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CHINESE DELEGATES TO CORONATION
Dr. Kung's Impressions
London, May 13.
"It is impossible to describe the Impressiveness of the Coronation," said Dr. H. II., Kung to Reuter. The lovely build- ing, gorgeous dresses and exquisite music were what most im- pressed me. There was a deep religious significance in the whole service. This was no mere pareantry but wholehearted invoca- tion of divine help for the new reign.
"Then I thought of so many peoples and languages gathered from the whole world to pay homage to the King. It was almost overwhelming as all were united in connñon allegiance and, mu- tual understanding.
Dr. Kung thought that perhaps the most striking moment of the service was when the Archbishop of Canterbury proclaimed the King to the four quarters of the compass. the King turning and bowing in response.
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Dr. Kunz and Admiral Chen drove in the procession, leaving Buckingham Palace at 8.40 0.171. Dr. Kung was admirably situated In the Abbey choir and stalls facing the altar, one of the best seats in, the Abbey. Altogether the Chinese delegation' at the Abbey numbered ten persons besides Mr. "Que Tal- chi who attended as Ambassador, and was seated on the opposite side of the choir and stalls,
The unofficial Chinese delegates were given places in the cover- ed stands opposite Buckingham Palace. It was convenient, sald Mr. Kuang Son-young to Reuter. "We were able to see the start of the procession and return to the hotel to listen in to the service and get back to the seats for the secand procession.
"The general organization and police arrangements were incom- parable. The behaviour of the ...crowd was wonderful. All these millions packed together were per- fectly orderly and good tempered.' The Chinese visitors are leading strenuous lives, while the financial members are occupied on business calls.
CHINA LOAN REPORTS
Frank Discussion By Dr. Kung
London. May 13. Dr. HH Kung discursed frank- ly with Reuter the various reports that he desires to raise a loan in England and emphatically denied that any proposals, had yet been
advanced
opened.
any negotiations
"Naturally my subordinates have been paying various informal calls and collecting information," he said. "Sir Frederick Leith-Ross also called on me, but until the Afteenth am a guest of the King and it would be most improper for me to discuss business till the official visit is over."
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Dr. Kung said that Mr. Neville Chamberlain expressed the wish
for Dr. Kung to dine with him one evening. No date has yet been Axed.
HONG KONG DAİLY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1937.
STEEL STRIKE
BEGINS
Pittsburgh Works Affected
Pittsburgh, May 13. The strike of Committee of In- dustrial Organisation workers in two factories owned by the Jones Laughlin Steel Corporation here employing 27,000 men has just be- gun. Mr. Philip Murray, chairman, of the Steelworkers Organising Committee, had ordered the strike to begin at 11 p.m. yesterday,
The Corporation was recently ordered by the Supreme Court to comply with the Wagner Labour Relations Act. Conferences with CIO. leaders followed, but the company refused to enter a signed agreement, claiming that the Act did not require it to do so. The Union therefore decided to call a strike.- Reater.
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ROTHSCHILD ART SALES ENDED
TOTAL OF £125,263-
TWO MISSIONARY
MARTYRS
Victims Of Chinese Communists
sure will not be paid. Pamine re- lief money, and our personal money and effects are all in their hands. God give you "wisdom in what to do, and give us grace and fortitude. He is able."
