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HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 17, 1938.

EDITORIAL

Hello & Goodbye

BY A.W. HYER

Sitting high upon the Peak top we can the horizon and the har- bour for ships, and not one in sight. Empty plers, bobbing buoys, busy, sassy ferry boats. A few British Navy boats, Hello! Four of Uncle Sam's fighting boats, bello, too! All is peace and quiet.

But there is no rest for the morning from Shanghai, the very

for

before returning

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1938.

CHINA TO-DAY SERIES, NO. 4

VERY SPECIAL REGION IN NORTHWEST PROVINCE

BY JACK CHEN

In July, 1937, at a meeting in Kaling, Generaliniane Chiang Kai-shek and Lin Fai-chu, representative of the Chinese Soviet areas. of North Shens), fald down the lines on which the Soviets should be Incorporated into the, Repubile and transformed into China's No. I Special Région

PARTICULARS AND CON DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday,"London Office: 53. Fleet Streetweary or somethin'. This morning nice family will visit here the 26th day of September, 1938, Notice is hereby given that an at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Interim Dividend of $3.00 per Public Works Department, by Or share has been declared for the der of His Excellency the Gov. ball year ended 30th June, 1938, ertior of one Lot of Crown Land payable on Monday, 10th October, Į 21 Ma Tau Chung, in the Colony 1938, on which date Dividend of Hong Kong "for a Warrants may be obtained on application at the Office of the Company in Kowloon.

The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from Saturday, 1st October to Monday, 10th October, 1938, both days

we need a water traffic cop" for several days the nine packets arriving. Ally-op north. Ally-op, we and our rickshaw boy The National People's Council are very busy today trying to dis-which Mr. Chen will attend will be cover what all the moving people held in October in Chungring. are up to.

This meeting which is attended by Little over a year has elapsed M. V. Victoria.

200 representatives. is drawing since that amazing plece of states- China closer together" and facilit-manship and the

inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

Secretary.

1789

term

of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be Axed by the Surveyor of H Majesty the KING, for one fur. ther term of 75 years.

price.

|BRITISH CABINET FACING CRISIS?

a

:

-"

ASTONISHING CHANGE When one remembers that North West formerly this region was the poor-

THIS BOAT IS the prettiest litates the solving of any problems Special Region is now emerging as est in culture and wealth the

well-established -de-

From this point on, the peU-

one in the Lloyd Triestino Line. heretofor not taken into considers-one of the more vivid proofs of change is astonishing-The people China's Aght for democracy and a were periodically ruined by famine, TS THE CHAMBERLAIN CABINET

TOTTERING? This question has saling up and down to Hongkong. tion.

"The morale of the Chinese peo-new spirit of national and inter had a literacy of two in a hundred. What is the secret of this change - lowing the announcement that the day, she backed into the harbour, ple in the north is very good, they national tolerance.

A trip to the North-West is now Local offelals in the region are arisen in the minds of many fol-Due to sail at 7 pm. last Satur British and French, Governments ablaze with lights, 7.30 p.m. The will hold out against all the odds,"

by universal suffrage. Intending bidders are advised have reached accord on proposals extra half hour was required to was Mr. Chen's thought on the required visiting" for every stu-elected

settlement of the Czech- Visitors away from the gay present difficulties. In north China dent of China. Here the Com-Thus, they are directly responsible

surroundings and on to the pler. Eurasia Aviation Corporation

munists have almost entire ireedom to the people for whom they ad- Sudeten dispute. that immediately after the disfor

Lining the ship's rail were many

to show what they can do and minister. It seems strange to be posal of the lot the Purchaser

The exact terms of the accord departing visitors and the most {if not the applicant), will

mocracy in China's ancient North are still being kept secret but the renown were the Prince and Prin. YOU CANNOT KEEP this emclent propose to do within the frame- re-discovering the merits of de-

German and Chinese Corpora- work of the Republu.

