1938-11-14 — Page 5

MEMORIAL SERVICE

War Dead Remembered

At Cathedral

A memorial service for the Colony's war heroes was held at St. John's Cathedral yesterday, and was attend- ed by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcole, accompanied by Captain 8. H. Batty-Smith, A.D.C, ills Excellency Major General A. W. Bartholomew and Mrs. Bartholomew. the lion, Sir Henry Pollock and Lady Pollock, and a congregation from all parts of the Colony.

The service was conducted by the Very Rev. J.-L. Willson, Dean of the Cathedral, who was also the preacher.

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

TRIP FROM

FROM ICHANG

First Foreigner To Leave

Arrives In Colony

The first foreigner to leave Ichang since the Japanese drive up the Yangtse isolated the foreign community there has arrived in Hongkong after a hazardous journey of just over four weeks.

MONDAY,

Military Lorry In Fatal Crash

THREE R. A. MEN

SUCCUMB

the 5th

NOVEMBER 14, 1938.

A City In Ruins

Canton Faces Growing

Refugee Problem

"Canton is elty in ruins. The

people are returning to their buried

and looted homes and have nowhere to go....We are now faced with a problem of 11,000 refugees and the number is increasing daily."

He travelled by river steamer from Ichang to Changsha, ky'| lorry from Changsha to Kwel'n, by junk from Kwelin to Wuchow

One of the worst motor smashes in

These statements are contained in of a letter from Dr. W. W. Cadbury, and by British warship from Wuchow to Kongmoon through the the Colony's history occurred on Chinese minefield and Japanese booms in the vicinity of Samahui. Saturday morning in Customs Passe Canton Hospital, in which

when a huge military lorry was appeals for help from Hongkong, In Kongmoon be embarked on a river steamer for Hongkong.

literally mashed to pieces, while

all suggesting that the Hongkong Hed

in A. A. Cross unit the local three soldiers of

should be centred In an interview with a reporter he there, for the Robin was

RA, were killed, and Canton. Dr. Cadbury took advantage sold:

point of international interest at that | Battery, "Two days before my departure tms and messages were continually sloven others seriously injured. A

of the journey of the Soceny launch receivad and

to send him despatched Ave ton anti-aircraft gam which was from Ichang came news of the land-being

being towed by the lorry was found down the Pearl River

latter to Hongkong. ing of the Japanese in Blas Bay and throughout the night and day.

Soveral times while they were about 30 feet from the remains of Dr. Cadbury states that the Chinese a broadcast from Hongkong the night before I left confirmed expectation of

after the accident

Red Cross, and the Departments of At the conclusion of the service, I difficulties on the journey. I board anchored above Samshul, he sad, the lorry Benton was killed practi- Health of Kwangtung and of the City i

Gunner Bent Japanese planes roared up-river in the the direction of Wuchow some of cally instantaneously, while Gunner of the Choir, led by a cross bearer, and the river steamer Slanglan on followed by the Dean, Mosers. P. 8. EVERing of October 13 and at dawn them flying so low that it was possible | Sutton und Gunner Ross died a few of Canton, all of which had had free

the following day we started for to see the observer sitting in the hours after the crush.

Injured Chardy and J. R. Hance, Trustees Changsha. We reached Chengling, cockpit.

Those

were: Gunners and the congregation, went to the at the junction of the Yangtze and "The Ave days we spent

Bradley, Affleck, Dovey, Dodd, and monument outside the Cathedral Slang Rivers on the second night, and tried the patience of an at anchor Atkins, Moore, Lavis, Carley, Amos, where two wreaths of poppies were there learned that there had been isolated from the rest of the world Paul, and Bezbardier Aiking. All tald by the Dean and by His Excel-an intensive Japanese air raid during except for the gunboal's wireless," these men are detained in the Bowen

the day and that one Japanese plane he continued. "Imagine our delight Road lency the Governor. A prayer was had been shot down in flames. We when word came through from the Hospital, and the condition of refugees and the number fat

Gunner arrived in Changsha at 4 the Japanese that we would be escorted next day, just as the "all olear" was through the barrier and courted

Wong Wah and Chu Siu-wali, two cook-boys who were travelling in the sounding after a day of continuous to Kongmoun. alarm. Over 150 Japanese machines

are detained in the Kowloon had visited the city. bambing all

Hospital, while C. C. Cheng, driver "When we reached Ma Kau the of another forry, involved in 罪 important points on the railway

and south of Chungshi, Japanese fing was flying over the city collision with the military lorry, and north

but we distinctly heard cannon are C. P. Lee, were also injured. Cheng especially the Juichow Junction.

