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R.A.F. TO TAKE PART IN FUNERAL OF LATE KING

As General Oscar Westover (above) took over the reins as chief of the United States Army Air Corps, succeeding Major- General B. D. Foulois, he as- nounced his plan to add $00 planes to the army forces everf year for fové YERİR.

MEMORIAL SERVICE

HONG KONG PAYS

TRIBUTE

Notable Assembly At Cathedral

IMPRESSIVE SCENE

One of the most impressive services ever seen in St. John's Cathedral was the Memorial Ser-i vice for His late Majesty King |George V, held there this morning before an enormous congregation representative of all circles in the Colony.

His Excellency the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott, CMG CBB, was present, attended |by his A.D.C., Captain W. J. R. Cragg. The Naval Military

STATUE SQUARE and Air Forces were represent-

CEREMONY

Very Simple But Impressive

H.E. THE GOVERNOR LAYS WREATH

The censorship imposed on the doings of Premier Musolini's soms at the front was lifted surprisingly, to peruit. the issuance of this picture of the bexed being grown by Vittudo Mumodni, right, who vowal he would not share until the Italians had "de" fented the Eckiagizas. Vittorio is in the air force on the northern front.

HISTORIC SCENE

AT PALACE

5 KINGS & M. LEBRUN

ENTERTAINED

ROYAL GUARD AT WESTMINSTER

London, To-day."

King Edward returned to London after spending the week-end at his private residence, Fort Belvedere, Sunningdale, and was met by a deputation from the House of Commons, com- prising the parties of all political opinions, to re- ceive their confirmtion of loyalty.

For the first time in the history of the country the Royal Air Force will take part in the funeral of a king. When King Edward VII died the Royal Air Force had not been formed. At to-day's

AMERICA ICE-LOCKED meral two officers from the Canadian Air Force, two from the

WORST COLD SPELL FOR YEARS

Chicago, To-day.

Australian Air Force, one from South Africa and one from New Zesland will walk in the procession with Royal Air Force units. An Indian Flight Officer in the RAF will represent India.

Melbourne: A special memorial service was held on the cric-

The ket ground on Sunday, at which thousands were present. Federal Government unanimously decided to erect a national

memorial to the late King, but the site and manner of the memor ial have not yet been decided

ed respectively by His Excel- lency Vice-Admiral Sir Charles) Little, KCE. Commander-in- Chief; Major-General A. W. The country is ice-locked from the Rockies to Bartholomew, C.B., C.M.G CRE. D.SO, General of the Atlantic coast. The spell of Arctic weather Ohio Commanding, and Squadron has claimed 235 victims since Wednesday. Leader C. R. Keary, RAF. leads the death roll with 47. All traffic has been ties to-day. They recently came BATTLE NR.

In addition all the members of

Lahore:, The Sikh community has decided to suspend activi-

ties when they defied the Gov- ernment's order to refrain from

the Legislative and Executive held up on the Ohio River by the severest frost into conflict with the authori There was a very simple but Councils, the Consular Corps in since 1918. mmpressive ceremony at Statzefall strength, the Cir Services Square at 1 p.m. when His Thy-the University and Education De

and representatives cellency the Governor, Sir An-Partment,

drew Caldecott, laid a wreath, from every walk of life in the on behalf of the people of Bong Colony attended to pay their last Korg, at the base of His late respects. A bigger congregation Majesty's Statue, after the two than has ever been seen in the

SERIOUS RIOTS IN SYRIA

minutes silence had been ob Cathedral before taxed all the Martial Law Proclaimed

served at 1 pm.

available accommodation," a couple

FRATERNISE

WITH CHRISTIANS

Wreaths were then laid by of hundred people finding only In Three Districts Messrs. G. S. Archbutt and standing room along the aisles, in C. F. Bellamy (St. George's So the nave and Chancel, and in the MOHAMMEDANS ciety), Dr. J. C. Macgown, and Lady Chapel. Mr. R. M. McLay (St. Andrew's: The service, which was most Society) and the Hon. Dr. W. B. impressive, was attended by а A. Moore and Mr. F. P. R. James larger gathering of the Protestant (St. Patrick's Society).

clergy than has ever before been

LARGE GATHERING

seen

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Jerusalem, To-day. at the Cathedral The Pt. The disorders in Syria, which

The Nigara Falls have bees wearing short daggers in com frozen over for three days, sequence of which they were Ther which has not happened before liable to oper arrest.

living memory. All the twen have requested the Viceroy to tieth century records of contin-express their comfolence on the ued cold, to the Middle West death of the KingBeater's have been broken.

Bulletin Service

The cold spell is now entering HISTORIC SCENE

London: A historic scene" was the second week. It is predict ed that it will last at least witnessed at Buckingham Palace three more days. Only Floridast evening. The King enter and the Pacific coast have estained at dinner five Kings, the President of France and all the caped Beater.

other male Royal guests and heads of foreign missions attending the

ATLANTIC AIR ROUTES PROPOSED GERMAN

SERVICE

NEGELLI ABYSSINIANS ROUTED

LOSSES REPORTED

TO BE 10,000

ITALIAN WAR BULLETIN

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Rome Today. War bulletin No. 107 states funeral The company wore black that a mechanised "recosmorking knee-breeches, silk stockings and column pushed forward on Jan-

evening cosis.

breeches

Despite the fact that the lay-Rev. the Bishop of Victoria was have been caused by the banish-

The dinner service of gold plate uary 23 to Waders Warch, 45 was used and the servants wore miles north-west of Negeli, the ing of the wreaths was not ac-present and said the two prayersment of the Syrian Nationalist

blue or scarlet costs with black Abyssinian force encountered companied by any ceremony at the end of the service and the leader Sakry Barndy, continned whatsoever, a large number of Blessing, The remainder of the unabated over the week-end, ac-

there retiring after a short resāă-

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The Queen, with the Queen of people were present, among service was conducted by the Rev. cording to reports from Damas-

Berlin, To-day.

