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Chinese residents in Ceylon are burning with indignation at the outrages committed on their kith and kin in Chins by the Japanese.

There are only a few Chl- nese here and some of the young men are making repeat- ed requests to the National Government, asking for per- mission to join the army and to fight for their country. The Chinese Military authorities Have already accepted the |plications of two Chinese residents in Colombo to Join the Army, writes a correspondent.

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One is Mr. B. W. Tang, who has already left for China, and the other is Mr. H. L. Li, who is salling for China to Join the Army in December.

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The military authorities are not very anxious to recruit Chinese from overseas, because it would hamper Chinese trade abroad.

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MUSICAL REVIEW OF THE WEEK

BY ALLEGRO MODERATO

"Every one of us is prepared to Real appreciation of music does quently includes in his programmes lay down our lives for our coun-not necessarily mean appreciation pieces like "Blue Skies" or "Rose try. We want to avenge the at- of "real music. After all, what is Marie," and we love him the more rocities committed by the Jap-real music? Is it not some expres-for it. "He is a musical nobleman. &nese on our friends and re- sion of the innermost feelings? A latioris." declared Mr. Lim regard-composer need not be a Bach or On Thursday we had an Anne ing his plans to leave for the ja Beethoven to impart to the winter broadcast.' It seemed to us world what he feels, and even some that she was a trifle too far from of the so-called popular music of the microphone in her first two today have those distinctive quall offerings-the Mignon aria and ties of producing in the listener Love Errant, but she sounded bet- pleasure or nostalgia. It may be ter during her second group of only a few bars but, nevertheless, songs. It was rather unfortunate "I asked Mr. Lim, who has a when one hears them one feels as that the station should have wife and two children in China,if one's heart is torn out or is pos- broken down right in the middle whether he was not taking a great sessed by an emotion. so stirring of the plane number by AT. Lay. risk in joining the army.

and gripping that everything else "He told me very spiritually:-subsides for the moment.

On Friday next there will be a "Father, mother, wife and chil- Surely it cannot mean that be- dren to us Chinese are next to cause a person is not fond of Bach concert in ald of refugees to be our Country! Our country first or Beethoven that he must be con-held in St. Andrews Church Hall and the rest afterwards,"

sidered beyond the pale. Musical From the array of artists announ- The Chinese Community In Co- snobs are common everywhere, and ced, the concert promises to be, an lombo, he told me have already Hong Kong certainly does not lack enjoyable one, and readets should sent two donations. to the War them. They gasp with horror and keep the evening open. Reller. Fund and they hope to send cross themselves. another very soon.

discusses, any popular music which, though perhaps extremely good. they regard as low because a large number who cannot digest Bach or Beethoven love them.

when someone

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REFUGEES IN SHANGHAI

Hankow, August. 6.

There are still 140,000 Chinese re- What is one man's food is an-fugees accommodated in various other man's poison. We think that camps in Shanghat, according to a those who are fond of a little of Shanghat message.

CHINA NEWSETTES The construction of a subway leading from the Cross Road to the river banks in Chungking, with

everything are those who really There were about 300.000 refugees more than

a score of entrances.appreciate music. Some of the after the outbreak of hostilities in started on August 1. An air de best performers in the world do Shanghai. About 160.000 or them fence measure, the work is being not consider it below them to play have been repatriated to their na- carried out by a dozen contractors what is

termed popular music. tive districts during the past few and sub-contractors.

Fritz Kreisler, for example, fre-months.--Central News).

As a war-time contribution, the |Chungking Bus" Co. has been asked to collect a surcharge of two cents on each trip ticket. In this connection, the Company has made it known to the authorities that it is dally serving tree of charge some 1,300 public messengers de- livering letters for the official organisations.

The Chungking Municipality, to open more modern streets, especially to serve the newly-acquired pre- cincts, is calling for a budget of | $900,000.- Provision for other publis Improvements than street widening are included in the sum

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Land in Pishan, a district on the Chengtu-Chungking public highway, not far from Chungking. 1 increasing in value because of heavy demands by people who | wish to reside there or start farm-) Ing. Farm. land formerly worth $80 a mow la now $100,

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Under the auspices" of the Na- tional Ministry of Education, there will be an entrance examination committee for all government schools and successful candidates passed by the committee may enter any pubile national institu- tion, states our Chungking cor- respondent.

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To ensure that adequate mea- sures are taken against the pos sible weakening of the banks of the Pearl "River following the re- cent heavy rain, the Pearl River Conservancy Bureau bus sent in- vestigators to many sections of the river to make extensive inspec- tions. The rise and fall of the water level at different points will be taken down while important data will be gathered preparatory to repairing the dykes in the forth- coming dry season. (Central News).

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