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HONG KONG

DEATH. PADGETT. At the War Memorial Nursing Home, on August 21, 1938, Violet Winifred Padgett (nee May dearly beloved wife of George Thomas Padgëtt. Funeral service today at 5.30 p.m. in the Colonial Cemetery Chapel

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EDITORIAL

THE RED BOGEY AGAIN

HONG KONG, AUGUST, 21st 1938-

WE HEARD a good deal about the Red bogey after the Great War but nothing compared with the way Japan today puts over as a regular "Swan Song."

The objects to secure foreign sympathy for and approval of Japan's aggressive policy.

It crops up periodically all over the world, and recently a member of the Japanese Embassy at Washington, stated that the Chinese people are the "Victims of a Misgovernment" which he termed com- munistic...

Coming from a diplomat who has spent part of his official career in China, such a statement is likely to be accepted as accurate by those who are unacquainted with the facts. Mr. Suma knows very well that the Chinese government was lor years engaged in extensive military operations for the suppression of Communist activity in China.

That he did not mention the fact is significant, and easily under- stood; had he done so, his interview would surely have asked how China could be anti-Communist and pro-Communist at one and the same time?

Mr. Suma also knows very well that to describe Japan's attitude toward China as one of friendliness" is one of those terminological inexactitudes which plain folk call a downright llc.

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HAD JAPAN consistently shown a friendly attitude toward her neighbour, there would have been no cause for the slight anti- Japanese feeling in China. It is a well known fact that, long before she present hostilities, many influential arid far-sighted Japanese, vigorously protested at the provocative and aggressive policy followed by Japan, and warned the militarists that their actions in China were leading straight to disaster.

All these things are common knowledge to those who have closely followed the course of Sino-Japanese relations, especially during the last 20 years, but 'to those who do not know the facts, these smoothly- phrased sentences' seem to dispose of the situation quite satisfactorily -but not for Chinese, the victim of gross misrepresentation.

upon non-military objectives, such i as the attacks on Canton, our next door neighbour. We think of it all and our heart is full of sympathy for the Chinese.

the last to drive out the Japanese

knees."

PARTIES and cliques, who in the past had only their own in- terests at heart, have now buried the hatchet and are working with but one end in view.

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Readers Say

Daily Press)

sometime.

M. A. G. Hong Kong, August 20, 1938.

CLEANING UP

WANCHAI

Shortly before 9 p.m. on Sa- turday residents in the Lock- hart Road district, Wanchal. were provided with some ex- citement when Detective-Ina- pector W. N. Darkin. assisted by Detective-Sergeant Bently." attached to No. 2 Police Sta- tion. Gloucester Road, and a party of Chinese plainclothes men, rounded up the "bad characters" in the district. "

The rald way 1 successful one in that over twenty arrests we're made, the ." suspects" being hand-cuffed and taken to the 'Station where they were detained for enquiries.

CHINESE GAIN UPPER HAND

Though Japanese Use Gas

Klangsl. August 20: The Chinese, continue to gain the upper hand on the south bank of the Yangtze River.

Military reports received here state that a Chinese column succeeded in smashing Its way to the immediate out- skirts of Kiuklang on Thurs- day and occupled Shankow, a point outside the city, for four hours. However, it later with- drew when the Japanese al- legedly resorted to the use of poison gas to stem their ad-

vance.

MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1938.

NORTH ATLANTIC AIR

TRANSPORT

Ocean

Flying With

Loads

Commercial

Nineteen years ago a pioneer twin-engined biplane, carrying those two intrepid airmen Akock and Brown, accomplished in just qver 16 hours the Arst non-stop aeroplane flight across the North Atlantic. But that machine was so heavily-laden with fuel that it could carry no commercial fond. It could not, in fact. carry the weight of a wireless apparatus: which meant that from the moment the airmen left the coast of Newfoundland, on their ocean crossing, they were out of touch with either land-stations or ships, and that nothing more was heard of them until they have' in sight near the wireless station ab. Clifden, on the Irish coast.

And now contrast that pioneer What this achievergent meant flight of 1919 with one of the latest was that special films showing the dertal crossings of the North At-Royal visit to Paris put aboard the lantic, as accomplished the other "Mercury" one, evening on day by the fast-fying seaplane Irish coast, were by the next night "Mercury", upper component of being shown in cinemas at points. the Short-Mayo, composite aircraft as far-distant as Montreal and After having been launched in New York.

to In addition further North mid-air at Foynes, on the Irish coast, from the wing of its mother-Atlantic tests to be made by "Mer-" this summer, two other craft, "Maia," this seaplane "Mercury" cury" shot out westward on an ocean-flying craft will be making ocean crossing which was accom-their first appearance on the A- plished at a speed of just on 150lantic route. One will be the bl miles an hour in 13 hours-es-Imperial flying-boa, "Cabot"-cap- tablishing a new speed record for able of carrying a larger load than an east-to-west fight between did the flying-boats used in the

Another will be testa last summer. Ireland and Newfoundland.

