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The Prince of Wales and any heirs he may have are the first barrier. The Duke of York and his heirs are the second.
Queen Victoria took preced- ence over her uncles because she was the heir of a Duke of Kent who was the eldest surviving son of the long dead King George III. When Queen Victoria WAS born she was seventh in succes-
. p.m. to-day. No flowers hy re-j NOTES OF THE DAY sion to the throne. Her father
quest.
Barker.
The
No. DB-946 Thongkong Telegraph.
Voi cho Sapote (Nozze di Figaro) ' RICHARD CROOKS-I Love Thee (Grieg) No. DA.1394
Parted (Tosti)
MICHEL FLETA-Ay, Ay, Ay, (In Spanish) No. DB-1483
Doloros-Madrigale (Breton)
FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 1935.
Osborn,
"
This week's wedding has prob- ment, had little or no power, and was the first and last Duke of ably interposed yet another was never granted the title of Kent until King George's fourth rank the Duke of Kent and the king. BARKERAL Much Hadham, Eng-ANOTHER GREAT NAME son took the title.
son born last month. If the first Yet it is under queens that land, on 7th instant, Paul England
The ancient Salic Law (formu- Gloucester child were a girl, that many lands have progressed Barker, beloved husband of Mary: Henry Fairfield
78lated by the Salian Franks of girl would be displaced in line of furthest, Britain most of all. years of age, one of the world's Germany 1,500 years ago), succession by the birth of Under Elizabeth "we first took greatest scientists and teachers, which forbids women to inherit Gloucester boy.
our place a8 the dominant widely read and much travelled in the throne, was adopted by near-
Power in the world, a position.
lost. we have never theory and In fact, has died Inly all Europe, but not by Eng- A baby born to this exalted which America. He has contributed-land.-
station, fifth gentleman in Eng- Under Anne we were regarded, much to man's knowledge on a Because of this fact the little land, would in due course be en- through the genius of Mari- borough, as the most formidable variety of sujects and his name Princesses of the House of York, dowed with a coat of arms. will rank with the greatest in Princess Elizabeth and Princess The College of Arms would military Power in Christendom. The old cus- Under Victoria we grew rich, THE CURRENCY
selence. We laymen, naturally, Margaret Rose, rank before their design the arms. know litle or nothing of hle work; uncles the Duke of Gloucester tom that the eldest son takes his powerful, to be regarded as the
and Kent.
father's arms automatically, greatest country on carth, MUDDLE
his treatises are far beyond us. barrier to the succession to the with a "label"a little white His knowledge was tremendous, as throne of the Princess Royal, patch at the top of the shield to Following the practically
the list of his publications in- because any children of the Duke mark that he is the son and not worldwide commendation of the timates, and most of his life was and Duchess of Gloucester will the father-does not apply to
Government's No. DB-1015. Nanking
lived upon a plan undiscovered to rank before her. rency reform decision, a reac-
is more mortal men. And yet he
When the. Prince of Wales Every royal coat has to be tion is to be noted in certain could discourse most attractively quarters regarding China's and amusingly upon the intricacies succeeds to the throne, he will be worked out according to the laws
PIECES OF SILVER ability to carry the scheme of his "gropings", as he once called the first King for 400 years to of heraldry by the College and a bachelor. You must go then submitted to the King for through. At present, however, them. He spoke once upon his ex-be MILIZA KORJUS—Invitation to the Waltz (Weber) No. C-2721 it would be wise not to pay too plorations for fossil vertebrates in back to the boy King Edward VI. approval.
Western America before a com- (1547-1553) for a consortless A royal baby to the Duke and Pa! I Cannot Tell A Lie: much heed to these fears, and many of distinguished folk in New King. The only other bachelor Duchess of Gloucester will have The Little Ring (Chopin)
in particular, to keep in mind York and a certain youthful cor-Kings are William Rufus and the the title of "Prince," and will be the point that the opinions of
respondent was hopelessly
Prince in the Tower, Edward V. called "His Royal Highness.' some of the prophets may be tangled with a muddle of words You must go back to Elizabeth merely a case of the wish being which he had never heard before (1658-1003) for an unmarried IF the wheel of destiny brings S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD father to the thought. There and certainly had never tried to
one of the royal children to is widespread opinion in usually spell. Professor Osborn-apparent-ruling monarch. well-informed circles that they perceived his dilemma, for when Nanking Government would not the audience had risen and was with con- have taken the steps it has with crowding about him
questions. be out first considering its capacity pushed his way gratulations and
through to the
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The Very Idea!
I Chopped That Dollar By ED. KELLY, HOARDER INTERVIEWED upon his ar rival in Hongkong yesterday, Robert MacWhirter, the well- knownTM Linkuradoddie-haggis ex-- pert, complained about the slow passage from Singapore to the Colony.
nor without advice from reput him a sheet of closely-written fools-1-Prince of Wales, 5-DukeofGlouces-open her moneybox and spend
"I've
able quarters. As we have al-cap with the remark: ready had occasion to point out, writien you something in ordinary the Government has for some English which will be comprehen- time past been managing its sible to ordinary people."
smiling, he added: "Like you and currency without a surprising me." measure of success, and the
steps now taken merely carry | COMMUNISM AND the process a little further.
