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EDITORIAL

China Has Right To Demand

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS The Daily Press That Route Be Kept Open

CHINA HOMEWARD CONFERENCE

ADDENDUM NO. 11

RATES OF FREIGHT

JULY, EFFECTIVE 16th 1940, the surcharge on rates of freight to direct ports of discharge | In the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, also Eire, will be increased from 30% to 70%. This surcharge will be consolidated in the

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HONGKONG, JULY 16, 1940.

CHUNGKING, July 15 (Renter)--Discussing the Burma Road ques- tion," the Central Daly News, official organ of the Chinese Govern- mant, declares: "The Burma Route is one of China's principal inter- national communication routes. When Japan fails to subdue China in the field, she is exerting pressure on Britain to suspend goods trans- portation over this route in the attempts to force China to surrender.

**The Chinese Government has repeatedly notified the Britlah Au- thorities that it is seriously .con- cerned over the issue..

Also China has the right to de- mand that the Burma route be kept:

Good Health Open for International traffic.

And Heart

freight rates (adjusted to the COURAGE,

issued as soon as possible. Hong Kong, 16th July, 1940.

Furthermore, from the viewpoint of the Chinese people, the maintain- ence of Burma route trafic has the greatest importance in the con- CONFIDENCE tinuation of the friendly relations

tention..

"Japan's policy towards Britala

Obviously Japan is

Railway Line Damaged

CHINESE LAUNCH

Traffic between · Changtaikwan-

the railway truck.

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Mr.L. E. Brown, of the Standard | Vacuum Oll Co., left the Colony on Friday for the States.

Mr. R. F Pirard, Superintendent for China, Stem Ltd, London (China Agency) left the Colony. For the North on Friday,

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Miss Mildred M. Owen, of the National Committee of the "Y.M ČA. Shanghai, left Hongkong for the North on Friday.

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Mr. F. E. Schmitt, of the Tsun Wan Installation, Texas Ca (China) Ltd., left Hongkong for the north on Friday..

North on Friday".

TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1940.

S'hai Business Symbolises

China At War

Present economie and financial' conditions at Shanghai Are 'the object of the most contradictory comment. They are lauded" by some and loathed by others. They are described as illustrat-- ing Shanghai business" triumph over all adversity, "They are. said to represent utter chaos. They are, at any rate, bewildering to the outsider even in the Far East, and they may be hardly intelligible to the average business man in the United States -

conditions or in Europe. Yet current Shanghai strate the economic and inancial complexities of China at war who has just entered upon the fourth year of a gigantic fight for its very existence.

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The present state of Shanghai | the accumulation at Shanghai of business symbolises, at the same an unprecedentedly farge volume time, the strength and tenacity of Chinese capital withdrawn from of China's resistance as well as of the Japanese-controlled areas. ATTACKS

Japan's onslaught, the sufferings The Japanese pre-war share in and devastation in the Nippon-Shanghai's foreign commerce was CHUNGKING, July 15 (Central) AND COMFORT marked between China and Britain. These Vigorous Chinese attacks have Mrs. W. H. Tipton, wife of Dr. occupied areas as well as the considerably larger, and many. nearest 3d.) and a schedule of the inspiring speech broad-two points are brief as well as been made against the Japanese W. H. Tipton, of the Baptist Humitations of the Japanese war observers have wondered at the the white man's fact that, with a major war on in the consolidated rates will be cast by the Prime Minister on clear. We hope the British Goalong the Peiping-Hankow Ballway Mission, Shanghai, left the Colony juggernaut;

effort to maintain westem Chia Europe and shipping extraordin Sunday to the British Ex-eximent will give them serious at in south Honan and north Hupeh, on Friday for the North.

business; and the general effort arily scarce and expensive, Dal pire. Mr. Winston Churchill's

Sinyang and Tunghaangtien- | Mr. W. C. Farnham, representat business as such to retain a Nippon does not manage to im- words have caused a deep hitherto has always been to resort wangshul sections has been dis-tive of the Sun, Oll Co., Shanghai, certain amount of independence prove her trade share at Shang- 398 impression abroad-an im to threats

