New Youth Corps Launches Turtle While Landing Among Villagers Singapore, July 16.
In District To show his Chinese houseboy what flying was like, Flight-Lieutenant W.
Under the auspices of the Youths'
D. Guylen whọ iş in the dental Corps of the Civic Centre in Kiang-branch ofthe Royal Air Force wan where the new city government is located, a big anti-British campaign station, "Seletar, took off from the Singapore airport at six o'clock in was lawached in many villages there the evening. on Saturday. It is reported by the Five minutes later, the R.A.F. man "Sin Shun Pao" that under the saved the houseboy's life by diving leadership of the corps, which was beneath the upside-down and sinking founded only about a month ago, "plane a mile off the coast, and Tenewed efforts have been made unfastening the safety belt of the "enlarge" the organization of the anii British movement Chinese. After being trapped head downwards under water for nearly Many meetings and parades were a minute, the Chinese was brought held on Saturday in Kiangwan. Anti-British slogans were shouted and to the surface smiling "A lot of leaflets of the same nature distribut-water here," he said, pointing to his stomach. ed. Great Britain and communists were attacked and, according to the The aircraft had capsized when slogans, in order to establish per-making a forced landing on the sea. manent peace in the Far East Both occupants, strapped in their "British imperialism" and "com-seats, were "held upside-down under munism" must be done away with. the water. After releasing himself Other slogans bearing on the local and coming to the surface for breath, administration are "We must be dis-Guyler promptly dived again and released the Chinese, who had swallowed considerable water. Both "We must enlarge the youths' movement" and "We must have our own local political administration." The last-mentioned ' slogan means that the spirit of autonomy is being developed among the youths in Greater Shanghai They want a local administrator's office established in Kiangwan similar to that existing in Pootung and other Greater Shanghai areas, A long statement was issued by the demonstrators against Great Britain which is described as "an old and shrewd crook" who has no "international faith." It is stated that What the Chinese want now is peace but that unless the influence of Great Britain in the Far East is eliminated there will be no peace as she is helping General Chiang Kai-shek in the present hostilities which have been stated at her instigation. History is said to provide ample evidence that she has invaded China and massacred her people.
The Shanghai Citizens Peace National Salvation meeting was held on the same day in Pootung where speeches favouring peace with Japan and anti-British in nature were made. Mr. Wang Ching-wei's peace proposal was praised. A telegram was sent to the new Chinese administrations in Nanking and Peiping urging that a central administration be organized so that a peace conference might be held. Another telegram was sent to the Japanese government asking it not to take conciliatory attitude towards Great Britain and Soviet Russia. men were quickly rescued by a fast motor-boat from the airport.—Reuter.
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