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DANGER IN THE PACIFIC
Lord Bledisloe Où Overseas Anxiety
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Marquess of Frau Paul Melchers, Pacific Trading Co., A. L Parke, Secretary for India, presided R. C. Pass, W. H. Poatia (Mrs.), Proposing the health of the
"For five years I lived in two Mrs. G. Preseey, Mrs. J. A. Rivera guest of honour, Lord 'Zetland said (R.MS. "Makura"), William Robert-India to-day was not the India to islands in the Pacific Ocean, where son & Co., Ltd., J, U. Rol, E. Sewell, which Lord Curzon
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The Dance No. 6 in B flat Major Jen Koon, Mademoiselle Vasser, ago. In no part of the world, per- most profound sources of anxiety (Brahms).
the matter of security Mrs. Mary Watson, E. C. Webb, haps, had the change been so there in Romanza Andaluza (Spa-
Miss Doris Whitby, Peter.B. Wong marked as in India during the from outside interference are the nish Dance) (Op, 22) (3-(Sharp and Deehme).
past quarter of a century.
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And tralia and New Zealand to
сот- "Is it not significant that during means to fight this unfair the pas 12 months the legislatures petition. 6920, from Dairen.
in Ave of the major provinces have "It must be done by the British Govern- Le Maud Duke, Hong Kong Hotel, enacted public Security Acts, con- people, and the British
ferring upon the Executive wide ment, or, I warn you, British ship- and drastic powers affecting the ping will be eliminated from the Liberty of the subject, and that in Pacific Ocean." not one of these cases has Governor been called upon to make use of his powers of ccrti- deation?
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A bright incident in the House of Commons yesterday evening, witnessed by foreign Ambassadors and a full assembly of members
waiting to hear the Foreign Secrt- tary's statement on the European crisis, was the distribution of car- nations to the Prime Minister and Mr. Lloyd George.
the
That fact alone bears striking tribute to the sobriety and the courage of those who are about to assume these great responsibili ties.
HIS FATHER'S TASK
Lord Linlithgow, who was chair-
SCOTS PUBLISHER'S DEATH
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Mr. Chambers, who was his.. nssuming | 77th year, was a grandson of. Dr.
man of the Committee on Indian Constitutional Reform, said few of those who had held the office or Governor-General of india could have enjoyed, before Lady. Astor entered the House office, a better opportunity than Robert Chambers, one of the foun- with a large posy of red carnations he had had of measuring the ders of "Chambers's Journal," and had conducted that journal since cello Solo-Gavotte Tendre (Hil- and several memoers cheered her nature and scope of the work,
lemacher)-Pablo Casals.
ironically, whereupon she, ried to "Thirty-six years ago," continu- the death of his father in 1888.
Ha was president of the Old ea Lord Linlithgow, "a banquet Bong-Lo! Here the Gentle Lark hide them.
a keen (Bishop)-Lily Pons (Soprano). Mr. Whi Thorne, the veteran
such as this was held in London Edinburgh Club, and was Pianoforte Solo-Capriccio in F Labourist. crossed the floor and to bid farewell to Australia's first student of everything relating to He was, too, a (Dohnanyi)
Governor-General-the first Mar-old Edinburgh. - Vladimir offered to take them, where upon
Freemason. and an Lady Astor unpinned them and quess of Linlithgow-then about prominent Songs-Love, could I only tell thee handed him the whole posy of Ave, to take up his duties as the re- ardent print and book collector," an unrival ed set of (Capel), She is far from the
Mr. Thorne returned to his seat presentative of the Crown in the possessing
Dickens's first editions. Land
while (Lambert)-Peter Daw-
and handed one carnat on to Mr. newly constituted Federation,
recreations were golf. son (Bass-Baritone).
Lloyd George, who paced it in his "Does it not occur to you as an among his 'Cello Solo Apres un Reve (Faure)
buttonhole, and then crossed the extraordinary
that shooting, Aching, cycling, and b- coincidence. Pablo' Casals.
floor to the Prime Minister, Mr. this evening you should be enter-ards
a semi-finalist in the Songs-Always ("Puritan Lullaby). Baldwin, who accepted it smiling-taining his son on the eve of bis. He was
Love, I give you my ail
ly, and held his carnation in his departure for India, there to see first official Amateur Golf Cham- ("Luapa")-Ina Souez (Soprano) hand. 9 p.m.--A Relay of the Daventry News Bulletin (Copyright by Reuter).
Minor Horowitz.
9.15 p.m.-
Richard Tauber (Tenor), 1-Rose Marie--"O Rose Marie
I love you" (Friml).
1
The House cheered.
10 pm--News and Economic Re-, view in English on DJA" and in Tutch un DJB, DJN.
inaugurated those constitutional pionship. developments which include the setting up of an all-India Federa- tion?"
Mr. Chambers is survived by his wife, one son, who is in the bus- ness, and one daughter.
1
"The Empire,” he
The reforms had been" criticised as being both over-bold and over- cautious. Now that they were on
said, " 10.15 p.m.-Music and Poetry for the Statute Book, he hoped most founded upon the most success- earnestly that all would be preful reconcillation of unity, and pared to do their utmost to make diversity through the alchemy of them work well
Easter Festival
2.-Rose Marie "Indian Love
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liberty that the world has ever "For my part," continued Lord seen. Linlithgow, "I am persuaded that "In the British Empire we have British people and Parlja- an example of how men differing ment desire ardently that the peo- in nearly everything that concerns ple of India may find, within the the foundations of life have yet four corners of this new Constitu- managed to do what 150 years ago tion, political contentment and would have seemed inconceivable to serve their to decide that they will never full opportunity motherland; and that in the out-summon force as a solvent of any come India may prove to the world disputes or differences which may
artse between them. that she knows how to make a
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"I wonder whether it is really as inconceivable as some may think to look forward to a future where HEART OF INDIA'S PROBLEM-
men belonging to different nations may yet come to learn the same "The subject upon which my lesson as the British Empire has colleagues and I worked for two learned that reason based on years lies at the very heart of liberty is the greatest solvent of India's being. For we were con- the differences which may arise cerned with the improvement of between the people.” [
Lord Lamington, president of agriculture and the welfare of the
the East India Association, also peasant.
spoke,
"The chapter that is about to open in India is fraught with great Sever societies co-operated,” in possibilities. Here, indeed, is organising the banquet-the East nothing less than an opportunity India Association, the Royal Em to effect a great and lasting con-pire Society, the British Empire tribution towards the solution of League, the Victoria League; the one of the major problems of the Over-Seas League, the School Em- world: an honourable and equit-pire Tour Committee, and the Bri- 8.15 p.m.-Five Feet of Melodyable adjustment in the relation betish Women's Hospitality Commit-
Lina Flor and Ariston Avelino, tween the peoples of the West and tee.
This was the second successíve 8.30 pm The Voice of the Herald. those of the Eart 8.45 p.m.--Steck quotations and Viscount Halifax, Lord Frivy evening on which Lord Linlith-
local market reporta.
Beal and a former Viceroy, visua- gow had been entertained
8 pm. To be announced,
"Ach, ich sehe, jetzt, da ich fur
Flochzeit gehe."
9 p.m.-Dance Music from Legaspilised the British Empire as the farewell dinner and dance we Conductor: Prof. D. Dr Karl Garden and the Russian Eagle model of a future world organisa- !' given in Ell honour on Tuesday
tion for peace,
the Hon. Mrs. Rupert Becket 10.30 pm-Bign off this DRE Strauba,
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