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UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG. TEMPORARY LECTURER IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that MICHAEL ANATOLE KOMORSKY of Peninsula Hotel, Kowloon, Hongkong, is applying to the Governor for naturaliza- The Council will appoint ation, and that any person who temporary lecturer in Mechanical knows any reason why naturaliza. Engineering with special qualifition should not be granted should cations in Thermo-Dynamics and send a written and signed state in the design of boilers, Steam ment of the facts to the Colonial
Candidates Secretary," Hongkong. Oll engines.
and
must hold a good British Univer. sity qualification. Pay HKS
400.00 a month.
The appointment may permanent.
Applications should reach the undersigned by. 1st February, 1939.
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S.. E. LEVY & CO.
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Mr. L. Dunbar retires from partnership in the above firm as of December 31st, 1938, and his interest and responsibility cease
from that date. L. DUNBAR,
S. E. LEVY & CO.
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EDITORIAL
CRISIS DAYS
Covering Mr. Neville Cham- berlain's 'thote historic flights to see Adolf Hitler last Septem- ber was a noted London jour- nalist, John Wilson Broadbent, political correspondent of the Daily Mail. "Broady" and six of his colleagues give an in- simate record of the world's reactions to Europe's four Black days, September 25 to 29. La "FOUR DAYS." edited by Michael (Lord) Killanin (Heineman, 8s. 6d).
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1939.
JAPAN'S 'RECONSTRUCTION' PLAN FOR AN UNCONQUER ED CHINA
Inspiration Behind Tokyo's New Slogan
THE twin slogans of "Long Term Hostilitles" and "Long Term Endurance", have disap- · peared from the streets of Ja- pan's cities and are uttered no more by Japanese lips. Lastead. the catch-phrase now sweeping the Empire is "Long Term Re- construction.”
BY
FRANK H. hedges
"Long Term Hostilities" and wisest of Japanese statesmen-one "Long Term Endurance" were un-who is in political eclipse 'during derstandable enough, The first the present" mood of the nation- meant that Japan must prepare for has said: "To deal with the Gov- warfare, even though it might de-ernments set up in Pelping and generate into guerilla wa.fare over Nanking is me.ely to deal with. a long period of years; the second, ourselves, and that will get s of course, meant that the Japan-nowhere."
ese people at home, must make Unless Chiang should collapse (and there is no indication this whatever sacrifices became neces
Chamberlain "arched his long What does it mean? I have asked back and gripped the umbrella amany Japanese in all walks of ary for final victory, were it in will happen), Japan might have to LEVY--On December 28, 1938, attritte more firmly" as he set off for ure, and they look dumbfounded the way of men, money, food or face continuance of hostilities on the continent for years to come. the Country Hospital, Shang- Berchtesgaden on the first of his at the question. Evidently they anything else.
It might be well for Japan to This will mean not only a prolon- in Germany. "He hai, to Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Levy, parleys
was have given.it no conside.ation, but risking his political position to look have simply repeated it as the rely upon these two earlier slogans. gation of waifore, but the station- for the “wur" with China is stilling of a millón Japanese soldiers into the eyes of Adolf Hitler."
popular saying of the day.
far from having been won. But or so on the content, and along Hitler had his hand on
It applies to China, of course. throttle of a reputedly vast but un- This much they know. But how armed struggle may go on for an
whilst Japan realizes that the that path lies bankruptcy.
Japan now occupies the entire The tried
and in what way does it apply? Indennite time, still she feels the coast of the Chinese Republie, its tea-party
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3rd January, 1939.
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GENERALISSIMO REPLIES
THE
wo: machine." Soci
smalle vanlahed
the
'Chamberlain saw the gleam of Does it mean the physical recon-moment has come to set about the principal cities, Its always and all
the fanatic in his eyes." Britain's Prime Minister sat in the room divided between hate of war and
|'91is accountant's loathing that millions must be spent destruc- tively."
struction of the vast amount of
property in China that has been reconstruction or the new China" of the Yangtze River from a point destroyed by Japanese troops, some the establishment of a "New Just beyond Hankow, oft in the natural course of battle Order in Eastern Asia." This will be a far more difficult task than but more in wantonness after a
the fighting itself. victory had been won?
