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EDITORIAL

TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1938.

ADVERTISEMENTS. PRETTY WEDDING China's Claim A Thousand

NOTICE.

ACCOUNTS.

www.

AT CATHEDRAL

A

Watts-Summers

very pretty wedding

To Support

wan

VALUE OF HER RESISTANCE

NON-PAYMENT OF WATER solemnised at St. John's Cathedral

yesterday when Miss Priscilla Summers, daughter of Mr. and

Thousand Years Of Sino-Japanese War

The Hundred Years' War between England and France, which endured from 1337 to 1455 is only an infant when compared with the intermittent strife which has existed between China and Japan for the last 1277 years.

Starting from 681 A.D. in the Tang dynasty, these two Asiatio- countries have been at loggerheads spasmodically, Except once In

Excess water and meter rental Mrs. H. Vincent Summers, at pre PUTTING A BRAKE ON the Fuẩn dynasty, China has always been the Injured party. The

accounts are posted to the who signed the Form "G" guaranteeing payment. This per. son is generally the landlord or his recognized agent.

sent in Switzerland, was married person to Mr. Eric Henry Watts, manager of the Furnishing Department of Messrs. Lane Crawforda, Ltd.

The ceremony was conducted by Dean Wilson and Mr. E Murphy performed the duties of best man.

AGGRESSION

main wars that have been waged between the two countries are re- corded in the following outline:

As result.

In the 861 A.D. the Japanese | against the Japanese. Emperor Salmet sent his general of the war, Korea and Taiwan Ketzuke with 27.000 men to at- were ceded to Japan. tack Korea, which China's protectorate.

some "Kotzuke gained

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(BY AIR MAIL)

London, May 14. When Lady Layton, the chair D. man today at a lunch of the New

was then In the years following, China Europe Group, introduced the chief speaker, Professor Yuen-ll Liang,

was often confronted with ag- In many instances incon.

Initial gressive actions from Japan, such venience is caused to tenants by The bride was given way by Mr. she spoke of the deep sympathy

A. E. Nobbins, of Asia Agencies, which many people felt for China's successes and with the help of as, the Twenty-one Demands, the the water supply being discon

resistance to a most ruthless and Korean rebels he succeeded fa despatching of Japanese soldiers while Mrs. Nobbing acted as nected without warning to them. Matron of Honour. Little Lamor dastardly attack- sympathy en- besieging the Chinese garrison.to Tsinan with the intention hanced .by the knowledge owing to the failure of "thena Nobbins was the bridesmaid.

of When the news of the siege was stopping the northward march of Nationalist Army under received. the Chinese Emperor the guarantor to pay the accounts The bride wore a dress. of white China's new development in the

Chiang Kai-shek. within the specified period. organdle over deshpink satin with last fifteen years, says the Mar Kao Chung, of the Tang dynasty. Generalissimo

cul- aggressive |chester Guardian."

actions sent a big 'naval and militaryThese Tenants are, therefore, advised white hat and shoes to match.

Professor Yuen- Liang, of the force to the rescue.

minated in the seizure of Man- The dress of the matron of

Political Institute of the. Kuomin- to make suitable arrangements

In a decisive battle at Chemulpo churia and Jehol and the present honour was of cream Brussels net, with their landlords to ensure embroidered with pink lace over tang. reasonably and unemotional- the invaders suffered a crushing large scale invasion of China.

W19 Victory has gone to the belli- that all water and meter rental pink satin, with a small floweredly discussed the Japanese invasion defeat and the sea water

1a its relation to world politics. tinted with blood. As most of the gerents of this battle of centuries accounts are paid promptly.

After the annexation of Man-Japanese ships were destroyed, the by turns. In the Tang dynasty, Charges of ownership of pale blue spotted net over

of churia, China had realised that no remnants of the invading army the Chinese won. In the next war perty should be notified Imme taffeta, a mob cap and a wreath active help was to be expected were rounded up and made tel- fought in the uan dynasty, the

from the League of Nations, but soners. diately to this Office.

had found that co-operation with This victory was 50 complete dynasty, in spite of the long suf- the League had at least been useful that for a period of more than fering from the Japanese. the " in her policy of redevelopment. six hundred years the word Chinese finally won.

