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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, MAY 13. 1936.

MAIL NEWS FROM HOME

Egypt's

New King

London, May 1

The duke of connaught, who is 86 to-day, looks back on a career that spars four generations, writes

correspondent.

At the drst of the many cere- monies of his long life the Duke of Wellington played a leading part. He was sponsor for the infant

Prince.

POLITICS AT HOME

An International Peace Plan

BUDGET LEAKAGES

The 1st Battalion had not scen service at the Dardanelles. There the 5th Battalion distinguished it- seif. It was composed of a mixture or Ranger reservists and Doncaster minera, the latter, curiously enough, acquiring brogues after a in a White Paper issued to-day will

short period of service.

There is a letter from Queenpearance of a green flag during a Victoria to her Uncle dated May 1, 1855. It runs:

"On this day, the fifth birthday of our darling little Arthur-the- an- niversary of the opening of the Great Exhibition--the once great day at Paris, viz, the poor King's name day and hiso the birthday of the dear old Duke. . . .”

The "poor King"

1s Louis Philippe, the "dear old Duke" the Duke of Wellington, who had died three years before.

The lester contains one curious error.

London, April .

The proposals of the Select Cums mittee on the Civil List venta ned

be discussed in the House of Com-

The only manifestation of poll-mons on Monday. The proposals tical feeling was the mysterious ap- will be embolied in financial re- solutions, and when they have been passed these resolutions will bu embodied in a bill which will be passed through all the usual stages. This, of course, ia précisely, the procedure followed in the case of the Budget.

charge. One of the most gailan: attacks of the war, the charge on the Kabbak Kuyu wells, was made

under..1t.

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW

THE FORM

One of the Parliamentary Police Force is the hero of the latest racing story. Last Friday he told a member that Jarvis would win the Esher Cup at Sandown the next

day.

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The M.P. gave him a half-crown The Duke of Wellington was and suggested he should back the born not on May 1 but on April 29. | horse.

One of the Duke of Connaught's most recent public appearances was when he attended the commemora tion service for King George in BALIT Abbey.

OCTOGENARIAN VIGOUR He will shortly take part in one of the first ceremonies of the new reign when, as the senior Field- Marshal, he will present his great- nephew. the King. with the mar- shal's baton.

One afternoon this winter I had Ocular proof of the Duke's vigour, I saw him start to cross the Mall,

He was far less worried by the traffic than his equerry.

On reaching the south side he

s.opped and turned. Then, point- ing with his stick at Cariton Ter- 130 .

began race, he

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the Horse Guards Parade, still deep

in conversation.

NO REAL GRIEVANCE Yesterday the old complaint about back-berichers being frozen out of the big foreign affairs de- bates was voiced again, this time-f by Mr. M. W. Beaumont. He sug- gested to Mr. Baldwin that two days next week, instead of one, should be set aside for the Foreign Office vote.

There is less substance in the

At a Cup Final lunch the next day the M.P., who is non-better, old the story, One of his guests reached for a paper and discovered ¡that Str John Jarvis's horse, Silver

Crest, was running for the Cup.

"I have backed jockeys' tips," he said, "owners" tips, and newspaper tips. But I have never backed a policeman's tip."

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The Labour party will meet to morrow to consider what course they will follow in the debate. In the Select Committee they unsuccess- fully moved amendments relating to the surrender of the revenues of the Dushies of Lancaster and Corn- wall. They will decide to-morrow whether they will press These tents on the Hoor of the House"

VESSELS DUE

Agaponor, 1. S., June 1. Agametuzon, B. & S., May 19% p Agrs, Gilman's, June 1. Anna Magjik, Jobsun's, May 93. Antenor, B. & S., June 19. Argun Maru, O.S.K., May 18. Astoria, Jubson's, May 23. Atsata Maru, N.V.K., May 1. Babar, P. & O., June 5. Renalder, Loxley's, May 9. Benledi. Loxley's, June 13.

leureoch, Loxley's, June 9. Benvenue, Loxley's, June 4 Bhutan, P. & O., May 9. Bondo Maru, 0.9.K., June 2 Biye Maru, 0.9.K., May 30.

