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British Sailors: Convicted

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NOTICE IS HEREBY Henry F. R. Allridge, 21, and- GIVEN that the

Certificate Thomas Gore, 20, both First Class of H.M.S... Diamond," ap- 6/NS.4430 dated Hongkong, 18th stokes January, 1936 for Sixty shares peared before Mr. T. J. Houston Central Cquit yesterday jointly charged with assaultirig Lau Chu, house-boy employed at No. 104, The Peak, and Constable Tsang Kam, at Lockhart Road on Saturday morning.

of this Bank numbered 95407 95466 inclusive registered in the name of "Mr." Vivian Geoffrey Smyth has been Lost or Stolen zad, should this certificate not be produced to the Bank before the 14th January, 1939, a new certi. ficate for the shares will be Issued, and the aforesaid Certi- ficate No. 6/NS.4430 will be thereafter treated by this Cor poration as Null and Vold,

By Order of the Court of Directors,

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager.

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DEATHS

HARRISON, -On December 10 1938. at Wel Hal Wel, Ernest Norcott Harrison, at the age of 53. Late of the Shanghai

at

the St.

and Hangkew Whant Co., Ltd. HANSEN-On December 13, 1938. Marie Hospital, Shanghai, Rasmus Peder Han- sen. aged 72 years, late of the Chinese Maritime Customs.

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HONGKONG, DECEMBER 20, 1938.

AID FOR CHINA

HINA and the Chinese people CHINA

have every reason to con- gratulate themselves upon the

Lau told the Court that about 2 a.m. tie went to the Fing On Garage to engage a car. When nearing Lockhart Road he heard the two defendants making noise. He stopped to look and first de- fendunt approached punched him on his thest, while Gore struck him on the face.

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KDITORIAL

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1938.

NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY CORRESPONDENCE WHITHER FRANCE?

ENGINE NO. 224

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Only One Still At Work

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In September 1906

The picture which accompanies this article is of melancholy in- terest, for it is of the engine that, on the night of Sunday, December 28, 1879, fell through the old Tay Bridge with its train of six carriages, and left no soul, io tell the tale.

No. 224 was designed by Mr. Wheatley, locomotive engineer to, the North British Railway, and, together with one other of the same class, was built at the company's Cowlairs Works in 1871.

e. llustrate, It is the most modern looking of the locomotives

further dis- as well as one of the most handsome, and has the tinction of being the only one which was still in September, 1908, at work. When new, it had 17-in. by 24-in., cylinders, 6-ft 6-in. coupled wheels, 1,059 square, ft. of heating surface, And weighed 36 tons. Its cast steel bogle wheels were 2-ft. 9-in. in diameter.

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A Chinese constable said that he heard the police whistle blowing, and went to investigate. He eventually recovered,. proached the first" defendant and

worse for its terrible to show him his endeavoured

Mr. D. Drummond, who Identification card when he was

ceeded Mr. Wheatley as assaulted. He left and came back?

tive engineer, raised the later with an European othcer.

Both defendants denied the charges and said that one of the Royal Scots who was at the scene. was responsible for the assault on on the constable,

First defendant was convicted on

the second charge, and was aned 325 or a month's hard labour. The first charge was dismissed,

The second defendant was con- victed on the first charge and was fined $10 or 14 days' hard labour, and order to pay $5 compensation to the house-boy or to serve seven, days' imprisonment. The second charge was dismissed.

FIRE ABOARD JAPANESE SHIP

Shanghai, Dec. 19.

Fire broke out on the Tatsuno Maru at the N. Y. K. wayside wharf at 8 o'clock this morning. Units from the Yangtzepoo" and Central Fire Station rushed to the wharf and assisted the hadbour brigade in extinguishing the blaze, A large quantity of chemicals stored on the ship was damaged, It is understood. River fire officers

of going to press. The damage is were still on the scene at the time

heavy, it is believed.-Reuter,

thus

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NEW WORLD PEACE CONFERENCE

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[To The Editor, "Hongkong Daily Press"]

Bir-None realizes more than the Peace Pledge Union that Mr. Neville Chamberlain' is making a sincere effort to create and establish peace in Europe and the world generally, with his po- lley of appeasment, but it is the that conviction of the P. P. U.

depends permanent world peace upon a fundamental and general settlement. It is the belief 01 the Union that permanent peace cannot be secured by competitive

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armaments, through sacrificès im- posed upon smal nations, or by. exclusive arrangements between groups of major Powers. The Union therefore urges the neces After its fall to the bottom of year, and had, therefore, had an sity of holding a new peace con- the Tay. It lay submerge for existence of only some nineteen (erence open to all nations

three months, but was months. It carried 4. single directed towards remedying the little the track with check rolls through... · economic and political conditions adventure, out" and was 3,465 yards—nearly likely to lead to war.

had suc- two miles-long.