It was this redevelopment, as Tang" inspired respect and awe the Sino-Japanese War of 1895 assisted by European

experts, Japan. It was after this war which Japan won. which had prompted Japan's new that Chinese literature and cul-war is just starting and would ture were introduced into Japan. be bold indeed to forecast its final outcome. But historical pre- NEXT GREAT WAR

cedents

of any are

value In The table turned in the next

helping to make a decision, the ultimate victory should be China's. -(0.1,0.).

HONG KONG

R. M. HENDERSON, Water Authority. Public Works Department, Hong Kong. 4th June, 1938.

60:55

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS.

BANK HOLIDAY.

In Accordance with Govern-

Ordinance, ment

THE EX- CHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction

BUSINESS PUBLIC

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THURSDAY, the 9th JUNE, 1938. (The Birthday of His Majesty The King).

Hong Kong, 4th June, 1938.

QX6

In the Matter of the Com. panies Ordinance, 1932,

and

la the Matter of The Wesson Company, Limited.

(Creditors' Voluntary Winding Up).

NOTICE is hereby given that the creditors of the abovenamed Company, which is being volun iarily wound up, are required, an or before the 19th day of July, | 1338, being the day for that pur pose fixed by Cheng Yung Shue of No. 5, College View (1st floor) Victoria in the Colony of Hong Kong, the liquidator of the said Company, to send the names and addresses, and the

their debts particulars of

claims, and the names and

IN THE SUPREME

· COURT OF HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION

IN THE GOODS @

HARRIET MATILDA MORRISON, late of Wood. leigh, Upper Park Road, Broughton in the City of Salford,

of formerly 5; Rel:edere Terrace, Buxton, in the County of Derbyshire the United Kingdom, Married Woman, deceased,

in

NOTICE is hereby given that the Court has by virtue of the provisions of Section 58 of Ordin. ance No. 2 of 1897 made an order limiting the time for creditors and athers to send in their claims against the above estate to 30t June, 1938.

All Creditors and others are ac cordingly hereby required to send

toque with vell to match.

The bridesmaid's dress, was

blue

ut flowers.

After the ceremony a reception was held in the Jacobean Room of the Hong Kong Hotel. The honeymoon will be spent locally.

FRENCH ENVOY

attack.

... CHINA'S COUNTER-BLOW

As to the conduct of the war, the

Harkow, June 8. M. Faul Emille Naggiar. Frencn Chinese were the more poorly great war between the two coun- Ambassador to China, is scheduled equloped, but they had found their tries, when China took the initia- to leave Shanghai tonight by beat moral quality and man-power to be tive. After Kublai Khan had for Hong Kong, en route to Canton greatly superior. They had, in-founded his dynasty in China, he and Hankow, on an inspection trip evitably, lost many

and sent an emissary to Japan who not well received by the The French envoy is expected to battles, yet when they gained their was

So in 1274 he London and Eunice, youngest arrive in Hankow on June 13 recent major victory in Shantung island emperor.

ENGAGEMENT TYLER-RIDDIHOUGH-The en- announced of gagement, is Reginald Charles. second son of Mr. A. W. and Mrs. Tyler of

daughter of the late Mr. H. T. and Mrs. Riddthough, of Wakefield, Yorkshire.

MARRIAGES

CROUCH-MOSKALEVA.—On May

(Central News).

DOZEN JAPANESE VESSELS SUNK

Kinhwa, June 6.

cities

I had not been a matter of luck, sent a fleet of 900 vessels manned but had been an outcome that by 15,000 men to invade Japan.

mët might have been foreseen.