Burma Maru, 0.8.K., Juse 3. Buenos Aires Baru, 0.9.K., May 23 Burdwan, P. & D., June 0. Calchias, B. & S., June 1. Canada Maru, O.Š.X., June 14. Canton Maru, 0.8.K., May 27. Colebes Haru, 0.5.K., May 19. Chaupte, B. & S., June 12 Chenonceaux, Messageries', May 19. Chichibu Marn, N.Y.E., May 22. City of Elword, States Co., June 25. City of Christ Church, Bank's, June 10.

Conte Verde, Lloyd Triestino, and 20. Certu, P. & O., Jane 10. D'Artagan. Messagories', May. 90. Danmark, B.4. Cò., May 24. Demiodorus, B. & B., Jane 15. Duisburg, Jabsen's, June 8. Emp. of Asia, C.P.S., July 9. | Emp. of Canada, C.P.S., May 22

Emp. of Russia, C.P.S., June 4. Emp. of Japan, C.P.S., June 19. Felix Roussel, Messagories". June 19, Forlebank, Bank Lino, May 25. Criderun, Melchers'. June 2 Fukuken Maru, U.S.K., May 23. Gertrude Maarak, Jebsen's, May 30,

Gen. Sherinan. States Co., May 29.

Golden Mountain. States Co., May 23. Gneisenau, Melchers', May Hague Maru, 0.8.K., Jure 4. Hamburg Maru. 0.8.K., June 19. Haruna Maru, N.Y.K., May 22. Havana Maru, 0.9.K., May 31, Himalaya Maru, D.S.K., May. 207

Isar, Melchers', June 10, Hozan Maro. 0.8.K., May 30,

Ixion, R. & S., Jane 5.

·BUDGET LEAKAGES The report. ut Lloyd's Committee on the charges that Budges secrets were disclosed before the Budget 31 1.ዳ introduced is not Yet in the hands of the Chancellor of the Ex chequer," but it is possible that a preliminary report will be avail- able for the Cabinet at its weekly meating to-moFNOW. in that caSE Mr. Chamberfast should be"n a position to make a statement, Hong Kong Maru. 0.8.K., May 20. visional or conclusive, Lloyd's Committee's investigations either to-morrow of on Thursday,

In any event, the Labour party -ASK THE POLICEMAN.

will press for a statement from, tho Coming away from the Cup Final Chakullor on Thursday. The ing the party bought an evening newsquiries conducted by the individual paper to have a laugh at the cre- dulous backer. Silver Crest, of course. had won at 7 to 1.

Silver backed Whereupon he Crest for

£30 each way on the telephone.

There is a sad sequel to the story Yesterday the M.P. encountered the policeman and expressed the hope that he had had a good win.

"I didn't bet. air," said the police man, returning him the half-crown. There was three horses trained by Jack Jarvis in the race, and I didn't know which one it was. **

*JOURNEYS END,.."

backbenchers' grumble than is gen-death Atfa Beg Amin, erally realised,

In the last full-dress debate on foreign affairs, on March 26, more than 2 hours out of the whole seven was taken up by nine private members, of whom five were Gov- ernment supporters.

In the debate before that, on Feb. 24, back-benchers had three hours out of six. Thirteen of them made speeches,

They could have had another hour if they liked. Lack of further speakers caused the de- bate to collapse at ten o'clock in- stead of lasting until the usual closing hour of eleven.

I hear that a foreign diplomat's marriage with his Sovereign's sis- ter, which was ended under some- what dramatic circumstances in London two and a half years ago, has now had a happy. sequel.

Shortly before King's Feisal's the First Secretary of the Irak Legation the King's sister, here, married Princess Bara, in Constantinople,

Her brother, the Emir Zeld, was a witness at the ceremony.

Subsequently the other membera of the Iraki Royal family, who took the match, strong objection to brought pressure to bear upon King Ghazi. By his orders Mr. Amin' divorced the Princess. He then resigned his post.

Atta

As one of the few trained Iraki diplomata, Mr. Atta Amin was too valuable to lose. He therefore re- turned to the Legation, and acted for many months 5 Charge d'Affaires.

Now King Ghazi has reversed his previous decision, and by his con- sent they have remarried in Ber- in.

auout

members of the Labour party, ant authoritatively, but, nevertheless with, the goodwill of the Labour Front Bench, hate apparently con- viuced the Labour leaders that a case has been made out for a wider inquiry than one by Lloyd's Com- mittes That opinion 13 shared pretty generally in the House of Comuns, su that if the Lloyd's in- quiry should proves inconclusive there would almost certainly be a strong demand for a judicial in-

witnesses quiry at which

and documents could be called for under penalties.