Where Bankruptcy
If that is what we mean." one Japanese told me. "why did we
Six days later at Godesberg. Chamberlain was cheered by "stout Rhinelanders and German school-ever destroy it in the first place?" children waving flags and crying War Still Far From Hell","
"In Chamberlain's heart was hope. In his dispatch case was the British and French aceep- tance of the principle of self- determination for the Sudeten Germaas." The Interview was unpleasant, ominous. The pro- posals had come too late... Incidents were increasing every hour. On his return to his hotel he showed a confident front, and in the fresh of the early morning penned a long letter to Hitler. Hours passed.
... Journalists said "Neville is turning tough." Sur- prise grew into anxiety.
At last
HE YEAR that has just come to a close ullperhaps go down in history as one of the most trying ones in China and the fact that, in spite of all troubles and
came Hitler's reply, a tribulations, the Chinese are just
uncompromising document, ever to resist long as determined as Japanese invasion speaks volumes There was no doubt.... War. "I for that spirit of unity that has do not see that I can perform any knitted the country together under further service here," replied the the able guidance of that military Premier in a chilly note. "I pro-
therefore to return." genius. Generalissinic Chiang Kai-pose
!signed it, "Yours faithfully." shek.
Back in London on September THE JAPANESE have tried every 28, "Black Wednesday," Neville
thing possible to bring about the complete downfall of ChinaPaused in the composition of the
but as time goes on... they are Anding it more and
He
most dramatic speech of his fe ... recital of events.... the
"HONGKONG more difficult. Of inevitability of war.
GIVEN UP!"
cfficial and otherwise, to convince
other Powers and so we have a T:nst amusing article in "The New
Won
UPON reflection 2 number of Japanese have told me that the slogan 'means the political, économic and cultural recon- struction of China, but when asked what sort of reconstruc- tion and how it will be brought about they remain silent. They have no concrete answer to
make...
Chungking Notes
(From Our Own Correspondent)
CHUNGKING, Dec. 25.-In- with the characters scribed
Jarn Chien "Kant
Kuo* (Resist the Invasion and Re- generate the Nation), anem- broidered flag was presented yesterday to Generalissima Chiang Kai-shek by Dr. Cheng Tien-fang, former Ambas- sador to Germany, on behalf of the Cinese residents of the
Reich.
habits w be arrested.
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A sudden thought and he lifta a recent weeks, they
Drastic steps are being taken by have endeavoured recctver and arranges, through through their many spokesmen. Rome, for a conference at Munich. the police to stop government He proceeds ta Munich, where officials indulging in evil habits, the world of their "good inten- Hitler meets Mussolini, Mr. Cham-such as gambling. opium smoking. tions" towards the Chinese people!berlain and. Edouard Daladier visiting houses of ill-fame and To gain their end, the Japanese "The crowd cheered Neville more dancing. Those indulging in these NOTICE IS HEREBY have not hesitated ir attacking loudly than before." GIVEN that the Certificate
All through the Munich parley On Wednesday next. a memorial 6/NS.4430 dated Hongkong, 18th Voice of China" about the British Goering's healthy cordiality and service will be held for the late January, 1936 for Sixty shares Government "doing the only sen- Mussolini's tact cleared the at-Gen. Chiang Pel-li, Chancellor of Drice produced a the Army, Academy, who died re- of this Bank äumbered 95407/sible thing" und giving up Hong-mosphere. It
of the Godesbergcently at Ishan-hsien. Kwangsi. PUBLIC AUCTION.
95466 inclusive "registered in the kong! Comments on an article of modification
memorandum, "and justified whilst on his way to Chungking. name of Mr. Vivian Geoffrey this nature are not necessary! PARTICULARS AND CON
Citizens of Chungking have been DITIONS of the Sale by Public and should this certificate not be
Smyth has been Lost or Stolen. SPEAKING at the Headquarters Chamberlain's praise of him as the
of the National Government in peace man of Europe."
to The Four-Power Agreement was forbidden exchange, greeting Chungking recently, Generalissimo
The 9th day of Jan., 1939, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public 14th January, 1939, a new certi Works Department, by Order of ficate for the shares will be His Excellency the Governor of issued, and the aforesaid Certi one Lot of Crown Land at cate No. 6/NS.4430 will be Sau Chuk Yaen Road, Kow. thereafter treated by this Cor loon City, in the Colony poration, as Null and Vold,
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Auction to be held on Monday, produced to the Bank before the Chiang Kai-shek thoroughly re- signed Broadbent gives the fol- cards and presents during the
of Hong Kong for a term of 75 By Order of the Court of
years, commencing from 1st July,
1898, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof,
Directors,
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chiel Manager.
