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JAPANESE EYES

EDITORIAL

LIMITATIONS OF THE BOMBER

HONG KONG, JULY 3, 1938.

FROM CAESAR to Napoleon there was no advance in the methods of warfare, save only that gunpowder came into use. And gun- powder, though it made battles noisler, did not greatly alter the plan of a campaign.

With the American Civil War came two important developments. There was the railway train which transformed the methods of massing and moving soldiers. And there was the armoured turret That made a big change in the conditions of fighting at sea.

The war of 1914 introduced no new factor, if the submarine is left out of account. As for the airplane, at that time it was at such a primitive stage in development that it could play only a secondary role in events.

But now the airplane has reached a pitch of efficiency, range The and speed that its influence in warfare must be very great. conditions of war have been altered.

FOR instance, the commander-in-chiet, who formerly led a sheltered life. is now in trouble. The security of those who dwell in great cities and capitals has departed. They, too, are subjected to perils and sufferings when enemy bombers break through the air defences. That is a big change, so big that it prevents many people from recognising the limitations of the airplane as a means of waging

But limitationis there are.

war.

Though the air arm is important in the military system, it does not and it cannot consolidate a victory.

That must still be achieved by the advance of troops on the And we learned at Verdun that a small force could hold a line against an overwhelming strength. Une plil-box is better than

land.

many battalions.

ON THE NORTH

What does the air arm do, then? It inflicts pitiless punishment YORTH CHINA. from the Jap-on a people. It is blind and brutal in the suffering which it unposes. anese point of view, is a But Just because it is so cruel, it arouses a fighting spirit of un- veritible El Dorado whose immense equalled fanaticism." Where courage abides, the punishment brought better by the bomber only stiffens the determination to resist, Spain and riches give promise of things to come insofar as the China are the proof of that. financing the plans for her im- AND. since the air arm cannot consolidate a victory for the side

which wields it; what follows? perial expansion are concerned.

That the destruction wrought by the bomber does not bring the The explanations given by the ADVERTISEMENTS. Japanese spokesmen speak of the war to a conclusion. That the aggressor endures in his turn the "sacred mission to establish last-consequences of war-shortage of supplies, suffering and discontent ing peace in East Asia" and "duty among his population, punishment from the air. If his foe has the to "defend civilization from com- munism". To the world in general those explanations mean nothing During the temporary absence for they are obviously meant to against of Mr. Gilbert Harriman from supply

NOTICE.

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"case Japan's

power to hit back.

In short, the air arm brings a new era in warfare

An era in

which the infliction of punishment is not followed by submission.

War, between combatants armed with modern air weapons, means with an indemnity and a readjustment of frontiers.

And the punishment, loss, tribulation for every nation engaged.

Thursday, July 14, at 5.30 p.m. the Colony, Mr. Y. C. Leung is/China" with crutches, for without tribulation is so intense in degree, that it is no comfort for one side

in the Board Room of the South China Morning Post, Ltd.

6101

C. D. CARTER..

Hon. Secretary."

GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.

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1938.

this means of support it would in-

authorised until further notice to stantly crumble. transact the business of this company as from 1st July, 1938.

to know that the enemy's suffering is worse than his own.

Be sure that the dictators have learned the lesson of this change. It is useless for these olly-They realise that they must keep the peace to keep their place. tongued spokesmen of Dai Nippon (they are very proud of

that

G.A. HARRIMAN & CO.. names to give any more explana: GERMAN PARTY

Stockbrokers.

NOTICE.

tions as to the whys and where- fores

fact of this war. The remains that the Japanese army did not go to war with China because of any crusading spirit. They went to war because Japan wants North China. What they want and what they will get, how. ever, are two entirely different things.

LEAVES HANKOW

SWASTIKA SPECIAL'

In compliance with the recent order of Herr Hitler to resign,their appointments with the Chinese Government as military advisers,

ALMERIA AS

NEUTRAL PORT

Proposal By Gen.

Franco

In his Note to

London. July i

Great Britain,

Generat Franco regards Al-

MONDAY, JULY 4, 1938.

Hello & Goodbye

-BY A. W. HYER-

RÁNDMA ALWAYS TOLD US that airships and planes would Ur eventually be a power in travel and provide plenty of competi-

tion for rail and steamer,

By the looks of things she was right again.

Kal Tak is doing a big business now and getting ready for more. If it keeps up there will have to be an "air traffic cop" to "Jug" speed- ers and traffic violators.

