1939-02-27 — Page 11

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

CONFIDENCE IN FRENCH

PR

Definite Move To Recognise Franco Government

PARIS, Feb. 25 (Reuter)-A definite move to re- cognise the Franco Government will be taken on February 27, M. Daladier told the Chamber this after- noon and the Council of Ministers will then be invited'

decide in favour of recognition.

to

"JAPANESE NOT PATRIOTS"

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Replying to criticisms of his statements, M. Daladier said: "The security of cur third frontier has been men- tioned. On all the 600 kilo- metres of this frontier, Françe is in contact with the Govern- ment of Franco. That is why is usually very genial, candid and I consider the French Gov- expressively voluble. I found the ernment should have neigh- former secret agent of Japan most bourly relations with thereal approachable and naturally, ob-

Government of Spain which liging.

So you like me to tell you some-is now that of France." "thing more of what I know of the

After hearing M. Daladier's state-

Japanese?" he inquired, smiling ment, the Chamber passed a motion and refusing a cigarette.

"I should like you to define more

clearly your rather sweeping con- clusions about the Japanese, par- teularly the Japanese military," I

"You have been in Shanghal sald. during the last few years and have observed' developments since started, and I the present war would like to know if your reac- have subtracted from or tions added to your convictions."

"I am more than ever of the opinion that the Japanese are no good," declared Signor Vespa in fluent English. "And I don't believe in the Japanese Army

they what OT

say about being friends of the Chinese or other nationals.

started They have,

a great bluff, and it is a tragedy that

nations other

have done nothing but allow them to carry the bluff out more or less successfully.

of confidence by 323 votes to 201.

The whole Chamber applauded į the closing statement by M. Dala- dier: "I am determined that France shall not be isolated in regard to other part of the world. Spanish affairs any more than any This is not a question of party politics, but of the security of France."

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NO CONDITIONS

It is gathered that it has not been possible to attach conditions to recognition, but exchanges of views through M. Berard and Mr. |Hodgson has cleared the ground in a useful manner, Gen. Franco referred Mr. Hodgson to Signor Mussolini's own promises, about the withdrawal of troops.

Authoritative quarters recall withi [ satisfaction, Gen. Franco's desire: to occupy Minorca with entirely Spanish troops, while, as regards reprisals, Gen. Franco has more than once assured Mr. Hodgson that nobody but criminals need fear Nationalist rule.

Gen.. Franco is believed to be as "The Japanese don't belong desirous as the French to maintain among civilised people. They are

good Franco Spanish relations, motorised savages-and

can Moreover, be you

will inevitably be imagine how dangerous a savage facing a long period of rehabilita- may become If you give him a gun tion and pacification at home im- or a few. bombs. He goes mad mediately after the war and doesn't know friend or foe nor what's good for himself. And why do I say so?

DIVINE SUPERMEN

"Flist. you should remember,"

continued Signor Vespa, "that the

Japanese believe they are divine

supermen. They regard all other

Britain and France will be in a stronger position to help him than other countries whose financial re- sources are not so complete...

LAST SEEN AT

people as below them. Their text- WHEEL OF SHIP

books teach that, and every Jap-

anese from birth to manhood is

constantly reminded and in QUARTERMASTER

evitably believes that he is" above

all men.

"Now the Japanese are the least entitled to that" belief. There is

no morality in their social struc- ture. and their institutions" and social habits are barbarion. Ali this talk about Japanese superi. ority, is based on nothing.

"Bushido, Samuraisin, and such touted things are all legends. The Japanese have been encouraged by western nations, especially England. The Japanese

were

MISSING

The 5, 5. Granville, flying the flag of the Republic of Panama, "arrived in port yesterday with an entry in its log, dated February 24. to the effect that one of the quartermasters had disappeared and in belleved lost at sea."

The quartermaster, whose name

CABLES

Antiquities Unearthed In Hongkong

THE PICTURE ABOVE SHOWS four objects discovered by Mr. Chen Kung-che in the course of recent excavations in Hongkong. They are included in the Jade Exhibition at the Fung Ping-shan Library of the University.' (1) An ancient jade ornament used in slate ceremonies, over a foot in length; 'of the Han Dynasty, about 500 B.C. (2) Jade earrings of about 500- B.C. (3) Stone axe of the Neolithle culture; about 3000. B. C. (4) Jade ring of the Han period, ́also 500 B.C., as an ornament for clothers; size, 47 inches in diameter.

OFFENSIVE ON

KULING

NANCHANG, Feb. 26 (Cen- tral) — Immediately after the" evacuation of the 47 for- elgners, the Japanese started an offensive on Kuling. the 3,500 feet mountain resort in north Klangsi, last Thursday.

Under a protective barrage Tsien- they advanced from shan, a neighbouring height. They were engaged by the Chinese at Piyunssu (Jade Cloud Temple), and retreated after suffering some 30 casualties...