Here once more, Shanghaf Ulustrates # most pression that Britain and her adopting the same policy in con rupted as a result of damage of who was in Hongkong left for the from the towering of storm waves hat.

interesting. of nationalism and militarism. Empire are today in good nexion with the Burma route

The heart of Shanghai's econ-economic development." " health and heart and ready Although Japan la dissatisfied Two mare units of puppet troops

Tomy and finance has shifted to Shanghai has ceased to function to meet the critical "days with the reply of Sir Robert Crai- under the command of Fan Chuan- Mrs. D. M. Biggar, wife of Mr the exchange market. and it is as a wide open door to the interior ahead with the utmost limit gie, the most Japan can do is to plug and Chen Hsien-tang respec- D. M. Biggar, of the Chase Bank. here that China's will and capa- of China. The Japanese. In alt of their moral and physical utter further threats. We hope the tively have defected in cast Horan. left Hongkong on Friday last for city to resist Japan makes a "most lines of trude and finance, are im- strength. Mr. Churchill made British Government will remain After destroying the highway be- San Francisco. no idle boasts when he refer-firm and not be bluffed by Japan- tween Sulhsien and Kinsien, they

surrendered to the Chinese side. red to the steadily increasing ese threats.”

Chinese circles are showing the Aghting qualities of the three forces the superiority of the greatest anxiety over the Burma Road question. There are signs of British Navy, which still rules keen disappointment over the re- the waves, ever vigilant in ports of the British appeasement guarding the shores of the policy towards Japan. EFFECTIVE 16th JULY, mother country; the Royal 1940. minimum nett rates of Air Force, proving daily their

CHINA HOMEWARD CONFERENCE

(ADDENDUM NO, 12) | GULF OF ADEN & RED SEA PORTS CONFERENCE

(ADDENDUM NO. 5) RATES OF "FREIGHT

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freight iron Hong Kong to base ability not only to beat the SUMMONED

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ALLEGATIONS OF ASSAULT

AMMUNITION DUMP GUTTED"

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remarkable. show of strength in posing themselves as middlemen the maintenance of a freely con between Shanghai and the occupi- vertible Chinese currency.

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Mrs. N. L. White, wife of Mr. N. L. White, Passenger Department, The Chinese dollar, after three There is no light without sa- hovering over A Japanese anmunition depot at Butterfield and Swire, left Hong-years of war, and with the Japan-dows. There

penetrating almost hair of Shanghai the ever-present threat Railway in northern Anhwel, 119

the Tientsin-Pukow kong for the south yesterday

China including the country's of à desperate Nipponese military miles north of Nanking, is report- "Mrs. A. H, Guiness. wife of Mr formerly best developed provinces, coup to seize the western-controll- ed to have been gutted by fire. AH. Guiness, of the Hongkong and stul makes a better show than, ed parts of the International Set- Suspecting sabotage the Japanese Shanghai Bank, left the Colony for for instance, the French franc tlement and the French Conces- after France had won a complete sion. This threat. --in view of arrested over 500 Chinese civilians, the south yesterday

victory in the Great War. The European preoccupation with ano- Fighting in south Shansi has Germans in the air, but also!

been intensified. A Japanese A daughter was born at the Chinese dollar, in addition, is the ther Great War, today certainly is ports on the Continent of Europe

to harass their supply centres

column of about 2,000 from Huns-Country Hospital, Shanghai on only Aalatic currency which at greater than ever, and it is chiefly (excluding United Kingdom of and disorganise their plans

tung is pushing eastward while July 8, to Vivien, wife of Mr. D. M. Shangusi continues to maintain a fear of the United States reac

definite foreign exchange value tion that is holding back the ralli- Great Britain and Northern for attack; and the Home

another Japanese column of about Butt.

and free convertibility. This latter tary extremists of Japan, m Ireland, and Eire), Black Sea Defence of a million-and-a-

1,000 is pushing Westward from

There is one remarkable side of Tsinhsien. ports

U.S.S.R. half trained regulars and over

Chinese troops have (other than

Mrs. W. F. Arndt, wife of Mr. W, capacity China's currency today who million volunteers,

been sent to engage them.

