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(Continued from Page 1) anxiously discussed the situation Reuter Sp
Canada Accepts
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25 Words $1.50
for 3 days prepaid
Ottawa, Dec. 10. Canada's acceptance of the King's NOTICE is hereby given that the Directora have made a dual abdication is signified in an Order- WANTED KNOWN.
call of $2.50 per share upon all in Council passed by the Dominion DUTOR BULBS Hyacinths, Daffo-the members holding shares of Cabinet, which authorizes the Bri- dila, Tulips, Irises, etc., are now the 1936-Issue, upon which only tish Government to include Canada obtainable at the Clover Flower
the Act of acceptance of the $2.50 per share has been paid, and in Shop.
that the same will be payable to abdication. An emergency session of the Bankers of the Company, the Parliament is therefore rendered Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank unnecessary.-Keuter. NEW FLATS TO LET 4, 6, (2ndling Corporation, Hong Kong, on doors only) 8, Tak Shing Street, the 1st day of April, 1937. Kowloon. Every convenience, rent By. Order of the Board of moderate. Apply 8, (ground floor) or Mr. Yuen, 21404 (24 p.m.)
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21 YEARS AGO
Extracts From The "Telegraph" Files
The following extracts are from
the Hongkong Telegraph for the
week ended December 18, 1915.
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The rate of the dollar on de-
mand was 18. 11.3/16d.
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The death occurred of Mrs. At- kinson, wife of Mr. R. L. Atkinson,
of the Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd,
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The head office of the Indo-China
Directors,
NOEL BRAGA, ·
Secretary. Hongkong, 11th December, 1938.
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Demand
EXCHANGE
Selling
T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan
T.T. Indin T.T. U.S.A. T.T. Manlla TT. Batavia T.T. Bangkok T. Saigon
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T.T. France
T.T. Germany
TT. Switzerland
T.T. Australia
T.T. Lisbon
4 m/s. L/C. London
4 m/s. D/P. .do
Special Session
Canberra, Dec. 10.
Parlament is meeting in special session on Friday to heart the ab- dicntion statement--Reuter.
Sympathy For Brothers
Londen, Dec. 10.
"If our sympathy goes out, as it docs, to Edward, It must needs be that an equal measure go out to the Prince who, under circumstances ao 1/2.27/32 sudden and so painful, has been call- .1/2.27/32 ed take the place of his beloved 102 brother, and face the vast respon- sibility he has laid down," declared 521 the Archbishop of Canterbury." 100%
He also paid a tribute to King 114 Edward's "frankness, charm, person- .30% ality and genuine sympathy for the .00% unemployed."—United Press.
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140%
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131
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Free State Attitude
Dublin, Dec. 11.
It is learned that the Irish Free State plans to delete all reference the new King from its constitution. 0$75 However, the Dall plans no attempt to prevent the Duke of York's accession.United Press.
Buying
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3011 6.80
4/s. L/C U.S.A..
4 m/s. France
Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., was 30 d/s. India transferred from London to Hong-U.S. Cross rate in London kong.
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Mumbers of the Kowloon Crie
Australia Accepts
Canberra, Dec. 11. The Commonwealth Senate has ,834 passed a resolution assenting to the .4.104 provisions of the succession legista-
tlon introduced by the
British Parliament--Reuter,
ket Club approved of a scheme for Mr. & Mrs. Y. Mori
a new
lay-out of the Club's
grounds, at a cost of $3,400.
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MASSAGE
Acupuncture, Moxocensis and Bone Betting. Haider of Japanese and Hongkong 'Govern-
FINE TO CLOUDY
FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 11, 1936.
'MR. WINDSOR" "GOING | ABROAD
(Continued from Page 1.) Sinclair's. Tribute
Sir Archibald Sinciale, Parliamen- tary Leader of the Liberal Party said:
WHOLE ÉMPIRE
MOURNS
(Continued froin Page 1) |
introduced Bills, empowering the King to renounce his Throne.
The Irish Free State Daji has been summoned to meet to-morrow to "We are bound to the King not introduce the necessary legislation.
Until
the die Parlaments of only by formal and solemn con- siltational iles, but by the closer and Dominions, and the House of Lords more intimate links, which sand House of Commons at Home púis : Majesty forged between himself and an Abdication Bill, King Edward all classes, creeds, and races through- VIII is still Ruler of the British Ema out the Empire through nearly a pire. quarter-century of loyal service.
"The rupture of these Les arc painful to us all, but particularly so to his Ministers and advisers, and above all to his Prime Minister."
Sir Archibald congratulated the wisdom of the Government in re fusing to countenance any attempt to divide the country on the ques- tion,
"It is largely due to the King that the Crown has not become involved in our political controversies," he Bold.
Sir Archibald agreed that the Gov. ernment was right to reject the pro- posals respecting a morganalle mar riage.
Nobody deserves more generous gympathy than the King," he said. He has demonstrated the democratic nature of his character."
Recrimination Useless
Mr. Winston Church asserted that recrimination or controversy were at present useless, harraful and wrong.
What is done is done," he cried. "What is left undone belongs to his
where I shall leave it. "No sovereign has ever conformed so strongly or so faithfully to the letter and spirit of the constitution than King Edward, who voluntarily and made sacrifices for the peace strength of his realm far beyond the bounds required by the law and the constitution.
"Throughout, I have pleaded for me because it is our duty to endure evils if there is a hope that time would bring a settlement of the solut- tion. Because it was essential to leave no room for talk atter the event, the King was hurried in his decision. It was an unhurried deci- sion D3 far as the Government was concerned.