I learned in Changsha that the B. indicating that aghting was in pro- suffered slight Injuries, but his pas A. T. Company had been running agress not far inland. Further down the city and Canton. Five had just made a special trip to Hongkong and were unable to go north again owing to the Japanese Invasion of South Chinn. The last of the other ve had left Changsha on the 13th for Canton and the service had since been suspended indefinitely.

theo nld.

the Dean In giving his sermon apologised for the absence of Bishop B. O. Hall, who had taken an oppor tunity to go to Canton to carry a messige of the Church's Fellowship to friends there, and to further his plans for the work amongst refugees, The Dean prefaced his sermon by

Situation Obscure

dangerous

pital.

Pauil

accommodation at the hospital for over a year, fed precipitately with and left the ambulance, a hospital without nurso, or a doctor. nos their equipment

“We are now faced, his letter continues, with a problem of 11,000 increasing regarded daily. The La

The Hacket Hospital is still functioning. At Canton Hospital Dr. wong Wang Man led off the entire Chinese stall to Shlukwan to establish a baso there. We have a fow nurses and doctor to help us. We are appealing for the Hongkong Unit to be centred at the Canton Hospital. This hospital has now officially reverted to the Canton Medical Missionary Society and the two trustees are the American The and British Consuls-General

Theory of Cause

Chinese soldiers! The Canton delta was also sent to the Kowloon Hos country is to broken up by water- ways that it is difficult to know where the front lines of the opposing forces begin and end.

took part in the Great War, a sacrifice recalling the sacrifler' of those who service of ten motor trucks between stream we passed a town full of acngor, Leo had a fractured leg. and which must not be forgotten and which be personally had not forgot ten. Even though subsequent events falslied their hopes, the sincerity of the sacrifice and devotion to ideals, and the value of the sacrifice, are not diminished. As a participant in the War, said the Dean, he could not help being struck by the co-operation, fellowship, loyalty and even love which was then shown by the masses of the people.

"These qualities have not been shown to the same extent in the t'me of peace. This fact must not be for- gotten us we denounce war. We and build up these must preserve war-evoked qualities in time of peace,"

War is Evil Continuing, the Dean sald there were, however, certa'n fixed ideas about war which we must get rid of from our minds: firstly, that war is ever the will of God, it is not, it is evil. There may be greater evils, so that we have to choose war as the lesser, but war is not part of God's final purpos0.

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hospital flies the American flag and has the official seal of the Japanese army indicating that it is American property.

Hospital's Needs

***The Society has appointed Medical Board composed of Dra. Thomson. Lancaster, and Oldt, and myself. The head of the Hongkong Unit would be added to the board. We should want from the Hongkong Unit two surgeons, two physicians. eye, ear nose, and throat pharmacist, ne one operating assistant. ona

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It is believed that the swaying of the anti-aircraft gun from side to side may have been the cause of the Shortly after noon wo reached

accident, as large pieces of rubber Pakkai where the foreign residences from the wheels of the gun were and Custom House at Kongmoon are found by military officials about half altualed. In addition to our convoy mile from the scene of the accident: Tortuous Honda

three other British steamers and a

would appear from this theory "However I was able to arrange tug were in the harbour. All of them

