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TIME NOW FOR THE BRITISH

SITUATION IN

IN THE FAR EAST

Toleration Of Japan's Aggression Is To Meet Further Disaster

Chungking, December 8.

THE FAR EASTERN DEBATE in the House of Lords on Tuesday.. also the Government reply made by Lord Plymouth, were given pro- minence to-day in the Chinese press under banner headlines.

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The Takungpao." influential Chinese daily newspaper, in editorial entitled, “The time has come," declares. "It is now time for the British Government to re-examine the situatii. In the Far East in the light of last year's developments and to fix its Far Eas- tern polley.

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"I Great Britain will collaborate with the United States and uphold the Nine-Power Treaty the Far Eastern situation 'will take a new turn. To further tolerate Japan's aggression in China is to meet further disaster. Great Britain must help China in order to protect British interests in the Far East."-Reuter.

• NO INTERFERENCE

Tokyo, Dec. 8. British attempts to stand in the way of Japan's work in establish-1 ing a new order in the Far East

will not be tolerated. states the Tokyo "Nichi Nicht" commenting on the Far Eastern debate.In the House of Lords.

CANTON TO REPLACE HONGKONG.

Tokyo, Dec. 8. The "Miyako" gives promi-

nence to

special story from Canton predicting that Canton will replace Hongkong as a seaport, adds.-

"Japan will adopt a definite at- titude to cope with any British in- terference."

paper Reuter.

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PROMPT ACTION URGED Commenting upon the debate in the House of Lords on Tuesday re- garding Great Britain's deteriorat ing trade conditions in China, con- sequent upon the Japanese inva- sion, the "Slug Tao Jin Pao" urges Britain to take prompt action to protect her rights and interests.

"All of us know that Japan's military operations in China," the paper declares, "are designed to reduce China to a vanquished state on the one hand and to dominate the Far Eastem market on the other."

As regards the measures to pro- tect British interests in China, the journal says that they do not necessarily involve armed inter- vention. Economic action in the form of boycott of Japanese goods. extension of loans to China, and

the refusal to meet Japan's des-j

The Journal states that investigation by Japanese conservancy experts revealed that Whampoa is cap- able of accommodating shipm of more than 7,000 tons-Beu- ter.

Sandpiper

Incident Settled

JAPANESE TO PAY DAMAGES

Shanghai, Dec. 8. An amicable settlement of the bombing of H.ALS. Sand- piper at Changsha by six heavy Japanese bombers on October 24 was announced by a Japanese naval spokesman to-day who said that the Japanese naval authorities had written a letter expressing regret for the incident and had promised to pay damages. The spokesman declared that the British authorities had recog- nised that the attack was not de: ub, rate **thus resclriding the former allegation to the contrary." Asked if indemnity had been

PICTURE SHOWS THE Roman Catholic Cathedral where the Feast of the Immaculate Conception was solemnly, observed yes- terday when the Golden Jubilee of the Cathedral was celebrated,

(Photo by A. A. Kahn).

Dictators To Have Secret

Meeting In Vienna

Paris, December 8.

Madame Tabouls, writing'in “L'Oeuvre" says it is believed in Berlin that Herr Hitler has convened for December 9 and 10 an important conference at Munich to discuss the continuation of the Munich policy and the aims of the Rome-Berlin axis

Among those attending will be Field-Marshal Goering. Herr

paid." the spokesman replied, "Not ANOTHER CITY Himmler, Dr. Goebbels, Herr von

yet."

It is reliably learned that Vice- Admiral Oikawa addressed 1 formal letter to Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Noble, Commander-in-Chief| et the China Station, expressing regret and 'premising, on behalf of the Japanese Government to pay |damages.—Reuter:

FEAST OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CELEBRATED

Solemn Ceremonies At The Catholic Cathedral

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THREE BISHOPS PARTICIPATE

The Catholic community of Hongkong celebrated the Feast of perate need for foreign exchange the Immaculate Conception and the Golden Jubilee of the Ronsin and credits will prove a deadly and Catholic Cathedral, Caine Road, which was inaugurated on December effective weapon for the purpose. 8, 1888. -Central News.

