CHINESE JUBILEE PROCESSION
All Hong Kong Present For Wonderful Sight
21⁄2 MILE PARADE OF COLOUR
All along the route traversed by the Chinese Jubiles Procession yes-, terday there was, a solid mass of
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1935
Thanksgiving Service At Cathedral
Stirring Sermon By Bishop Hall
human beings. Rich and poor, the TMPRESSIVE Thanksgiving Services in honour of the Silver I Jubilee were held, at the Anglican and Catholic Cathedrals, and at other places of worship in the Colony yesterday.
very old and the very young, praç- tically representative of every na- tion in the world, they stood for hours to watch this demonstration of the loyalty of the Chinese popu lation in Hong Kong to His Majesty, the King on his completion of 28 years of sovereignty.
The Churches were packed to capacity by worshippers, who offered prayers and thanks on this happy occasion.
John's Cathedral and by Bishop H. Valtorta at the Roman Catho
Stirring addresses were rendered by Bishop R. O. Hall at St. lic Cathedral...
QUEEN VICTORIA'S JUBILEES
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a way nobody else could do knelt in the dust as she drove past: "Their glory, their riches, their pride, and their safety were sym- bolised in her...she was part of the eternity of Britain's existence." Her carriage stopped when sho came to the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral. A Te Deum was sung
in the open air, then a prayer and a Benediction before the cream
Bridge, to the streets where her horses drew Ker on, over London
poorer subjects lived.
the singing stretched for six miles, The cheering and the flags and
and when she returned to the The Arst portion of the proces Cathedral were
Among those present at the and grateful memories, of his per-Palace, very tire dand bewildered, sion passed the top of Pedder the Governor, Sir William Peel industrial troubles that have vexed she had to rest for a long time, His Excellency sonal dealing with the political and yet certain of the people's loyalty, Street; 15 minutes before Its scheduled
time, but long before the General Officer Commanding, will have some personal experience long into the night. When she and Lady Peel, His Excellency our country, since the War. Others while her subjects still pressed this all traffic was at a standstill, Major General 0. C. Borrett, of tireless devotion to duty, or of
against the Palace gates, cheering and nothing remained but eager members of the Executive and his great concern
tumed to the Journal, which she spectators, craning their necks in Legislative Councils, members of and no personal interest or trouble than 70 years, she wrote
that no person had kept so diligently for more an attempt to see if the procession the Consular Body and many pro- should be overlooked amid was approaching.
minent European and Chinese weight of business.
"No one ever, I believe, has thet Cheers Greet Arrival residents.
with such an ovation "an was given Cheers greeted its
arrival. Full morning dress and uni- Our Lord Jesus Christ has shown miles of streets,... The cheering
Loving Service
to me, passing through those six People ran hither and thither in a forms were
Worn while the us the humanity in the heart of was quite deafening, and every face vain attempt to reach the front Judges were clad in their judicial God, and that there is no majesty seemed to be filled with real joy. I
to compare with loving service. We was much moved and gratified.” have had experience in the last 25
row, or some other vantage point, apparel. Office windows,
onlookers.
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the
doorways, the The service was conducted canopy of the King's Theatre, the jointly by the Rev. B. G. Powell, years of a King and Queen who Cdr. and Mrs. D. Orr Ewing, Cdr. verandahs of the Hong Kong Hotel the Rev. Lee Kau-yan and the have carried that spirit simply and A. L. Shields, Mrs. Rivers, Airs. and China Building, and the roofs, Rev. H. W. Baines. while His of saloon cars were crammed with Excellency the Governor read devotedly into the bewildering mul- Coltart, Brigadler, H. G. Seth-Sraith;
the Lessons:
titude of responsibilities which Col. and Mrs. H. C. Harrison, Col. The heat was intense, and short his address bidding the people to King Edward. He was asked "Don't St. G. Kirke, Col. and Mrs. L. C.
The Bishop, In delivering
crowd upon them.