Having four separate motors, a new type of fast-fying long. "Mercury" had such a reserve of range monoplane air-liner, the

*Albatross". engine-power that any risk of a forced descent, while on the ocean

were

ANOTHER CONTRAST

ESSENTIAL LINK

crossing, was virtually eliminated; These further experiments on the rather different, that, from the North Atlantic, will be followed, as predicament in which Hawker and soon as possible by the establish-

found Mackenzie-Grieve

them

ment of a regular trans-ocean air- selves when they set out to attempt mall, thus providing an essential At the same time the past year

the first North Atlantic flight in a link between the existing Empire has shown us, in no uncertain

aingle-engined biplane." When air services and the airway systems manner. the true China. The old (To the Editor of the Hong Kong

they

half-way across thy of Canada and the United States. China, so often referred to in the

Atlantic, it may be remembered,

Now being brought considerably past as the sleeping on, is asleep

Sir--Your article in this morn- no longer.

The Chinese troops assisted by mechanical trouble developed; and rearer is the realization of an am- In the place of thei

than ing's paper of a "Clipper Trip to

bition which has been in the minds sleeping lion has emerged an in Manila" is comprehensive, enter- large guerilla bands are now tak having nothing more

power-plant on of air transport pioneers since the furiated dragon, ready to fight totaining and quite correst

Ing the initiative on the south single-engined I would like to congratulate A. Yangtze bank. constantly attack, which they could rely. "they were days of the first post-war flying ambition us. "the who, without any excuse whateverw. Hyer on the story, one of the ing the enemy. Chinese aircraft forced down into the ocean-being 'routes. This decided to beat China to her best I have read in your paper for have been staging daily raids on extremely lucky to be picked up by operation of a commercial Imperial air service completely round the Japanese troops and warship con- a passing steamer.

world. After flying westward across centrations E the Kiukilang andj

* Another contrast between Atlanthe North Atlantic, this round-the- Chiha sectors.

tic flying in the early days and world service will pass over Canada FARMERS RETURN

modern Atlantic flying under com- to the Pacific seaboard. Then will Indicative of Chinese confiden-mercial conditions is provided by come another ocean air-link across ce. farmers who formerly fled from the fact that whereas Hawker and the Pacific to Australia and New. the war zones have now returned Mackenzie-Grieve, when they got zealand; and the globe-girdiing air and are busily reaping their har- into difficulties had no wireless by system will be completed by a final which they could summon ald, the section over the existing Empire vest.

Malaya. According to an account in a wireless equipment installed in the route from Australia to diary seized from a high Japanese seaplane "Mercury" enabled the India. Egypt, and England And operator of this aircraft to keep in such a great globe-girdling Im- emcer. no fewer than 3,000 casu alties have been suffered by the constant touch not only with land. perial route, qperating by night, as played his or her part in bringing

Japanese" during engagements in stations in Ireland and Newfound-well as day, will represent one of" about such a laudable change, it

land, but also with ships at vari-the greatest of all achievements In. Nanchang-Klukiang railway would only be but fair to give a

Qus points along the steamer the annals of the air. special word of praise to. General-

zone in the last few days. Japan-

route. issimo Chiang Kai-shek, who has

ese arms and equipment seized by the Chinese Included 47 machine left no stone unturned to weld the country into one, and who is ac-

guns and sub-machine-guns, 40complished by "Mercury" establish- tively directing the policy of China)

rifles, 50 gas masks, and a large ed several important records. It during this. the most trying period

At the meeting of the British number of steel helmets-Central was, as has already been mention. Association at Cambridge to- News.) in the country's history.

Nevertheless. whether it was a morrow, scientists of the engineer: period of sadness or glory, the yearing section will hear Professor Fi of their unswerving is gone and China's citizens must C. Lea of Sheffield describe a new loyalty to the National Govern- now look to the future, but before form of power transmission which ment, by supporting the Offer Gold doing so they should take stock of 13 being demonstrated in Cam-

situation. campaign in the most generous the

Taking internal bridge during the week-end. affairs first, China is in the happy

Que result of the discovery

Night Editor (Wanchal Office):

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London Office: 53, Fleet Street

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HONG KONG, AUGсst 22, 1935.

UNSWERVING LOYALTY

DURI

URING THE PAST week the Chinese of Hong Kong gave further proof, if indeed such is required,

manner.

The country's administration. for so long split up amongst disputing "leaders, has now GOVERNMENT been unified and UNIFIED

while each and

every Chinese has

The Perfect Motor Car

CLUTCHLESS AND GEARLESS

London, August 217 The clutchless and gearless motor car, which engineers have dreamed of for a quarter ní a century, is claimed to be" an accomplished fact.

