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TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC. LONDON.

LOCAL EXAMINATIONS,

HONG KONG CENTRE. ··· The following are the dates of the forthcoming Examinations:-

PRACTICAL (Vocal and Instrumental Music) early May 1940. Last day of en. try 31st January, 1940.

THEORETICAL (Paper Work) on 8th June, 1940. Last day of entry 10th February, 1940. Regulations, Officia! List of Pieces and Studies. Entrance Forms and Information on ap plication to the Local Secretary,

J. E. ANDERSON, co The Anderson Music Co., Ltd.,

Ice House Street, Hong Kong.

London Omce: 53, Fleet Street

E.C.L

HONGKONG, JANUARY 9, 1940

· INSTRUCTIVE DELIRIUM

WHAT WITH VISCOUNT WKANO

declaiming in London on Japan's peaceful

towards intentions

China, Great Britain, and the world at large, the coincidence of new "peace" balloons and the concentration of di- plomats in Chungking, and, as if one had not heard it all

EDITORIAL

A glimpse of the demonstration in aid of the Chinese Indus- trial Co-operatives given by the Women's League of Health at Caroline Hill last Sunday. (Photo, S. H. Hsia).

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AIR TRIP AS

REWARD FOR STUDIES

BURDEN OF TAXES IN THE WORLD

before, the solemn re-affirma- Mr. F. C. Clemo's Son The peoples of the world

Arrives

The Imperial Airways' R. M. A

Bangkok, which

from Wang Denebola

GREAT PIONEER OF 'PLANE DESIGN

Germiauv's Debt To Anthony Fokker

Mr. Anthony Fokker, the aviation plancer who proved to be one of Germany's greatest assets in the last war, has died in New York quring the Christmas holidays at the age of 49. He was not only ́a clever designer but a remarkabiv able pilot

Son of a Dutch coffee planter, he a brilliant inventor who, at the age of 18, became wildly excited over human sight. Long before he had seen a machine in the air he was busily designing one. Then he taught himself to fly.

Was

In an attic at home he rigged up an imitation cockpit. It consisted of an old wooden chair, on each side of which a movable stick was

fitted

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1940.

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CHINA WAR NEWS

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commanders. Many of the pil- -soners are native of Kores. Formosa and Manchuria, and this group admitted that they were thoroughly disgusted with

the war.

them.

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*Halabslen, yesterday without

success.

: The Japanese are alleged to have used, 20s in their offensive, They were also assisted by planes. Another strategic point. Lochat- More prisoners "are expected in tsun, east of Yicheng, has been the next several days. After Bregained by the Chinese. Feng- examination here, they will be sent ahenman. Kanchun

and other to Chungking, where special camps points south-east of Yicheng are are established to take care of now under vigorous Chinese attack.

EAST SHANSI REHABILITATION PLANS

HINGTSI, SHENSI, Jan. 8 (Cen-" The Chinese authorities

are tral Japanese in eight motor pushing rehabilitation measures lorries moving from Tainching to Samwa and other points which

Pingting in Eat Shanal, were were devastated by terrific Jap way-lad and deomated by Chi- anese bombings,

nese units at Pomutsing recently. Sunfung. important city 30 miles north-west of Longmoon from Pingting launched an attack Later, a Japanese detachment which the Japanese abandoned on on Pamutsing, but was repulsed New Year's Day, now lies in com- with heavy loans. plete desolation, as the invaders

JAPANESE FALTER

Jan 8

(Central

NORTH GATE

As a result of Chinese "mopping -up" operations, the cutskirts of

pro- was due in Hongkong on Sunday National "Industrial Conference made his first fight. For the next flanked, and military observers the town have been cleared of

at Kal Tak

remnant Japanese units,

set the places to roaring fires be- LOVING Jan 8 (Central)- fore retreating. A large number chinese forces have pierced the of motor trucks and other military equipments were destroyed by the west of P3 Al, on the north bank north gate of Tainyang, south- Japanese at Nupicha

of the Yellow River, in North One stick represented the

Honan, and are KWEILIN, elevator; the other was for wing

engaging the are warping. After the manner Following the Chinese recapture Japanese in street fighting

They have set fire to rec. Jan. paying two to eight times more in introduced by the brothers Wright,

of Pumiac and Lianghing, on the

anese magazines and supply de- tion by the Tokyo Govern-

taxes today than at the time of the For hours he would sit ori thi | south bank of the Watklang. River,

pots... ment of its determination to

outbreak of the last war, accord- chair, laboriously familiarising south-west of Yungning the Jab support the malodorpus ma-

ing to a Survey made by the himself with the controls. Then he anese at Yungning have been out- chinations of Mr. Ching-wel, Japanese

Board. Per capita debt charges in 20 years he made a point of resting anticipate an early general with- nouncements seem to add up afternoon. arrived 9to a picturesque, if not over yesterday at 4.20 p.m. Captain M the various countries have risen in each of his new types himself.

