1935-05-01 — Page 9

HONG KONGUE

DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1935.

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A KING

Britain Ready For The

For The Jubilee

CRISES OF THE PAST FORGOTTEN

London, April 30.

The King's subjects have gathered here in their hundreds of thousands to give thanks and pay homage to their sovereign on the 25th anniversary of his succes.

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From all parts of the world they have collected. From Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Malaya; from Scotland, Ireland, Wales; from re- mote dependencies and far-fuig outposts of the Empire; from our own industrial Midlands and from the quiet countryside of England; men of all kinds and degree," all races, creeds and of every colour, together with their wives and families in many cases--they have come Home. It is the eve of the Silver Jubilee of King George the Fifth.

On May 6, accompanied by his Queen, the King will drive through the streets of London to St. Paul's Cathedral for a service of thanksgiving. On June 3, the King will celebrate his 70th birthday.

The King's subjects all over the British Commonwealth of Nations can con- gratulate themselves that they have had on the throne during the past twenty-five years a man of such wisdom and devotion to their walfare.

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It has been a period of testing and change. Political convulsions began soon and after the King mounted the throne. Then came the Great War. "Booms'

slamps followed. England was paralysed by the General Strike in 1926. The King became seriously ill in 1928. World "depression" set in; and finally there was the Na- tional Government crisis and the abandonment of the Gold Standard.

Astounding changes took place in the daily lives of the people. The motor-car, the aeroplane and wireless came into their own. Whole industries tattered; fresh ones emerged. The Fashions and the manners of the nation altered. Women got the vote.

A Silver London To

Throughout all this time of stress and change, the subjects of the King have looked to him with hope and confidence; as the children of an enormous family look up to the head of the house: Their trust has not been vain.

Now, in the heart of the Empire. they have come tu celebrate the Silver Jubilee.

To Pay Homage

A MAY DAY MESSAGE

To The Red Army

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By: Telegraph, Copyright. graphis MessagRe Ordinance, Received, April 30-4-30 pm)

Moscow, Apr. 30. "Soviet Russia, the bulwark f world revolution, her name the battle cry for labourers and work- ers of all nations" declaresa May Day proclamation to the Red Army through the Feople's Com- sionary of War, Vorosilov.

Soviet War Minister

K. E. Vorosilov

"Though continuing in the work for peace Soviet Russia is deter- mined to repel attack against her territory, effectively assisted by a

Red equippèd

Army perfectly

1s doing its hit, though in varying, May 8, at which a choir of 1,000 whose every single soldier is pre-

boys will sing.

ways

Edinburgh will entertain the Duke and Duchess of York, and 18,000 of the city's school children will send loyal messages to the King by carrier pigeon.

CARDIFF'S WELCOME. Cardin, Wales' greatest city, will be according a welcome to its own London is a city of silver:

Prince on a "national scale." This the great buildings of this largest will consist of a children's singing single human settlement are bath-festival, a review of the Welsh

All

for

pared to lay down his life the defence of the proletarian BOAT PROCESSION

fatherland continues the pro- There will also be a torchlight clamation, congratulating the Red procession of boats on the Thames Army on the occasion of "the day from Greenwich to Richmond or of a great battle parade of the ganised by the Thames Conser-international proletariat's revola. vancy, and a great national demen- tionary force" and concludes with stration of "civil aviation for the cheers for the "Red Army, the last 25 years.

unshakable custodian of the pro- letarian revolution."---- Transocean Kun MiË.

Nor are the purely commercial concerns failing to pay their respects to the King. There is to be a special "hall mark" for silver

ed in light. Night is turned into military, "and a pageant of Welsh day by the noodlights. Bucking-industries, in which the various for the Jubilee period bearing a ham Palace. St. James's Palace districts will send representatives ngure of the King and Queen on The Admiralty, Big Ben, West- in their national dress the cockle it; an Empire shopping week has minster Abbey-all these famous women from Penclawdd in their been organised; special sets of piles and other buildings, including quaint tall hats and Pembrokeshire playing cards are appearing in the offices, hotels and theatres, are people in their red shawls.

