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With the booming of a salute of: seventeen guns, fired from Fort Blackhead at 2.30 p.m. this after- noon, the Honourable Mr. N. L

South took the oath as Officer Ad

ministering the Government

Kong in the presence of the

of Hong the Legislative Coun-

cil.

His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir

Atholl MacGregor, and the Puisne Judge, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, entered the Council Chamber in full bottomed wig and gown, pre-

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COUNT DE CHAMBRUN DENIES MME. IN PARLEY

FONTANGES' STORY

Paris, To-day.

Count de Chambrun, former French Ambassa- dor to Rome and one of his country's most distin- guished diplomats, stepped into the witness box yesterday when the preliminary inquiry was open- ed into his attempted assassination last month by Madame de Fontanges, a journalist.

PARIS, TO-DAY.

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MADAME DE FONTANGES, A BEAUTIFUL BRUNETTE, WHO IS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN THE MISTRESS OF A CERUNDERSTANDING. TAIN "VERY PROMINENT PERSONAGE" IN ITALY, FIRED This is according to reded by the Mace carried by Mr. | AT THE COUNT WHEN HE WAS LEAVING PARIS AT THE agency report from London, which

H. J. Millington, First Bailiff, Su- preme Court, and accompanied by the Supreme Court Registrar, Mr.

I. R. Andrewes.

Mr. B. C. K. Hawkins, Chief As- sistant, Secretary for Chinese Af- fairs, read out the Royal Orders relating to the change of office,

after which the Honourable · Mr. N. L. Smith read the oaths and ap- pended his signature while the company remained standing.

O.A.G.'S TRIBUTE"

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SHE CLAIMED THAT THE FRENCH DIPLOMAT HAD BEEN MAINLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RUPTURE OF HER RELATIONS WITH THE "PROMINENT PERSONAGE.

Yesterday Count de Chambrun, as usual immaculately dressed and apparently unruffled by the intense interest aroused in the case, strong- ly denied this in his evidence.

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"I have never interfered in the lady's affairs,” he stated.

CRASH AT 100 M.P.H.

Turin, To-day. The famous Italian speed "ace, Navolari, had a miraculous escape from death yesterday when a car hardly which he was testing turned over while he was speeding at nearly 100 miles an hour.

His Excellency said:-This is a

"In fact," he added, “I sad day for Hong Kong. I do not know her." think that any of us will readily He said that he only recalled

TO BE CONFRONTED Madame de Fontanges was not

Navolari was driving over the Turin track in preparation for the Valentino race, which takes place Jon Saturday.

He sustained several broken ribs

forget the wave of emotion that

having met her once, at a luncheon spread through the entire Colony to foreign journalists in Rome. in January when we first heard the news that we were ́to lose Sir Andrew and Lady Caldecott after barely a year of his administration. brought into Court yesterday but, and his chest was badly cut but is Man is too often slow to appreciate in view of the conflicting nature of stated to be in no danger-Trans- his blessings until there is the pros her statements and those made by Ocean. pect of losing them; but I think it Count de Chambrun, the two main| will be agreed that the remarkable actors in the case of would-be as- manifestations of regret witnessed sassination will be confronted with in the past three months have only each other in the next session been an indication of the respect the preliminary inquiry.-Trans- and affection which the whole Co- Ocean. lony had felt for Sir Andrew and Lady Caldecott almost from the mo-

ment of their arrival.

It is not for me to repeat what

you all know of Sir Andrew's great H.M.S. Hood

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EXPLOSIVES

PERIL IN BALTIC

Floating About After

Ship's Sinkinter

Copenhagen, To-day.

•

Reaches La Rochelle

London, To-day.

of

The British battle-cruiser H.M.S; Hood, which was recently ordered to patrol Basque waters, arrived at La Rochelle yesterday.

Vice-Admiral Geoffrey. Blake

Somewhere in the Baltic are proceeded from · Rochelle · .to floating a number of boxes contain- ing explosives.

Hendaye, where he will consult the British Ambassador to Spain. A warning to this effect was sent In the meantime, the Briti out from Copenhagen yesterday, Government has received 2 com- notifying all shipping in the area munication from the. Basque to watch for the deadly flotsam. Government stating that the en- The explosive is believed to be trance into. Bilbao harbour is free part of a consignment of munitions from mines,, and that the Bilbao which was contained in a steamer coastal batteries are able to protect which sank in the Baltic a few days merchant ships within Basque ago,

Trans-Ocean.

waters. -Trans-Ocean.

radio

were

suggested by the Emperor of Japan states that the negotiations

selte

The political side of the agree- ment, says the report, will mainly be concerned with the Chinese îs- sue, while the naval agreement would follow the lines of the agree- ment concluded in March last year between Britain, the United States and

rance Trana-Ocean.

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K.R.A. Meeting

Prince Nicholas Banishmer Budget Speculations: Gandhi. and Lord Lothian Governor's Departure:

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