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S.N. Co., Ltd.

MESSRS, BUTTERFIELD

& SWIRE,

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2012

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SHIP'S NAME.

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heretofore owned by The China

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NOTICE is hereby given that

EDITORIAL

Hello & Goodbye

BY A.W. HYER

There is a double typhoon down south near Manila. Have you ever heard of he? Not only is the Empress of Canada delayed a day she should be in here this morning at dawn--but several of the eight large ships patting into our port to-day are late.

However, the harbour was not of the Diocesan Boys' School. He a Call of $1.00 per share has neglected during the early part of was on his way to Foochow where been made upon all members this week. holding shares upon which $5.00 S.S. Talma per share only has been already,

OGPU ARREST A

BRITISH FLIER

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1938.

DEMOCRACY IN CHINA SERIES, IV. (Concluded)

PEOPLE'S POLITICAL

Attempt To Release ADVISORY COUNCIL

Wife In Russia

The London engineer, Brian Grover, who took off from Stock- holm recently in a 70 h.p. 'plane. landed 30 miles north-west

He is now under as Moscow,

rest and interrogation by the po- liteal police.

of

LF-

AND

WAR

From 1935, internal and external politics, in China became more national in scope than at any ilme-before. The slear lines of distinc- tion were more easily traced, as it were, at right angles to each other. During the Spring of 1935, the first marmuring began to be -heard of possible compromise with the Communists for the cessation of civil wars in which Chinese killed Chinese. But the savage re- pression of liberalism by the government led by bir, Wang Ching-wel caused these murmurs to confine themselves to small circles within” the Kuomintang.

in

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he will take up

new duties Assistant Bishop of Fuklen,

Leaving many good friends and

The object of his fight to Rusala pald, and will be payable on or TEN-THIRTY Wedner tay mom-pupils Bishop Sargent was deeply

ing, this steamer ar.ived from touched. His pupils as a parting without à visa or landing permit before the 15th March, 1939 to southern parts.

salute rendered the School song in was, it seems, to obtain the

from Anxious to see Horigkong for the which the new Headmaster of the lease of his Russian wife the Bankers of the Company,

Soviet nationality and to take Hongkong and Shanghai Banking first time were Dr. and Mrs. E. A. School, Mr. G. A Goodban, loined,

her out of the country. His 'plane

The Fascist tendency, which was institution

the period of who arrived from New 5.5. Neptuna. Corporation, "at Queen's Road Goldie.

an important factor in Chinese In- tutelage as forecast by Dr. Sun was stated ta have

only Cust Zealand. This travelling couple.

ternal politics. and which was Yat-sen. Central, Hong Kong.

left the southern country last SUNDAY AFTERNOON

we £200.

The politicians may naturally His non-stop. Bight of roughly based upon the so-called German [month and intend viewing the galavanted out to Kal Tak we

returned student groups and the try to use the Council to cover up iniles from Stockholm to world via Shanghai, the Pacific spotted the little while steamer 650 Ocean, Panama Canal and then to from Australia making her way to Staritan is a remarkable achieve- young military which was being mistakes, to shift responsibility, or trained by the German military to control the unrepresented England in the next few months to the

present winter under Whart, ment

advisers, developed to be A force masses. However in the present them Many interesting visitors Uned the weather conditions and in such in Nanking. It was, however, a situation in which the political: ceme. February will And

in rail and disembarked before this a light piane.

fortunate thing for China that one issues" are reduced to choice taking permanent residence Lendon. However, in the mean- vessel proceeded to her berth at BRITISH EMBASSY INFORMED

of the most important factors of between continued" War of time they are very keen to see Kowloon.

Fascism is an urge towards war sistence for victory and surrender had For over a year he what we have to offer in our Mr. Clive H. Cook, Mr. and Mrs.

and aggression. But inasmuch as to Japan, there is little hope that have come

without success F. P.Jacobs,

from attempting beautiful port.

to the Chinese Government at that the politicians will succeed. Soviet visa to come Sydney and are staying at the obtain

totime was not prepared to wage war This is brought out more forcibly Hongkong Hotel. Miss Mary A. Moscow, since his wife was unable against Japan in defence of its in the second session of the Coun

independence, the very ralsonic which has just closed. "China Mandens and Mr. H. Montgomery to get a permit to leave Russia.

