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No. 24564. KGETB11) BARET HONG KÒNG, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1937. 2伍拜禮 日肆拾伍年世佰玖仟登英 Price
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COLONY CORONATION
CELEBRATIONS
Boy Scouts Display At Valley To-day
Fine weather again favoured the local Coronation celebra- tions yesterday when the feature of the second day's programme" was the Chinese illuminated procession through the streets, last night passing Government House at 9 p.m.
A fine fireworks display was given from the Children's Play- ground in Wanchal and the mainland Illuminations were once again enjoyed by the crowds.
The programme för to-day includes the Chinese day and illuminated processions while the Boy Scouts Display will take place at Happy Valley at 3 p.m. The Royal Navy will be "At Home" to officers of the Merchant Navy,
A Coronation Bail will be held at the Hong Kong Club to- night when H.E. the Officer Administering the Government (Mr. N. L. Smith, CM.G. and Mrs. Smith, will attend..
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CHINESE PROCESSION
Ideal weather conditions and beautiful sunshine again favoured the second day's Chinese Pro- the cession, the main feature of Coronation celebrations. as it did on the first day.
•Tremendous crowds of sight seers again thronged the roads and streets and all points of vantage along the route as on the first day, and the enthusiasm of the "vas: crowds was evër more pronounced. as demonstrated by the shouts and acclamations of the spectators.
At times, the crushes and "jama were 80 great that once being hemmed in, there was no chance of escape, until the procession had passed, which meant a long stand in the sweating heat and sun.
But the wonderful sights, which passed by in rapid succession, were sufficient compensation for the discomfort and inconveniences ex- perienced.
The events of 'the Procession were practically the same sa on the first day,' a repetition of the wonderful and gorgeous displays of monster dragons, militant lions, tigers and beautiful artistic tableaux and Acats of female beauty and pulchritude,
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The Chinese Day Procession gi conclude to-day.
AN THE PARTICIPANTS
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The following for the eleven groups of the business associations and market guilds, which took part in yesterday's Chinese Day Procession:
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SUO SAVE THE KINC
Above is a picture of the Coronation Illuminations which adorn the Supreme Court building on the west side facing Statue Square.
Police Clash
With Strikers
Shanghai, May 13.
One Briton and six Sikhs of the Settlement Police International were injured and had to be sent to hospital to-day as the result of a half hour clash with 150 Chinese pickets outside the British owned Shanghai Feather Factory in the western outskirts of the city.
The men rioted when Russian strikebreakers tried to take posses- sion of the building.
The pickets used bamboo poles and stones, but eventually dis- persed, suffering an unknown num- ber of casualties. The riot squad was telephonically summoned to) the scene and are now guarding the building.
THE DOLLAR
T.T. ON LONDON: 1a. 2-27/324. T.T. ON NEW YORK: 30-1/2
London Silver Market
(From Our Own Correspondent London, May 13. London silver prices -to-day were unchanged for "Spot" and up 1/16 for Forward," as follow: May 11 May 13 20-3/8
Spot ... Forward
20-3/8
20-7/16
20-1/2
The strike which involves about 350 men started on May 10 after the management's refusal to grant an increase of wagea- Reuter.
MESSAGES FROM THE EMPIRE
MR. BALDWIN'S INSPIRING CALL TO PEOPLE
LONDON, MAY 13.
MESSAGES FROM OVERSEAS INDICATE THAT THROUGHOUT THE EMPIRE CORONATION DAY WAS MADE THE OCCASION OF SOLEMIN CELEBRATION AND OF REJOINING" AND IN MANY FOREIGN COUNTRIES THE PROCEEDINGS WERE FOLLOWED WITH INTENSE " INTEREST.
The most significant features of the B.B.C, seven hours' continuous broadcast were heard per- fectly in many distant parts of the world and enabled millions far removed from the scene of yesterday's stirring events to take part. All over Europe and in Canada, Australia and America the reception was excellent. In New Zealand it was reported good and In South Africa fair.
Incoming broadcast messages delivered by representative' ordinary people in various parts of the Empire, which formed part of the B.B.C. programme of Empire's homage last night, culminat- ing in the King's speech to his peoples, were also generally good.
In addition this programme in- cluded
from a ghort address Bermuda by the Governor speak- Ing on behalf of the Colonial Empire. Speaking from India the Viceroy. Lord Linlithgow, paid a tribute on behalf of the Indian Empire. Other contributors to the programme spoke from London. They were for Newfoundland, the vice-chairman of the Newfound- land Commission of the Govern- ment for Canada, the Prime Minister, Mr. Mackenzie King: for New Zealand, the Prime Minis- ter, Mr. M. J. Savage; for Aus- tralia, the Prime Minister, Mr. J.
A. Lyons; for Burma, the Chief Minister, Dr. B. A. Maw; for Southern Rhodesid, the Prime Minister, Mr. S. M. Huggips; for Union of South Africa, the Prime Minister. General Hertzog; and for Britain, the Prime Minister. Mr. Stanley Baldwin...
DAY OF PROFOUND EMOTION
In his address which led up to the King's broadcast Mr. Baldwin said: "This has been a day of
profound emoilon' and I am now sitting quietly with two or three friends in the Cabinet room of Number 10 Downing Street in the heart of London-a room which has been occupied by Prime Ministers of this country for two. hundred years.
