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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26. Auctions Sale of Crown Lands. « District Office, Talpb. 11.30 am.: Lammert's Sale of Postage Stamps. Sales Room, 5.15 p.m."

Cinema

King's Clive Or India." Queen's: The Witching Haur." Central--"Her "Secret." Oriental: Adventure Girl' World: "Air Hostess." Alhambra "Wagon Wheels." Majestic:-Trail Drive." Star: "Double Door."

Meetings Annual Hong Kong Brewers and Distillers, Ltd., 7 Dud- dell Street, noon; Final. The Sino- phone Co. Ltd., 2nd, floor, 37 Des Voeux Road Central, 4 p.m.

Miscellaneous.Whist Drive, Sea men's Institute. 9 p.m.; Kowloon Union Church Women's Guild, 10

a.m

Social. Cheero Club Social Night..

Sports

THE KING

On Parade With His Sons

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, June 7.

The King, on his 70th birthday, attended the Trooping the Colour ceremony on the Horse Guards Parade an occasion which was for EWO reasons exceptionally

brilliant.

In the first place, It had been feared up to the as moment that the unfavourable weather condi- tions might prevent his Majesty being present. His appearance was the signal for particular en- thusiasm

Secondly, the vast crowds which colected by the parade ground, in the war, and at the windows of the Government departments were determined to give the King H special Jubliee welcome,

GALLANTRY AT SEA

Posthumous Awards" Made

London, June 24.

The King has made posthumous award of the Albert Medal, given only in cases of exceptional gai- lantry and devotion, to Thomas Gibson, late-cook, for life saving at sea. Pieces of plate and other awards are made also to masters and various officers and members of crew of the Belgian · steamer Jean Jadot, and the Cunard White Star Liner Ascania who displayed great bravery and skili in saving men of the Usworth during a vic- lent gale in mid-Atlantic last De- cember.

Two members of the crew of the Jean Jadot were drowned when their life boat capsized and post- humous awards are made in their

case!

The tradition of Jubilee weather held, the clouds (ifted. and just as

Gibson, the "Usworth" cook, gave a roar of cheering announced that the colourful procession had start-his life in trying to save a mess- room boy. He was a strong swim- mer and was within a stroke or two of the lifeboat which the "Ascania" had launched when the boy cried for help and turned back for him both being

sun came out wa

Bowls Open Palis, F. J; Jones and A. W. Grimmitt v. J. E. Henson and S. A. Bright (Hong Kong Heced from Buckingham Palace, the tric): C. G. Silva and F. X. M, da Sliva v. W. and L. Glendining (Tal- koo R.C.); A Macfarlane and J. Cavanagh (Civil Service C.C.); R. Land L. A R Duncan v. H. H. Rose and J. M. Purves (Hong Kong F. C); R. Goodman and R, Rapsley v. R. F. Luz and H. Beer (Kowloon B.G.C.).

Division,

"Hong

Tennis.-"3" Kong C.C v. Central British Asso- elation; Civil Service. C.C. v: Indian Be Club de Recrelo v. University Chinese R.C. v, Kowloon C.C. **Moony Moon, 26th. Day,

Sunrise 5.40 am. Sunset.-7.11

p.m.

Tdes-High at 5.20 and 18.44.

Low at 12.40 and 23.15.“

THURSDAY, JUNE 27 Anniversaries and Holidays. Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour.

,"

The King was wearing the scar- let and gold ful-dress uniform of Colonel-In-Chief of the Trish Guards--the guards whose colours were to be tropped-and rode a bay horse..

Clearly enjoying the birthday greetings shouted by members of the crowd, he had evident y shaken off the effects of the chill which kept him indoors eller in the week

swept away.

Gibson

The Ascania's" lifeboat Was commanded with "great skill and courage by Lleutenant Poltt. Royal Naval Reserve, Junior third officer of the "Ascania" in dr- cumstances of extreme peril. 16. was several times nearly smashed by the "Usworth" or "Ascama" ** Behind the Kingde the

The gale was so violent that the Prince of Wales, in the unformi of Colonel of the Welsh Guards, and

oars were forced from the co- the Duke of York as Colonel of locks and were blown out of the the Scots Guards. They were fol-men's hands and al but six were broken while the lifeboat, at ne moment in the trough of the steep' waves and was at the next on level with the "Usworth's" boat deck.

lowed by the Duke of Gloucester, in Hussars uniform, and the Duke of Kent, who was participating in the Trooping the Calour Pacade for the first time as an Army" officer. In previous years he has watched the ceremony as a naval officer from the window above the Horse Guards Arch. The Duke wore the scaret" uniform and spiked themet of Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Own Royal' West Kent Regiment. The King and a his sons wore the broad rib- bons of the Order of the Garter across their chests,

Nevertheless the remainder) or

the crew were taken off and with difficulty got aboard the Ascania,

Mr. Pollitt, after what is official- ly described as a "heroic and re markable rescue, was the last to leave the badly damaged lifeboat, tritisk Wireless,

centre of the parade ground. The by the Ensign as the National Anthem rang-out again, and was trooped down the une or Guards while the band carried out immensely in- |tricate evolutions in the centre of

the square.