F. Arndt of the American President shares with but a very few of the China at war which Shanghai ports), all Non-European ports a in the

In west Shans! the Japanese at Lines, Ltd., left the Colony on Fri-world's currencies. In this respect. fails to demonstrate. That is the Sea stand ready to give battle to Mediterranean

It is definitely superior, to the Ja new economic development going Hu Tal-chuen, of No. 70 Stanley/Lulin have launched an offensive day for San Francisco, accompani-banese yen and to all the various on la Free China There is Httle (excluding Morocco), Gulf of any invading hardes which |

land on English soil. The Street, was summoned by his kit to the south of the Lishih-Kuntu ed by Miss Rose M. Amat. Aden & Red Sea ports will be

highway. They have met with Prime Minister frankly ad- fat wife, Ng, Chor-kay, of No. 8 adjusted on the basis of a 70% mitted that the British Isles Cochrane Street, before Mr. H. G. still Chinese resistance.

Mr. C. A. Bowern, assistant to the Chinese "mopping up" opera-general Manager, Anderson Meyer surcharge over pre-war tariff today face a greater danger Sheldon yesterday at the Central rates, less 94% Cash discount than ever before in their Magistracy on two counts alleging tions are proceeding satisfactorily and Co., Ltd., Shanghai, left Hong-

of Hotsin

| kong for the northern port on Frl- A schedule of consolidated rates history, but his words rang that he had been guilty of persis at points north

day... (adjusted to the nearest 3d.) with truth when he said that tent cruelty to his wife and had

NEW JAPANESE will be issued as soon as possible, the British Isles were never The complainant, in evidence, in a stronger position to re-sald that she married defendant

ATROCITY Hong Kong, 15th July, 1940.

sist imminent peril.

in January last year as his kit fat) THE FACT that Herr Hitler wife according to Chinese custom. CHUNGKING, July 13 (Reuter has delayed pütting his threat Defendant, she said, worked in his Catholic Church properties in of invasion into effect gives father's shop, the Sang Sing Arm. and near Chungking suffered added veracity, to the Prime and received $9.10 a day as salary. losses as a result of Japanese air Minister's statement. The Nazi Dictator has obviously

totailing $5,000,0000. had to recast his entire plan of attack in view of

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Mrs. W. L L. Barker, wife of Mr. W. L L. Barker, of the Standard- | Vacuum Oli Co., left Hongkong for Ban Francisco, on Friday.accom- panied by Master W. Barker.

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currencies issued by the Nipponese in the occupied areas.

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new creative economic activity ut Shanghai, and there is but 'reluc- tant indirect participation in anancing the new construction in Free Chins, Bubstantial amounts of Shanghal capital, it is true poured into Free Chins for invest ment la various economic ventures s These amounts, however, so far but poorly compare with the capitalist potentialist potentiality of Shanghai.

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She alleged that altogether she bombing during the past monthic: E. Marshall, or Lowe, Bingham | stage all by itself during the past China in general, if part of the

suffered four major and several minor assaults during which the defendant was alleged to have punched and pinched her.

tes the devastation and suffer. ings of the occupied areas in the unprecedentedly sms.!! volume of · export - produce forthcoming from those areas, and in their tremendously re- duced purchasing power for Shanghai manufactured well as foreign goods, Largely isolated from its tradi

It certainly would be to the tional economic background, Mrs. G. Marshall, wife of Mr. Shanghai nevertheless managed to advantage of both Shanghai, and and Matthews, Shanghai, left 18 months a most remarkable in speculative capital now active at Among the Catholic properties demolished or damaged were St. Hongkong for the northern port on dustrial boom, with many Shang- Shanghai could be diverted to the Friday, accompanied by Master hat enterprises harvesting unpre-country's still independent interior, John Marshall,

cedented profits, This boom ap-to assist in building up there a strengthened opposition from She said that defendant pawn-Girls' School, the Cathelle - Cathe-

peared as a miracle in the eyes of new economy on which, in the end,:" Britain with which he is now ed her gold finger ring a month dral of St. Paul, the Middle School, The death occurred at the many foreign observers. but its the future of Shanghai will have confronted. His failure to after their marriage and, a month the Carmol Monastery, the Ming shanghai General Hospital, on July fundamental explanation again is to rely once the war-time ation secure the French Fleet to later. when" defendant returned {Teh Middle School, the Ten Chin made to this Company to issue compensate for his own naval from Macao, where he had lost his Primary school, the Church 8, after a brief illness, of Filomena the determined will of the Chinese malies of the Shanghal situation to CHEUNG

