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THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY,

SEPTEMBER 17,

1938.

LETTERS TO THE PRINCE ARTHUR'S To Entertain Gloucester

EDITOR

To the Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph.

Sir, Your lender: "Law of Force -Force of Law" challenges every decent and peaceful mind which la fervently hoping that the menacing cataclysin may be avoided. In a inoment when we are on the brink horrible War of a new and than manhood has ever imagined. when the British Prime Minister undertakes the unprecedented step

to Germany in History of flying to

of all Germans, to

to

meet the of lution of the

discuss a

FUNERAL

Windsor, Sept. 10.

of

The funeral of Prince Arthur, Connaught was held here to-day, the coffin being borne on a gun carriage through rows of Grenadier Guards.

King George attended but the Duke of Windsor

not present. A salute of 21 guns was fired.-United Press.

Win

ac

den

Now when these maltreated people are driven to despair by hunger and the Homeland, Ger- world persecution, more

many, demands before the nothing else but what every demo- erat in the world enjoys and stunds for: freedom-self-determination

Germany is work and bread. cused of being a peacebreaker, that

another she is going to conquer mocratic republle of Europe on. These lies serve only to poison the atmosphere between the Euro- pean nations and alm as last gout at The European frebrand-with Bol- shevism to follow. But I believe the truth is on the march and many who have read the speech of Chancellor Hitler carefully, know that Germany

em. Czecho-Slovakla, Europena problem. Czero-

you thought the moment fit offend the Corman Head of State by comparing with An American gangstera robber king.in outlaw of the Wild West. You go on 10 argue that the name cold-blooded system of liquidating those gunmen 1 required in a broader sense to- day"

No greater disservire can be ren-bits given many examples of her de dered to Great

which Britain evidently, carnestly strives to reach an understanding, than to abuse at this

opportunity, the German Head of State.

sire for pence. We have

made contributions to- wards France, renunciation of the

Great townrds Ahace-Lorraine, Britain.--the nval #greenient,--- Bri lowards Poland, 10 years non-a-

redes ression pact. But what Germany demands,for which aim she ready to fight to the last man, is tit the oppression of Germans

./ Bohemia must stop iminediately, a

in

Though, as a Nazi, I am used to hitting back, I am not going to ancet,

an satis you on the same level. fled however, that there are enough reasonable al Beltishers who are

are not

by the distortions and misrepresenta tions of a

a blased

Press, and still may distinguish between right -anch wrong. It is a pity to see how the is mislead, how it is made to believe that that creation of the retur Versailles dictators (rend "demo- | colonies, is ueceded to,

Czecho Slovakia wap

I venture to ask which democrat peace

where the minorities were better off than at any other place. Nothing is said that those, 31% million Sudeten Germans, who were against their declared will

forced

that these members of

of the European family of peoples are given the same rights if self-determination as are accorded to the black tribes in Africa, whose consent is to be sked if the German demand for the German of the conquered

is to fight for the oppression of 32

million Germans and for the refusal of their right of self-determination? But this is where the lies come in. for which British Soldier would fight If he was told what Mr. Bralisford the other day in a local paper said, that the real thing about Czecho Slovakia, t to retain strategic outpost in the heart of Europe and to bar Germany from corn chambers and oft Gelds of the Danube

Hotel Patrons

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LORETT, BARBAKO

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has already become a serap of paper. The

us with the fron

thesis: Might is Right-and Right is Might, was the lesson we learned from the democrats of Ver- sailles. The so-called peace which was forced upon fist, was then declared "right" and hasin.

"treaty" declared "sanct". Now of course we are painful reminders of No permanent peace can be bulli on lles and Injustice. The truth and this once so dear idiology. There Justice will be victorious in the end. fore it is no use to turn the spear Therefore the unjust Versailles dic-and raise the cry. If the defenders want lasting tate, which

had recently of democracy really you

the first thing is, to stop the

into this new repubile in 1918 (even

Funs

which and bayonets, enused the death of more than 60 tad been disowned of had been disallowed Ger- Jand,

Press,ind nan schools, freedom

used work und had even been been persecuted because of

their being and feeling German. All re- monstrations to the Czech Govern- ment were in vain, nothing but premises words were the outcome, criticized so strongly in your paper,

Friti Swan Culbertson

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truth, though it may be unpopular at times, and then remedy honestly the injustices committed after the last

war.

