KING'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS.
(Continued from Page 1.)
THE ARCTIC IN THE FUTURE.
SAFER FLYING AREA THAN EUROPE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
the 1st Mountain Battery, Hong- kong-Singapore Brigade, Royal
Oxford, May 7. Artillery. After the first seven
Mr. Vilhjalmur Stefanson, the guns had boomed out, a fen-de-fote explorer, who lectured on was fired by the Somerest Regi- future of the Arctic regions, stated the ment, drawn up on the Praya, that during all historical time This was repented after each seven guns until the Royal Salute northward, and every period of had been moving had been completed. The cere mony proper at the Cenotaph con-1,000 years had seen the centres cluded with three cheere for His power further north. Majesty the King..
The March Post..
The march past commenced about 10.16, being headed by a detachment of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. While the march past was In progress, H.E. the Governor stood in front of the Cenotaph and took the calute, the Guards of Honour and the detachment of Somersets on the Praya remaining in their former positions.
The following took part in the march past; in addition to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines:
12th, 20th and 11st Heavy Bat- teries, Royal Artillery.
civilisation
'BRICKS MADE 50 CENTURIES AGO.
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ONE DUG UP AT UR HAS FINGER PRINT OF ANCIENT.
MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1929.
KING'S ILLNESS.
SIND MERCHANTS.
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
POSTPONED.
APPRECIATION OF A DECEASED LEADER.
London, May 31, In the presence of a goodly Castle, gathering of members of the Sind Building materiais used bv A bulletin at Windsor workmen in the Valley of the signed by Dr. Henry Martyn Hindu Merchants' Club, Mrs. G. P.. ago, just placed on display at the Household Euphrates more than 5000 years (Surgeon Apothecary to H.M. Daswani, the wife of the Preal- at: Windsor), Bir dent of the Club, performed an Architectural and Allied Arts Ex-Frederick Stanley Hewett and Lord interesting coremony on Saturday
afternoon in the Club Hall, unveil provide a strange contrast to the position in Grand Central Palace, Dawson of Penn, saya:-
nga portrait of the late Mr. Narain Dialdas. elegance and variety of modern architectural products shown in other exhibits.
"The King passed a good night. The abscess so far is following a normal course which, in the nature of things, must be tedious. We "It seems to be a principle that when civilisation is advancing in
accordingly advise that the Thanks The ancient bricks, some of giving Service should be deferred quality its centres are moving them dating from 3500 to 3000 Bto a later date. As His Majesty's away from the equator, and when C., were excavated at the site of condition is now satisfactory there civilisation is retrogressing in the historic city of Ur, situated is no necessity for the issue of
uality its centres are retreating somewhat more than 100 miles bulletins daily."--Reuter, towards the equator," he said.
above where the Euphrates empties "The present centres of civilisa into the Persian Gulf. The Tower tion appear to be where the aver of Babel was probably built of age temperature is between 48 and bricks similar to those in the ex- The Thanksgiving service for 2 degrees Fahrenheit. That hibit, according to experts. One the King's recovery, which was to includes Landon, Paris, Berlin, of the oldest bricks bears two have been held in Westminator New York, Chicago, and Toronto. finger prints left upon the soft Abbey on the 16th Inst. has "Irrespective of its natural reclay by some long-forgotten brick been indefinitely postponed.. sources," he continued, "the Arctic maker,
bound to be developed during the next quarter of a century as thoroughfare for air traffic, for the short Bying routes between East and Wost lie across the Argtie. It is full of islands, and the lying Royal Engineers (including the conditions on the average through- Chinese detachment in the 40th For-out the year are better than in the trean Co.).
24th and 5th Heavy Batteries, H.K.S.B., R.A.
Royal Corps of Signals.
2nd. Bn. King's Own Scottish Bar- derers.
Royal Army Service Corps. 3rd/15th Punjab Regt. Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corpe. Hongkong Mule Corpo
temperate zone.
