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JAPAN'S PATH OF THORNS

KDITORIAL

By George M. Kelley. The What Our MAGIC WAND

Years ago 1 approached a young soldier who was standing where a "ferce" battle had just been fought between the contending Kwangsi and Kwangtung armies. I asked. "Why do you fight?" He politely replied, “A soldier knows nothing but obedience, so when our Commander orders us to give battle, we obey." Another remarked that he had been ir soldier six years and had never once fired his rifle.

Readers Say

PORTUGUESE AND PASSPORTS

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1938.

Hello & Goodbye

BY A.W. HYER ---

Have you all ever tried buay zitting With the perfectly grand bay, lovely scenery and all the trafile going by there is no chance to

become lonely or miss any doings of Kowloon or Hong Kong.

Sitting on Buoy No. 2 the other morning, watching "Tee Ferry Boats" breeze back and forth, all you people hurrying to work, we had a delightful trip for ourselves, our ticket read "Dream Casties", Sir.As it is rumoured here that the Journey was a bit bobby but such pink, emerald green and bright» the Goverment of Hong Kong blue castles we found there, til) all of a sudden one of those big com- intends to call for passports from fortable steamers bound for the north came along-And Just Nike that Portuguese citizens who may stay

in Hong Kong for more than we were off with a splash and back to work. Dutriotic hours, perhaps it would be WellMonday

Today. Buddhists voluntarily impressed with this youngster's leave their secluded homes in quiet ferveney and

realistic hidden in moriasterles

dense spirit at such an age. mountain forests and take thetr places at the battle frönt tearing neither danger nor death.

Fifty-eight-year-old grands mothers organise guerilla bands and direct their activities, supply them with food, clothes and money.

Co-eds in provinces remote from the glamour of China's wealthy centres demand (and get what they ask) to be sent to the front where they can share with their brothers and fathers the horrors of a bloody War.

One of Canton's 2,600 re- fugees, who are being given a meal a day, once lived in Shanghai with a carpet cover- ing her floor which cost $20.000. hut she is absolutely resigned to her loss of everything, spar- red by faith in the justice of China's cause.

RENDERED PENNILESS

fairly

RAID INSPIRED HIM On another occasion, having business at Shamten I went out before the All-Clear signal` sounded. On reaching well travelled street, out from the shelter of a veranda a

boy

eight young

of about years of age came singing huskily a war song while the bomblor planes were yet not far away.

for the powers-that-be to consider

...

Air France

Quite a "Globe Trotter" and most enthusiastic air traveller arrived from an interesting and thorough- ly enjoyable vacation, Miss B

the following points, namely:- NOW, MONDAY was a holiday, ThE VILLE DE BAGDAD. Ar and in one country of this, big France's airplane from Hanol (a) Portugal is the oldest ally of

Tak 11.30 4.11. Great Britain. and her citizens globe they call it "Labour Day"-called at Kai enjoy "the most favoured nation Oh! a holiday. But there were no Wednesday,

boats nor airplanes and not one of clause."

บ you were on to places, were you? (b) If the citizens of China can enter and leave Hong Kong without Yasukuni Maru any passports, the citizens of Por- tugal are also entitled to equal pri-NYK'S FAT. PRETTY steamer Tasartey. Once travelling via air with the red and white stripes to Hanol, you will never take a vileges and Lommunities. Any

this destination again," differential treatment, meted out started herself on for the north boat to

stated the charming teacher. "The It seemed that the rald had into them would go against their and Japan Tuesday 5 p.m..

