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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1937.

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Britain Recognises Only Legitimate Regime Give him something

WON'T ACCEPT USURPATION OF RIGHTS CHINA'S

EDEN HAS NO REPORTS OF INVASION DANGER IN H.K.

London, Dec. 20.

Questions regarding the administration of the Chinese Customs were asked in the House of Commons to-day, when Mr. Noel Baker (Lab.) enquired if it might be assumed that the British Government did not intend to recognise the assumption by Japanese authorities or by alleged. Chinese authorities of the rights belonging to the legitimate Chinese Government.

AMERICA WON'T YET WITHDRAW

But Recall Of Ships And Citizens From Orient Considered

Panay Incident

Settlement May Take Days

Ambassador To China Appointed

Wounded Diplomat Not Returning Sir Archibald Kerr Coming

London, Dec. 20.

It had been hoped that it would be

Ching in the spring, but recent events

RADIO BROADCAST

Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano From the Studio

LONDON RELAYS

Radio Programine Brondenst from ZBW on Wavelengths of 365 metres (015 k.c's.); 31.49 metres (0.02 m.c's).

4.0-7.0 Chinese Programme. 7.0 Dance Music.

My

Fox-Trot-Talking Through Heart; You Came To My Rescue falm 1937.).... "The Big Broadenst of

The Sheep Were In The Mendow

His Orchestra; Big Apple; Peckin from Going Greek)....Hurry Hay ....Nat Gonella & 11s Georgians; No More You; Goodnight To You All.......... Jack Harris & His Orchestrn.

The Foreign Office announces that the King has opproval the appoint-Henry King & His Orchestra: Waltzes Cuckoo Wallz; Brigitte Waltz.... ment of Sir Archibald John Kerr Washington, Dec. 20.

Clark Kerr to be Ambassader in Dajos Beln Dance Orchestra; Fox- Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary Chinn in place of Sir Hughe Knatch Tro-A Little Co-operation From

You: who It has been de- for State, said to-day that the bull-Hugessen, wh

will be recommended for another Government had long expected sided, will not return to Chine, but

citizens from the Far East to withdraw American ships and post in due course.

7.30 Closing local Stock Quota- when their appropriate funct-possible to leave the Embassy in

R. Gtions & Hongkong Exchange Market Howe until Sir Hughe Knatchball- Report. ions are no longer called for", China in the charge of Mr. but "the present does not seem iugessen was able to return to 7.35 Gracio Felds. Sandy Poweli jan opportune moment."

One Night Of Love (from the film); Mr. Hull adited that the degree of in the Far East, coupled with, the& The Hill Bites.

Government should uncertainty of the actual date by When The Robin Sings His Song afford its citizens abroad presented which Sir Hughe would be able to Amin (Parish & Coots); Ah Sweet Irotection

return to duty, made it necessary for Mystery Of Life (Herbert, Young) many difficulties, and resulted

the matter to be re-examined. any conflicts in opinion.

(Camerly It is now considered, despite the Gracie Fields; Sandy The Detee- Pointing out that during a century

Sketch)....Saudy Replying to another question about the situation in

certalu rights and interests had deve-complete confidence felt in Mr. Howe, Powell & Company; Ole Faithful Government should be represented in Ah Dies (Carr); Riding The Range Hongkong caused by the extension of Japanese hostilities,loped in the Far East, Mr. Hull sold that it is essential that His Majesty's (Carr); Toke. Ma Boots Off When the American Government could not Mr. Eden said he understood arrangements were being suddenly disavow its obligations and China by a diplomat of Ambassador-in The Sky (Cariton)....The Hill

al ranks, and arrangements for this Dillies. The State Secretary declared that should be made with the fenst pos- made to cope with an influx of refugees if the hostilities responsibilities.

the situation arising from the Panaytible delay.-Router. reach Canton and the neighbourhood.

incident could not be settled for some days as the United States Naval Board of Enquiry was making a fully -detailed

which probably report would not be handed to the Washing- iton mithurifies for several days.