The word "martyr" is a noble one, but, ke the other noble word "saint," it has been allowed to lose the vividness of Its meaning and to become for most people a mere description of a character in, an- cient history. But, as there have SACRIFICE TO SAVE BABY been many authentic saints since The prayer Was heard: no the Canon of the New Testament "wisdom" could have saved their was closed, so there have been lives, but "grace and fortitude" many martyrs who deserved the were not lacking. A few days name as fully as Saint Stephen. later, in spite of the pleading of This obvious fact will be vividly some native Christians, they were brought home to any who read a led out to death on a little hill small book called "The Triumph "beyond the city wall" by a jeer- of John and Betty Stam," pub-ing mob of Red soldiers. So was shed by the China Inland Mis- fulfilled the other prayer offered sion, writes the Very Rev. G. A. by John Stam in an earlier letter: Alington in the "Daily Telegraph." "May God be glorified, whether by
John Stam. while a student at an American Bible Institute, fell in love with a fellow student; their engagement was delayed be- cause he felt that it might be his duty, to do pioneer work in the far north-west of China, Involving risks, which he could not ask his wife to share, while she felt bound to offer herself to go to Africa, afraid that it was mere selfishness which made her long to go to China where her parents
were
When the auction hammer fell at Sotheby's recently on the last lot of the three days' dispersal of the Rothschild silver splendours, working. These dinculties were which used to adorn many a Vic-overcome and to China they went. torian table of good cheer, the total attained came to £40,031. Added to the sum of £85,231, munists suddenly attacked the
amassed by the three days' sale at No. 148, Piccadilly, this caused the aggregate of the art treasures inherited by Mr. Victor Rothschild to come to over £125.263, writes a Home correspondent.
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art
Early in 1934 bands of Com
town where they were living: after pillaging and looting the place they carried off the Stams with their infant daughter, less than
three months old, in the hope that the capture and possible murder of American would embarrass Gen Chiang in citizens
his relation with foreign powers.
John Stam's last letter ends: "We are in the hands of the Com- munista.... They want 20,000 adollars before they will free us, Way of evoking sale which we have told them we are memories: I have stated that the de- Rotchschild sliver totalled £40,-
He pointed out that internal
This is a very heartening result Chinese loans ranging, siz and nine per cent. would absorb
to everybody connected with the roughly two hundred million dol-ownership and dealing of
Ob- treasures. It proves that the de- viously he would be pleased if hesire to possers rare objects of can arrange to pay of this debt beauty is as potent as ever. by cheaper money. There would then be so much more to put into national development and to stimulate industry, but "no finite scheme has yet emerged or now this will be done.
revenue. The ladies are shopping.lars of Customs sightseeing and attending theatres. Miss Rosamund Kung and Miss Yen are seizing the opportunity tor social study in which they are very Interested. They have already visited two or three prisons escort ed by Home Office people.
Figures of arithmetic have strange
031. In March, 1914, there was a sale lasting three days at Chris- Dr. Kung said that Chinese re- tie's of the old silver belonging to serves abroad against note circu-Bertram. 5th Earl of Ashburnham, Alation now amount to a hundred
Last night Mr. Quo Tai-chi gave a banquet to the visitors at the Chinese Embassy" now completely redecorated and transformed. special feature is the lovely silk brocade curtains woven in Nanking. At the State Ball at Buckingham Palace to-morrow, Dr. Kung. Adml. Chen Shao-kuan, Miss Kang, Mr. and Mrs. Chu Chang-nlen and Chiang, son of the Generalissimo, will attend. The Indies will wear Chinese dresses heavily flowered in gold, silver and all brocade. Reuter.
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CORONATION BALL
IN NANKING
Sir Robert Ho Tang Attends
Nanking, May 13, Sir Robert Ho Tung. Hong Hong magnate, attended the coronation ball last night at the British Emm- bassy, where. many high Chinese officials attended in full evening dress, and glittering uniforms.
Mr. Wu Ting-cheng. Minister of Industries, entertained" Sir Robert at luncheon yesterday. The guests Included Foreign Minister Wang Chung-hul, Mr. Sun Fo. President of the Legislative Yuan, Mr. Chú Chiao-ngao, Minister of Railways. and Mr. Yu Fel-peng. Minister of Communications.
Sir Robert is in the capital to discuss plans of industrial progress in South China-
Union News
JAPANESE OFFICER
VISITS YUNNAN
Kunming, May 13. Major-General Seeichl Kuta, military attache of the Japanese embassy, arrived here to-day from Haiphong on a visit to Yunnan, He will probably go to Kwelchow
after seeing the province.
The Japanese officer is scheduled
which had been lying in the cellars of Coutts's bank since 1880. This realised £40.288a few pounds more than the Rothschild total.