The expeditionary forces The Japanese communications with some successes; but owing to were much too long. Besides, they the shortage of supplies, they had had failed to pacify the people to return to China. Seven years behind their lines. so that they later, he sent a real armada with

Japanese won. Then in the Ming

Next came

The present

Shipyards Open For U.S. Orders

28, 1938. at H.B.M. Consulate- More than a dozen Japanese were continuously harassed by 100,000 men to invade Japan ABLE TO UNDERTAKE General, Shanghai. before Mr. steam launches, loaded with large mobile units in the territory which The armada was entirely destroy- A. G. N. Odgen OBE. numbers of men, were

they controlled." Tatiana Moskaleva, of Petro-Chinese shells on the Chientang

sunk by

The attitude, he said, of the

ed in a typhoon.

The experience kave the Japan-

BIG CONTRACTS. British shipbuilders are keenly grad, to Supt. R. J. Crouch. River when the enemy made an people of various nations-- some ese no small amount of coninterested in the possibility that SM.P. of Shanghal and Lon-abortive landing attemp in the in the dictator countries as well as adence; and during the subse- the United don..

vicinity of Pingyao. 15 kilometres those in the democratic ones-had quent Ming dynasty, the whole may place orders for new mercan- north of Yuhang.

GOLDSCHMIDT-HAENEL.

On

May 30, 1938, at Saigon, Nelly Haenel to Robert Goldschmid

The Daily Press.

友之國中

States Government

been most gratifying. The govern-coast from Korea to Canton waste tonnage in this country. In- Chinese riparian defenders képt

ments

concerned had. however, spasmodically infested by pirates quicies I have made show that the a constant barrage of artillery and

signally failed to abide by the bailing from Japan By a sud-industry is to a position to fulfil machine-gun fire on the Japanese

cession of victorious battles, the contracts on a large scale and to vessels, which replied with ineffec-Nine-Power Treaty of 1922.

There were three ways, he con- Chinese forces under General Chi guarantee reasonably prompt de- tive light guns.-Central Newsi.

tinued, in which the solution of Chi-kwang finally succeeded In livery, writes Hector C. Bywater. the seaboard International difficulties could be clearing

of the Daily Telegraph and Morning Post attempted-the legal, political, or enemy.

Shipping Correspondent. Lord Hallfax's It was during this period that They ate the work of creatures economic ways.

Contrary to popular belief, the who have no place in this world speech at Geneva had been in sup- the Chinese Arst learned of the creatures from whom Mephisto- port of the legal one-the method barbaric ways of the Japanese in-naval rearmament programme is pheles himself would turn his face of mere expediency.

vaders. Paintings preserved from not seriously interfering, with mer- cantile construction. For every in shame.

The question was whether peace those days show that the acts of The world has been appalled by was merely to be a temporary tull the present-day invaders have not shipyard hand engaged in Admir- ed in the building and repair of the atrocities perpetrated by theor something durable and honour-varied from the grim practices of alty construction four are employ- Night Editor (Wanchal Office): Japanese throughout the hostilities able. The real peace that of the their ancient forbears."

nerchant vessels. VICTORY SAVED CHINA

Further, about 40 per cent of the This victory saved China from berths in the United Kingdom the latest blood-lusting attacks on At present, he concluded; a weak attacks by her island neighbour suitable for ocean-going ships are

nation could only hope to preserve for more than two hundred years.now unoccupied. But still the raids continue. As itself by self-defence and inter- In 1895 in, the Tsing dynasty the these words are being penned.hun-national support. China's reals two countries came to grips again. dreds of women and children are tance to aggression was, in a real China, then under the rule of theply of skilled labour and steel is glimpsing the last of their world sense. a help to International cete Manchus, was no match improving, and new, contracts for

their claims to the undersigned on Editorial and Business Office; 15-18, Queen's Road Central, or before that date.

Tel. 30251

DEACONS,

Solicitors for the Executor,

1. Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong

Tel. 24511. London Office: 53. Fleet Street

E.CA.

6038

Hoso Kopo, JUNE 7, 1938.

