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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

Governor On Maintenance Of This War To End War

FAREWELL LUNCHEON GIVEN BY try nas

SINO-BRITISH CULTURAL ASSCN.

"I DO NOT SUPPOSE THAT ANY MEMBER OF THE SINO- BRITISH CULTURAL ASSOCIATION WILL BE DISPOSED TU DENY THAT IT LIES IN THE PATH OF OUR DUTY TO MAIN TAIN, BY EVERY MEANS IN OUR POWER, THIS WAR TO END WAR.

"The cynic may smile at the revival of that unjustly decried expression: nevertheless it is true that that ideal was before our eyes in the last war and is sincerely in our hearts today.

"True, I failed twenty years ago, but, happily, it is the nature of Idealism not only to survive cheap wit but also to surmount its own failures, knowing full well that each fallure brings the true Bolution nearer."

Thus spoke HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIR GEOFFRY NORTHCOTE, K.C.M.G., at the farewell luncheon given by the Hongkong Branch of the Sine- British Cultural Association at the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden on Saturday afternoon in honour of His Excellency and Lady North- cute

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There was large tinguished gathering present and the British and Chinese national flags were

prominently displayed behind the seat of Mr. D. J. Sloss, CBE, MA., Honorary Vice-Prmal- dent, who presided.

Tribute was paid to the memory at the late Professor Hsu Ti-shau, M.A.. B.Litt., B.D. while both

of Hongkong.

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During the four years that Strof the Field organisation of the deny that it lles right in the path been here, he has Red Cross to alleviate their suffer of our duty to maintain, by every been ably seconded in all he has ing. You read that report and means in our power, this war to done by Lady Northcote, (ap-you forwarded a donation for the end war. The cynic may smile at plause)

whom we are very glud Red Cross (Applause). This was the revival of that unjustly de- 1 sec among us today. Everyone the summer of 1938 when all Br- cried expression: who has come into

nevertheles It couvact with | tish and American relief funds is true that that ideat was before ner has confessed to the rare gift were used for civilians through our eyes in the East war and Is she has of making everybody neutral channels only. You gave sincerely in leel at

hearts today. home in her

"ompany to the wounded soldier through (Applause). True, it failed twenty (Applause),

B Chinese organisation. Ap years ago, but, happily. It is the Not

days hence, Sir plause). many

nature of Idealism not Geoffry and Lady Northcote

only to Will

In November 1988. you formed survive cheap wit but also to sur- be leaving us. On behalf of mem-the British Fund for Rellet of mount its own failures, knowing bers of the Hongkong Branch of Distress in Hongkong and South full well that each fallure brings the Sino-British Cultural AssociaChina. This Fund has distributed the true solution nearer. tion. I would like to say how sin over H.K.$700,000 for the

victims

STILL SUBJECT cerely sorry we are that this has ci aggression greetings to the Hongkong ABSU-to be so.

In May 1939, the Nor is the war against martial We shall never forget Foreign Auxillary to the National aggression the only one in which Clation. (Applause),

them, and we hope that Sir Geof-Red Cross Society of China was our Association is bound to take try will soon regain that health formed, you became its Patron, up arms. That is but one, though which he has lost during the few you gave of your time at every a dire one, of the social diseases arduous months he has been back functure where your influence and to which the human race is still among us since he returned hera jadvice were needed to maintain a subject. The field of not long ago.

action in service of medical supplies to the which the League of Nations effect- Chinese Red Cross,

ed most was that of Social Wel- MAIN CONCERN

fare, and the pooling of ideas on those matters at Geneva has done On many occasions you have as much for the benefit of the more stated the Chins Defence League. helpless

sections of the under the chairmanship of

human Ma- community. danie Sun Yat-sen, (applause), day those activities will surely be (Applause). Some whose main concern has been re-resumea.

