1936-01-21 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAI FUNDAY, JAN

TOUCHING SCENES WITNESSED OUTSIDE SANDRINGHAM HOUSE=

His late Majesty King George V. Britain's Sailor King, photo- graphed with Earl Beatty on board EMS. Queen Elizabeth.

POIGNANT SCENES AT SANDRINGHAM

NAVY'S TRIBUTE TO SAILOR KING

ALL FLAGS IN COLONY

AT HALF-MAST

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION REGARDING MOURNING

The muffled guns of the Navy he loved so well sounded a solemn requiem for the death of England's Sailor King, His beloved Majesty George the Fifth, when at 12 noon to-day His Majesty's Ships in harbour fired a Royal salute of 70 minute guns, one for each year of the late King's reign.

Nor were other evidences of the public sorrow absent. All Mr. E flags were flown at half-mast, both on ses and on land. Vander Straeten, Consul General for Belgium and the Doyen of the Consular Body in Hong Kong, addressed å letter of condolence to His Excellency the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott, expressing on behalf of himself and his colleagues the grief they feel at the King's death.

His Excellency Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Little, His Excel- lency Major-General A. W. Bartholomew and Wing Commander Keary, commanding the Navy, Army and Air Force respectively, paid officials calls at Government House at 3 pm. to offer their sympathy to His Excellency the Governor.

The news of the King's death; The Gazette is also published in was broadcast to the local public a Chinese translation. by the pealing of all the church With deepest grief the Gover beils, while all the "hong" fays nor has to announce that His Ma- were replaced by the Union Jack, jesty King George the Fifth pass which was flown at half-mast. ed away just before midnight on His Excellency, Vice Admiral Sir January the 20th, 1936. His Ex- Charles Little, KCB, CB has 'cellency requests that the inhabi- cancelled all visits for the day, in- tants of the Colony will

(Continued from Page 17 throat and is expected at Sand- cluding his inspection of the Hons mourning for a period to be A bulletin issued at 5.30 pm ringham to-day, have all been in Kong Naval Volunteer Force, specified in a later Gazette

to have taken place! for short periods. In which was yesterday said that the condition the room of the King "shows diminishing order to insure the atmost quiet aboard the "Cornflower” and which strength." The bulletin is sign-the Air Ministry has asked airmen has also been postponed.

ed by three doctors and indicates to refrain from dying within four that they are fearful bow far His miles of Sandringham. Majesty's reserve of strength is

being taxed.

FATEFUL BULLETIN

A bulletin issued at 9.25 p.m. yesterday stated: "The King's lifel HOPES LESSENED Later. The hopes of the King's is moving peacefully towards its three It is signed by recovery were lessened with the close." bulletin issued at 5.30 referring doctors

to

his diminishing strength, which created considerable aları.

WORLD-WIDE ANXIETY World-wide anxiety for the

Government Gazette Extraordinary

REQUEST FOR WEARING OF MOURNING-

The following Government Ga zette Extraordinary was issued

ness in 1928. «

(Sd) W. T. SOUTHORN,

Colonial Secretary.

Supreme Court Ceremony

Hearts throughout the whole Empire will best to-day in sympathy with Her Majesty Queen Mary (above) in the grievous-loss which the

and they have sustained by the death of His Majesty King George

Great

King Passes

ANXIOUS CROWDS

VILLAGERS WAIT IN SILENCE

Many Women Join The Vigil

QUEEN'S LIGHT DIMMED AT 11 PM

London, To-day. Touching scenes were witnessed.

at the Jubilee Gate of Sandring- ham House as the tenants and vil- lagers waited to hear the last sad news, wires Renter's special cor- respondent. The faces of the watchers were a look of grim s0- Hemnity as they zuviomly waited in the pitch blackness, in which the only sound was the whithing of trees and the intonation of the village's church deck.

Only a few dared to speak, and then in hushed tones. "Yet Imost seemed glad that if the end were to come the King himself would not desire any- thing better than to die as & simple country gentleman amid the rural surroundings of his beloved Sandringham.

The latest bulletin brought

scores of cars from many miles distant, while in the neighbouring town of King's Lynn, with which the Royal family has a close affiliation, the people stood listen- ing to radio messages through ¡the open doors of private houses. Even the bitterly cold night did fly, notably the Duke and Duchess not deter many women from join... (Continued from Page 1)

of Gloucester in Buckingham ing the vigil. The light which had Palace, the Duchess of York at hiterto burned brightly in KING EDWARD VII Edward Windsor is now King Windsor, the Duke of Connaught Queen's bedroom was dimmed at Edward VIIL Fair-headed, still at Bath and the Queen of Nor-11 pa almost boyish looking, he imme way in Oslo.

and the absence of particular are besieged by anxious enquirers adjoining His Majesty's sick room Mr. W. Schofield, before sitting,

Governor-General, Lord and after brief proceedings, an said: "We have just received with ed to-day in accordance with tradi-ally inspects the body to confirm

the

IN INDIA

The King's condition in afternoon cansed the doctors the health is featured in all gravest concern. They remained

official statement says:

