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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH,

WONDERFUL WEMBLEY. WHY ALL SHOULD. SEE IT.

BY VISCOUNT THERMERE]

I'do not think the British public, and perhaps still less the people of the Over seas„Dominions and the Crown Colonies and rectorates, tally realise the mayį vellous achievement which the Empire! Exhibition at Wembley has become. Taj madly respects it exvels any exhibition the

world has ever sorti,

1

THE LITHE COLONIKA,

1924.

SIEGE DAY" IN TIENTSIN, IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY AT CANTON CEMETERY.

"Singe Bar in iqesin was comme

THE CASE FOR THE SINGAPORE BASE.

Afr. Bowden, the Minister of Defenc far Australia, in the ecurse of an after-

of the

Yet it was the Overseas, meeting which drew are most, and I do not mind adniit. tig that lingered longest in sotar of the buildings net apart "for the suñaller Colonies aral Protectorates. We ali krideriorated on June 17th by the animal señor speech recently put the can for a thing of the enterprise and energy of vios at" che Cantour Cemetery. In addi. Singapore base mong heilly and con the New Zealanders, the Australians, and tien to the Loyals Regiment. Boy Scouts, clusively than any statutient we have yet Corde detoks says the Nurul a Mitong Be the Canadians, but the pavilions in which | Wolf Cubs Girl Guides and Brownies the lesser peoples of the Fampire show many civilians werks present to take part soru, He began by pointing dut that the be partly defensive: the developament of fabele best, were a revelation and a rear in the cornung and hear the impressive tievelopment of the Malayan Island woul

Hongkong even had the Washington delight. I connuend to special attention speech deli mul de Mr. W. P. Ren, the rich yuriety of proluce, lith raw and AMG., the British Consul-General,»

After Chop-n's March Funebre Agerement permitted it would be offensive. When I returned to London after a

manufactured, srut by the may islands Jog journey abroad I visited the exhibi-

of the West Indies. Such Yames us lasa rendered by the Band of the Japan had agreed to estriot her bases to tion twice within the first week of my

Gromada. St. Lucia, and; the lawward Math Fefantey Mr. Ker said:-This at her own lambs. The Faited States had Great Britain agreed not to further rvival was amazed by what--I saw.

islands convey little to mast of us, hinzual ceremony has always been carried agreed to remain satisfied with Honoluha. The extraordinary variety of its attrac

"Me" abandonment Sagapor at Weighley they are invested with a rough with as much simplicity as pass fortify Hongkong and to fall back on tions is almost unbelievable. The whole"

meaning Nalong eau gaze upon the Wo, file, and it is not. I think, an easion me like over et this balance. When enterprise seems to be a miracle of im

Indian section without gaining a larger for anything in the nature of a formal the d arrived at Sedies she had lost few words marly four knots of her justle apres privisoď organisation.

Had it faid mach more, vivid conception of the mulleres. Nó i will only in Oue is streck anne's first state expures of the Pere, the remind at of the reas why we chose though Ealing and enter

have gone to Japan for the purpo though the gripals by the remarkskeellections make me wonder why more je! Jane Fith for this labour of low and been perroosity in dick the Hoci shy g71134). " respect to the mennfy of the dead. The fact is, the Washington L'onferimen suitality of the site. The exhibition" gut dhas to bing into general use theme was on this day a years ago, during the stands on the tracing Eeights of Northern half neglected but highly marketalde Boxer, tronhles, that the siege of the site regized that Britain meant to expand Singapore into a first-class base. Tientsin Settlements legay, a siege which The confiding stueerity of the idealists, is London, and the air is fresh ah, insiger : virkes.

a very precarious assuraner of the main- ating. It could never, have lugn hell! Look at British thoiana, which we have continued until the Tientsin Native City was captured in the night of July 19th.

tenance of pones As the Ministre pot within the crampest soutines of Hyde Park | held for over a hundred years, and yet Düring the operations many brave men

it. we are practically abdicating tur naval as, sonic people set zgest. Fromm Wetabley. the model map in relief shows that half of all untinualit es were killed in defence

posiren in the Pavide. And this at a

ris in history when the Pacific has be | at Fertain points, or seeps to look over the interior is still unexplored. It's forest of the worpen and children in the Settle nents, and a Committes of Ladis bus

cene the great pavadizon of the world. wealth alone is surely inexhaustible over singe seen to it that the memory of The decision to abandon Singapore dogg the whole natrgolis.

