and in-his home. London, May 14.

teresting spot, is supervised by Queen Mary who is opening the the Choral Group ZBW Orchestra.Mr. A. J. R. Moss. When you visit L Stims013, left New York last Inter- By Order of the Board of

new Lynden Hall of residence for from St. John's Cathedral

the airport, and see what makes September, for Germany. 1.S last night. This Group, Hon Directors,

women students of Queen Mary,

air travel "tick." from the ground national law was his motive, he way?

College at South Woodford today, have mentioned before, is made HERBERT R. STURT,

Time will answer that question has declined to perform the cere-/p, in the majority, of young Chi standpoint, do not fail to say has been studying and analyzing "Hello" to Mr. Moss. Though an the laws and their enactments in Managing Director. conclusively; in the meantime, imony with a gold key.

nese people. They are all keen exceedingly busy person, he is a various countries of Europe and may be unwise to

too Judge The College authorities were told.tudents of Occidental music, al small walking edition of Who's Russia. Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1938.

6752 readily, by superficial evidence that Queen Mary has already over

Who" and "What's-it " about Time and again it has been

400 gold and sliver keys presented thought that France is a declin-to her at similar ceremonies. To the Orient. Here, then, we have people who go flying and the foyed, his trip to Hong Kong via

A DEATH

MARRIAGE

took place on The marriage Saturday,

of Muriel May 14, youngest daughter of Mrs. Fardel and the late Professor H. L. Far- del formerly of Japan, to Com- mander Horace Frederick Fellowes R.N., of H.M.S. "Adventure" eldest 2 Boilers length 11-0 x diame. son of Canon and Mrs. Fellowes

ter 12-6.

The above tug to be sold a

she lies at her moorings in Yau

mati Basia, Hong Kong.

ing Power.

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the Hall with an

She wasted blood and money in day she will unlock the doors of ordinary steel her long struggles with England key-British Wireless). when Fance and England were compeling for empires beyond the seas.

it:

but

within

HER HISTORY in the nineteenth

NO CHANGE IN

centary was one of revolution

the Franco-Prussian War CONSTITUTION pntE seemed once more to spell the end of French power.

The

BELIEF DESTROYED

that

:ough one or two of the members

tre just as well versed in the music

planes.

a group of young Easterners who. are interested in Western Art," in Thank you Mr. Moss, we were. We take this opportunity to say one form.

quite a greenhorn before you took On the other hand, we have

us in hand." Westerners who have spent time recent and effort to understand the music has and the arts of the East. Among

of the

CARMICHEAL-On May 3, 1938.

political

irt explosions

C.N.A.C. Trip No. 31 at Ardsheul. Worthing. Hugh

French patriotism Yet she was able to survive the years, Fletcher Carmichael. dearly

many Western musicians we CAPTAIN Ħ. L. WOOD pliating & loved husband of May Carmi- French Revolution and join with never neglected the defences

bave here, is Harry Ore, the planis- huge, now Douglas airship, at chael, and late head partner Napoleon in his adventure or the country.

Waler.do ended Behind the flamboyant politien) | :le-titan, who has transcribed Chi- | your service. of Carmichael and Clark, of world-conquest.

the stage the army and air force havenese music for his favourite in-

Returning to Chungking, Mr. C. decade 1 of Hong Kong aged 77 years.

French were laying the founda-jocen powerfully equipped, indus-strument. He has also, during his M, Chao, of the Provisional Bank trial develop-instructing tour in Macao, trans- of Szechuen, was on another busi- tions of their African Empire.

meat has con-cribed the folk song of the Ma-neas trip, arranging for the open- finued, the free caense... a fullsby which is trading of a branch bank in the institutions of tional, the origin of which is lost Colony, On his return home he France have re-in the mists of antiquity, and will complete all detalls in this rẻ- mained, and the constitutional which may even be heard today..

gard, and hopes to be back in political anarchy which gove.nment of the country has

RECITAL AT THE LYCEUM Jong Kong at the time of the preceded the Great War suggest- not been changed in, the sightest

From the "China Journal" or branch opening." ed,

also,

The French are realistic in April, 1937, we leam that Mr. John France's years of curious way. Their own real in Hazedel Levis, the well-known greatriess belonged teresis led them irrationally to composer and authority on Chinese to the past; but attempt the subjugation of Ger-musio, gave a recital to those this bellef was destroyed along many; self-interest has led them interested, at the Lyceum Theatre, the Marne and at Verdun,

to cling desperately to economic Shanghai, on March 31. During Exhausted, but still vital, France methods which will keep the this recital he played pieces for

the franc shining brightly as the the most part, his own composi emerged Great War, and at once set about symbol of French materialism, oftions based on Oriental and espe- good cially Chinese, themes, or adopta- to protect herself for all time tight purse-strings

money buried in the backyard!

tions by him to the piano. To bet- Her unswerving pursuit of And at the same time they haveter. Illustrate his point he played "security" (the, great cry of the tried to introduce radical social certain Chinese airs on the (titze) nineteen-twenties) largely brought reforms without disturbing tradi-or Chinese horizontal flute and the about the present difficult situational relationships between Capl Chinese dulcimer. One of the tal and Labour Believing that most attractive items was a series tion.