£2,900 FOR OSTRICH CUP Twice the international com-
HEIGHT AND SPEED
Natural Limits To Human Flight
and twenty million gold dollars in New York and about twenty five milion sterling in London. This may well give the Chinese people confidence in their currency. I the Customs collection continued at the present rate it should ag- pany caused the bidding to be Mr. H. E. Wimperis, Director of gregate four hundred and arty £2,000, Unquestionably the chief Scientific Research at the Air milion dollars in a whole year. Rothschild trophy was the paint-Ministry, spoke, of the natural He denied that the budget haded "Ostrich Cup" of Leipzig, de-mits, to human fight in his pre- not been balanced. The receipts corated by the 1589 meister. Eliassidential address to the Royal fully covered ordinary expenditure. Geler. Mr. Goldschmidt had to Aeronautical Society recently, also the Sinking Fund for extra- accept defeat at £2,900 from Mr. dealt with the possibilities ordinary expenditure which was 8, R. Rosenberg of Parls and Ams-height, speed, and range, and devoted solely to remunerative {terdam.
Justified the "rashness" of his works such as railways, etc.--- Reuter.
Perhaps the fine Lencker tazza prophecies by urging that they was expected to bring more than would encourage the resourceful- £450 (How) and a Nuremberg ness of coming generations by standing cup of silvergilt more providing them with the zest of than £680 (Fischer), but the ex-knocking down his row" of aero- perts will tell you that in every nautical ninepina. sale there are unaccountable bar- gains,
PAYNE STAKES
London, May 13 The Payne Stakes run to-day resulted in a victory for Perifox (11 to 4) by two lengths from Elgar (100 to 30), and Lazy Bones (6 to 1) was third four lengths be- bind. There were ten starters. Keuter.
LAWRENCE'S LETTERS
He
of.
out
He pointed out that on the globe, with a diameter of 8,000 miles, the highest mountain like the deepest sea was only about A copy of Colonel Lawrence's five miles from the surface, Seven Pillars of Wisdom," accom-Human beings were thus confined panied by three of his letters to to a very thin shell in which to Capt. Arthur Snagge, brought move and have their being, and £175 in an adjoining zoom.if ever they were to hatch Twelve others, addressed to "Dear from their shell they must dis Dick," realised £115.
cover some Ufting power which At Christie's the two days' sale did not require an atmosphere. SINGAPORE SILVER of the Edward Hudson collection In looking to high flying for high JUBILEE FUND of choice household decorations speed. It should be remembered
brought over £8,200.
that engine power was as much A carved wood model of HMS. affected by' a change of air density Singapore, May 13.
Ipawich, 1730. WBS bought by as was the drag, and increasing The Straits Settlements Govern- Messi. Spink for 480 guineas. It the height of fight without pay-
has voted $2,000,000 as
is highly probable that this may ing attention to the way in which contribution to the Singapore 811-join the collections in the Nation- the engine was affected would be ver Jubilee Fund as a memorial of al Maritime Museum at Green foolish. the Coronation.—
wich. Reuter': Bulletin Service.
ment
SINO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS
Nanking. May 13.
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Mr. Dmitre V. Bogomlov, Soviet Ambassador to China, called on
BRANCH BANK IN KWEILIN
Kwellin, May 13.
NATURE'S FENCES Increase of height also brought other effects. Flying near the celling the angle of. incidence was increased, and with that came a growth in the relation of induced drag to parasitic drag. The most formidable of all Nature's fences was the hit to the speed with
It is reported that a branch of which the air was able to get out the Central Bank of Chine will be of the way of the advancing aero- established in this provincial plane. The speed at which air on General Lung Yun! Mr. Wang Ching-wel, Chairman of capital and will issue banknotes for could move when pushed "was the
the 'Central Political Council, at the circulation. latter's home at YI Ho Road.
te call Chairman of the Yunnan Provin- cial Government, to-morrow. Union News.