X-luck attended his efforts to subtle attempt to puzzle the Brunton was in command of the corresponding proportionis.

In 1813 the Federal, state and sell his machines. Holland, Italy. world. While it is doubtful plane. whether the desired effect will botalled 202 kilos.

Mail load from all Empire ports local taxes in the United States Russia and England were not in-

amounted to $22.66 per capita, plac- terested in the work of the smiling tal-Further tightening their en- bay

circlement of Singang, on the be achieved, it must be ad-

SOUTH HONAN London were ing this country fourth in the list but somewhat gawky youth, and

Peiping-Hankow Railway, in South mitted that it is a long time Mrs. A. Wood, accompanied by her of nations. France led with $28.25 he went to Germany. There, in

·FANCHENG, HUPEH Jan. 8 Haan, the Chinese have recover- the since such a witches' brew two young daughters aged five per capita, Canada was second with 1913, he

(Central)-Supported by artillery ed two more strategic points, and planes, more than 3,000 Jap- was seen and one may proper- and three years, respectively Mrs. $26.65, the United Kingdom third encouragement he needed.

When the war broke out in the Samiaokang and Kinting. in the anese, using 188 tanks as spear- ly wonder whether the disput-wood's relatives and friends in the with $25.79. Italy and Germany The engagement is announced being wise men and cutthroats Colony greeted her on arrival at trailed the leaders with $14.50 and following year he devoted himself

head, launched a drive towards to the, design of a single-seat bodies and a quantity of arms and Pingchangkwan, about. 20 miles

The Japanese left some tween Arthur youngest son ct of Tokyo themselves are not the airport.

500 Chashan and Chenchiatien, near $14.35 respectively. Captain and Mrs. Cramsle, of O'Harabrouk Ballymoney. Co. a little lost in a smoke screen

ghter. Its worth was beyond all

ammunition behind in the'r re north-west of Snyang. in South doubt. Antrim, and Susan, eldest of their own laying.

treat from both places.

Honan. on Saturday. The Chinese Yuho and Lototlen, northwest of reinforced by fresh units, have Chinese been putting up a staunch rests-

tance.

BIRTH

At the St. Paul Hospital on Janu- ary 6, 1940. to Mr. and Mrs.

Jabin Hsu, a son, John,

ENGAGEMENTS.

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daughter of the late Mrs. Len-"

LATEST EVIDENCE of Nip ponese hallucinations is a Reuter message from Shang-

Travelling from

drum and of Captain Lendrum, of the Hongkong Bank, Lyons, and of Corki, Kilskeery.. Co. hal that relates, laconicall, China Light and Power Co. in with $71.10

Tyrone.

LEVACO-PATUSHINSKY.

The

engagement is announced of Benjamin Michael, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Levaco, and Vern, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Patushinsky, both of Shanghai,

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DEATHS

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GERMANY, LEADS

obtained all

INTERRUPTER GEAR IN 3 DAYS

The German High

but within

drawal of the invaders from their

Fighting is also raging north of north bank positions

Wu-an, in the north tip of Honan, STRATEGIC POINTS NANYANG, HONAN, Jan. 8 (Cen- ing northwards is being held at where a Japanese contingent push-

outskirta

BEATEN BACK

back

The other excited and warmily RISE OF TAXES AND DEBTS greeted passenger on the Denebola

In the 25 years since third, taxes was young Mr. R. Clemo, son of and dents have risen very much. Mr. F. C. Clemo, executive engineer The First World War brought the

under Command Singang, are and station superintendent of the United States into second place. asked him if he could add to itenveloping attack.

in collections per merits by evolving a method of

NORTH KIANGSU Hongkong. Mr. Clemo, Junior, re- capita. The United Kingdom sending bullets through the whiir-

TUNKI. "ANHWEI, Jan. 8 (Cen- enough, how the editor of the cently completed his studies in had taken frst place with $90.26 ing airscrew. He had never seen a

... METHSIEN, Jan, 8 (Central)--- tral)-Chinese forces in North The Japanese westward drive from North China Daily News was England, and his air journey France followed with $83.66. machine-gun before

Klangsu nave started a general Chaoan on Fungkai and Sultong honoured with an invitation across Europe and India was a pre- Canada with $49.99. Italy with three days he had produced his offensive, and fighting is now has ended in complete failure. from a puppet official in Nansent from his father for his achieve- $23.98 and Germany with $19.27.

raging in various places, according several derce attacks having been. king bearing the pretentionsments in school work.

interrupter gear.