Mr. Anthony Eden (Foreign Secretary) in reply said: "I should prefer to see that on the Paper, but think the answer is Yes,"

Mc. A. V. Alexander (Läb) orkes

if Mr. Eden would arrange that Mr. Neville Chamberlain,

Minister,

the Prine

should make a statement! carly in to-morrow's foreign affales! debate about the

persent position which they feared in Hongkong.

Mr. Eden replied that he did not Mr. Alexander meant, know what and added: "Our own atitude in respect to Hongkong has been made quite clear in my replies during the last few days.

Mr. Alexander asked if it were not

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DUE SOON

Carries Big List

For Hongkong

the ease that there are reports about Officers And Wives

of

South a contempinied invasion China with a view to encircling that part of the reast?

us be Mr. Eden replied: "Let

sura quite clear about this. I am Mr. Alexander does not mean a con- templated invasion of Hongkong. 1 have heard no reports of that kind at all-Reuter,

Aboard

The transport Dorsetshire sailed from Southampton on December 4 for liangkong where it arrives on January 8 with the following per-

In

CHRISTMAS UNDER EASTERN SKIES

(Continued from Page 6.)

1,0

Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 Studio-Eva Turner (Supra- no) and Mrs. Schreiber (Mezzo- Soprano) with A. T. Lay at the Plano.

1. Allerseelen (R. Strauss); Sonn- tust (R. Strauss)....Eva Turner 2. Album for the Young (Soprano); No. 13 (Schumann)........A. T. Lay (Piano); 3. Duets-Volklied (Mentes-

Authoritative circles are of the opinion that Japan will not reply to the American Note until the Noval having head?" The boy went off toolin); Herbstlled Board has completed is enquiry as

(Mendelessohn) the inquire. He returned blund und the Amerlean Government. on

Eva Turner (Soprano)

and Mrs. master Schreiber basis of the Board's report, mightung: "Cook saying some

(Mezzo-Sopranoj; 4. Album for the Young No. 22 (Schumann)... I wish to implement the representations very much liking turkey head." A further disaster tollowed. jatrendy múde.

Reuter

The A. T. Lay (Piano); 5. Du Bint Der hostess, newly out from home, had Rubs (Schubert); Die Forelle (Schu- WANTS SURVEY

Washington, Dec. 20.

burtously made "hard Bauce"

Schreiber (Mezzo-

8.30 Schubert-'Unfinished'

the

of

by

Sym-

A resolution has been introduced accompany the plum puduity Sort).... Mrs.

Soprano). in Congress requesting the State had put it in the ice-caest after show- Department to make it survey of ing proudly to the boy. The boy phony (No. 8 In B Minor). American interests in China, includi-had not intuiinid the cool. Conse- Played by the Vienna Philharmonic

When the piùm quently, opproximate number

pudding-Orchestra conducted

Bruno out of a tin and therefore Americans in China.

edible Walter.

8.55 Schubert-Marche Mitalre. ppeared, there was no sign of the hard sauce, only A hot brownishi Pinyed by the Boston Promenade Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fied- viscid fluid in a sauceboat.

"Boy," cried the agonised hostess,ler.

make

0.0 London Relay Marry The "Where that sauce 1 asking cook," replied the boy. Ife Girl' by Arthur Miller and George reappeared, "That cook saying he Arthurs. thinking you like him making that salice nice hot for you." The Eastern servant's power of excuse-making is astounding

init

It is suggested that the numbers of offlers and enlisted men of the Army, Navy and Afarines in Chin sonnel aboard:

be ninde known, and the approximate Stair-Col. and Mrs. L. G. Rubin-amount of capital invested, together the names of the principal son, Capt. and Mrs. H. W. R. WII-with Hums.

K. S. R.A.V.C.-Major and Mrs.

ONLY ONE GOVERNMENT

London, Dev. 20. Mr.

Henderson Arthur

(Lab.) in the williams, asked Mr. Anthony Eden- House of Commons to-day to give an. assurance that the Government would In no way recognise the provisional Government installed in Peiping by the Japanese authorities.

