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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
BIRTHDAY HONOURS
PROMOTION FOR THE
DUKE
OF KENT
Five Barons - Created: 4
"Knights
For Colonies
LONDON, June 8 (BW8)—In connexion with the celebra- tion of His Majesty the King's Birthday, H. R. H. the Duke of Kent has been promoted Rear-Admiral in His Majesty's Fleet, Major-General In the Army and Air Vice-Marshal in the Royal Air Force.
The Birthday Honours Include five Baronies and five "Baronetcies, while 34 Knighthoods are conferred and two new
Privy Counsellors are appointed.
AERIAL BATTLE IN SOUTH
TWO JAPANESE PLANES DAMAGED. From Our Own Correspondent CHUNGSHAN, June 8-Chi- nese war planes flew over Taleung and Shantak on June 2. and were challenged by enemy machines, developing into an aerial battle. Two Ja- panese fighters were damaged in the dog fight, while the Chinese planes returned to their base in safety.
The new Barons are Sir Arthur Order of the Bath Knight Grand miles north of Canton, in an at-to de Capel Brooke; Sir Herbert, Cross,
GABLES
ROYAL TOUR:
KING AND QUEEN BID FAREWELL TO CANADA
LARGE CROWDS ASSEMBLED AT HISTORIC BORDER
NIAGARA FALLS, „JUNE 3 (RÉETER) – CANADA BADE THEIR MAJESTIES. THE KING AND QUEEN AN AFFEC- TIONATE FAREWELL FROM HER SIDE OF THE GIGANTIC FALLS LAST NIGHT, as over the water, America walted in a mood of tense suspense to receive the first reigning British Monarch to set foot on United States soll, accompanied by his Queen
alted States, in the hope that they would appear on the bal- cony overlooking the falls,
Six Brief Stopi
forces are said to be 15,000 emcers from Washington, will greet Their sixth largest city in the Dominion,
and Saint Catherines, where Their Majesties disembarked and drove the rest of the way to Niaga Falls by car.
Nearly half a million "neigh- Chinese troops are launching bours" of the two great demo- ferce attacks on Sunkat, on the cracies in the Western Hemisphere Canton-Hankow Railway, about 40 had gathered throughout the day
witness the historic border The train made six brief stops tempt to stem the Japanese ad-over which Mr. Cordell Hull US its run yesterday including Hamil- northward. The enemy Secretary of State, on his arrival ton. "Canada's Birmingham," the vance G.C.B. in the Civil Cayzer: Captain Herbert Dixon, The other whose elevation to the Peerage Division is Bir Findlater Stewart.
Majesties with a handshake, #111 necessitate by-elections in Permanent Under-Secretary at the and men.
Guerilla Raid .
Pleasing Mission Portsmouth South and East Bel-India Office.
6 fast. respectively: Bir
June Mr. Hull spoke of his "pleasing Henry Approvals and promotions in the Chinese guerillas on Lyons; and Sir Frederick Marquis. Order of Salat Michael and Saint made a successful raid on Tung- mission of an infonnal nature
The
Commissioner tor George" include Sir Edward Hard- kwoon, on the East River, and and said, at a press conference,
After the presentations on the Works. Mr. Herwald Ramsbotham, mg, Permanent Under-Secretary succeeded in slaying several pop-that this was a time when a visit American side of the Falls. Their whose appointment to succeed the at the Dominions Office, who be
pet captains and majors. Before of this nature could be examples Majesties will return to the train. they retired, the guerillas des- to those sections of the world which will inmediately steam for late Sir Philip Sassoon was an- comes O.C.M.G. and Mr. Richard
threatened chaos and washingħin, where becomes Butler, former Premier of Southtroyed several ammunition dumps which
Provident nounced on Wednesday,
Counsellor, as does Privy
and the Australia,.
Bir Humphrey and set fire to military establish- anarchy in their international re- Roosevelt and Mri Roosevelt-and
iations. Scottish Conservative Whip in the Walwyn, Governor of Newfound- mamá.
what hkely to be the first heal House of Commons, Mr. James land, who are both made Knights
wave for the summer-are waiting
Stuart.