There is a story told of the late Mrs. A. B. Henric, Col. and Mrs. E and Mrs. J. H. Morris, Col. and Ty after the front portion of the
Thanksgiving and Prayer, said: procession had passed Pedder Street, a halt was called. But bour Lord Jesus Christ chose to you think, your Majesty, that we Lewis. fore long it was on its way again Ghapela there is written out for us much," he replied, "but too often." Hong Kong, Revs. H. W. Balnes, Lee call Himself "Son of Man" In the pray for you too much?" "Not too Clergy present were the Bishop of and' some while later the giant
And so I would ask you to-day to Kau-yan, E, G. Powell, J. R. Higgs,
Silver Dragon; propelled by hun./the story of a life lived in the mapray with all your hearts to Al-N. V. Halward, Paul Tao, Chung
dreds of human legs, appeared In sight. Its tortuous progress
Wall
a tribute to man's ingenuity. Then
jesty of true humanity. We are come here to-day to thank God for mighty God that our King and Yan-laap, Tang Kingok, A. J. wisdom and the health they need Chamberlain, RN, G. Bateman,
elow and spectators were permitted/a man who has, for the last 25 een may have the courage and Bennitt, E., C. H: Tribbeck, F. N.j plenty of time to examine its in-ears, filled with humanity the mato carry on into advancing years S.C.F., H.. C. Davies, C.F G. K. tricate design. First the head,
jesty of the throne of Britain. standing out above everything else. but we can and we do thank God carried for a quarter of a century cent.
It is not for us to praise him; the responsibility they have already Carpenter and Deaconness E. Vin a maze of colour waving grotesque for him. On this day of thanks- so naturally and happily amongst Other representative bodies pre- crowds with its enormous bulbous the great affection that is in our to propose the King's health to you St. George's Society: Missions to ly to and fro and leering at the giving we gladly speak together of sp much confusion and anxiety. eyes. An awe-inspiring sight, and hearts for him,
It is my privilege this morning (Heads of Government Departments;}
sent were the Cathedral Trustees;
came the body. Three-hundred feet 1910, is stamped very vividly on my of our hearts let us say "The King Church; Kowloon Tong Anglican The day of his Accession, May 6, in the fullest and deepest sense we Seamen; St. Andrew's Society; of silver acales glittering in the mind. It was the beginning of my
Christians know. From the bottom Chinese Churches; St. Andrew's brilliant sunlight, twisting and first summer term in a lidlandthe King: God bless him." evolving into fantastic
shapes aboarding school. Coming from the God of Jacob" was sung during Kowloon; Govemment and Mission the myriad men beneath decreed.
At the conclusion the hymn "O Methodist Church; Union Church, Church; Union Church, Hong Kong; hard, weather-beaten north-east Historical Tableaux
coust. where the trees were still which a collection for the King's Schools; Boy Scouts human effigies followed; bare, I was revelling in the beauti Jubilee Fund was taken.
and Girl some dressed in gorgeous ancestral ful new green of wooded Worces- costumes, others Ro quaint and tershire. amusing that laughter
The
spontaneous.
this
Guider. Prayer In Chinese Suddenly against this.
Russian Service Thanksgiving was offered and was fresh green background I saw from following
The Russian Community also. an old church tower St. George's Prayers were said for King George vices yesterday afternoon when
Suffrages and participated in Thanksgiving Ser- Next came scores of different flag flying at half mast. 1. knew and Queen Mary; the Royal Fami-special service, conducted by Father tableaux, depicting great events in King Edward had gone to his rest. ly and a prayer in Chinese for China, Uspensky, of the Rusaiah Orthodox ancient Chinase history or glorify-
concluding with the Lord's Prayer,Church, was held at the St. An
The Christian hymn of praise, Te drew's Church. Hall.
ing the deeds of national heroes.
"King's Pathologist
'His
A special service at the Zoras-
Parate Community of the Colony yesterday morning. Prayers were offered by the High Priest, Ervad D. B. Kotwall,
Magnificent and beautiful work.
I found a new boy at school with Deum Laudamus, was then sung Then the other Dragons; the Golden when, for the next ten years, I was after which the Blessing was pro-trian Building was held by the Dragon, the Flying Dragon and to be very closely associated. the Mulif-coloured Dragon. Each was the only one of my schoolgation all kneeling.
Henounced by the Bishop, the congre- seemingly more fantastic than its friends who surved the War. predecessor.
right leg was amputated at the the National Anthem,
The service was concluded with Two o'clock passed and the pro-thigh. This one legged man was to) cession still continued to wend its become the King's Pathologist. His
Officials Present way onwards, stopping" frequently name appeared on the bulletins; to reat the bearers and less fre- that told us of the gallant fight the vice Included His Excellency the Omelsl representatives at the Bera quently to change them for fresh King made to overcome his great Governor, Sir William Peel, and ones. Only two-and-a-half miles Inliness,
Lady Peel, accompanied by Captain! length, It seemed like five, and as time went.on-unending.
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led by the G.0.0. Yet again, the same point as yesterday, Belcherg National Anthem was played; His Street, at 11 am, the Procession It was as a boy too in the O-R. F. Walter, A.D.C. and Mr. J. G.)