But this is actually the be required to deposit with an indications are that they are not cess Louis Ferdinand of Prussia on to on the ground. Tuesday Yenan itself, the administrative West

the Com- authorised officer who will be entirely acceptable to the Prase their way to Manila. Their stay evening, dying through vile wea-centre, is a pleasant old world main innovation" of C. M. MANNERS. present at the sale, the sum of Government which doubtless wwas very short to their regret, but ther, their first passenger and mail town delightfully situated in a munists, though applied with

two hundred dollars, ($200) in be called upon to make enorme the travelling time is quite limited airplane, for several days, came green valley. "The greater part of thoroughness that puts many a

sacrifices, in order to avert the

Three other all Jeaners, Mr. through to Kal Tak 31.55 p.nr. its life. however, goes on in the so-called cash. This sum will be refund danger of a war in Europe. -Un-

and Mrs. A. Barretto journeying Due to the radio and the service famous caves that have been cut mocracy to shame, ed on payment of the purchasedoubtedly, some sort of a guaran back to home, in Manila! The under the direct supervision of Mr.in the loess hills for miles in

tee will be offered to the Czechs by

ple are encouraged to take part Great Britain and France but, informer Minister of Finance enjoy A. J. Moss, Superintendent of Kai either direction. Here are "caved"

in all forms of social activity. ed his two weeks visiting in the Tak, the Captain Mr. K. Lutz land the bank. co-operatives, prison.

Organisatioris are evolved that PARTICULARS OF THE LOT spite of these, President Beues and colony. His next call will be soon-led his plane and passengers safely Trade Unions, schools, the Anti-

his colleagues are not prepared to accept them in tol and according-er than this one he assured us in what aviators call very "dirty Japanese and North-West Univer- boost education, culture, military

and we certainly hope so.

weather"

sitles the Lu Hsun Art Academy, training (60 per cent. of all able..." ly have made certain important

Sailing with these two charming Three Sisters of the Franciscans Marxist Academy, Publishing House, bodies), justice, co-operation (100,- reservations.

hospital,000 members), sport and hygiene. A large section of the Czech people was Don Claudio Aldecoa arrived on this plane from Han- Regional Government, people consider the Anglo-French Mania financler who has spent row. Ten Chinese business pas-dormitories, libraries and kinder-Their sphere of interests and pro- are two weeks in Hong Kong, combin-sengers and Mr. A. Friedmann garten. Life in the caves is inspects of development are widened proposals humiliating and

from Anitely pleasanter than in the city to the limits set by the general newspaper photographer to acceptance: Ing business and pleasure, bitterly opposed

This very nice bachelor had not Hankow.

houses. Cobi in summer; warm in economic welfare of the region. they aver that they would rather

with wide beautiful Naturally in this backyard re- been up our way for many years. have war and go down fighting.

The nightly service to the north winter and Great Britain is determined to and he too, reports he will be call-jof this Company was postponed views before the windows, I re-gion, an initial impulse was recea- to very commend caves. A good sized one sary. That impulse was given by do everything consistent with her ing again before Christmas, then wednesday evening due

to It is only Adios! national honour

cesta thirty dollars and asts a the Communists, but it is a tribute

e-time.

to the people that they use "their avert

as Mr. Air France. war

SPARTAN LIFE

vote with intelligence and have Chamberlain showed

OFF TO BANGKOK, Tuesday 6.

Life here is simple. Among the rapidly advanced their own leaders.

number executives. The

of a.m. Ma the "Della" and the officials. it was too simple for me. an

Communists and Com- he had a frank and let you all know, was Mr. l. Ohl, handsome, new

For ordinary meals, both officialá (actual Captain II. B. friendly talk with Germany's Number one at the Messageries Collins, the Beau Brommel of Im and students got very plainly-munist ometals in the region Ap Fuehrer and came back feeling Maritimes. He enjoyed his weeks' perial Airways' Captains on the cooked millet, meat, beans. Asur- pears to be very small. Legally the

satisfied new that each of us visit in Hanet and left behind feeder service (young ladies be fully understand what is in the young Mr. Ohl who will attend the ware), at the belm; with three mind of the other... He (Herr French College in sald city, this customers. Hitler) told me that it is his in-winter.