"This morning I was in the Abbey. Early in the afternoon I was privileged to drive in proces- sion through miles of London streets. I saw our young King and his Queen dedicating their lives to the service of their people, A service that can only be ended by death. As I drove through the streets of London W faces of crowds eager toe and greet their newly crowned King and Queen, and listening to the ring- ing cheers. cheers of the warmest hearted and kindliest people in the world. I thought there was only one way in which we could all of us make permanent that deep impression of what we have seen and heard this day. Let us dedicate afresh. If need be-our-
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RACE
relves to the service "of our fel lows, service in widening circles, service to home, to our neighbour- hood, our province, to our country, to Empire, and to the world. No mere service of our ilps; service or our lives as we know will be service of our King and Queen, God bless them."- British Wireless.
FLOOD OF.. TELEGRAMS London, May 13.-Thousands of messages of congratulations to the King and Queen from all parts of the Empire and other parts of the world began to arrive at Bucking- ham Palace to-day and by noon more than four thousand tele- grams had reached the Palace.— British Wireless,
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London, May 13-Although the absence of buses caused incon-- venience to many hundreds of thousands who attended yester day's Coronation procession, the transport arrangements: worked
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MEETING
Coronation Handicap For Australian Ponies To-morrow
""BY "LAST QUARTER”.
The usual two-day Whitsun Race Meeting of the Hong Kong Jockey Club will commence te- morrow afternoon when the main attraction will be the Corogation Handicap for Australian Ponies of any season, ever ene and a quarter miles. There will be eight handicap events out of a total of nine races on the programme and punters will undoubtedly witness some excellent racing.
will be rung at 1:30 pm and the Portes. I have been given to un- ürst race run at 2 p.m. to-morrow. derstand that the Eve candidate is On Monday, however, the first sada doubtful starter, in which case ding bell will be at 12 noon and the rst starts at 12.30 p.m., As in former years, there will be a timu interval after the second race.
The Meeting will be continued on Monday when the Coronation Plate and Coronation Cup will be run. The former is over 1-1/4 miles and for China Ponles that have start- ed at least twice this year at race meetings of the Club and have not, at date of entry won $2,500 or more in stakes since January 1, 1937. The Coronation Cup is a handicap for We should witness another stern subscription griffins of this reason. struggle between King's Warden and For the information of raCIOK Happy Eve. if started, in the open- enthusiasts; the first sadding belling event for "A" Class China
MAY HANDICAP,
the stable companion, Honeymoon Eve, who has come on a great deal in form lately, will furnish · the main opposition to King's Warden. Gladiator should place here, as I am atraid Soldier of Britain may And the distance a little too long.
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CANTON AND MACAO·
SEND GREETINGS
Coronation Felicitations
The following telegrams were exchanged between His Excellency the Mayor of Canton and His Ex- cellency the Oncer Administering the Government of Hong Kong on the pccasion of the Coronation of, Their Majesties the King : and Queen:-
To His Excellency Mr. N. L. Smith, Officer Administering" the Gov- ernment. Hong Kong.
On behalf people Canton I send you herewith my hearty congratu-
lations occasion Coronation Els | Most Gracious Majesty King George VI and also our sincere wishes for a long and most prosperous reign Thousands of people from this city
MANILA WARNING
The following telegram was sent from Manila at 4 p.m. yesterday:- Cyclone or typhoon S.E. of Naha, moving NE OF EN.E.
are proceeding to Hong Kong 10 witness your celebrations which I take this opportunity to wish an overwhelming success.
TSENG YANG-FU
Mayor of Canton. SUPPORT APPRECIATED Tu His Excellency Tseng Yang-fu,
Mayor of Canton..
1 am deeply touched by your kind message of congratulation on occasion of Coronation. We have been glad to welcome the many visitors from Canton and appre- .clate their support of our celebra-
tions.
SMITH. (Continued on Page 7.)
HEALTH RETURNS
One case each of enteric fever and dysentery were notified to the local Health authorities, during the 48 hours ended on Wednesday.
Dragons play an important part in the Chinese procession, Picture
shows one of these fearsome monsters with the attendants.
Feast Of The
Lanterns
If the Chinese Procession, by most attention. By night, how- ever this giant monster made a day, was a brilliant spectacle, then
more. Inspiring sight, flluminated there is only one way to describe
as it Was with multi-coloured the display that was given last
lights. night. It was, to quote our cinema friends, "stupendous, colossal and the biggest show ever to hit town" There was one feature that was
common to both the day and night procesalona, and that
was, the dragon always commanded the
There was precious little sleep for the people of Hong Kong last night, especially the Chinese visi- tora who
country to take part in the festi
came here from up-
vities. From grandfather down to the youngest grandchild, a baby. barely out of the arms of its mo- ther, all and sundry sat up till after 1 am, anxious to see as much of the procession as possible for, as one of them remarked, "It's not every
day that we see the "Feast of the Lanterns, and the next one will probably not take place until four years from now when Hong Kong, celebrates its centenary."!
Be that as it may, the fact ·re-' mained that the lantern processión was a really excellent show. As mentioned above, the dragon" was in better form last night than it was during the day processions so (Continned on Back Page)
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The picture was taken from the Star Ferry Wharf, Kowloon.
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