THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 20, 1937.
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GREAT NAVAL ASSEMBLY Over 150 Ships Taking Part In Coronation Review
King And Queen Leave For Spithead
London, To-day.
The centre of interest in the Coronation festi- vities has shifted to the Solent, and hundreds of thousands of people are gathering in Hampshire and the coast of the Isle of Wight for to-day's re- view of the Fleet, which will be one of the greatest sea pageants in British history.
Their Majesties, who arrived at Portsmouth last night, will board the Royal yacht “Victoria and Albert," which to-day will pass between eight lines] of ships from Spithead, in the east, to Cowes, in the west.
Over 150 warships are assem- bled, including representative ships of foreign Powers.
The British ships comprise nine battleships, two battle cruisers. flotilla five aircraft-carriers, 59 leaders and destroyers and 22 sub- marines.
The biggest ship is the 40,000 ton H.M.S. Hood and the smallest Estonia's 600-ton submarine.
THE DUNKERQUE
LORD MAYOR'S : LUNCHEON
Prince Chichibu's Departure
London, To-day.
The fore turret guna of H.M.S. Hood, the biggest warship taking part in the Coronation review.
Sees R.A.F. Bombing Squadrons
GERMAN MINISTER AT ANDOVER
London, To-day,
The German Minister for Defence
establishment.
AIR TRAINING CRUISE IN MEDITERRANEAN
Flyingboats Leaving
Felixstowe
London, To-day. The Air Ministry announces that four Singapore flyingboats of Num- ber 209 flyingboat squadron will leave Felixtowe to-day for a train- ing cruise in the Mediterranean.
tin and Beere, arriving at Malta on
Over 1,400 guests attended fluncheon given by the Lord Mayor and Corporation of London at the Guildhall yesterday, including the and head of the German delegation They will fly to Malta via: Hour- to the Coronation, Field-Marshal King and Queen, Queen Mary, the
von Blomberg, was shown over the May 22. The return journey com- Duke and Duchess of Gloucester,
the Royal Air the Duke and Duchess of Kent, the Princess Royal and the Earl of Force Southern Command at And The Argentine has sent the larg-Harewood, and Prince Arthur of est foreign ship in the 28,000 ton Connaught. battleship. Moreno, while France's 26,500 ton battleship Dunkerque is the newest and most powerful.
over yesterday.
Field-Marshal von Blomberg, who was accompanied by General The King wore the uniform of a Stamff, of the Reich Air force, and. Field-Marshal, while the Queen General Wenninger, was met on his was in a coat of gold lame trimmed arrival at the military aerodrome with fur, and a small beige hat. by Air Chief Marshal Sir ́John
The weather, which had not been Steel. foreign Admirals will fly their flags kind when Their Majesties drove After he had been shown the to-day, while fifty big yachts will out from Buckingham Palace, bombing be in the gigantic pleasure fleet cleared up for the return journey berg attended a luncheon given in
Ten British Admirals and six
which has assembled to witness the review. -Reuter.
CHEERING CROWDS
London, To-day.
which was made via the Embank- ment through cheering crowds.
at
squadrons stationed Andover, Field-Marshal von Blom-
mences on May 26 and includes a short stay at Gibraltar and Lisbon. During the stay at Lisbon, visits will be paid to Sebutal and Avero.
British Wireless.
PRICE CONTROL IN CANTON
Daily Fixing By A Committee
his honour by Air Vice-Marshal A S. Barratt, Commandant of the R. ORDERS BESTOWED
A. E. Staff
Andover, College at
Canton, To-day. where he held lengthy talks with Owing to the continued rise in Before leaving Buckingham Pa-high R.A.F. officers.
prices, the Kwangtung Government lace for the naval review at Ports- Subsequently the distinguished has instructed the Food Control The King and Queen, accompani- mouth, the King received Prince visitor told
newspaper correspon-Committee to control the market ed by Princess Elizabeth, left Lon- Chichibu of Japan, who presented dents that he was delighted with price which is to be fixed by the don by train this afternoon and de-His Majesty with the Supreme Or- the cordial reception given him in Committee daily. scended at Cosham Station outside]der of the Chrysanthemum, and the England.--Trans-Ocean, Portsmouth for a drive through six Queen with the First Class Order miles of cheering crowds to the of the Precious Crown, on behalf
of the Emperor. Guildhall.
After the Civic
ceremony, they
proceeded to the dockyard and em- barked on the "Victoria and Al- bert."
were received
BEST IMPRESSIONS
The retail price of free of duty foreign rice will be from 10 to 11 catties for a dollar.
Fines, of from $50 to $5,000 - will be imposed on wholesale and retail rice dealers whose prices exceed the fixed himit.-Our Own CorTES- pondent.
In an interview, Field Mara Cordial verbal greetings were von Blomberg said he had been, exchanged. Prince Chichibu, ex- greatly honoured to come to pressed the Emperor's ardent de- Coronation. He was impressed by sire to maintain and strengthen the very cordial way he had been the traditional ties of amity be received by statesmen and Their Majesties
tween the two countries.
of high position in Great with the greatest enthusiasm along
He had no doubt that important If A Cough Keeps You the route lined by police assisted, The King,
that in reply, said
people in Germany would be inter- by 400 men of the Royal Navy, 150 these words would find a ready echo ested to hear of his favourable im- Marines, 700 regular and 300 ter- in Britain.
pressions of the cordiality with with "It will be my constant endea- which he had been received. ritorial troops, together Guards of Honour composed of vour, he said, "to maintain and would take back to Germany 2,000 girl guides, 1,000 boy scouts develop these friendly relations in very best impressions. – The and 800 ex-Servicemen.
every way within my power." Reuter.
There are now 160 warships. line ready for to-morrow a review.
afterwards drove to Winch visit the Cathedral en route tend the Naval Review Wireless.
He
the
Awake
RESPIROIDS
lie awake half the night he throat if you have pleasant-tasting loz-
ir bedside. The soothing ices with which the saliva becomes charged whilst a lozenge dissolves. slowly in the mouth, flow gently down the throat and rapidly stop your cough. Respiroids are equally good, for sore throat and bronchial troubles. a.m.all chemists.
This morning, the First Lord of the Admiralty Sir Samuel Hoare,-paid The forthcoming wedding ・ of an informal visit to ships of the Roy Roger William Davis, of Flat 49C: The P. and O. "Somali", has been al Canadian Navy, New Zealand Peking Road, Kowloon, and Kim delayed by fog and will not arrive Division, Royal Navy, and the Roy Sun Ye of the same address, is an-in Hong Kong till about 10 al Indian Navy British Wireless, Inounced.
to-morrow (Friday).
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