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IN THE SUPREME ·

COURT OF HONG KONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE GOODS of JANE ELIZABETH WARNEFORD, Late of Sammycote, Mayfleld, in the County of Sussex, in the United Kingdom, Widow, deceased.

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NOTICE is hereby given that the Court has by virtue of the provisions of Section 58 of Or. dinance No. 2 of 1897 made an order limiting the time for credi tors and others to send in their claims against the above" estate to 20th October, 1939.

All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under signed on or before that date.

DEACONS,

Salicitors for the Executors,

1. Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.

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KULLMANN--On September 18, 1938, at Dr. Antonoff's Private Clinic Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Gerd Kullmann, a son,

EDITORIAL

CONCEIT AND STUPIDITY

HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 25th, 1938- THOMAS-On September 19, 1938. THE OLD ADAGE THAT WAR is disastrous to the aggressor, often even more disastrous than to the nation attacked, has been at the Country Hospital, clearly shown in the case of Japan. The militarists of that country. Shanghai to Mrs. S. Wand there is no disputing that they are in complete control, fondly Thomas (nee Eleanor Smith) imagined that the conquest of China would be a "walk-over." In a son David Syney.

the course of a few weeks, a couple of months at most they declared, WALKER.--On September 17, 1938. China would be so thoroughly beaten that the invince Japanese at the Country Hospital. would, be able to impose whatever terms they wished. This of course Shanghai, to Stella, wife of was sheer conceit-the result of years of self-satisfaction that Japan Wm. C. Walker, a son.

was really a first class power.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1938.

PRINTERS SEEK | CHINA TO-DAY -

SERIES VII

SHORTER HOURS ON DAY OF RECKONING

Guild Petitions Government

Social legislation may soon

into be brought

operation whereby workmen' engaged in the printing trade in the Colony, "numbering more than 5,000, will have their hours of work, reduced.

Japan And The Powers

By JACK CHEN.

I began these articles with the question "When Will Chine Win?" not being a professional columnist I can reply truthfully that "I Do Not Know."

Nobody knows. One can merely analyse the conditions" under which China can win and describe how these conditions are being futalled.

A petition has been addressed

In adding up the pros and cons," one can take it that the (by the Hongkong Frinters' Guild,

YOLAKİBEX META Japanese military machine is reaching

possible through its legal adviser, Mr. Peter H. Sin, to the Secretary for Chi- effort in the prosecution of the war. Even a more completely mill- tary dictatorship cannot squeese mach more' out of the Japanese people. Further depletion of reserves is fraught with danger..... ment's help in improving the pre- sent working conditions among

Japan can maintain its present war would prevent the continued the profession The Guild repre-intensity of military effort for one export of war materials to her.

MARKLAND-On September 18,

But what has actually happened? China has put up such a 1938, at the Country, Hospital, magnificent fight and has shown her ability that she can prolong the Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Ewar as long as she likes that the advances made by Japan have so far been empty gains, secured at the cost of Immense losses of blood Markland, a son.

and treasure.

In the meantime, Japan's foreign trade has shrunk to almost nii, world opinion having been aroused to such a height by the barbarous,nese Afairs, asking for Govern- and despicable methods of warfare pursued by the Japanese that none will have anything to do with that country. To quote only one Instance. Japanese trade with Malayn was very brisk two years ago, in shipping. mercantile activities. In all the lines in which formerly the nations of Europe and the United States were supreme. That trade is now no more.

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HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 30, 1938.

IT IS EASILY BELIEVABLE THAT THERE are still some people in Japan who do not want war. They are such a minority, however, that let even a whisper be heard about the undesirability of war end the ring squad is summoned. But to probe deeper into this, the make-up of the Japanese is such that he can see no wrong, done by any of his compatriots. Even those connected with journalism in Japan have lowered themselves to such an extent in this campaign to nnd support for the military elements that what little respect they commanded from Journalists of other nationalities has disappeared. It may be truly stated that journalism, as a profession in Japan, has been swept off the face of the earth and in its place has risen a ca- tion-wide "propaganda department."