Thus equipped in the autumn of

to a despatch reaching here.

beaten

by stiff Chinese title of "Retrocession Com-

Several important points there resistance, Over 30 friends and relatives missioner of the Reformed gathered at Kai Tak to welcome

By 1933, the Board found, the 1915. the Fokker fighter went on to

and areas near Tancheng on the Bitter fighting raged on Jan. ' Government" to attend a re- the young

places had changed, but all per inflict heavy casualties on Allied

Shantung-Kiangsu border

have and 4. man who enjoyed a

throughout which the been recaptured, ception and ball in the Re- splendid air trip from Southamp capita collections had increased machines. Its speed was no more

Chinese managed to hold their pulse Bay Hotel, "on the oc- tion.

yet further. Germany had become than 70 m.p.b., and its celling 6.-

SOUTH SHANSI

I ground, The Japanese spearhead LOYANG, Jan. 8 the heaviest tax collector in the 000ft, but it's great manoeuvrability

and ita

(Central) faltered on Jan. 5, followed by a synchronised Are "left world, taking $109.69 per year from

Japanese units based at Yenchang- precipitate retreat. More thr closely with

Halahslean, South Shansi, launched several

to captured alive, including a major. $107.80 and the United. States was

attacks on the Chinese positions calling reinforcements from Swa- The Japanese remnants. are only 29 cents less with $107.51

at Fanshanmiao, north-east of tow. Canada, France and Italy trailed with collections of $79.76. $54.61 (for 1937) and $30.90 respectively.

The per capita public debt in

KEMP.-On Dec. 25. 1939. Emily . P.R.G.S., very peacefully, after three days' illness. at Gunner-casion of the formal signing|

side. Richmond. Yorks, in her of

an

agreement between

80th year. Devoted friend of China' and Great Britain to CANADA'S" WARTIME each of its inhabitants. The United Britain's slower B. E. 2c's at its chen, sontheast of Wens, and 300 Japanese were killed, and six JORDAN-AL Putney. London, cede Hongkong to the form- MOTTO: “SPEED THE Kingdom followed

China

יו

surviving sons. WATUIE-James

เ

Alexander.

at

Victoria, B. C on Dec, 22, 1930

FALL IN VALUE

OF JAPANESE MILITARY NOTES

exemplified, for instance, in the following concluding paragraph:

author.

PLOUGH"

mercy.

Britain jost large numbers of Ane pilots until the Fokker scourge was ended in 1916 by two "pusher" machines the FE 2b and the DH 2

tn

England, Anne Howe, widow of er." Neither for the agree- the late Sir John Newell Jordan.ent nor the festivities was Deeply regretted by her three any date given, this being left OTTAWA "Speed the plough

In an attempt

regain for a later announcement. should continue to be Canada's

supremacy Fokker designed many Instead, what the invitation wartime moto in the opinion of

new aeroplanes, the most notable- lacked in definition was amply Canada's Governor-General Lord made up in an ecess of colour. Tweedsmuir, better known inter. 1913 ranged from $59.29 in the being his triplane, which was ex- nationally as. Pohn Buchan, the United States to $191.76 in France, raordinarily successful until it was By 1919, following the War year realised that in attaining fine more the American public debt had risen elimbing powers and manoeuvra powerful than swords" be said, to $399.74. The comparable figures.bility there had been a sacrifice of "The Commissioner takes The conflict must be fought with for other countries were: United speed. this opportunity to express the entire strength of the nation Kingdom, $826.25; France, $492.94;, his gratification that the and a great task les ahead of Canada, $450.11: Italy $218: and become an object of considerable foreign settlements and the Canadian farmera"" A review Germany, $191.18.. concessions, which have of Canada's agricultural position been encroaching on Chi-indicates the nation's strength nese sovereignty and soll, along these lines.