One of the first democrats, who h had the courage to pronounce that: "Peace must be built on Jus- tice" was Sir Neville Chamberlain, The British Prime Minister.

No nation more ordently hopes that the conversation of the British and German Statesmen al the Berghof, will fead to an early and solution-than the Germen. peaceful

In

com-

Therefore I plead also for the furtherance of peace and harmony-

this small International munity, to refrain from such un- necessary offences of our end of State, whom we Germans love as much as the British do their Ruler, and to try honestly to represent the "ease" as true and as just as possi- ble.

A GERMAN.

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This

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Portugese Lady Was Not Cholera Victim

It is learned that the Portuguese

The following forthcoming wed- burial ground and in fact in the eyes dings ace announced: Victor Dixon, of many, this is the sole purpose of clerk in Holy Orders, residing at Fung-hul.

it THUIS! be Phillip's House, Mody Road, Kow- understood Is ΠΟΣ the temporary loon, and Miss Emily Blanche Fonte, abode of the coffin, but the site where missionary of Ashleigh, Sea Mills, the kant-t'aap, or urn containing the Lane, Bristol, England; Donald Scott, carefully cleaned bones of the depart-engineer, residing at 528 the Peak, women who collapsed on the Star ed is placed. Its resting place and Miss Isobel Martha Henderson, Ferry Wharf, Hongkong, on Thurs- must be such that not only will the nursing sister, of Shameen, Canton day, and who was suspected to have spirit of the dead be happy but also Malcolm Leuchers Hardie, officer, been a cholera victim, was Airs. L. S. that the living may enjoy the fruits Merchant Navy, of the Indo-China M. Remedios of Waterloo Road, of their nimt consideration; for as the Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., and Miss Kowloon,

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the Fung-shut (t.e. the geomantle in aiding at 113 Wing Lok Street, and sick. gave many of the people pre- terday, says:

fluences from the graves) comes to Miss Nellie Lovle, of 3 Mallory sent at the time the impression that

descendants become

she was suffering from cholera, but this latter proved incorrect. Therefore, in an end, ignorant and lazy."

Having all this must be making a a prave

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the living they appre- for Hike clate the picasant scenes afforded by

London, Sept. 18. beautiful natural surroundings. The The Duke and Duchess of Kent Ideal spot for the family tombs is returned to London by air from Paris

at

In view of the political altuation, the market has remained very steady with enquiries for most stocks slightly reduced prices.

Business Done During the Week: Hongkong Bank $1,100,

$1.430

Union Insurance $510 Wharves $125

Docks (Old)

isy

Docks (New) 19%

Providenta (Old) $7. BON

Providenin (New) $7.05," $880, $0.80 Hotel 38%

Lands $304. $38, 937.70 Tramways $17.10 $17.05. $17, 10.80, 17 Peak Trams (New) 13 China Lights (Old) China Lights (New) BY

Elecitter $50, $58%, Ewo Cottons 9. $17.80

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the

Street.

said to be that situate in a hollow last night-British Wirless. between two hills; for the one on

the left is stated to be the abode of

recently recovered of influenza, Mrs. Remedios did not feel too well as she was crossing the harbour on the 9.35 a.m. terry on her way to work. Throughout the journey she had felt internal berthing she began to feel dizzy. pains, and as the ferry was She told a friend of this and in con-

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Providents (Old) $0.50 Providents (New) 40.30 1.K, Lands $37.50

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JI. & S. Hotels $0.80 1.K. Lands $37.70 Tak. Renities $5.00 Tramways $17

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1.1. C. Wharven $120/ Providents (ON) 553) Provalents (New) 301

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the part of the first

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to covered and returned home where the moon. or female principle to This process carries on perpetually, callways and other enterprises

a successful she received medical attention. She owever, recovered rapidly and returned to and as long as it is allowed to func-carry any project

Nowadays, completion.

cts work yesterday, much to the surprise tion undisturbed the descendants are owing to ever-increasing contacts, assured of the most uninterrupted with the West the old Ideas of Fung- of her office colleagues.

Mrs. Remedios yesterday told n shut have lost their former hold upon

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