To this end, it prays that H. M. vary- Government will take, in consul- tation with the President of the United States of America, the necessary steps to secure the holding of such a conference. after adequate preparation, and to offer the fullest collaboration of Britain in bringing the nego tlations to a successful issue

The Hongkong group Peace Pledge Union

lattice

logomo- It consisted of 86 spans

engine ing from 29 to 245 ft. in length. by slinging it from the bows of a There were eleven of the latter hulk. It was floated to the ramp length and two of 227 ft. These of the Tayport landing atage, thirteen spans being the high drawn up to the top, and placed wrought-iron

girders-27 Practi- ft. high and 14ft. 10 in. apart in the running shed.

that which fell. The plers were cally the only damage was caused to the cleading by the sling of them of brick, but most con- chains. The parts were taken asun- sisted of hexagonal brick der, cleaned And olled, and tais surimounted by groups of to cast-iron pillars bolted and braced

she

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ran ..from Tayport Cowlairs under her own. steam together.

HIGH GIRDERS a day or two after being landed. service again and was put into

The bridge was neither level nor shortly afterwards,

When recovered, it was seen that straight, but from the Fite side the regulator was wide open, the rose gradually to the high gird reversing lever in forward gear, ers, and then fell rapidly and the brakes unapplied. show-. 1 in 74 to the Forfar side, which

ing that the driver had had not, it approached on a curve of 20 even a few seconds' warning of chains radlus. The maximum the disaster. Mr. M. Holmes, who depth of the river at high water succeeded Mr. Drummond, later was 45 ft.

AN ILLUMINATING STUDY OF THE COUNTRY'S DILEMMA BEFORE THE FASCIST THREAT

BY JACK CHEN

London, December

The central question in Europe to-day, is "Whither France?” [L she going to support the principios of collective security and peace- for all? Oz, is she going to trust herself to the "security" offered by a Four-Power Pact with London, Berlin and Rome, and renounce- all her Eastern "alliances Including the Franco-Sovlet Pact of mutual assistance?

The Munich "Settlement” · has Whether this was or was not decisively changed the balance of his intention. Mr. Chamberlain's. power in Europe. "The Nazis' al-, pirsult of appeasement has led to ready claim that they are the the rebirth of the Iden of the Four- paramount European power. It is Power Pact to take the place of

probably true that, with the ex-collective security and the Lëngue- ception of the Soviet Union, nu of Nations-the idea being that. single European state can match the four great Western Europeza her armaments. Thus two courses | powers should i concert deter- are open to her neighbours threa-mine the fate of Europe and, if tened by her expansion. The first posible, the world. Munich show – is capitulation. Austria has been ed how the pact would work. swallowed whole. Czechoslovakia į The Nazis are openly elated that. has been robbed of territory and England follows the path of ap- defences; suffers" dictation of her peusement, and take paing never internal political life, and is forced to be appoused. All partners have to consent to the building of a their own ideas as to what ap- military. extra-teritorial road, peasement is, but all seem to agree running through the heart of the that neither the Soviet Union nor country.

the smaller powers should be con-

of sulted, Japan,

course, sides The other alternatives to

utmost both by rearmament and strengthen national defence to the with the Axis powera.

by systems of defence alliances. It is obvious that if these defence of the alliances of nations wishite peace unanimous-are based on the principle of by associates itself with this peti-collective security-that is, security tion which is to be presented in of all nations wishing to combine due course to H, M. Government, for peace against any aggressor- and cordially invites residents of peace could be maintained. A Hongkong to add their signatures union of Britain, France. the to it.

