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NAZI FILM BAN PROTESTS Hello

[LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, HONG KONG DAILY PRESS)

PUBLIC STATEMENT

WANTED:

HIGH-HANDED ACTION

THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1938.

& Goodbye

-BY A. W. HYER-

EURASIA AVIATION CORPORATION--CONGRATULATIONS. Another step in the progress of air transportation was made by Eurasia Aviation Corporation this week.

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Sir-May I congratulate you and Six-The banning of the now-" A new schedule Includes, a twice weekly round trip service. from the Hong Kong Daily Preas on the reel Inside Nad Germany" is not Hong Kong to Kunming via Luci ow and Kwangst. The trial fight excellent attitude which you have the only instance of high-handed

was conducted Monday, with Captain W. L Luts at the controls. adopted in connection with the action by the Hong Kong film con-assisted by co-pilot R. T. Fung. banning of the March of Time sors.

Wednesday, 1.45 am., Captain Luis took off for Kunming on

news-rcel, "Inside Nazi Germany.” In the Chinese film, "Fight To ❘ regular schedule.. 1. The weak-kneed attitude of the The Last," which is currently authorities here in bowing to the showing at the Central Theatre. objections of the German Consular several thousand feet depicting the authorities 18 оде that must be brutalities of Japanese troops to- heartily condemned, especially inwards Chinese women and children view of the fact that Hong Kong have been cut by the local censors. 1s a British Colony and one not

The reason blandly given is that subject to Hitler and his Nazl laws. "such occurrences are not true."

Germans in China and in various

Such a statement reaas as if it other places abroad may have their had emanated from a Japanese own way in certain matters and spokesman rather than a British may be subject to the dictates of official, and creates a most dis- the Hitler regime but here in Hong quieting impression in the minds of Kong they must be made to under- those who wish justice for China stand once and for all that the in her fight against Japanese ag Colonial Government of Hong Konggression.

is not going to submit to their dictatorial methods.

They must also be given to understand that, while they live nere in Hong Kong, they are not subject to the laws of Nazi Ger- many but to the laws of Great Britain.

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FREEDOM. » Hong Kong, June 15, 1938. INDIGNANT FILMGOERS Sir,-Allow to congratulate you for your frank and fearless leader in today's Daily Press com- It appears that the German Gov-menting on the banning of "March ernment is trying to take a leaf of Time", which reports along the out of the "books of the Japs in line of "Inside Nazi Germany." that anything that is not to their

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IPES king is anti-German or anti- Well, the stand you have taken shows that there are at least some Britons here who are not going to tolerate this and it is a pity that the Government of Hong Kong did not take up the same attitude.

Business Once: 15-19, Queen's Road Central.. Tel. 30251 Night Editor (Wanchal Office):

Tel. 24511.

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PARTICULARS AND CON. DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 20th day of June, 1938, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public London Office: 53. Fleet Street Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of 6061 one Lot of Crown Land at Repulse Bay Road, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rest to be fixed by the

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Surveyor of His Majesty the PARTICULARS AND CONKING," for one further term of 75) DITIONS of the Sale by Publis years. Auction to be held on Monday, Intending bidders are advised the 20th day of June, 1938, at 3 that immediately after the dis p.m., at the Oices of the Public posal of the lot the purchaser Works Department, by Order of (if not the applicant), will His Excellency the Governor of be required to deposit with an one Lot of Crown Land at Argyle authorised officer who will be pro Street, in the Colony of Hong sent at the sale, the sum of tw Kong for a term of 75 years, with hundred dollars, ($200) in cash the option of renewal at a Crown This sum will be refunded on Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor payment of the purchase price. af His Majesty the KING, for on further term of 75 years.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis. posal of the lot the Purchaser (Η ΠΟΥ the applicant), will be required to deposit with anthorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded 3 on payment of

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JAPANESE EXPLANATIONS

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TUESDAY it appeared that the seemingly Impossible had

happened. The Japanese were at loss to explain their atrocious be- haviour In China!

In London. an influential delega- the China Campalga

tion from Committee, which is protesting

against Japan's, invasion of China called at the Japanese Embassy by appointment but the Ambassador refused to see them.