"JAPAN'S BASIC POLICY"

Tokyo, Dec. 8.

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The solemn ceremonies which' took place at the Cathedral com- inenced at 6.15 a.m. when H, E. Mgr. Valtorta, Vicar Apostolic of |Hongkong, « dsvisted by H. E Mgr. Da Costa Nunes, Bishop of Macao, and H. E. Mgr. Deswazieres, Titular Bishop of Maximina, offi- clated

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endless

Mr. Hachiro Arita, Japanese For- eign Minister, this morning saw the United States Ambassador, Mr.

Despite the early hour, the cere-In the evening. an Joseph C. Grew, for the purpose monies were attended by a large stream of Catholics attended the of explaining "Japan's true inten-congregationi, Many travelled. from services at which Father Gallagher. tions in regard to the question of the out-posts by foot and kept S. J. preached the sermon. open door and other matters arisarriving while the ceremonies were ing out of Japan's basic polley to in progress. establish a new order in East Asia" As an act of thanksgiving the according to the Japanese press. Cathedral was solerinly consecrated | The Schola Cantorum Immacu- Mr. Arita will see the British by Bishop Valtorta. The ceremony latde Conceptionis gave a pleasant Ambassador, 8ir Robert Craigie. of opening the door of the Cathe-evening of entertainment at St this afternoon for the same put-dral was performed after which Patrick's

Hall, Garden Road, pose, it is understood.-Reuter.

165,000,000 Affected By

The Altar was flood-lighted.

ENTERTAINMENT

the Bishop and clergy entered the which was attended by Bishop building, whilst the congregation Valtorts, and the Bishops of Macao remained in the open. Inside the and Maximina.

Cathedral, Fits Lordship Ap- PROCESSION ON SUNDAY proached the Altar and the Pros-

On Sunday the Order of the tration during the chanting of

The Eucharistic will hold a procession. the Litanies of the Saints. formal taking possession was by at which Bishop, Valtorta will officiate and will be assisted by the tracing the Latin and Greek

(symbolical of the Bishop of Macao'and the Bishop of Church) in the ashes strewn on Maximina. The procession, will Chungking, Dec. 8 the floor in the form of the Cross start from the Cathedral at 9.30 About 185,000,000 people in ChinaThe Altar and the interior of the a.m. and will proceed' up to Robin-: have been directly or indirectly Church was then blessed.

Sino-Japan War Alphabets

affected by the war, and 38,000,000

of them are war refugees; depend--

ing upon the Government and

PROCESSION OF RELICS "The Procession of the Relics

public charitable organizations for from their resting place to the

son Road, through Albany Road to Caine Road and back to the Church.

Approximately 1,250. Catholics

a living, according to a Chinese Cathedral took place and follow will take place in the procession

survey to-day.

ing this the public were admitted. Various other ceremonies in connection with the ceremony

Over 10.000.000 have moved west- ward in the past few months.

Deänite measures have been were held and the Pontifical High taken by the National and Provin- Mass-the. First Great Sacrifice in -efal Government to send these re- the newly consecrated Church fugees to the interior. Uncultivated concluded the ceremonies for thej. land in the Interior provinces a day at 11.80 a.m.

beside the public.

SEVEN MINERS

KILLED

Quebec, Dec. 8. Seven miners of the Thetford

being developed by these refugees During the ceremonies choral Mines were killed near here by a under the direct supervision of the music was rendered by the Salesian rock slide at the Bell Asbestos National Hällef Commission" and [Choir of Shaukiwan, with Father mine following blasting opera- -the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Reganti at the organ. Belections tions. The men were buried under

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from Psalms were also smg. falling rocks—Router.

FIRE SCARE

Staunton Street

Incident

Ribbentrop (German Foreign Min- ister), General von Brauschitsch. General Keitel (Chief of the Su- preme Command), also the Italian Ambassador and technical experts.