He undertook his present pre-d'etre of Fascism was absent and above all" was the slogan adopted. were other arrivals.

Due to the Christmas holiday carious adventure. "apparently, to the movement collapsed before the And there was not a word about the "Neptuna", departed call the attention of the highest Constitutional forces as well as peace. Even the most conservative early on Wednesday morning with Soviet authorities

case, those of Democracy which began members would not hear about the

Dated 1st December, 1938. By Order of the Board of Directors, HERBERT R. STURT,

Managing Director.

1999

BIRTH

O'BRIEN. On November 22, 1938, In Dublin, to Elizabeth nee Strahant wife of Lieut.-Comdr. B. E. O'Brien, R.N.. a. daughter.

The Baily Breas

報西刺子單

1.

Editorial and Business Office: 15-19. Queen's Road Central, Tel. 30251. Night Editor (Wanchal Office):

Tel. 24511:

An old-time visitor to Hongkong Miss D. Bayley, from Australia, who enjoyed the leisurely, but a bit muah voyage. Though she is sorry not to be here for the" Christmas holidays, she intends to enjoy a reunion with old friends and the Colony," "

We hunted for Miss R. Wright, There was her luggage but no owner, and the answer Is this visitor to Hongkong from Australia transhipped to the s.s. Chitral at

season

Asiatic Petroleum

S.S. Tilsadane

his to

been

·re-

a

a light land of passengers. Accord- which has received scant, atten-late in 1935 to express themselves possibility of peace so long as

Japanese soldier remained on ing to the Captain they will have tion from the lesser bureaucrats more and more openly. a Jolly "Sea Christmas Day" and

The Soviet Foreign Office, ́ has, I was in Nanking on Christmas Chinese soil. And politicians who Santa Claus will come calling for by means of a verbal note, in-Eve 1935 and left the capital to a few days before had been talk- all aboard.

formed the British Embassy of return to Shanghai by train. Ouring of "Mediation" had to change Captain and Mrs. R. C. Creer and Orcver's illegal landing at Staxit-train reached Soochow and there their tone.

At The task of achieving democracy. Singapore and arrives in port to the Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Stahl are za and of his detention pending it could proceed no further.

a National scale will be a this time the National Salvation; on day.

four passengers who are sailing to the investigation of his identity. Movement had taken a firm hold lengthy one. The creation and de- Imperial Airways

Sydney. These travellers look for- The British Embassy has also ward to a pleasant and quiet cruise been furnished with s

youth of the

of the nation.velopment of democratic institu- descrip-

Students agitation developed from tions which express the charac-. TUESDAY MORNING, at 6.30, the in this comfortable little vessel. tion of the two-seater plane Feiping and Tientsin to Canton teristics of the Chinese People will

Imperial Airways plane went

and of its Identification marks, and Kwellin. from Shanghai to appear in due course out of the south

a.m. to Bangkok. Sevon

which are S/ASUM. The plane Sianfu. And on Christmas Eve, experience of such bodies as the Lonuon. Office: 53. Fleet Street another plane took off for the same MANILA BOUND Tuesday morn-has been placed under seal.

E.C.4.

destination with passengers.

1 departed this informal |.... There went that commuter again Dutch steamer. Mr. W. D.-Pawley, accompanied by Mr. H. F. Gourlie, both gentlemen end her visit in Hongkong, yet she on business affairs for their com was anxious to join her family in pany. Inter-Continent Corporation, Manila, Striking in a smart coe- destination being Rangoon.tume this lady was bid adios by They will be coming back to Hong-a large group of friends who were" kong for their Christmas Cinners, not a bit happy to attend her de-

Two other bushess men taking parture. off on this early morning plane Visting Shanghai and Hongkong.

