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The man from Ohio was gazing down into the depths of the Grand Canyon "Do you know," remark- ed the guide, it took millions of years to carve out this great abyss?"

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ROYAL NAVY

THE ROYAL YACHT

DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 Anniversaries and Holidays- St. John the Silent, C.

Cinema

Kings:-"The Garden Murder

Case." Queen's: "Without Regret." Oriental:-"So Red The Rose." World: "Chinese Picture." Alhambra:-"Yellow Dust." Majestic:-"Strange Wives." Star: The Girl From 10th

Avenue,"

Dances-Cheero Club Tea Dance. 5-7.30 p.m.

Meat ngs.-Kowloon Union Church 10.30 Sale of Work Stallholders.

Monthly, of Aquarium a.m.; Society. Biol. Dept.. University, 8.30 p.m.; St. John's Cathedral Com- mittee Meeting, Cathedral Messen- | ters in Jacobean Room. Hongkong

Chinese Genera Hotel, 1.15 p.m.; Chamber of Commerce, Monthly Committee Meeting. Chamber's Headquarters, 2.30 p.m.

London, April 25. The Royal Fucht Victoria and In an Indiana college town Albert, as is customary, is now student called at a boarding house being made ready by May 1 for the to inquire about rooms

use of the King during the season. "And what do you charge for So far there are no official events your rooms?" he asked!

at which it has been notified that his Majesty will be present in the yacht, but he may decide, as did King George in the early years of his reign, to use the vessel for short cruises during which he can pay unoficial visits to his snips sand naval stations. Because of the absence of a great part of the Home Fleet In, the Mediterranean be nothing in the there will nature of a large assembly of ships such as King George frequently saw in Weymouth Bay or Tor Bay. RN, AND R.M. RUGBY UNION "Is that boy any good in the office, Jenkins?"

At a recent committee meeting "I've not formed a very favorable of the R.N, and R.M. Rugby Union opinion of him, sir. He spent a the honorary treasurer reported on good deal of the morning trying to the steps taken since the last get "Established 1901 on the tele-meeting to investigate the questioners (Prince Edward Road). 4.45 phone"

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"I have several Ideas," said the man with a smile. "The young only trouble is that I hesitate whe- ther to make you 10 years younger on account of your looks or 10 years alder on account of your intelligence."

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MIY.

JAPAN'S NAVY DESIRES

of insurance against injury of play-- ers taking part in United Service matches. After discussion the committee decided that it was not possible-10--the union to effect such an insurance, and the re- sponsibility for insurance must rest; with the individual players.

The Inter-Services Rugby Foot- ball Committee has decided that, in view of Court mourning, the combined Services Rugby ball and dinner shall be cancelled this year, and that in place of these two. functions private dinners for the teams chall be arranged.

SENIOR OFFICERS' COURSE The Sentor: Oncers' Technical Course & Portsmouth resumes to- day until June 265 Officers attend- ing will include Rear-Admirals F. T. I, Tower, O.B.E., and HF- herbert, C.M.G., who were promoted

Religious-Meeting for Meditu- tion and discussion at Tao Fong Shan Chapel. Bishop's House;

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Sallors' Social-Whist Drive. Home and Seamen's Institute, 40 Gloucester Road, 9 pm; Kowloor Union Church Birthday Tea Mah Jong Drive, 3.30 p.m

Sports Football.-First Division. East Lancashires v. Royal Welch Fust-

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Moon-II Int'c. Moon, rd Day. Bunrise-5.44 a.m. Sunset-3.55

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Tides.-High at 3.28 and 12.58; Low at 5.40 and 21.16.

THURSDAY, MAY 14

Anniversaries and Holidays.-- St. Boniface. Martyr..

Cinemas

King's: The Garden Murder

Case.!! Queen'sWithout Regret." Oriental:-"So Red The Rose." Alhambra:-Yellow Dust World: "Chinese Picture" Majestic: Strange Wives." Star: The Girl From 10th

- Avenue,"

Meetings. Victoria Chess Club.

p.m.

to dag rank recently while in com-2.30 pm: Theosophical Society, 6 mand of the Hood and the Devon-

Miscellaneous-St. Andrews Wc- shire; Captain J. W. Clayton, late Lirector of Navigation, Admiraly; men's Fellowship Games afternoon.. and Captain Cuthbert Coppinger, 13 p.m. St. Andrew's Club Open D.S.C. late Flag-Captain and Chief Night. p.m. of Staff in the Reserye Fleet.'

Social-Tombola on board HMS. Tamar, 9 p.m.; Civil Service Cricket Club Whist Drive, 9 p.m.; Cheero Club Bridge and Mah Jong Drive,

8 p.m.

NEW ZEALAND SQUADRON Tue cruiser Dunedin, flagship of the New Zealand Squadron, with the sloops Leith and Wellington, will leave Wellington to-day for Auckland, where they will remain until June. All three will then begin independent cruises among p.mp.

Parity With Strongest the Pacific islands, lasting in the

Naval Power

PROPER DEFENSIVE PREPARATIONS

Tokyo, May 12

A secret budgetary session of the Diet and Navy Minister has been held according to the "Asahi Shim- bun" which states that the Japan ese Navy desires to possess a force, equal in strength to the strongest naval power likely to attack Japan. Furthermore, It is absolutely necessary, in view of the present conditions, that Japan carry out proper defensive preparations, in- cluding naval bases.

Asked if it was not true that the. United States has no intention of

on. Aghting Japan account of Chinese issues and should not Japan take the initiative to proj pose to America a cessation in the building race, the Foreign Minis ter in the Diet replied that the "United States may respond fav ourably to the Japanese proposal depending on whether the Japanese attitude towards China would in- duce the United States to accept the Japanese proposal."~

Reuter,

case of the Dunedin until the end

Moon-Last Quarter, 2.12 p.m.

Int'c. Moon, 24th. Day. Bunrise.-5.43 a.m.; Sunset-6.55

Tidea-High at 4.15 and 14.14;

of August and of the sloops until Low at 6.54 and 22.15. October.

THE RANFURA ESCORT 'The delay to the ss. Ranpura, carrying the Chinese art treasures, of grounding at Gibraltar will not affect the arrangements for her naval escort...The cruiser, Daunt- less Captain Sir Ionel Sturdee, which is due at Colombo to-day. will await the liner's arrival: there and escort her to Shanghai.

SOVIET-JAPAN RELATIONS.

Situation Reported To Be Tense

Tokyo, May 12. Relations between, the Soviet and Japan have become worse in stead of better since the Soviet Best proposed a non-aggression pact, declared the War Minister at a secret session of the Diet, accord- ing to reliable parts tonne

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SINO-FILIPINO TRADE

Mission Completes Its

Investigation?

Shanghai, May 12.

The Phillipine Enquiry Mission, headed by Benor Alzate, completed to-day their ten-day visit to Shang- hai and Nanking where they con- ferred, with Government and busi- ness leaders "ou improving Sing- Filipino trade relations.

The party will return to Manila by the President Jackson to-night. -Reuter

US.

DEATH OF

ATTORNEY

Washington, May 12.

The death has occurred of Mr. Mitchell Palmer, former Attorney sie General of the United States

Redfer

The altuation at present, the War, Minister is reported to have said, istense.- Teuter

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