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CRITICISED.
CHINA
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13th, 1928.
LONDON OBSERVES NAVAL COMPROMISE CENTRAL BANK OF
ARMISTICE DAY.
AWESOME MIDNIGHT POINCARE CABINET
MILLIONAIRES OF AMERICA.
SERVICE.
FORMED.
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IMPRESSIVE SCENES AT THE ARMISTICE DAY SPEECH BY RUSSOASIATIC BANK BUILD.
CENOTAPH.
COOLIDGE.
ING ACQUIRED..,
NEW DIVIDEND FOR CREDITORS.
A NEW RECORD.
MEN OF ENORMOUS FORTUNES.
LURID GLOW OF LAVA,
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RELIGIOUS FERVOUR OF REFUGEES.
RADICALS OUTWITTED.
CELEBRATIONS AT ALBERT AMERICA AND THE WAR.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVIURĮ
Rosy, Nov. 11th. The tenth anniversary of the armistice have evoked & depth of commemoration beyond its pre. decessors...
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICK]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11th, In the course of an Armistice Day speech, President Coolidge dr. clared that "had" we not refused to agree to the Anglo-French natal compromise, the French Army and The reverence always accorded the English Navy would be so to the anniversary has found nearly unlimited that the principle readier ontlet this year owing to the coincidence of the day with Sunday. The arrangement of divias services to embrace the two. minutes' silence caused all places of worship to be thronged.
The Cenotaph.
of limitation would be virtually abandoned."
He stressed the fact that foreign
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Negation Of Progress. He declared that war was the negation and antithesis of human progress, but the country best defended was less likely to be the subject of a hostile attack. is our duty to maintain an adequate Army and Navy and we are entitled to more warships than any other country in view of our long cost line and our extensive commerce,"
Coveraments had agreed to limit the class of warship in which the United States was superior, but had declined the limitation of the class in which they themselves were The great pivot of the celebra-superior. He said that when the tions was the ceremony at the contemplated British legislation was Cenotaph, Whitehall, in which the carried, through, Britain would have King took part. The weather was 68 cruisers and America only 40. dismal, but this did not suffice to reduce the enormous crowd, for even at an early hour, people from all parts of London and the pro- vinces began to assemble. De- tachments of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Mercantile Marine and ex- servicemen took up positions around the national memoriál. On the balcony of the Home Office, op- posite, Queen Mary, the Queen of two daughters, Spain and her Princess Mary and other membera of the Royal family were gathered.
Shortly before eleven o'clock, the King, with whom were the Duke of York and Prince Arthur of Con- naught, slowly advanced towards the Cenotaph and placed at its base a beautiful wreath of Flanders arrived at poppies. Then the Duke of York stability and prosperity in which stepped forward and deposited his we are not called upon to help strict business own floral tribute and that of his or act beyond a absent brother, the Prince of basis" Wales, and also wreaths on behalf
President Coolidge proceeded to America's duties to- expatiate" on wards Europe, but said that those duties were mutua, America had tried to meet her duty by helping Europe's financial rehabilitation, and he declared that "Europe has state of financial
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America's Share..
[THROWON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Nov. 12th. The Russo-Asiatic Bank building on the Bund has been sold by the liquidators to the Central Bank of China for 1.400.000 tsels, following negotiations between Mr., T. y Soong and the Customs authoritien, which held the title deeds of the property.
The Customs, which had a credit balance at the Russo-Asiatic: Bank of nearly 1,088,000 taels detained the title deeds on the ground of a lien on the property. Mr. T. V. Soobg arranged with the Customs to reduce their claim to eighty per cent. whereupon the title deeds were restored to the owner, sale of this property benefits cre- ditors of the Russo-Asiatic Bank to the extent of 531,000 taels, and it is learned that the liquidators will dispose of this amount by de- claring a new dividend for creditors. of all branches under their control.
The
SEPARATE NEGOTIATIONS WITH JAPAN.
(Fah Taz fat Pro).