Kitano Maru, N.V.M., May 22.

Kwanto Marú. O.S.K., June 8.

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Leverkusen, Jebsen's, Juns 8. Malays, EA. Co., May 24. Manila Maru. 0:8.K., May 27. Mesince, B. & S., Jane 7. Mentor. B. & 8., May 18. Munsterland, Jebson's, June 2 Nagato Maru, N.Y... May 19. Nankin. E. & A., June 3. Naruto Maru, N.Y.E., May 21. Neckar, Melchers', June 4. New York States Co., June 1. Nordmark, Jebsen's, 28.

May Oder. Melchers, June 13. Oldenburg, Jobren's, May. 20. Patroclus, B. & S. May 23. Peiping, Gman's, June 18, Philoctetes, B. & S., June 20, Pres. Garfield, Dollar's, Jpne 5. Pres. Grant, A.M. Lina June 19. Pres Hoover, Dollar's, June 4. Pres. Jefferson, A.M. Line, June 26. Pres. McKinley, A.M. Line, May 29. Pres. Polk. Dollar's, June 16. Pres. Taft, Dollar's, May 25, Fres. Van Buren, Dollar's. May Ranpara, P., & O., June 8. Rawalpindi, P. & 0., May 27 Santhia, B.1. (Apear), May 24. Shirala, B.I. (Apear), June 8. Birdbana. B.I. (Apest), May 26. Scharnhorst, Melchers', June 9. Somerville. Bank Line, May 20. Soadan, P. & O., June 19. Sphinx, Messageries, June 13. Sumatra, Lloyd Triestino, June 5. Tamara, Gilman's, May 19. Sumatra Maru, O.S.K... June 18.

Tanda, E. & ̈ A., June. 2. The other instance was seven or Taurus, Thoroson's, June 8 eight years ago, when Sir Philip Taybank, Bank, Line, June 24, Sassoon, speaking at Folkestone on Tilava, B. (Apcar). June 23. Budget Day before the Chancellor Tiineaara, J.C.J. Line,, May 28. ad made the announcement, said Tiisadane, J.C.J. Line, May 24. that his audience must have been Tiisroes, J.C.J. Lind, May 23. glad to hear that their cup of tea Tourcoing. Thoresen's. May 25, was going to cost them less. At Eonlone, Thermen's, June 24, the time of speaking Sir Philip thought that the announcement of the change in duty had already been made, but the matter was af- terwards mentioned in the House of Commons, and Sir Philip ex- pressed his regrets. His disclosure, of course, bad no market con.

BUDGET LEAKS IN THE PAST People are trying to remember cases in the past of Budget leak- ages, and the only orês that were remembered to-day in company of

political men with Long memeries were these. One was when ladstone was Chancellor of the Exchequer and had recuced taken the duty off tea. His se cretary and friend Leveson-Gower innocently let a word fall about the coming change to someone, and it reached the ears of a turf com- Dissin agent named Podwick, who was anid to have made a large for tune out of his knowledge.

"KING FAROUK'S FAREWELL

King Farouk's bereavement add- ed something yesterday to the con- straint habitual at platform fare wells. The King, however, talked with considerable animation to the Before returning to London they Duke of Kent until the train left, are spending their second honey-sequences. and smiled as he saluted the public.'| moon there with the Emir Zeld, who

But he was obviously less used | is Iraki Minister to Germany.

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CRICKET AS A CRIME

London: Apr. 28.

Cricketers are now preparing for the field without any fear of op position from the police, and pro bably few devotees of the game even remember tha for centuries it was treated as a crime. By an Act of Edward IV. cricket was. pro hibited altogether, apparently be cause its popularity led to a neglect of archery, then regarded as es- sential for national defence, and any person found with hat or ball was liable to a fine of £10 and two years' imprisonment.

Not until the establishment of the famous Hambledon Club in 1748 was the law repealed-and even then there were some who wished te have restrictions inaintained in certain" places. "The diversion of

13.35 King Farouk himself was wear-

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SAYINGS OF THE

WEEK ?

I was the last orthodox Chan- cellor.-Mr. Winston Churchill.

AN INTERNATIONAL PEACE CAMPAIGN

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Van Houtaz. J.CJ. Line, May 19. Victoria, Lloyd Triestino, May 28. Yasukuni Maru, N.T.E., May 19."