Commander.
greet ther Royal guests at 3 p.m. to-day.
new
The most prominent of the new
The New Knights Baronets is Dr. Robert Hutchison, According to a Reuter message, of the Royal College of Physicians.among the Knights-Bachelor "are
New Knights
Mr. Stanley Aubrey, Chairman of Lloyds Committee, and Mr. Wil- Beer-liam Fraser, deputy chairman of
the, Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.
"The most notable of the new Knights Bachelor is Max bohm. equally witty as a carica- turist or author in the literary era, which seems almost to have passed into history.
Prof. Owen. Richardson. whose
work on the emission of électrons
Mr. Edward Whishaw, chair- man of Cable and Wireless, bas been appointed Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George..
from heated flament has been a
Mr. H. J. Seymour, Minister to valuable, contribution to progress Teheran has been made & Knight In radio and television, is knighted. Commander of St. Michael and St. Dr. Drummond Shiels, Under-George, and Mr. Michael Holt of Secretary for India and later for the British Embassy in Baghdad the Colonies in Mr. Ramsay Mae has been created a Companion of Donald's Second Labour Adminis- the order. tration, also becomes a Knight.
Companions of Honour
Mr. Alan Lascelles, a member of the Royal Becretariat, now with There are two new Companions the King in Canada, has been
of Honour, Dr. G. P. Gooch, his created a Commander of the Vic- torian and one of the editors of torian Order, and a similar dis- Bristol documents bearing on tinction has been conferred upon origins of the last Great War, and Mr. G. A. Pononsby, comptroller of Mr. J. J. Mallon. Warden the royal household.
Toynbee Hall, one of the Governors of the B.B.C. and well-known for his pioneer work in connexion with Trade Boards.
Seven knighthoods are con- ferred in the Dominions, går. teen in India and Buries and four in the Colonial Empire.
Orders of Chivalry
Colonel Dow Lamb, attached to the Iraq army has been made a Commander of the Empire.
(Reuter)
HOSPITAL BENEFACTOR
8 LONDON, «June Among the new baronets in the Birthday Honours List is Mr.. Harry Oakes, a member of the Legisla
Coming to the orders of Chivalry.tive Council of Bahamas, for pub-
In recapturing Wong Tong, neag Bamshui, on June 5. the Chinese forces killed over 300 Japanese. soldiers and bluejackets. Several malors and Reutenant comman- ders were also killed,
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He added that no two peo- ples had more in common than the United States and Britain.
Through Wlad Tannel Their Majesties are due to stay two and a half hours on the Cana- After the customary civic resep dtan àide of the Falls oufer re- tion, and presentations on the Japanese Threat
have joining the Royal Train to cross Canadian side of the frontier, Japanese reinforcements been sent to Kowkong, on Triangle the International Bridge at 1.30 Their Majesties drove to Table Island, south-west of Canton, and a where the British Ambassa-Rock, where they were conducted will advance westward to invade dor, Sir Ronald Lindsay, will pre- through the wind tunnel under Kauming and Holhow. To signify sent Mr. Cordell Hull, who, like all the Falls. their threat. Japanese gunboats last night sent shell after shell on Tongha, east of Ksoming, and in- civil ficted heavy damage an dwelling houses and casualties on
civilians.
SOVIET
members of the Welcoming Com-Amongst those Mr. Cordell Hull will present to Their Majesties mittee, is wearing a lounge suit.
will be the Military and Naval Aides-de-Camp appointed to at- tend on Their Majesties during their visit to the United States,
Ten thousand school children massed outside the hotel where Their Majesties, were dining privately before entering the
PREPARED
AGREEMENT ON THE
RECIPROCITY
TO CONCLUDE BASIS OF FULL
Progress Of Negotiations With Russia Outlined By Prime Minister
It is interesting to note that, in tc and philanthropic services Sir FOREIGN OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE
view of the King and Queen's ar- Harry is a generous benefactor of rival in the United States yes St. George's Hospital having given terday, that Bir Ronald Lindsay, £90,000 to the reballding fund. His Majesty's Ambassador at His latest donation or £10,000 was Washington, is appointed to the lannounced in to-day's papers.
