1939-05-18 — Page 19

CHUNGKING TERROR

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Appeal To Powers For

Embargo On Japan

Published below is a letter by Professor S. Lautenschlager, a teacher of the Lingnan University, which is a reply to a Pacifist who advocated the submission of China to Japan. Professor Lautenschlager was in Chungking during the Japanese raid of May

4.

The Professor writes:

This letter is written in Chung

the bombing. The king just after dead are still on the streets and the Ares from the incendiary bombs are still burning. I am laking part in an evangelistic campaign. Thousands are atttending our meetings and hundreds in the great cllles of West China are becoming Christians. In the midst of the Invasion and but chory of an undeclared war, China in toward the Cross, I feel good written In

In such

rig- fine Chri- Jetter, tlan spirit, and to make the answer a sort of open letter to all who may feel like you do, that Christ taught only submission to injustice and that any how the Japanese are only replacing the so-called Western imperialism with a mild one of their own.

marched to answer your

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knees and erles: "I didn't do it. I

won't do it again." All over Man- churia and occupied areas" in Chim we have this heillish terror.

Thursday,

HONGKONG : TELEGRAPH

Triumphal Royal Tour Starts

May 18, 1939.

MUI-TSAI SYSTEM IN HONGKONG QUESTIONED

LONDON, May 17.-Tho muf- tani system in Hongkong and

Malaya came before the House YANGTSE A

of Commons again to-night.

ren süll persisted in the two Colonies, and If attention had been drawn to a statement by the Assistant Protector of Chinese in Selangor that it was no offence to sell a boy.

Mr. Malcolm MacDonald sald in; reply that his attention had been drawn to the Presa report of the statement.

SYMBOL

Warren Swire Speaks On Powers In China

Mr. W. Leach, Labour MP. for QUEBEC, May 17.

Central Bradford, asked the Secre- THE WILD cheering oftory of State for the Colonies if the thousands of oxcited spectators buying and selling of Chinese child- greeted the King and Queen when they appeared on the promenado deck of the Empress of. Australia just prior to being Japan is determined to make China received by Mr. Mackenzio King, obey her body and soul. China's the Canadian Prime Minister. economics, politics and foreign policy The King was wearing the are to be controlled by the

finance. military interests of Japan. The raw uniform of an admiral, while the materiais of China and the Chinese Queen wore grey with a halo masses are to serve the finance-hat.. military group in Japan, Chinese, The escorting warships stood across one-fourth of the people in the world, the river as the liner docked. are denied the rights of nationhood. are

currency A few minutes later, Mr. Mackenzie Resistance means a vast invasion by King went aboard and greeted Their

troops and in- tanks, motorised

Majesties, who landed at 10.33 p.m. In deflance of cendiary bombs. cendi world opinion, treaties and inter- national law, Japan threatens to burn up all Chinese cities which refuse her overlordship. Torture and mass terror are Japan's methods, cremating China alive la her threat. As I write

I can still see the charred bodies on the streets and the crushed, in hospitals in Chungking.

Menace To World

the

This type of militarists will soon

H.K.T.

Fanfare Of Trumpots, As they walked down the gangway, there was a fanfare of trumpets, while the Citadel, the officiat residence of the Governor-General, boomed a salute of 21 guns, which the escorting

warships echoed

Forbiddon By Law The buying and selling of children view to slavery, prostitution with or other immoral and unlawful pur- poses was forbidden by law in both Malaya and Hongkong, the Secretary of State claimed.

The recent Conmission on Mut Tsui, which had investigated the pro- blem in Hongkong and Malaya, had made searching enquiries of any system of transfer affecting boys, but had reported that no such system in- volving any element of bondage, either on the pretext of bondage or

any to exist.

on

other

pretext, had been found

Boys Sent To Malaya Recently there had been cases of boys being sent to Malaya for the purpose, it was believed, of removing them from the zone of hostilities in China, and he had taken steps to us- sure himself that

the authorities in both Hongkong and Malaya were co-operating to maintain a strict watch against the development of

Coming from our meetings on the night of the bombing we walked for three hours through vast wreckage, blocked everywhere by roaring fires. Demolition and incendiary bombs in