HERR HITLER'S people connected with this "department" has done the world the

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IN THE GOODS of John Hercules Marrzy Moorhead, late of Crawley Wood House, Crawley Hill, Camberley in the County of Surrey, for merly residing at Wellington Hotel, Crawthorne in

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In this connection. It is interesting to note that although the

honour of classing them as equals, in other words a conceited lot of fools, the world does not and will not belleve anything" that comes from any of these propagandists. They tell us that Japan is no- HERR HITLER SAYS where near bankruptcy-that the country-. quite capable of carry. AND WHAT HERR HITLERing on the China Campaign for years to come, but they always con- WANTS are two totally different veniently forget to mention what difficulties they are encountering in things, a discrepancy between ora- their desperate efforts to raise more funds or get enough recruits to tory and action which has been take the places of the thousands of troops that have been killed in distressing the world for five years action.

One day Hitler selzes Austria, Czechoslovakia, the after HOW

ONE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS of the Japanese is his stubborn- ness-8. stubbornness that is the combination of conceit and

Ukraine, and Spain; the next day, he declares that he supports and defends everlasting peace: What is the simple man, unversed in political manoeuvring. to believe?

It is perhaps due to this short-sightedness that every Japanese The answer is quite clear. One man, woman and chlid, In Japan or abroad, has been obliged to don spectacles of the rose-coloured variety. That is why they see great has only to read the daily papers things ahead but when these rose-coloured glasses are removed, the Hitler, in almost every instance outlook will be so horrible that royalty or no royalty, militarists or has followed up his threats with no militarists, the civilian Japanese will nurse a hatred for those deeds; he has conquered Austria people, including the group of thick hided propagandista maş- through a scarcely disganised mili-querading under the guise of newspaper men, so deep that revolu

tary Invasion after

Sun, and then whither Japan?

stupidity. They cannot see anything in any light other than their own-and they cannot see very far either, due to another 'character- Istic, namely short-sightedness

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sents about 3,000 hands in variouA

jor two years more. It should be China's imports of raw materials branches of the trade.

noted that only the substantial aid would also be curtalled both through Hours of work at present, ac- of the city saved the Yen from a lack of credits and an intensited cording to a survey, are between crash a few months ago. This Japanese blockade But this lack 12 and 16. The Guild considers aid was said to be equivalent to or trade would affect the indus- that such long periods, for men ave divisions.

trialised Japanese economy much whose work invariably demands

Is an extension of hostilities to more than it would affect the utmost concentration and ex-Central Europe likely to ald her? Chinese. pense of energy. gravely impairs will Japan profit by a real world The Japanese invasion of the the health of workers, and stresses war? Where will she stand...with vast Chinese territories depends the fact that 80 per cent. of

maintain malevolent neutrality? of mechanisation, on a continual deaths in the profession are direct the Axis, against it, or will she for ita success on its high degree ly or indirectly due to tuberculosis.

The Axis at present lles from stream of war materials arriving. A-reduction of hours should not Berlin to Rome, Strenuous at- to keep its mechanised forces in sect efficiency, according to the tempts are being made to extend action. Thus even a chimaerical Guild, which belleves that eff-it to London. It is no secret that promise of a "free hand, for aggres- ciency, conversely, would be en- there are cretinated elements in ston." would only mean that the hanced if workers have sufficient Britain who would welcome a Sino-Japanese war would continue and enjoy thouroughgoing deal with the fas- as a war of attrition in which the

Test and recreation normal health.

cist countries. This presumably Japanese would be worse off than would be based on an attempt at they were before. a redivision of the world through

Japan was not marred by the bad the dismemberment of Czechslo weather, reported.

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Supposing the democracies were the colonization of Little and "Balkan Ententes and foolish and base enough to give A geophysicist arrived in our midst He is very nice though the the partition of China and the promises of Chinese territory in exchange for Japan's neutrality. title, scare us at the first glance, Soviet Union,

If the axis could be so extended (as was done in 1914), the Anal but we are glad to welcome Mr. R. L. Allen who gives his aer- there is no doubt, as to where result would inevitably be the vices to the Standard Vacuum Oil Japan would stand. Her attacks same. It is hardly likely that those on China and the Soviet Union-wha, gave such promises, would If there is one Eleven pm. Thursday tune all her part of the final Axis attack be there to observe them when the good people should be a-bed, but would, if the war were successful, war was over.

be well rewarded. Such an exten- thing that most progressives agree o no one was, due to the "Empress" sion of the Axis however-which I upon, it is that though the war sailing for Manila.