Hoxokono, DECEMBER 8, 1938,

RIVERS REMAIN

CLOSED

:

Merchants S.N. Co., Shanghai, for the permission to change her name to "MING 'SANG" and to have her registered in the new Pearl Rivers continue to re-Athens, holding a mund trip ducat ROTH THE YANGTZE and the were Mr. Otto Watzl, heading for name at the Port of Hong Kong main closed to foreign merchant and Mr. C. W. Hunter flying down as owned by The Indo-China vessels in spite of vigorous protests to Rangoon. Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. by the Powers. Endeavours - on)

the part of the British and Ameri-S.S. Seistan Any objections to the proposed can naval authorities to secure change of name must be sent to their re-opening have the Registrar of Shipping at proved unsuccessful. Hong Kong within seven days THE LATEST CABLES from from the appearance of this ad Shanghai indicate that the vertisement.

Japanese official spokesman in that city told foreign pressmen

far THERE WAS A tremendous group of people down to see this little steamer sail on Tuesday afternoon

"Dated at Hong Kong, this 6th that the Japanese authorities de- day of December, 1938.

clined to issue permits to foreign-

(Signed) J. J. PATERSON.s to proceed up-river. He added

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R.

2010

that the reason for refusal was that the area was especially vital in military movements. Accord- ingly, not only are foreign mer- chant ships not allowed to move about in accordance with their treaty rights but third-party nationals are prevented from go- ing about their lawful business. ACCORDING TO MESSAGES which have been received by PARTICULARS AND CON.the "Hongkong Daily Press", from

king and other ports goodbye was for the Right Rev. C. BR. Sargent, former Headmaster along

Yangtze, REASONS the reasons why the

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Right Rev. C. B. R. Sargent (Photo by A. A. Kaha).

...

1935. thousands of students from People's Political Advisory Council. the Shanghai middle schools and And one element which shows that universities had laid siege to the the greatest hopes may be justified,

Mrs. M. E. Cleland was SOTTY to CORRESPONDENCE North Station in Shanghai and has been the signs of determina-

"1

GIFT OF TRUCK "ACKNOWLEDGED

rails

demanded passage to Nanking. tion by the present Council to Unlike previous demonstrations resist attempts being made by cer- jot students, this was spontaneous tain politicians to regiment the

and in no way sponsored by dis-members. gruntled politicians. They them- POLITICAL MANOEUVRES [To the Editor, "Hongkong

selves coupled an engine to the The trend of Japanese political Daily "Press"]

train and drove it, half way to the manoeuvres which are being pur- Sir-In connection with the re-capital. Below Soochow, the fall-sued side by side with the military Geddes in the past four weeks. and in response to an appeal from removed on business has occupied Mr. B. lie: ship s.s. Wuchang. to Canton. way

authorities

invúsion can clear-

However, too much travelling is Bishop Hall, the Hon. Mr. S. H. from.

ly be seen as first, BY PERCY CHEN the the track

creation of one thing, he will be glad to stay Dodwell and Messrs. Dodwell and and threw them

puppet regimes; put in Manila for some time to Co., Ltd., very generously donated into ponds. The students retrieved, second. the provocation and a 30 cwt. Morris commercial truck these rails and were in process of stimulation of a "civil war situa - Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mellinger chassis, value H.K.33,000 to this relaying them when I finally made tion". in which Chinese fight were the centre of a gay group as Fund, for the use of Bishop Hall's my way to Shanghai by tax from Chinese with Japanese troops as- they sailed for the south. As the relief party in Canton.

Scochow.

sisting their nominees; and third, last launch pulled away from the buoy at the salling hour this cou ple were wistfully gay as they waved goodbye to their friends below.

| come.

$.S. Canton

+

As the chassis was already in The National Salvation Move the claim that North China is Shameen the gift was all the more ment openly avowed its loyalty dominated by Communists while valuable, since it. could be made to the Central Government and South China is under the control use of immediately.

frankly disavowed any ambitions of the Kuomintang. The next stage, In addition to the donation of as a political group. But the according to the calculations of the chassis the Hon. Mr. S. H. Dod- meaning of the movement was Dolhara arid Itagaki, is to make well also rendered valuable assis-not to be discounted so the more "peace" with the Kuomintang so THIS DELIGHTFUL new P. and O. tance to Bishop Hall in connec-sagacious of the leaders of the as to resume "suppressing Com- steamer retu.ning from DET tion with the construction, in Government, and the Party urged munism" and take up the story malden voyage to Japan and now Canton, of a body for the chassis, the speeding up of the publication where it was left off in 1938. These manoeuvres will headed for her home port in Eng-suitable for the use for which it of the final Draft of the Constitu-

fall land will arrive at 2 p.m. in the was intended.