New Service-Air-France

"

grouchy when you saw him in the

DUE THIS WEEK is Monsieur Le bank, we all know he is a "swell Maitre, who will be "Number Joe" and are sorry to see him leave. One" for Air-France in Hong Kong. Best of luck in the future, hope

you like Canton! Watch your, paper this coming

Eurasia Aviation Corporation week. It will notify you of the day this company's first plane will be FRIDAY 4 P.M. a Eurasia Aviation in and all information regarding this new service to the Colony Imperial's Flying Boat

plane deposited Dr. J. N. R. Stephen af Kal Tak and his charge Mr. T. S. Tsul from Hankow.

Mr. Tsul, who is a sufferer from for news and guessing when high blood pressure, found the trip. trans- ferred to a waiting ambulance at Imperial Airways flying boat will very satisfactory. He was

the air port and taken to the Hong

WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING

arrive at Kal Tak

From a source closely connected with the home air office we under-Kong Hotel. He will spend several

treatment. stand that the gula day will be weeks in the Colony and receive en or close to August 4..

! We hope you will improve in

comfortable and pleasant.

"

The Arst trip or two will be purely test flights, after which the health, Mr. Tsut, and find your stay” regular flying boat service will be

Dr. S. H. Yang, another Eurasia Inaugurated.

passenger trom Hankow wil spene C.N.A.C.

several weeks in the Colony visit-" CAPTAIN HL. WOOD, with 12 ing friends and relatives. This is customers. departed Saturday, a vacation for the busy Doctor. 7 am for Chungking via Hankow. Another medical person, Dr. E. H. this route; commencing today. Hankow. He will sail to Swatow to Saturday was the last service on Seott, was on the same plane from

C.N.A.C. will dy from Kal Tak to assist in the Mission. Chungking via Wuchow." The ser- Imperial Airways vice will be on Mondays, Wednes days and Fridays.

To Canton

UP AT 5 PM., all dressed and in a fairly good humour, were we to see the "Mighty Daedalus" with SAILED TO CANTN, Friday am.its equally mighty crew, Captain J.

was Mr. Ira Crocker of Na-N. Wilson and J.-A. Samuels co tional City Bank of New York." pilot, take off for Bangkok at 6 a.m.

Mr. Crocker. who has worked in But-nobody would talk to us! This company's various otices Three charming French gentle- throughout the East and is now men were customers for France. being transferred to Canton, has but sorry to say they did not care been a native for one year. 'he appeared

Though

BOMBING OF SWATOW

to give us any information An-" very other gentleman, was Mr. M. C

Scott of Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd. He was surrounded by his friends who came out to say "happy" landings," but he "would have no "truck" with the press. Friday-Arrival “Della."

HONG KONG TELEPHONE TENDERS lot DOLLARS -COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE "DELIA" "ARRIVED 8 pm current in this Colony, for tele.

with a burst of speed" Leaving Notice of Interim Dividend. graphic transfer, on the Lords

There is no hiding the fact that thirty-four German military, ad- General Franco proposes that al- Over 400 Casualties

Bangkok one hour late, Captain L. on meria should be used as a neutral

Swatow. Julv., 2. 3. M. White (Mr. White we are ex- Commissioners of His Majesty's

Japan is desparately in need of visers are leaving Hankow NOTICE IS HEREBY

raw materials and Tuesday by the "Swastika Special." harbour in Spain for British ship-

Casualties of the Japanese ter-tremely sorry the "What-Not" has Treasury, London, up to and for

GIVEN that an INTERIM DIRE NEED

customers for ber The party will leave under the ping trading with the Loyalists.rific bombings yesterday are rough-been giving you the incorrect in- the sum of £125,000, will be

DIVIDEND of FOUR per cent | FOR RAW industries, and there leadership of Baron von Falken-according to the Diplomatic Cor-ly estimated at 400, while about 300 itials, pardon, very sorry) assisted received by the Treasury Chest Officer, Command Pay Office, (4%) for the six months ending MATERIALS is no denying that hausen, and the train will have respondent of the Evening Stan-houses and shops were demolished by the bashful Mr. W. A. Cash ar-

North China can the Swastika prominently display dard.

by the high explosives dropped by jrived on schedule. 30th June, 1938 amounting to

the ralders.

Back in the Colony after a six until 10.15 a.m. on the 4th JuFORTY cents per share on the answer both these needs. Further-ed on the roofs of the coaches.

In the Fourth Municipal Primary weeks' trip to London arrived Gen The tenders to state the total Fully Paid Up Shares and TEN more Japan needs a vast foothold to The train is leaving Hankow at meria as the only harbour in the

possession of the Loyalists safe School alone there were 200 killed jerai M. Cohen, who will be at the enable her to go on with her plans dawn.