QUEEN MOTHER
London, Dec. 11. With the abdication of King Edward and the succession of the Duke of York, the title of Queon Mary becomes that of Queen Mother, the Duchess of York becoming Queen.
"His Majesty's, Declaration of Ab-
dication Bill" provides, immediately. assent thereof, that the instrument of on Royal signification and Royal
abdication shall have effect and
thereupon fils Majesty will cease to if any, and their descendants, shall be King. His Majesty and his issue.
not afterwards succeed to the throne. ----Reuter.
KING MAY NEVER SEE ENGLAND AGAIN
(Continued from Page 1.).
ment will assure that he is well provided for financially.
Some people believe that the King will leave England on Saturday, as soon as he signs the Abdication Act--- United Press.
CALM AND COURAGEOUS
London, Dec. 10. Reuter learns from a rellabic source that His Majesty's entourage wore greatly struck, though hardly
by surprised, the calmness and courage displayed by the King throughout the crisis.
Despite the nervous stress and the deep anxiety of those around hini, His Majesty faced the supreme_Issue of his life with quiet dignity and per- accept whole-heartedly the feet coolness. His mind made up, he Premier's statement that the decision remained, as one of his friends said. was taken by the King this week-like the rock of Gibraltar. end, freely, voluntary and spontane- ously in his own time and his own Way."
After paying the warmest tribute to the King's qualities, Mr. Churchill
concluded: Governor (Sir Henryment License. Care Sprained Ankite and
May) Inid the memorial stone of the new Mongkoktaul Harbour of Refugo,
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"Although our hopes to-day withered, the King's personality will down uncherished to the not go future ages, and he will be parli cularly remembered in the homes of his poorer subjects,
The King has been working at his desk every night recently until the small hours of the morning, rising early and never showing outwardly the slightest sign of the intense physical and mental strain which he must have been undergoing.
He was his usual kindly, gracious and considerate self to everyone with whom he came in contact, whether personal friends, oficial staff or ser vants, who are all crushed by the shock of the trugie events which have overtaken one whom they loved and respected both as a man and a King.
"We must now fortify the Throne, and give His Majesty's successor the strength that will only come from--Reuter Special. the love of a united nation and Empire.
Mr. James Maxton shared the human sympathies of the House of Commons with His Majesty the King in recent weeks, and also with the Premier, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, who had had to shoulder a difficult task which few, if any, Premiers had had to shoulder before.
The decisions Mr. Baldwin had made, said Mr. Maxton, were in strict accordance with constitutional prin- -ciples,-b
but. from the nature of mon.. archical institutions circumstances of this kind were bound to arise, and had arisen now in circumstances
IT WILL BE COLD. creating grave difficulties for this
country and the Empire.
Outlived Its Usefulness
"The monarchical system has now
PRISONER DIES IN GAOL
NATURAL CAUSES
VERDICT
Sitting as Coroner at the Central Magistracy this morning, Mr. K. Keen conducted an inquiry into the death of a prisoner named Chan Lun, aged C3, who died at the Victoria Geol
Hospital on December 8,
Chlet Warder H. Barrelt stated that deceased entered the gaol on November 13 to undergo four
STORED FOR YOU outlived its usefulness," declared Mr months' imprisonment, and died on
J. C. Wedgwood, Labour. He said ho have been wished the King could
December 5.
Dr. G. A. Thomas, neling medical officer of Victoria Gool said he first
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Throughout the Empire millions of people with aching hearts will take new outli because the King wished it, he said, and if they some- times raise glass to the King across the water (Ministerial pro tests) who shall blame them? he asked.
Mr. Baldwin then introduced the Abdication Bill and the House of Commons adjourned-Reuter.
Message To Lords
London, Dec. 10.
The House of Lords, packed to capacity for an ordinary sitting, was the unusual sight presented this afternoon and some peeresses WCTO unable to obtain snyihing but stand- ing room in their gallery.
Amid a dead silence Lord Halifax message in very
road the Is The many peers--and" grave-tones,
some of the more aged pecreases sat with their heads bowed and grief written across their faces.
After the examination deceased was admitted to the hospital. He was put on a special dict of milk and bread. The man died on December
of advanced pulmonary tuber- culosis.
The jury, comprising. Messra. M. M. Stephen (foreman), Leung In- cheung and J. Chan, returned a ver- diet of "Death from natural causes."
H.K: MINES LTD.
DIRECTORS ISSUE.
STATEMENT
When scen yesterday: regarding the financing of their property in the New Territories, the Directors-of Hongkong Mines, Ltd., stated that in their opinion sufficient money for the commencement of operations at Lord Halifax, speaking for the the mine, namely $1,000,000, had not Government, Lord Shell for Labour, been received to date, and that nego- Lord Crewe for the Liberals and the tlations were in progress with im- Archbishop
of Canterbury for the portant Manila mining Interests Church,
expressed deep
regret at the with a view to making other ar- King's decision and, sympathy with rangements for financing the pro- Mr. Baldwin, the Queen and the ject. Royal Family. Lord Shell's spech was particularly appreciated.
The House will meet to move the new oath of allegiance to-morrow and
next week—Reuter,
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common to all classes in this country. "None of us can realise how hard is the path of the King....That amid all his great qualliles there was also something lacking in himself is sufficiently shown by his unprecedent
A rickeho puller named Li Tak was ed decision. For it ta 題 proof of
of knocked down by an unknown motor obstinacy rather than strength
that!
ear in Canton Road, Kowloen, yester- It must
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invested in the Company under any A. G. Plovanelli, driver of private. summoned for made. new arrangements which might be car No.. 4378, wos
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