Those so appointed are newspapers. Many anxious en-Her Majesty the Queen and Their! Wales, the Duke of York, the

:

ST. JOHN BRIGADE'S CONDOLENCES

DRAMATIC INCIDENT

NIGHT LIFE STILLED

West End Loses Its

Glitter

GRAN CHACO WAR

Finished At Last

the

Buenos Aires, To-day. The Gran Chaco war has at last ended. “Bolivia and Paraguay

When the Court sat this mor diately assumed the sovereign, CONSTITUTIONAL PROCEDURE The Queen's grief is inconsol- (ning at the Criminal Sessions, the powers, which had been delegat-

the happy-union ¿Prisne Judge Mr. Justice I Iled to him, the Queen and his able, now that

Hayden, said:--

brothers barely twelve hours pre-which has lasted so many years is "Mr. Assistant Attorney-Gen-viously by King George as the last over. The Queen Mother wept official act in his very busy life, and sorrowed liked any other los- eral

The new King will be proclaimed ing wife, but not until everything "I have received with the

which was expected of her as It is thought that the expenditure King is shown in Reuter's wes-to-day-

to-day.

London, To-day. * energy due to the meeting of sages. A wire from Addis Ababa the Privy Council resterday told says that Ethiopian sympathy is which anxiety for his health had greatest possible regret the news

of the death of His Majesty the The news of the death was im Queen had been minutely carriei

Night life in London was stilled upon His Majesty's weak condi- very keen. There is frequent en-inspired.

King, who died just before mid-mediately Hashed officially to all out. PRIVY COUNCIL MEETING

parts of the Empire and to all The Archbishop of Canterbury, tion, but a slight hope is enter-quiry regarding his progress made

Legation, and A meeting of the Privy Council night last night

"In the circumstances the Court the Ministers who were not at as her old and dearest friend and instantaneously when the news of tained by the public that the King at the British

Steps were in-the King's parish priest, stood by the King's death spread rapidly. Renter's correspondents understand was held at Sandringham yester

Sandringham

the the Royal family while the King The dancing in many resorts announcement may yet regain the ground lost at

ceased before the what is regarded undoubtedly as that the Emperor has instructed day to appoint a Council of State will, as a mark of respect, and

that every medical bulletin be to relieve the King of the burden with the profound sense of the mediately taken to summon

It is understood that the con- was made, and the gaily-dressed the critical stage.

of allegiance will be taken by the NO DEFINABLE ILLNESS transmitted to him as speedily as of public duties during his illness great loss sustained, adjourn until Privy Council at which the oaths was expiring.

Similar procedure was followed 10 am. to-morrow."

new Sovereign It will probably stitutional procedure on the King's throng drifted slowly away. By Authoritative circles emphasis possible.

AT CENTRAL MAGISTRACY Ottawa: Prayers for the King's curing the King's last severe ill-

be held at St James's Palace to death is that the death is verified one o'clock the West End had lost by the doctors, and then the its glitter of gaiety and Centers? ed that there is no real definable

No cases. were heard at the

day.

Home Secretary is officially notiLondon appeared almost deserted. illness from which the King is recovery are being offered through-i

-Benter. The Councellors met in a room Central Magistracy this morning,

PROCLAMATION-TO-DAY suffering. The general weakness out Canada. The newspaper offices

The new King will be proclaimed The Home Secretary person- symptoms which the doctors could The

of the most Tweedsmuir, has cabled to Sand-order was taken to the King, who deep regret the sad news of the tional usage from the steps of the the death and then, together with trest "has been one

sage ringham wishing His Majesty a signed it sitting up in bed. Aa death of the King, and as a sign Royal Exchange in London with the remaining members of the difficult features of the

"His of respect all cases will be ad-the historic phrase: The King Council of Regency, offers the

throne

to the Prince of Wales which is described as a “general speedy recovery. The Queen re- ma-plied to say that she was most

Majesty the King. at a Council journed for 24 hours and all suis dead. Long live the King!" slowing up of the bodily

grateful for his kind message.

Within a few minutes of the of The Prince of Wales, accepting, held at Sandringham this morn-monses adjourned for the week chine."

Counsellors of!

Sicial announcement of the death becomes King immediately de facto and de jure until his Bombay: The news of the King's ing, appointed

the roar of a powerful car broke

{coronation."yea the State

the silence at Sandringham as it jsped to London. It is believed to in attendance throughout the quiries have been received at the Royal Highnesses the Prince of

The following, cable has been have contained Lord Wigram, the There was a dramatic incident have agreed to the peace terms, afternoon and evening, and oxygen news offices.

