none the less, Richard loved her Dr. Sherwood Eddy noted travel- with a passionate devotion, and as·ler, lecturer and evangelist will be long as the Hved she was a res-visiting Hong Kong on January training-Influence for good on his 2, 3 and 4 when he will give a unstable character. n.
serica of lectures.
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to
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FREIGHT RATES ON GRAIN
After a childhood spent mainly at Corfe Castle, he seemed for a time likely to lead the baronial opposition to his brother, King Henry III. But he suddenly took
A Funeral Tragedy [the cross, and in 1240 salled for the Holy Land on a Crusade. Two
When she died of pestilence at present the Island and the Main- years later he returned, and short-
Sheen in June, 1394, his grief knew land in a football match the pro- ly after asked for the hand of the no bounds. He solemnly cursed ceeds of which are in aid of the Lady Sanchia, daughter of Ray- the Palace where she died and funds of the Children's Play-
grounds Association.. the mond. Come of Provence, and ordered it to be rased to sister of the Queens of England ground, and for a year he refused to the "Hong Kong Dally and France. The marriage took enter any house where they had
place in the Abbey on November
rested together Hangchow, Dec. 28. 22. 1243, and the banquets and Her funeral in the Abbey was Fifteen students, graduates of pageants that followed were on a
one of great magnificence. It was the Central Aviation Academy scale hitherto only associated with marred by a terrible scene. The here, aged between 20 and 25, are Coronations. The marriage bound Earl of Arundel absented himself leaving for the United States on him to the Court, and thenceforth from the procession, and arriving New Year's day to pursue ad- 8imon de Montfort became
very late at the Abbey almost 'im- the vanced studies: In aerodynamics. undisputed leader of the barons.
mediately asked if he might re- tire. They win remain in America for' There is still one memorial of jka year whence they will be travel-Richard at Westminster. Among
The overwrought King, in an ling through the chief aviation the splendid series of carved and ungovernable fury, seized a wand centres before returning to China painted stone shields in the choir from one of the officials and to take up special assignments. aisles, which Another batch of graduates will be sent next year, it has beep decided by the Academy, with a view to training the personnel in matters related to the practical and theore- tical sides of aeronautics-- China United Fress
SILVER IMPORT TO CHINA
are
contemporary.
struck the earl such a blow that with the building of the Abbey he drew blood and felled him to Church and are traditionally sup the ground. At once all was con- posed to be those of the principal fusion, and the service had to be contributors to the rebuilding, suspended for several hours while appears the crowned and rampant the Abbey was purified from the
red Hon on a silver ground sur- rounded with a border that Richard bore as Earl of Cornwall.
Edmund Crouchback
Encouragement By dedication of
Government
Canadian Concession To United States
Ottawa, Dec. 27.
The Hon. Mr. R. J. Manion, Minister of railways, announced to day that arrangements had been completed for the lowering of freight rates on feed grain shipped from Canada to drought areas in the United States...
Both the Canadian Pacific and putting the new rates into opera-
Canadian National Ralways cre
stain of blood and reconsecrated.
More than five hundred years bling farmers in the prairie pro- tion within a few days, thus en- were to elapse before another vince to ship large quantities of Royal wedding was solemnised in wheat for the purpose of feeding the Abbey. Since the "Glorious Revestock in the Unted States' volution" of 1688 weddings in the Reuter.
TURKEY TO PAY U.S. WAR LOSSES
Istanbul, Dec. 273 has agreed to pay
Our next Royal wedding was that of Richard's nephew, Edmund Royal Family have been generally
held either in the comparative: Crouchback. Ear! of Lancaster, the privacy of the Chapel Royal of St. second son of King Henry II. James's or occasionally at St. |1289, a few months before the
4. George's, Windsor. the дет Abbey
The perfection, and beauty of the Church, he was married to Aveline great services held in the Abbey de Fortibus, daughter of William, during and after the Great War, Earl of Albemarle, "
Turkey however, inevitably suggested that America a sum of £260,000 -în Shanghai Dec. 28. Crouchback, like his uncle, was no more fitting place for a Royal complete settlement of all claims According to the Chinese press, a Crusader, and from his crusade ceremony could be found than made by American citizens for lines. Meanwhile, it is a legt-
Dr. H. Kung the Finance he seerns to have derived his Westminster Abbey. On February losses incurred in Turkey during maté matter for congratulation that. Great Britain has already
- Although Xmas is not recognis. Minister, approves of the measures curious nickname (crossed back), 27, 1919, a new precedent was set the Great War. This sum is to to encourage silver imports to though a later age suggested that by the marriage of Princess be paid in 13 annual instalments achieved so much at so little ed in the Soviet Union, this year public expense
China, which he considered both it was due to some physical de-Patricia of Connaught to Captain of £20,000.00 V the peasants were not prevented
formity. He is the Abbey's most (now Rear-Admiral) the Hon. Tewak Rushdl Bey, the Foreign The Air, Ministry are pursuing from selling a few Xmas trees to feasible and advisable.
