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HONG KONG,
GOING TO REST.
Earl Haig's Burial Place.
COFFIN ON A CART.
Where The Body Will Lay In Dryburgh Abbey.
London, Yesterday.
ESTABLISHED 1845.
Since Saturday morning a con-
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1928.
GIFT TO NATION.
Anonymous Donation of £500,000.
TO REDUCE DEBT.
Mr. Winston Churchill Returns Thanks Of Government.
London, Yesterday.
A benefaction officially des-
ROUND THE WORLD.
Ex-Officers' Flying Venture.
AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT.
Attempt To Beat Sir Keith Smith's Record.
Le Bourget, Yesterday. Newall and Vincent have taken
tinuous stream of mourners-has cribed as "unprecedented in off for Rome-Reuter. passed the body of Earl Halg in character,"
has cnonymously [The following Reuter tele-
St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, been made to the Tsury in the gram, dated London, January 9, When the doors of the Cathedral shape of £500,000 to be held in gives particulars of the flight:
Two ex-R.A.F. flying officers, should have closed yesterday trust for the nation to accumulate afternoon at five o'clock there was over a long period of years and Mr. J. S. Newall and Mr. Neville a queue of people four abreast a ultimately applied to the reduc. Vincent, left the Stag Lane Aero- drome, London, this morning on mile long, and it was decided to tion of the National Debt.
The donation has been lodged a world flight via France, Italy, keep the Cathedral open until ten
the o'clock.
Baring Greece, Mesopotamia, India and bankers, The public will be ad.with mitted again this evening until Brothers, through whom Mr. Singapore, returning to England the same late hour.
Churchill warmly thanked the via China and Russin. benefactor.-Reuter.
To-morrow the Field Marshal's remains will be conveyed to Dry- burgh Abbey for burial in the family grave. After a special ser- vice in the Cathedral the coffin will be taken on a gun carriage | escorted by troops to Waverley station. The troops will consisti of two squadrons of the Royal Scots Greys, the 2nd Battalion, Cameron Highlanders, with pipe band, and an escort of the Kings Own Scottish Borderers.
"SMALL BONUS.”
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Sales of Waler: Investments at market value at Dec. 31, 1927, of $152,746, show an appreciation since date of purchase,
of $42,816.
in
As the special train leaves the
During the year we have sup- station with the body, a salute of plied to shipping in the harbour nineteen one-minute guns will be 574,000 tons water which compares; fired from Edinburgh Castle. favourably with 499,000 tons When the train arrives at the 1926 and is not far below the com- station near Dryburgh Abbey the pany's receril of 14,000 tons in body will be transferred to a farm cart and escorted to the Abbey by employees of the Inte Field
In addition to the pilots, Newall and Vincent, the party which will be using two three-seater aero- planes, includes a photographer, Mr. Childes, an engineer, Mr. King, and Mrs. Wise Parker, who will be a passenger as far as Cairo.
The airmen intend to use the 'planes between India and Singa- pore to pick up cargo and passen- gera for various ports.]
TO AUSTRALIA,
Hinkler's "Solo" Flight,
London, Yesterday. Weather permitting, Bert 1924. We hope this is a clear in-linkler will take off from Croy- dieation that trade is returning to don to-day on a sole flight to Aug- the Colony after our misfortunes tralia in 18 days in a 30 horse- of 1925 and that we can look for power Avro-Avian.
He hopes to cover the journey in In apito of Increased anles of 1,000-mile stages. The record is The service at the Abbey will ward to the future with confidenze. be of a non-military character, water our profit an working was held by Sir Keith Smith, who in but at the close pipers of the approximately the same as the pie 1919 (in a 720 h.p. Vickers-Rolls- Cameron Highlanders will play vious year which should satisfy
Marshal.
year.
Later.
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SIR ALAN COBHAM.
The Aerial Survey of Africa.
the ancient Scottish dirge, our shipping friends that we have Royce biplane), covered the flight "Flowers of the forest" and not passed on to them the full in-in 28 days. buglers will sound the Last crease in the coat of water impos- Post. Two minutes silence willed by the Government early in the follow, then the reveille.
No other points appear to need The Abbey was once a temple comment from me and I therefore where the Druids worshipped. It propose that the report and ac- has long been a ruin and Earl counts as presented be adopted. Haig's body will lie under the After this has been seconded I green turf which is open to the shall be pleased to answer to the is by the broken wall of the north shareholders may wish to ask. transept. Once a year only is a Mr. Bailey's Congratulations. service held in the Abbey and.