OFFICIAL NOTICE. PROPOSAL TO CHANGÉ A SHIP'S NAME.

1, John Johnstone Paterson of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., General Managers, Indo-China SN. Co., Ltd., Hong Kong hereby give notice that in conse quence of change of ownership, I have applied to the Board of Trade, under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, in respect of the ship "HAI YUAN” of Shanghai Official number 161573 of gross tonnage 3363 tons, register tonnage 2078 tons, heretofore owned by The China Merchants S.N. Co., Shanghai, for the permission to change her name to "YU SANG" and to

No. of Sale.

Lot No. 1:10 Kowloon. Inland

Registry No.

قسم

Tam Kung Road! i

Ma au Chung R.,

Mi Tau Kok

Lexiality.

Boundary

Wenze

13(221.

By

ft. ft. ft.

sale plans

G.

R.

Contents in

Square feet.

Rental

Upset Price

Aboni

42,310

*

778

27,602

EFFORT

» TO

1800

AVERT WAR

by his recent visit to ARRIVING LAST WEEK on the Berchtesgaden where French plane; and we forgot to

bad weather. Imperial Airways

1

PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS AND CONtention to come 'half way to meet Wednesday's Air France plane, business trip to Athens and Mr.

•

Mr. S. F. Balfour bound for a

Idue to 10 a.m connections with

It was so very dark, the alarm the Eumasta Aviation Corporation clock rang at 5 pm. Tuesday in- plane at Hanoi.

stead of am, and so-We just were Back via Air France to the day not there to get the low down from

have her registered in the new DITIONS of the Sale by Pablic me." It is to be hoped that Herr Ville de Vientiane.rarrived at Ka J. A. Pazuwe, destination, Bang- name at the Port of Hong Kong Auction to be held on Monday, Hitler's promise to go half way Tak 3.10 p.m. The late hour was kok as owtied by, The Indo-China the 26th day of September, 1938. will be more than physical Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.

Any objections to the proposed change of name must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping at Hong Kong within seven days from the appearance of this ad

vertisement.

Dated at Hong Kong, this 20th day of 'Sept., 1938.

18061

(Signed), J. J. PATERSON.

G.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

PARTICULARS AND CON.

In return, the Czechs would be

these gentlemen.

Blossoming forth into new offices, too, is the Imperial Airways on November 1st, into the St. George Building. Business must

be on the up and up with our alr Mr. Y, C. Chen, President of companies and we are very glad Nankin University, in Chengtu. to congratulate them. transhipped from the Eurasia NOTES:-Now, just how did you morning plane to Air France. This do It? Mr. H. L. Wood is "back is the first visit to the Colony for from Manila looking very rested this educator in the past two years, and healthy. You skidded past us, Meeting his wife and family, who but glad to see you back, hope you arrive on the Empress of Asia this had a good time.

at 3 p.m.. at the Offices of the IT WAS ONLY RECENTLY that two plans were discussed by Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency, the European statesmen for a settle- by day life arrived Lient. Com Governor of one Lot of Crownment of the. Czech problem. One mander and Mrs. H. C. St. J. Bury called for cantonization of the of HMS Tamar The honeymoon Land at Boundary Street, in the country on lines similar to that of was, of course, delightin and ther Colony of Hong Kong for Switzerland and the other en-appeared gay and happy with life a term of 75 years, commenc. visaged the Belgianization of the general ing from 1st July,, 1898, with country, in both cases she would the option of renewal at a Crown supported in her neutrality Rent to be axed by the Surveyor asked to give up all alliances which of His Majesty the KING, or she may have made and her one further term of 24 years less neutrality and integrity would be guaranteed by the four bis states the last three days thereof.

-Great Britain, France, Germany Intending bidders are advised and Italy.