TROOPING THE COLOUR Queen Mary Present At Ceremony LONDON, June 8 (Reuter) The
Trooping of the Colours was held at the Horse Guards' Parade this morning in honour of the King's Birthday. Queen Mary made her first outing since her recent motor accident.
A big crowd gathered outside Marlborough House and cheered Her Majesty when she drove to the 'ceremony.
SAGRES INCIDENT
RIGHTS IN RESPECT OF COMPENSATION
LONDON, June 8: Reuter;— · In the Hottse of Commens yesterday, Mr. R.A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, La reply to a question reraising the Sagres incident. that full information "stated
the for-- was necessary for mulation of detailed claims and these were not yet avail-" able,
TO CONVEY BRITISH ATTITUDE
LONDON, June 8 (Reuter)"For reasons which the House will appreciate, it is not possible to give day-to-day information regarding the progress of the negotiations with Russia," said Mr. Neville Cham- berlain in the House of Commons yesterday,
"The stage has now, however, been reached which enables me to supplement what I said on May 24, "It appears from the last which do not desire it, but I hope
exchange of views with the some Soviet, that there is general agreement. on the main ob
jects to be attained.
1
The British Government have, I think, been able to satisfy the Boviet that they are in fact pre- pared to conclude an agreement on the basis of full reciprocity and have also made it clear that they are ready immediately, without any reserve, to join with the French in giving the Soviet full military support in the event of any act of aggression against ber involving her in hostilities with He added that as M Chamthe European Powers. ten degrees cooler than yesterdayberlain had stated on May 24," the
Over 1,500 officers and men of Government would reserve the Brigade of Guards were
[their rights in respect of compen- parade or otherwise participated antion.
Those taking part in the cero- mony must have been thankful for this morning's weather which was
in the wonderful pageant in which the traditional movemente were carried out with astonishing pre- cision to the impressive" accom- paniment of slow 'and quick march music played by the massed bands
of the Guards regiments
"!
Malaya's Magnanimity
Various Cases
means will be found by.
which this dimculty, and any other stand in the way of giving the points that may arise, should not greatest effect to the principle of mutual support against aggression.
"In order to accelerate the negotiations, it has been der· cided to send a representative of the British Foreign Office to Moscow to convey to the British Ambassador there fuil information as to the attitude of the British Government on all outstanding points. “
[SOVIET PACT:
BRITAIN'S SPECIAL ENVOY
AGREEMENT NEXT WEEK?
MR. WM. STRANG
FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1939. -PAGE 9.
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SYMPATHY FOR CHINA
JAPANESE PERMITS
LABOUR CONFERENCE NECESSARY
RESOLUTION
RESTRICTIONS
ON SHIPPING et & PASSENGERS
GENEVA.. Jüne 8 (Renter}---- Some fifty countries will be re- presented at the International Labour Conference which opens here to-day.
Groups of workers met yesterday at a preliminary ses- sion and adopted two resolu- tions:
Heroic Deferice
British Governments' Acquiescence
Fratly they warmly approved the peace initiative of President Roosevelt and urged him to con-
LONDON, JUNE 8 › (REUTER.) ---- tinue his effort to achieve a durable and honourable peace by sum-THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT RE- moning an international economie COGNIZE THE NECESSITY FOS SHIPS SAILING. FOR INLAND conference.
WATER PORTS FROM SHANG- Secondly, they expressed sym-HAI TO CARRY JAPANESE MILJ- for Foreign pathy with the Chinese working TARY PERMITS, Mr. R. A. Butler, classes, who were heroically defend- Under - Secretary
ainst Japanese aggres-] Affairs, informed the House of ng China don" and concluded the workers Commons yesterday in a willion of the world are convinced that reply to a question by Sir John their enormous sacrifices will not Wardlaw-Mine (Con). Nine Ports be in vain and that the Chinese peasants know how to safeguard
Mr Butler stated that a notifica- their Independence against Jation had been received at the in amene aggression. with whom, stance of the so-called Reformed. nevertheless, the Japanese prole Government in Nanking that tárlat is not identified.”