Mr. Bailey congratulated the
London, Yesterday. Ear! Haig often read the lesson working of the company as shown gaged in an aerial survey of management on successful Sir Alan Cobham, who is en- by the chairman's report and the Africa, and who is accompanied balance sheet. He noticed with satisfaction, sald Mr. Balley, the by Lady Cobham and a crew of four, yesterday flew from, Mon- wide distribution of the company'a surplus funds, and the transfer to galla on the Nile over mountains THE PRAYER BOOK. special repairs account for this and across Uganda to Lake Vic-
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CHURCH ASSEMBLY TO CONSIDER PLAN.
London, Yesterday.
This afternoon. at the spring
session of the Church Assembly,
the
year of $10,000. He had, there-toria. His was the first flying fore, much pleasure in seconding boat ever to alight on its waters, the chairman's proposal.
which are 4,000 feet above sea No question was put and the re-level.-British Wireless Service. port and accounts were adopted unanimously.
Other Business. Other business transacted by the the rejection of the last Prayer meeting comprised:- Book measure by the House of
Confirmation of Invitation to Commons will be formally report- Mr. C. G. S. Mackie and Mr. C. de
British Wireless Service.
Fateful Session.
London, Yesterday.
HOME PARLIAMENT.
THE KING TO OPEN 4th SESSION.
ed and the Assembly will then con- Bruyn to join the consulting com-1 sider the plan business for con- mittee in the place of the Hon. Mr.
London, Yesterday. sideration of a now measure as ro- A. O. Lang and Mr. C. F. J. The fourth session of the pre- vised by the House of Bishops. Quarles van Ufford, respectively, sent Parliament will be opened, to
resigned--proposed by Mr. L. Smorrow in person by H.M. the Greenhill, seconded by Mr. W. E. King who, with H.M. the Queen, Van Epa.
will drive in state from Bucking- Re-election of Messrs. Linstead ham Palace accompanied by the One of the most fateful and
& Davis as auditors for the ensu- Sovereign's Escort of Royal House! most critical sessions of the Church Assembly began at ing year at a remuneration of $300 | Guards,
the Church House, Westminster, to de--proposed by Mr. J. M. Alves, The debate on the Address, fa cide on the amended Prayer Book. seconded by Mr. L. G. S. Dodwell, reply to the Speech from the Dividend warrants can be had on Throne, is expected to engage. the The Assembly consists of 43 re- presentatives of the House of application.. Bishops, 318 clergy and 362 laity, The public galleries were pack-
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The Blahop of Canterbury re- ported the fate of the ・ort ginal proposals which had been approved by the Assembly. Last year-Router.
Appeal For Self Restraint."
The Bishop of St. Edmunsbury,
STEEL HELMETS:
ANNUAL PARADE IN GERMANY.
attention of the House of Commons until Monday next,
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald wilI open the debate for the Opposition to-morrow and will be followed by the Prime Minister.
Newspapera anticipate that Mr. Baldwin will make it plain that the Government will not appeal to the country until late in the spring Berlin, Yesterday of next year, the names of newly Four thousand police were turn-onfranchised women voters having and Ipswich said that although he ed out to protect 2,000 "Steel Hel- been added to the remainder.-Bri- suggested the Prayer Book measure mets" at their annual parade.. tish Wireless Service. which the Commons had rejected, This monarchist and semi-milf- he was unable to support the tary organisation included two of amended measure which still con- the ex-Kaiser's gone, tained a reservation of provisions
Queen Indisposed,
London, "Yesterday.
It is announced from Bucking Six thousand communists held a ham. Palace that the Queda has which were certain to be again re- counter-demonstration. There were Intely been suffering from a cold jected by the Commons. T
Lord Hugh Cecil, who insisted minor clashes and 125 arrests and it is considered inadvisable that she should attend the State Reuter.
Opening of Parliament to-morrow. -Renter,
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The Archbishop of York appeal years. The Archbishop has served ed to the Assembly to exercise 25 years as Primate. He spoke of {self-restraint. in prest: Doctor Davidson's; single-minded,
The three houses of the Asßem-wise and, beneficent rule of the bly to-morrow will separately, dis- Church and of the admiration, trust cuss the measure. Reuters. and Affection which the whole
Church had towards him, al
Primates Reception. When the Archbishop of Canter. The Archbishop of York an 6.80 a.m. bury, who presided, entered, there nounced that a committee had was a burst of applause and the been appointed in order that some whole Assembly rose in greeting special personal token might be
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