In Geneva, by threatening to resign, the Japanese representa PARTICULARS OF THE LOT tive at the meeting of the Opium.

of Committee the League of Nations succeeded in preventing the screening, of a flm showing the methods employed by the Japanese in distributing oplum throughout the "occupied " gions in China, J

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Travelling were Mr. P. M Shu, Two of his customers were taxi... Mr. H. P. Wong, Assistant Manager radag (and we were right behind of the Operating Department" of them, racing too) to catch the Eurabia Corporation, Mrs. F. plane were Miss Kung and Mr. Chung, Mr. Y. T. Chang, engineer Kung brother and sister, whose of Eurasia Corporation, Mrs. F. fond parent is Dr. K. Kung of the Chan, Miss K. H. Fung and Mr. K. Colony. Needless to say we were T. Yun -0. the Central News very polite, and let theft taxi, go through the gate to Kal Tak first. Agency.

A large crowd of friends and thereby forfeiting the chance to ah spectators were as Kal Tak to see interview, the passengers off and pay their Their friends who were dashing respects to Eurasia Aviation Cor-with them had only time to help poration in their new achievement. them quickly into the plane before Time has been galloping forward. it took qft. We hope they have but hold on, here we are, coming a nice visit and we will try and in on the last lap with customers catch up with them on their re-

tum arrival at Kai Tak. of the past week-end. M.V. Victoria

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STOPPING ONLY FOR a morning

call, the M.V. Victoria left last Friday noon for Shanghai (and, here she ts, in today--Oh! dear. s'cuse please).

That's all for today, we are start- ing off on a new race and 'will be in front with all the Information on Monday.

Please, the person who said they had a pair of "roller skates" for- sale, knock 50 cents off the price. Mr. C. C. Chang, Manager of the oll them up and we will invest, we Purchasing Department of the will be needing them this week-end Central Trust of China departed with all the trafic coming up.

He will spend

for the north. We, too, were a couple of "in- dignant Almgoers" who were very several weeks in Shanghat, taking FINANCE news-reel; so valuable as it is. much disappointed to have seen a

shown without its original com- mentary.

At first we put the whole blame on either the exhibitors or the distributors for having falled" us,

care of his personal business in sald city, then back to Hong Kong and the rush of business here. Mr. Chang is a very busy man but he likes it, he reports. Eurasia Aviation Corporation

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I doubt if any good or sane rea- and at one time we almost would IN FROM HANKOW via one of $1,830,

son can be adduced to show why have asked for "our dollars" back, the film should not be exhibited. had we not read the "biggest scoop" If there is. then let the authorities of the season in today's Daily make a public statement on the Press, all about the "low down" on

the banning of the film.”

matter.

ANGEL

Hong Kong, June 15, 1938,

Eurasia's planes last week were Mr. H. Leipu and Mrs. Irx Mayer: The banking business claims their

business activities.

When Cable and Wireless, Ltd.

W. T. Services early this year, it took over Government Commercial

was necesSSAIT to lay a control cable from their Offices in Co-

These two charming travellery will visit in the Colony for severäaught Road, to connect with the Government control cable. The And a question strikes us, as it weeks with friends then proceed-cast of this work amounted to $1. would every inteligent man: "Whoing on to Germany. is running this Colony any way?

"Before we could gather any in-830. This expenditure was not in- The British or the Nazis?" After formation as to conditions in Han- cluded in the estimates for 1938. SUCH HYPOCRISY is almost in- reading the correspondence of the xow, Mr. Leipu and Mrs Mayer and a supplementary vote is ac-

cancelvable except when one General Amusements, we доя were whisked away by their friends cordingly requested. remembers that the speaker. is a understand thoroughly who was who were out to-greet them. We Japanese.

responsible for the banning of the do hope you have a pleasant stay. film.

Now we ask you what did we Perhaps the Ambassador might

And so we have the conviction do with our Scooter. What can we have added that the Japanese

To meet the urgent peed of dis- airmen wore an expression on that it is high time we should have! do when we have the Empress of

their faces of "this the machinery of the local censor. Asia-the M.V. Victoria and the infecting apparatus at the Kennedy Town infectious diseases hospital S.S. Scharnhorst, all leaving Fri- MERCILESS hurts me as much ship repaired for its defection.

day about noon. All those whistless necessary to remove the dis- BOMBINGS as it hurts you" as

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carried outdown" otherwise it would be bad

An annual rental for use of the cable will be charged.

