THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 19, 1989
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A
Crowd Of Over A Million Lines Streets Of Montreal
MAGNIFICENT
WELCOME OF KING AND QUEEN
Three Rivers (Quebec Province), To-day. The King and Queen travelled from Quebec to Three Rivers on a single track line through farmlands and past wayside stations, where clusters of rural folk gathered to cheer them. At Three Rivers, the mayor of the city, together
·CHILDREN'S
FAIR POSTPONED
The Children's Fair, arranged to take place on the ground near the Peninsula Hotel to-morrow afternoon, has been postponed owing to predictions of showery weather.
The Fair, which is being or- ganised on behalf of Refugee Or- phans, will held next Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m.
with councillors and their wives, assembled COMPLETE
early for the honour of being presented to Their Majesties.
Seventy-five thousand millworkers, school, children
CONSCRIPTION
and other residents cheered vociferously from IN JAPAN
the station approaches.
...
After presentations, the Royal blue and silver train passed
There was immense enthusiasm among the crowd, which cheered re- peatedly while the King inspected the guard of honour and a Royal Salute of 21 guns was fired.
POLITICAL AIM OF KING'S VISIT TO U.S.
WASHINGTON, TO-DAY.
THE SOLE POLITICAL PUR- POSE OF THE VISIT OF THEIR MAJESTIES TO THE UNITED STATES IS TO "IMPROVE THE TIES OF FRIENDSHIP WITH YOUR COUNTRY," DECLARED THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR, SIR RONALD LINDSAY, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE YESTER- DAY.
"The
The Ambassador- added: visit was not to the fore in the minds of Their Majesties when the visit to Canada was first arranged, but its extension to the United States was one of the most natural things in the world.
Tokyo, To-day. train continued the journey to Mon-through areas that marked some of
The Japanese Welfare Minis- "Purpose of the visit is not pri- treal, where the King and Queen the first settlements in Canada. try has decided to implement marily political, although it is per- arrived at 7.14 in the evening (Bri- At Montreal station huge crowds | Article 4 of the National General fectly obvious that when the King tish Standard Time).
gave Their Majesties a welcome Mobilisation Law, providing for visits a foreign country, his purpose worthy of Canada's biggest city. the conscription of labour for is to improve the ties of friend- Enthusiasm was maintained by enterprises essential to national ship as far as he possibly can."— thousands that thronged the 25-mobilisation, according to the Reuter. mile route along which the King "Asahi Shimbun,” which expects and Queen drove in an open car the necessary Imperial Ordinance past the harbour, the old military to be promulgated by the end of fortifications and St. Helen's Islands, and a picturesque con- tribution came from a gathering of Red Indians, who greeted the Royal visitors with their old war cries. British Wireless,
24-MILE DRIVE
After a brief reception ceremony Their Majesties drove to the city in an open car.
Their Majesties had one of the most striking receptions of their reign during the 24-mile drive through the city.
The whole route was lavishly de- corated and beflagged and the streets were lined with a crowd of between one and two million people. The police estimate that 1,250,- 000 people entered the city over- night.
MONTREAL STADIUM After driving through the French suburb, Their Majesties entered the great Montreal Stadium, where 85,- 000 French-speaking children cheer- ed themselves hoarse.
As the Royal cars circled the Stadium they received another hearty welcome from 15,000 Eng lish-speaking children.
Culminating event in the visit to
G.O.C.'S CAR IN ACCIDENT
H.E. the G.O.C., Major-General A. E. Grasett was in a motor ac- cident recently.
As a sequel, Chan Oi-wan, driver of motor car No. 5780, was sum- moned for driving without due car and caution, at the junction of Chater Road and Jackson Road,
Defendant drove along Chater |Road, and collided with the G.O.C.'s car, No. 5601, causing damage to the extent of $108.
Defendant was fined $30.
June.
According to the "Chugai Shog- yo," leading financial daily, the proposed Ordinance will aim at the mobilisation of a minimum of 5,- 000,000 persons between the ages of 16 and 17 years. When placed in mobilisation enterprises under Government control, they will be paid the wages they received be- fore they were drafted.
Administration of the measure will be placed under the Welfare Ministry.-Reuter.
PROTEST BY U.S. ZIONISTS
NEW YORK, TO-DAY. REPRESENTATIONS HAVE
DENMARK AND GERMAN OFFER
Copenhagen, To-day.
It is authoritatively stated here that although Denmark alone re- plied affirmatively to Germany's proposal to conclude a non-aggres- sion pact whereas Sweden, Norway, and Finland sent negative answers, nevertheless the Foreign Ministers of all four countries at the Stock- holm conference unanimously agreed on the policy to be pursued.
It is felt that a German-Danish pact would complete the treaty of arbitration existing between Ber- lin and Copenhagon since 1926 and place Denmark's relations with Ger- many on the same basis as her re- lations with other Powers.-Trans- Ocean.
BEEN MADE BY THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Montreal was a city banquet at the Kennedy Road, was to-day fined $4 HULL, PROTESTING AGAINST TO GO AHEAD
Windsor Hotel, at which instead of speeches, a programme of old French-Canadian songs was arrang- ed.-Router.
BRILLIANT SUNSHINE
Quebec, To-day...
Mrs. S. E. W. Pearce, of No. 128 | ZIONISTS TO
CORDELL
for parking overtime in Pedder THE BRITISH PROPOSALS FOR Street.
PALESTINE.
CHARGE FAILS
motor Yung Kam, 21,
London, To-day. According to the "Evening Stand-
It is not expected, however, that ard," the British Government is the American Government will determined to ignore the opposition take any official action in connec-of the Arabs and international tion with the plan.
Jewry and to adhere to its plan.
An enthusiastic reception was
driver,
At to-day's press conference, Mr. The view prevails that the Arab accorded the King and Queen was discharged by Mr. T. J. Hous-
he was Hull recalled his official statement | objections are less violent than the throughout the length of their ton this morning, when
In political circles it was journey from Quebec to Montreal, charged with trespassing at Stanley jon October 14 last, in which the Jewish.
Government made no demands be-stated that the action of the Jews where they arrived early yesterday Fort, on Wednesday. afternoon.
yond request for intimation before-in Palestine had made a very bad hand of any intention to alter the impression, it being pointed out that Palestine mandate so that it could in all incidents resulting in blood- be established whether American | shed reported during the last 24 rights were affected.
hours, Arabs did not participate.— Trans-Ocean.
was The Court
satisfied
that Brilliant sunshine prevailed defendant was sent for by an officer throughout the day as the Royal of the Fort.
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It is, therefore, presumed, that the American Government fully acquainted with the proposals
was
before they were generally releas- GLIDER FEAT
ed.
It is concluded that the United States will confine itself to protec-
Munich, To-day.
A remarkable glider achievement tion of the rights of American by Peter Gloeckner was recorded Jews in Palestine and watching yesterday over Prien : Aerodrome that they are left free to practice when he carried his glider to an their religious faith. Trans- | altitude of 9,200 metres, easily a Ocean.
world recordTrans-Ocean.