: Little-known Conditions,
That view is not yet fully realised by the promoters of fly- ing because of the tremendous 1st Mountain Battery, ILE.S.B. the Arctic. These good conditions prejudice there has been against The band of the Somerset Regi-Pave been completely verified hy ment played for the march past in the case of units not possessing hands of their own.
R.A.
ying experience. Come mander Byrd, who was unable to fimi Paris after dying across the
Sir Halvy
After the last unit had given the Atlantic, had no diffenlly in fil- salute, His Excellency the Govering the North Pole, and returning nor, left for Government House, to his starting puflat. again escorted by the Motor CycleWilkins, when he How the full Section, Hongkong Volunteer De diameter of the fence Corps.
The Route March,
Aretie from
Alaska to Spitsbergen,, had no freable in finding his way. When Captain Amundsen flew there in # dirigible he had trouble in The troops continued on a route rope before he entered march through the Chinese part of Arlic, and in Alaska after he left the the city proceeding by way of the Lit, but none in the Aretie itself. Praya to Hillier Street, Bonham "Even Nobile, Strand and into Queen's Road wrecked his airship, was picked although he
Central. Their
progress Was up after forty-eight days, whereas watched by huge crowds of specta-his mon would have been drowned" tors lined up along the entire in less than forty-eight minutes, the accident occurred over thei Atlantic,
route.
The ceremony at the Cenotaph had, for its background a colourful harbour where ships of all nation- alities were dressed for the peet sion. Even a tiny yacht anchored off Queen's Pier had brought out Ha flags for the celebration,
Shameep Celebrations.
Shameen, June 2.
Monday will be observed as a Bank Holiday in. Shameen on the occasion of the King's Birthday, and the following is the day's
programme:
10 1m.-Divine Service Christ Church, Shameen,
"More than 50,000 ailes have without a single loss of life," be been flown inside the Arctic Circle
Render,
The oldest bricks are about 14 inches square and date from 3500- to 3000 B. C. They were
NEW VISCOUNT.
Laken
The Right Hon. Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, until recently First Lord of the Admiralty, who has been made a Viscount in
the Birthday Honours.
Service Postponed.
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London, June 1.
A Good Night
London, June 1. His Majesty the King had good night and his condition satisfactory.
Three doctors held a further consultation this morning.
A Good Day,
London; June 2.
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It is officially stated that the King had a good day and that his condition continues to give satus- faction-Reuter,
Latest Bulletin: Unchanged.
London, June 2.
It la oficially stated at Windsor Castle that the King's condition is Junchanged.
Lord Dawson, Sir Stanley Hewett and Dr. Martyn spent two hours In the castle this morning.-Reuter Prince Henry 'Anxious,
Victoria, June 1. Arriving from Japan, Prince Itenry expressed concern for the health of King George. The Pince has cancelled all his engagements In Canada and leaves for England on the ninth inst. from Quebec. He stays here for four days. Reuter
CHANNEL SWIMMERS.
PREPARING, FOR A MASS ATTACK THIS SUMMER.
Among those present beside Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Daswani were Mr. V. Shewaram, President of the Sind Hindu Merchants' Associa tion, Mr. F. P. Milwani, Secretary, of the Association, Mr. N. Jeram das, Secretary of the Club, Mr. Soonderam, Dr. Nidu, Mr. and Mra. Ruttonico
and Misa Ruttonjee.
Addressing the gathering in Sindi, Mr. Daswani expressed his pleasure at the honour done to his being asked to unvell the portrait wife and himself to his wife at
of such a noble man as the Into Mr. Narain Dialdas, and to himself the privilege of apeaking on such an auspicious occasion. His feel- ings of pleasure, he said, were, however, tinged with andness be cause although they were there doing honour to a noble com- patriot, yet they were denied the pleasure of knowing that he was. still alive to carry on the good) work that he had already done.