Majesty's flag was furled, repre- wound its way up Bonham Strand ficers Training Corps in Windser Pilcher, Private Secretary. His ex-
senting his departure, and His Ex-West past the Western Market and Great Park on the morning of the cellency Major-General, O. C. Bot
celfancy's flag was again broken at continued along Queen's Road famous Agadir incident that I first rett, accompanied by Capt. W. 5. A.
the masthead... the King. It was
the ground only one company from
as far as the Queen's Theatre
horse as I had so often seen him Mrs. A. D. A. MacGregor, Mr. marine Flotilla,
The selected companies then re-where it branched off to the Strange Clough-Taylor, A. D. C., Mrs. R. O. Medway (aubmarine depot ship), rines, Royal Engineers, lat Btn. inspection line and after the massed then double back by Wellington experience to see him seated on his Hall, His Honour Mr. Justice and submarines of the
Teach of the Royal Navy, Royal Ma-formed close column on the general right, up D'Aguilar Street, It will! pictured; and to know that he was Byvanck, Consul General
4th Sub-The Lincolnshire Regiment, 2nd bands had taken their post: In front Street and return to Queen's Road real. A real man with a man's ca- Netherlands, Mr. V. van der Sirae- (Destroyers), and H.M ships cot, Taffy II, 2nd Btn. The East General Barrett, GO.C., Brigadier versity to Government House and
for the Decoy, Defender,
H.M. ships Btn. The Royal Welch: Fusiliers, of the saluting base His Excellency at Ho Tung Building continuing by and Bruce proceded by their famous goat mas- the Governor, accompanied by Mafor the Central Theatre and the Uni- pacity for joy and suffering, for work and weariness and sleep. tea, Consul General for Belgium, Grimsby, Sandwich, and Lowes-Lancashire Regiment, and let Btn. Seth-Smith, and Colonel H. C. Har the Colonial Secretary's Office
Five years later, when that omin-and Mr. van der Straeten, Comm. toft (sloops). The Royal Mar-the 8th Punjab Regiment partici-rison, G.9.0.1., and the A.D.C.'s in-will then take its course by Garden At 8 pm. yesterday three aero-ous Agadir morning had been fal-Uff, A, Bianconi, Consul General for ines were represented by a com-pated in the actual march past, the spected the parade, riding slowly Road and so on to the Waterfront, planes advanced over the Harbour filled in the War, I was for a mo-Italy, Mr. Charles L. Hoover, Con- bined detachment from H.M.S. remainder of the parade being past the assembled ranica, in formation from the direction of munt face to face with him in Lon-sul General for the United States. Tamar and H.M.B. Hermes. The formed up in the rear of the select- THE MARCH PAST Lyeemun Pass, one bearing in white don. I was deeply moved by the and Mrs. Hoover, Herr H. Gipperich, Hong Kong Naval Volunteer ed companies in line of companies The most thrilling part of the Road as far as Catchick Street past Blake Pier, the Vehicular lights, 1910, the second having the terrible lines of anxiety and Buffer- Consul General for Germany, Mr. K. Force was represented by a de- in close column.
Ferry Pier and back to Des Voeux letters G. M, and a crown, while on ing on his face,
Midsuzawa, Consul General for tachment of 50 ratings and the underwing of the
review then arrived. The march where it will disperse. - Japan, and Mrs. Midsuzawa. Com-officers.
Shortly after nine o'clock His past of the total troops taldng One again the route is very con modore C. G. and Mrs. Sedgwick,
Excellency the General Officer Com- part in the parade was accomplish-gested, In spite of the fact that to After circling over the Harbour For my géneration that face is Hon.
The troops on parade consisted of manding the Troops, Major General ed with the precision and solidarity day is not a public holiday. Home considerable time the what the King means to us. We Southors, Hon. Mr. C. G. and Miss tillery, under the command of Lt-back at the parade, being greeted by British services, with unbroken The most spectacular procession
Sir Thomas and Lady the 8th Heavy Brigade Royal Aro. C. Borrett, arrived on horse traditionally associated with the LANTERN PROCESSION planes retreated towards Capsimun know what the War coat so many Alabaster, Hon. Mr. N. L. and Mrs. Col. D. C. Wilson; 22nd, Search a general salute; very shortly after-lines and glinting bayoneta flash will be seen to-night when the pu They later returned, and members of the great family of Smith, Hon. Mr. Edwin Taylor, light Company, Royal Engineers, wards he was followed by His Ex-ing in the sun and making a most blic will have its first view of the this time, in addition to the former which he is father; and we know Hon. Commdr. G. F. Hole, Hon. Mr. under Captain Foley: 40th Fortress cellency the Governor, Sir William impressive spectacle." Illuminations, they bore brilliant what it cost him. as father of the R. M. Henderson, Hon. Sir Henry Company Royal Engineers; Ist Peel, also on horseback, who was Finally five aircraft and an commence In Catchick Street at flares on the wing tips.
family, in anxiety and concern for and Lady Follock, Hon. Sir William Btn. The Lincolnshire Regiment, received with a Royal Salute, six autogyro from Kai Tak few past, and which will probably out
Lantern Procession, which will his people.