SUI FONG weakness has enhanced his money, he pawned her earrings. of the Sacred Heart. (瑞芳 of No. 2, Percivil difficulties. If he puts his

WAS PREGNANT Complainant further, said that Street, 1st. floor, a duplicate plan of invasion into opéra- certificate for 20 ordinary shares tion now, he will have to rely when the assaults took place she in the Company numbered 60365 mainly on his air strength, went to the Allee Memorial Hos to 60384 upon statement that while Britain will be able to pital where a daughter was born. reply by air and water. In

(LOST!

APPLICATION has been

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Joseph's Church at Pelping, the

MORE "NEWSMEN”

Victal Madeira (Mana) aged 85. to resist Japan," which resulted in have disappeared. The funeral took place on July 10 at the Hungjao Road Cemetery.

was

There ARE "WANTED" French Bastille Day in the Colony on Sunday. The anniversary, has SHANGHAI, July 15 (Reuter) - Defendant denied the allegations Following the recent order for in previous years been celebrated

säld

"Reorganised" Chinese

kong.

no celebration of BRITONS MUST GO FROM CHINA! SAYS NEW S'HAI

SOCIETY

THREAT TO USE FORCE!

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that those who kill with meet with the same fate. The "punitive": campaign said to be led by Ger- many and Italy is said to be the "will of Heaven."

the original certificate No. 6439 other words, Herr Hitler has made by complainant and has been lost or mislaid: and been placed in the position that, as he was dependant on hi the arrest of 83 prominent news.by the French Community in Hong-

paper publishers and editors, the Notice is hereby given that, if of fighting a one dimension-father and had no employment,

national within thirty days from the date al battle against a well pre- he had to pawn his wife's rings

Mr. W. K. Peltz general agent "government” at Nanking has beredl no claim or representation pared defence which can use when he wanted money to buy

now ordered the arrest of four in Shanghai for the Republic Steel Corporation of New York,

"Therefore, speaking as masters in respect of such original two. From the very start, presents.

other newspapermen, says a As the complainant's and de-

of the land, we uphold moral certificate is made to the Com therefore, the German forces fendant's fathers were good friends Nanking message to the Central left the northern port for America on July 8, Mrs. Pelts has left

Threatening to use force to principles and are polite before pany, the Company will then will be at a disadvantage. the Magistrate adjourned the case China Daily News.

Under such conditions, the proceed to deal with such ap numbers of those who have parties may come to a settlement on the "Black List" include Mr.

The four who have been placed with their son for a vacation in drive out the British from China, we do anything rough. We hereby plication.

in the past felt that an in- Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for LZ. Yuan, Chinese reporter on More than 30 doctors and 50 the Republie of China" has been least possible delay, for Asia be

the Shanghai Evening Post and England might the complainant.

Woo, martes and dressers are on their formed and although the address longs to the Asiatic peoples. Lack Mercury, Mr have a chance of succeeding

managing editor of the ChinaWay to Chungking from Shang of the new group could not be as of attention and procrastination hai to offer their services, accord- certained yesterday, it is belleved will amount to an unfriendly act.

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a new organization called the warn you that you must withdraw "British Extermination Corps of from this country without the

are travelling by land and are ed areas and maintains a branch force immediately to settle the

Kinhwa, Cheklang.

China Daily News of July 9. The The hope is expressed that the Shanghai branch office has sent British will pay attention to the

should be too late to repent when aut printed anti-British warnings warming and "obey lest they they "die without burying ground?" bearing its spal

WARNINGS MAILED One of the warnings has been mailed to the offices of this

ALL ENGINEERS of ordinary Chinese letter paper,

REQUIRED like that used by many propagan dists in occupied areas since the LONDON, "July 15 (Reuter)—The outbreak of the Sino-Japanese Ministry of Labour has 1sstled, an

order in Britain calling all hostilities.