Copies of the petition U.S.S.R. and America alone would are now in the hands of members be umcient to maintain peace. of the Peace Pledge Unlon Hongkong, through whom signa-

APPEASEMENT AND WAR tures to the petition can be made. or alternatively the petition can be signed upon inquiry at the Challenge Book Shop, 1st floor Queen's Building, Ice House Street.

1. A. SHORT. Hun' Sec, HK. Group, P.P.U. Hongkong, Dec. 17.

VIGILANCE OF CORSICANS

Italians Closely Watched

Bastia (Corsica), Dec. 19. Strict supervision of the activ- on gave No. 224 a new boller and " The bridge was built from theitles of Italian agents in Corsica converted it to a tandem com- designs of Mr. T. Bouch, engineer la demanded in a resolution pass- pound. In this shape, it was a to the North British Raliway (wholed by the Committee of Action and disastrous failure, as the writer, was knighted on its completion), Defence, which was formed here following the recent Italian claims he by Hopkins, Gilkes & Co. to his sorrow, discovered, as had frequently to travel behind dlesbrough, and cost £350,000. to French termtory. it between Stirling and Dunferm- Prior to opening, the Board con-

line. Occasionally, it had to be Trade tested it by running started with crowbars if no Sa and fro, at the speed of 40 miles locomotives maritan, engine was nigh to give an tibur, six heavy

438 tons

the rest of the world and sound the death knell to her so far as the war of resistance. was cerned.

munificent help which has been promised to them by Great Britain countries through Burma, and the United States in the form frustrating Japan's of exports credits. Reports had hopes that the JAPAN'S indicated that the sum involved seizure of her HORES are E10.000,000 from Great Britain coastal cities would SHATTERED and U.S.$20,000,000 from America cut her от from but these figures apparently are not quite correes. The fact is that Great Britain has allotted, under a Bill now passing through Par- Hament, the sum of £10.000.000 to be devoted to export credits|jun_the basis of political as well as com- mercial considerations. Naturally. It is hoped by the Chinese people that their country may be allotted a very considerable portion of the amount thus earmarked,

THIS ASSISTANCE,

coupled

THE GRANT of the credits is a friendly gesture on the part

of Great Britain and the United States which the Chinese people appreciate far in excess of the actual monetary value though, of course, they could not have been more welcome to China than at the present critical moment.

AS SHE HAS always endeavour- ed to do in the past, even at a time when a large portion of her territory was over-run with hostile

troops. China will! CHINA WILL honour her "obli- gations, and she

with the co-operation which France hus accorded to China so far as the development of rallway- building in Yunnan and Szechuen Provinces are concerned, and the 'credits granted by Soviet Russia: is especially welcome and there 'HONOUR

how large or how.small the credits

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Other resolutions passed ., 'de- mand:-

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it a push. After a brief, inglori and tenders, weighing

this condition, and forming a train 291 ft. long,

ous existence in

It became again a simple engine, and under that severe proof the earn- spans showed but an insignificant and in that guise is now ing money for the North British deflection, although as a matter shareholders between Glasgow of precaution, the licensed speed

and Perth,

TAY BRIDGE DISASTER Of all the railway accidents which have occurred within the

of trains was limited to 25 miles an hour, a regulation which the railway company ignored.

It is noteworthy that General

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LEAVE HANKOW

Hankow, Dec. 19. Moving down river for the first

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The withdrawal of the right of Etallans to shoot game:

Strict control to ensure that im- mix.ation "is not excessive:"

Immediate renforcement of ul existing military forces and crea- ton of new naval and air bases en

the island;

Assurance of proper food sup- plies,

Reinforcement of the special po- Hce, the number of which is con- sidered insuficient;

Suppression of the Italian news- paper "Mura;"

Exclusion of Italian labourers from public works construction on the island and from the local ad- ministration, and

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Supervision of Italian residents and Immediate expulsion of all

CHAMBERLAIN

Mr. Chamberlain, however, has proposed a third alterna- tive appeasement. He bas never clearly defined what this policy is, but piecing together his hints it can be taken as meaning "the settlement of outstanding differences based. on a recognition of the realities of the situation." Enforion- ately, the totalitarian Powers have a knack of changing the realities of the situation in their favour; and, in effect, appeasement has so far led to the consistent aggrandizement of the Fascist states with the "accompanying 'horrors of war and invasion and racial, re- ligious and political perseen- tion and with the growing threat of a culminating horror -World War!