Conservative clubs with the words floodlit Brillan; illuminations add colour; massive

and dazzling set-pieces of lights of every tint give the place an air of carnival.

garden.

crowns

Flowers play their part by day. London resembles a vast flower Down Whitehall the BOY- ernment buildings are decked with window-boxes. Blooms in red, white and blue are everywhere. Perhaps most striking is the blaze of 50,000 dark red tulips in St. James's park before Buckingham Palace.

Parliament has voted £50,000 for the celebrations, and the reviews and all the functions will be con- ceived on a vast scale.

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DISCUSSION OF AIR MATTERS

French Minister To Visit Italy

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(Bpecial to "Hong Kong Dally Prem"} (From Our Own Correspondent)

(By Talegraph, Copyright, Tele graphic Messages - Ordinance, 1894- London, April 30

Received, April 30, 4.30. p.m.)- Brighton is sendinga, troop of For King and Country" engraved London Silver prices to-day were

Paris, Apr, 30. young boys to relay messages on on them and surrounded by em-up 5/8 on Spot and 11/16 on root to the King: Finchley is plant-blems of sovereignty; and Jubilee Forward, as follow:--

The French Al Minister Ger- Ing no less than 10,000 trees: clocks and even a Jubilee ham

eral Densin has accepted an in- April 30 vitation from the Italian Govern- Margate is lighting a 10-mile chain have been noted.

Spot........... .34-1/16 34-11/16 ment to visit Rome on May 9 or of bonfires along its coastline; Wolverhampton is decking itself be perpetuated in the crosses of The thoughts of the Empire will

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comer with General cut with five miles of garlands: stone from the fabric of Canterbury at 2 pm to-day was 4.8318 con- Italian air military, on

London on New York cross rate Valle, the State Secretary of the and the Middlesex County Council Cathedral, which will be dedicated is presenting a commemorative for the chief cathedrals of the Pared with 4.8337 at closing yes-questions of civil and medal to each of the 300,000 school Empire at the great service to be children in the County at a cost of held at Canterbury on June 15. £8,000.

Britain herself will not be quick Ox-roastings will be general to forget either, for there will re- throughout the country. There main as an everlasting memorial will be pageants, regattas, sports of the Silver Jubilee the King's meetings, races, dancing, all over House at Burhill, Surrey, the gift the land,

of the Royal Warrant Holders' Association, and the three great "King's. Forests which have been selected and given this name, one in England, one in Wales, and one

SPECTACULAR - TATTOO Most spectacular will be the Silver Jubilee Tattoo to be held in June at Aldershot, Its underlying two hours; and at the Air Force

theme will be the history of the in Scotland-- review there will not only be a

British Crown, and there will be Reuter, **fly-past" of every type of several departures from precedent. machine. but there will also be

There will be eight performances stunt-aying by no less than 400 instead of the

usual six, the keroplanes

Eastern Command will be added to the Aldershot Command, and the number of massed bands will be increased from 18 to 26.

The reviews and the official programme, however, will not be all. Every opportunity for express- ing, their loyalty is being provided for every single subject or unit of society.

May is to be a public holiday. School children from all

State schools are to have the day "off" and every other private school is co-operating to allow its pupils to celebrate the happy day.

The grand finale of the torch-

PROGRAMME THE OFFICIAL

terday.

aviation affecting both countries.

ANGLO - GERMAN FRANCO - SOVIET

PARLEY

Naval Discussion Postponed

London, April 30.

The Anglo-German naval con- versations have been postponed at, the request of the German Gover ment until after middle of May when Chancellor idler will be making a pronouncement on for- eign policy and also replying to the Geneva resolution.

No decision has yet been reached as regards German submarine construction, but undoubtedly an important statement will be made several during the defence debate in the military House of Commons on Thursday. Should the Anglo-German talks For instance the "air agreement materialise, there will be no ab- aigned at Stress will be reduced Ject in Britain agreeing to Ger- to a concrete form and the plan many's naval demands without a and general agreement among the in- for co-operation of French Italian civil aviation drawn up. terested Powers.→ London, Apr. 30. Lastly the deliberations will Reuter. A few amendments have been cover all technical questions rais- made in the list of probables and ed by the agreement reached last

Two Thousand year. Jockeys for the

"THE 2,000 GUINEAS

Guineas to be run at Newmarket Transvecan-Kuo Min.

to-morrow. Nicoll will ride Scream- er instead of Strett." H. Beasley will have charge of Desert Cloud

instead of H. Wrage. Ramades is MEI LAN FANG

omitted from the probables' list. Reuter.

