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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1935..
THE FIRST JUBILEE
BALL
Brilliant Scene At Palace
(Special Air Mail Service)
Londen, May 18. Until early this morning the King and Queen were watching 2,000 of their guests dancing in the Hower-decked white and gold Ball Room of Buckingham Palace, at the first of the two Jubilee Court Balls..
More than 30 members of their own or of foreign Royal familles sat or stood beside them and be hind the King's four Indian orderly officers, in uniforms of scarle blue and gold, made a vivid splash of colour.
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The guests included members of the Diplomatic Corps, Cabinet Ministers, Members of Parliament, officers of the three Services, and men and women distinguished in public life.
The King and Queen occupied. gilded chairs on a dais, hung with crimson velvet, at one end of the Rall Room. The Queen was in a Kown of aquamarine lace, embroi- dered with diamanté, and wore emeralds and diamonds in her corsage and a diamond tiara. The ni Kmg
was in the unifarm Colonel-in-Chief of the
Watch.
Black
At nine o'clock, when the Palace gates were opened, the guests, en- tering by the Grand Entrance. were conducted by servants, in fall State livery of scarlet and gold, un the Grand Staircase, carpeted in crimson, to the Ball Room on the first floor.
**THE MERRY WIDOW"
An hour later the King and Queen entered the Ball Room in procession from the White Drawing Room. They were preceded by the Lord Chamberțain, the Master of the Horse, and other officers of the
•Household, walking backwards, and were followed by members of the Royal family.
As they entered the string band of the Royal Artillery. seated in the musicians gallars, played the National Anthem. Women curtšied and men bowed as the procession passed to the dais.
After they had taken their seats the King gave a signal to the Lord j Chamberlain, and the band began to play the "Merry Widow" waitz After a few moments the Duke and Duchess of York took the floor, followed by the Duke and Duchess
LONDON NOTES
By The Air Mail
"From Our Own Correspondent)
London, May 15.
On Saturday. the Admiral of the Port of London with his staff is to pay a visit to the C.-in-C. of the Home Fleet on board the Nelson of Southend.
In other words the Lord Mayor Sheriffs, is with Lord board his
among his Royal guests, chatting first with the Duchess of York and then with others. Both appeared greatly to enjoy the galety.
The Prince of Wales, the Duke | going to have lunch and Duchess of York, and the Cork and Orrery on Duke and Duchess of Kent return-flagship.
of London, with the
ed to the dais after the first dance. A destroyer will fetch the Lord Mayor from Tilbury. It will not Later they danced with friends.
The programme of music was asty, the Bag. which the Lord Mayor amce, possesses in virtue at his follows:-
but it will take on board the City the Sword and Mace, which are outward and visible signs of Lord Mayoral dignity.
Waltz-The Merry Widow. Fax Trot--Stars Fell in Alabama. One Step The Sagoy English
Medley
Walts-Conversation Piece. Föx Trot-I'm On a See-Saw. Polka The Hornpipe. Waltz-Modern Waltz Medley. One Step-A Flash of Steel. Fox Trot-Good-bye, Hawaii. Polka-The Track, Waltz-Wein, Weib Und Gesang. Fox Trot-Jack o' Diamonds. One Step Things are Looking
Up.
Fox Trot-Who's Been Pollshing
the Sun.
Waltz-An Old Lullaby, Fox Trot-Sweetie Pie, One Step-Back to Those Happy
Days.
Waltz-I Love You Truly.
GOLDEN SCENT FOUNTAIN All the rooms including the the Supper Picture Gallery and Room, open to the guests were strikingly decorated with flowers, including hydrangeas brought specially from the Windsor gar- dens.
At 11 o'clock the supper proces- sion was formed. Members of the Royal household preceded the King and Queen, who were followed by some of the most distinguished guests, members of the Cabinet and of the Diplomatic Corps.
The Royal party went into the Supper Room. The remainder of the guests were served with supper in Ave other rooms, including the Green Drawing Room and Throne Room on the first floor and other rooms downstairs."
Gold plate from the King's col- lection decorated the tablets, and the air was perfumed from a golden scent. fountain ornamented with models of horses in pure gold and of natives in ebony-a gift to Queen Victoria from an Eastern! potentate.