The formal signature of was administered to the King Vienna: There is great concem Duke of Gloucester and the Duke sent by the local branch of the King's Secretary, rushing to in- when the last bulletin was posted which are being initialled to

came There were present at St. John Ambulance Erigade to form Mr. Stanley Baldwin in Lon-Down the darkened drive a bare night

headed youth

ziding - * the peace treaty will probably again yesterday, the method used in Austria at the illuess of the of Kent

the Archbishop of

the headquarters in London:-don. being an open cylinder of oxygen King, all details of which are given the Council

The Queen personally tele bicycle, the oil lamp flickering occur to-morrow Renter in a corner of the King's room, so prominence in the press. Crowds Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor, Loyal expressions of profound

sorrow at the passing of His Ma-phoned the sad news to the abdimly in the breeze, grasping an that the air was revitalised.

have gathered at the newspaper the Lord President of the Council, Lord Dawson of Penn, Lord:

hand, while the other gripped thei DEATHLESS HUSH

offices awaiting the news.

head of the Venerable Order of

Landlebars. He dismounted at the The King, who is still not in London: Last night's big variety Wigram and the Home Secretaryjesty King George, Sovereign sent members of the Royal fam-old brown leather handbag in one any actual pain, is kept as quiet programme had music substituted Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Lord Simon

extracted as possible" although the

firm our continued loyalty to the diately closed as a mark of res-lodge gate and handed the bag to

ja royal servant, who Ipect to the late sovereigni a who is never out of call, has seen for it owing to the grave news Hailsham and Sir John

Crown" lunched with the Queen, after-i concerning the King-Beater.

All entertainment in the Colony the bulletin in the Lodge porch wards returning to London in the

has been cancelled owing to the slowly in the light of the two Prince of Wales's aeroplane, in Earlier Scenes

death of His Majesty. The dance great lanterns of the Table Gate. which the Prince and Duke of York travelled to Sandringham

drive and handed the bulletin to ANXIETY SHOW. BY THE

from Windsor yesterday. Mess- The Hong Kong Hotel, the arranged for to-night at the Un- The servant walked across the

The Goverment has announced. PUBLIC

ages continued to arrive from all Gloucester Hotel, the Peninsula lited Services Recreation Club has d parts of the Empire and the Hotel and the Repulse Bay Hotel been excelled, and the King's, a policeman, who affixed it in an

The new King remained up till that it has decided to hold elections the have notified us that there will be

the early hours in consultation under the new electoral law London, earlier! The public has world showing the deep solicitude have cancelled all festivities un-Queen's and Alhambra Theatres osken frame on the gateway.

no performances to-day. waited anxiously all day for fur-with which the King's illness was til further notice owing to

death of His Majesty.

We are informed by the Adjn- with the Duke of York and Lord March 10. There was again riot- ther news of the King's progress. being followed.

that of the Hong Kong Volunteer Wigram (who, contrary to the ing by students on Sunday. The the statement issued at Sandring-

DUCHESS ARRIVES

Defence Corps that all parades earlier message had not gone to disorders lasted till a late hour in ham yesterday morning said:} The Duchess of Kent joined the STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSED

for to-night at Volunteer Head-London, the person who did so the evening, the students again A mysterious fire which occur The King has had a "moore restful other members of the Royal

Owing to the lamented death of quarters are cancelled being another offcial), about the and swain trying to form proces red in the building of the Ministry night. There is no substantial Family who are with the Queen

was to have taken place on Satur- other ceremonial matters. The streets and cried Down with of Labour on Sunday is baffling change to record in His Majesty's at Sandringham, including the His Majesty the King the Stock The Burns Night dinner which funeral, the lying-in-State and the sions which marched through the the police of the French capital condition". Following this state- Prince of Wales, the Duke of Exchange was closed to-day.

day night is amongst the public new King is travelling to London Britain Down with Eden!”

to-day by car for the The confiagration started in onement more reassuring news was York, the Duke of Kent and the

functions to be cancelled.

Council, at which the Archbish of the rooms where numerous docu- eagerly looked for, and the bal- Princess Royal The meats with data on foreign letin issued by the King's doctors Gloucester was

"Lady WEEK-END SOCCER CANCELLED of Canterbury and the

Secretary will be LYING-IN labourers in France were kept late yesterday afternoon came as from Buckingham

Queen,

him frequently and his children, except the Duke of Gloucester, who has been suffering from a sore ARSON CASE IN PARIS

Important Documents

Burned

**** CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Paris, To-day....

"Although--the fire brigad

quickly on the scene zuished the blaze, numeru portant documents; were burst.

vestigation showed the fire was probably due to

elfeved that

sks & sad disappointment to millious day, but his

#hose hopes were ardeitly fixed inad

on His Majesty's early: recovery.

The crowds which lingered” ali

day outside Buckingham P

St. John of Jerusalem. We, af-

FESTIVITIES POSTPONED

ke of PERFORMANCE POSTPONED

ZULVERSI

which was to to-morrow has All League soccer games for a date to be the week-end have been

by the Council of the Hong

Football Association

respect to His late Majesty

-BALL CANCELED

To day the body will be tal

válnej where so often

worshipped,

the immeral

ELECTIONS IN EGYPT

New Electoral Law To Operate

· CHINA MAIL = SPECIAL

Cairo, To-day.

„Ocean - Semprice.

WEATHER REPORT

.OR

The anti-cyclone remaing: over

uring seas

ease in intensity: North-east winds,” the forecast for: by the Royal

Hing

extinguished before 1