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TENTATIVE PROGRAMME FOR PRINCE HENRY'S VISIT.

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ARRIVING AT HONG KONG ON APRIL 25.

Wednesday, May & Morning not

After luncheon at the Kasumi-fixed. In the afternoon, golf or the gaseki Palace, visite to the Meiji Komazawa links. In the evening. Shrine at Aoyama, and the Yasukani Ball at the British Embassy.

Thursday, May 9. In the morn-

Shrine above. Kudaä Hill

(U.P.). HRH Prince | The programme arranged is as late Emperor Taisho is buried. Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the follows:-

Luncheon with Prince Tokugawa, third son of King George, will leave Thursday, May 2, H.M.S. Suffolk President of the House of Peers. Londoa March 22, by the arrives in Yokohama at B a.m., and Garden party at the British Em- P. & O. steamer Mores, accom- Prince Chichibu will at once pro- bassy. In the evening, dinner at panied by the Earl of Airlie, Lord ceed on board to welcome Prince the official residence of Baron in waiting, Rear-Admiral Hon. Henry. Landing at 9 am, special Tanaka, Premier and Minister for Herbert Meade, Naval A.D.C. to train to Tokyo, where H.M. the Foreign Affairs, followed, by a the King, Major-General Sir Hugh Emperor will meet and welcome Soiree. Elles, Capt. Howard Kerr. Equerry Prince Heary on arrival of the train in attendance, and Mr. Lloyd at the Central Station. Thomas, Secretary to the Mission. Arriving at Hong Kong on April 25 the Prince will embark on H.M.S. Suffolk, and ia due to reach Yokohama at 8 am, on May 2

Prince Chichibu, brother of the Emperor, will board the Suffolk to welcome Prince Henry, and will accompany the mission to Tokyo.

The Kasumigaseki detached polace in Kojimachi-ku, will be placed at the disposal of Prince Henry as his residence during his stay in Tokyo.

The palace stands above a short ascent where in ancient days 4 barrier gate stood, the road at that time being on the great highway. called Oshu Kaido. Formerly the palace was the residence of the Daimyo Kuroda, and afterwards be came the Palaco Arisagawa, of the Imperial family.

In the evening, there will be ning, farewell visit to the Emperor, rehearsal of the ceremony of and luncheon at the Imperial Palace. vestiture, and private dinner with Afternoon, H., the Emperor will Prince Chichibu.

pay return visit. Dinner with Princess Higashi Fushimi.

Ceremony of Investiture." Friday, May 3. Ceremony of in vestiture of the order of the Garter at the Imperial Palace.

Visits of ceremony will be ex changed between HM the Em- peror, Prince Henry, and Imperial Princes, and in the afternoon & re- ception will be held at the Kasumi- gaseki Palace,

In the evening, a state dinner at the Imperial Palace.

On Saturday, May 4 Prince Henry will lunch with the Ministér for the Navy, attend a garden party given by the British Society, and, in the evening, dine at the Britich Embassy.

Sunday, May 5. Divine service Lunch at St. Andrew's Church,

Japanese Committee. The following Japanese officials have been nominated as committee attached to the mission:-Baron Gensuke Hayashi, G.C.V.O., who was Japanese Minister at the Court of St James from 1990 onwards, with the Oxford and Cambridge Rear-Admiral Naotato Ominsto, Club. In the afternoon a display C.B.E, Major General Harushige of military fencing and feats of Ninomiya, CV.O., D.S.C., Viscount arms. In the evening dinner with Keimin Matsudaira, Master of Prince Mitsui.

Monday May Visits to the Iyemasa Tokugawa, O.B.E Consul General, Sydney, Narashine Military College follow- Commander Takeo Yamagata, Mased by luncheon with the Minister ter of Ceremonies.

of War, General Shirakawa. In the the evening, private dinner at British Embassy.

Ceremonies,

Mr. Colin John Davidson, C.I.E., C.V.O.. Japanese Counsellor at the British Ambassy, Tokyo, will be, in attendance on the mission.

LINER'S DOCTOR

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TRAGIC END OF A CUNARD' SURGEON.

Tuesday, May 7. Forenoon, visita to the Tama Mausoleum, where the

STUDYING UNDERGROUND ANIMAL LIFE.

NEW ITALIAN SOCIETY. FORMED.

Following the week of official functions, & programme of sight seeing has been tentatively arrang-

ed as follows (m.

Friday, May 10: Nikko. Saturday, 11: Nikko to Chusenji

and back to Nikko. Sunday, 12: From Nikko to Mijn-

noshita.

Monday, 13: Miyanoshita to Lake

Shijo.

Tuesday, 14: From Shoji, 8 a.m.,

to Kyoto, evening. Wednesday, 15: Kyoto, Hodzu

rapids, palaces, temples. Thursday, 16: Kyoto Mount

Hiyei and Lake Biwa. Friday, 17: Kyoto, evening, to

Nara Saturday, 18: Nara, evening, to

Kure.

