1938-04-18 — Page 12

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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

LETTERS TO THE‡ EDITOR

APPEAL FOR LOWER CLASS

To the Editor,

llongkong Telegraph.

MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1938.

CHINESE INTERCEPT RAIDERS

Hankow, Apr.. 18. Another Japanese raid occurred Yesterday evening, making this the fifth in the course of the day.

K.L.M. Plane Sets Record

the

London, Apr. 18. The K.L.M., Royal Dutch air-liner on the Batavia-Croydon route, with ten passengers aboard, broke commercial record yesterday, flying

Croydon, from Alexandria to Athens, Budapest and Amsterdam, In Details are not yet available, though 12 hours of flying time, at an Chinese pursuit planes were acen to average speed of 102 miles and hour. engage the ralders in a severe fight.--Reuter.

vin

Sir-It is refreshing to reud really sensible letter on the burning question of Rents and Housing, and The previous raids failed to do

deserves materiál damage, all the bombs The first visit of the Japanese your correspondents S.G.. congratulation on his contribution falling wide of the aerodrome, which raiders occurred around mid-night

| apparently, Wus the "Landlords Magna Carta".

Japanese Land the last at 4 o'clock on the morn-

The situation does seem to me to be objective: Reuter. a. splendid opportunity for harassed

WUHAN CASUALTIES tenants to think of their more un- fortunate brethren in Hongkong, Ulic

Hankow, April 18. rium dwellers, and who knows? "I!

.Severai Chinese civilluns were mas lead to

to pressure for Govern- ment's attention to the appalling con- wounded on the night of April 10

ditions under which these people live raids over the Wulan cities. All the Ένα, when Japanese planes Etaged four

or exist. Surely if legislation can be made offective for the middle classes, it should be made to apply to the lower classes first.

So much has been said and written social problems in Heng- Lately kong (in fact It might be described As fashionable) that it would be wrong to doubt the sincerity of such well-meaning people, pu

but it does ap-

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provide a means of self-nd- vertisement in charitable contribution

columns, and

and, hope, helps to salve

the conscience, The

the

necessary

machinery

ing of April 17. Chindie pursult planes look to the air on each occasion to intercept them.-Central News, CHINESE PLanes reconNOITRE SHANGHAI

Hankaw, April 18. A squadron of four Chinese planes bambs dropped by the Japanese air-wain reconnoitred the western dis- men fell on open fields, causing little tries of Shanghot in the early morn- damage.

Fing of April 10-Central News.

STOP PRESS NEWS

to maintain these Food works must be both cumbersome and expensive, and result in meliorating 4 Ball

proportion of sad cases. JAPANESE

wish thoroughly arouse public opinion on

If disgruntled tenants

subject. Bungest an effective

the

to

MASSACRE

AT HUKWAN

Sian, April 18. After having massacred the entire] populace, the Japanese forces station- ed at Hukwan, in cast Shansi, have evacuated the town and retreated to Changell,

means would be lo tour some of our slums, and draw up a report on what can be seen and heard any hour of the day in these foul spots. Feelings would then be so outraged that no self-respecting member of this Colony

Two thousand Japanese troops, re- would rest until reform of some kind was Instituted. There must, how-treating from Slangyunn northward. ever, be some unanimity of thought, were challenged by Chinese guerilla and united action, before any im- forces in the vicinity of Siyin provement can be hoped for, but or sufferet heavy casualties-Central Ronisations such as the KRA, already News. exist for such a purpose. Knowing

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Our newspapers' however deserve) praise in their determined efforts to foster sympathy for the oppressed, and arouse the public conscience,

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DODWELL BUNGALOW. ROBBED

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