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MR. WEN YUAN-NING Mr. Wen Yuan-ning said :---- Mr. President, Your Excellency. Lady Northcote, Ladies and Gen- tlemen: Three or four years ago. those of us who worked for Anglo-

MESSAGE FROM DR. QUO Chinese triendship had to de Before I conclude, I should ke quietly and in the

dark, so to tu read to you a message

iro.n speak. Our British friends in the one great triend of England to one Hongkong Government felt for us great friend of Chl It is from 10 our country's sufferings, but Dr. tu they kept their feelings to them-Minister of Foreign Affairs:

Tai-Ch

Chinese selves. We Chinese in responsible On the occasion un te Fare-le positions, also, did not like to ex-well Luncheon given by the Hong- Government House, every skucere strayed a

to the guerilla areas. At You may think Lhat I have press ourselves openly, for fear of kong Branch of the Sino-British worker for China has

long way outside the; embarrassing our British friends Cultural Association In honour of welcome,

found a bounds of my

theme, the Sino- irrespective now happily past. Str Geoffry Northcote. I wish to nationality

their British Cultural speakers. Mr. Wen Yuan-ning, public what we feel in the privacy and my personal appreciation

Rt presení say in express the Chinese Government's opinions.

political the

Hongkong Branch thereof: presentative of the Chungking

but I would not admit that charge, 0 We shall Government and

11.188 your leaders. if made. of our hearts Mrs Hilda

the departing Governor's consten your sanity, your tolerance when clation has as its expressed object For though our Asso- Belwyn-Clarke, wife of the

I am happy. Hon

therefore to be and conscientious efforts to pro-have guided Director Of Medical

able to speak a few words on this mote closer relatione, cultural and difficult Services,

through these to promote goodwill and cultural di ged what His

ccasion And what is more, I am otherwise, between Hongkong and that you have inttlated will go on.tries. Excellency

the work, relations between our had done for the Association dur doubly happy to be given the pri

two coun- China. Sir Geoffry's efforts have a new

the success of that mission ing his tenure of office as (overnorvilege of speaking on behalf. not been frutiful and appreciated. Tie

chapter has been formed cannot but in the history of China and Hong-cussion reaching far beyond our Jonly of Chinese members of the has proved himself to be a gond kong, and your vision, your active borders: and that is the truer, the have external reper- Bino-British Cultural Association, friend of China as well as a good service in the cause of Sino-Bri but also of its British members. Seated at the official table were

servant of his own Country.

higher the ideais which we share Ftish cultural relations will go on and strive to realise. Therefore I Sir Geoffry came to this Colony Join you all in wisning him God Mr. D. J. Slosa (Hon.

(Applause) President when war had already broken out speed." (Applause). and, on his right, were His Extel

read into the expressed objects of between Japan and China. Hong- I ask you lency the Governor, Madame Su kong, as a

this now to jo

Bino-British Association a Yat-sen

part of the Britian drinking to the health and pres (Fo

wider Presidenti

and deeper Mr Empire, was then strictly neutral perity of

siguificance, Addison E

Mr. President. Ladies and Gen- namely Southard

Sir Geoffry and adv United May I add that even at that time, Northcote

that by fulfilling those States Consul-Generals, Mrs. Hildaneutrality, as understood

tlemen. So many generous and purposes China and Britain should Selwyn-Clarke, Hon. Bir Shouson Geoffry, was largely in the letter, by Sir

MRS. SELWYN-CLARKE

faudatory things have been spoken help to make a better world than Chow, HE Major-General CA and not in the spirit? Within the

about me today by Mrs. Selwyn that in which mankind lives and Mrs. Selwyn-Clarke said.-

Clarke Maltby, M.C., Mra Wen Yuau

and Mr. Wen Yuan-ning suffers today. (Applause) limits of what was permissible, he! This is a fitting occasion to give that I am quite incapable of ac- ning. Hon. Sir Robert

I am very proud and happy at Kolewa was never slow in stretching out public recognition to the services knowledging them worthily. May the thought that the Hongkong and Hon. Mr. W. N. Thomas a helping hand to every

Chineseof His Excellency in the cause I comprise ny really heartfelt Branch of Tam

the Association organisation which bad for its ob-

Sino-British

relations, thanks for them in this, that To the left of Mr. Sloss sat Lady feet the

founded during my Governorship welfare of the

To many the conception of cul- am deeply happy to hear. It said, and that I shared its first presi- Northcote, Hon. Mr.