The Pan-American Clipper due The Soviet Russian view of the that immediately after the dis-

to-day will not arrive, before Fri- posal of the lot the Purchaser matter is that, if anybody helps

Czechoslovakia, they are free to do "at the dictation of the ruler of day. Due to bad weather. Wednes- (if not the applicant)—will... be.

so but Czechoslovakia is a bout Germany and involve Britain in day she was forced to return to required to deposit with an geols state that they did not giving guarantees on future con- authorised officer who will be create. If Germany, according to tinental frontiers." He added. "I present at the sale, the sum of the Soviet view, is, with the ap-feel that. before Britain is com. proval of Great Britain, to bemitted to this grave departure of

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COMFORT SINGING

FOR

SOLDIERS WIVES

By Jack Chen

CHEN.

DITIONS of the Sale by Pablit two hundred dollars, ($200) Inattowed to eat up Czechoslovakia. the declared policy. Parliament be BUILDERS' STRIKE prise visit to one of the leading position stands as follows:-the.

Auction to be held on Monday,

the 26th day of Sept., 1938, a1.3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of

cash. This sum will be refunded then, dog eat dog, others will be consulted without further delay." on payment of the price.

No, of Bale.

GraBog!

Lawality.

Boundary

Мевлюте-

menta.

B. ET.

ft. ft. ft.fl.

Purchase free to take whatever action they see fit to help the Czechs it they need ald.

However, to return to the pos

of a Cabinet crisis

Contents in

Square feet.

sibilities

THAT THE OPPOSITION 18

SPREADING is further in indicated by the comment" of the

IN PARIS

doctors netted me a breakfast of Central Government has granted a raw potato and vinegar. The best mandate of administration to the description of their style of Ife Commimist Party, who, while res-,

"Spartan." (It has changed ponsible for the conduct of the

Workmen Will Be little since Edgar Snow wrote his region, has delegated its authority.

Classified As

Soldiers

"Red Star over China").

to the people as a whole. "General The highest Government pay elections to all posts will be held some 500,000 18 Britain. A factor which enor- "Daily Telegraph" and "Morning

was ten dollars, and this for some shortly, involving mously strengthened the band of Post." which says "It would be

of the best brains in the coun-people.

WORKERS ORGANIZED Mr. Chamberlain was the patient impossible to deny that the Anglo-

Paris. Sept. 21try, statesmen, financiers, military composure with which the people French proposals have made an

As the builders' strike is not yet strategists! I think that the Participation of the people in at Home bore the strain and impression on the public of Great

but Britain and French hardly less settled and the building in Paris secret of this was that these men administrative life has heightened suspense of recent events there was no concealing the dis- painful than upon the Czecha, have falled to continue work on did not feel that they were "doing their civic feeling and personal. appointment felt over the fact that On an assumption, which seems air raid shelters for the protection a job." Their work was their life, initiative. This leads naturally to the Berchtesgaden meeting was Credible, that they contain no of the civilian population, the and they saw no reason to be paid a drive for education and a higher not-followed by a suspension of more than has been published, the French Minister for Public Works, for living. provocative utterances in the Ger-effect upon the prestige of, both M. Pomaret, has adopted the same

18,170

Annual

Rental.

· · -*• • Upset Price.

His Excellency the Governor of PARTICULARS OF THE LOT one Lot of Crown Land at Ma Tau Chung, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a'Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for on: further term of 75 years.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dise posal of the lot the Purchaser 3 (if not the applicant), will be required to deposit with an authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200). In cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase

price.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

No. of Bale

Rexistry No.

Locality.

Kowloon Inland Lot Adjoining Kowloon No. 4039,

Inland Lot No. 2440, Tam Kung Road,

Ma Tau Kok.-

Boundary

Menente

ments,

As per

sale plan

Bental

New Kowloon Inlaus

Lot No. 2639,

Boundary Street.

A

sale plain

1000

5,881

8:9

SABRE- RATTLING

No attempt has been made to DIPLOMACY overlook the fact that considerable

man press and over the radio while vital issues were being submitted to sober coursel

1801

MUCH OPPOSITION

OF

is countries too measures as were employed some obvious, to need time ago during the Marseilles

The dockers' strike. comment.

the The builders on suggestion that a British

Bir raid

.