After supper dancing continued of Kent and the Prince of Wales until after 12.30 am. Other Royal
with his aunt. Queen Maud of Norway.
guests included:-
Ex-King George of Greece, Prince The Prince wore the uniform of and Princess Nicholas of Greece, Colonel-in-Chief of the Seaforth the Infanta Beatrice of Orleans- Highlanders and the Duke of York Bourbon, the Infante Ataulfo of was also in Highland uniform, The Orleans-Bourbon, Princess Victoria, Duke of Kent wore Naval uniform. the Duke of Cornaught, Prince The Duchess of York wore a and Princess Arthur of Connaught, gown of dull gold tissue and lace Lady Maud Camegle and Lord and a diamond tiara. She carried Carnegie, Lady Patricia Ramsay, a large green ostrich feather fan. Princess Alice Countess of Athlone The Duchess of Kent was in a and the Earl of Athlone, Princess simply-cut gown of white satin Helens Victoria, Princess Marle and wore a bandeau of diamonds. Louise, the Marquess and Mar- The Duke of Gloucester, in full-chioness of Cartbrook, the Mar- dress Hussars uniform and several quess and Marchioness of Milford other Royal couples, with one or Haven, the Marquess and Mar- two Ambassadors, headed by the chloness
Cambridge, Lord Brazilian Ambassador, joined the Frederick Cambridge, Lady Helena dancers. Then, without an interval Gibbs, Lady May and Major Henry the band began to play a fox-trot. Abel 'Smith. Baroness Doernburg, "Stars fell in Alabama." and the a cousin of Princess, Alice Countess Lord Chancellor gave the signal of Athlone, who is on a visit to this for general, dancing to begin. country, was also in the Royal
The King and Queen did not circle. dance. The Queen sat watching the scene and the King moved
ROUND GERMANY
FLIGHT
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright).]
Berlin, June, 2
The annual "round Germany
of
The second Jubilee ball will be held on June 13,
ARMY MANOEUVRES IN FRANCE
[Special' to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Uopyright).]
Paris June 2. Army manoeuvres, under the direction of General Gamelin, will
flight" came to a close on Sun-take place on June 4, to the 9th in day afternoon when one hundred western France. It was announced
and thirty-nine planes. Informa tion descended on the Tempelhof aerodrome, thus putting an. end to the six-day race.
Although the final reckoning of points is not yet completed, it la certain that the Danzig team, flying Klemm speed planes, won the much-coveted trophy. the gift of General Qoering, while the and Stuggart team was second. the Hannover team, which won the event for, the last two 'years. occupied third place...
Many tens of thousands of people lined the Tempelhof Field to greet the various teams as
D
on Sunday.
The programme has been stipulated as follows:-The defence of the districts of Baintonge, Vendee, Polton, Anjou against an enemy army, which together with the assistance of the navy, landa on the coast between La Rochelle and Rochefort
The two armies will be, com- manded by members of the high- est war council, Generals Eliote and Herving. The inspector gener- al of the Czech army. Birovy, 25 well as the chiefs of the general staffs of Rumania and Yugoslavia will be present at the manoeuvres in Gamelin's headquarters.--
they landed after their arduous Tranencian Kun fin. Bight round the Reich
Reich.
Before and after the afrival
of the competitors, onlookers 90
pere entertained to a varied well as air acrobatics by German.
flying programme, including rar-"aces"
achute jumping, gilder flying as Trasancean Keď fin.:
A return visit by Lord" Cork to the Mansion House is foreshadow- ed.
HAPPIER
PRECEDENT
SUGGESTED
The First Commissioner of Works is to be asked by Lt.-Cpl. Mason whether he will cause a commemorative tablet to be placed on the spot where the King stood to receive the addresses of con gratulation from Parliament.
Should the suggestion be adopt- ed the historic stones of West- minister Hall will receive their Arst memorial o: a happy event. Of the six occasions already commecorated four were famous
trials. The two in the centre of the floor record, the lying-in-state of Edward VII and Mr. Gladstone. Nearest to where the King stood is the tablet on the oldest event commemorated, the trial William Wallace. the Scottish patroit, in 1305.
of Sir
On other lower steps, where the seats of the Lord Chancellor and the Speaker were placed last week. the spot where Charles I stood át his trial is marked.