not meet with that degree of approval Iis quite a mistake to suppose that': Sau? of its hand woods, and totally the this whs were buried in this Cemetery

in the old States which our pacifists the exhibition is too far "nat. £ foured purple-heart, are more beautiful than is specially houred once a year by

decorating the graves. It is an beestonfess to helove. The Washington Con it consid the rebel ty taxi in twouts had ever dreamed woods aeuld be, though when we can all lay as international Feroner nest at the stabilizing of an kuinutes, and I am tool that the jounos || bill the same when afterwards I came jealousies or ill will, and units in recal

to Tharma. One of the deepest au mong the time when we chargl a common van. The done by rail freni Baker street and accable impressions which Wembley danger and a common delivemure, "other points in ten minutes. There and leaves is that of the bewildering variety is good for us to tie our thoughts, as also well-organised special cumibus sero apel profusion of the timbers of the En- | wo da 10 day, to the history of the past. pire, Are we making rough * of The number of those still here who took viers, and, from

Laulu #elistricts

them

part in the events of 10 is getting less | there is a direct connection by tramway i Again. I was almost staggered by the very year, fut I must that after the With modern improved methods of visible proofs of the potentialities of last of us is gone, the truffins of the Rhodesius agriculture, of which I confess pigus tribute mag still continue. You transportation Wembley ought to be as I have hitherto bad only a most inde boys and girls should feel it a privilege, jular an "vening resort as the White!

quate conception in the Sudan, sectional | Lave no doulit sen do, to be called City used to be long age; and it is as one saw that the problem of the future on to take the third part in showing res supply of Faupiru mutton was being sur peet to the memory of those who have Pite as many White L'itine

eos-fully solved, and I noticed groups of Fdo their duty even unto death. wisitors waxing host with awe at the PASTINATIONS. I was astonished first, at the great minkel of the massive dat uw being you" lauts of the speglade which the exhibistructed on the Blue Nile for irrigation fiem presented externally, with its tongues, though we have heard 'very little vistas of spirullid white, buildings" and banad Pouls, its impressive facades and

That is perhaps the most wonderful and graceful domes and minarets, its valuable characteristic of Woubles. It lawns and its gaming streiches of water shows us so any things about the F- and, socontily, by the digantic size of seme that we have never even heard of. of the marvellousedaces." Owing to ty prokaged absence I knew Very little about the details of the exhibition, I was quite inprepared for its immensity. The per Plus the hotght of Nonguri; atsk east structures were as much a surprise ver in the Guiana sertion (though I am

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to me as they will probably be to any vincis infinued visitors from the Domi- tion's; and in point of fact I went to Weldes almost ineunte ing from one of the Dominious. The Valossa Palace of Enginedring laves ene aglast; mut is a trigiph for architecture in vonery.

No one can câpect to see the exhibi Lion in one visit, or fun, or even in n

uze visits. It is a place to return again and again, and I for sure it will exercise ajo most prople who saw it the same fascinating spell which it cast upon There is so sitab to interest one that even at the end of a month spent in a constant series of inspections 1 do not think any assiduous sightseer would have examined hall its narveis.

bild'

ALABAM ELFerrios.

THINGS THERTO UNK Xưa,

How many jele, know, for instges that in the heart of Hulana" there is wat lat, called the Kaietur, Fall, which,

It

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international balance, and Sogapore. figures definitely in the calculations t this end.

CEY ON PEARL FISHERY. GOVERNMENTS WASTEFUL" METHOD CRITICISED,

Details are w available rewarding the Ceylon pear), fishery which is being hell in the early part of next year, writes a Colmado "correspondent of the At the conclusion of thee speech, all Piner. The fiery will be a small one present joined Kipling's fun as hyn and will begin neat February Instig

The Ressional after "which the about six werks. The fishery will be for a

were decuted by the Allied about 20 million oysters from two banks graves Furers, Boy Sexits WHT Cubs, Girline of which is entirely new and was Guides and Brownies. The sedem ritual only di-caveed last year, being a miles spied with: The Last Post played by from the coast. the buglers of the Loyals Regineat.

1:100.000 WORKLESS IN GREAT BRITAIN.

Infortunate, however, that the xlovernmer by insisting on running the fishery on the lines employed in previous years are again adopting what can only Te described as a wasteful method, dem priving the Ceylon exchequer of the bulk" of the available" profits. Once more thi" shells are to be insight ashore and salī

pghed to thousands of buyers wh Buck to Ceylon from India, and while aumber the Government will makera chetain pro

Et. the bulk of the booty, will go to uy- or who have invariably and profits over their purchases of ungponed

hulle.

average

A. White Paper on the financial provis harking back) on may see it realisticallys of the new 'nemployment Insur

splayed in a fe model. I happen to aes Bilk states that the Minister of have heard of this waterfall before fat Labour estimates that the Fox. Jums if its raste a few. Jenom up to Oriola ext. Thereafter

and still persons played will have ever seen 11. Guiata" section at I also saw a must if will be stil the end of the Heftetenes perind," which is pla dit vivid seetie of jungle life, with Linds and Jane, men. After that, Mr. Shaw esti- beasts and reptiles placed in a natural

mares here will still remain s00,000 per setting a

Nous out of engloyment.