SILVER MARKET

London, May 16. London Bliver prices to-day were down 1/4 for "Spot" and 3/16 for

Forward," as follow:

came.

May 15 20-7/8 20-7/8

UNITED GRAND LODGE

New Officers

MESSAGE TO THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT

London, Apr. 30.

At the Grand Festival of United Grand Lodge held at Freemasons Hall, Great Queen Street WC., yesterday, the Duke of Cannaught was proclaimed Grand Master for the thirty-sixth year. He will be 88 on Friday and is a present at Bournemouth. A loyal' and dutiful message of congratuladon to be sent to the Duke on the occas.cn whs read by Lord Harewood, the Pro Grand Master, who presided. and it was carried with acclama- tlon by the large gathering, who filled every available seat. "The Duke of Connaught is the senior of all the Grant officers. having received his first ofice, Benior Warden. in 1877.

The reappointment of Lord Harewood as Pro" Grand Master and General Sir Franes Davies as Deputy Grand Maxter was received With applause.

Grand Lodge for the first time since August last *25 not in mourning. The following were ap pointed and invested by the Pro Grand Master:-

GRAND OFFICERS, 1936

Wardens-Lord

Grand

and Lord Suirdale.

Higin

Grand Chaplain-The Bishop of Sodor and Man and Canon 2 W. P. Archdall

Grand Treasurer.-W. Meacock. Grand Registrar.-Sir Thomas R. Hughes, K.C.

Deputy Grand Registrar.-H. B Vaisey, K.C.

Pres.dent Board of General Pur: poses.-J. Russell McLaren,

President Board of Benevolence. -Sir Kynaston Studd, Prov. G.M., Cambridgeshire,

Grand Director of Ceremonies.- C. R. L Nicholl,

Senior

Grand Deacons.-Sir Percy Vincent (Lord Mayor of London), A. E. Webb-Johnson, J. Boil, W. . "Gwyn,' Lieutenant- Colonel L C. R. Messel, J. E. W. Food..

Junior Grand Deacons.-M. E. Clark (Yorkshire, W.R.), A. M. Walker, J. Patterson Wardle (Lan- cashire, W.D.), EC. Charleton. Major R. L Surtees, R, H. Ingham Clark.

Deputy Grand Secretary.-S. A. White, P.G.D

Assistant Grand Chaplains. Rev. E G. Turner. Rev. H. E Tilney-Bassett (Wiltsh.re).

Assistant Grand Registrars.-W.

H. Mathias, R. J. Tindal- Robertson.

D.

Grand Superintendent of Works. -A. Y, Mayell, F.RL.B.A.

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Assistant Grand Superintendenta of Works-John

Denman, FRIBA, R Thornton Dadson, FSL

Deputy Grand Directors of

Ceremonies.-G.

Back

D. Hannay, I.

Assistant Grand Directors of Ceremonies.-C. F. Cumberlege, T. T. Flender (Lancashire, W.D.), C. E. Darby, E. B. & Stevens (Not- tinghamshire), R. Whitehead, H W. Aldrich (Bussex), G. R. Brit- tan (Devon), A. G. Parsons, A. L Fuller (8omerset), F. Rowland

Grand Sword Bearer. Lt.-Col Frank Brook (Yorkshire, W.R.)."

Deputy Grand Sword Bearer.-- Captain A, H. Cooper.

May 14 Assistant Grand Sword · Bearers. 20-5/8 -Major AL House (Buckingham- .- 20-11/18 | shire), Captain HL. C. Harper.

Grand Organist.-HF. Elling- ford, A.R.C.M., FR.C.O.

During the past two days Lord Cecil has been presiding at Geneva over a gathering of workers for peace from many countries, who spot........

Forward have met with the object of start- ing what is to be known as the In.

Grand Standard Bearers.-E. T. 150 cta.ing a black lounge suit with the

ternational Peace Campaign," Its

Bowyer (Berkshire), F. W. Elliott. tarboosh. Many of the Egyptians

object is to unite organisations

Assstant Grand Standard Bear- working separately for peace_all present wore the same, but the

ers.--W.

W. K H. Cockcroft, Charge d'Affaires, and other mem- It only Hitler "and Mussolinier the world in a common effort

to force on all Governments what Geneva just before the League da tershire), A. & Knight, F. A A congress will be held at Harris, W. Harvey Gibbs (Worces- bers of the Legation wore morning could have a good game of bowls may be called the lowest common sembly cpena in September, and in winams, Leo Cutts. coats, also with the tarboosh, which once a week at Geneva I feel that denominator of pacifism, This has the interval national committees 1x obligatory for all Egyptian off-Europe would not be as troubled been formulated under four heads will recruit public opinion to back

as it is.-Captain R. G. Briscoe, restoration of the sanctity of it in their various countries..