Delta that the driver, Gunner Atkins, los with the Asiatic Petroleum Co. to had been bottled up in the

coming travel with their Mr. Pearson by since October 14, and those on board control of the truck when lorry from Changsha to Kwellin and had many trying experiences. The down from Customs Pass and after the following day we set oul. Not arrival of HMS, Cicala a few days colliding with a commercial vehicle ene

skidded off the road and over far from the town we were held up before we reached Kongmoon had proceeding in the opposite direction, twice by a military post because of bren haled with relief.

one supervisor. went "All the Customs staff had been embankment. raids. We Japanese

After toppling over for about ten six ordinary day nurses, and through Hengshan and Hengyang evacuated except Mr. Williams the and on to Kweilin along tortuous Commissioner, Mr. Bockler, the Enr-feet, the truck was smashed to plects night nurses, also about six nurses Every Sun., Wed., Fri., from Kunming to Chengtu via Chungking roads which crossed range after range hour Master, and his wife and a few on a huge boulder, while the anti-for work in the five refugee camp Every Sun.. Wod., Fri., from Chongłu to Kunming via Chungking of hills. The road was full of mit-bontmen. A few American Fathers aircraft gun must have been hurled "Additional quantities of rice are tary trucks and lorries and several and the staff of six Canadians in the through the air to come to rest on

boulder. times we had to wait from one to Fresbyterian Mission Hospital were the other side of the

T382, which Motor lorry two hours before we could ferry the only other foreigners. I trans- across some of the many streams. ferred to the Cicala and for the first coming in the opposite direction, had After we crossed the Kwangsi border time since leaving Wuchow enjoyed its right rear-wheel ripped off and the road was exceptionally bad, and the use of a cabin.

its patrol tank smashed before it also it was a relief to stand up in the

crashed over the embankment about

with it for the West. "On the following day the Cicala 35 yards further down the road. | swaying lorry. Some idea of the

"With 11,000 refugees in five differ A number of ambulances were on vibration can be gleaned from the (Lt. Cmdr. Pack-Beresford) received

ent camps and the numbers in- orders that the Robin convoy and the fact that all the 2 inch screws in my Cicala and the four British vessels at the scene shortly after the accident,

creasing by thousands daily the only wooden case fell out!

"After a day in Kwellin I went Kongmoon

were to proceed down- which occurred between 10.45 and 11

great.

Our refuges the hospitacks before tained nt

reception creasingly After passing the barriers the ware war-

core committee is doing splendid work, aboard the junk which was to take stream through the Japanese barriers. a.m., the injured gunners being de- problem of medical care will be in- me lo Wuchow. The vessel was only ships would proceed to Canton and station at Whitfield

the camps grow larger the but as to 24 feet long and the space allotted

being sent to F

hospital. military

need is correspondingly greater. cook-boys me was the fore-half of the middle the merchant vessels to Hongkong.

The Tennyson.

two injured Chinese the Kwong Fook transferred to

"Canton Hospital should be safe section, just sufcient to allow me to

from interference пож that the Thirdly, we need to change our erect my camp bed at night. The Cheong, the largest of the Kongmoon were sent to the Kowloon Hospital.

An attempt to reconstruct the ar-

have recognised it PLA minda an Christians about the func-other half of the middle section was vessels, and we left on the morning eldent was made by the military Japanese tion both of the State and of Man. occupied by the junk mistress, her of November 10.

authorities on the spot throughout neutral ground." Bismarck had said "the nation's two children and her mother. The

Saturday afternoon, while military greatness, its being, is expressed in three bostmen hired for the trip

the wer." This false" philosophy has slept on the small foredeck..

guards were on patrol during

done much harm, and is still being

night.

used for reference by many nations.

