1937-04-16 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 16, 1937.

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ROYAL SEND-OFF TO H. E. Cheering Crowds Pay Tribute To Popularity

Colourful Scenes.

At Queen's Pier

The route lined with troops and cheering crowds paid a fine tribute to Hong Kong's most po- pular Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott, K.C.M.G., C.B.E., and Lady Caldecott, as they drove from Government House to Queen's Pier to bid farewell to members of the Consular Body, the Legislative and Executive Councils, and other public bodies prior to embarking on the R.M.S. Empress of Japan for England, via Canada.

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BRÌLLIANT WEATHER FAVOURED THE OCCASION AND by the destroyers "Dainty" and

A GAY AND COLOURFUL SCENE WAS ENACTED ALL THE “Diana”, a salute of seventeen guns { Dartmoor

WAY, HUNDREDS OF SPECTATORS AND GAILY COLOURED was fired by H.M.S. Suffolk. A FROCKS ADDING TO THE SPECTACLE. AT QUEEN'S PIER, flight of seaplanes from the cruis- WHICH WAS DECORATED WITH FLAGS AND BUNTING, THE ers accompanied the vessel out of SCÈNE WAS MADE ALL THE MORE COLOURFUL BY THE the harbour. GUARDS OF HONOUR, THE SPORRANS AND KILTS OF THE SEAFORTHS, CONTRASTING SHARP WHITE SUMMER UNIFORMS OF THE THIS AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF GREEN, ING THE CENOTAPH.

Lady Caldecott was the first to have held office in Hong Kong, arrive accompanied by Mr. V. H. officially left the Colony in which Cruttwell, private secretary to he had had all too short a stay. the Governor, and was greeted

Crowded Pier

Outbreak Denial

HIGHLAND This morning's proceedings were WITH THE not without their minor tragedies. NAVY, ALL Owing to the exceedingly strong SURROUND-

sun two ratings from the Navy

London, To-day. were overcome in the vicinity of Following insistent rumours of the Hong Kong Club. One of trouble and demonstrations in Dart- them, suffering from excessive moor Prison, similar to those five bleeding from the nose, was at-years ago, the Secretary of the tended by Dr. Douglas Laing and Prison Commission yesterday denied was then carried off on a stretcher that there had been an outbreak of by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Among the many distinguished N. L. Smith, Rear-Admiral C. G. personalities present at Queen's after having first aid rendered, re-

to a waiting ambulance,. The other, violence..

He stated that twice this month Sedgwick and Mrs. Sedgwick, Pier were Rear Admiral: C. G. who presented her with a gorge-Sedgwick, (Retd.), Commodore H. covered somewhat and was able to a small number of prisoners had

walk to the ambulance with some complained about the dinner. ous bouquet of flowers.

M. Naval Bage and representing

In this connection, five prisoners The first warning of the approach the Senior Naval Officer, and Mrs.

who had committed miner breaches of His Excellency the Governor, Sedgwick, H.E. the General Officer

of discipline, had been dealt with. was the sharp commands of officers Commanding the Troops, Major

Rumours during the last few days in charge of the troops posted along General A. W. Bartholomew, C.B.,

G. Milne, captain of the Club's alleged that plates and soup bowls the route and just on 11 a.m.. His C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., and Mrs.

second soccer eleven, left the had been flung into the warders' Excellency's car passed the Hong Bartholomew, Wing Commander W. Kong Club, Sir Andrew smilingly A. K. Dalzell, R.A.F., the Rt. Rev. Colony to-day by the R.M.S. Em-faces, that outbursts had occurred press of Japan on Home leave. He among men working in the fields, waving a response to the spectators H. Valtorta, Vicar Apostolic who filled every vantage point on Hong Kong, His Honour the Chief to be back in

is travelling via Canada and hopes and that an insurrection had been

Hong Kong next planned

Coronation :: Day— the premises.

Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, Kt.,| December.

of

On turning into Connaught Road, members of the Consular Body, the guards of honour with the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, C.M.G., and] Royal Naval detachment leading Mrs. Smith, Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabas- were brought to attention and after ter, K.C., O.B.E., Hon. Mr. W. J. His Excellency had alighted, the Carrie, Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson Royal Salute was given.

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and Mrs. Henderson, Mr. A. W. MAKE YOUR Accompanied by Rear Admiral Tickle and Mrs. Tickle, Hon. Mr. J. Sedgwick, representing the S.N.O., J. Paterson, Hon. Dr. R. H. Kote- H.E. The General Officer Command-wall, C.M.G., His Honour Mr. Jus- ing, Major-General A. W. Bartholo- tice R. E. Lindsell and Mrs. Lind- mew, Wing-Commander W.A. K. sell, Mr. J. A. Fraser, M.C., Hon. Dalzell, Commanding Royal Air Dr. A. R. Wellington, C.M.G., Hon. Force Establishment, Kai Tack, Inspector General of Police, Mrs -Hon. Colonial Secretary, Mr. N. LT. H. King, Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada Smith, His Honour the Chief Jus-e Castro Jr., Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, tice, Sir Atholl MacGregor and the Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson, Mr. E. I. A.D.C's, Sir Andrew inspected the Wynne-Jones and Mrs. Wynne- Guards of Honour provided by the Jones, Sir W. W. Hornell, Kt. C.I.E., Royal Navy, under Lt. H. A. Green, Vice-Chancellor of the University Seaforth Highlanders, under Major I. of Hong Kong, Major R. D. Walker, G. Barclay, Royal Air Force, under M.C. and Mrs. Walker, Mr. R. A. C, Flight-Lieut. J. E. M. McCallum, North, Mr. G. S. Kennedy-Skipton, and the Hong Kong Volunteer De- Mr. J. B. Prentis, Major and Mrs. fence Corps, under Capt. H. Owen A. N, Macfayden, Mr. T. S. Whyte- Hughes, following which

His Smith, Mr. T. E. Pearce, Mr. T. A. Excellency and Lady

Calde Mitchell, Mr. A. el Arculli, Dr. D. Scott were. bid farewell by J. Valentine and Mrs: Valentine, members of the Councils, the Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Valentine, Mr. Judges, Senior Navy, Army and Air H. Dunbar, Mr. J. T. Bagram, Mr. Force officers, senior officers of the and Mrs. A. L. Shields, Col. H, C. Government, the Consular Body, Harrison, Brigadier Seth Smith and Representatives of the European Mrs. Seth Smith, Wing Commodore and Chinese communities and their and Mrs. A. G. Bishop, Col. V. R. wives, who were all assembled on Buckhardt, D.S.Ö, O.B.E., Lieut. Queen's Pier. -

Col H. M. Fordham, Mr. B. Wong

His Excellency had no sooner set Tape, and many prominent Chinese foot on the launch “Brittania" than residents of the Colony including the first of a salute of seventeen the Elders of the New Territories guns was fired by the Hong Kong who were escorted by Mr. Kennedy Brigade, Hong Kong and Singapore Skipton.

“Royal Artillery, and one of the Aa the a.8. Empress of Japan most popular Governors ever to steamed down the harbour escorted

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