The genial Dr. B. Smith Icaves the worst possibility that China may be begun by dictators, it will.

Fascist Japan, indeed, is proving our land for his duties of Number has to face is hardly likely to never be finished by them. One Fort Health Inspector in the eventuate since it would entall as

the preliminary

destruction of a weak stick to lean upon so far Drought southern port. Cholera

Republican Spain, the crippling of as the Axis is concerned. There

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County of Berks, England, PEACE DOES proclaiming peadaiori and discord will run rampant in the Land of the Rising him north and was the cause of Czechoslovakia, the breaking of is hardly need to point out that

Commissioner of Chinese Maritime Customs (retired), deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Pro- bates Ordinance 1897, made an Order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 13th day of Octo her, 1938.

All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to

send their claims to the under signed on or before that date,

Dated the 17th day of Septem. ber, 1933.

JOHNSON, STOKES &

-MASTER. Solicitors for the Executors, Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Building, Hong Kong.

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NOTICE

NOT EXIST

ful intentions. He

is at open war. though undeclared, with a foreign Power-Spain. Therefore, how can Hitler speak of peace when peace does not exist? It is not surprising that most statesmen and poli ticians in Europe and elsewhere avow their distrust of Hitler's ut- terances made for foreign run- sumption.

Hello & Goodbye

this week-end..

BY AW. HYER''

4.

his inspection trip of several weeks the Popular Front in France and in Chinese cities.

His many friends were sad to say Adios, and we hope to see you soon jagula. The

very

the fascisization of Britain.

OPTIMISTIC VIEW Taking the more optimistic view.

so far as the democracies are con- cerned she is and will be a con- stant danger Inherited from the old days of the Anglo-Japanese

. Despite

the

of Western trade and civilization.

statesmen

in

The events of the last few months

being No I Far Eastern Policeman. stupidity of these ideas. Far from

Eastern Public Enemy. Japan has proved to be No 1 Far

I believe that a further extension entente, the idea is still current in handsome, blond American boy and his overworked of the war will find the democra- some British circles that` Japan camera nas deserted us. We are cles and the Soviet Union united must for many years retain her all sorry to bid goodbye to Mr. R to resist the aggressions of the honorary position as Policeman of Coasting along the Kowloon piers on roller skates and hiding be. Dastead, but now we will not fascist powers and also ready to the Far East, the great bulwark hind our dark glasses we had plenty of luck-sees at every day life.have to hide behind water-plugs effect a just settlement of, out 2gainst Bolshevisın' and the saviour Diplomats. statesmen, journal-

or wrap"our heads in newspapers, standing wrongs. ista, and observers of the foreign

Humour, sorrow, galety, scrapping, foolishness and a bit of this the picture-taking man being gone manipulations of scene consult "Mein Kampf," 2 |

amour business, too, were all combined in the activities surrounding to Manila via the Empress of Asia Berchtesgaden and London and should have amply exposed the book now famous for its revelation

our travel people and the packets straining at their leashes,

Two months of labour fer his Godesburg, it seems that this de- be mocratic front will have to ot International Fascism and its

A last and late passenger with his baggare, hoisted aboard by company, Standard Vacuum technique-and gives further proof.a rope, what a ride!

Co. in the tropical city and he formed even in the midst of war, were it only for the self-preserva- of the already amply proved con-

more en- Three sweet little tots screeching When you go down to the ships hikes for Salgon and

tion of the democracies. tention that Hitler is pursuing a

China will stand against relentless and ruthless polley for and laughing as they zipped con- there are plenty of sights see,gineering duties

Good fuck! Arid what about the

fascist marauders and the domination of Europe and fetts to friends on the pler upon And all of yon about appear to

enjoy the coming and going of the sweet blonde lady you left a-blush-

Japanese ally." Russia. This Naz Bible is still the ship's arrival.