SHANGHAI, Nov, 12th, The Japanese Government has decided to propose to the Chinese Government that the Nanking and Hankow Incidents, the Tainan Incident and treaty revision should be officially negotiated separately and agreements" concluded respec- tively. It is further intimated that the Japanese diplomatic authorities will appoint Mr. Yada as pleni; potentiary representative for nego tiations with the Nationalist Gov ernment in respect of the Nanking and character and spirit to raise,
and Hankow Incidents. The Japan equip and support an Army and ese Consul at Tainan will be ap Navy, placing two million men in pointed plenipotentiary representa- the battlefields of Europe, contritive for negotiations regarding the buted" in making the Armistice of Tsinan Incident, while Mr. Yoshi
He paid zawa will be appointed plenipoten- November 11th, 1918.
tary representative for the negotia- tribute to the whole nation, but
tions in connection with the prob- gave place of honour to the men
lem of the revision of the Sino- who were uniform.
of other members of the Royal President Coolidge's speech was family. Mr. Baldwin
also laid made under the auspices of the doral tribules, as did reprezenta-American Legion in the Auditor tives of the Dominions, India, the um. He returned thanks for the Colonies and Protectorates, the ten years of peace and said that Navy, Army, Air Force and Mer- America, because she had resources cantile Marine. Eleven o'clock was signalled by the firing of maroons.
81lenca,
Japanese treaty..
CONSULAR RIGHTS.
(Wah Tax Yai Pao).
[RKUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18th, The prosperity of the United States is illustrated by the fact that, 283 persons reported incomes of G.$1,000,000 or more a year in 1997, the last year on which income tax has been paid.
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This is the highest record, and. fifty-two more than in 1920, but the number of incomes of G.$5,000,000 or more a year has dropped from fourteen in 1928 to ten in 1997
* CHAMBERLAIN IN TRAIN”. ACCIDENT.
CAR DERAILED IN CANADA,
[SEITISH WIRELESS SERVICH.]
RUGBY, Nov. 11th.
The train in which Sir Austen Chamberlain, British Foreign Sec retary, was travelling from Toron to to Ottawa had a slight mishap in the early hours of yesterday morning.
One car, which happened to be the private car of Sir Austen's party, was derailed, but nons of the party was hurt. The party only had to vacate the car and en- ter another. On arrival at Ottawa, Sir Austen Chamberlain looked well and declared himself com- pletely restored to health, having enjoyed every minute of his boli- | day. ....-
He lunched with the Premier,
Mr. Mackenzie King, and was the guest of honour at a Government banquet in the evening.
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BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.
INCREASES ON PRECEDING MONTH.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] •
For two minutes the vast throng around the Cenotaph was hushed in that complete silence which is nowhere so impressive as in the heart of the great capital" with its usual incessant hum of activity.
He denied that America made Away from the Cenotaph, through out the Metropolis, the same profits out of the war and em- solemn silence prevailed. All traf-phasised that America did not take fe was stopped for those two any of the enemy's colonial posses. Thinutes and everyone suspended sions and that she was now return- his occupation of the moment. Ating to the enemy property which the end of the silence, the "Last had been confiscated.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 12th, The Dutch and Italian Govern- Post" & sounded at the Ceno- taph by 'trurapeters of the Royal The final cost of the war to ments are inchined to take the Air Force. A brief service as America was approximately one initiative in surrendering consular: conducted by the Bishop of Long hundred thousand million dollars, jurisdiction in China, according to don, beginning with the singing of "Oh God, our Help in Ages Past" hall the wealth of the country a oficial report from Nanking. £64,312,000, increases of £14,963,000 when she entered the war. The As soon as negotiations are held for and £7,692,000 respectively com Then the reverberating notes of losses of other nations would be treaty revision, the two Lover-pared with September. the "Raveille" by buglers of the reduced by territorial acquisitionsments will instruct their respective Royal Marines rang out and the and reparations, and American out- singing of the National Anthem, lay would be greater than that of accompanied by bands, completed
any of the other countries. the ceremony.
Ex-Service Men.
Greatest Ontlay.