THE TROOPING SEASON
The Lincolns For Karachi
CANTON NEWS IN BRIEF
(From Our Special Correspondent)
Canton, June 3. The opium suppression campaign started by Viceroy Lam Chuk Hзu in Canton in 1841 was recalled to- Undre the 1935-38 trooping pro-day, when a memorial service was gramine the 1st. Be the Lincoln-held at the Chungshan Memorial shire Regiment, who have been Hall. Mr. Kuo Yu Fun, an execu- the Municipal stationed in Hong Kong during dive member of
take Kuomintang, gave a history of the the past three years, will
dutles at Karachi Their anti-oplum campaign and its over successors, on the China Command harmful effects. will be the 1st Royal Ulster Rider
Mr. Kuo urged the audience" to continue the spirit of the anti- who are at present in Egypt.
The first troopship to arrive smoking campaign as a means to There Wus B from the United Kingdom will be save the country.
the memorial H. T. Lancashire, carrying details big gathering at for the Far Eastern, station. She hall this morning, as to-day arrives in Hong Kong on" Novems also the Arst Monday memorial ber 23, and will leave, for Home service of the month. again on November 30,
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Summer Floods The Royal Uister Ries will ar The streets in Wo Ping, a town rive on the Somersetshire on on the upper stretches of the East December, 29, and the Lincolns River. are ten feet under water, will sail for Karachi on January according to a merchant who re- 5, together with RAF. detalls for turned here to-day from that India.
town. Fortunately there The 1st. Inniskilling Fusiliers, casualty, as the flood is coming ca at present in Shanghai, have been slowly and gives the poople ample drafted to Singapore and will be time for taking precautions. The replaced by the 1st. Lancashire surrounding district is just like a Fusiliers, who pass through Hong vast lake. Kong on the Lancashire on Jacu- ary 14
Bombay,
is
the
Pearl
River
Other nearby villages and towns are also flooded, and communica The 1st. B. the Wiltshire Regi tion is therefore difficult. Fatshan
four ment, who are at present in Sin-
feet on the West River Is travel to gapore wir
under water. Boats are the prin- where they have been drafted. ncipal means of communication in the Lancashire
the streets. The troopship Dilwaza *x- In Canton pected to
arrive with military, Bridge registered heavy traffic naval and RAF, details on March during the past several days. The s, and on her return journey will river is flowing so swiftly that carry the familles of the Incis-man-driven ferries find it difficult killing Fusillers to Malaya to fol to cross the water. As a result, the Regiment there.
most people prefer to go over to the Honam suburb. via the bridge.
Mer.
Cleret
presiding over a banquet giver, at Paris in honour of de Langavart, who has been ap- pointed Bishop of the French is-
The other two whose impeach- land of Reunion.
ments are commemorated in brass stood nearer the Palace Yard en- trance. They are Strazord (1840) and Warren Hastings (1788-1795)
RACE AGAINST TIME Sir John Simon, after his return trom Kilmarnock, went straight to a Wardour street nim studio to make a film for inclusion in the premiere of the National Govert- at the ment's propaganda films Carlton,
Canton Troops in Klangsi The First Army of the Canton forces will continue to remain in Southern Kiangsi in order to carry on pacification work and rounding up small bands of Communist remnants Reports in the Wah Kiu Yat Po and Kung Sheung, Po, Chinese papers in Hong Kong. stating these troops will be trans- ferred back to Canton are untrue." These papers added erroneously
"GEORGE LE BIEN-AIME"
that A claim to have been the first
Southern Kangs will be pubifely to use the title "Edward
taken over by the Nanking troops. the Peace-maker" is made by Dr.
It will be recalled that, Canton-" Joseph Riviere of Paris, founder As it will deal largely with for- ese troops are on garrison duty in the orders of the International Medical Asso-eign affairs. It will postpone Mr. | Southern Klangsi on
Authorities. The clation for the Suppression of Anthony Eden's debut as a politi- of the Central
active War. At a banquet in May, 1905, cal film star.
southern troops took a he spoke of our then King as "Le Mr. Eden was to have made a part in eliminating the Reds in Rot Pacificateur.""
nim on foreign affairs or the day Southern Klangsi and ordered to Dr. Riviere, I hear, has now pro after his return from his "Europeśn continue pacifcation work there. posed to his fellow countrymen a tour. Owing to the breakdown in similar title for our present So-his health this was postponed. The vereign, whom he
for has publicly final arrangements
Olming styled "George le bien-aime," the the Lord Privy Seal were to have
wall beloved...
received
Th's title, which was with great enthusiasm by his audience, he put forward when
been made shortly.
Now, however, Sir John Simon for the moment appears to have stolen his thunder.
ABERDEEN JOKE
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