2031
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
anti.
CHINA'S LEADER went on to say
GERMAN JEWS.
EVACUATION
1
Lies
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JAPAN was, and remains, Tully prepared from the mili- 1ary standpoint for the war in China, Her superiority in artil- lery and other equipment, in well-trained soldiers and at sea and in the air, more than offsets the Chinese superiority in actual number of fighting men and potential fighting men, as the past year and a half of combat has demonstra- ted.
She does not in reality oc- cupy all the spreading territory which these rallways and this river traverse. Only the great cities and the arteries of traffe are in her hands. The millions of acres surrounding them are Niled with Chlaese peasants and others intensely hostile to Japan, and guerilla warfare in some unpredictable spot is" a dally occurrence.
That part of China, the vast in- terior, which Japanese troops have not pentrated, is still in Chiang Kai-shek's hands. It is filled with millions of men still loyal to the Generalissimo, L vast reservoir.
upon which he can draw for man-
When it comes to the reconstruc-power as he needs it and as losses tion of China Japan finds herselt occur among the roughly 1,000,000
composing his army 'to-day. In a less happy situation.
Chiang's China is quite capable Perhaps the greatest blunder the Japanese Empire has made was its of supporting Atseit. and it is re- and declaration that it would never ported that he has arms deal with the Chiang Kai-shek re- munitions to last him for another ime, for it is almost literally true 12 months. In addition, certain that Chiang Kai-shek IS China, to-Point of the sinews of war is still reaching him through French day...
Indo-China, Sinklang and up from Burma,
If Japan does not deal with him. she can deal with no one. There is no alternative. As one of the
(To Be Continued To-morrow)
THE NEW YEAR AND ALL
THAT IT MEANS
"So Laden With Promise--
Fresh And Untouched"
"Should old acquaintance be forgot" And the days of Auld Lang Syne"
FAMILIAR LINES, those, but never were they suns with deeper feeling than on Saturday night when Hongkong ushered in the New Year in time-honoured style.
Perhaps it was because all were glad to leave behind 1938 and all the trials and tribulations it brought to the world. Perhaps it was because one and all looked to the New Year as the beginning of a new phase for us all-that 1939 will bring peace and order to this much-troubled world.
WHATEVER IT WAS, Hongkong
STARTING AFRESH
will sec
LOOKING FORWARD It is 1939 and we must look for. ward, ever forward. for that is the destiny of the human race.
Let us remember, in making all our resolutions, the beauty and
the humanity of this world. That there is a great deal to compensate us in the difficulties that are bound to beset our ways.
Let us include in those shining hopes which we are all making for 1939 a few thoughts for the others
But it is now 1939, and 1938 with gave the New Year a righ all that it means must be relégated futed all the declarations made by loving moral. "If by the rules of New Year. They have been asked
reyal welcome, and if the good to the background. The leaves shed the Japanese regarding their policy past diplomacy Chamberlain went to contribute the proceeds to the towards China, in particular de- wrong. he did one thing for his war chest,
wishes exchanged and the expres- from the trees are no longer of nouncing the statement made by country. He taught Britons
lesson and gave them another Work on the construction of asians of camaraderie pledged by all any use though they return to the Konoye. Tokyo's Prime pic Minister, whose proposal for the chance to regain a lost vitality. new highway between Yunnan and sections of the community will bean soli for nowalshment. conclusion of an anti-Comintern lost leadership. The
of Sikang Provinces will commence in fruit, then indeed 1939 price
"peace on earth goodwill towards agreement
can be a British vic-April next between China and Munich
nien" Japan, and the stationing
of tory over national smugness."