It has been urged that the Government instead of selling the shells opened shook! themselves deal with them an

- the pearls in the open market. Such a method would ensare, forkCeylon rich profs which have hitherto gone to

One of the happiest features of the es hibition ecosists of the any spacing zant elever fedels of Empire seenery,, The very heat are those of Canals, which The British Empire Exhibition mar con

mu test from personal knowledge, Luteisalds Aspify the high title of or inn din layers, and would in the secon the settings of the Niagara Falls (per perial enterprise. Possibly we may never place avoid the heavy cost of maintaining haps the fit of all, if renes on the look upon its like again, and certainly the temporary toads which springs up

doring par! fishery. Opposition tries and in the Becky Mountains, and there can never be aupther such enor

educative value.

THE EXPIRE AT or tons..

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A TRIUMPH ASSTREL

CHID SACRIFICE SHOCKING TRAGEDY AT CALCUTTÀ

DOCKS.

There was is shocking tragedy at King George's Boek, Calentta, on June 3th."

the result & ruchers among coplies that two children had been sterificed to Stories of human sacrifiers to new propitiate the spirit of the new ducks. buildings and bridges are still common- among uneducated Indian workers, but the tragedy in the heart of Cafeott is unexampled for the frenzy and deter....." mination of the crowd

Thu

of Vinnuver. St. didins, Halifax, que os gedertaking in the lifetime of all the proposed relate sets to have been I derived from feeling that it is not con- The more reason, other harbours, realy maid bring hom but our younger ones. Take for example, the British Cinvern-

to the antravelled a better idea of the therefore, that it should he seen, if possopant with the dignity of the Govern ment of Ceylan to beror gem merchants ment Building, though I was only 'able

and pedlars of parks, and there is Hitl to glance at a tithe of its contents., Ajestic beauty of the Brain. But sible, not onge last many lines. Any man there are dozvus of speb models, as well or woman who carefully studies the Wem- whole day, and paths even two or three

maps in high relief, senttered all over bley collections will learn more about the rupeet of overcoming this opposition is the immediate future, stupi though it days, could be profitably spent path the exhibition

Empire than would be possible from its.of. The section most excellently)

One sees Hongkong Harbour by night, lifetime of reading, and I wild almost svindly is. The last fisiery was hel planned by the War Olen shows the with the town and the shoulders of the way of travels At Wembley the ends of in 1907, when 613 boats and approxi- whole story of the British Army from the Peak glittering with lights. The shops in the earth, converge before our very eyes, macely 1,000 divers,participated. Battle f. Hastings to the piercing of the the Hongkong section did not detain me, and I sincerely believe that the exhibi Hindenburg Line The life-size figues but the largescale models of the port tion will serve to knit the Dominions apal exemplifying the changes in uniton area of the whole colony were most in the Mother-country more closely together. deeply interesting. The Admiralty distructive. Do were the mulels Showing plays the evolution of the warship life in Nigeria, the panoramas of the Gold through a thousand years. The Air Force Coast, the working, sodel of a ruby mine Used aright, it may give the Erapire a illustrates its den grength and its latest in Burma alternately representing the news of life, and it cannot fail to fire the imagination and stimulate the pride developments. There was no tie to ate works by night and by day, the senICS the water-stage, the models of ships, or (where I felt more at home) pieting the of all who behold it. I think it may even the stars of the attack Zeebrugge strenuous toil of the fishermen and seal" prove to constitute a new message of hope burlar told they are most impressive,

s of Newfoundland, the seafront and confalence to the people of Great port of Durban, anal the representation Britain. In these islands we are passing of a South African fruit farin. All these through a period of sore depression. W la must wat he thought that the Govern-

feel that, though victorious. we Euve been meut Building is solely devoted to a dis and many similar dels have a very real tetral by fate, we are still a little ex hausted by the Grent Ward and we are play of the art of war, for every Depart

perhaps forlined to be low-pirited." But Ton is represented, and the section form ed by the Ministry of Health is interest I hiss visitors will that despite the col when we see at Wembley what the Dom ing choagh to make its erities feel a little lections sometimes rather touching and nious and the Colonies have done, when chastened was greatly pleased with even pathetic, seil by the very smallest we instinctively realise that these mar Arrowd of 50 enoties, inflamed by the Purt Offige section; and though then our Colonies. One can learn nure in vellous displays they have prepared for these baseless rumours. "seized and beat