Colour was taken over

Auctions-Sale of Crown Lands, Land Office, Ping Shan, 11.30 am.

Cinemas King's:-"Imitation Of Life.” Queen's:"The Witching Hour." Central-"Her Secret” Oriental:-"Adventure Girl.” World:"Air Hostess." Alhambra:-"Wagon Wheels.” Majestic: "Kentucky Kernels."' Star: The First Mrs. Fraser."

Lectures.-Theosophical Society

This was the first time the King has ridden along the Mall to a Hong Kong Club Annex, 8 p.m...

Meetings. Hong Kong Phiate military ceremony with all his sons the Following Dit Society, "8. C. M. Post" Board behind him

of Room, 5.30 p.m.; Monthly Bible Princes rode Prince Arthur Union, Emmanuel, Church, 218, Connaught, the Earl of Harewood Nathan Road, Kowloon, 5.30 p.m.

and the Eart of Athlone,

Throughout the long ceremony, Miscellanous. - St.

which lasted more than an hour. Andrew's

SALUTE TO THE QUEEN Club, Open Night,

the King sat immobile, watching The splendid cavalcade Bocial-Whist Drive, Civil Ber-vanced across the Parade towards every detail of the procedure with vice Cricket Club, 8.45 p.m.; Whlst the Horse Guards Arch; where, at ing except to pat his horse when. the keenest interest, hardly mov- Drive on board the Tamar, 845 a window decorated, with ecarlet near the massed bands, it showed put.

and gold, were, the Queen, in a

momentary sims of nervousness. coat of silver lamé with a white Princess Elizabeth and Princess fur collar and blue toque. the Margaret Rose, who were dressed Duchess of York, Princess Eliza- in rose pink,⠀⠀ watched the beth, Princess Margaret Rose and ceremony with growing excite the Duchess of Kent.

Tennis.-

Sports

Division Indian RC v. Kowloon, Indians; Kowloor CO. v. University; South China AA y Chinese RC Army R.C, Craigengower C.C.; Club de Recreto v, Central British Association.

Moony Moon, 27th, Day. Sunrise-5.40 am Sunset

p.m.

ad-

The King paused opposite the Horse Guards Arch and saluted the Queen, and then, as the mass- 7.11ed bands of the Grenadiers, Cold- stream, Scots Irish and Welsh Guards thundered out the Ma tional Anthem say motionless at the salute

Tide-High at 6.08 and 20.16 Low at 13.41 and 23.59.

FRIDAY, JUNE 28, Anniversaries and Holidays.— Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Cinemas King's: "Imitation Of Life." Queen's "Misalssippi.? Central: "Here Becret," Oriental:"Lottery Bride." World: "Sky Way" AAhambra: Wagon Wheels." Majestic "Kentucky Kernels." Star The First Mrs. Fraser."

Lectures-Helena May Christian Fellowship 10.30am Speaker: Rev. G. E. Bateman.

Miscellaneous--Omcial Inaugura. tion of St. Joan of Arc's Chinese Young Ladies Association.RA Rellious Solemn Eucharistic Frocession in the Catholic Caine rel, 5.30 p.m.

Tennis D Division South China, A. Radio SC Kowicon Docks Police RC. Kowloon F.O.

zent

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CHEERING AT PALACE The troops, numbering over 600, marched past the King in now and quick time while the crowds. marvelled at the amazing preci- slon of their dril

The Household Cavalry marched Grouped behind the King and off parade. Then the Field Officer the Princes were three of the in Brigade Waiting (Lt-Co J. Indian Honorary Aides-de-Camp, N. FitzGerald) rode up to his whose turbans and uniforms added Majesty, and informed him that to the splendour of the scene. the brigade was ready to march Then his Majesty inspected the off the parade ground. The King troops, riding at the head of the saluted and led his Guards along procession of princes, generals, the Mall to Buckingham Palace,"

merals, the attaches and equeries as It Another enthusiastic reception circled the great square, Nezt greeted the King when he rode up the bands and drums marched to the centre gate of the Palace past the King, playing first a slow and took the salute as the troopa march and then a quick march marched past with the Irish Then the Escort for the Colour Guards at their head The Royal moved out and halted opposite the Princes, the Indian Aldes-de-Camp King's Colour of the 1st Bn Irish and the foreign military attachés Guards, which was posted in the rode past his Majesty saluting.

when the King turned to enter the Palace there was szent burst: of cheering He saluted the crowd

ese R.C.; Civil Service C.O. ▼ Kow- loon B.G.C.

V Moon 28th Sunrise.41a.m. Sung-7.11 ^

Tides Figh at 6.55 and 2123

v. Army T.C., Indian R.C... Chin) Low at 14.13.

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