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DEATH OF SIR REGINALD JOHNSTON RELIGIOUS

Was

Edinburgh. To-day. plan was made to assassinate the The death occurred in Edin-ex-Emperor, whose presence burgh yesterday at the age of 64, thought to be a menace to the Re- of Sir Reginald Johnston, former-publican Government. Pu-Yi was ly of Hong Kong and tutor of taken to Tientsin, where he lived Henry Pu-Yi, ex-Emperor of until the Japanese set him up as China and now ruler of Manchu | Puppet Emperor of Manchukuo, “ kuo.

Sir Reginald tells the story of these events in "Twilight in the Forbidden City."

The late Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston was born in Scotland in 1874, and was unmarried. He was educated at Edinburgh University and Magdalen College, Oxford.

He entered the Hong Kong Civil Service in 1898 and from 1900 to 1902 was Private Secretary to the Governor of the Colony.

in 1902

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 8, 1938.

PROCESSION

IN MACAO

Macao, Yesterday. Hundreds of Catholics yesterday took part in the annual procession of the "Senhor dos Passos” which wound its way through the streets of Macao and provided visitors with one of the most colourful sights to be seen in this Colony.

RENDITION OF WEIHAIWET Sir Reginald received the thanks

Colonies and the Secretary of State of the Secretary of State for the for Foreign Affairs for his special Borne on the shoulders of a services. He conducted the nego-group of the faithful, a huge figure tiations for rendition of Weihaiwel of Christ on His way to Calvary From 1899 to 1904 he was Acting to China on behalf of the British was carried over a route of nearly Clerk of Councils and Assistant, Government in October, 1930. Colonial Secretary, "and

three miles, on which the fourteen He was the recipient of the stations of the cross had been was appointed a Justice of the highest Chinese orders, having erected at intervals, and returned Peace.

been awarded the Button of the to the Church of St. Augustine, In 1904 began his long

connec-highest of the nine official grades, from whence it was taken yester- tion with China, when he was sent and the Sable Court Robe. to Weihaiwei, then a British pos-

day evening to the Church of St. Domingos. session, as Secretary to Govern- ment. He held this post for two years, and ther, from 1906 to 1917, was Senior District Officer and Magistrate. From 1917 to 1918 he administered the Government of Weihaiwei.

TUTOR TO PU YI 8

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In 1924, he was Warden of the Summer Palace in Peiping, and in 1926, Secretary to the British China Indemnity Delegation.

LANGUAGE EXPERT

Chief honour for playing the singing part of St. Veronica, the woman of Jerusalem who wiped In 1931. his last year in China, the perspiration from the face of he was Chairman of the Delega- the cross-bearing Christ, went to tion sent to China by the Universi- Miss Noemia Batalha whose voice. ties' China Committee.

was clearly heard at each station despite the huge crowds.

A year later he was engaged as Returning to England in 1981 he tutor to Henry Pu-vi, ex-Boy Em-held for six years the posts of Pro-[" peror of China, and remained in fessor of Chinese at London Univer- charge of the future Emperor of Manchukuo's education until 1925.

Sir Reginald saved the life of the ex-Emperor in Peiping, when 2

sity and Head of the Department of Languages and Cultures of the Far East at the School of Oriental ✅Continued at foot of Next CoL)

Chief participant in the proces- sion was H.. the Bishop of Macao, while H.E, the Governor, Dr. Artur other Tamignini Barbosa, with leading Portuguese officials and their families, was an interested spectator from the balcony of Government House. Our Own Correspondent.

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SIX HUNDRED DIE IN SINKING OF BALEARES

Gibraltar, To-day.

The death roll in the sinking of the insurgent cruiser Baleares by a Spanish Government warship, is estimated at 600, including the Admiral, the commander and senior officers.

Heaviness of the death roll is ascribed to the crew's refusal to obey the signals of the British destroyers HMS. Kempenfeltt and H.M.S.

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The destroyers rescued about. 200 men wearing lifebelts from its boats. Reuter.

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Among the societies of which he was a member were the Royal Asiatic Society, the India. Society, the Asiatic Society of Japan, the American Oriental Society and the English Association.

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He published many books China, most famous of which was probably his Twilight in the For- bidden City." Others of his works were From Peking to Mandalay; Lion and Dragon in Nor-

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