School and all the business that Bay along the thousand islands is breath-taking from the air, in fact, spired him. But the marvellous treaty rights, even in the event of thing about this case was that the war happening-which God forbid goes with it were beckoning to all the scenery along this route is much less in peaceful times like Phillip Le Patourel and Charles le beautiful," were her added remarks, School, the Central British Thanking you for the publica- Kobe. They were very chipper School, will opet shorts and back about days to come, their vacation to her desk Miss Tasartey will go I studied his face and tried to imtion of this letter, in your news was a very good one and they were but with plenty of travelling stories agine why he, who should be paper, and enclosing my card.

looking forward to school chums, LAX.

and information in bed with a mother holding his

teachers and studies at the Cann-pupils. hand and a nurse ministering hot

Macac, Sept. T.

dian Academy in the Japanese city' Mr. P. Lynch was another arrival fomentations, could

We hope you get all "A" marks via Air France. Off he went leav heartily.

Ing. us just looking at his dust. Imperial Airways

This nice American gentleman 's an adviser to the Chinese govern. DUE TO THE illness of Captainment and just down from Chung-

L. J. M. White, the Delia did not king. depart from Kal Tak Tuesday a.m. Captain S. Hoare flying to Hong

poor boy was suffering couple of nasty balls, one or his the present. cheek and another under the chin.

sing

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Patoure as they lied away to

QUEEN WILHELMINA'S this season.

ACCESSION

"

Hong Kong Sends Felicitations

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How-do-you-co!

to enchant her

DIFFERENT SPIRIT An acquaintance of ours, owner

These stories go to prove that a hoties in of two large modern

worked

different spirit has possessed 450 Tungshan, Canton, has many years in the United States million Chinese people, and that and lived frugally in order to save the spirit, whatever it be, has thor- money to buy this property. Be-oughly, gripped this great nation. cause of the present hostilities, he No longer are they held in bondage, is penniless. He returned all the subject to the whims and fancies day has been addressed by the Kong from Bankok Tuesday p.m. reports, and electric meters installed in his of foreign inspired parasitic war Colonial Secretary to the Consul-collected all the mall and tw such than Mr. A. M. Chapelain ar- passengers and departed Wednes-riving from Hankoy and Chung- houses in order to get the deposits lords. They are united to accom- General for the Netherlands: for use as passage money for him- plish a task which they are con-

vinced to be worth their sacrifice self and family to Hong Kong.

They speak the same thing, prac-

The following letter, dated Tues-

"Back to see the ladies," so he none other saying

Sir, am directed by His Ex-day 6 am with Mr. O. Pritchard king. His trip to the north was cellency the Governor to convey to co-piloting--Therefore, everything quite short and he felt lucky to be smoothly again. Captain able to have the return trip via He lives in a cubicle about eight tically using the same phraseolcev Pou on behalf of this Colony His runs

Excellency's sincere congratula-White, we hope, will be better, and Air France. Words for us, no-but feet square, ekeing out an exis.. tence, yet I have not heard him from one end of the country to the tions on today's anniversary of the two planes with Captain Hoare and we will be waiting for you this time other, whether from platform or accession to the Throne of the Captain Wilson will come rushing when you depart via the s.s. Vic- complaint

radio, in the press or on hand-bills. Netherlands of Her Majesty Queen into Kal Tak, Friday, the 9th with toria this week sor Shanghai against the Chinese Govenment. One meets with such pithy phrases wilhelmina.

the first service of the "All-Up Mati Kai Tak Builds but rather have heard him express

Service" from London. himself as being delighted to share with his country this national burden.

útter

one word

of

as "Battle of Principle." "We are fighting for, Humanity," "Justice and World Peace," "Liberation of the Whole Chinese Race" and World Civilisation and Justice.”

THARANGUE

From the mouth of an eleven-year-old girl came tbest words, "You sisters are going to the fronts. We hope you will not come back. If you do come back, it must be your trumphal marca."