The disappointing thing to me treaties, disarmament and abali- tion of private profit in arms, ad- about the Budget is that it reveals

hesion to a policy of collective an altogether unpleasant health-

security through League sanctions, ness about the capitalist system including military sanctions, and machinery for the peaceful revision During Lord Willingdon's term of of treaties. These four points con- stitute the minimum on which all pence organisations, whatever their differences on an international police force of the merits of capita lism, are assumed to be agreed, and it is argued therefore that they can be urged on Governmenis by a united world pressure,

cricket," declared a writer in the "Gentlemen's Magazine," "may be

proper in holiday time and in the

The Duke of Kent was wearing a morning coat with a silk hat and Mr. Eden arrived in a frock coat.

The Minister of Baudi Arabia

Mr. James Maxion.

country, but upon days' when men wore a gold and white headdress ought to be busy, and in the neigh- and a long, flowing walte abba bourhood of a great city, it is mis- (cloak)-the traditional arab cos-office we were granted Dominion

THE CONNAUGHT RANGERS

# MUTINY

chievous in the highest degree. It tume. brings together apprentices and servants whose time is not their

idleness at a juncture when our own. It propagates · a spirit of

The mutineers of the 1st Bn. Connaught Rangers at Jullunder, in debts, taxes, and, decay of trade India, in 1920, pensions for whom will scarcely allow to get bread. the Dall has been discussing, have. And it gives the most open en- nad political martyrdom thrust couragement to gambling" That

upon them.

gives a startling picture of what is

now one of the most revered and respectable forms of sport..

Wife: You are becoming unbear aba It will soon be impossible to live with you.

Husband (brutally): "How soon?"

The actual cause of the mutiny was discontent caused by irregular pay, not being allowed to play cricket, or football, and drink due to boredom,

Some of the ringleaders were Englishmen whose knowledge of Ireland was of the slenderest.

status with regard to cricket. The Maharaja Kumar of Vizianagram.

Many unjust and ridiculous laws have been passed and are still on the Statute Book--Lord Sankey..

Don Antonio Pastor, as the son of one of the richest bankers in

Spain, is a born diplomat. Mr. Charles Graves,

The original idea of this cam- paign was inspired in a group of Frenchmen, of whom M. Pierre Cot it one by the Peace Bellot and the Perhaps It is symbolical that revelation which it gave sub when I began to read Beverley Ni-equently to the world of what or chol's "The Fool Hath Said," thun-Ranised peace opinion can accom der was reverberating in the light-plish in the way of influencing Government policy. The Peace Ballot united many diverse or ganizations on a simple common platform The international peace campaign, it is hoped, will do the

ning-ripped sky. But now the sun is shining, and I am going into the fragrant woods to pick an anemone

Mr. Ralph Bates.

Deputy Grand Organist.-F. W. Holloway. FR.CO.

GREAT BRITAIN'S PARTN Great Britain's part in the move- Grand Pursuivant. R. Cully ment will not entail a great deal (Essex).. of work in this country, for the

Assistant Grand Pursuivants.— opinion which in most countries is

W. W. Lacon, G. W. Putnam, T. still unco-ordinated is bere well or- ganised already in the League of C. W. Harker, L. C. Wynne.

Union, Unfortunately most national League of Nationa ociation are not nearly a strong

Nations"

ed.

or active, and this campaign may He had given his wife the money do something to convert them into she asked for, and she was prepar- the formidable instaments; for | ing to go out, pence that the League of Nation is. "Going shopping, dear?" he ask- here.

The British National Commitive,

"Oh, no, not to-day, I haven't like the National Declaration Com-got time I'm just going to get a mitter which organised the Pence Ballot, is strictly an independent few things I need committer and not part of the League of Nations Union, sine, it- consists of members not from the union alone but from many other bodies with similar aims. It held. its first meeting last week, and has Dame Adelaide Livingstone as its Becretary.

Tramp: "Lady, I'm almost fam- ished"

Housewife: "Here's a cent, But how did you fall so low?" Tramp: had your fault." was too extravagant.".