Japanese artillery bombard- ment wounded two Chinese soldiers and demolished a guard house.

FRANCO-SYRIAN RELATIONS

Turkish Troops To Occupy Aleppo

DAMASCUS, Feb. 26 (T/Ocean)-- Political circles here do not regard the crisis as solved by the forma- tion of a new Ministry under Louft! Haaffar and stress the necessity for the French Governinent to take a decision concerning the relations between the'two countries.

It is pointed out that after years

YACHTING

Scandinavian Cup Match: Britain Wins

Britain defeated Scandinavia by 47 points to 27 in the Scandinavian Cup match sailed yesterday under the auspices of the Royal ̈ Hong- kong Yacht Club. Detailed results. were as follows:-

Yachts

MORNING" RACE Scandinavia

A17 J. Johnsen, K, Knudsen

and S. Helberg

A19 J. Krogh-Moë, O. E. Fingaisen and S. Stak- land

A14 H. Dreyer, K. Klaer and

- N. Christensen A118. Berg, R. Relersen and

R. Stege

Yachts

Total

Britain

A 4 T. C. Fairburn, 3. G. B. Dewar and 8. Tomlin-

son

Pts..

3

5

Pts.

“A DANGER TO PEACE"

Italian View On Democracies

MONDAY FEBRUARY 27, 1939. —PAGE 9

THE

HONG KONG

PENINSULA HOTEL;

HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULAE BAY HOMEL;

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTAL}

HOTELS

BLIMITED.

In nasociation with the Grand Hotel des Wagon its, Peking.

PRINTERS' CUP

LEAGUE WON BY

"DAILY PRESS”

The Anal of the Printers Cúp Smallball Soccer League was play

ed yesterday afternoon at the Southorn Playground.. when the "Hongkong Daily "Press" defeated Luen Ying by six goals to one.

The final standings in the Lea- gue are as follows:-

P. W. D. L. F. A. P. Daily Press 7 6 0 1 12 3 12 Luen Chee 7.5 0 2 5 6 10 Luen Ying

7 4 1 2 7 13 9 Wilson Press 7 4 0 3 7 4 Seung Yip 7 3 0 4 8 2 6 Chut Yut Kwan' Lik Lal Chuen

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7 1.2 4 10 5 4

7 204 2 14 70 1 6 0 3

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FOUR HOME-RUN HITS BY JACKIE SULLIVAN

SOFTBALL LEAGUE

RESULTS

Protest Lodged By C.B.A.

Seven games were played in the three softball leagues- yes- terday, highlight of which was 'Jackie Sullivan's four circuit clouts in the same number of vixitations to the plate for the Greenspots.

one rún.

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Of the Indies' games, only one was played, Club de Recreto gain- ing the decision from the Baby BRADMAN FAILS

Panthers by the narrow margin of TO BEAT FRY

This encounter Was runs by featured by two home ADELAIDE, Feb. 25 (Reuter) Céleste Marques and 8. Kwong, Don Bradman to-day failed to respectively both members of the add yet another record to his

** | losing squad. The final score was large bag.

19 runs to 18.

A month ago Bradman equalled

Owing to indisposition of several CB Fry's successive centuries.

of their members the Canadian To-day, with the crowd hop-Chinese had to postpone their ex- ing for fireworks, Don was out for five runs. He was playing for South Australia against Victoria in the Shefeld' Shield..

Scores are:- Victoria 321:

207 for 7.

South Australia i

ROME, Feb. 26 (Reuter)- The re-arming of the Demo- cracles is a"danger to peace, "Rela- says the semi-official

Internationale.” zloni

The general tone of the article, however, is conspicuous for its mildness compared with the fierce language of the past- few weeks. "Politically, Europe has moved backwards since the Munich Agreement and the situation is now worse," continued the paper. The Democracies are working to wards a military and economic asphyxlation of the states. The French and British loss of four wickets. Imperialists are mentally trying to spike the guns of the most genuine democracy the world has ever known.

counter with the Wildcats: the Wahoos-Cardinals game was also called of.

HONG MATCHES Two men's league games and four in the Hong league were also decided. In the former category, "MC.C. TOVE

the Filipino Club-C.B.A. game PIETERMARITZBERG, Feb. 25 was marred by a protest, Bill Mair The MC.C, touring team began objecting to the decision of the their match with Natal here to- umpire on a runner who crossed day.

the home plate after running off totalitarian M.C.C. have scored 161 for the the baseline.

"If the French, British and American democracies. wish to drive Europe to war, they need only continue their present

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way.

A10 C. C. Blake, R. J. Min-

nitt and L. L. P. Ralph 9 A15 G. G. Wood, P. C. M.

"Sedgwick

F Atkins

A European war would mean the break-up. of the British Empire and the end of

PGM European imperial power in

7

A20 H. B: House, Q. H.