This refers to the proposal by direct link with the Crusades, for Alexander Ramsay. Three years Minister signed the agreement on the sound policy of striking a the older generation In the town balance between the technically market places. Stalin and Molo- which silver imported into China he lies buried in a superb tomb. later the marriage of Princess behalf of Turkey and Mr. Fred and the economically feasible. At toy went even further than this should be specially earmarked so next to the High Altar. Recent Mary to Viscount Lascelles took Kenelm Nielsen on behalf of the same time it is satisfactory to
and made to the collective farms that it can be re-exported without cleaning has brought out much of place, and this was followed a year America, but the agreement must learn that plans are actively in "Xmas presents" of 435 million being subject to the export duty the former colour on this tomb, later by the marriage of the Duke be ratified by the Turkish Parlia
the equalisation charr.
and the late Professor Lethaby of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-ment.- band to bring British speeds more roubles in the form of caricella-
Advance To Barks into conformity with those prevail-
has described it as "the most Lybn. taxes and agriculture
Beuter.
ing elsewhere.
The "Shanghal Times" states splendid medieval tomb in Eng- The discrepancy
tributes owing from the years that it learns from reliable "land" between the present British maxi 1933, mum of about 130 miles per hour. The remission of this debt source that the Central Bank, the
After Crouchback's marriage: there were no more Royal wedd- foreign maximums which which the Government had Bank of China, and the Bank ef reach 200 "' miles per hour alight chance of ever, collecting Communications have decided to ings in the Abbey for nearly a adrazice, if necessary, $10,000,000 to hundred years. Edward I married the native banks to assist them to meanor of Castile at Burgos, meet the demand for silver dollara Edward IL married Isabella of An evening extra edition of the France, then aged about twelve, at "Cheapso" reports that ollowing Notre Dame in Paris, and Edward Fox was notified to the Health tions for the construction of a the recent closure of several small Chinese banks the Ministry at York Minster. The tombs of December 27. Finance has ordered all Chinese banks to register with the Govern- ment
Buster
and
tion
of
is greater than might appear at will be set off in the budget by first sight. For in fixing time increased revenues and by the schedules it is necessary to reckon higher price of bread, though the with the contingency of contrary latter in turn will be balanced by winds. A loss qf, say afty miles an all round ten per cent in per hour through wind resistance crease, according to a speech reduces the British cruising speed made by Shadenon who is Kitor's to 80 miles, or little more than successor in Leningrad one-half the foreign cruising speed Trantocran Kuo Min.
of 150 miles. Thus if regularity of
service is to be ensured the prac
tical disadvantage of the slower
AUSTRIAN ARRESTS
machine is considerably greater [Special to the "Hong Kong Dally
than might be deduced from a
comparison of raaximum" -speeda.
It is therefore eminently to be
Prose”. (Copyright,).1.
Vienna, Dec. 27.
EXCHEQUER RETURNS
desired that the existing leeway, fri General Koerner, military chief week the matter of speed should be of the former Sociallt - Repub made up as rapidly as economic lican Defence Corps, considerations permit.
DEATH OF ADMIRAL
·TOGO'S VIDOW --
Tokyo Dep. 28. Tetsu, widow of the
been under arrest since
12 on charge of 1
released on Th now be tried on ing failed to notify Lies the existence treasonable plans,
Major Rifier, arie the two other leade fence Corp:
fenders AT Pransocean:Kudsty
hinhas
London, Dec. 41. arns for thé, past ring the current
totel
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Only one imported case of Small Air Ministry, are making prepara-
-In, married Philipps of Hainault Authorities during 24 hours ended number of dying boats for a re-
|gular service between. England and”
Canada,
SPANISH CABINET
CHANGES
(special to “Hong Kong
Daily
right.
ceived, December
28
damocratic, deputy Sinted minis-
Mr. Edwin Cunningham, United [States Consul General for Shang- hal is staying in Hong Kong on a holiday, until the New Year.
The aircraft carrier Hermes ap- rived in Singapore on Boxing Day and will sell for Hong Kong on January 1, arriving here on Janu- Rear-Admi Shimamura returnedary . The Hermes left for Home from Canton yesterday on board for re-nt and re-commission last the Japanese unbost Saga and year and during her absence was have transferred his ding to the rolleyed by HMS. Eagle, cruiser. Tatsula of Green Island prior to proceeding to Foochow
The Eth forme
"China's national deemed to be over yet Destroyer Flotils, or this, no elaborata
Flotilla attached will be held in Nor
Year's Day
adopted
for the
not