S'HAI STOCK EXCHANGE
Continued from Page 1. The main criticism appears to
Lowners of vessels wishing to clear for nine specified places after June ¡1 must first, obtain a certicate from competent Japanese authori ties.
Sir Robert Craigie, British Am- bassador to Japan, had been in-
be the alleged casual manner instructed to take up the matter which the control suddenly, with with the Japanese Goverment that immediate instructions should out announcing withdrew its sup he sent to the appropriate authorl- port and apparently abandoned
at least temporarily, its mission es to refrain from the insistence which, in the words of the Chan- of military permifs, the necessity cellor of the Exchequer, was to which was not recognized, as Justifiable by the British Govern- preserve the stability of the Chi-
Iment. nese dollar with a view to reader- Ing material assistance to British trade and enterprise in China
Military Pages":
In order to enable Briti subjects to proceed up the River Yangtze, the British Government has acquiesced. 'In the requirement that they should hold Japanese military": glazed. -
Critics voiced the opinion that the Fund would have discharged its duties more satisfactorily by permitting the dollar to seek a FOR MOSCOW.
lower level gradually, ironing out LONDON, JUNE 8 (REUTER) the violent fluctuations in the KEUTER'S DIPLOMATIC CORRES- course of the decline instead of The British Government do not PONDENT LEARNS THAT MB maintaining a fictitiously high recognize in principle the Japan- WILLIAM STRANG, C.M.G., HEAD level then suddenly allowing aese right to restrict or control the OF THE CENTRAL DEPARTMENT complete collapse leading to total movements of Britons and Str OF THE FOREIGN OFFICE, WILL., demoralization on the marketa. It Robert Craigie had been instructed
BRITAIN'S SPECIAL ENVOY
TO MOSCOW, Mr. Strang
in
betn
has lately
British Minister and is now ru turning home,
Warsaw on a private visit to the
is understood the Chinese bankers to enter forcual reservations, an
as
much a
·dis-
4
and brokers are meeting this nounced Mr. R. R. Butler, afternoon to discuss the situation.
Better To Acquiesce FUTURE, A. MYSTERY
Sir Nairne Sandemen (Con) With the future policy of the asked if the British Government stabilization Fund
had acgalesced in granting: there It is pointed out that Mr. Strang
passes. has been through all the develop mystery as ever the exchange
market to-day remained ments and negotiations with the Soviet Government and there organized, business transacted be- fore, particularly well qualited to ing only limited amounts at wide- be the bearer and interpreter of ly fluctuating rates Sellers - of instructions to Sir William Seeds, sterling quoted at the opening at fd, or 13-5/8 cents (Gold) but the British Ambassador in Mos cow, which are hoped to lead to these levels were not maintained an early conclusion of the Franco- for long and soon declined to respectively. whereupon a harder tendency Sp. peared and 6-3/4 and 13-1/8 were quoted at mid-day, fi
"I hope, by these methods, that British Soviet Anti-Aggression 6-1/2 and 12-5/8 2
it will be possible rapidly to com-Pact. plete the discussion which is stil necessary in order to harmonize
Mutually Satisfactory.