Many of the spectators used tele~; a few minutes crushed and burnt to

scopes, while some stood riskily an death thousands of civilians. Not on

the slippery surface of the cliffs, official nor a soldier was killed, not i

After being greeted by various fortinention was bombed. The 5,000

were dead and the thousands wounded rule the world if Christiana will ad- dignitaries, Their Majesties were all civilians. The civilian sec-vocate a negative, long-suffering sub-escorted to the dals, where members mission to tyranny. Would you of the Dominion Cabinet and other tion was easily recognisable 04 It

the advocate that Britain or the U.S.A. nolabilities, with their wives were began with the river, where bombs began to fall. Hence this or Canada hand over the control of presented to them, bombing, as so many others in China, their economie and political life to

Royal Standard Flics was not a military ssity, but a

necessity,

a foreign military power?

After the ceremony at the quayside. really melhod

This for China, deliberate

recommend of wholecalce golden rule demands that we ac/ Their Majesties drove in an open | abuses, slaughter and terror. I saw pieces of human flesh in the Friends mis- cept the sume policy for ourselves. maroon car with the Royal Standard whlle vast crowds cheered themselves blown into their upstairs room from ruled by a militarist notion which the house on the other side of the would burn us up if we resisted, hoarse.

Mr. Duplessis, the Premier of what will become of Christian truth Quebec, officially welcomed the King wall. Hundreds were drowned as a bomb

struck a ferry. Other and freedom, and peace itself?

and Queen at the Legislative Build- hundreds were burnt alive, unable to

Japan is not just substituting her Ing, and expressed the "sentiments of

If we

London, May 17.

"I personally look on the question of the Yangise as a symbol of Japanese success or failure in their allocks on our position in China,” said Mr. Warren Swire, Chairman of the China Association Annual Meet- ing. "It is a question of whether they need have been allowed to keep it closed for so long," he said.

Mr. Swiro welcomed the Chian stabilization fund as a much needed gesture showing the Chinese British sympathy and as evidence that the British Govern- ment appreciates the directness of our concern 71 the war.

"It is to be hoped that the govern- ment will hold fast to that view and to the best of their ability resist all Japanese encroachments on our in- terests in Ching,” he said.

There have been too many need- less cases of their being bluffed by the Japanese.

With reference to the currency and trade restrictions In North China, Mr. Swire said.

"So long as the British Empire and the United States continued to pur- chase Chineso products acquired under such conditions, there appears to be no reason why Japan should not recuperato a large amount of her the war expenses In this manner, and at remove same time effectively foreign competition from North China,"

Mr. Swire anticipated a renewal the import into Britain of goods from North China untess accompanied by consular certificates that they were purchases in the open market with free exchange. He hoped that the Government will view the proposal were favourably then a few weeks

sion grounds, and another piece was j If we are willing to, submit to be Dying, to the Legislative Buildingranted specific control, sald Mr. Mac- of the demand for an embargo on

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tarist demands everything.

If circumstances arose which war Donald, legislation would be enacted.

Reuter.

H.K. Stock Market

escape from the 'res caused by in Imperialism for that of the West, Joy, respect, loyalty and affection of cendiary bombs. Among the ghast-Western powers have long been the entire province of Quebec, ly ruins everywhere could be seen willing to treat China as an equal. particularly Canndians of French the broken, charred bodies of

Japan not only wishes to abolish all descent.". dead. Last night rows of

Mr. Duplessis recalled the visits of bodles were still lying on the streets, western interests but all Chinese in-

terests as well. The Japanese mili-King George V in 1908, when Prince

The Why of Wales, and of Queen Mary in 1901, should we stand by and ace China and said: "We are overjoyed that the tortured, murdered and enslaved, and royal visit has begun at Quebec, the at the same time lore our own just cradle of the Canadian nation, where interests as well? Defending our the destinies were declded) and a just interests coincides with Justice responsible Government won. for China and without justice peace can never come.

or being dragged out of the ruins.

Evil Challenged

as

enslaves China.

Bulwark Of Democracy "Never shall we cense to consider

the throne as the bulwark of our democratic Institutions and constitu- tional liberties," he declared.