I thought it best to speak of His E. and Mrs. Lindsell, Hon. Dr. W. 2nd Bn. Royal Welch Fusillers. played, and His Excellency's flag roar. The machines dipped in lar
and Laily Shenton, Mr. Justice Runder Major E. J. de C. Boys: bars of the National Anthem being the saluting base with a terrific rival the day precession In popu Majesty thus personally this morn- B. A. and Mrs. Moore, Hon. Mr. M. under Col. E. R. Hindson; 2nd. being broken at the flagstaff, salute and went on their way. This procession will follow the ing hoping it would revive your own J. Breen, Hon. Mr. R. H. and Mrs. Btn. East Lancashire Regiment, un- Then the figurative representation Slowly the detachments taking route of the earlier procession an personal memories of him. For I Kotewall, Hon. Mr. S. W. and Mrs der Col. A. C. Marsh; Hong Kong of the arrival of His Majesty the part manched way to the strains of fax as Government House, but here, am convinced that the King, and Te'o, Hon. Mr. T: N. Chau, Mr. J. Singapore Brigade, Itoyal Artillery: King took place, when the Royal the massed bands, and another fine instead of coming down by Garden the Queen who has been so closely J. and Mrs. Paterson, Hon. Mr. W No. 12 Section Royal Army Service Standard was broken at the mast Jubilee spectacle was over Road, it will return to the city by associated with him, would prefer H. and Mrs. Bell, Sir William Hor- Corps; No: G Section. R.A.0.C., head. His Excellence flag being Very large crowds of spectators Wyndham Street. Th A Jubilea function was held at that our thoughts of them to-day nell, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Tratman under Colonel L. C. Lewis; 1/8 then furled for followed the parade with enthu Commencing at 7 pm. It will taxo the Kowloon Bowling Green Club should be personal thoughts. Mr. and Mrs. D. Burlingham, Mr. Punjab Kegiment, under, Colonel E. at neon yesterday, Mr. W. E. Hale To me and to many the great cost W. Schofield, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. J. Daxter; and the Hong Kong preaiding. The large gathering of the War in personal life and per Hamilton, Capt, R. D. Walker, Mr Mule Corps.WA
CHEERS FOR THEIR MAJESTIES Biasm, the whole being a most im-nearly five hours to complete its ross and toasted the King. Similar sonel sorrow, which we know he and Mrs, C. G. Felham, Mr. T M Colonel. Hindson was in charge companies had, greeted His Majesty
Again the strains of the National pressive and inspiring occasion.tinerary passing the Queen' functions were held in other clubs shared with us, is the great Hazlerigg Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Pof the parade
with a Royal Balute, followed by Anthem rang out, after the selected
Theatre (at 11.20 p.m.), the Hong Second Chinese throughout the Colony, Including, memory, He symbolizes the suffer Lang, L. Col. H. B. L Dowbiggin CEREMONIAL
Kong C.C., the Fire Brigade Sta the Sports Club, King's Building, the Ing responsibility of parenthood in and Miss Dowbiggin.
The ceremonial carried out was companies Finally there were able to get a view of the Chinese at Catchick Street at 11.50 p.m
Proctssion
Lion and the Macao Steamboat Hong Kong Cricket Club, the Civil those days when Europe's youth Squadron Leader, and Mrs. C, B the same as that normally followed three lusty cheers for Their Majes- Procession
fus de joie, Brod by the selected In order that those who were unwhart before finally being Service C.C., the Police Club, and was set to slay each other, Keary, Pay Lt.Cdr. and Mrs, M. A on the King Birthd Craigengower. C.C
To others there will be memories, W. Swany, L Car. R. S. Barry, owing to the restricted nature of, bare-headed by the whole parade, for
Parade, but thes, the King and Queen, deliyare different
for
Past
When the fireworks began
returned to the aerodrome.
LOCAL SPORTS CLUBS TOAST HIS MAJESTY
they
Brotorists will indit,
to avoid being on the route while the processio