Rome correspondent

of

BANKRUPTCY PETITION

REFUSED BY COURT

Serious Allegations Made Against Pasco Denied

TRUE LIABILITIES CONCEALED

ŞERIOUS ALLEGATIONS THAT PETITIONER had been guilty not only of fraud, or misconduct amounting, to fraud, but that he had been guilty of criminal actions in obtaining property and money by false pretences, were made by Mr. E. S. C. Brooks when Boris Pasco, of the Harris Bookshop, filed an unsuccessful petition for bankruptcy į before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice RE. Lindsell, in the Bank- ruptcy Court yesterday.

Mr. Brooks was representing Mr. H. Hong Sling who, with Mr. L. A. Tobias, represented by Mr. A. el Areull, opposed the petition as execution creditors. Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios, appeared for Pasco,

PLAGUE AMONG

JAPANESE RANKS

Nanchang, Dec. 8. Adding another difficulty to their operations, the Japanese forces on the Tehan front are sconrged by a rapidly spread- ing plague epidemic which daily claims large numbers of victims, according to field des- patches received here.

In the vicinity of Haihuissu at the foot of Kuling alone, It is stated, 300 cavalry men and over 100 horses have recently died of the dread disease. Central News.

BIG AIR RAID ALARM TEST IN LONDON

London, Dec. 8.

Petitioner's solicitor, denied the allegations, but an admission that he had concealed his true liabilities In getting help from a Mr. Merry, of the English firm of Messrs. John Dickinson & Co., was made in the witness-box by Pasco

In evidence Pasco said that his present occupation was a book- seller in the Harris Bookshop at $200 a month. His liabilities were $17.299.60. and his assets were nil. except his salary.

He formerly traded as Brewer & Co. and the labilties incurred In this business added to his bankruptcy. He Arst became a partner in Brewer's in 1920 and subsequently purchased the busi- ness for $20,000. In 1927, he assum ed the abilities of the partner- ship. He was "then banking with the Chase Bank, which granted him certain banking facilities for the purchase of large stocks of books, -----

$15,000 EXCHANGE LOSS In 1931 he had occasion to fix exchange amounting to £2,500, and as a result of that transaction he incurred a loss of about $15,000. This was due to the exchange go-

Madame Tabonis forecasts that Herr von Ribbentrop will shortly see. Count Ciano, Talian Foreign Another are scare disturbed the Minister, and afterwards: Be

Herr HE peace and quiet of the city at 130 ler and Signor Mussolini will meet o'clock this morning when call secretly in Vienna.

Central The was put through to the Fire Station to the effect that the "Havas” says that lively interest top of floor of No. 1 Staunton has been aroused in diplomatic The first big test of ale raid Street had caught fire.

1 circles by the meeting between alarms was sounded in London this Fortunately the outbreak was Herr von Machensen, German Am-morning when å hundred sirens not a serious one and was quelled bassador to Italy, and Count Ciano sounded walling notes for five against him. He intended to before the two appliances despatch-and adds that it is considered in minutes. Ten minutes later a con- sell out at first but the bank ed to the scene had arrived.

Rome that the Reich "has doubt-tinuous note signified the all clear. manager advised him against this. Listeners, posted in various parts called in his banking facilities, less given moral support to Italy

As a result of the loss, the bank.. It appears that the occupants of whose attitude at the time of the of the city, will report to the police and he had to borrow money to the flat involved were burning joas anschluss and the Czechoslovakian what part, if any, of London where sticks and part of the verandah crisis was useful to Germany-the alarm could not be heard.- caught alight. Some energetic Reuter

passer-by immediately telephoned

to the Fire Brigade to say that a “big fire" was raging in Staunton. Street.

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON 'LONDON: 18. 2.7/84. T.T. ON NEW YORK: 29.

London Silver Market

"

(Our Own Correspondent). London, "Dec. 8. London silver prices to-day were up 1/8 as follow:-

Dec. 7. .20-1/16

Spot....... Forward. .19-7/16

Dec. 8. 20-3/16 19-9/18

GUIDE TO THE NEWS

Page 2 Home football fore- cast by "Telescore." Ladies' tennis tourney. Sports Lashes.

| Page 3.- Radio programmes. News about the Services. Page 5-The cinemas. Cross- word. Diary of local events. Page 7-Women's page. Round

about.