Gandy and H. J. Pearce 6

Total

24

AFTERNOON RACE Britain

Pts.

"

A17 T. C. Fairburn, J. G. B. Dewar and -8. Tomlin-

SOTI A19 C. C. Blake, R. J. Min-

nitt and L. L. P. Ralph 3 A14 G. G. Wood, P. C. M. Sedgwick and F. J. Atkins

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is Ku Kau a native of Ningpoof negotiation and delay it is im- aged about 43 years, was last seen possible for the French Govern-Yachts at the wheel of the ship at 2 pm ment to believe that refusal to needed to watch the Russians, some half an hour later, it was ratify the Franco-Syrian Treaty and for that reason the world was noticed that he had left his recognising Syrian independence, made to belle? that they were a station, and a subsequent search will not produce disastrous results Sensitive, cultured people and were revealed no trace of him. equal to other nations.

in the internal development of The ship, Hongkong-bound from Syria. Mazzila, was tumed about on its

"The fact is the Japanese have no claim to all this' at

course, and for 30 minutes retraced It is affirmed that this view is all-they

The were savages.

her way with the officers and crew also shared to some extent by the savages have been armed, and now England knows the folly."keeping a sharp lockout for the French High Commissioner, M. Fuaux, who, at the conclusion of his

mising man.

Fat an two gold teeth in his upper jaw."

"Believing themselves that they Ku has wife and daughter re-tour of inspection, which he is now are great, and lifted up by western sident in Hongkong. He is des-undertaking, will dy to Paris at nations, they begin to believe they cribed as of mediam height and the beginning of March in order to can conquer the world. They are build; with hair cut short, and has

report personally to the French fanatics, not patriots,

Government on the situation. African savage on the back, give him a gün and then you and be will carry on just like a savage.. Savages, you know, have pretty - little

sense of responsibility · as elvilised people have."

Signor Vespa believes that the

Japanese could not have grown to

JAPANESE FACING NEW- DIFFICULTIES

QUESTION DISCUSSED

In this connection, considerable significance is attached to the fact that on various occasions M. Puant has unofficially discussed the ques- tion of future political' develop- CHANGSHA, Feb. 25 (Central)ments in Syria with the leader of

be such a menace to peace and Writing from a recent tour of the Opposition. Dr. Shabander. order and civilised fel as he re-northwest Hunan, & war corres- gards them, if western nations had pondent of the Central News

In the entourage of the High

not permitted themselves to be Agency believes great difficulties Commissioner the importance of deceived.

(In the second and con- cluding instalment of this special interview, which will -to-morrow, Amelto appear Vespa makes amazing revela tions about the Japanese Army's weakness, its excesses and the era of vice and, cor- ruption which it has started In China).

le in the way of the Japanese clarifying the relations between

If they plan to thrust westward France and Syria is recognised from their north Hunan positions especially in view of the growing to.northwest Hunan by way of the Turkish propaganda in the Aleppo Tungting Lake, t

region and elsewhere.

All H. 8. Rouse. G. E.

Gandy and H. J. Pearce 6

Yachts

Total

Morning

Grand Total

Scandinavia

A 4 J. Johnsen, K. Knudsen

and S. Heiberg

A10. Krogh-Moe; OE, Fingalsen and S. Stak- land

A15 H Dreyer, K. Kiser and

N. Christensen ........

· A20′′ 8. Berg, 'R. Relersen and`

R. Stege

Total Morning

Grand Total

23

France."

HUNGARY'S "BLACK FRONT

Wholesale Arrests

Of Members

BUDAPEST, Feb. 26 (Beuter) -Forty-seven leaders of the Hungarist Movement were sent · to a concentration camp. and further rounding up operations resulted in the arrest of bo tween 200 to 300 provincial members.

Besides confiscation of funds of the organisation, the police seized 24. secret codes and other documents which "disclosed the identity of

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The Hong matches, without ex- SIR J. CAHN'S XI

ception, were decided by wide WELLINGTON, Feb. 25 With margins. the winning teams all nye wickets to fall in their Arat turning in double gures. The innings. Biz Julian Cahn's tour-Wayfoong battery were much in ing X are 202 runs behind Can-evidence, G. terbury.

Gosano clouting homers, E. Silva one, and C. Lopes Batting first the New Zealand two three-bagger hits. side scored 484, to which Cahn's XI repiled with 262 1or the loss of five wickets,

BRAWN CUP HOCKEY

The results were:-

LADIES' LEAGUE

Club de Recreto 19; Baby Pan- thers. 18.

MEN'S LEAGUE English Forum 6; Machine Gun- ners 5.

Filipino Club 12; OBA. 3.*.