Secondly, we must rid our minds of much of the glory and glamour of History books should be purged of passages which glorify aggression. This glory is retained by poets who

war.

never

BOW

war-Scott,

Macaulay,

Man's being is to be interpreted

Trip Through Rapida

Japanese Armada

the

"We were thirteen craft all told and if our convoy in the wider main

Funeral Services river from Wuchow had been surpis

The funerals of Gunners Benton "I spent seven days in that junk ng this longer llae, twisting and and Sutton will leave for the Stubbs

turning through the narrow creeks not in relation to our an mal ancestry on the journey through to Wuchow, between First Clin and Beddingfield Road Cemetery from the junction of but In terms of what man is to Shortly after leaving well we Point, must have greally puzzled the Magazine Gap and Stubbs Road at become. We must recognise that were stopped at the police barrier many Japanese avtalers who flew 1.30 this morning, while the funeral man has a miritual part to his nature. and it was two hours before my overhead.

of Gunner Ross will pass the Monu». "At Yungki the sugar factory stood ment at 2.30 in the afternoon. alternative to war, which is destruc- of rapids at its present level and I was like to-Slovakian flag still flew over- п stock skeleton while the tive in its nature, 11 co-operation. amazed at the way the boatmen Realization of the love of God Is often kept the junk from being pounded to head. We also saw a wrecked gun- advanced as an

antidote to

pieces against the rocks by means of boat in the creek and but for these Love means to little

that co-

their long bamboos with heavy iron signs the countryside seemed very

Benectul. peace

Animal action does not completely express its views. A constructiva

war.

So Ule according to God's love must prevail. Mankind is meant to be not competitive but co-operative,

Colony's War Dead

In the course of the service, the Dean read the following list of names of persons from Hongkong who had died in the World War:

padsport and papers were given the O.K. The river to Pinglo is series

Ups.

obstructions

marked with

CAR HITS HILLSIDE Superficial Injuries Suffered By Occupants Slight facial injuries were recaly-

needed: other food is avaliable in Canton

ambulances with stocks of gasoline are also needed. we have just secured the services of the matron of the Sal Truen Mili- tary Hospital, who did not depart

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ed Wuchow the amail Union Jack, many but a few inches high, which I had buoys of various colours. The Robin the hillside to avoid a cyclist who in only a days. 10 fact, this discover holsted on the mat roofing, saved as dropped out of line just beyond was riding in the same from being commandeered by parties Beddingfield Point and proceeded along the Castle Peak Road on Satur-

day. of militory.

northwards with the Cicala for Can- "On arriving at Wuchow I heard ton passing the guard of two Japan-de of the car was smoshed, whic The undercarriage on the driving Enchor. the surprising news that both Cantonese destroyers al

fallen and that and Hankow had

"As we approached Sampan Chau both front mudguards were damaged. iho Japanese were purhing on towards the West River, we encountered an Impressive sight. The windscreen was alto smashed. Japanese warships, auxilarles and Hugh Adair, Arthur Allchurch,

Robin had arrived in Wuchow the transports were stratched in an un-FATAL JUMP FROM TRAM Hugh Arthur, Anthony Drummond

Fatal injuries were received evening from some

Canton and broken ing across the horizon. Bailey, A. H. Best, John Hugh Bone, reported that fighting was

Chuen-kuen. already

through Narn counted 70 as we passed

A 32-year-old return the empty package and get your Cyrli Francis Wogan

married woman, of Des Voeux Road Bowen raging at Sumshul, Raids were a them without incident. Rowlands, Ernest W. Brett, Albert daily occurrence in Wuchow and "Then a deep agh of relief as the Central, when she attempted to jump Brewer. W. A. J. Bullock, Ian Neil business, ns in Changsha and Ichang, welcome lights of Hongkong loomed off a moving tram car in Wongnel- if your chemist can't supply you, writs Carmichael, Den Fletcher Chapman,

my Journeychong Road on Saturday. Daniel Gordon Cheeseman, W. Hwas confined to a few hours a day, up ahead and I knew

usually in the afternoons. Church, Jasper Clark, Alberi Edmund

"The following evening Lt. Cmdr. wecks almost to the minute!" Clarice, Lionel Oscar Collins, Walter Forbes of the British gunboat Gordon Cope, Ernest Cruickshanks,ceived instructions from the Concul- Clement Francis in to to Franke Dealy, Sydney Dealy, Arthur Canton ail Britian women and chil- EDESSESIÈSSSESSES