Kellogg On The Pact.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11th,
Ministers in China to announce to the Chinese Government their deci- sion to surrender such rights,
No citizen of the United States needed to apologise to anybody YEN'S RETURN TO SHANSI. Ex-servicemen thereafter march-anywhere for not having done his
Wan T Tat Pao). ed past the Cenotaph in double duty in defence of world liberty. Fines followed by official deputa- tions hearing wreaths and then
SHANGHAI, Nov. 12th. began the long stream of the "Mr. Frank Kellogg, Foreign Marshal Yen Hi Shan is expect- general public who, in two sections Secretary, in an Armistice Dayed to return to Shansi next week. to right and left, moved slowly sperch on world alliance for inter He will make bis journey on the down Whitehall, depositing their national friendship, urged that the Peking-Suiyuen Railway rid Ta- wreaths as they passed the Ceno illegality of war be established as tungfu, and thence to Taiyuen, the taph.
a principle of international law, for capital of Shansi. While the service at the Ceno-if people are so minded, there will taph was in progress a special be no war in the future. The Anti- service was held in Westminister War Pact was an expression of the Abbey and wreaths were laid on hope of millions of people and it the grave of the Unknown War-came from rior.
Trenches In Albert Hall.
visualised expression ruined
of desolated battlefields, homes and broken men, and it
stirred the great beating heart of remembrance humanity.
The Armistice Day celebrations were drowned by a
Mr. Kellogg reviewed the im- service at the Albert Hall, t tended by T.M. the King and plications of the Anti-War Pact, Queen and the Duke and Duchess which, he said, had not entangled of York. The Hall was decorated the United States in the politice of with huge Union Jack with an foreign countries. But the United improvised trench running down States was anxious for the peace, the centre. A "dugout" etected prosperity and happiness of Europe ou the stage was occupied by a and the rest of the world. detachment of the London Scottish.
A Fitting Climax.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19th.. "Hymns," including Tipperary. and Keep the Home Fires Burn- Prezident Coolidge's address at ing, were sang fervently, and re. Washington yesterday evening was echoed to the homes throughout the a 6tting climax to the Armistice country, whither the proceedings Day celebrations, which were ob were broadcast. The service was served with unusual solemnity. punctuated by wartime catchwords, throughout the country. shouted from one side of the Hall to the other, such as "Are we down hearted !!! The response was thunderous.No."
The tomb
TROUBLE IN SZECHUAN.
4Wah Tu Yat Pas),
SHANGBAI, Nov. 12th. Rumours are being widely dreal- ated in Nanking to the effect that
civil strife has revived in Szechuan, but so far no definite report about the real condition in the province is available. According to a state ment made by a Szechuanete offi- cial representative at Nanking, he received a telegram from Szechuan one week ago reporting that the condition was critical owing to wide differences of opinion among several Szechuanese generals. No further report has been received,"
Japan's Views...
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Five
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CATANIA, NOT. 19th.. thousand refugees have flocked into Giane and Riposto, which city is without lights and water, except for meagre supplies of water brought by railway and
boss..
{THROUGH HAUTER'S AGENCY.]
BOLSHEVISM: IN CHINA.
COMMUNIST ESTIMATE OF
VICTIMS.
HONAN REVOLT NOT INCLUDED.
In a leading article the Central .. PARIS, Nov. 11th. " | China Post says:—A good deal at
On the fifth day of the crinis, Į discussion has arisen from time to M. Poincaré han succeeded in
timo na to who were responsible' for forming & Cabinet.
the most deaths in China; the off-
last night in organising a Cabinet communists who engineered the He had practically succeeded | cials who did the arresting, or the
of "Republican Concord" which is various uprisings which bave taken Дл euphemiam for the old place since Bolshevism found, m The second phase of the eruption National Union," including four place in the politics of China. On was followed by redoubled religious Radicals. But as fervour on the part of the inhabit- Party has
the Radical many occasion, inquiries have been forbade members to
made in official quarters with the ants, who marched in procession, participate, M. Poincaré is en-
idea of obtaining a comprehensivę list of the number of arrests and holding up miraculous relics and deavouring to substituta Senators executions which have taken place invoking saintly intercession.
of the Left groups.
since the split occurred in the Nationalist ranks, but without sig cess.