I found politeness bat few conventions. There was mixed bathing. but everyone wore something that looked like. ■ bathing suit.

standard of living, through co- operatives, clubs and Trade Unions for which the Government supplies experienced leaders, Some 90 per cent, of the workers are organizert Literacy is now 10 per cent.

Economically, the chief virtues

guarantee sheltera and national defences will There was no opulence but opposition is to be marks a fundamental. departure be classified as soldiers and order-neither was there beggary. (Some of the administrators have been expected from the from our immemorial tradition 1ae1 by the Government to continue of the merchant familles were re- honesty and economy... the rest Opposition as soon something we could not offer butwerk

puted to be worth over the 100,000 was done by Mother Nature who as. Parliament re-in the last extremity and the only These measures will come into dollar mark). There was great has given three full years 27 the TRANSPORTATION

assembles. The National Counell adequate return would be an end, force to-day and non-compliance good humour and an

enormous region, and the fruits thereof have RICE FROM KWANGSI Labour has issued a statement once and for all. of the sabre- with the decree can result in the amount of singing..

gone directly to the people, For Mr. Shen Peng-fel, general mana that, while it is desirous of main-rattling diplomacy which Germany imposition of heavy penalties. The

There was a very active cultural the first time in decades they have- builders will be afforded military life, besides old style opera. I saw a small reserve to tide them over ger of the China Rice Transporta taining peace, it views with dis- setting all Europe by the ears.

Meanwhile, the Czech attitude protection.-Transocean. tion Company, reports that he has may the reported Anglo-French

the first performance of the first possible bleak days, LL modern Chinese opera by students successfully completed neotiations accord for the dismemberment would appear to be stiffening as a

of the Lu Hsun Art Academy. for transporting rice from Kwangsint Czechoslovakia under a brutal result of reports from London, of to Kwangtung.

threat of armed force by Nazi growing opposition to Mr. Cham-

There were modern plays by Tins Those who took part in the dis- Germany and without having first berlain's policy. Mere

Ling's Bervice Corps just returned from a year at the fronts, fréquent cussions, besides Mr. Shen, were onsulted the Czech Government." tance" by Prague of the Anglo- Mr. Sun Fo, president of the Legis-The National Council, of Labour French proposals was not in any

The following unclaimed tele-concerts, art exhibitions. Posters lative Yuan, who is at present in considers the act a shameful be way acceptance of the terms con-

detained therein, as many people grams are lying at the offices of and wall newspapers were ubiquit-Ity and expansion of merchants peaceful and Kwangai, Mr. Huang Hau-chu, trayal of a

Considerable literary activity and workshops. Governor of Kwangal. and Mr.mocratic people and forming awere led to believe, but it simply the Great Northern Telegraph Co.;ous.

Vos c/o Java-China-Japan Lr and much conversation for several Ten per cent of the budget goes precedent for the meant the diplomatic act of re.... Huang Chung-yueh. Commissioner dangerous

ceiving them with a view. to Lichohming, Gloucester Hotel: of China's leading writers, ar- for culture. An improvement in future of Finance.

Mr. Shen leaves Kwellin to-day Mr. C. R. Attlee, leader of the examining their contents. Accep-Fook Be c/o. Bing c/o 1033 7450 tista, composers, philosophers are the spiritual and material

a letter to the tance of general principles is one (Ke Lal Yan c/o Chung Ling 105 usually foregathered there, either of the people leads naturally to for Wuchow to complete his plans Opposition, in

(Continued on Page and will return to his headquarters Prime Minister deploring the pro-thing but acceptance of detailed Lai Chi Kok Road): 0137; 1557; to investigate or teach. All per- their eager participation in

7116: 7350; 7959.

formances are free, 17 at Canton on Sunday,

posals, stated that they were made terms, is another,

Abort

Contents in

19,670

Square foot

Annual

360

(1,779

UNCLAIMED "accep

TELEGRAMS

are levied only on Taxes Industrial undertakings" and trade, but the peasants them-- selves vote contributions to the government. Increased pros-, perity has increased the stakl)-