It is learned from diplomatic
of the formula, mutually mis- factory to the British, French :
"It is not intended that the the views of the three. Govern-quarters that the general basen --- full military support which the ments and to come to a final three Powers would agree to ex- agreement," concluded Mr. Cham- tend to one another should be berlain confined to cases of actual aggres- slön on their own territory:
"It is possible to imagine various cases tu which any one of the three Governments might feel that its security was Indirectly menared by the action of another European Power "These cases have been review-
and Russian Governments, hære
already been established,
Mr. Butler: Yes, because the situation on the Yangtze, is nurma) and we have thought it better to acquiesce in order to obtain those facilities while making reservations on ⋅⋅ the 'general, question.
from
1919:
NEW GOV. - GENERAL FOR THE SUDAN In the afternoon a further
LONDON, June 8 (Reuter) easiness was seen and the rates air Bernard Henry Bourdillon. again plunged to 8-1/2 and 12-5/8 GCMG, KC.M.G., KBE, CMG, but the closing was somewhat Governor of Nigeria, has been, ar- Object of Decision
steadier at 8-3/4 and 13-1/3. The pointed Governor-General of the Answering Mr. Arthur Green- These consist in mutually guarz erratic behaviour of the dollar re- sudan in succession to Bir Stewart wood (Lab.), Mr. Chamberlain said anteeing each others "vital infected on gold bars which, open-gymes, who is retiring at the end that it had not yet been decided terests. Thus, if the Soviet Goving at $2,245 soared to $2.440 in of the year. who was actually to go to Moscow. ernment should declare that it the middle of the morning es Sir Bernard Bourdillon went to record Nigeria from Ceylan, where he was put the object of sending a repre- considers the territorial integrity tablishing an all-time sentative was to facilitate and and political independence of the whereafter the trend reversed and Colonial Secretary accelerate the negotiations, and Baltic States to be of vital interest, the price fluctuated throughout 1881. not to delay them.63
the question of a guarantee to closing at $2,380. This compares The Premier stated, in reply to Kent accompanied his brother. | OVER £7,250,000
ed in detail and I hope it will be several other questions, that these states would be evaded and with $2,098 at the opening yester-
their objections to having a guar- day. Princess Margaret accompanied FOR EMPIRE DEFENCE possible to suggest a formula ac- Government had received several antee thrust upon them would be Queen Mary, Princes Fizabeth
ceptable to the three Governments, communications from the Finnish, being absent owing to alight LONDON, June 8. (Router) which, having regard to the in- Estonian and Latvian Govern No Dufculty cold.
Cheery greeted a statement made terests of the other states, will en-ments indicating their intention Her Majesty, together with other by Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Secre- sure co-operation between these to maintain strict neutrality and It is felt in official quarters that funds rushed to buy shares, large members of the Royal family and tary of State for the Colonies, in powers in resistance to aggression also the fact that they did not in any case the question of finding blocks changing hands at pro now hold a formula which will reconcile all gressively higher prices though, fasued an General Gamelin, French Chief of the House of Commons yesterday, Neutral Destres desire a guarantes, les é
conflicting viewpoints should not some of the proût-taking led to they will not “There ... remain one or two g General Staff watched the gutter-in which he declared that the free ing military, cavalcade from the gifts from Malaya, towards the difficulties to be resolved, part NO INFORMATION rent any great difficulty, now irregular movements in the
cularly the position of certain states which do not want to re-
"The Duke of Gloucester in the uniform of Colonel of the Scots Guards deputized in the King's absence. The Duke of
balcony,
cost of Empire Defence during the past ten years; had amounted to
TOKYO, June
In the House of Commons yes more than 87,259,400, in addition ceive a guarantee on the ground oficial in terday, says Reuter, the Prime to the expenditure borne by the that they would compromise their reached Tokyo reg Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, received Malayan Government for the local strict neutrality, which they de-aking the Turkish editors vilting Britain forew, fualading - His + MaSesty's, aire to prese under the ausplens of the British forces in the Peninsula, amounting Consul at Ankuraj
>ossible"
guarantee on states on Wednesday
(Renter)
circumvented.
Btop book conditions were wit nessed on the Shanghal stock ar change as holders of idle dollar
that the Russian stipulation for noon.
NO Zall reciprocity has been agreed
Lendor
(frazig-zwill:DEO
achy Moscoc
Sla bellaved that that ther
Exchange
es-
mostly gained
on the large
PETROLEUM UNIONS STATEMENT
MEXICO CITY, June 8 The umor, OF DE