GREAT FIRE IN UTRECHT

Railway Station - Destroyed

Utrecht. Dec. 19. The main railway station of Utrecht was almost completely destroyed by a fire, which broke out on Saturday night and was not extinguished till midday yesterday, Damage caused was so extensive that a completely new station will have to be built.

ALL EUROPE TO HITLER Appeasement means, to Hlt. ler, a Germany embracing all Gerinanic peoples, domination of all. Central and South- eastern Europe, the destruction of Bolshevism, Jewry and De- mocracy, etc. etc., or, in" a Word.' Nazi domination of Europe. Mussolina is less ambitious, but his demands für Tunis, Corsica and Nice, and for domination of Spain also mean the virtual capi- tulation of Eritain and France who hold the giving end of 3p- peasement. The categorical re- fusal of these two powers to "give"

colonies up any of their owin merely indicates their readiness to defend themselves and allow others to pay the cost of appease- ment. That cost has already been paid by Austria, Czechoslovakia and Abyssinia. The printed organs supporting appeasement make no secret of the fact that | Spain, China, the Balkans and the

US.SR. are also on the list.

Yet a consideration of the present situation in France strengthens the contention that a policy" of appeasement' based on power politics is not a safe sub- stitute for collective security, evém for Britain and France.

(To Be Concluded To-morrow)

SPANISH WAR TRUCE MOVE

Nationalists May Reject Proposal

Paris, Dec. 19. Burgos messages report that rumours are circulating in In surgent Spain that moves KTE being considered abroad for 3; month's arm'stice In Spain over" Christmastide."

It is alleged that the Spanish Committee for Civil Peace, in con-- junction with the French and The operations of fire brigades Eritish Committees,, are consider- from Utrecht, which were reining the possibility of asking the forced by men and appliances from Pope and countries represented at Amsterdam, were greatly impeded the Lima Conference to suggest an by the severe cold and violent armistice to the rival forces... blasts of wind which rekindled the

It is declared in Burge that flames again and again when the General Franco" has not changed fire appeared to have been already his standpoint, namely, no 2TTI- extinguished.

istice or compromise. Fortunately, no lives were lost. It is further stated that if the " Material damage caused was ex-Pope or South American countries

time since the hostilities began MAY PAY SECONDtremely great, however, although brought such a proposal they would

four British gunboats steamed out

United Kingdom, none bas sent: Hutchinson. the inspector, Bald a more intense thrill through the that he would have Uked an op- nation than the Tay Bridge dis- portunity of observing the effects of a high wind when a train was aster. The fact that the train can be no doubt it that, no matter OBLIGATIONS will never let her and its 75 or so, passengers (the running over the bridge.

friends down no may be, they have brought great matter how difficult her financial real number was never accurate,

vent out hopes and rejoicing into the hearts position may be. As the Chinese y ascertained) of our Chinese friends.

press in Chungking rightly put it, sight like a drowned rocket, leav-

ing "China has been able to exist for

only

mute-and yet how BRITISH GUNBOATSpicious characters-Reuter, COMING AS IT HAS at a time

when the situation in China over 5,000 years principally due to eloquent! wreckage, was considered by many people to her traditional sense of integrity." uncertain impressions of be far from bright, the assistance She has unlimited resources and casual observers to testify to its great powers of fate: the holiday season, mid- thus accorded by possesses such

way between Christmas and the CONFIDENCE the two leading recovery that the Powers need

have no fear that she will default. New Year, and the fact that 11. NOT LOST Anglo-Saxon na-

happened on Sunday-which, be sure, did not escape the atten- for points down river at dawn this tion of the Scotch ministers any morning. more than the Clayton Tunnel

Of the four so moving the Mantis disaster eighteen years before had and Peterer are going to Shanghal eluded the wrath of their south while the Tern is remaining at ern brethren-all combined to in Nanking and the anat at Wuhu vest the occurrence" with an

Rear-Admiral R. V. Holt is among mosphere of unusual horror.