June 3: The Derby," Epsom, near London.

- June 13: (Second) State Ball at

ught display will be a pageant Here is the offlelal programmu of Buckingham Palace. the Kings and their retinues, from entitled "Long Live The King," and | the Jublice Season-

May 8: The King broadcasts, a Henry 1 to the House of Hanover, message to his Empire. will pass in stately procession.

May 8: The King receives repre-

June 15, 17, 18; Cricket, England v: Bouth Africa (First Test Match), Nottingham.

June 15: Empire Service, Canter- bury Cathedral.

The Fleet itself is taking the acclamation into its own hands, and units of the Home Fleet will steam up the Thames to the Pool ct, London to thunder out their

The City itself will make its own Majesties give State Dinner at July 6: The King reviews the salute to the King-Emperor. They contribution £5,000 has been de-Buckingham Palace. will stay, moreover, til nightfall voted to the great Guildhall Ball

Royal Air Force, Mildenhall and May 11, 18, 25 and June 8: Their Duxford, East Anglia, and play over the city and its to the King and Queen on May 22: Majesties drive through, diferent July 9, 10: The King holis In- bridges with their searchlights. "Gog" and "Magog," the famous parts of London (weather per-vestitures at Buckingham Palace.

"giants" of the City, will be Bood-mitting):

CHAIN OF BEACONS

IN BERLIN

Guest Of Honour At Banquet

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Ordinance, 1894 graphic Manage Beed, April 30, 4-40 p.m.)

Berlin, April 30.

GERMAN PLANE FORCED

DOWN IN ITALY

Occupant Under Arrest

Sesto Calender, April 30. Italy has only just revealed that a German seroplane was forced down on Saturday by siz Italian military planes: after it had repeatedly flown over the town which was a big aviation centre. .

The sole occupant was drens-" ed¡¡ in civilian clothes, but he ́ ́is believed to be a German -officer who had two cameras and had flown from Germany. He ba now under “arrest.. Heuter.

FLIGHT OF MINERS IN RUSSIA

Shortage Of Food

PACT

Ready To Be Initialled

(Special to the "Hong Kong

Daily PressTMy.

(By - Telegraph, "Copyright, "Fels- Ordinance,” · 180&- stopki Kemayan.

Received, April 30, 4:30 pm.)

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Paris, April 36. The Franco-Russian pact draft will be submitted to the cabinet council for final approval this morning and it is expected that the agreement will be initialled either late to-day or to-morrow according to press reports here which state that in the long talk Foreign yesterday the French Minister, M. Laval and the Soviet Ambassador, M. Potemkin agreed to the new wording which was immediately transmitted to Mos- cow by the latter. N

"Le Matin" declares that the statesmen have succeeded in bringing the principle of mutual automatie assistance into line with the obligations of the League Covenant and the Locarno Treaty, The "le Journal," however, opines that, as signatories, liberty of decision remains intact and one- could not well speak of automatic assistance. The new pact," so the paper points out, in no way affects the Locarno agreement so that. Imperilling of organisation and security in the West has been. avoided.

In the same way, 8238 Journal," the Franco-Polish and Franco-Rumanian alliances have been recognised as the basis of the eastern order. Transocean-Kuo. Min.

FRANCO AMERICAN TRADE

The Tower of London will form sentatives of the Empire and re-} the stage for another pageant, and presentatives of

the Diplomatic June 25, 26: Their Majesties' over 2,000 actors will appear in Corps. 11:30 am, at St. James's Courts, Buckingham Palace. brave scenes from the past depict Falace.