A Full Life.
Mr. Daswani then related to his hearers the life of the late Mr. Díaldas, saying that although a comparatively young man, at the time of his death, he had not only done a great deal for his com patriota wherever he went but had also done many wonderful things in business as well as in public and social work,
A great philanthropist, the late, Mr. Disidan donated with an open' hand and with the spirit of good. will to almost every cause which was for the good of his fellowmen,
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from the temple of Dr. There is are believed to be among the ear-I no inscription upon these, and they.
Deal, May 8. declared,
There is to be a massed attack The Antic was not nearly seprocess for hardening.
liest bricks submitted to the fire by swimmers on the Channel this
The Unveiling. poor in natural.
year, and already there is some) Pesources ដង
Before asking his wife to unveil people had assamed.
Next in antiquity are the mold-activity in the various camps on the portrait, which was put up in I would. i belved, become incressingly ed flat bricks of the Third Dynasty this part of the coast. Most of the conspicuous corner of the Club a ment-prodading country. Af Ur, 2300 to 2180 B. C. These contestants to be first across wi. Hall and covered with satin, Mr. ready reindeer meat was regularly bricks are from the houses of the start from this side, which is gen- Daswani asked the gathering to served in most of the New York Moon God at Ur in the time of rally considered to be the more stand for a few moments in silence hotels and restaurants, and he eating Ur-Nanmu. They bear the difficult swim.
As a sign of respect for the late calated with the next half century Ur, builder of the house of Nan-Temme, Norman Derham, Miss Ivy performed the ceremony, revealing inscription: Ur-Naminiu, King of The awimmers Include E. H. Mr. Dialdas. Mrs. Daswani then reindeer would provide the largest atsinghe source of the world's meat
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Hawke, Miss "Laddie" Sharp, Mrs. a large bust photograph of the The next group are from the Gill, E. Vierkoller (Germany), J. deceased framed in black, supply.
dynesty B. C. 2180 to 1955, during (France), and C. Toth (U.S.A.), Helmy (Egypt), G, Michel
Ten, was then served. Eggs ind Bacon. "It will not, however, be ade reigned. They bear
which period King Ishme-Draga all of whom have already swum India, the late Mr. Narain Dialdas, One of the merchant princes of mate to supply the mat demand stamp, and on one of them is the anxious to win the gold cup offered died at Karachi last year less royal from France to England and are was only 28 years of age when he the present scale, which means inscription: "Ishme Dagan, care-for the first competitor who suc- than six months after his return to all British subjects, his foreign that the world is faced with com taker of Nippur, who exalts the ceeds in swimming from England to from a round-the-world trip with
pulmory vegetarianism. If you head of Ur, the promoter of Eridu, France. eat eggs and bacon you are wast-priest of Erech, King of Islin, King
his wife, in the course of which Noon The British community six-sevenths of the corn eaten of Sumer and Akhad, beloved hus can twins, Berenice and Phyllis Deceased had a branch firm in Other entranta include the Ameri-they paid a visit to Hongkong. will be "At Hone" in the Canton y the chickens, and pigs which band of Innina." Club to foreign friends and their supply it.
Another of the bricks' bears the this month, Miss Beatrice Spears, was closed last year after
Zitenfeld, who are due in England Hongkong for a few years but it ladies.
Seven vegetarians can be sup-inscription: "For Anu, king of the young Deal swimmer, and little death. ported for one meat eater. That the gods, his king, Ur-Nammu, Joun
Brunton, the 11-year-old
3030 a.m.--Parale of His Majesty's naval forces and of the Shameen Municipal Police.
11 .m.-lis lirittanie Majesty's Consul tieneral will be "At Home"
friends and their dies, at his residence.
3.30 p.m.-Children's, party on board is Majesty's ships.