EWO, BEER EMPTY BOTTLES

Ás from June 1st empty Ewo addresses of their solicitors, if Beer bottles will be redeemed at any, to the undersigned, and, if the following rates:-

so required" by notice in writing from the said liquidator, are by their solicitors to come in and prove their said debts or claires at such time and place as shall be specilled in such notice, or in default thereof they will be ex cluded from the benefit of any distribution made before such debts are proved.

,

Dated the 7th day of June,

..1938.

C, Y. KWAN, Solicitor for the Liquidator,

No. 4A, Des Voeux Road Central Hong Kong.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

1+

S.S. ANTENOR GENERAL AVERAGE.

and

**Quarts"-5 cents each "Pints** -

Phone: 30311

19

we will call and collect

"..

WHITHER "HUMANITY?

HAS

TAS ALL humanity fled from the

world?

and every peace-loving nation has latter sort-ultimately depended on protested most vehemently against the economic solution.

Canton.

which was so peaceful until the peace. since any such resistance Japanese started their mad cam-was bound to make an aggressur paign to further strengthen the pause and think. It was on this Island Empire.

that China's claim to international support was based.

JUSTIFICATION for the destruc-

For nearly two years in Spain

tion of Canton there cannot be brother has fought brother, cousin and the Japanese seek none. killed cousin, while countless thou-

Having blasted to death babes sands of helpless women and chil-

in arms, the dren have been slaughtered in a

Japanese boast of their curate bombing. of the

receipt will be given agains: struggle which will bring victory to all empties collected.

neither side.

JARDINE, MATHESON " & CO., LTD., Managers and Agents.

EWO BREWERY CO.

BOAST OF ACCURATE BOMBING

20-

direct

In Abyssinia hordes of fear- crazed, poorly-armed Ethiopians hits which they openly acclaim as were mown down by Kallan having inflicted heavy damage.

| airmen as they fed from the sear- With mockery unbelievable they

ing vapours of poisonous gas.

describe their actions as "just and In countries where the Nazis fair," hold sway Jews have been subject-

The Japanese have complained

| PEAK TRAMWAYS CO..ed to suck tortures and insults that that they are misunderstood, that

LIMITED.

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death for them has been a wel- all. they seek is friendship with

China. come release.

In Russia shooting of scores of And yet they consider that it is

D!

monplace.

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"LAST QUARTER"

AGAIN

"Last Quarter" picked four winners in yesterday's races, bring his total to ten for the two-day programme of 19

races.

In the first race yesterday “Last Quarter"""spotted" the first, second and third ponies.

DISOBEDIENT SCHOLAR

FROM MOSQUITO

The position as regards the sup-

merchant tonnage, whether for British or foreign owners, could be carried out without serious delay. In recent months there has been 17 marked decline in the volume,

tons during the March quarter. Through a process of adaptation

This recession is due mainly to io war needs, Chinese farmers in the increase in shipbuilding costs.. the ance bandit-ridden province for which the armaments pro-.. of Klangs have been able to programme is only partly responsible. duce a lion's share of the gauze The cost of a new steamer of 9,000- thousands of tons deadweight in 1938 was about needed by the wounded soldiers now recuperating £83,000. Today such £1 vessel in base hospitals there, according would cost about £120,000, to Mr. Chang Fu-liang, director of

Roughly speaking, building costs the Klangs! Rural Welfare Centres have risen by 40 per cent. in the Betore Mr. Chang's army of last two years. Even so, cargo ves-. rural welfare workers went into sels and Hiners can still be built the province in 1934 people there in this country at considerably less auffered considerably from ma than half the prices quoted by larin.

American yards.