There was an awe-inspiring mid- night service at which the light of torches was added to the reflection of the molten lava. While hun dreds were kneeling on the ground and praying aloud, amid the clouds of incandescent ashes was brought forth a monument of the Madonna, which was hoisted facing the vol cand until a recrudescence of the eruption necessitated the statue being loaded on to a lorry and hurried off to escape destructión.
LATER.
Now Ministera.
The Government ja definitely People Sacrificed. In 1927, being formed to-night, M. Cheron Now the Chi Nan. Hoi, an in- taking the Ministry of Finance stitution established by the Com from M. Poincaré. M. Tardieu remanist Party for the purpose of places M. Sarrant sa Minister of relieving labourers who were the Interior, and M. Marraud re- thrown out of work by strikes and places M. Herriot as Minister of disturbances, created under their direction, have published a list of Public Instruction.
persons sacrificed for the year 1957. This is as follows:-
Kiangsu Chekiang Fukien.... Kwangtung
Policare's Hands Free,
PARIS, Nov. 12th. The Cabinet presented to the President is as forecast, excluding the Radical Socialists Herriot Sarraut, Queuille and Perrier and nine old Ministera, including amongst whom is M. Briand as Etaa's activity is decreasing. Foreign Minister. M. Poincaré's The speed of the lava How decision to take the Premiership diminishing and it is no longer hands free to deal with the revi
without a portfolio leaves his
spreading...
sion of the Dawes plan and other matters,
is
MASKED RAID ON LONDON POST OFFICE.
POSTMASTER CHLORO-
FORMED.
Mr. G. W. Vessy, postmaster of Bethnal Green Road Sub-Post Office, was attacked by two or three masked men in the office last month and chloroformed.
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Newspaper Views. M. Poincaré's new cabinet is ap- proved by the newspapers of the right and centre, but attacked by the left wing journals. Le Journal (Republican) quotes M. Poincaré as hoping that the new cabinet will represent an Armistice of ali parties.
The Echo de Paris (Conserva-.. tive), declares that M. Poincaré is asured of a majority in parlia- menty which Le Matin estimates this to be 350 out of 600.
The new cabinet are all ex- perienced administrators, the only newcomer to politics being M. Martin (Minister of Posts and Telegraphs) who was returned last election. He has a great reputa tion as a scientist and economist..
A Great Feat. M. Poincaré has achieved a great
Ere Nouvelle (Radical) calls upon the parties of the left to Mr. Veasy was alone in the office, unite to break the clerical offen- sive," while Home Libre (Radical) which is run in conjunction with a
opines that the Radicals have grocer's business, about balf-past 8 emerged all the greater from the when the robbery took place. The struggle. lights were switched off, and in the darkness a handkerchief, which had been soaked with chloroform, LONDON, Nov. 19th. was put over Mr. Veasy's face from The Board of Trade returns behind. He collapsed unconscious, for October show imports of and when he recovered he managed £102,645,000 and exports of toetawl to the door and knock on it to attract attention. Mr. Hume, who lives above the post office, happened to be coming downstairs, and he went at once to Mr. Veasy's assistance, and also raised | alarm. The police immediately began widespread search for the men concerned in the attack. Mr. Veasy said that he was not certain whether there were two or three mes, and after he had made a statement to the police he was able to go home.
Mrs. Ryley, his daughter, stated was little the that her father worse for his adventure. "It all. happened so quickly that he really could not be certain how many men there were," she said. “The lights went out and the handker- chicl was put round his face in a
PRINCESS MARY'S BURNED
*IRISH HOME.
PLEA FOR RELEASE OF ACCUSED MEN."
WOLFHOUND GIFT.
PORTUMNA, Ireland. Lord Lascelles has taken an im- portant step which amounts to a request to release the three men accused of setting fire to his home before his arrival here with Princess Mary, and suggests that the autho- rities should allow the whole matter to be forgotten.
Princess Mary, is particularly anxious, with Lord Lascelles, that no one should suffer. Monsignor flash, it seems." Joyce said Lord Lascelles bas written to the Free State authorities saying that he and Princess Mary would deeply regret if the visit even indirectly caused suffering to any
one in Ireland.