Canton, it is interesting to note; | CHRISTIANITY.
is following in the stops of the Nanking Government, although
in British lands. headway
aged 41
Then 2-Duke of York,
39 3-Princess Eliza-
beth, 9
ter, 35 6-Duke of Kent,32 7-Duke of Kent's
baby 1 Month 8-Princess Royal,
38
Per 4-Princess Mar- 9-Lord Lascelles,
with this aspect of the
garet Rose, 5.
12
"Mon," he exclaimed, "I was greatly feared the wee yin would her siller coins before I had an opportunity of offering her a bright, now banknote for them." Linkumdoddie is the famous. baggia breeding centre in Scot land.
NOTES OF THE DAY
Phose shiny, new $1 once.
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Short Story
It depends on how you spell it, The banks get the SILVER
The rest get the LIVERS
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Old Song Revived
You called me silver dollar years.
úga, You thought 1. wasn't very nice
to know.
int now I've sono away,
And you're sorry to-day,
For you've got a little ellver doll."
Household Pets
And then there was the Hong- kong speculator who wasn't even annoyed when he found that the silver fish had eaten holes in his new evening suit,
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There is more than one reason to what extent this is an in- why Communism is not making dependent gesture is not at the haps the chief one is that it is moment apparent. In particu-professedly atheistic, and anti- lar, there is no indication of religious theories are pursued with. what the authorities will do militant and missionary attack, with the silver which it man- says a Canadian contemporary.
Only one Queen ruling with a the throne this is what would ages to secure; neither is it Moreover, there is another reason
alficult for Com- King has had the same sovereign happen: made plain that there is to be why it is so
was Either of the princesses of the real co-operation between Nan- munism to guin ground. It at-rights as a King. That
tacks capitalism, so called, in un- Mary, wife of William of Orange, House of York would rule as king and Canton. In the mean reasoning Innguage. It speaks of Mary was the rightful heir, the Queen absolute, as was the case time, the currency situation in employera as exploiting the people.daughter of James II.
with Mary Tudor, Elizabeth, Hongkong remains in a most Professor John Macmurray, in his William of Orange had also a Anne, and Victoria. confused state. All manner of recent book on "Creative Society," claim to the throne as the grand- The husband of either wouki rumours are in circulation re- deals garding possible. Government political creed with especial rela- son of Charles I, who was the occupy a place like that of Philip of the new of Spain, who married Mary action, but these are, by the cir- tion to Great Britain. There, he direct ancestor
But his greatest Tudor and never was recognised says, when the Communist agita Duchess. cumstances of the case, merely tor seeks to increase the sentiment claims were his Protestantism as having any power in Britain; guesswork. All that is vouch of chuss antagonism between the and his successful invasion of or like that of Prince George of safed in official quarters at the worker and the employer the England at the invitation of the Denmark, who married Anne moment is that the Government natural reaction of the people is great Protestant landowners. Stuart, and was a mere cypher in is keeping a close watch on the to any, "We know the people you If the Prince of Wales did not British life.
Why, certainly, my.. child. situation. Eventually, it is are talking about, and they are
renounce, his rights, for which It was only at the insistence of What is it that's worrying you?" more than probable that action
"It's this sum, daddy. If allver of some kind will have to be
he would have to obtain permis- Queen Victoria that her beloved Is 2s. 540. an ounce, how much taken, but the authorities appar-whether the Government will, sion of the King, or abdicate, Prince Albert was given the ad- money would you get for point ently think that the time thereby an export embargo or other after becoming King, in favour ditional dignity of the style eightyeight of an ounce?" for has not yet arrived. In the wise.
"Point eightyeight of an ounce? protect the currency of a junior branch of his House. "Prince Consort."
Queens who succeed to the I'm That's not very hard, my long run, stabilisation would be This much, at any rate, can be In this case the Crown would the obvious, remedy to apply, said that the present situation devolve upon the House of York. thrones of their fathers have an child. All you have to do is divide but there are so many complicat is most unsatisfactory. Sup- First, the Duke of York, then unenviable task in the selection 2s. 6d. by a hundred and then
The strong multiply the answer by 88. Here: ing factors that to peg the dol-posedly on the silver basis, our Princess Elizabeth, would rule. of a husband. lar at any given level at the currency is now under no sort
But if the Duke and Duchess princes of the world hate to take you are--it's 2. 0%d."
"But that can't ha right, daddy. moment might Inter prove to be of real control. In the circum- of. York had a son he would take a subsidiary position, as they The Hongkong dollar has 88 of have been unwise. Meantime, stances, business is rendered precedence over his older slatere, must in a foreign land. Queen however, there appears to be a largely impossible. The Gov- just as the Dukes of Gloucester Wilhelmina of the Netherlands an ounce of silver in it, and every- considerable outflow of the ernment must surely be alive to and Kent take precedence over married Duke Henry of Mecklen- one says that you can only get one Colony's dollars, with the con- the gravity of the position. their elder sister, the Princess burg and raised him to the "Don't you know it's cheating to status of H.R.H. Prince Henry ask your father to do your school An heir to the Duke and of the Netherlands. But he took work for you! Be quiet, now, an:l Duchess of Gloucester would out- little or no share in the govern lot daddy read his Telegraph."
wish to aucceed, he could either. (Continued on Pago 5.)
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. that we are being vites Royal
tually placed on a paper cur- the earliest possible moment rency. It remains to be seen. would be generally welcomed.
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The Awful Child' "Daddy, will you help me with my homework to-night?"
and six for it"