Coming along the street a few nights ago, I was attracted by the a child rather musical voice of whom I would judge to be about seven years of age. He was sing- ing a well-known war, chorus. I EPORTS FROM the variou looked and fifty yards ahead I w

fronts In China;

received the yuang patriot sitting in a large during the week, indicate that stub partly filled with water, and,he was singing most spiritedly and

Sometime ago I walked over to The twellth Annual General far from being a path of roses, at

I was deeply

the bombed area near the river at Meeting of the Hong Kong Reel the Japanese themselves claim it beating the water.

four large _ Tungshan I. JEW Club will take place at the Helena to be. the war in China has deve-

explosives loped into

craters made by high

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path of thorns for

on

hinges

and

I am. Sir.

Your obedient servant,

N. L. SMITH,

Mr. M. S. Kong of the Colony IF YOU ARE using dying boats

these days you will have the". was rct,disturbed over his day de- Colonial Secretary. lay in departing. Away he left pleasure of using the new and "will Wednesday for Rangoon, on a verse" very fancy new reception and business office now being.con- short business trip.

structed at the end of the pier out at Kal Tak. "At the present time

Japanese

Of Gas

Use Imperial Airways Air Journeying:

REPORT OF H.K.

FI

NEW REICH LOAN POSSIBLE IN NEAR FUTURE.

Seven days of pleasure journeying, Pan-American Airways will have seeing places and things you have the sole nae of this new building. until Imperial Airways come along always heard"and talked about, en- Joving a very comfortable air trip with their flying boats. When the via the Imperial Airways, rail and grand opening bursts forth we shall give you the exact information re- motor trips Touching at Aranya, Stemreap, and many old and cut-garding the new quarters. DOCTOR

standing points of interest in Indo- The following is a recent letter China and Slam. May Institute on FRIDAY, 16th the Nipponese who are finding it etc.. one can appreciate how quick-dumped from aeroplanes. Houses written to The Times by Dr. W. C. - Home, Hong Kong in seven daya, SEPTEMBER, at 5.15 P.M. more and more difficult to make

ly her finances have been used up. were wrecked, window-panes were W. Nixon, of Harley Street, and much you have seen and enjoyed Following on the message re-broken windows snapped from formerly Professor of Obstetrics at interesting and comfortable round

about the ther Sunday All members and prospective any headway as time goes on.

thrown athe University of Hong Kong. ceived Despite this, however, their pro- members are particularly request.pagandists, no doubt out of sheer renewed push on Hankow, another great distance away, while house. ed to attend. The first practice hravado and also in a desperate message, from a reliable source, hold furniture was stashed against arrest the anti-war told us that during the recent the walls of the houses and the the season will commence effort

battles on the north and south stronger pieces plied topsy-turvy in immediately after the meeting sentiment in Japan that is gather-

banks of the Yangtse, the Japan- different parts of the building ing in momentum dally, keep on and practices, will be held on announcing to the people of the

ese suffered some '14,000 casualties,

At the third place visited the each successive FRIDAY up to world in general and these in

Of these 5.400 were killed and over bomb fell in open ground twenty 8000 wounded. This means that feet from a modern home-sö win - - 18th NOVEMBER (excluding Japan in particular, that every-

thing is proceeding according to apart from the maintenance of her dow glass was shattered, doors Friday, 11th November).

troops in China, Japan must find warped and fumiture blown about programme, and that with sufi-

costs hospital

something cient reinforcements for the troops noy

sat at the piano playing as" non- occupied in that "task, the stupendous. And yet, in spite of it the place. But a young occupant capture of Hankow is now only a

all, we have the olly-tongued

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'D. L. PROPHET,

Actg. Hon. Secretary

CHOLERA IN KWANGTUNG

Epidemic On The Decline

There

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cholers in the month of July in the East area of Kwangturg. August the number was to 4291....

to

matter of time.

́All of which makes very good For

reading for the Japanese. those who are inclined to let them- selves be further deceived these statements and rumours might

them on

to

even have the effect of urging parting with more money to finance the campaign. for this, to all appearances. Is what the propagandists are setting out to do.

