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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 16, 1938.
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MURKY FOG COVERS SOUTH ENGLAND TO GREET CAROL Destroyer Arrives An Hour Behind Schedule
Personal Welcome By King George At Victoria
London, To-day.
A Royal Salute from the batteries of Dover Castle heralded the arrival yesterday afternoon of the British destroyer H.M.S. Sikh with King Carol of Rumania and Crown Prince Michael on board.
EAST SURREYS REINFORCING SHANGHAI
London, To-day;. The Secretary for War, "Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, stated in the House of Commons yesterday that the 2nd Battalion, East Sur- reys, on their way to reinforcé the Shanghai garrison, are ex- pected there to-day-Reuter.
RUBBER MARKET RECOVERS FROM SHARP FALL
London, To-day.
After a fairly sharp ; fall; in yalues following announcement that the quota for the first quar- ter of 1939 had been raised to 50 per cent., the London rubber market yesterday displayed ̈ a much steadier appearance as
buying appeared.
Owing to dense fog, the destroyer reached Dover YOUNG KING OF liquidation subsided and
nearly an hour behind schedule.
As soon as the destroyer had moored, the Duke of Kent went on board accompanied by the Ru- manian Minister in London. The Duke extend-
SIAM HOME
ed a welcome to King Carol on behalf of him- FOR CORONATION
self and the King.
GARTER FOR CAROL
The opinion
some
was expressed by some leading rubber brokers that the International Rubber Commit- tee, having in the past adopted an over-optimistic view of American estimates, had almost certainly BANGKOK, TO-DAY, made a very thorough investiga- The Rumanian visitors arrived
THE SIAMESE PEOPLE tion of the position before deciding at Victoria Station forty minutes
London, To-day. GAVE AN ENTHUSIASTIC to increase the quota. late because of the fog, and were The King has conferred the WELCOME TO YOUTHFUL In these circumstances they con- greeted by King George in person. Knighthood of the Garter on King KING ANANDA MAHIBOL ON sider the statistical position may As King Carol stepped from the Carol of Rumania, and Grand Com-HIS RETURN HOME FOR THE reasonably be regarded as being royal train he amazed the watching mander of the Victoria Order on FIRST TIME SINCE HE WAS A very sound, and an appreciable re- crowds by his romantic uniform Prince Michael. Reuter.
covery from the present price may which made him the most colour-
confidently be expected. ful figure to arrive in London for
many years.
NAVAL UNIFORM
LCC. CHAIRMAN HONOURED
London, To-day
It was announced at the meeting of the London Country Council yes- The Rumanian monarch wore the
terday, that King Carol had con- dark blue and gold uniform of anferred upon the Chairman, Mr. E. officer of the Rumanian Navy, and
BABY...
The King was met by the Prime Minister, and expressed happiness at the reception in reply to the address of welcome handed him.
The young King returned for his coronation. Reuter.
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over it was the magnificent white G. Culpin, the rank of Grand of IN AUDIENCE ailk cloak of the Order of St. Mi-ficer in the Order of the Crown of chael the Brave the highest Order in Rumanian chivalry.
King George, who was in Field-
Rumania-British Wireless.
AT MARLBOROUGH HOUSE
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London, To-day. Yesterday morning the King re- ceived in audience Mr. B. C. New- ton, His Majesty's Minister at
Marshal's uniform, with a white On arrival at the Palace, King Prague, and Vice-Admiral Sir Fran-
to
cis Tottenham, on relinquishing the cocked hat and a large grey over-George led the royal visitors coat, warmly welcomed his royal the Bow Saloon, where the Queen appointment of Commander-in- Chief, Africa Station. British guest and introduced him and greeted them, and the King of
Wireless. Prince Michael to the distinguish-Rumania presented his suite, in- ed gathering on the platform, including the Rumanian Foreign cluding Mr. Neville Chamberlain. Minister, M. Petrescucomnen.
Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret were present.
เ
minster presented addresses of wel-
come.
MURKY FOG
Last night the King and Queen Less than half an hour after his gave a State Banquet at Bucking- Before proceeding in the murky
arrival, King Carol, with the, Crown ham Palace in honour of King fog to Buckingham Palace in an open State landau, King Carol in- Prince, motored to Marlborough Carol...
The arrival of King Carol at spected the guard of honour com-House to visit Queen Mary, and posed of men of the 1st Battalion, later proceeded to Saint James's Victoria, and his reception by the Palace, where the Chairman of the King, were televised by the B.B.G. Coldstream Guards.-Reuter.
LC.C. and the Mayor of West- British Wireless.
VISIT OF DECISIVE
IMPORTANCE FOR BALKANS
Paris, To-day.
The political significance of King Carol's visit to London is given much notice in the press.
The view is expressed that Rumania's western boundary is bound to be raised during the talks.
“La · Republique” says that the reply King Carol takes back may have decisive consequences for the future of the Balkans generally. ⠀⠀
“Figaro" says that Berlin's eco- nomic offers to Bucharest are not being examined there until King Carol returns,
ECONOMIC ISSUES
The economic question is thus uppermost, but a settlement de- pends on political questions, and the British Government must, de- cide either to be stilt Interested in Central Europe ardetide to uban- don the last, Independent State to German influence:::: Reuter
“PICK UP THY BEDS, “
Next meeting of the I.R.C. will be held on February 14, 1989. Reuter.
ITALY HOLDING BACK FROM ALLIANCE?
Moscow, To-day. Agreement transforming the Anti-Comintern Pact into a military alliance be tween Japan, Germany and Italy, is only being delayed by Italy, according to a lead- ing article in the “Journal de Moscon" yesterday.
The paper says that Italy had agreed to sign în prin- ciple but is postponing sign- ature owing to the risk of a setback to the Anglo-Italian Agreement. Reuter.
British police "Pick up their beds and wa lk.” Here they are carrying beds ráb school which served as their headquarters 2 when they
4 with ahe Army In