1939-05-15 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 15, 1939

KING AND QUEEN AS THE GUESTS OF CANADA

Great Gathering At Quebec

Ottawa, To-day.

The King and Queen will be the guests of the Canadian Government at luncheon on their arrival in Quebee, the Government thus being host to their Majesties at their first meal in Canada.

The occasion will be unique not only because of their Majesties' presence, but also because, for the first time in history, all members of the King's Privy Council for Canada, both in and out of office, will be brought together.

The oldest Privy Councillor to be present will be Sir William Mulock, who is 85 and was sworn as a member in 1896.

There are 90 members of the Privy Council in Canada. The Duke of Windsor and Earl Baldwin are members, but are unlikely to be in Canada at the time.

May 20 will be celebrated as the King's birthday. In the morning the King will present at the Troop- ing the Colour ceremony on Par- liament Hill. Later their Majes- ties will lunch privately with the Further details of their Majes- Prime Minister at his residence.

OTTAWA VISIT

ties' stay in Ottawa have been Issued. The Governor-General and Lady Tweedsmuir will greet the King and Queen on their ar- rival. Assembled on the plat- form will be members of the Cabinet, Speakers of the Senate and House of Commons, local Mem- bers of Parliament. the Mayor and the Council. A salute of 21 guns will be fired. The procession along the eight-mile route to Government House will consist of eight motor- cars, not including the police and pilot cars.

STATE DINNER Their Majesties will lunch pri- vately at Government House. In the evening Lord Tweedsmuir will give a State dinner at Government House and the guests will comprise the King and Queen and Ladies and Gentlemen in Attendance; the Prime Minister, Mr. Mackenzie King, heads of diplomatic missions representatives of the churches, members of the Cabinet, the Bri- tish High Commissioner, and a re- presentative of the Union of South Africa, the Chief Justice of Canada, former Prime Ministers, Leaders of the Opposition in the Senate and Speakers of the Senate and the the Commons, the Commons, the Mayor of Ottawa.

After dinner a reception will be given at which additional guests will attend,

Laurier House. In the afternoon there will be a great garden party at Government House.

MEATLESS DAYS IN CHINESE RESTAURANTS

SHANGHAI, TO-DAY. CHINESE RESTAURANTS YESTERDAY ANNOUNCED THAT MEAT-DISHES HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY SUS- PENDED.

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SUEZ

CANAL DEFENCES

It is possible that work on the barracks in the Suez Canal zone will be interrupted.

The reason given is that such work is of secondary importance compared with other military

work.

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"The preparations for dromes will, however, continue.

SECOND SINGAPORE

AT SYDNEY?

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MIURA'S TOKYO

TRIP EVOKES COMMENT

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Chungking, To-day. Whether the current situation in the International Settlement in Shanghai will enter a serious stage will depend on the outcome of the return to Japan of the Japanese Consul-General in Shanghai, Mr. Y. Miura, ac- cording to a Shanghai report quoting reliable quarters, who believe that the Japanese Con- sul-General's trip is connected with the Settlement issue.

Closer co-operation between the Settlement and French Concession authorities has been carried out since the kidnapping by Japanese of five Chinese in a restaurant a few days ago.

The police of the foreign-admin- London, To-day. istered areas have tightened up

British

IR Leopold Savile, who was the searching of pedestrians and in order to prevent a responsible for the design vehicles and construction of the naval recurrence. base and dock-yard at Singapore, The Shanghai Volunteer Corps

is co-operating with the is joining the liner Orontes at Naples on May 28, bound for Aus- and American defence forces. tralia, where he is to discuss with Australian Government officials the proposed building of a new dry-dock.

There have been reports that a second "Singapore" might be constructed at Sydney. Reuter.