Canton, Sept. 6.

cases. of THE ONE THING that is s were 11,822

annoying to these same pro- inpagandists, however, is the fact reduced that in spite of all the precautions taken in Japan, real news of the war keeps anding its way into the country and so genuine are these more that even the staunchest Japanese is beginning to wake up to the real state of affairs

Of the total population of 30,000,000 Kwangtung. than three million have been in. oculated. and health service bureaux have been established in seventy districts.

the

Nipponese telling the world that all will end well for Japan in her murderous war on China!

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chalantly as if she were amusing self by the side of some quiet

stream.

Sir-Reports of the use of gas by the Japanese have ap peared from time to time. On this point I have this week re- celved authentic evidence from a British doctor, who was at one time a colleague of mine in Hong Kong. Dr. H. Talbot is now working for the Chinese Red Cross at Nanchang Gener- al Hospital.

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Some of the Chinese casualties

of the fighting (July 2-5) in the Matang sector. below Kiukiang found their way to his hospital. GREAT LEADERSHIP

Examining them he detected gas Now contrast this educated in-

10. poisoning in

Furthermore, AS A MATTER of interest, let us

also examine the position indomitable, united China with the post-mortem examinations reveal- China. In this vast Republic the backward, unscientifically trained ed in the organs changes which

a soldier a poison. greatest massing of the people" in Middle Kingdom of a quarter of a were directly attributable to such the history of China is at present century ago, when all going on. It has been going on knew was to obey orders, regardless since that day in July, 1937, when of who was to be shot, and you will the Japanese started the "incident" be able to get some idea of the in-

***Incident vincible China of today. Lakouchlao-the

But what has caused this which smouldered slowly only to

phenomenal conversion, oc- burst into one of the most cold-

curring almost overnight? blooded mass murder of Innocents

What is the

of the of all time.

"Magic

Wand" which has wrought this miracle? I ven- ture to suggest that it is note other than the efficient leader- ship of China's great leader who is an intellectual and spiri- tual giant Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek,

-in

China has suffered many re- verses. She has lost. temporarily at least, some of her provinces but her spirit remains the same dignified and unshattered, and if the Japanese think for moment that they will yet succeed in beating

China to! REVERSES YES:" DOWNHEARTED NO. her knees, she is due

On Sunday a' message was received in the Colony to the effect The following is a list of the that the Japanese were preparing cholera cases in the East area from for a renewed push on Hankow August 28 to September 3.

and that the only thing they were for another big disappointment.. Cases Deaths awaiting was the arrival of rein-

PLANNED

District

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Puning

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HANKOW

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I would not burden your readers with the full list of his medical findings in each case, but suffice It to say that vision was affecte and the skin and lungs involved. Dr. Talbot was accompanied on this inspection of gas casualties by the Rev. Johnson, senior member

trip by air, all at a very small cpst. The complete journey is prepared for you by the American Express Co. They are your secretary ar. franging each and every detal...i

private hotels, tickets, luggage, cars, tours, launches-just every- thing. It would be a "Seven Day Wander" for anyone taking advan. tage of the trip.

NEW

ACTIVITIES PLANNED

BY JAPANESE

Col. Minamimoto Now In" Amoy

(From Our Own.Correspondent>"

Canton, Sept. 7. Colonel Minamimoto is reported

Berlin, Sept. 7., The possibility of new Reich loan in the near future

is being prominently mention- .ed in financial circles here in view of the fact that the promissory note circulation.: according to the latest report of the German Gold Discount Bank. has increased from 686.2 million Reichsmarks at the end

1924.1 of July to "million at the end of August.

It has hitherto been the, custom to announce a lean when the figure surpasses one milliard otherwise the money would tend to flow to the share and security' tharket with resultant disturbing influence:

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The rapid increase

the in promissory note circulation is re- garded as an indication that the currency iz general circulation has increased decidedly. and the Reich loan affords an opportunity for. Investment (Transocean),

of the Methodist Mission at Nan-to have arrived at Amoy to direct FIERCE BATTLE

chang, and by Captain Dorn, Mill-activities in conjunction with the tary Attache to the American En-new harassing activities mapped bassy at Hankow.

out by General Iwane Matsui, fox- And so it is proven that the ner Commander-in-Chier of Jap Japanese are having recourse to anese troops in Shanghai.