Chinese M. K. people. (Applause) He

tural relations with another coun by those who themselves are dedency with took a (Chairman); Mr. Wen Yuan-nine personal interest in the plight at tty is limited to a study of the votedly serving China, that I aniwise counsellor, Mr. Duncan Bloss. its firm friend and representative of the Chungking the refugees who flocked here in language, art, and philosophy. Bir known to them as one who has (Applause). Hongkong has a curl- Government), Hon.

S'HAI BUS STRIKE Capt. A. the tens of thousands.

Geoffry has shown his Collinson, R.N., Mr. F. C. Yen, Mrs

apprecia sought to better the condition of ously dual character. Just as the tion of WERE WELCOMED

China's culture by M. K. Lo, Hon, Dr. P. S. Selwyn

the the Chinese people in this Colony vast majority of its citizens can After a five-day strike full bus SHANGHAI, Aug. 31 (Router)— founding of this Society, which, and to promote closer and more Clarke, Mrs.

Chinese

bear a cultural Institutions except for

dual nationality without services were resumed in the In- his Interest, would fruitful relations between which had

It is announced by the Mercan- to flad temporary never have come into existence. and

China confilet or

confusion of soul or ternational Settlement in Shang- tile Bank of India, Limited, that quarters in Hongkong

Hongkong? (Applause),

mind, so the Colony aa a present were Bishop comed.

were wel Hongkong

whole hai yesterday morning. has been a British am extremely grateful to them and can look upon both Great Britain

the Board of Directors have de- As Chancellor of Hall (Vice-Chairman), Hon. Mr. R kong Univeralty. Sir Geoffry to- ing up of Great Britain and China your assent

Hong Colony for 100 years, but the link to all of you who

It is understood the have shown and China with two separate yet have been granted an increased per cent., less income tax.

workers clared an interim dividend of 6 A. C. North, Hon. Mr. J. P. Penn father-Evans,

gether

to what they have harmonious loyalties. This Colony, high cost of living allowance. Hon. Mr.

with Mr. Sloss, the Vice-in Hongkong in amutual interest sald: I appreciate very highly Dr. can, I profoundly believe, serve rong and Mrs. LA. Prof. L. Forster to enable Linguan University

LA The Chancellor, did everything he could in each other's culture has had to Que Tal-chi's generous message as an invaluable link and agent ed

The strike in the SassoON-OWN- (Hon. Treasurer), Prot. and Mrs carry on its work as normally as

to awalt his arrival, (Applause). from the Government of

hotels including the R. K. M. Simpson, Prof. Lien Shil

China: of goodwill between But His Excelleney's vision of also I wish to say here, though I countries and that purpose should Hotels, is still dragging on how distinction of being the first pro- those two known Cathay and Metropole Saskatchewan is claiming the possible shang. Prof. R. Robertson, Prat for Red Cross funds for wounded confined to an interest in exhibi- how desply touched I was to read kong's policy vis-a-vis our great Jewish emigres doing their best to

(Applause). Compaigns cultural relations has not been have already written my thanks. be the governing factor in Hong-ever, with a few hundred German vince to enlist a full platoon of Ma Klam, Frof, and Mrs. W. Faid Chinese soldiers invariably had tons and lectures, it has Dr. and Mrs. G. D. R. Black, Dr

shown the warm-hearted letter which 1and friendly bls support. P. F. 8. Court, Dr. Lin Wo-chians. along all lines felt the impact of suffering China.

Chinese activities Itself in service to the Hying, received from Madame Sun Yat-plause).

(AP-All the gap left by the strikers. Dr. K. H. Uttley. Dr. and MIK

sen and the China Defence League. Arthur Woo, Dr. (Miss) F. C. Woo,

his liberal mind.