· and transport

is

cheaper. more

This campaign, as is already position of having still at her dis-stated to be the speeding-up or well-known to Chinese and for- posal millions of armed troops, but eigners alike, was organised to what is more important still, there

cars and commercial vehicles. outbreak of hostilities in Shanghai fied army under a unified com- mark the first arriversary of the is a unified govemment and a uni-economical and more lasting motor

(Reuter) on that fateful day of August 13, ¦ mand.

international 1937.

Insofar

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the a.s

YOUTH CORPS

INAUGURATED

The year is one of sad memories situation is concerned the outlook KUOMINTANG for the Chinese people in general, is also decidedly encouraging for and the people of Shanghai in China. Not only has her war of particular, but it is also one of

resistance gained the support of glorious deeds by the Chinese, and the tolling masses of the various if there are those who have suffer countries but also the sympathy of ed through the death of loved ones all those who love peace and or the destruction of property. freedom these same people, we feel certain. must be gratified that the begin-

the

JAPANESE CLAIM OCCUPATION.

OF SINGTZE.

Actually this recent fight ac

ed, the fastest east-to-west cross- ing so far áchlered. It was als the first long-distance flight by an aircraft launched in mid-air from

another machine. And last but

PASSENGERS

Departures By Naldera

The P. and O. as. Naldera sall- by no means least-it was the first ed from Hong Kong on Saturday North Atlantic air creasing to be for Marsellles, Gibraltar and Lon- jachieved by a heavier-than-air-ma-don, via ports, with the following

chine when carrying a definitely passengers: Shanghai, August 21.

commercial load in addition to the Singtze, a strategic point in the weight of fuel and crew.

Lake area where the

are now stated. Lo be

THREE STAGES

Mr. A. E. Anscombe,

Mr. J. E. Badeley, Mrs. A. Baird, Miss H. Baird. Mr. P. Barry,

Mr. T Y. Cheapjack. Miss Q. L. Mr. Chan Ping Kwok, Mr. and Mrs. G. Crist,

Mr. F. C. Earle, Mr. E. C. Fripp. -

Mr.

Three stages have-when one Japanese Puyang newing their offensive on Chinese one comes to examine the matter Chester. Mr. J. H. Cairns. position on the south bank of the characterised the aerial conquest Yangtse, fell to Japanese forces or the North Atlantic. First ther early yesterday morning, states a

were the perilous blazing-the-trali Japanese communique.

fights. Then.came a second stage Naval units entered Singtze

Mr. A. Gale, Miss E Grant, in which, owing to a greater re- through the western gate, while

Mr. e. Hawkes. Miss R. Hum- liability of aircraft and to a greater Japanese troops entered from the skill in navigation, crossings were merston, Mr.A. K. Harvey, Eng east, the occupation being com-made with more certainty and with Cdr. H. A. Higus. pleted by 7.30 am. according to less risk of accident. Now, just re-j: A. A. Jones, Mr. W. J. Hankow, August 21,

the announcement:

cently, there has been a series Jamieson, Mr. H. T. Johnson. Mr. After months of prepara-

The reisure of the town, ac- No.th Atlantic air crossings made and Mrs. A. Jones Miss M. Jones, "Bons, the San-Min-Chu-Fl cording to Japanese claims, places under definitely commercial con- Miss W. Jones,

('Three People's Principles)

Japanese troops in a commanding ditions, multi-engined aircraft Mr. C. F. King, Mrs, P. J. Keen. NOTICE is also hereby given

Youth Corps has now been

position to the south of Lushan achieving flights according to pre- Miss S. "A. Keen. Capt. F. A. that the Singapore Transfer Re

formally inaugurated...

Mountains on which Kuling is

arranged time-schedules and being Krummacher, Madame Kwo Twen gisters will be closed from

Organisation of the Corps was located(Reuter).

in regular wireless touch with ships Wha, Thursday.. 8th September, to A NUMBER of towns and cities shortage of men and money and decided upon at the Extraordinary Wednesday, 14th September, have been annexed by the in-discontent is spreading throughout Kuomintang Congress recently. 1938, both days inclusive, for the vading Japanese and thousands the length and breath of the land. Its purpose is to educate the

Upon thousands of innocent civi- Added to this Japan is rapidly youths in the Three People's Prin- OVER 30 JAPANESE mercial tests have reached the ad-N. W. Low, Mr. Lien Chen Pang. lans have been blasted to death receding to a state of utter isola-ciples of the late Kuomintang VESSELS DAMAGED Atlantic air crossings carrying a Mr. A. E. Mansfield, Lieut. J. F. as the result of the indiscriminate tion in the family of nations. leader Dr. Sun Yat-sen and make

preparation of Dividend War.

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DERRICK & CO., Chartered Accountants, Local Secretaries.