IN RADIO

AT LISHIH

"Bian, Sept. 7. Fierce fighting has broken out at Lishth in west Shenet, where the.

Dien

this diabolical form of, murder.. If It is reported that Rear-Admiral Japanese troops, 200 strong, are gas must be used at the battle Misakichi Okuma in command of attacking the Chinese positions at front, in the hame of humanity let us pray that it will not be used Japanese Naval forces in South Chiackiakow in an effort to cross Another. report states that the against the Innocent civilian Chi China, has been transferred to the Bheast border.

the Yangtse in connection with the nese, thousands of whom have al- China is actively resting the

The heats of the 50 Yards Free ready perished through the effects advance on Hankow and that an Japanese attacking force has now other flag officer has been appoint- been increased to more than 500 forcements, for Japanese, bat probing into the

The Chinese are holding ed to the post...

their ground(Central News). "their much de-matter, the effect on Japan goes Style Colony swimming champion-of the incendiary bomb.

pleted ranks. An much deeper than mere resistance ships were decided at the Victoria

The civilised Recreation Club pool yesterday. of by the Chinese, examination

The following qualified for the world, is, so disgusted with that situation

have final: Chan' Wing-kai, D. H. Taylor, brings to light this very illuminat- country, that they will Ing fact Japan has long since nothing to do with her though one Ng Taun-man, L. M. Remedios, and

or two Powers, with the object of Fong Wah. been reported as very short. of

be The placings in the two heats muney. The fact that she had to making money where it can spend something in the neighbour-made, no matter how it is made, were:

but Bang. Beltan. Cartu Yo be born in Hong Kong but cannot hard labour, for larceny of two still continue to deal with her, but Heat 2:-Chan Wing-kai, 25.3 Total!

382 hood of Yen 15/000,000 a day on

the war for the last 15 months or when they find that she cannot sets: Fong Wah, 28.1 secs, A. J. chow. Empress of Japan, Hin speak Cantonese. It is suspected pairs of black pongee silk trouser

pay ready cash for goods ordered Hussain, The cholera epidemie. has re-so has left her coffers empty and cently spread to Halkong, and when it taken into consideration medical units have been sent there that she has had, since the war to take precautionary measures started, to make enormous pur- (Ta Kung Pao).

chases of armaments and planes,

Chinghal Swatow Chaoyang

it will be another tale altogether. Seales.

E

The arrival of Colonel, Minami- moto at Amoy synchronised with

STOLE TROUSERS the activities of Japanese agents írt.

Before Mr. Macfadyen at the The following is the 1st of South China. One passenger who |ships expected to be in wireless arrived here yesterday afternoon Kowloon Magistracy yesterday Kuk communication with Hong Kong by steamer from Hong Kong was Chu, 13 years of age, was sentenced Radio

arrested on suspicion. He claims to to one month's imprisonment, with

Boissevain,

284 secs: Bandsman Bang Chak Sang..

of the complainant, Chan Ngan, Victoria. Sagoland, Kiangst, Shum that he is a Japanese, although he He was seen leaving the premises 20-year-old spinster, wearing "a And yet Japan is happy in the Heat 2:D. H. Taylor, 25.3 secs., Chin, Steel Traveller, Patroclus. can write Chinese.

Cleveland, The vigilance of the police has pait: The other pair was found cleared Canton of spies and traitors.cked under his belt. thought that these same Powers Ng Tsun-man, 25.4 secs.; LM. Szechuen, President

Remedios, 273 secs.; Robert Chan. Ovelops and Ixion. are her friends!