in man until he became insensible. us or the symbals of their own seroke clever representation of a complex teir ten minutes at Wembles about the mys pkone exchange showed a sight not un terios feland of Tristan da Cunha, in faith in their destiny, we too may take staff of a rightariring office rescued thes fuyilar to me. I wondered whether angry the South Atlantic, than from the reading heart of grace and grapple our difficulties nay, but the crowd, sumbering KO yhscribers would think less harshly of of tuy articlés. Personally found with renewed vigour, al perhaps with anglies were compelled to retreat muler telephume girls on seeing the trying com myself deeply interested in the section so reflection of their youthful and ditions under which they have to work. illustrating the remote Falkland Islands, exultant broyunvy. The Government's contribution. regarded which headue so famous in the Great Every man and woung in the land as a whole, is mus: sucessful, and it was War, and the still more rinote and lonely should strive to visit Weichley. Above with surprise that I feared at it re- South Shetlands. The beautifal laer and

all, we should send the children there, for presented a rather belated decision. If the alde filer baskets made at tin. St.

in them les our brightest hofic for the future. the Dominions have much to shows, we Helena, should not be hissed. have a good deal to show, the Dufiinions. I have not tried, nor thalliy to I have said nothing about the Amare Searchilig for employment, were, suspert The balance is at brast exqual

deserife the great displays of the bigment Park thing at the restaured of the sacrifice of children, and were Teamot frofess to have inspected more Dominions, which both separately and rolanty, which in all can stat 25,000 copin set er by, a mob and severely injured.

They weis Femoval to hop tal then a limited postini of the exhilation, lectively make an impression which is at a tinie (and even that avertimolation Hough I have to go there ning rare fost overwhelming. Wainbring through is inadequate), nothing alamt the fifteen. A later massage saya;--Investigation Luton, For Wembley is the itself a Uhered their spacious pavilinis on perediven miles of roads within the grounds and the into the rircumstances heading to the edmedion. I was duly able to peer into everywhere proofs of their energy, their facilities for traversing them. These Brutal murder of a Punjab at King the mighty Palaces of Industry and En enterprise. their hopefulnus, their things need no explanation or commenda George's Dock revealed an amazing situa ginning, and the Palace of Arts 1 have abounding vitality their justifiable faith. tee, but never in the whole history of tion. not yet sera at all. What chiefly attract in themselves and their almost, illinitxhibitions have more opportunities for The rumour, but rapidly gained cred-a ed me in the Palace of Industry was the able future. They make us proud of the wasement and recreation been providades among the educated coolies that the gods of a particular piece of ground; estion cupied by Ulster, and it was a daughter pating. They bring the Em than at Wembley. pleasure to find that the Goverment of pire to our very doors. And from Iulia I have heard people who have not been where the car is under construction. Northern Ireland have elected to place and Burma and Malaya come any things to the exhibition express doubts about its have deminded the sacrifice of 10 wen. their products site by side with those of which are strange. is us, they perhaps ultimate success. I have not heard any before the dock on he opened. Recent Great Britain. The Ulstermen occupy help as a little to understand more nearly one who has actually been there mention arrest made in the ordinary course of Jaw inse, let a gruesome colour to this six thousand square. feet in this great the peoples of the East whose destinies any doubt whatever.. Wembloy ish su

ruour, the belief being that the men ar- cess ready. It will continue to be a sue. structure, Paramount as producers of are so closely interlacked with our own. liuri, unsurpassed a shipbuilders, sue The Buran section in particular secuussa, fine weather or not, and the simplest rested will farm part of the sacrifice.

Eight Arrest have been made in con- crssful at many other industries, and nd- to attract great throngs, perhaps bern-se and best mulvigo Fran. give to all is to mirable as farmers, the people of Ulster its beautiful pavilion, largely made of make a point of paying the initial visits nection with the murder, but great, ex- have every reason to be proud of their dis-teak, is our of the loveliest sights at quickly before the biggest rushes come citement continues among the labourers, play at Wembley, which should have a Wembley. It was crowded when went The trison of the exhibition is assured, whom, the authorities are unable to col very enlightening effect at this anxions there: moinent in their history.

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hail of brigkhata. The infuriated much stomoed the builing and secured their victim again, only dispersing on this The injurs arrival of a police fare. un died in hopital a few hours later.

A similar iné dent, orcurred in a neigh bouring dock, where three Punjabis

and it is found to remain memorable, vinge of the fantastictic nature of tha landraark in our Imperial history:

stories exciting them,