Mr. Eden replied that the British Central Government recognises the Government as the government of all China. There was,

therefore, no

Royal Artillery.-Wife of Major G. D. Way, Lieut. W. Hanwell, Lieut. and Mrs. A. F. D. Colson, Licut, and Mrs. W. B. Wilson.

Both Heavy Dde., RA-S/Sergt. and Mrs. r. Smith, Sergts. C. Dulch. W. Wilson, H. Gould, F. Godfrey, F. Pettitt, F. Rawlings and their wives. A. Recks and their L/Sergt. G.Mose," question of recognising the new "odwives, Bdr. and Mrs. W.

Boyes, five ministration.-Reuter.

N.C.Os. five Bombardiers, nine Gun- ners and four Trumpeters.

Close Watch On Philippines

U.S. Now Considers Independence In Light Of Hostilities

5th A. A. Bde., RA-BQMS and Mrs. 11. Hieron, Sergis. S. Dicks, E. Scrack, R. Weaver, T. Walter, Ralphy and their wives, L/Serg, and Mrs.

Wood, A.

two N.C.Os, one Bombardier, 41 gunners and three Trumpeters.

Royal Engineers (Est)-S/Clerks L. Minion, A. Fease and their wives, SM. L. Weekes, QMSs. S. Buckle. F Connor, G. Wilson and their wives, two. N.C.Os.

invertors.United Press.

School Boys Put On Fine Display

To Hongkong in clear, sunny, cold weather, Christmas comes in its most

conditions

return for

exorbitant

The court room scene of this Tom Walls-Ralph Lynn farce adapted as a musical comedy by George Arthurs. Music by Jack Clarke. Production by F. H. C. Piffard.

by Jack Frere; 'Crest of the Wave'

10.15 London Relay London

Archer and their wives, S/Sergts. F. Man and the Tung Woh Schools, were" the boy, Ah Choy, announced. Maclean nt the Organ,

L/Serga, and Mrs.

Bombardiers.

Est. Br. Middlesex

in,

Streets this Christmastime".

A talk by John C. Mnude. 10.30 London Relay-The Morris Motors Band Conductor: Sydney V. Wood

Overture, Lustspiel (Keler-Bela); Escapada (A Mexican Elopement) (Phillips); Rhapsody, Owain Glyndwr Jungle Drums (Maldwyn apoy (Ketelbey); Setection, White Horse Inn (Stolz and Benalsky, arr, D. Wright); March, Faithful and Bold (Rust).

11.0 Close down.

5.30 London Relay-The News. cheerful aspect. Men, women and

9.50 Musical Comedy Selections. children, thrown together thousands

London Rhapsody-Vocal Selec- of miles from hoine, make up their tion (Carr & Kennedy)....The Lon- minds to enjoy themselves. Locul don Palladium Orthestra conducted

special incidents. produce The-first-harbingers-of-Christmas (Hassall & Novello): Haven Of Your Mr. R. A. C. North are a ham from the compradore-feart....Olive Gilbert (Contralto);

poor

khe

ant Rose Of England...Edgar Elmes Gives Banners

charges extending

lve (Baritone). over a twelve-

Crazy

Days'--Selection (Eyton, Smart physical training exercises month; a basket of oranges from the were given by verancular school-boys somewhat less rapacious fruit seller: Carter & Kayer!)...The Shaftesbury Theatre Orchestra, London, cond, on the Kowloon F.C. ground

This 421

several welcome gifts of tea, morning during the finals of the Phy dried lichees and ginger from kind Billy Mayerl. Vocalists: M. Browne

Chinese friends.

& Conyngham:The Gold Diggers sical Training Competition.

Teams from 12 Hongkong schools, It was our first Christmas in Honk-Reinert Orchestra conducted

of Broadway'-Selection (Burke). participated in the eliminating trials kong, and I was immersed

in the by Emanuel; Starkey with Quentin and despatch at presents, held on the Hongkong FC. ground receipt yesterday. Of these, two, the Durs when

Indian Guard asi see lady. "Oh

dear," I groaned looking at a selected to talte part in the finals.