I sincerely trust that the Hong- There is a tradition m That was before the outbreak of Britain of struggle for the princi-

Great (Applause).

kong Branch of the Sino-British The Hongkong Branch of the Cultural Association will continue growing friendship between War when British ples of democracy, for free speecti, Sino-British Cultural Association to nourish; for I look upon it as two liberty-loving volley in the Far Eastern confilet freedom of the Press, free assem-was born during such troublousa champion and guardian of the loving countries. (Applause).

and Mr. and Mrs. Chan Kwan-po, Mr. impartial.

was still neutral without being bly, which is our heritage. In our times that it might well be called and Mrs. E. Cock, Mr. and Mrs. W. 1939, events have happened in this of people, whose understanding of its early years it has been credit- Since September 3. country there are always groups a war-baby; and though during M. Gittins, Mr. and Mrs. R. Ashton part of the world to render Bri- the growth of freedom HI, Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Koh, Mr-tish neutrality more difficult and Umited to their own shores,

is notably active in the sphere which and Mrs. W. G. Poy. Mr. and Mrs. British sympathy for China more who see the progress of humanity promoting a better understanding But its title denotes, that is to say. F. W. Rossini. Miss Wendy P Rossini, Mr. and

(pronounced and more open. Mrs. P

Noed as an international effort. Where-by each party of the cultural his- Witham, Mr. S. M. Churn, Mr. Kan seized the opportunity afforded by democracy is taking place, from of its lectures and exhibitions I tell you that Bir Geoffry has ver a fight for independence and tory of the other as the long list Yuet-keung, Mr. P. K. Kwok, dr this change in circumstances Li Ping-bong, Mr. C. C. Lau, Miss do even more, If possible, for he will come forward to play their today we should think principally ail classes of scelety, individuals shows-it is perhaps natural that M. S. Liao, Mr. M. H. Lo Mr Mcause of Anglo-Chinese friendship? part in helping the cause that of the Branch's other and great W. Lo, Mr. S F. Balfour, (Applause),

oppressed. Bince 1938, one move- function, that of creating ment after another has come into strengthening goodwill between and being in Britain

on behalf of China and Great Britain (Ap-

Thomas Tam an Capt. 8. H. Batty-Smith, A.D.C

Others

Dr. P. F. Woo, Dr. and Mrs, S. 8. the European Young, Dr. and Mrs. Wu Tsao- ehs, Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Cassidy.

Mr. C. M. McDonald, Mr. D. L Newbigging. Miss May Witchell,

PULLING TOGETHER

Mr, Wong Kwok-fong, Mr. and Sir Geoffry is one of those who Abyssinia, Austria, Spain, Czecho- plause).

look two years ahead of most per-slovakia, China. Too often in our sons in this cotony. By his deeds. Colonies, this conception of "ser- he has shown that he believes vice to humanity a lacking, beartily in the necessity of Chinese

Mrs. B. Wong Tape, Mr. P. C. We Mr. P. F. Woo, Mr. George Yeh, Mr. Y. T. Yu, Mr. John W. Y Yoen and many others.

LATE PROF. HSU

Mr. Sloss said

jand Britishers pulling together if RESPONSIBILITY IN H.K.

Hongkong is to

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a token of respect for our first far-off things, and battles long here, with your sympathy and Btates of America, is striving its chairman.

ago. Their number is fast do-support, organisations have been utmost to supply those two Cham- read a telegram received from the they will be extinct. (Applause), needs of China. Your policy has need for the battle. (Applause). creasing. Let us hope that soon formed to contribute towards no plons of Right with what they Sino-British Cultural Association in Chungking, which was as folernor. Bir Geoffry is known to H.M. Government by the deter-out comforting promise for the In his official capacity as Gov- now been given ful expression by That triple unity of purpose holde lowa

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which after all. as Wordsworth July, 1986, and I prepared a re-

in (Applause), We wish then God-spoed and says, make the best portion of a port on the conditions of the ber of the Sino-Britian Cultural I do not suppose that any mem- good luck. We send also our good man's life (Applatan S wounded soldiers and the efforts Association will be disposed to!!

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