HONG LEAGUE Socony 27: China Underwriters

Greenspots 21; Royal Air Force

Kai Tak C.A. 23; American Ex-

BY "NYMAROS". Following their excellent win on Baturday, Club de Recreio "A" 5, continued in winning vein when they beat their clubmates by five goals 11, to three in a re-arranged· Brawn Cup. Axture played at King's Park press 3. yesterday morning. They now head Hongkong Bank 25; National. the league table with 21 points City Bank 7. and their latest success has con-

siderably enhanced their chances CLUB-BANK RUGBY

for promotion.

The more experienced aide, the winners, took the feld with

MATCH DRAWN

The annual rugger match between a Hongkong and Shanghai, Bank

a slight edge over their op- | Ponents, but it must be said, in

fairness to the latter, that their V and the Hongkong Rugby Foot

ball Club was played at Causeway. enthusiasm compensated for their lack of experience and they never Bay on Saturday, the game ending 47 practically all members of the ve up trying though facing & On the Bank team, DG, Day,

"Black Front," secret nucleus of three-goal deficit in the first half.

in a 5-5 draw.

the party which, was responsible three goals, was the best forward outstanding in the back line.

Miss A Alves, apart from her a newcomer to the Colony, was

Pta for the bomb outrage in

Jewish

the synagogue on Feb. 4. 4 Sixty-seven of these have been ar

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on view and her understanding Carruthers played a good game with Miss C. Bilva, who netted the and broke through before the in- rested, but several escaped to other two points, was the high-terval to score the first try. K. A Vienna

light of the game. The losers were Watson, who captained the Bank Despite the fact that the Hun best served by Miss N. Osmund inside, converted. J. & Dunnett was

the pick of the forwards. garist Party is purely Hungarian the intermediate Ene

13. Hutchison acored the try for and had no German members, "SATURDAY'S RESULTS there can be little doubt that it

Club in the second half, and E. W. The results of Brawn cup ladies Stout converted. M. W. MacGrath drew its inspiration and resources hockey matches played on Satur- was outstanding at full-back, and beyond the border. Meanwhile, day were as follows: AK PA 14 reaction of the German press to

Recreio Abeat HK. Ladies aide, played well in the forward HD Bidwell, who captained the 13 the Government's action is await at Happy Valley by Infl

ed with interest.

Seaforths beat Recreio "Bat Shumshulpo by 3-1

2

The occupation of Aleppo by total Japanese strength on the north from the sun.es Turkish troops is anticipated at an pondent writea, is about 60,000 in-early date as a prelude to the cluding portions of the 9th and formal annexation of the region by NO ACCOMMODATION

Turkey.

A JAPANESE ADMISSION

The

C. B. 8. beat "7" Ladies at King's Park by 8 nil

CAER OLARK CUP Results for the Car Clark Cup were: C. B. B. 1, C. B. A 1. H.K. Ladies 3, St. Andrews 2.

line.

FINDING WORK FOR ITALIANS MARSEILLES, Feb. 26 (Reuter)- About 3,000 Italians will be leaving various parts of France to-day as the result of the work of Count Clano's. Commission to field work

PEIPING, Feb. 28 (Reuter) the 19th divisions and the Mongo

Japanese cinim that 56 of the 60 llan Irregulars of L Shou-hain.

FOR JEWS

Chinese planes encountered in the This force is not strong enough

GEORGETOWN, Feb, 26 (Reuter) raid on the air bass at Lanchow to start a large scale drive west-

-Permission to land has been re- yesterday were shot down. An The funds raised in the Thrift werd.

and mud from the upper reaches of fused 185 Austrian Jews, who official

spokesman The National Sporting Club, who in Italy for Italians living abroad. Movement launched under the The correspondent believes that the Yangtze and the Slang River arrived in the fferman liner admitted, however, that the above were Arthur Dansker's sponso suspices of the Hongkong Chinese the Tungting Lake, largest of that a large part of it has been Koenigstein, on the ground that figures should be accepted with the recent

the General Chamber of Commerce China's Five Lakes, will prove a rendered undt for navigation to no accommodation was available caution.

Championship but which late into during the "Lunar New Year are great stumbling-block to the ad- all but the small boats. Even The Jaws are slated to have The Japanese admit that they lost the holder, retumed by expected to exceed the $10,000 vanging Japanese 11 they choose to during the spring freshat season, 26,000 in cash and other funds three machines and three officers | ciston in the 14th ruutta. sano mark. All the money will be used strike by this way.

It would be most dimcult for available for settlemen

ro and 15 men killed. They lost two that he will not for refugee reef. The movement During recent years, the Lake Japanese armed steamers to sall ported that an earlier, attempt to planes on the raid on Lanchow in lightweight." They will end on March 5,

has been so clogged up with sand near the bank,

land them at Barbados also failed February 20.

aned a challenge to Boon

fted from Ajjacio. that Consulates there recently subjects to hold Teave for