This morning, ning Kowloon seams table laden with coloured paper, tags, Royal Engineers.Major D. Bathe, competed for the right to compete in coloured string, "Well, I suppose

last stage and the Hongkong musi Capt. M. T. L. Wilkin on, wife of the

All Washington, Dec. 20.

Sergt. Hutton; three N.C.Os, and ten School was selected.

Choy them. Show them

Three stalwart Mr. John van Antwerp MacMurray,!

There was

Sikhs, turbaned, large attendance at the Sappers, accompanied by Mr. Summer Welles, Hongkong and Singapore Bde. finals, amongst these present being

khaki-clad, stalked into

the

room had * conference with President Roosevelt to-tuy, and confirmed the RA-Seria. and Mrs, Il. Potipher, the Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North, Scere preceded by an astonishing gurgling What on earth-." Before two tary for Chinese Affairs, Mr. W. Kay noise. H. Gray, growing impression in official circles:

(Director of Education), Mr. Y. P. 1 could finish my sentence the first that the future of the Philippines

Low Regiment.---

Vernacular guard held out a large live turkey, (Inspector of policy henceforth will be considered and directed by the bighest olleials Major L. A. Newnham, M.C., Capt. Schools), Mr. J. B. Morahan (Super struggling and gobbling. The second

visor of Physical Training), Mr. C. J. produced a

a highly-coloured handker and eventually decided by the and Mrs. M. A. Jacob, 2/Lieut. F. S.

C. Hancock, wife of Lieut (QM) R. 50

Sollis (Inspector of English Schools), chief and the third

มคล Cabinet.

T. Gascott, Cpl. J. McGrady, L/Cpl. Rev. G. E. S. Upsdell (leadmaster of flowers, together with

throw The Philippines problem, including A Bissett, four Bandsmen,

of King's College), and Mr. S. W. two

Christmas

all cards, obviously

like. Independence and the future dispost- Drummers.

Liang

(Inspector

pleture representing a binek bird of Vernacular "For Sahib," said the first guard. Fitting on a branch and dangling a ilon of the country, has apparently.

1st. Br.. Seaforth Highlanders, Schools).

"How very kind," I murmured. become Integrated with the eritical 2/Lieut. I. C. Gascoigne, 2/Lieut. C.

The three finalists went through "Thank you so much," at the same of a black cat, standing on its hind urca: toy bird tantalisingly above the nose Orient situation, and State Depart M. Griggs, Sergt. and Mrs. Clark,

their pars before the large gather- Ume keeping out of range of the in- ment officials have decided that the Sergt. W. Davies. L/Sergt. J. Me- [ing, demonstrating the great care that furiated turkey. "I think you leg. Below was printed; _- problem will need very curely stund Donald, L/Cpl. F. Waud, 101. Private, teach the boys the buncht of physical biscuits, Ah Choy-and take the tur- "old thing." The words had caught

"Catch this birdle, it will bring wives of Sergt. R. Pratt and R. Wil exercise. Ruddy checks and happy, key--I must first telephone." Timro Ah Choy's eye.

Happiness to you, eld thing." Observers recalled that Mr. Mac-

This must be the R.A.M.C.--Mujor A. P. Draper faces this morning testified to the Danaos et dona ferentes. I did not Murray's first official conference after his return to Washington was with same vessel), Major and Mrs, 3, .

(Senior Medical Officer returning by popularity of the training.

know what the procedure would be me of respectfulness in a form of Between breaks in the competition, in such a case. The authority when our respective, parents' faces when address. wish we could have seen Mr Welles, who ordinarily

wife of Major G. T. L. Ying Wah boys and Instructors of I consulted sold:

"Give them the the cards reached them, concerned with Philippines affairs. Archer.