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tion in Japan is giving con- ning of hostilities also marded. ON THE OTHER hand, the situa beginning of a new era for Chisidetable alarm to those respon- sible for the government of that There is a unhappy country.

-a united China.

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bombing of open cities, - towns, villages and refugee shelters.

All this, therefore, points to, the tnem do their part for the coun

It may appear incredible, but it advantage of China but it must not try.

STILL

so promising, that China

is nonetheless true, that women be forgotten, even with the outlook and children have been the favourite targets for the Japanese, so that when we commemorate the GREAT

herole sacrifices of TASK

.

and sho.e-stations, during their Miss K. Lee Miss H. Lawford. Crossings. And today such com Mr. C. R. Li, Mr."J. T. Long, Mr.

Mr. C. G. Nicholls, Mr. J. O'Young. Major E R. Page, Mrs. Hampden Ross. Mr. G. F. Rowe,

ditional stage of non-stop North Mrs. Lien Lee Ping and infant

commercial load in addition to the McGee, Mr. Ma Ching Bhing. Mr. Kiangai. August 20:

W. J. Mearns, More than 30 Japanese warships, weight of fuel and crew.

As regards this last-mentioned Five thousand youths have

transports and steam launches in

point, the fact should be em- the Yangtze River have been so far joined the Corps. They

phasized that, owing to the fuel. damaged by Chinese land batteries. still has a great task be-

were registered and admitted fore her. That China

after strict examinations "of during the past three weeks, ac necessary for a non-stop crossing. 'planes Hong Kong Bank Chambers,

will win the war there is

their qualifications.

cording to information received Pioneer Atlantic-flying

were unable to carry any addition- SINGAPORE, 11th Aug., 1938.AVOURITE the hundreds of

not the slightest doubt

General Chen Cheng. Chairman from military sources.

Annoyed by the effective Chinese lal weight except, perhaps, a few but how long it will take for China 1718 TARGETS

and officers of the to completely drive out the invad-of the. Hupeh Provincial Govern-

A NEW PHASE"- "Mercury", however, initiating a Lieut. T. F. Taylor,, RN... MY P. Chinese army, we must also re- ing Nipponese remains to be seen.ment, has been appointed Secre-shelling, the Japanese have sent souvenir letters. member the part played by the In the meantime China should tery, General of the Corps, and groups of bombers to raid the

Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Wilson, Mr. and children in China's make use of all ways and means thirty-one prominent Kuomintang Chinese artillery positions on both

anese warships have been hurling progress, was able to carry, ap- war of resistance.- for they too. to consolidate and extend the anti-leaders have been made executives. banks of the Yangtze, whilst Jap-new phase in North Atlantic air E. Taylor. Mr. W. Thomas,

tons of explosives. Helangshan proximately half-a-ton of com. N. Wood, Mr. K. C. Woodhouse. have given up their all in order Japanese pational front-that is

and Ruangshan on the south mercial, load in addition to 1,000 Mr. R. Worsley, Mr. and Mrs. E. that the Japanese may be driven the mainspring of the progress in

bank were the main targels.of the lbs. of fuel and the weight of pilot Watts, Mias D. A Whitelaw, Mrs. off. Chinese soil

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Miss Mary Scott, Surg. Lieut. H. Silvester, Mr. H. N. Steptoe, Mr. E Stern, Mr. R. Stephenson, Mrs. N. Sumi,

We think, in bitter silence, of the administration and economic en-happen to possess more up-to-date Japanese aerial and naval bom and wireless operator. This com-J. C, Wilson and infant, Mr. K. C. weapons of war, even though Japan bardment. On August 15 hun mercial load took the form of films, Wu, Mr. Wong Yue Fong, Mr. Wu thousands of gallant Chinese who terprises.

newspapers. Chin Poo, Miss Wo Yeh Foon, Mr. have either died a horrible death Thus prepared, China cannot may be getting all the help she dreds of bombs were dumped by photographs,

Thus laden, the seaplane flew non-Wo Chang Chwia, Miss Wo Ching or suffered the raost inhuman lose the war. It is true that she needs from certain powers, the over 50 Japanese planes..

Chinese losses as a result of the stop from the Irish poust to Men Feng. Master Wo Kheng Kheng, treatment at the hands of the has suffered a few setbacks some spirit of the Chinese cannot be Japanese. We think of the untold of them rather serious ones too, made to waver let alone be crushed, Japanese bombardment were treal; and, after a brief halt to re Master Wo Kheng Lein Mr. Wo

Mr. M. P. Young, misery which must follow in the but in time all lost territory will as the mighty men of Japan have alight. Only about 20 men were fuel at Montreal, the aircraft flew Chang Chee. Mrs. L. Wang,

killed. (Central News), wake of every attack, from the air, be retaken, and even if Japan does so often proclaimed.

on to New York