Housing Disinfector at Kennedy .. Town Hospital---$2,000.

We therefore demand a "show-going at once, we thought it was infector from the old Victoria Gaci thel merciless mass air raids on enough to have this kind of prac-¡ Just the time to look for a nervous to the Hospital. A new house and

Canton, pounding the city to ruins tice continue without check, and and slaughtering thousands of with the possibility that we might women and children.

have soon a 'Nazis' Hong Kong"

There is an amazing lack of co- ordination among the various Japanese departments which issue statements for the public.

At the height of the raids on

Again we congratulate you, dear Editor!

"KEEP THEM NAZIS OUT!” Hong Kong, June 15, 1938.

Canton, the Japanese spokesman SIMILAR OBJECTION

breakdown.

S.S. Scharnhorst

fue will have to be erected for this apparatus, the cost of which is estimated at $2,000.

WE WERE BORRY TO SEE you

Recreation Ground.-$2,300. This Sub-head of Public Works go and hope that you will be Extraordinary was voted for the back soon-Did you have a good

provision of a recreation ground at time?-

Kowloon for the Police. No pro- "The very attractive Miss Mary vision was made for fencing in the area and this is now. considered Francis Bell was given a ripror- ing send off to Shanghal.

at a cost estimated at | necessary Miss Bell has spent several weeks 4,800 of which one-half will be visiting and vacationing in the contributed by the Police Sports Colony and is now ready to resume Fund.

in Shanghai repeatedly stated that

Sir-It is most interesting to bonts were being aimed only at read from your esteemed paper military objectives and that the

how, upon the request of the Ger- Japanese afrmen would rather not re-

| man Consulate General, the her tasks with the Family Or- Alterations to Offices in Supreme attack at all if they thought they "March of Time" was banned after ganization in Shanghai, Bell Lum-court-$3,501. were injuring civilians.

jit had been passed by the local ber Company.....

censors.

That he would have been unable

This is palpably untrue. yet It to refute the damning evidence

is remarkable to find the Ambas- contained in this film was obvious-

My reader can well imagine how sador in London confirming the by the cause for the protests by

untruth by stating that the Can-disappointed and indignant I was the Japanese representative.

ton bombings were undertaken to to and that I was deprived of the By these actions it seemed that demoralise the Chinese people.'

right to see this news-reel especial- at last the Japanese had realised. It would be not in the least ly when I had paid only to see this that world opinion was against surprising at this stage to hear particular reel which had bean so

that the Japanese Ambassador, in widely advertised.

thêm and that it was not in theli

tion by blustering 'attempts to Justify their black record in, the China campaign.

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In order to provide adequate ac- The plied up flower baskets incommodation for the publle re- her cabin and the many friends quiring to search official records, gathered to bid "Bon Voyage" Ex-and to provide better storage space pressed the pleasure and fun which for these records, it is proposed to was had by all in the past weeks effect certain alterations to the of Miss Bell's visit. We will cer-loid No. 3 Court, which is used as a general office in the Official Re- tainly miss you

Surrounded by gobs of luggage ceiver's Department.

and his many friends was Mr. K. It is desirable that this work Chung in cabin No. 108 when should be put in hand as early as we attempted to attack him.

possible and a supplementary vote Mr. Chung on his way to Shang- for $3,500, which includes the cost hai was winding up a business and of new furniture, is requested. vacation, trip of two weeks in the PASSPORT OFFICE Colony. We tried to secure more

Passport Office at Chung Tin information for you regarding this Building-$4,400. courteous Chinese gentleman but

6063 interests to cause further opposi-washington had declared that the The matter really sets one won- Japanese had not been fighting in dering is, "Who is rimming this China at alli

British Colony?" To my know- leage. a similar query was thus WHETHER by accident or not. answered by the local government the Ambassador in London when a protest was lodged by a managed to include one rational certain Consulate General con- statement in his reply to the de-cerning a certain film alleged to

The rooms on the afth floor of be depicting the vice of that par his friends would have none of it. the Chung Tin Building have been" putation.