Government schools gave displays, equivalent of their presents In cash.” The fact that Mr. McMurray cou-

R.A.P.C.-Major

But it PRIZE AWARDED

hideous

was a local Chloese com- The turkey made the air ferred with Air. Welles before the conference with President Roosevelt Fynon, Maler and Mrs. F. T. Daines, After the displays, the Judges with his voice till he appeared on pany that surpassed itself. strongly Indiented that the Philip wife of SQMS. F. Woodman.

(Messrs. Morahan, Solla and Law) the table at Christmas, the bandanander British officials of the Latony now envisaged Sergt. and Mrs. T. R. Ward. pines problem was

Military Provost Staff Corps.nwarded the first prize (Mr. W. Kuy's handkerchief reposes in a drawer, theme a very florid card which de

banner) to the Dun Man School, and basket of flowers died on me almost elared: from a broad Pacife viewpoint.

"I wish you dear, on Christmas Mr. Welles, Mr. Cordell Hull and

the second prize (Mr. Law's banner) before the guards had stalked away, President Rousevelt are now consi-

Dny to the Chung Wah School.

The reason was revelfed by the ever-

Choy. Addressing the gathering. Mr. Kay helpful Ah mopping

only "Those dered to be the triumvirate

rose sticks." apologised for the absence of the decapitated flowers were impaled on American foreign policy regarding

True enough, the

The rose is red, the violet's blue, Governor, Ills Excellency Sir Geotry the Orient which at present is the

Camution's sweet, and 10 are principal international problem. The

Bu, Lancashire Fusiliers Northeote, who had intended to be thin sticks, to give a symmetrical

you," present. His Excellency's place had shape to the basket, I suppose. This been taken by the Hon. Mr. R. A. C. strange fashion is dying out

Was it the company's own choice sinco North, who und Itindly consented to Flower Street has learnt more up or had they been the victim of it

to-date methods

and 1763

In any enre, the longer practical jokert schools,

card remains a joyful souvenir, But it in through Christmas cards

and handling both economically.

politically

1s

son.

not swyer.

Rice, F. Ilotmes.

and Mrs.

G. S.

R.A.O.C-wife of 5/Cndr. J. H. QA.LMN.S-Sisters Miss M. C.

FOR TIENTSIN

Ist.

FOR SHANGHAI

fact that President Roosevelt, Mr.2/Lleut. R. H. Levien. Welles and Mr. MacMurray con- ferred on "general ideas has indicat- ed that the muln focus of interest is diplomatie and politient. Instead of economic.-United Press.

DRITAIN BLANKETED BY FOG

G. G. R. Williams, Capt. G. L. Dolman, Capt. C. W. Gibson. 2/1lcul. J. II. Practor, Sergt. II. Grant, 33 Privates, six Boys.

R.AS.C-Capt. J. Thompson.

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large basket

had has been taken by the instructors to better give them some lemonade and

.

he would choose himself from

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2nd. B., Loyal Regiment,--Mainr present the banners to the successful applies Chinese torture to roses.

In conclusion, Mr. Kay thanked öll those who had made the competition that the most joyful moments are the Mosquito Curtain.” a success, and the Hongkong FC. experienced. Ab Choy has a pretty and the Kowloon F.C. for the use tutte in cards. Imit your he came of their grounds.

with thres cards exactly "One for Master and Lady from Cook and me; one please send London, Dec. 20. For stealing a stop watch from the Ball of $50 was estreated when Lady Mother,.

Mnster one

oid London this morning was ringed mining depot of the Naval Dock-Chan Ping, 45, unemployed, failed to Mother." Ab Choy in of the school by fog and most of the roads were yard on December 10, Kam Yu-ki, appear before Mr. R. Edwards at the which still fervently coverenees ald Ice-bound. Shipping in the Thames 20, a man, was bound over in $100 Central Magistracy this morning. The age. was blanketed by fox, which extends to be of good behaviour for a year defendant was charged with the I looked at the cants and controlled westward to Bristol and northward to by Mr. K. Keen at the Kowloon possesion of non-government oplum my emotion rufficiently to say: "How Glasgow Reuter.

Inleo, Ah Choy!" On each card was

Magistracy to iny.

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