NETS TO GAUZE new work, which fell by 44.488

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"Hence, among the first thing

NEW AMERICAN PROGRAMME they did was to teach the peasants

It should, however, be pointed how to make mosquito nets on NOTICE IS HEREBY giver people without trial, apparently just and fair to bomb hospitals.

their primitive looms with a thin-out that no orders for American versels financed by the United that the ANNUAL ORDINARY without reason, has become com- schools and churches: to spread Sent Home-To China fabric cotton cloth,

After the war broke out there states Government can be placed 6037 GENERAL

death in its ugliest forms amongst MEETING

innocent civilians, wiping out Lee Nal Bun's dislike for school was at once a pressing need for abroad without the sanction of SHAREHOLDERS will be held

in China and Austraila resulted gauze. Whereupon, the rural wel Congress, which has yet to be at the HONG KONG HOTEL AND NOW, for 10 days Japanese whole families at a time.

filers, in air raid after air raid, Just and fair they claim it is recently, in his being placed aboard fare workers immediately taught given.

On the other hand, it is certain on TUESDAY, the 7th JUNE have unceasingly rained death and to machine-gun Read Cross work- the Taiping for deportation to the the peasants how to make gauze 1938, at 12 NOON for the pur destruction

from the thin-fabric cotton once that the American shipbuilding in- on Canton. Fingers as they labour, regardless of land of his ancestors in Canton.

dustry is not in a position to cope maiming thousands danger, to bring some rellet to

He used in making mosquito nets. Bun neglected his studies. pose of receiving the Report o thousands,

During the last few months, with the big programme of mer- Directors together with a State more and leaving untold hundreds those trapped amid the ruins of promised he would be a good boy

and go to school if he were allow-farmers in Klangsi, Mr. Chang cantile contraction, involving sever- buried under plies of wreckage to their homes. ment of Accounts for the year die a lingering death.

Not content with merely using ed to come to Australia.

said, have produced more than a hundred new vessels, which is ended 30th April, 1938.

Spectators have been horrified high-explosive missiles, the Japan- Before landing at Sydney several 15,000 pounds of defatted gauze projected in Washington.

There are 26 American yards promised his which has gone a long way toward of ese have dropped incendiary bombs, months ago he

capable of building ocean-going The TRANSFER BOOKS ♂ by the indescribable scenes

carnage, thejadding fire to the horrors which parents in North Sydney and the meeting the hospital needs.

In addition. Kiangs! peasants tonnage, Between them they con- ferocity of the they have inflicted on the citizens Minister for the Interior through

immigration omelals, that he have also been instructed how to trol 108 berths. Of these about 25 Japanese a tof Canton.

All the urgent need for absorbent are now vacant, and 27 others will tacks, the ге- Justice and fairness stand for would go back to his books. Jentless deter- much that is good in this world. Bun did not keep his promise: cotton. Mr. Chang has a plan of soon be free.

Klangst's output of The remaining berths are either raiders to kill But would that these words had His parents pleaded with him to increasing

never been created, now that they study. and immigration officials these wartime hospital necessities. occupied for a long period ahead In another couple of months, or are unsuitable for modern con- This is not war, this slaughter have been sullled by Japanese lips, warned him that if he did not he

gauze and absorbent cotton made struction unless reconditioned, at of the Innocents. The culprits used as a cloak for sadistic slaugh- would be sent back to Canton,

Bun continued to play the in Klange will appear in base heavy cost. Moreover, there is a cannot be human. Passion is alter for which, even if the nether-

other provinces-shortage of skilled labour on the human emotion but these attacks most, depths of Hell were plumbed.wag." and officials cancelled his hospitals in

(GTC). permit to stay in Australia.

Pacific Coast are not prompted by passion no equal could be found.

Consignees of damaged cargo the Company will be CLOSEF who have not yet had same sur from TUESDAY, 31st day o' veyed by Messrs. Goddard & MAY to TUESDAY, the 7th of Douglas are hereby informed that JUNE, 1938, both days inclusive "on and after 7th June, 1938 they JOHN D. HUMPHREYS will be liable for overtime storage

In accordance with Holf's Wharf Tariff if cargo still remains un- delivered on or after that date.

6021

& SON, General Managers. Hong Kong, 24th May, 1938.

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KILL AND KILL' AND KILL

mination of the and kill and kill.

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