Fighting a diplomatic war there

sides to every of Chinese street-hawkers · calls

internal against Germany and an econo- question (if it be an

sung by Mr. Levis, who is one of war within her own boun-question), they maintain an

the few Westerners In existence daries, she has seen with, the easy balance between violently able to render these haunting deepest anxiety the deterioration opposing forces

songs. His book-on "Foundations

of Windsor. I

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MALARIA

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itu invasion.

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We have a party of Orientals

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Mr. Loomis, a licensed plot, "en-

Imperial Airways. However, he is all agog over his trip to America.

Mr. Loomis he is a very serious And young man-however, did time to study us females, but after around the world excursion, he still is in doubt as to what makes us tick.

PERSONAL .

PARAGRAPHS

Sergt. and Mrs. D. Wass, Bergt. and Mrs. G.E. Willerton, Bergt. C.

Gough, Sergt. 28. Brooks and Sergt. H. Green, of the Hong Korig Police, proceeded on Home leave aboard the P. and O. Corfu on Saturday..

Senior Revenue Officer A. W. Grimmitt, well-known Interport and

bowls Civil Service lawn player, proceeded on leave aboard the Corfu on Saturday, accompan- led by Mrs. Grimmitt. three Misses Grimmiltt and Master Grimmitt.

Brigadier-General Bir Godfrey D. Rhodes, C.B.E, DA.O.; Generat Manager of Kenya and Uganda Rallways and Harbours, was a passenger, aboard the Empresa of Russia which left for, Canada, Via

Mr. DS. Robb, of Messrs. Lowe," Bingham and Matthews, went on

ME, C. M. CHAO, of the Pro- visional Bank of Szechuen, who has been on a business trip to Hong Kong from Chungking

Mrs. K. F. Thg, wife of an exec-ports, on Friday. of her finances and the decline of But, although, the French are of Chinese. Musical Art” was, re- Tribute was paid yesterday to her diplomatic prestige.

tempestuous partisans, they have viewed by the China Journal, in tive of Eurasia Aviation Corpora in an astonishing capacity to be the issue of November 1936.

tion, and her two children, Master the work of Sir Patrick Manson and The collapse of the franc

V. T. Tag so very bashful, and Sir Ronald Ross in the the pre-1926, the Stavisky rioting in 1934, come utterly dingle-minded in the

bright Miss M. C Tag, were on vention and cure of malaria, for the "Blum "social experiments of face or a threat to their country.

their way to Chungking. They which it was claimed that it had 1938 and 1937, and the bewilder--and, to preserve France, they revolutionised life in the tropics. ing changes in Government, to- would unhesitatingly involve the "The occasion was Mosquitogether with the enmities between whole world, if it were necessary, who are interested in Occidental were quite excited about the forth leave aboard the Empress of And so France, in these difficult music and vice versa. Now if some coming trip and were bid goodbye Russia on Friday, accompanied by Day." which was observed at the Right and Left, all would suggest London School of Hygiene and that France is in no position to times remains uncertain and in-torce, will draw these two parties by their many equally excited Mrs. Robb,

herself. together, we have the fusion we Tropical Medicine, when a company take a leading part in European calculable, but always

She is obedient, as much as have been talking about in our representative of scientific and affairs. medical interests and professional. THE PICTURE would appear to England is: to a traditional pat-last contribution.

This is the motive of our labours be dismál; yet France has tern of conduct and, if history is industrial and colonial life, met to

It is any gulde, she will again, and all we need is willing hearts commemorate, the work of Sir survived worse eltuations.

(Continued on Pare 91 Patrick Manson and Sir Ronald significant that while French in-necessary, fight Implacably for stout and true and unafraid

dividualism. has created fantastic the French tradition. Ross (British Wireless).

friends

Mr. J. R. Masson, of Messrs. wmpress of Russia

Butterfield and Swire, was also CAPTAIN J. F. PATRICK and among the passengers aboard the OPS, liner Empress of Russia Friday 13th He does not like 13ths, either. which left for Vancouver, via way If we could have watched him take ports on Friday at noen