MATCH ABANDONED
London, May 13-The Yorkshire V. Cambridge University cricket match which was transferred to Bradford had to be abandoned. There was no play yesterday and to-day owing to rain- Reutes.
same as the velocity of sound, and All silver coins will be surrender- once Sino-Soviet relations were dis-ed to this bank. A conversion proached that boundary it became the aeroplane speed ap- cussed between the two officials. rate between Kwangsi and national more and more difficult to push Union News.
currency will be made,
sway the air in front. And there Mr. Wang Ching-wel, chairman was nothing they could do bo of the Central Political Council, increase the velocity of sound. will shortly pay a visit here at the That velocity at ordinary tem- request of Generals L Taung-jenperature was 750 miles an hour. and Pel Chung-hat, commander-in-in the stratosphere this fell, on There were several case: of chief and executive officer respec-account of lower temperature, to fainting in the crowded streets dur-tively of the Fourth Route Army, 650 miles an hour. Taking every Ing the night procession. but they Mr. Wang used to stay in Kwangs! thing into consideration there was were adequately dealt with by the prior to his call to Nanking,
Union News,
FAINTING, CASES
St. John Ambulance Brigade,
much to be said for setting the maximum possible speed of level
life or death," and the wish utter- ed by his wife, in some touching verses written five years before, that she might carry the gold ring" he had given her into the city whose streets are of pure gold.
Their Uttle daughter was saved by the miraculous devotion of some native .converts and, it is said, by the self-sacrifice of a re leased prisoner who, when the Reds cried "Who will die for the Foreign Devil baby?” gave his life for hers, though he was not him- self a Christian.
It is, in a sense. a very simple story, but it is a very noble one. Among the objects. looted from their house was a small bronze
plaque which has been recovered: It bears in Tellef, above a cross and crown, the words "Not Some- how-But Triumphantly."
It la not surprising to read that, at the memorial service held in their honour at the college to which they both belonged, over 700 young men and women pledg- ed themselves to take their places as witnesses for Christ. Still, as of old, "the blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church."
ACCIDENT. REPORTS
An unknown Chinese male, aged about 30, fell down near Wing On Street at about 9.30 last night and was sent to the Government Olvil Hospital where, he was detained. He was suffering from skull in- juries.
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Cheung Kwan, aged 32, mason,
fell down from "A" Block while working in Kennedy Road yester day morning. He was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital where he died at 12.45 p.m.
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Chow Sing-que, aged 62, fell out of his bed, receiving factol in- Juries, after which he was sent to the Government Civil Hospital where he was detained.
ESCAPED PRISONER
CAUGHT
Ng So, alias Tam Cheung, a prisoner, who escaped from Kow- loon Hospital on April 1, was ar rested at about 5 a.m. on Wednes- day by Police Constable 0104 for attempted larceny of house fittings at No. 18 Davis Street, third floor, West Point.
fight with the present type of engine at over 500 but below 609 milles
With an hour.
higher speeds the forces exerted on the human body in manoeuvres would be, increased.. He had heard of an American experience of a force equal to 11 times gravity in which the victim needed hospital treat- ment, and of 15 times gravity leading to a complete crash. followed that as machines became more speedy they must become less manoeuvrable and the effect of this on "dog-fighting” such as was known in the past was ob- vious.
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KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY
: CORONATION :-
SPECIAL
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TRAINS
May 15th to 18th 1937.
The following trains, which are supplementary to the normal service, will run between Kowloon and Canton during the period stated above :-
May 14th-Ordinary Service.
May 15th.
Kowloon...dep, 7.37 a.m. 3.10 p.m. 6.46 p.m. Canton, ...arr. 10.59 a.m. Canton...dep. 7.30 a m Kowloon...arr. 10.40 a.m. 9.58 p.m.
6.35 p.m. 9.58 p.m. 6.4.6 p.m.
May 16th and 17th. Kowloon...dep. 7.37 a.m, Canton...arr. 10.69 a.m). Canton...dep. 7.30 a.m. Kowloon...rr. 10.40 a.m.
3.10 p.m.. 6,46 p.m. 6.35 p.m. 9.58 p.m. 11.40 sm. 6.40 p.m. 3.03 p.m. 9,58 p.m. May 18th...