Thirty-two per cent. of the neces-Citadel following the cliffside road Their Majesties then drove to the sities of war for Japan come from and over the paths up, which General America and 30 per cent. from the Wolfe's army clambered before the Without our help battle of Quebec.

British Empire.

I have been a missionary in China for 18 years. I am a Conadion of German ancestry, educated in the USA. After the World War 1 be came a pacifist and I wrote, raised money and took a peace group to

I beg of you in the name of Christ Japan. Now I feel that a negative and humanity to urge all good people pacifism based on submission gives in the West to refuse to sell the everything over to the militarist na- tions, which will even imprison peo- she tortures and

Iron and oil to Jopan with which ple for praying for peace. Then we will lose freedom and justice as well us peace. do not see Christ you do, a submissive Saviour who advocates only submission to in-Japan cannot go on murdering China. justice. Jesus attacked every wrong Let us stop helping Japan. The sin and injustles. He could not be silent. of the West against China is not cur He challenged the evil forces of his trade interests in China, but our day with all his power. He allowed hon and ail Interests In Japan. the masses to welcome him into Justice and future pesce demand that Jerusalem as a king, son of David, we sacrifice these profits, which are who ruled when Israel was a free paid for by Chinese blood. state. This w09 not enough. He The flames of the spiritual mobili- drove

out the catuc in the sation of China for the war of re- temple and overturned the tables sistance were rekindled at the re- of the money-changers, because cent fires in Chungking. Now, peace they profiteered in religion. He call cannot come until freedom is restor ed King Herod a fox, and refused to cd. Only when this barbaric inva- see this puppet who ruled under the

sion is stopped can justice and free- Jesus Romans.

resistance

dom and peace come to the Far powerful but non-violent. But no- East. The living and the dead in where did he recommend only suffer- China call for our help. God help ing submission

to wrong. If we us to respond by refusing to help preached such Christ no-one In Japan carry on this war in China." Ching could bellave, nor would it the

was

he

true Christ as I see him. Such a Christ would never have gone to the cross. It was Jesus' challenge to the evil forces of his time which sent him to the cross.

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Nordic States Decline

Hitler's Invitations To Sign Pacts

If we had enough people who would not buy or sell or have any dealings with invaders, in spite of prison and death, paclism might save freedom and achieve peace, but a negative submissive pacifism will lose even the freedom to preach the truth and also will not achieve peace. What if Germany, Italy and Japan BERLIN, May 17-It is under

Where will freedom and peace stood that Sweden, Finland and be? Passive resistance means nailing Norway have formally informed Ger-

whole

aity on the cross by bombs many that they have rejected Hitler's in these days.

The militarist. nations proposals for non-aggression pacts. offer us sinvery or death. I have Their relations with the Reich are seen both the slavery and the death.

As to China and Japan, I have very friendly, they say, and they do

not fear trouble. made something of a study of

of this

Denmark, whose frontier adjoins problem, having taught history and Germany's, is reported to have ac- political science in two universities cepted Hitler's offer. United Press. for ten years in

in China, and

and part of my work now is to lecture

Strict Nautrality on the European Crisis and China. It Ist

Western Imperialism has HELSINGFORS. May 17.—It i true that somewhat exploited China, but in the reported that Finland has declined last ten years China has gotten con- Herr Hitler's offer of a non-aggres- trol of her Customs, and all nations slon pact on the ground

out Japan were ready to give up special rights and recognise China as a free and equal nation.

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The Chinese government has done

remarkably well. Thousands of

fknt

Senator Dandurand, Government leader in the Senate, speaking in French, said it was fitting that. His Majesty should be welcomed in the capital of New France, and that the respectful homage of the whole po- pulation be offered in the language of Champlain who founded Quebec in 1000.

"Vive la Roi!"

Britain's King, we were able to ex- In changing our allegiance to

claim Uke knights of old: 'Le Roi est mort, vive Le Rol! And so to- day, without hesitation, and with loyal hearts, we all cry Vive Le

Roil"

cus spir

Replying in French, His Majesty said they would like to pay tribute to the ancient and beautiful city and province of Quebec in the same lan-| guage as those who first brought civilization to the banks of St. Law rence. It was here that to-day two great races live happily side by side. The spirit of Quebec Is fusion

happy of a vigorous spirit of enterprise and ancient traditions proudly preserved, "The harmonious accord of all the different clements which constitute Canada, was the ideal concertation of the fathers of your confederation. It has remained for ever present in the mind, and before the суса ΟΙ those who followed.

desire for you who hear me better fortune than the increasingly fruitful accomplish- ment of that noble vision."