mili-

SZEWUI, Jan. 8- (Central)—– Arrivals from Canton reveal that following the Japanese North Kwangtung debacle, the value of Japanese tary script in Canton and other places has fallen sharp- ly in terms of Chinese cur. rency. Considerable number of Chinese have stated eva- euation of Canton,

Acti- The Chinese guerilla vities on the outskirts of Can- ton, the informants says, have been intensified

"Ploughshares an far

BRITAIN'S NATIONAL DEBT

By this time, however, he had

jealousy. German... ... aircraft, man- ufacturers resented the success of In the decade that followed, the a Dutchman, and tried to "freeze heaviest increase in per capita na him out." He was given orders only tional debt occurred 171 Great for training machines of German In the 1914-18 war, Canada in Britain, where by 1938 the figure design.

reached the extraordinary total of TRE War Department, too.

are now a thing of the INCREASED WHEAT AREA past."

areas

east

of

EIGHT CHINESE GIRLS MISSING

Following on the recent re- ports made to the Police that several Chinese girls were. missing from their homes, it is now learned that two more giris, aged 10 and 12 years, are missing." This brings the total number missing since Thursday to eight.

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LEAGUE FINANCES

One effect the war 0% the League of Nations is the failure of Members to pay their con-

inti tributions

the same regularity as in previous years. By October 11, the League had. received only 80% of the amount due as against 74% at the same date in 1838.

_he This has impelled

three Organisations of the League for

IF THIS WERE A PRACTI-creased the ares sown to wheat $1,014.59, by far the largest per thought he should Become ROYAL SOCIETY which the Secretary General.col

Was

MEDALS

CAL JOKE, ' it ⠀ might be, from 10,000,000 acres to 19,000,000

'capita national debt. In the world. naturalised."He declined. When he suitable material for much acres. The Dominion commences

Canada was second with $602.70, said he preferred to return to merriment. Examined dis- this way, with 20,756,500 acres

third with Holland he was told this passionately, however, it takes under cultivation to wheat and the United States

$432.65. France fourth with $414,11 impossible. He was spied upon and on a very different aspect. 31,535.300 acres to other crops..

Furthermore, Canada will be in Germany Afth with $192 and Italy his letters were opened. Japan's puppet China' shrills

sixth with $178.50, The low figure The reason for this, said Fokker PURE IMAGINATION like a ventriloquist's dummy a better position to supply the for Germany in part, was due to many years afterwards, was that

from the knees of its master sh. meats and other products, the fact that post-War infatior an attempt was being made by the Biology, William caricaturing the legitimate | A census taken by the Government virtually wiped out her pre-War British to secure his services with Laboratories of Biological Sciences,

CHUNGKING, Jan 8 (Int'l. -Various rumours were macu. factured by Japanese sources" concerning skirmishes between the 8th Route Army and other units in Kansu or a split in the ranks of the Kuomintang. This fabrication was cabled by the Hongkong correspond- ent of a New York paper, which was relayed back tu Japan as a sort of confirma- tion of the Japanese repo::s. These rumours are pure im- agination, it was learned here.

· H.K. LANDMARK RENOVATION

A familiar. Hongkong landmark

British

bacon requirements in

...

of

lects contributions-the Secre- tartat, the Intema ional Labour Office and the Permanent. Court The Royal Society recently an- of International Justice to cut

down their expenditure. nounced the following awards:

A very substantial portion Copley Medal: Pro1. TH, Mor- gau, chairman of the Division of the budget comprises salaries, so cannot be effected C. Kerckhoff economies

without reducing staff. During California Institute of Technology, the past year, the personnel of aspirations of the Chinese

last summer shows that there were deb: and the debts incurred during an offer of £2,000,000. He said he

establishment of the the Secretariat has been reduced people to be masters in their

did not hear of this until after the for his |8,500,000 cattle

by 89 and that of the Interna- Canadian the First World War. ON awn land and laying, bare farms, 4,300,000 hogs, 3,400,000 sheep.

Taken in percentages of national war and that the secret offer was modern science of genetics,

Davy Medal: Prof. J. W. McBain, tional Labour Office by 44. These once more the naked and and 62.400.000 poultry,

income. France was collecting in apparently intercepted.