And that was the ticular nation. Believe me, "Who However, Mr. Chung will be taken over for use as the

GoT- Japanese is running this British Colony?" caller shortly in the Colony again ernment Passports Office, N the now. Cabinet wanted te was actually the reply.

and by that time we will have The cost of providing furniture end the war as soon

TIME MARCHES ON! Who is the ten words of Chinese down pat and equipment, and effecting cel ar possible.

running this British Colony?! The arid can compete, maybe with all tain structural, alterations is es- Germans?!

the well wishers in Chinese who go timated at $4.400... down to bid their friends Happy Voyage.

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BUT THE leopard cannot change its spots and the true Japanese spirit showed up again when the Japanese " Ambassador in London, after a night pondering the mat- ter, consented to receive the de- putation from the China Cam- paign Committee.

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As usual, his replies to the

A deputation showed the expecta heart-felt wish indeed, in Japanese it- view of the predicament in which consistency. the Japanese now And themselves

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FILM CENBÖREE, Hong Kong, June 15, 1938.

SHOTS CAUSE

the

Checked on all fronts by the stubborn Chinese resistance, the

beat China to her knees, but it invaders are now faced with a new

per!! caused by appears now, according to the peril

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Ambassador, that the first inten- breaching of the dykes controllins GOVERNMENT

tion was to localise the war in the flow of the Yellow Fiver.

the north.

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To use the words of this have already been drowned in the HOUSE STIR

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Thousands of Japanese troops

Two shots fired by a sentry, ap- eminent diplomat, the Japanese swirling torrents thus released and reluctantly had to go. on to thousands more will perish before

parently affected by the beat, the waters subside. Shanghai and Nanking."

It is tragic that China should caused a mild stir at Government Why reluctantly" he has fail

much by "Japan's Il-House on Tuesday, it was learned The Secretary of State for the ed to explain and the zest with suffer so Colonies has sent the following which the invaders set about conceived campaign for hundreds yesterday,

the of thousands of innocent peasants Both of the shots were fired into telegram to HE the Governor of destroying Shanghai and

will be drowned in the floods and the ground, one of them ricochet Hong Kong in response to a tele-bestial manner in which they gram of felicitations sent to His murdered and raped in Nanking vast areas will be ruined for ting and puncturing the petrol immediately The entry was Majesty King George on the ocea-can hardly be reconciled with the cultivation-but nothing that the tank of a passing motor car.

Invaders can do will break: China's term reluctant.” sion of his birthday:

seized by a sergeant, but he had spirit to resist.

collapsed. The Japanese are Oghting

HE the Governor (Bix Geoffry long battle; disaster can be thefr.

playing bowls only reward for their unwarrant-Northcote) was

nearby when the incident occurred, ed aggression.

"Your telegram has been laid After having “reluctantly" taken before the King who desires that Shanghai and Nanking. the Am an expression of his sincere thanks bassador went on to say that for message contained therein may "Japan was forced to spread the be conveyed to you"-

conflict to Canton."

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C.N.4.C. Wednesday- A.M.

WEDDING AT REGISTRY

Kowloon Hospital, Temporary Isolation Block-$12,000.

On October 20, 1937, a supple. mentary vote of $9,500 was ap- CAPTAIN P. SHARP bound for his proved by the Finance Committee Hankow, Chungking run. took for the construction of a tempor- off 7:10a.m.

ary Infectious Diseases block at Kowloon Hospital No expenditure was actually incurred in 1937 and it has now been necessary to re- view the estimate in view of rising costs of building and extra accom- Mr. Gan Hong-sun, student, and modation, which is now required. Mas Gan Ay-glok, were married at The revised estimate is $12,000 and the Registry, Bupreme Court, yea a vote for this amount is request

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

Tsao Li and Miss 14 Bau-man. and the witnesses were Mrs. Ellen

terday.

Eastern Pumping Scheme-$738. Contract No. 49 of 1935 for the

above work was completed In 1936.

anderestimates for that year. Funda had been provided, sumcient Mrs. Rosie Beva, wile of the well-to cover the retention money, known Manila attorney, is at pre-$737.40, but the contractor did not sent on a visit to the Colony. She apply for this until this year and is accompanied by her daughter a revote is requested.

|| Total: $167,612. Nathi, who will enter school here.