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Mr. Veasy was at the office at his usual time next morning. though very much shaken by his experience. He is 65 years of age
based on the centre and extending fest in forming a strong Cabinet well to left and right. After the refusal of the Radicals to co-operate he included three new members of Socialist party the Republican (who are part left) to which M. Briand and M. Painlevé belong. He has thus placed the Radicals in a difficult position and Right Wing Radicals may be expected to vote with the Government" generally. conceivably leading to a split among the Radicals,
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
RICSHA PASSENGER ATTACKED BY FOOTPADE.
A Chinese named Ng Chung Hong. fell among thieves while he was riding in a riesha in Kowloon at about 1.45 yesterday morning when returning home after a feast at the Mo Hong Restaurant.
Arrested Killed
5,857 1,836 931 1,805 1,303 389
7,0537,896 411 311 5,340 21,353
435 313
200
325 2,500 1,200
TO
Kwangsi
Hunan Kiangsi
Anhui
Szechuan Yungan Kueichow Shantung Honta Shansi Kansu
300 120
200
500 350
723 430
531
50
453
85
Eastern Provinces
813
120
50 200
943. 976
Shensi
Chibli
Total
32,416 37,081
Bolshevik Victims Or Otherwise. Another list is published, and is put forth as a list of victims of i communist uprisings up to the end of July last year. Whether this means that these are victims of the
Bolsheviks in districts where from time to time they have held power ] is not quite clear from the text, but they may in any case be regarded og additional victims and sufferers from Moscow tactics down to July last year. This list is as follows-
Klangiu Chekiang Anhui
Arrested Killed
1,678 481
50%
GI
135:
Kiangsi
978
Ra
Hunan
1,507 124
Honan
11
Hupch Chíbli
1,588
303
63
5
1,750
382
18 30
93
Shensi Kanau Kwangtung Eastern Provinces Fukien
Total
7,998.2,663
A glanes at the above igures re- veals an appalling state of affaire'. China is a big country and it is; densely populated, but 20 per cent. of the total population would be a liberal estimate of those who are interested in politics, and five, per. cent. would be even more liberal an estimate for those active in political affairs. In this light these figures assume an entirely different: proportion and reveal a state of affairs to which the adjective ap- palling is the only one applicable.
What Of Hunan? ··
It must be further borne in mind, that the organ publishing the figures is a Communist party organ, and for this reason is not likely to ex- aggerate the number of victims who Near the No. & Railway Bridge have perished as a direct outcoms: four footpads suddenly made their of their own machinations In appearance from both sides of the addition they do not include figures roadway Two fruit knives which for any of the later huge uprisings They have expressed the hope and has been 30 years Postmaster they brandished threateningly had which have taken place in Hunan, and in which whole towns have been that some way would be found by of Bethnal Green Road Sub-Post the effect of silencing their victim.
The men went through his pockets wiped out such as Chenchow, Li- which no vindictive action would be. Once. Altogether he has been 40 which contained a sum of 834 andling, etc., and the recent communist taken against suspected and misyears in the service of the Post quickly vanished in the darkness.
raid on Liyang in Kiangsu, where guided persons who may have con-
many thousands are reported killed ndered that their visit had any poli- Office."I was standing near the
and the whole town destroyed. tical significance. I think it is a safe when it happened," he said.
Local reports from residents of wonderful expression of faith in the Irish people, and no one will fail
"Suddenly there was darkness. sixth Congress of the Third Inter- the districts particularly in Hunan Kyoto, Nov. 18th. to appreciate it." -
The men spraug at me from behind national said, "It is entirely clear have been received which indicate to every comrade that the Chinese that in the districts specified the The Vice-Minister of the Navy,
Irish Lullaby.
and I was dragged across the shop. resolution in its present stage does victims have run into hundreds of Princess Mary and Lord Lascelles What I saw of them in a ficcting not develop the spirit of Sun Yat thousands, besides having their speaking to the Press on President
Senism but the spirit of Marxism- homes destroyed, so that the figures Coolidge's Armistice speech, saw
strolled half a mile this morning to glance was two masked figures, but no reason to criticaeft or alter the neat little boys school, where it all happened so quickly." .