Professor of Chemistry, Stanford retrenchments have not sumiced stupid cynicism of the whole

taxes 23.3 per cent, (1937), the NATURALISATION FARCE

University. California, for distinto balance the budget. COLD Japanese

United States 22.4 per cent, the The Germans now insisted on his guished work in the study of col-As it is hardly likely that 1940 Cold storage holdings in Canada, United Kingdom 21.7 per cent, and naturalisation or

w[l] story itself is a useful pendant

show any improvement Its equivalent. loldal electrolytes to the whole complex af as on Nov. 1 included 76,153,342 Canada 20.7 per cent, Germany, be quite illegally they registered him

G. Hughes Medal: Prof. Pfurther compressions are now in Tokyo's acts and dreams that pounds of meat, 41,400,000 pounds it noted, led the list with 26.2 per al a Reserve and assigned him to an Thomsen. Professor of Physics, Ira- train. make an already vanquished of fish, 58 200,000 pounds of batter, cent.

Army Corps. He was given to un- perial College of Science, for. Im- The budget for 1940 is. 33% less

for .1939. that

Even of chense, enemy of everything and 41,500,000 pounds

derstand that if he did not retain portant discoveries in the diffrac- than

with this reduction, it will be. everyone that stands in the 13,900,000 pounds of concentrated

The Board summarized findings a satisfactory position in the tion of electrons by matter,

to

make further way of Nipponese domination milk. 4,500,000 pounds of dressed in the words: War, depression, aircraft industry he would be sent

Doultry. and 231,284 bons. of armaments and increased social to the front as a soldier.

economies unless a greater, col- potatoes.

lection of contributions is RECUT= services during the past 25 years. Fokker found himself

Continued from Page 1 have raised the costs of govern- helpless situation, and went on to ment In nearly all the principal design a still more important countries the highest levels in machine, the D7, which proved troops. Davies was in charge of

adventure..

The

of the East-whether Chinese resistance OT Third Power interests.

ON THE MORAL of this i

STORAGE

HIGHEST LEVELS

E

FIGHT FOR

LIN

-the statue of H. R. H. Prince Ar- tale, and others like it, it taking study of the long string.their history. The tax burdens greatly superior to its German the post which included Eckford.

thur, Duke

At the intersection of Connaught

Road and Pedder Street may be

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necessary

ed

U.S.* SHIP RELEASED

of Connaught and would be tiresome to dwell. of such gems produced since measured by per capita collections competitors.

While on his beat he noticed The United States steamship Strathearn, presented to the Co-China, steadfastly continuing, the beginning of the war in are from two to eight times as

At the end of the war the Allies Eckford with his rifle levelled at "Manhattan" which was detained Davies. About four-and-a-half at Gibraltar as the cargo was not kony by C. P. Chater in Apri 1890 her resistance, can afford to the East. Large doses are re- farge as they were before the World demanded that all of these

covered by "nav-cert." was re- yards separated the two men. is being thoroughly renovated, ignore them all and concen- commended. As for the ques- war. Their per capita public debts machines should be surrendered.

Fekford said: "I am going to leased after an undertaking given trate on her main task. tion of supply, this should not have risen in about the same Fokker succeeded in smuggling shoot you."

He pulled the trigger by the ship's agents that any Bus- Elsewhere, too, they will be be difficult. Treasures untold ratios.

train-loads of aeroplanes, and the rifle went of

picious cargo. Items would be held met with a smile, albeit often are lying neglected, gathering The proportions of their nation motors, and accessories Into Hol-

Eckford immediately handed the at. the British disposal. rifle to witness and said: "I am a wry one. It is only to those undeserved dust, in the files at incomes collected as taxes are land.

ready for the sergeant now.”

When the ride. went off Davies with a patrol under the charge of fell backwards, landing on his Sergeant McDonald

· Eckford said: "He is dead ser- Later, the duty truck arrived geant. I shot him!

seen an unusual sight..

The Duke's statue is being given

its New Year cleaning, as three

Chinese workmen are clambering through the scaffolding erected armed with pots and brushes to eradicate the crust of exidized

metal.

who have seriously maintain-of every diplomatic chancery, from one and one-half to three He established a big factory in ed that it is possible to come every research institution and, three the pre-war levels and, as Holland, came to England in 1922 to terms with present-day every newspaper concerned these burdene have increased, their to pilot gliders he had made, and Japan that one feels prompt with the vagaries of the war reserves of taxpaying power have subsequently settled in the United back.

States... ed to recommend the pains- in the Far East.

declined-Havas,

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