Gold "has been, discovered in the What a wonderful sound, has Japanese troops, as an
Ching. Shul River district of Kwel-"New Year!" It is so laden with Comintern measure, at specified
chow. There are some 10,000 men promise, so fresh and untouched, points in China were emphatically
now using old methods to extract like feasting our eyes on a virgin rejected by the Generalissimo.
the gold and they are said to be patch of snow, unsullied and most LONDON, Jan. 3 Reuter-It is able to obtain about three pounds wondrous inviting. It has all the that, when Japan talks about understood that the German Gov- |dally.
charm of turning over a leat in a war on Communism, she is not jernment has invited. Mr. George
book full of interest, excitement concerned with defence against Rublee, head of the Refugee Com- Messrs. Tu Yueh-rung and Y. M. and fraught with possibilities and Intending bidders are advised
Soviet Russia but merely means to mittee, to go to Berlin to discuss Chien arrived in Kunming by air great promise that Immediately after the dis
use it as an excuse to over-run evacuation of Jewish refugees on Christmas. Day. They will, it posal of the lot the Purchaser
China. If this is not so, why then from Germany.
is said, establish a spining mill The New Year always makes us around us, for it is only the un- (if not the applicant), will be NOTICE IS HEREBY did she submit to
and a paper mill in that city in all feel like a schoolboy starting aandmous pulling together of in COMMUNISM ---
the near future. required to deposit with an GIVEN that Certificate No. 8768 Soviet Russia
new term after vacation--not quite human beings, each in their own authorised officer who will be dated Hongkong, 30th January, the Changkufeng AN EXCUSE FOR ALMOST two years now,
incident? But
China has shown that she. Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister of Fin-sure whether we want to rush into small spheres, that there can ever present at the sale, the sum of 1924 Tor-392-shares of this Prince Konoye's
cannot and will not be conquered ance and President of the Execu- the new term, yet fascinated by be any relief from the dreadful two hundred dollars, ($200) in Company, numbered
the idea of starting afresh. 181285 proposal goes further than that by brute force. The Japanese may tive Yuan, has appropriated $300,- cash. This sum will be refunded 181676 inclusive, registered In He demands China's recognition of go on for ever in their mad effort 000 for winter clothes for poor on payment of the Purchase the nam: of Lee Hysan (dec'd) the freedom of residence and trade to take China but the day will students who have come here from
has been Lost or Destroyed, and Japanese subjects in the in-surely come when the warlords of the war-torn areas.
terior of China. The answer he Japan will wake up and find the got to this demand was the only
position reversed. A memorial service was held duced to the Company before the one which could have been meted CHINA WILL China has every-here yesterday for Gen. Fan Cho- CONTINUE thing to gain and slen. Garrison Commander of the 30th January 1939, a new cert1"; out to such impertinence.
in Administrative District cate for the shares will be SUMMARIZING the Konoye state- RESISTANCE nothing to lose by 8th
ment, Generalissimo Chiang says:
prolonging this war Shantung, who was killed in action issued, and the aforesaid Certiß* what It, lends authenticity to the that was forced upon her and at Liaocheng recently. Some 8,000 must have been a great deal in, cate No. 8768 will be thereafter, Molli Plan and the infamous much to their dismay, the Japan- persons attended, including Dr. H. 1938 which we shall all, in our own treated by this Company as Noll Tanaka Memorial which Japanese realize that China can, and H. Kung, President of the Execu secret way, cherish. Past deeds and
many an incident: a few deeper LONDON, Jan. 3. (Router)-Dr. and Vold.
had so long sought to deny, but will, go on indefinitely until the tive Yuan.
memories that can never be re J. A F. Grega. Archbishop of with Japanese aggression now ex-day when not a single Japanese
The Chungking National Goods placed, unly resuscitated on still Dublin, has been appointed Arch- tending to the seas, coupled with invader is left on Chinese soll.
Association was nights, or as a bar of music or a bishop of Armagh and Primate of her incessant plotting and planning JAPAN; on the other hand, a Manufacturers J, C. GUTERRES,
to upset international order and 'faced, with bankruptcy on all formally established here on De- whit of scent recalls them in All Ireland in succession" to Dr. lord over East Asia, what other sides-In men, *money and cember 23 by factories which have living poignancy. All this, was in Day.
Dr. Gregg will be installed m Secretary. meaning can be put to these move- material. So then how much more removed to Szechuen from the the flourish of our hand as we
January 25 will it be The Rising Sun?"
cald a farewell to 1938,
price.
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On Saturday night, all of us. in some way or another, made our farewell bow to the old year and shook hands with the new. Fickle creatures, we humans. So anxious to meet the new and so short in me- mory of the old..
In spite of this, however, there
conditions that have been besmir- ching the beauty of the world,
It is the New Year. Let us go forth with bright and hopeful hearts to fulfil our appointed mis- sións to the best of our ability during the year of 1939.-FM el A.
NEW PRIMATE : OF IRELAND
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