Norway and other British and tance and after first blowing up whom were His Excellency Vice-H. W. Baines, Chaplain-in-Charge cus, which state that martial

It was

officially announced foreign royal ladies, dined separ- an ammunition dip. Numerous Admiral Sir Charles Little, of the Cathedral, assisted by re- law has been proclaimed in here yesterday that representa ately, while King Edward's suite prisoners were made and stores presentative clergy of the various Damascus, Aleppo and Beirut tives of the Ais Ministry and the and the foreign entourages dined

and that the summary courts Ministry of Posts, as well as of in Protestant sects in the Colony.

s third room. After dinner captured, says the report. are working day and night the German Lufthansa, will pro- the six Kings joined the two

Another column with armour- FUNERAL MARCH PLAYED After the Choir and Clergy had order to try the hundreds of z

ed cars followed the course of filed in from the West door, pre-rested rioters, the sentences ceed to Washington at the begin-Queens and other royal ladies.

the Dust Prania River, reach- ceded by cross-bearers, Chopin's varying between two and 15 g of February in order to in- stitate negotiations with the

ing Malee Marri on Sunday, 125 miles from Bolo. About Funeral March was played on the months' imprisonment

United States, authorities' con-

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SERVICE IN SHANGHAI

Many Visit Holy Trinity organ, everybody standing. The authorities are employing cerning the organisation of re-

Cathedral

Shanghai, To-day.

People from all walks of life,

including many foreign diplo-i

Then the following sentences troops and tanks to maintain gelar commercial air trafic across from the burial service were order, 2,000 Moroccan Sengalese the North Atlantic Trans-Ocean said:-

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mats, councillors, and municipal lend speakers.

patrolling the streets of Damas Service. cus. The general strike, which has lasted for a week, is begin- ning to die down, a number of

officials crowded the Holy Tri- A detachment of 50 rank and shops having been re-opened nity Cathedral this morning for file from the Lancashire Regi- yesterday. the Memorial Service to His ment, 50 from His Majesty's

One of the outstanding fes- late Majesty, King George V. Ships in port, British Units tures of the situation is the Many outside followed the and the Volunteer Corps also at fraternisation between Chris service through the medium ofitended Reuter.

OBITUARY

General Sir Cameron Deane Shute

London, To-day.

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ITALIANS CLAIM SUCCESS

Further Bombing Of

Red Cross Units

EMBLEM MORE DANGEROUS THAN PROTECTIVE

1,467 Abyssinians were killed

during this operation, it is Istated

The Italian: losses of white

troops in the course of the recent

]battle" of Camale Doria "ire, said to be "alight, those of natives amuuming to some hundreds killed and wounded, while the Abyssinian - Iosser – are put at (10,000. Large quantities of suma, and stores of a Kinds have been London, To-day. While no further news of the captured, including, it is said, the Desti's Siz Camerin Deane big battle at Makalle is forth personal luggage of Bas

On the Eritrean fro At a mass demonstration at Shate; EGB, KCMG, who had curing the Italians claim a fur Belgian military advise

ther successful thrust 45 miles On Saturday the distinguished military crowd kept shouting Long Hye He was Tientenant of the Tower north-west of Negelli, in which cess of cleaning up

£1,500 Elkingtans were: willed.

Funity"

tians and Moslems, which is tak

The death has occurred of! ing place everywhere with the greatest show of enthusiasm General

Shooting In Polish Court Damascus

Vilna, To-day. While the trial Woland, of 17 Communists accused of unconscious.

career.

WEATHER REPORT

The autho

War, being; mentioned Meanwhile his assalant, taking! The political leaders have plotting high treason was advantage of the general confu-handed in to the French High despatches eight times. He also ceeding in the county court berelic, excaped from the courtroom Commissioner a letter protesting

had a number of foreign decoza yesterday at man sitting among and succeeded in getting as fer against the oppressive measures time- nter's Bulletin Service the spectators suddenly rose and as the flight of steps to the street. taken by the authorities and de made his way towards the wit-hotly pursued by police officers, manding the restoration of the THE QUEENS CONDOLENCES gerous than protective.nin Isla ness just giving evidence. Before On the steps he suddenly turned constitution of 1928 The High anybody could guess his inten-round and fired at the police, but Commissioner declined.- "how- tions four revolver shots

ever, to enter into negotiations the eturned the fire,

the prescire of the

Tanganisse

out and the witness sanc to the floor, dengerously wounded. Ex

her bombing of Red Cross units has taken place and it is stated that the ambulance com mansers have ordered the Bed Cross emblem to be removed, on the grond that it is more dm-the Pa

Three more members of the Majesty Swedish ambulance are due of Ardis- Ahaha to day

ced to ab Negelf the lorries.

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