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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 21, 1988.
DEATH OF QUEEN MAUD British Warship To Convey Body To Norway
COUNTRY GOES INTO DEEP MOURNING
Oslo, To-day.
The news of the death of Queen Maud of Norway was received in Oslo yesterday by wireless, the announcement being placed in the windows of the leading newspapers and in a short time made known to the general population by issues of special editions.
Immediately flags were flown half mast on the Royal palace, State Buildings, legations and numerous private houses. All musical con- certs and public amusements were cancelled also all theatrical and cinema performances.
services yeater- day morning, the pastors voiced national mourning in their
M. CHAUTEMPS
GIVES
WARNING
Paris, To-day.
During church
the
sermons.
The feelings of the Government were expressed by the Prime Min- ister J-Nygaardsvold, in the fol- lowing words:..
As those who knew the warm- hearted and magnanimous person- Speaking at Colmar, in Alsace, ality of the Queen, we the Govern- M. Chautemps, the vice-President, ment and I personally esteemed who is in charge of affairs in her cordial interest and solicitude Alsace and Lorraine, declared for the people and the country, as that French democracy which is expressed in. so many activities. intensely patriotic, is determin- We share sincerely the mourning ed to preserve the integrity of of the Royal family and are con- her soll against both open and vinced that it will also be shared
by the whole Norwegian people.". underhand attacks.
Trans-Ocean.
He gave a stern warning to any should have French person who the "effrontery to serve criminal propaganda inspired from abroad and intended to break the unity of the nation or even the integrity of its territory." ― Reuter.
M. LEON BLUM'S ANCESTRY
Paris, Yesterday. A communication to the French,
wide- press, which has aroused spread interest, is a statement made by M. Leon Blum, leader of the French Social Democrats, published in "Populaire" in an- swer to an assertion made by "Gringoire" that he was of Bul- garian descent.
"I was born in Paris on April 10, 1872, as the son of French parents. The house in which I My was born is still standing. father belonged to the Alsatian village of Westhoffen and was the son of French parents. My four grandparents were of pure French stock. My mother fe Frenchwoman and daughter of
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FOUR WEEKS' COURT MOURNING IN ENGLAND
London, To-day.
His Majesty the King has ordered four weeks' Court mourn- ing for Queen Maud of Norway, aunt of the King, who died on the thirteenth anniversary of the death of her mother, Queen Alexandra.
A message from King Haakon read at the Norwegian Church at Rotherhithe yesterday morning, stated:
"God has taken the Queen from me this night. It is a heavy loss for me to bear, though I well under- stand that it is, his will. He has taken her because her work on earth is finished and he has I know spar- ed her thus much suffering.”- Reuter.
FUNERAL IN NORWAY.
Oslo, To-day. It is understood that it has been decided that Queen Maud will be buried in Norway,
No decision has yet been an- nounced concerning the date of the removal of the body from England.
French parents, so that as far Reuter..
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back as can be ascertained, I come from purely French stock,' declares the leader of the French: Socialista. Trang-Océan,
London, To-day.
A British warship will convey the remains of the late Queen to Norway,
Trana-Ocean.
London has become the Mecca of the ice-skating champions this year. At Queen's Club, recently officially opened for the season, girls and boys from all over the world are training for world cham pionships. Norwegians, Swedes, Canadians and other skaters from fands of ice are coming to London because they think our ico is the best in the world. Photo shows some of the foreign prominent ice- skaters now training at the Queen's Club. Left to right, they are Anne Marie Sather, (Norway), Gyorgy. Botond (Hungary), Char- lotte Walther (U.S.A.), Eva Botond (Hungary), and Marit Henie (Norway). The latter is the 13 year old cousin of the famous Son- fa, and will be seen in championships this winter.
PALESTINE TERROR'S TOLL
Jerusalem, To-day.
A British officer was killed and a soldier, and two Arabs kill ed in an engagement near Tul- karem-Reuter.
GUERILLAS
HARASS JAPS.
NEAR SHANGHAI
Shanghai, Yesterday. Chinese irregulars, who at the end of August were still centrally organized, forming large detach- ments in the vicinity of Shanghai, Nanking and Hangchow as well as along the lower Yangtze, have now (according to Japanese state- ments) been broken up through various punitive expeditions.
Irregulars are now operating only in small bands, although the Japanese admit that they sometimes combine into groups as large as 20,000.
CHINA REALTY CO. WINS CASE IN SHANGHAI
Shanghai, To-day. Holding that the Chinese courts have jurisdiction over Spanish cases, the First District Court yesterday awarded the China Realty Company, (Fed., Inc., U.S.A.) judgment for Chin- ese $700,000 plus interest and costs against the Augustian Pro- curation.
In the course of a protracted legal battle, the Chinese Judge Li ruled that the Sino-Spanish treaty för extraterritoriality was no long- er applicable since Spain's consular representatives had been with- drawn from China.
The suit involved the mortgage of a piece of land in Pootung.
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The Spanish Fathers were defendants with the, China Motion Picture and Finance Corporation. -Reuter.
PRINCE PAUL'S
LONDON VISIT
Paris, To-day.
Foreign observers, believe that Chinese irregulars actually are considerably harassing Japanese Special importance is attached in communications and small gar-French diplomatic circles to the risons while the Japanese cannot visit of Prince Regent Paul of afford sufficient troops for clear Yugoslavia to London, which is effectively. regarded as evidence that Yugo- ing up the area
slavia desires to consolidate the Trans-Ocean.
ties uniting her to England and France.
MAURETANIA'S MAIDEN VOYAGE
It is pointed out that complete economic dependence on Germany and Italy would not be advan- tageous for Yugoslavia and that the latter therefore wishes to develop economic relations with the western Powers M Cunard-White Star announce the It is further emphasised that the maiden voyage of the 34,000 tons Prince Regent's visit is not only new liner, Mauretania, from Liver-connected with economic quertions pool direct to New York on June but also with development of cul- with western tural relations 17th next year.
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