It is not known just how bis fessional engineers with qualifica the new corps is and whether or tions to register

It is being realised that all, part of the Empire. To the Press, Mr. Hoh Chinh Slanking to a Shanghai report. They likely that it is located in occupi- whilch in turn will cause us to use. the might of his mechanised Orient, where tension pre-translator of the war machine will be futile in vails today and where con- Review, and Mr. Chwang Chin 400 which he will be unable to siderable nervousness is being Liang of the local Chinese Dally reported to have now arrived in office in Shanghal, says the North matter,"

take the initiative. And to entertained as to the part WANG SIGNS WARRANT ANG SIGNS WARRANT take that initiative, he must which Japan, as the Eastern E The marriage took place at be able to transport his tanks pupil of Totalitarianism, will The warrant for their arrest The marriage of Mr. G. P. Gram, Dalgety Church, Fife on Monday, and armoured weapons across play, Mr. Churchill's words stated that the four men sought only son of Mr. and Mrs. T. D. refuge in the foreign newspapers Gram of Shanghal to Mildred 27, between Lieutenant an ocean corridor which is should convey encouragement in the International Settlement, Irene, eldest daughter of Mr. and Dennis Sanderson, Royal Navy guarded with the greatest and the peoples of the British and are engaged in spreading Mrs. W. H. Prichard, of Shanghal, younger.com of Mr. and Mrs. naval strength..

"Empire cannot but be of good rumours which are calculated to took place in the Charles Frderick Sanderson, and THESE ARE FACTS which cheer and feel confident in incite assassinations and kid on July 4, Barbara Ethel Beymour, twin have emerged from Mr. the ability of the home coun- nappings to the detriment of daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Churchill's speech and which try to overcome every threat pubic peace and order and the The marriage took place in Herbert Wright of Willingdon have given courage and con- that is being made against peace movement. Hangchow, on June 17, at the Cha Eastbourne, and Shanghal.

fidence to the British people their liberties and interests. The order for the rest of pel of the Immaculate Conception, throughout the Empire. The Under the brillant leader- the tour was issued in the name of Mr William Henry Ward, rest of the world now watches ship of the Prime Minister, of Wang Ching-wel, In his official youngest son of the late Mr. W. Mr. Talang Ting-fo. Director of and waits for the beginning Britain has now completely capacity of "Acting Chairman, Ward, and Mrs. Ward, to Jacque the Political Department of the of the struggle which will thrown aside the hampering concurrently President of the line, daughter of Mon and Executive Yuan, is scheduled to settle the anal issue once and policy of complacency. She Executive Yuan of Reorganised Madame Faul Premet, of Sheng leave for Kunming today on an for all of whether civilisation is today ready to act, not only Chinese National government at hal inspection tour of Yunnan. Mr. should survive, or whether in defence of her own home Triang heads the Yunnan-Kwei- chow section of the political airs prute force will be allowed to soil, but to safeguard her circuit Inspection group which rove rampant over the world, people in the furthest corners started a nation-wide mospection of carrying to every quarter of of the world where the political affairs, early last month. It the horrors and cruelties British flag files In the After Yunnan, Mr. Triang, and his of Totalitarian methods. words of Mr. Churchill, the group will continue their tour in The Prime Minister's message British Empire stands today

has provided comfort in every In good health and heart,"

Kweichow

Nanking

PICKET DUTY RESUMED

not it is military in nature, but Once the list is complete, the the term "corps in the Chinese Ministry will be able to draft pos language usually suggests some cons wherever efficient men are military affiliation a

needed urgently

The order appiles.

"MASK TORN, A film showing scenes in res China, will be screened at today's You British tro meeting of the Hongkong Hotary of you Club. The address by Dean Wilson, away on Smith of Smiths which | mer The Hongkong Police yesterday was to have been given today, has wo resumed cricket dusy which and Been held over for a later meet then been abandoned for some

has been