"I therefore could not

The King's Reply

The King handed Mr. Duplessis the reply to his address of welcome. in which His Majesty expressed heartful appreciation of the warm welcome tendered the Queen and himself.

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He added: "Canadians of French descent are justly proud of their ancestry and deeply attached to their the language and customs. They have, northern countries agreed to observe it associations with their compatriots of other Inenge, evolved a common strict neutrality.

It is stated that Sweden and Nor-eltizenship, united In love way replied in similar terms.

Canada, loyalty to the Crown, and The replies are being published devotion to the Ideals of democracy and freedom which are dear to all A Copenhagen message says that who dwell under the British fog." become a new nation. That is just Denmark hne accepted ilitler's offer Reuter. what Japan docs not want, and so of a non-aggression, pact.---Reuter,

Canadians Aro Hoarse

Quebec, May 17. From early morning till late to night, thousailds upon thousands of Canadians have cheered themselves hoarse in in chihuelastic welcome to Their Majesties!??

miles of roads, now industries and on-May 19. schools had been built, China had

New Admiralty Appointments

LONDON, May 17-Admiral Sir Dudley Pound has been appointed Lord Commissioner of the Admiraliy

and Chief of Naval Staff in succession

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following quotations were Issued on the longkong Stock Mar- ket this morning.

BANKS 1.K. Banks, $.....1,355 b. and sa.. H.K. Bunks Lon. £

.04 n. Chartered £.. Mercantile, A. B. £.. Mercantile, C. £..

East Asia $..

Canton $.

Unions $.

INSURANCES

China Underwriter $. H.K. Fire $.....

BHIPPING Douglas $ (s. d.) Steambonts $. 'Indo-Chinas, P. $. Indo-Chinas, D$. Shell Bearers s/- Waterboats $.......

DOCKS ETC. Wharves $ Docks $. Providents New Eng. Sh. $. Sh. Docks, Sh. $

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Baguio Gold P8, Benguet Cons. Ps. Coco Grove. Pa. Demonstrations.Pr. I.X.L. Ps. Itogons Ps. Camarines Ps. San Mauricio Ps. Suyoc Consol Ps. Paracics Ps.

LANDS Hotels $.. Lands $. Lands 4% deb, $. S'hal Lands Sh. Humphrey $. H.K. Realties $. Chinese Estates $.

UTILITIES

Troms $.... Peak Trams (old) #. Peak Trams (now) $. Star Ferries $. Y. Ferries S.

77% n.

.27 D.

13 г.

.80 П,

.230 b.

43735/35 52.

1.30 D.

.180 b.

07 n.

.60 n. 24 n.

Bto.

Mr. Swire was re-elected Chnir- man and Mr.. A. W. Burkill vice- Chairman-Reuter,

Japanese Use British Docks

Draws Protest From Hankow Consul

HANKOW, May 18.

THE BRITISH Consul-Ġeneral .15 has filed a protest with the Japanese Consul regarding the .83/1 n. continued usurpation by the 8.40 n. Japanese military authorities of wharves belonging to Messrs. Butterfield and Swire.

.107 n. 17 b. .434 n. 7.70 11.

The protest states that this proce tice was.contrary to the agreement 107 n. reached last February.

19/0 n. 8.10 n. .3 p. .4. 28 so.

2412 sa,

.11.70 su.

China Lights (old) $. China Lights (new) s.. H.K. Electrice $:.. Macao Electrics Sandakan Lights Telephones (old) .. Telephones (new).$. Tractions 8/→ Tractions (Pret.) sf-

INDUSTRIAL Cald: Macg, (ord.), 54. $. Cald: Macg. (Pre.), Sh. *.. Canton Ices $ Cements $.. H.K. Ropes $

STORES, &c. Dairy Farms (ex. ris) Dairy Farms (rta.) $. Watsons $....... Lane Crawfords $..... Sinceres $. Wing On (H.K.) $. Powell, Ltd. cts. (x.d.)