those aboard. The gunboats Cricket and Aphis which arrived IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE that | The last train was the evening at Hankow from points down river Japan may, threaten retalia-" one from Edinburgh, Waverley on Saturday. formally took over tion but for this Great Britain and Station, but, as these were pre- duties at Hankow at midnight.- the United States are prepared: Forth Bridge days, the passen- Reuter. retaliation is a game in which

gers travelled by steam ferry more than one can play and, if from

Granton to Japan decides to take retaliatory from which place, therefore, No. Burntisland, measures, she will find that they 224 and its train really started. will act more as a boomerang than anything else.

of Hankow under Japanese escort CALL ON HITLER any damage so that normal train fusal.-Reuter.

confidence that China's victory has been brought nearer to realization.

tions has come as WITH THIS great financial victory, China is now made a great surprise to many. It shows that the Powers' sympathy with stronger in her fight to shatter the great Republic of the Far East Japan's imperialistic dreams and has by no means waned and that, to safeguard the position and in- by this visible sign of encourage-terests of third-party powers in ment and moral support, they are her dominion. The war is by no still confident in China's ability to means ended but we can say, with resist the Japanese invasion to the very end. Whereas Japan's credit has declined to almost ni and her finances are exceptionally unsound in spite of the fact that she has occupied so much of her peaceful neighbour's territory and slammed the Open Door in the face of third party nations, China's credit re- mains as sound, as ever. The mere fact that the Powers have seen fit to render material aid to China at this critical period, while refusing. repeated requests from Tokyo, is

definite and glowing tribute to China's financial strength.

WITH THE CREDITS which she is to receive. China will be able to purchase capital goods of which she is sorely in need. and

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IT IS SUCH ACTS of active

assistance that will cement the bonds of true international friendship and co-operation be- tween China and friendly Powers. China must be re-built and it is but natural to expect that the Chinese. people will turn to the she will, furthermore, be enabled friendly western Powers for that to develop her trade with western' assistance:"",

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REPAIRS TO GNAT

Bhanghai, Dec. 19. The Gnat broke down en route

London, Deo. 13. The *Sunday Chronicle" alleges that Mr. Neville Cham- berlain, after his return from his visit to Rome, plans another call Оп Chancellor Hitler.

the railway tracks did not suffer receive a couteous but firm re-

traffic could be maintained late yesterday.-Transocean.

ROYAL SCOTS BOXING

DANCING,

GAMBLING

PROHIBITED

Chungking, Dec. 19.“ Dancing and gambling among The preliminary round of the civil servants are strictly pro- The paper asserts that Mr. Individual Open Boxing Compet-hibited in Chungking, the seat of Chamberlain and the British tion of the 2nd. En. The Royal 'the National. Government. Violatóra Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, Scots was decided yesterday even- will be court-martialled.–Central on thelf way back from Rome Ing when the following results News. to London, will meet in Paris, the were recorded: French Premler, M. Daladier, and M. Bonnet, to discuss the poset- bility of inviting Field Marshall Goering to London to discuss

Richle.

Welterweight: Elliott defeated i

Another batch of 150 overseas Middleweight: Emerson defeated Chinese in Biam, deported by the Butterworth.

Siamese Government, have arrived. It is curious that nobody has re- to Wuhu and it is expected repairs pendrig political questions. corded what sort of a passage will take a few hours. The re- The result of these various dis-

Heavyweight: Sharman defeated here en route to their native towns in Fukien. At least 3.000 Chinese the ferry boat made on that mainder of the gunboats are re-cussions would be

a Four-Power Lynch.

Heavyweight: Peebles defeated in Slam have returned to China' rough night, It can be very bols- maining behind until repairs are | Conference,

during the past few months, it is. Alexander. terous on that part of the Forth effected.

The "Sunday Dispatch" belleves

"estimated, "says "Central News." without the assistance of B The Mantis and Peterel are ex- that Hitler will submit next year The competition, which is being; phenomenal storm, but the gale pected at Bhanghat on 'December to the world the plan of a con- fought at Murray Barracks, was to would be in the steamer's favour 24 while the U..S. B. Monocacy, ference on armament restric. have commenced at 9 pm. but

which is stopping over for refuel tionis, to be signed by the four owing to the small entry list the at 5 p.m. The final round in sever The Tay Bridge bad been open- at Kluklang is arriving on Christ-.| big. European Powers.--Trans-four preliminary bouts were decid- weights will be fought on Thurs ed on June In the previous mas Day-Reuter.

on this occasion.

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ed when the boxirig commented day, from § p.m.

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