9.30 p.m.-Variety show in the Canton Club Theatre;
There will also be a cricket match in the afternoon hetween Shumeen and the men of the West River Patrol. This will be played over at Fati and should prove rather amusing, most of the Shameraites not having touched u ericket hat since their school days, -Our Own Correspondent.
SAM KU WEST.
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will also try their luck again.
is why tropical and temperate king of Ur, planted the great, gar-Dover girl. It is expected that Dr., lands are bound eventually to deden, and built the shrine in a Dorothy Logan and Miss Glelize vate to vegetables all the land pure place." except that which is too dry to "row them. But in the Arella you can produce no cereals, and that is why the Aretie will be the last retreat of the meat enters."
BOILER EXPLOSION.
THREE. PEOPLE KILLED IN MUISHAP AT SHANGHAI.
Shanghai, Juno 2. Three persons were killed, one a woman, fn a bailer explosion at the Yangtagcpoo district, the boiler Tien Chang Paper Mill, in the hurtling through a galvanized roof and alighting on another roof nearby.Our Own Correspondent.
Hawaii's "Kreisler of the steel guitar," Sam Ku West, has, to gether with the "Harmony Trio," been engaged to appear for a re turn season during all per- formances at the Queen's Theatre from Thursday to Saturday · next. A stubbing affray occurred This talented company appeared the high seas on board the with great success at the Queen's | Seistun, and was reported to the Theatre a few months ago and police on the arrival of the vessel theatre-goers will doubtless be here yesterday. A sexman
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stabbed in the head and left cheek by a passenter, who apparently was running amuck with a knife
The assailant, a Chinese returned
brief and interesting account of the artist's career,
About two years ago Sem Kumigrant, was secured and handed
West left Honolulu on the Tengo Seistan arrived. The injured minn over to the local police when the Maru, an unkown music boy in
was removed to the Government overalls with a steerage ticket Civil Hospital.
4 for Hongkong, in seach of Miss
Irene West and her Royal Hawai-happened to be in Singapore, Tang, then touring the Enst. settled the matter of title by Sammy had run away from home referring to Sammy na "Kreisler with the courage of flaning youth of the steel guitar." New, in ad- for a musical career. He found (dition to the guitar, Sam Ku the company and it was not long West has taken up the harp and before he climbed to a prominent has the distinction of being the place with the show. The press firat member of his rare ever to acclaimed him as "a wizard of the attempt to play this difficult guitar." But Prince George, who instrument,
ROG. LE B. PAT.OUT.
"Bat you understand, Mr. Van Brush, I only want to pick
up enough of this so I can teach It this summer."
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his
The late Mr. Dialdas was a
very energetic man and despite the heavy call on his time by his large business he was able to per- form the work of a public mun in | India in which capacity.he was a Municipal Councillor and Honor- ary Magistrate of Karachi.
THE FRENCH TENNIS 'CHAMPIONSHIPS.
MISS HELEN WILLS WIN THE WOMEN'S SINGLES,
Paris, June 2.
Expectations were fulfilled to- day at Auteuil, where the French hardcourt tennis championships are being played, when Miss Ilelen: Wills the American lady cham- pion, won the Women's Singles with case.
In the semi-final; Miss Wills had a keen tussle with Miss Eileen Bennett (Britain), who after Josing the first set at 6-2, carried the second and last set to 12 games, Mias Willa winning.7-6. In the other semi-final, Madame Mathieu. (France) defeated Frau- lein Aussem (Germany) by 8-6, 2-6, 6-2.
The final lasted only two sets,! Miss Wills winnings by 6-3, 6-4.
The Men's Singles final will probably be played to-morrow, In the quarter-final, J. Borotra (France) defeated F. T. Hunter (U.S.A.) by 6-8, 10-8, 4-6, 8-0, 6-1. In the semi-final Rene Lacoste (France) defeated W. T. Tilden (U.S.A.) by three sets to one, 10-1, 6-0, 5-7, 6-8.
An all-French final is certain. Reutor.
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