It is believed that several of the against attack by Insurgent and wounded. The school was Hong Kong Hotel for several days amount (in. pounds sterling), cents per share on the Partly for continental dominance and last

Other Loyalist harbours

completely wrecked by, several before going north. The trip was Imost comfortable though a bit hot No telegraphic transfer will be Paid Up Shares of the Company but by no means the least, she advisers who are resigning their planes.

bombs. made for less than £100, but will be paid on MONDAY, the reeds a base for a jump unanpointments, will not eventually are either located in the vicinity

Several bombs landed in front and he was glad to be back in this or are the site for large munitions of the Swatow Municipal Govern part of the country again. No

ment bulding, killing and wound-thing definite would he admit about General Franco deems it,, un- on application at the today talks, thinks and dreams of over twenty ather wives of the ad-

Another passenger on the "Delia" Registered Office of the Company, North China.

visers are at present in Hong Kong, necessary to create a neutral haring about 100 and destroying 70 his future. having arrived in the Colony by the bour on the Catalan coast, in, view

Other places bombed ineluded was Mr. N. J. de Geest, technical Exchange Building, 4th Floor,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of IN TOKYO Cabinet Ministers pon-International Special" train on of the fact that Catalonia is able the Municipal Library, the Red manager of Socony-Vacuum, who

to obtain food supplies from the Cross Society, the Ho Tai Filature, 1s on a visit to this Colony. der over plans for a major-Thursday.

Although much resentment in French frontier.

Mr. A, V. Gill who will play with quick-result offensive-lo

an American concern, the Swatow the Company will be closed from

beat the Chinese obeying the Germán Governmens

The Evening Standard corres Hospital and the Workshop for the figures for the Imperial Airways'

adds that General

Hong Kong office in the future was SATURDAY, the 25th June to thoroughly

Foor-Central News).

another customer .of Captain SATURDAY, the 2nd July, 1938, people in order that they might orders had been shown by the pandent

get on with the economic deve-German advisers who had decided Franco's, note is couched in friend-

White. Mr. GM, an attractive both days inclusive.

lopment of North China. The big to fulfil their contracts with the terms.-(Transocean). concerns in Kobe and Tokyo are Chinese Government, it is believed that the decision to obey these already quarrelling over the.

tenders

answers to all of these demands their strong anti-Nazi feelings. for sums above that July, 1938, on which date Russia. North Chian provides the return to Germany on account of of the zone of milliary operations amount to suit the convenience Dividend Warrants may be ob and that is why every Japanese Baroness von Falkenhausen and and other war factories.

tained

of the tenderers will be consi dered.

The tenders to be in duplicate, and in sealed covers, addressed to the Treasury Chest Officer, Com mand Pay Office, and endorsed "Tenders for Government Bills, etc."

The right is reserved (1) to accept or reject any or all of the tenders, and, in particular (2) in case of equality of rate between Lenders amounting in all to more!

By order of the Board of Directors,

W. L. McKENZIE

Secretary,

than the total sum required, to Hong Kong, 14th June, 1938.

give preference to any tenders

stitutions or from the tankers to

received from Government in.

the Treasury. Chest.

** Persons

ENGAGEMENT

Chefoo North China.

scale

right to monopolise the industries orders had only been reached this JAPANESE BACK

of the area concerned and traders, petty and big. are flocking to North China so that they might be classed amongst the pioneers. Ambition personledi,

GG

It is not denied that Japan has already occupied certain areas in

The

week.

S'HAI FACTORIES

TO OPEN HERE. A number of Shanghal Chinese the North but the question 15, ¦ factory owners, whose properties will she be able were destroyed or whose factories Copies of Forms of Tender can The engagement is announced SHORTAGE OF to retain those were forced to close during the

of John Fred Johnson, at. New FINANCES AND captured be had on application.

terri-hostilities, are planning to estab tories? for York City, and Margaret, daughter MAN POWER

We feel ish new factories in Hong Kong. not.

war

Reasons given for their plans of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. J. Alty, of

has spread too rapidly for the are that Hong Kong is a free king of the Japanese war lords port, it is easler and cheaper to who find that they are not only obtain raw materials here, and short of money but also of man that this Colony is a better centre power. From a very reliable of distribution than Shanghal 25 Rue du Consulat, Shang-source it is learned that every hai, Hugh Farmer, aged 58 soldier that leaves Japan today is over 35 years of age the majo- rity of the young fellows having already been recruited

tendering (Bills) are hereby notified that having regard to the provisions of the Acts 22 George III Cap. 45 and 41 George III Cap. 52 the acceptance of any such Tender is subject to the express- condition that no Member of the British House of Commons shall be admitted to any share or part in or to any benefit to

arise from the Contract thereby

DEATH

FARMER.-On June 27, 1938, at

husband

of

beloved years, Violet Farmer and father of Bert and Hugh Farmer."

made for the allotment of such YANGTSE FLOOD MAY (Bills)."

The provisions in question

BE AVERTED

Hankow, July 2

AT ORIGINAL STARTING POINT

houses.