Delahunty, dren and any men who could be

TC-

Francis Denne, Jahn Kenneth Rose Dennys, Peter Syden- spared. It was decided to take Mes ham D xos, Ernest Drury, Robert "Freddie" Wilding, daughter of the Edwards, Alfred Charles Ernest Customs Commissioner, Mrs. Dickins Elborough, Edward Henry Evans and her two children and myself on Ernest William Evers, Kenneth How board the Robin which would convoy loy Forde, Colis Bloomfeld Frost, the steamer Cambay Prince, a small Alexander Adair Fyle, Raoul

cargo vessei and two British river Galluzzi, Peter Boyd Gardner. Francis Grissel, John Edward Gres steamers, the Kong So and the Tin son, Leonard Joseph Gull, Cyril Sang, to Canton

Passage Through Bilnefield Eugene Agathon Hance, Sidney William Hayward, Charles David de

"We left Wuchow on October 20

Heney, Arthur Hirst, George Hoskins, and reached Shulhing, 25 miles from the Japanese front lines at Samshui, Arch.bald Denys Irving, Sidney Henry Howard Ixer, Hugh Ivor Jones, on November 1. While we were in Arthur Noel Joseland, Rennie Dean Shuthing there were constant air although planes Lammert, Donald Angus MacLeod, raid alarms, but

often Bow overhead bomba were Macdonald, Alexander Lindeny

The Donald Crawford Mackenzie, Edward dropped on only one occasion. J. Mackenzie, Cecil McCutcheon, Chinese authorities Informed us that Walter John May, Andrew Richard path through the minefield was Stewart Millar, Edwin Alan Morris, being prepared and that a river Edward Noel Mitchell, Itonald John launch would guid- the vessels of our Munro, Ernest Frank Gordon Or convoy through. We passed through chiaro, Ernest

Painting, without mishap and anchored at a George Frank Richardson, Gearga William point 1023 miles below Wuchow and Rivers, Frederick Henry Robinson, only twelve miles above Samabul Thomas Ernest Stanley Robson, Alan where the Japanese how had their Davidson Shewan, Edward Charles front line headquarters." Silties

Болгов Francisco Maria

Our informant paid great tribute: Will.am Howell Stapleton, Reginald to the two amicers and the men of the Alexander Stokes, John Francis Robin while the convoy waited just Summert, Thomas Taylor, Henry above Samshul for word from the Victor, William V. Vive th, Herbert Japanese authorities that the ships George Wakeford, Charles Nigel could proceed through the Japanese Gordon Walker Richard Hanry Wat boom at MaKau, They son, Walter Hyler Watton, Alec constantly on duty, matching an Waitaran. Harold Wilson,

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5 Damage half found on most

pennies (0).

6 Puzzle 60 Arctic in make up

(8).

0 Stone with period centre (7).. 10 The wire's big brother (5).

11 Describes a well known but

very obscure author (9),

13 Hardly a second description

(two words-4, 4).

14 More than trim (8).

17 One might see Pa about it in

Turkey (3),

19 1 inhabitants are often cured,

too late to benefit them (3). 20 Upset about nothing and ruined

(0),

23 He is paid in paper money (8). 25 It might hold more than one key but there is only one answer (two words-3, 4).

28 Part of the garden roller (5), 29 Not to be lightly dismissed, or

use is otherwise (7)-000

30 Moses

as this was saved from his end on 'ils and (8), 31 A dash of mobbery in some

namas? (0),

DOWN

1 A reformed lascar is not re-

formed, apparently (6).

2 Speech may come from part of

the body in harmony. (7),

3 It requires less in tea to malon

what is necessary (B).

CROSSWORDS

6.Of. overturned spirit in Rome

(5).

7 Shaded the end? (8).

12 Curtalled tidings, but fresh

(3).

15 The alarum clock? (9).

10 Bottle-opening may account for

the start of this blineix (8)

25.

18 This should make. the

tronomer af the show look up (two words 4, 4).

21 Part of 18 downs (3).

22 Epithet for "d'moonless night? :-

24 Where from shells are collected

25 It is useful for evening

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in

27 Mostly a flowery race (5).

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