Sunday, 19: Kure-Etajima (Naval

College) Miyajima. Monday, 20: Miyajima-Kobe." Tuesday, 21: Kobe Osaka (lun

cheon) Gifu (cormorant fish- ing) Inayama Hotel for night. Wednesday, 22: Gifu-Yokohamo,

Dinner with Governor and Mayor. British residents ball Thursday, 23: Kamakura. After- noon, leave for Vancouver,

WOMAN DIES OF FEAR.

HEART FAILURE BEFORE AN ́OPERATION:

Agnes Mary Welstead, aged forty. five, wife of an electrician.

A woman's death from fear while being given an anesthetic for sh POSTUMIA (U.P.)-The newly-Hammersmith

described at the operation was

inquest Dr. H. T. Rossiter, aged forty-

on Mrs. eight, surgeon on board the Cunard created Italian Institute of Speleo. liner Caronia, disappeared over-logy, or science of grottoes, caves board when the Caronis Deared and underground waters has just New York recently.

begun its work in the large build- ing assigned by the Government for the purpose at Postamiz, whore grottoes are world-famous.

Dr. Rossiter, whose home was at Stubbington, Hants, before becom- ing a Cunard surgeon had been senjor casualty officer at St. Thomas Hospital, London; senior house surgeon at Radcliffe Infirm ary, Oxford; and senior house phy. sician at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.

A cable from New York states that officers of the liner said that Dr. Rossiter left, a note, in his cabin His wife and mother live on Staten Island, New York.

Dr. Rossiter let his house at Stubbington, Darts, in December Inst.

The coroner, recording a verdict of Death from heart failure fol- lowing shock set up by intense fear and accelerated by anesthetic,' said that in these days people were The programme of the new innot hardy enough to withstand ab- stitute comprises examinations and dominal operations without being reports on all the caves and grot given an amsthetic. toes of Italy, with special reference Dr. R. M. Bronte, the pathologist, to their geological and physical said Mrs. Welstead. could easily have been cured of the disease in Investigations will also be made her stomach by: an operation. into the animal life of underground Death, however, was due to bearti caveros and grottocs. Fossil detailure from shock. The fear of the posite will be examined and report operation must have caused ed upon, and a search made for mental storm, and giving pre-historic remains, while plant anaesthetic added to it. life in underground regions will be studied.

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The coroner: She died of fear, then 7-Yes, fear of the operation.

Diary of Coming Events.

To-day.

(March 21st.)

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Hockey Y.M.C.A 2nd XI. Recreio, King's Park, 5 p.m.

Final Concert Helena May In stitute, 5.30 p.m. :

Extraordinary general meeting, B.A.0.B. Club, 8 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "Laugh Clown Laugh."

World Theatre: "Impetuous Youth.".

Star Theatre: "Bally, Irene, and Mary."!

European Mails:-Inward: Lon don vid Straite, "parcel mail (Kar mala); London via Negopatain, letters only (Yuen Sang). Out ward: Europa vid Siberis. (Kar- mala), e p.m.

Tea Dances: R.K. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

Dinner Dance: Peninsula Hotel, 6.30 p.m.

Friday.

Queen's College Old Boya Asso ciation, 8th annual meeting, College Hall, 5.30 p.m.

Kowloon Bowling Green Club, annual general meeting, 5.45 p.m.

Institution of Engineere" and Shipbuilders dinner, 8 p.m.

Queen's Theatre "Laugh Clown Laugh."

World Theatre The 18th Hour."

dancers.

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Civil Service (L) Kowloon v Indians (F), Hong Kong C.C.. Police (F).

Football:-Birst Division: Re- creio, K.0.8.B., Police . Chinese Ath., Kowloon về Queen's, Qlub v. Royal Artillery, Bmall Units a Navy. Second Division: Queen's

R.A. F., Royal Artillery v. Uni- versity, Small Units Navy, Star Theatre: "Miss Brewster's E.0.5.B. v. Chinese Ath., Eastern Millions" also "Nina and Jacques" 8. China "B," St. Joseph's v

S. China "A," Recreio ». Kow- Tea Dances H.K. Hotel and loon. Peninsula Hobel, 4.30 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "Laugh Clown Dinner Dance: Peninsula Hotel, Laugh." 3.30 p.m.

World Theatre: The 13th Hour:"

Star Theatre:Miss Brewster's Millions" iso "Nina and Jacques" dancers.

European Mails-Inward: Europe ni Siberia (Khyber), 3)

Saturday. (March 23rd.) University Sports," half mile open, 4.30 p.m.

Queen's College Athletic Sports, Causeway Bay, Prize distribution, 3.30. p.m.

Tea Dances: H.K Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 4:30 pm.

Dinner Dances Lane Crawford's Restaurant, 8p.m., Peninsula Hotel, 6.30 p..

(March 22nd.).. Christian Fellowship meeting, Helena May Institute, 10.30 a.m

European Mails:-Outwardı Hong Kong Electric Co., 40th

Europe vid Marseilles (Hokozaki ordinary meeting, P. and O. Buil-gower. .. Chinese (F), Indiane Mars) 0.30 am.; Europe, við

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