tion and the preparations for the despite the assistance which the Bichtop Hall has already made convocation of the People's Japanese are receiving from tbe harbour, twelve hours ahead of

this National Congress.

renegades and the ex-Manchu schedule. Many bookings are to public acknowledgment of order for her departure on Satur. it. It was not, however, includ- The urgent necessity for the Bureaucrats who still have not yet.

ed in the weekly lists of contribu- Congress day at noon.

W13 also emphasised been liquidated" from the Na- tions to this Fund, as it did not when the South-West Political tionailst Government, The United Asama Maru

go through the Hongkong and Council was dissolved in the Spring Front is developing into A Shanghat Banking Corporation.

at 1336. following the reconciliation National Front in NY.K. Line steamer will be to this Fund for the use of Bishop Central Government.

The "John cliques, and Parties are sub- The north bound Hall's relief party, I take pleasure C. H. Wu" Draft of the Constitu-ordinated to the interests of the February 15, Journey commences the 18th taking in gratefully acknowledging the tion was published by Dr. Sun Fo Nation. cargo and passengers again from generosity of the Hon. Mr, S. Hand arrangements were made to Japanese flatly, decline Janson as a "Little Tokyo" or Hongkong to America,

"CHINA ABOVE ALL" is the Works Department, by Order of to permit foreign ships and foreign a "Canton Hongkew,"

Dodwell and Messrs. Dodwell and convoke the Congress in November. slogan of the National Front which His Excellency the Governor of business-men and missionaries to

Co. Ltd. for their most useful gift. 1936.

is binding all Chinese into one in- M. K. LO. one Lot of Crown Land at proceed to the occupied areas, even BUSINESS is reported to be very

It is the ful- It is well-known in Chinese dissoluble whole, good everywhere, the people

Hon. Secretary.

of the doctrine Grampian Road, in the Colony | for Inspection trips, are that

circles that the People's National Allment British Fund for Relief of

Congress that was in preparation Nationalism, which is now inter- Distress in China

during 1936, and that should have preted by Young China in terms .(H.K. Branch).

met at the end of the year, was cf service-Service for the Nation the object of political manoeuvres by the People. The Chinese Com- of the most malicious sort. Repre- munist Party has whole-heartedly sentatives of the. remnants of the adopted the National Front and Manchu Bureaucracy who pene, have not only accepted the Three

Nationalist Government in Nan-tang

which

the

DITIONS of the Sale by Public readers in Canton, Hankow, Nan.at 4.30 o'clock. The truly sincere THE FIRST arrival for this large But as the chassis was donated between the Liang-Kwang and the interests of the different groups,

Auction to be held on Monday,

the 12th day of Dec., 1938, at 3 JAPAN'S

P.m., at the Offices of the Public

thereof.

the

whole of China's trade; and that

►

only.

On

UNCLAIMED

TELEGRAMS

as the programme

for

of Hong Kong for a term of 75 Jaban does not want the Fowers being forced by the invaders to

The following unclaimed tele- years, commencing from 1st July, to know what she is doing; that Purchase Japanese goods and to accept their military notes "

grams are lying at the offices of 1898, with the option of renewal Japan wants to monopolize the which, of course. are utterly the Great Northern Telegraph Hongkong. Dec. 7. at a Crown Rent to be fixed by Japan does not want the foreign the Japanese and the Japanese

But business is good to Co.:— worthless. the Surveyor of His Majesty the Powers to trade with the Chinese

Hityuenshui. Q. £. Young ¢/07189, 7198: 5070, 6067, 3834; 0491, KING, for one further term of people.