COTTON MILLS Ewo Sh. $.*.***! S'hal Colton Sh. $... Zoong Sings, Sh. $..

.35 30.

.13 sa.

.52 sa.

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.40 su

The Yunynng Maru, displaying a Red Cross Ang, was berthed alongside these wharves on Tuesday for the purpose of unloading troops,—Reuter.

Jewish Parliament

1.04 50. World Body To Consider

.15 sa.

.45 sa. Many Problems

.5.80 s. .34% an. .100 n.

10.00

Warsaw, May 17.

The convocation of a Jewish Par- .8.70 n.liament for Eastern Europe was de- .7.80 b. cided on at a meeting of the world .4.45 n.Neo-Zionists organisation in Warsaw. .102 n. The Chairman of the organisation. Yobotynsici, was charged with the anece

necessary preparations, .8 1. The Parliament is

expected to deal ..4 n.

with the following questions: ways ...45 b. and means to bring about an inter- 22.70 n. national conference for the solution 8.50 80. of the problem of Jewish emigration

5.39 b. preparation of concrete proposals to

50%. expedito "Jewish emigration to Pales

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of a head for Jewry 11.00 b. Eastern Europe;

pe; and creation of a 23.00 n. Jewish nati

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Jewry. According to plans the Ferllament 22/is to meet in September. At the same time all Jews in Eastern Europe fil .14 n. .13 n.

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military service are to be regis-

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This afternoon, 30,000 school-Wing On Textiles, Sh. $.. children, singing "God Save The

MISC. King," and "O Canada" greeted the King and the Queen' on the Plains of

H.K. Entertainment. Abraham.

Constructions, Vibro Filing T

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Lindenbank Sinking: Court Finding

MANILA, May 17.-The finding of 18 n..the Consular inquiry into the sinking: 112 n. of, the Lindenbank says that the actual position of the ship when she struck the reef was 10 miles south of her, estimated position,

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.64 b. ". Whether the error was due to the 14 n. unusual set of the currents, or other

It has not been determined. The report adds that the Master took all steps poszibir, to ensure the safety of the ship and the crow- Reuter: AAS

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she tries to destroy all other interests In China and to reduce China to a colony. She is determined to rule China economically and politically and even to make China obey her foreign policy, China is to be com- pletely her slave. To do this she has killed a million Chinese youth, creat- some thirty millon refugees ed bombed and burnt thousands of civilians, shot tens of thousands of prisoners a Japanese soldier himself

Later Their Mojcalles issued, a to Admiral Sir Roger Backhouse: statement which, said they were wrote to his parents in Japan that who has relinquished the appoint "deeply touched by the many mes- one day he was forced to kill 17 ment owing to ill-health, priioners. A missionery friend of Vice-Admiral Sir Andrew Cun-sages of welcome and goodwill mino saw this letter lu Japan. ningham has been appointed Com-teaching them on their arrival from

Where

the Japanene rule there is monder-in-Chief of the Mediterrane- nil parts of the Dominion

and the oplum, rape and torture... I lived in an with the acting rank of Admiral,

United Stater.

* BANGKOK, May, 18—The Junkers Korea

year, and I saw young people in succession to Admiral Sir Dudley The volume of these incassages i

monoplan which left Hongkong yer- so great that it is not possible for Insane from torturo A few days ago Pound..

TOKYO, May 18-Mr. Joseph C. terday morning arrived at Bangkok missionary of Teaching University

Their Malcalles to answer them. In drew the American, Ambasador, to at 1.70, p.m. O Rear-Admiral T.AV. Phíillos has told me that one of their students been appointed a Lord Commissioner dividually. They wish, however, Japan, is sailing from Yokohama It stopped briefly at Hanch on its was tortured insane for no offence of the Admiralty and deputy Chief of express to the senders, their an aboard the Empress of Japan,en way, the plane will leave Bangkok whatsoever. Even now when m some Naval Staff in succession to Vies, carost thanks for the good wishes route home via Vancouver on fure this morning to continue its reliurn one comes to see him, he fails on his Admiral Cunningham Reuters Neuter,

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