SOVIET LEADER blond gentleman, will be a welcome

ון

FEARS PURGE

Flees To Manchuria

Tokyo, July 2. The Soviet G.P.D. leader, who

Guerilla Hordes In escaped Into Manchuria and sur-

North China Are Constant Menace

rendered to guards is not General Baloirovich, but General Lushkov, according to reports received here trom Hsinking yesterday morning.. General Lushkov is declared to Pelping,. July 2. have stated during cross examina- With the approach of the first tion that he fled from the Soviet anniversary of the Sino-Japanese Union because he feared the new war, the Japanese forces find purge which is now in progress. themselves battling today near the (Transocean). points where the opening shots were fired on July 7 last year.

OFFICER STOPEED

Hsinking, July 2,

addition to the Imperial's office as well as the social life in 'dese har woods. Hellot

“ACCORDING TOʻ

·PLAN"

The Insurgents" Offensive

Paris. July 1. According to reports from French War Correspondents in southern Spain, the Insurgent offensive in

the sector between Castellon and Teruel is proceeding according to plan.

It 15 now possible to obtain a”

Guerillas are active within a It was semi-officially announced clear idea of the results of the

here yesterday morning. that a

few miles west of Peiping, while

evere fighting which has raged in fighting is proceeding between guerillas and the Japanese in Nan-Russian omcer was stopped by this sector for several weeks.

frontier guards on duty at Nun-

On Friday, Insurgent forces un- кст Рая.

A large force of guerillas in the chung, south-west of Vladivostock; | der General Valino broke the neighbourhood of Miyun has dressed in a long overcoat and ap- loyalist lines between Onda and forced the Japanese to bring their proaching the frontier. Upon Bechi, and pushed or very near it-of the frQueen returned to London yester-artillery into action in an attempt | being halled; he threw away two through the gap.

AND 80 WE come to the end-

year of fighting. The position, so' far as the Chinese are concerned

on that fateful day at

THEIR MAJESTIES BACK IN LONDON.. London. July 2. Their Majesties the King and

day from Balmoral, where they

al of the Queen's Mother.

the week-end.-(Reuter).

The prisoner ·

carriect

three

forward The Navarese

pation of Espadan mountain,

The heaviest fighting is now in progress around Mount Puntal.. which was captured by the Insur- gents and then re-taken by, the. Loyalists.

in the holes inside the Great Wall, indicate surrender. is not very much different to what have been staying since the funer-to blast them from their positions revolvers and raised his hands to Division began the complete occur The Japanese troops have also do not apply to Contracts ed. A drop in the Yangtse River is it was

Their Majesties are proceeding been forced to launch a general different passports at the time of tered into by any incorporated noted, according to Mr. Hsu Shih-Lukuochino on July 7, 1937. For this afternoon to the Royal Lodge campaign in the triangle formed Company in its corporated ying. Acting Chairman of the Na-the Japanese It has taken many at Windsor where they will spend by Pelping, Paoting and Tientsin."

Commission, whoja turn and especially in the last capacity and made for the tonal Relief

the worse. general benefit of the Com,inspected the Changkung dyke and few weeks euch turn has been for

the river at Hankow yesterday.

Indications are that even sad- The water level, he said, no pany,"

stands at 14 feet from the top of der things are in store for the of war as well as training her

Japanese. Their maxim-might is armies in up-to-date nighting. the dyke.

Time alone can tell what the If the weather continues to be right has not proved to be too fine for the next few days, the wise a 'one and in any case we result of the war will be but those Yangtse flood will probably be are not so sure about the "right" who have followed its progress averted, Mr. Hau predicted. (Cen-part of it now that China has closely are unanimous that it will 6102tal News),

time to secure, modern weapons be a sorry tale for Japan,

T. L. ROGERS,

Colonel, R.A.P.C. Treasury Chest Officer, His Majesty's Treasury Office, Hong Kong.

+1

On Friday afternoon Mt. Puntal was violently, shelled by Insurgent batteries.

his arrest-(Transocean)

JAPANESE RAID Japanese miltary author.tes estimate that there

TUNGKWAN are now 250,000: Chinese guerillas in the

Tungkwan, July 2. Four civilans were killed and provinces of Hopel, Shantung and Shansi. This excludes .the-29 divisions of Chinese regulars' mass. many houses demolished when four troops have likewise continued. ed in Shan, against whom Jap- Japanese planes Cropped over 10 their advance, and are now draw- anese reinforcements are now ad- bombs on the railway station and ing near to the town of Nules: vancing for the third time since the west city of Tungkwan yester-half-way between Castellon and

Sagunto(Transocean› last October-(Reuter).:

day.-Central News).

On the coastal sector, Insurgent