Leninism." In the same document published cannot be regarded in Japan's building programme, 128
It has been found that over 2500 Mrs. Sun Yat Sea, Tan Ping Shan any way as an exaggeration. Some they were met by the Rev. Provost America would be within her rights Rush. It is a one-storied building, in Treasury notes and cash had and Tang Yan Tah while enlogized of these reports, moreover, have if she decided to build more ech with two classrooms, erected in 1841. Mr. Veasy was completing an in-stigmatized, as being incapable of district and who have been eye wit been taken, mostly from the cafe. as being true communists are been from foreigners living in the sere. He added that the speech The tidily dressed boys, faces causes no surprise, as it merely aglow with the excitement of the spection of the accounts when he carrying out the doctrines of Lenin, nesses to a great deal of the
auffering. reiterated the views expressed at visit, sang the Irish lullaby in was attacked. From the position Chiang Kai Shek is incidentally Gerera.
Gaelic which tells of My little in which he found himself when he placed in the same category.
Moscow's Firth Relief British Satisfaction.
white rose." Princess Mary listen- regained consciousness he thinks
Not Killing The Right People, One document discovered showed LONDON, Nov. 12th. ed intently, endeavouring to catch that the men dragged him away from the safe so that he could not
From this it is evident that either that Moscow is still firmly under Well-informed British quarters and understand every Gaelio ex- regard the Coolidge address as pression
be seen by anyone looking through the Chinese authorities are not kili- the impression that the last failure membrance, he said that the ser. Canada was the country which he satisfactory, showing a recognition Princess Mary is now the delight the windows.
ing the right people, or, there are in Canton was due to bad luck! vice united, the whole Empire in knew best outside Britain and he of the essential differences of the ed owner of an eighteen-months-old
Mr. Veasy has two assistants, considerably more of them than the only, and that the Chinese pro common thought more than that of believed that the problems of problems of the United States and Irish wolfhound, Patrick.
Mr. Ryley, his son-in-law, and a average foreigner imagines. Cer- letariat is still aching for the com- any other annual ceremony, His Canada were in some respects akin Europe, and everyone's right of self It was received to-day as a gift young man named John Wellman, tainly there has been sufficient pletion of the revolution and the; the Boyal Highness declared that he to those of Kenya, anyway as dofonce. It also shows the desire from the Irish Wolfhound Associa both of whom had left the shop slaughter to convince the average complete Bolshevization of
person that Bolshevism does not country. According to this docui had enjoyed his stay in East regards farming. He would take of the United States to co-operate tion. The association was formed some time before the raid. "Africa beyond all expectations. back Home a message addressed in this world problem, while re-recently to preserve and develop the It is thought that the thieves pay from which ever side one views ment one Chinese communist resi- The visit had given him a deep specially to the younger genera cognising that it pretents itself in breed, which is now almost extinct, obtained admission through a side it, yet the indications are that there dent in Moscow in addreming the
"(Continued at foot of previous and permanent interest in Kenya. tion whose interest he wanted to different forms to different coun- though in days gone by a wolfhound door and may have escaped in a will have to be a great deal more
before the curse is eradicated.
Column.) Continued at fest of next column) awaken in the new Colony,
car. was part of every Irish household.
Prince In Kanya.
a
of the Unknown Soldier was the Mecca of multitudes all through the day, and it was completely buried in wreaths, including those of the British Embassy, and Toc H.
The two minutes' silence was ob
With like solemnity, Armistico served everywhere, including the day was celebrated throughout the churches, where special services British Isles, Dominions, Overseas were held. President Coolidge's and the Colonies. H.B.H. the and Mr. Kellogg's addresses were Prince of Wales attended the broadcast throughout the country. Armistice celebration at Nairobi, (Continued on next Columis.} the capital of Kenya Colony. Speaking at a ecttiers luncheon, which followed the "service of IB-
triei.