Chinese Shopkeepers who dare to import foreign mer-Metropole Hotel; Luk Kin-fat 23 1395, 1133; Amarnathji s/s Su 24 years less the last three days ACTION against foreigners and chandise, the Japanese military Tungelow Street 2nd floor Kow-sang: Hahn Chez c/o Amexco, trated into the apparatus of the People's Frinciples of the Kuomin-

their interests in China has authorities enforce a special levy loon, 3002: 0732,3112 1016: 2582, 0735. **-. Intending bidders are advised | begun to be taken by the Japanese known as "likin." For every that immediately after the dis Army, but the interested Powers packet of "Pirate" cigarettes, for posal of the lot the Purchaser have not yet resolved to take instance, an extra tax of 100 per (if not the applicant), will be strong enough action to uphold cent. is imposed. Few, if any, for- required to deposit with the rights which their nationals efgn. goods are to be found. That authorised officer who will be have, and protect the trade, which the Japanese are trying to create

during laborious decades, they monopolies for their own benef present at the sale, the sum of have so arduously developed. there is left no room for doubt. two hundred dollars, ($200) In cash. This sum will be refunded WHILE FOREIGN merchant ship: ON THE SIDES of shops and houses are to be found shock- are not allowed to ply the price.

41

an

on payment of the Purchase Yangtze and the Pearl Rivers and ng slogans written in Chinese-

ville foreigners are from carrying

on

prevented their trade,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT thousands of Japanese have been

Locality.

** No. of Sale. Now Kowloon In-

land Lot No. 2841. Registry No.

Kowloon Inland Lot: No. 2802, Opposito New

Grampian Road.

Boundary

Mcaszre.

*menta.

As per

wale plats.

Upset Price

About

Contents in

13,900

Square feêt,

160

Anuna!

Rental.

6,980

In the "danger areas"

AND

Great Britain and Russia are the enemies of the Asiatics!"

"The Japanese Army is fighting"

Chiang Kai-shek THIEVES and his group, not the. Chinese SWINDLERS" people!"

"Foreigners thieves and swindlers!"

"America 1a our second enemy!" "Asia for the Aslatics!"

are

permitted to establish themselves

and scores of Japan- "DANGER ese vessels are carry- AREAS " ing and discharging cargo at full speed. Districts have been set aside in different cities. known as Little Tokyos," and these places are used as bases for IT WILL BE SEEN, therefore, how the distribution of Japanese. goods China te being closed to for- to agents in adjacent towns, and elgners and their trade and it will villages and even further inland. readily be realized that, unless the The latest piece of arrogancy in Powers, take prompt and strong this respect in the decision to set action, their interests in China 2009 aside the island of Honam, facing will be permanently lost,

WEDDING

AT' REGISTRY

Mr. and Mrs. Chan Kwok-ying photographed after their hea after their wedding at the Registry yesterday. The bride was formerly Miss Ho Shlu-kwal, (Photo, A., A. Kahn),

king, sought at that time to tum National-Salvation, but have fore- the Congress into their creature aworn factional organization to and to make it as much of a farce achieve control of governmental as the, former "Parliament."

apparatus.

In order to prevent this the The stage is now set for the veteran members of the Kuomin- complete reorganization of the tang secured a postponement of Chinese Revolutionary Movement the Congress even after the "elec. to take advantage of the widened tions" had progressed to an ad-basis offered by the triumph of vanced stage, and the preliminary Sun Yat-senism, The Kuomintang returns had shewn that, a large was created by Sun Yat-sen out percentage of the "Anfu clique," of the "Chinese Revolutionary Peking yomen officials, and old Party," which was abolished in 1918. The Kuomintang was the party created to serve as the yan- guard of the Chinese people for In the "natural purge which the destruction of the Northern the war brought and is bringing to militarists-and thus arose the the body politic of the Chinese theory of the Dictatorship of the Nation, these allen elements have party..

politicians had been returned.

"NATURAL PURGE"

AB an

organ of Democracy. Young China is watching the

drifted to the side to which they objectively belong. They are now to be found in the ranks of the renegade Bureaucracy which is People's Political Advisory Counell ready to serve Japanese masters, as the organizer and the initiator. Wang Keh-min is no exception, 91-Service for the people by the So in the emergency conditions the people. And in this service all People's Political Advisory Council patriotic Chinese may take part. was able to be assembled as the But in this service there is no room first geaülse Chinese democratic! (Continued on Page 9).

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