· Jaine 29, July 1; 7: Cricket, Eng- ing a history of England, seen

May 9: The Lords and Commons land v. 8. Africa (Second Test China's greatest living actor,

Paris, April 30 through the eyes of the City of present addresses to the King, 11.30 Match), Lord's Cricket Ground, Mei Lan Fang. now staying in London, from King Stephen to the am,

Official negotiations for Westminster. Hall. Their | London.

Berlin, was the guest of honour at

Franco-American trade treaty will a banquet on Monday night by

be opened shortly, probably in the Far Eastern Club when the

Washington, in July, according to Chiness Minister, Lii Chung

M. Marchandeau, Minister of Com Chich, the rest of the Legation

merce. Preliminary soundings be Staff, representatives of the (Spedal to "Hong Kong

tween the French Embassy at Daily Press") July 13: The King reviews the German Foreign Office and a

Washington and the State Depart- Army, Aldershot, near London. large number of other distinguish- (By Telagraph,” Copyright, Tela ment have given grounds for hope July 13, 15, 15: Cricket, Englanded guests were present. Dr. Lindegraphie Massage Ordinance. 1801 that the negotiations will be suc 7. 8. Africa (Third Test Match). represented the Far Eastern Club calved, April 30, 1.30 p.m.)

cessful, thus ending the inter- Leeds.

Mei Lan, Fang thanked the

Moscow Apr. 30 regnum on which Franco-Ameri July 16: The King reviews the gathering for the cordial welcome The night of miners from the can commercial relations have Fleet, Spithead" *-

and regretted that on this, his Russian mixes of the Don terri- rested for several years

More than 100 Scout organisa-lit for the occasion; and another May 11: The Prince of Wales tions will light a chain of beacons £10,000 Is. being devoted to the vixits Cardif. "The Duke of York all over the British Isles an hour creation of stands for school chil- | visits Edinburgh. The Duke of and a half after sunset on May 8, dren to watch the King's arrival | Oloucester visits Belfast. at the highest points in each and to grants to charities, in county, and as each fire is lighted accordance with the wishes of the

a rocket with red; yellow and green | King. stars will be fired.

In Langley Park, Blough, there Boy runners #1 arrive bearing is to be a great open-air Pageant of messages, for the King which they England, and for the grand finale will have brought in relays from all the representatives of the the five furthest points of the Dominions and the Colonies pre- Isles, namely, John O'Groats, Lon- sent will be invited each night to donderry, Neath, Land's End and come on to the stage and make it Lowestoft...

a real, all-Empire affair.

Each town too-for the celebra: tions are primarily a civic affair

At the Albert Hall there will be

a public Thanksgiving Service on

May 12: Thanksgiving Sunday. May 14: State Ball at Bucking- ham Palace.

May 20: (Second). State Dinner (at Buckingham Palace.

May 22; Their Majesties at Re- ception and Ball given by the Lord Mayor and Corporation. Gulidhail May 31: The King holds a Leves, St. James's Falace.'-

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July 20: The King Inspects the Folice, Hyde Park, London. ¡July 25: Their Majesties" Garden

Party," Buckingham Palace.

theatre but promised that in the unsatisfactory that thousands are | that steps be taken to prevent a July 27, 29, 30; Cricket, England not too distant future he would deserting the coal mines and similar situation erinng as two v. South Africa (Fourth Test bring a troupe of actors to Ger- swarming back to the native vil- ||JESTS 280. An idea -of the mag- Match), Manchester.

many so that the German people lages,

nitude of this migration is given "8.A. Industrial Ixosazin," the by the fact that in Schachty dia-/ organ of the people's commissar, triet motte 8,458 miners fled from for heavy industry, describes the their posts situation #5: grave and demands | Transverse Kuo Min.

first visit, he was unable to show tory has become so great that | Heuter. his German friends the most im-Moscow is seriously concerned, portant features of the Chinese Food supplies have become to

- August 17, 19, 20: Cricket, Eng- | might be able to form an idea of June 3: Trooping the Colour on land v. Bouth Africa (Fifth Test what Chinese theatrical art had the King's. Birthday. Horse Guards | Match)" Kennington Oval, Londoni," achleved Parade.

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