NUDE DANCE

EXPRESSES JAPAN AMITY

Since last Wednesday, Chinese restaurants and butchere have re- fused to deal with Japanese monopolised Dealers' Association, and yesterday Shanghai Livestock all reserve supplies in restaurants PICTURE OF THE

COMES NOW THE STARTLING CHIEF OF were used up.-Our Own

THE INFORMATION BUREAU pondent,

OF THE JAPANESE FOREIGN OFFICE DANCING STARK NAKED BEFORE A COMPANY OF CHINESE AT A RECENT BANQUET IN SHANGHAI,

Corres-

ARMY AND PRESS

matters can be of the utmost value,” "A healthy publicity about Army

Relations Officer at the War Office, said Major-Gen. J. H. Beith, Public

nalists in Londor. in a lecture to the Institute of Jour-

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No, it isn't a bit of anti-Japanese

According to a Chinese member of the Shanghai Municipal Coun- cil, the situation has not yet reached a serious stage although tension prevails.

He revealed that the Ratepayers' Association will ask the Council to lodge a protest with the Japanese in connection with the kidnapping of the five Chinese and to demand guarantees of their safety. Cen- tral News.

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GERMANY NOW ANNEXED BY

'KING ANTHONY'

London, May 5. London chuckled to-day as An-

of the chief of the propaganda, aimed at the dignity thony Hall, self-proclaimed “King Information of England," issued another of his Bureau of the Japanese-Foreign famous manifestos, this time pro-

Japanese

claiming himself the Emperor of the "Western Empire," including Bri- tain and Germany.

Office, who formerly was Consul-General in Shanghai.

The picture is presented by no less a staunch Japanese organ than the newspaper Kokumin of Tokyo, which commented, in its account of He issued his proclamation print- the amazing scene, that during Mr.ed on his usual neat pamphlets. Kawai's residence here he impressed "King Anthony," in proclaiming Chinese friends and others greatly himself Emperor of the "Western by advocating the holding of Sino-Empire." assumed the titles Japanese joint memorial service Kaiser relinquished in 1918. for the war dead of the two coun- The self-proclaimed pretender to the throne of Great Britain has

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"It keeps the Army up to its work and enables public opinion to The King has consented to grant decide when a military policy is andlences to heads of diplomatic wrong in itself and when an other missions the next morning, follow-wise sound policy is being bungled," ed later by a reception to the he went on. "British public opinion Press,

has an odd habit of being right on At 8 p.m. he will unveil the Na- those occasions. tional Memorial in Connought-

"The official attitude ought to be place and at night the King and one of complete frankness of say- Queen will honour the Government ing to the Press: 'Here are the by attending the Parliamentary cards on the table. Here is the tries. dinner to which members of the entire situation. You will see that, The Kokumní tells the story of from time to time fesued pamph- Senate and the Commons and their to make public, the whole of that the dance naively but graphically: lets bearing the imprint of the MAY, PROROGUE PARLIAMENT

situation would be highly dangerous. "The other day when Mr. Kawai Tudor, rose and which carry The Queen will lay the corner

We ask you to exercise discrimina- went to Shanghai his Chinese geneological tree, purporting to stone of the Supreme Court the tion in what you publish, and even

show descent of the Tudors, "Ste-

next morning at 11 o'clock, and

to be prepared, without question

warts," Erskines, Guelphs and Wet- tins. At the bottom of the Tudor during the afternoon the King will and at a word from us, to refrain prorogue. Parliament if the session from comment on a particular event

branch figuras "Anthony. Tudor.

can be concluded. “

King Anthony"), borp 1888." It le noteworthy he puts his kingly title in quotes.

wives will be invited."

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If prorogation is impossible, the King will give his Royal Assent to certain Bills. It is expected that the United States Canadian trade:

For service."

"That is what is known as a gen- Heman's agreement. That is the policy

advocated since I came the War. Office, six months ago, Never

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friends gave a dinner in his honour. On this occasion, Mr. Kawai de- claired:

“In order to effect East Asiatic co-ordinations, Japan and China must be naked in their minds."

So declaring, Mr. Kawai stripped himself completely of his clothes and rave a naked dance in front of INIGONINGEN Hosts. The stunt drew

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and since then Mr. Kawal's po- pularily with the Chinese has been