Pare 7-Kowloon air raid wardens. Forthcoming art show. Police Court cases. Page 8. The leading article :

The Imperial Airways. Rifle shooting: Page 9. Britain's colonial

polley.

Pare 10-Women's Interests. Confide in Faith Prior.. Pages 11. 12 and 13.—Finance.

And commerce.

Fages 14 & 15.-Shipping news

and directory”, s

Page 16.-Home football league.

tables,

Reuter.

Japanese Farther Into

pay it off.

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Unable To Penetrate

Kwangsi,

Yunnan On Aircraft

YOUNG EUROPEAN NOw Rely On

STOWAWAY

When the R. M. S. Empress of Canada arrived from Manila yes- terday, George Henry Morris, aged 20, was handed over to the Police on, a charge of stowing away in the vessel from Manila.

From the Water Police last night, it was learned that Morris will be brought before the Court this when the additional morning charge of landing without a valid passport will be preferred against him.

U.S. ENVOY TO GO ON LEAVE

(FROM OUR OWN.C ORRESPONDENT)

Chungshan, December 8. Unable to penetrate farther in Kwangsl or Yunnan, the Japanese forces in South China are relying on their naral air force to con- Unue the bombing of interior towns, extending as far as Yunnan and western Kwangsi, It was learned to-day,

Large numbers of bombs are stored in transports near Wham- poa for the use of aircraft carriers, one, of which is located in the Gulf of Tongkin within easy striking distance of Kwangi and Yu- nan, which are regarded by the enemy as China's communications

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All cities in the Interior anti- have bombed and machine-gunned. cipate such raids and have taken all other towns near Kongmoon.

precautions.

What worrica the authorities are the miversities, which are crowded in Kunming

| and Kwalyang," following their re-

TAIPINGCHONG LOST Yungyun, Kwangtung, Dec. B. Talpingchong, south of Tsungfa,

mioval from Peiping, Hankow and which is about 35 miles to, the Chungking, Dec. Dec. 8.

Nanking. Japanese planes have northeast of Canton, has – again The American Ambassador to invariably dropped bombs on been lost to the Japanese after China, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, is these seats of learning classifying severe fighting. The theatre of expected to proceed to America on them as military objectives. war has now been shifted back to furlough shortly, it is learned. Mr.

Apart from aerial bombing, no Shenkong and othere points Im- Johnson plans to leave Chungking military advance is likely. In the mediately south of Tsunghua. on January 4, going by car to Canton regions, the Japanese are The Japanese are forcing Kunming and thence, if possible,

Chinese Chinese able-bodied men to re-

following the new road to Burma preparing for a siege.. en route to Europe from whence columns are slowly coming down pair the highway leading from from the north, and on the East Sainam to Lupao on the east bank counter-of the North River presumably to One report renew their thrust on Lupao,

he will sail, for the United States.

During Mr. Johnson's absence, hiver the Chinese are duties will be undertaken by Mr. attacking Pok Lo.

Chinese guerlilas are active" in Willys Peck, Embassy Counsellor states that Walchow, Important

town on the East River, is sur-Japanese-occupied areas in Ewang- Reuter.

rounded by Chinese troops,

tung. Most of the bridges and Arrivals from Kongmoon state culverts on the highway between that the town remains in Chinese Taengshing and Poklo have been hands. Japanese troops are close damaged by them, Paris, Dec. 8.to Kongmoon but have made no An increasing number of guerillas The strike in northern France attempt to enter it. No bombs are said to be lurking in the out- Has ended and 30,000 metal workers have been dropped on Kongmoon skirts" of Canton. To deprive them have returned to work.Textile throughout the raids in Kwang- of cover the Japanese have burnt workers in Lille have decided to tung dfiring the past. Ofteen down many villages. Central go back to the factories --Beuter. ⠀months, although Japanese" planes News.

STRIKE ENDED