Kowloon...dep. 7.87 a.m. Canton...arr. 10.59 a.m. Canton...dep. 7.30 a.m, 3.35 p.m. Kowloon...arr. 10.40 a.m. 7.00 p.m.
R. D. WALKER,
Manager & Chief Busincer:
THE
HONG KONG
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PENINSULA HOTEL;
HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL;
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL,
HOTELS
LIMITED,
In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Peking.
SPANISH REFUGEES IN GIBRALTAR
Danger Of Epidemic And Disease
Gibraltar, May 13. All Spaniards may now leave Gibraltar. Permits ΚΟΣ refugees are being reviewed by order of the
Colonial Secretary.
The reason for this step being taken is due to serious overcrowd- ing and danger of epidemic and disease from overcrowding- Reuter's Bulletin Service.
Duke Of Connaught
Now Much Better
London, "May 13.-The Duke of Connaught was reported to be much better yesterday and listened to the broadcast of the Coronation, He also saw the procession from the windows of Clarence House.— British Wireless.
DANISH ROYALTY
RETURN
SYNTHETIC RUBBER
PRODUCTION
Berlin Measure To Assist Factories
Berlin, May 13..
An import tax of 125 marks per double hundredweight has been imposed on all raw rubber imports in order to further the production, of synthetic rubber and the
ensure
financing establishment of artificial rubber factories.
The tax is llable to changes ac- cording to fluctuation of raw rub- ber. prices. The abolition of the tax will be foreshadowed as soon as the desired financing is assured. --Reuter.
MUSSOLINI-HITLER MEETING
Official Denial
Rome, May 13.
It is officially denied that Signor Mussolini. will meet Hitler in Ber- lin shortly. It is reported that London. May 13-The Crown | General Goering is visiting Rome Prince and Princess of Denmark whilst other quarters state that left Croydon this morning for General von Blomberg is visiting Copenhagen aboard an air liner Mussolint in the course of the sent from Denmark.- British Wireless.
Height
Height.
month-
Reuter's Bulletin Service.
WEATHER REPORT
· ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONG KONG
10 am, May 13.
Barometer. (at sea level), 29.71
Temperature, 85 F.
Humidity, 78 per cent.
Wind Direction, W.N.W. Wind Force (Beaufort), 3.
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HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From May 14 to 20, 1937,
FIGH WATKE.
LOW WATER.
ins
Hong
Hong
Kong
Kong
Standard
Standard
Tima.
Tins
b. x. tu. b. m.
00:55 | 4-5; 11 241-7.7 Di 57 1210 7-1 1310 0404 45 1492 6 0 1422 Tues. 18 ОБОЯ
07 08
21 44
1.7
Dealing with the question high flying, he said that preisure suits or cabins made it possible
Fri, 14 theoretically to postpone inde- finitely the failure of the human Sat. 15 came solely that of the engine. Bon. 16 mechanism, and that the limit be-
He quoted the opinion of Mr. F. |
8. Barnwell that an engine could Mon. 17
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04 38 13 4 18 50 10 4 05 15 8" 1946 10 9 0809 39 620 45 13
07 06
41
1805 42 22 38 10
17 125 0 9825 $ 4 *06 26 5.4
1830 13 8
be made to go to a height of" €1,000ft; Quoting, another fore- | cast' that a non-stop`range of Wed 18 05:48 20.000km, msght ultimately be pon- sfble, he said this would mean Thur. 20
could be reached from every other, that every single spot on the earth
a conclusion which would please those who had neat minds and alarm those who loved solitude.
1830
Temperature; maximum yester-
day, 89 F:
Temperature
night.. 78 F
mininitum
last
Rainfall for 24 hrs, ending 10h.
to-day, nil
Total rainfall since January 1,
9.41 ins. N
Against an average of 14.72-ins. Sunset, to-night, 8.55 p.m. Sunrise to-morrow, 5.44 a.m.
4 p.m. May 13. Barometer, (at sea level), 29.60. Temperature, 83. Humidity 83. Wind Direction, WBW. Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Maximum temperature, 89. Minimum ter- perature, 78, Rainfall, nil