Ing, yet with a tear in the eye, on Baggage boys hats sailing in the transports.

the pler! Germany has been an un-air down the pier, breaking up a Empress of Asia

M. V. Seharnborst dented expression of Hitler's am-Chinese stampede at the gangway- bitions and philosophy-past, pre-on another ship's arrival.

one of the best sellers of all time

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Imibers of fire water and juice, to note that most of the recent 83y-and-amusing-in waving fare-am developments in Europe have. fol-wells to friends.

lowed. almost too closely, the

'should have to revise

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down the bay on Thursday, 830 WE LIKE GERMAN bands and

From all appearances she German boats, and were ceitaln had quite a time with the elements. ly glad to see this big white ship slide to her berth,, Thursday, 11.30 on her voyage from Vancouver.

Bordes of people waiting to a.m.

board the ship. And, oh! those

boat.

all.

Up at the promenade window we

the their

Japan will have to chose Anally where she stands. Will she carry out ber anti-Comiü- tern committments? That would mean a land attack on the Soviet Union and a naval attack'

Great Britain's Eastern possessions, 'And' the war in China will have to be continued.

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Even presuming the preoccupa- Canadiantion of the Soviet Union and Bri-

If the world is looking for a permanent solution of its troubles, looking for a peace that will last, the only way is to encourage the settlement of the East along the boundaries that are laid naturally The by geography and history. wai cannot end until the Japanese have relinquished their hold on Chinese territory and until free- dom has been restored to subject. peoples. This development may take years to eventuate, but it is the final day of reckoning that should not be resisted, but that should be carefully prepared for.

Meanwhile, no possible change

Patty Berg Wins

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Golf Title

pattern laid down in this book. This is the plan, stated and in published in 1924.

herent in everything the Nazis are baggage boys. For some unknown spied Mr. William Duff back from Furthermore, if we agreed that doing.

nice reason you always run the risk of Shanghai. This 179 democracy exists in Germany, we THE POLES KNOW that the ten-being knocked down, stepped on who can play a "mean" game oftain and other allies in Europe, in the world situation will mate- year non-aggression pact they and thoroughly squashed by these tennis was in the north or bust the prospect of retaliation for rially benefit fapan. The work of signed with Hitler is only a tem- people when you meet an Empressness.

We should like to give you such attacks should appal! even successfully concluding the, war porary measure; that Hitler stul

more information but he would not the most die-hard Japanese mill- and rallying the democratic powers nation has no free has his eyes on the Polish Corridor

tarist. It would be China's golden to hasten the new day of peace Don't say we did not warn you talk to us anymotel. religion or and on Poland itself, as well as

Two charming visitors arriving opportunity to administer a decl-in the East, lies in Chinese hands. speech. Hitler has destroyed the Czechoslovakia and Rumania, as a

German boat Mr. Rai sive defeat to the invader. Three excited little, girls, Miss J.by this parliamentary system which is the way to Russia Hitler's pact with Dibley, Miss M. S. Dibley and Bahadur Sukhan and Mrs. Ratan TURNING TRAITOR heart and core of democratic rule. Italy and Japan last year indicates Miss N. P. Dibley a jig on Bahadur Sakhani were on their Faced with such a prospect He has substituted a Nazi bureau- what his stand is and will be miest Nori bey dancer a friends way home to India. The banking Japan will undoubtedly consider crazy, dominated by himself, which in the Far Easte These three is the centre of a system of es-

with high pitched voices full of and mining business was calling the possibility of turning traitor Powers have a net, and internal. It, is hereby notified that plonage. foreign

MILITANT work of sples and excitement. Captain and Mrs. L them back and in their haste they to her European allies and bar- F. Dihley were equally happy as spent a very short time in the Co-galing with the opposite camp.. commencing on Monday, 26th hardly matched in history, result-

agents all over the ing in tear and demoralization of TECHNIQUE world. There is no their youngsters, to be back in the lony. leaving Friday a.m. on the she would probably have the

Wilmette, nl, Sept. 24. September, the hours of supply the population.

doubt that this spells Colony. Now, back to his Naval Imperial Airways' plane for Bang affrontery to demand a free hand

The United States Women's Golf to all districts on the Island and

in China is exchange for "bene- Hitler quoted as saying that militant world Fascist technique, engineering duties after a very en-kok..

A few important guests are with volent" neutrality. Would the championship was won here to- in Kowloon and New Kowloon the new Germany would never hardly reeping fingers out of other joyable vacation.

day by Miss Patty Berg, 20-year- break the peace.-"I go on mak-people's pies!

Stopping by for some visiting at us stopping by on their way to democratic powers agree to this?'

Actually Japan has already had old member of the United States ing peace with my neighbour's. I The present international danger 'Repulse Bay are Mr. and Mrs. H Europe. But they had little to

say: His Excellency Baron J. Guila practically free hand in China team, who beat Mrs. Julius 1. Page go on Inviting everlasting settle the result of hatred, armaments, E. Pedrost, down from Tokyo. ment with France, our great and rear suspicion. Partially true of Due to health Mr. Pedroso,jleaume, Belgium's Ambassador in and the democratic powers have Jr. by 6 and 5. This was Miss permanent neighbour. I go on course, but more accurate and less Portugal's Minister to Japan. is Shanghai, His Excellency Renata been selling large quantities of Berg's third Anal and her first promising non-aggression pacts evasive is the truth that interna-taking his homeward journey very d. Lacerda, Brazilian Coneul to the fron, steel, oil and rubber to success.

Even if Previously, in the semi-anals. with everybody. I propose an airtional danger comes from three slowly. We know you will enjoy Colony, His Excellency Baron de strengthen that hand.

Voa van Steenwijk, Netherland's she got her bargain assented Mrs. Page had beaten Miss Graham Locarno."

aggressive Powers in the world to your days spent in Hongkong

Racing day-they are of representative in the north. Ali to the drain of a general European 8 and 7, and Miss Berg, won from Hitler does not want to anta-day, Japan; Italy and Germany.

Miss Marion Miley two up-Reuter. gonize. England for the moment by They have already started three number one is pulling away and extremely nice visitors but no news asking seriously for colonies wars, two still going on, one con- takes the lead! Horses and horses for you.

Herr and Fram Hermann Gipfe Magazine." Adios, good RAILWAY CHIEFS though whenever Germany feels cluded, with the starvation, maur- The nice gentleman who is res- too uncertain she draws this red der, and agony of millions of peo-ponsible for, the health of these perich and their daughter Fraulein animals, arrived with his equally Gisela" "Gipperich were arrivals

The mv. Bosserain broceeded to herring across the path of Eng-ple on their hands. land's imperial holdings-but will THESE IRRESPONSIBLE LEAD nice wife, on the Empresa. Major from Shanghai. After a dine vaca-dock where she will have a usual keep her as an ally while driv- ERS of world Fascism must be and Mrs. F. Herr, are home again. tion and voyage Mr. Gipperich overhaul and be all-set for custom sures to be taken to minimise ing southward amd eastward, first stopped. With tremendous amounts After a complete viscation the back of this desk, in the German eras and sailing October 2. isolating France by the agreement of money, men, and ammunition. Hong Kong Jockey Club's Veterin- Consulate, here Greetings! pan-American Airways China Railway was held in Canton during with England. The Drang nach they still have not won the terr ble

NOTES:-Friday a.m. 6.40 off for Clipper due Sunday will not be the week-end between Mr. B. S. Osten includes all such smaller Spanish struggle. Japan has not y Surgeon takes up his duties of

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6-10 A.M. and 4-8 P.M.

R.M. HENDERSON,

Water Authority. Public Works Department, Hong Kong, 23rd Sept., 1938.

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states as the Baltic and Balkans, subjugated China and never will supervising the beasts out there. central Europe and camera grint-arriving. Remaining in Guam on Carter, acting manager and chief than the Ukraine, which will be I democracies, large and small Looking well, a twinkle in hering and clicking went Mr. Robert account or poor weather about the engineer of the British Section... the first wedge into the Soviet like, would co-operate and an eye and a vibrating hello for the Capa. Shooting pictures of Spain's Philippines the ship w return to and Mr. L! La-chao, chief of the. Mr. Carter went to Canton by Uno After that, it would be swer bluff with bluff, take firm friends on the pler Miss Mars fighting. Ethopian and China con- Alameda, passengers and mail Chinese Section scarcely of any use to discuss political and economic action, war Manuk arrived home. You cer-ficta, have given this sent a well-coming through via boat and the colonies for Britain would be help could be avoided and Fascism de-tainly missed some hot days, here, known reputation. Be sure you next Clipper "Philippine will be the morning express on Friday

however, we hope your vacation to follow his camera's even the stopping by on Sunday, October 2 and returned last night, Jese against Germany's demands.feated in short order..