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COMMISSIONER ACCEPTS

KEYS

Historic Ceremony At

Holyroodhouse

COLOURFUL PAGEANTRY SCENES

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GOSSIP FROM HOME

Mail News Of The Week

London, May" 22, Towards the close of the life of the last Parliament those who were arging the reform of the House of Lords were given a sort of half pro- mise that, if the National Govern-

Mr

you and Her Grace a most heartyment was returned to power, this welcome to this ancient city."

would be one of the problems that LORD KINNAIRD'S REPLY

would be tackled writes a corres- The Lord High Commissioner, in pondent, No indication was given reply, said:-

as to when the matter would be "My Lord Provost and gentle-taken up, but the Joint Committee; men-On behalf of His Majesty of the two Houses has once more the King, whom have the honour

begun to press for action. to represent, I accept these keys Baldwin has been approached. and as the symbol of possession of the learn to-night that he has in- timated his willingness to receive a good town of Edinburg.

deputation next month, the actual date of the meeting being. left to his own convenience. Those M.P.s and Peers who are in the move-. meat are anxious to secure definite Chamber will be bulwarked against results soon, so that the Upper attacks by a possible Labour Gov-

London, May 17. The Throne Room of the Palace o: Holyroodhouse was the setting last night for the picturesque cere- mony associated with the trad tional presentation to the Lord High Commissioner of the General Assembly of the Church of Scot- hand of the city keys.

ceremonial attire the Lord Provost Mr. Lous S. Cumley, the City Treasurer, the Town, "I hear with great pleasure and Clerk, the City Chamberlain, and shall without fall. convey. to His their attendants. the city halber Majesty your assurance of devo diers and sword and mace-bearer. tion "to His Majesty's proceeded to the Throne Room to Throne, and Government, For the await the coming of the Commis-kind words you have spoken to us and for the warm welcome which" you have given us I, on behalf of my wife and myself, thank you.. my Lord Provost,

sioner.

A fanfare of trumpets announc- ed the Lord High Commissioner's approach. and then from the courtyard below "God save the King was played by the band of Battalion the Black

the 2nd Watch

The keys. carried on a plush cushion by the City Chamberlain. were presented by the Lord Pro- vost to Lord Kinnaird.

The Lord Frovost presenting the keys. said:-

person,

"It is a very great honour which His Majesty the King has confer- red on us by appointing me to re- present him as his High Commis- sioner. It has given us very keen delight to have so many proofs of good will and kindness from our fellow-countrymen,

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DELIGHT IN FRIENDLY WELCOME

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WITHOUT THE DUCE'S

KNOWLEDGE

Little surprise will be occasioned if the sequel to the exposure of the dumdum bulle 3 affair is the with- drawal of Col. Uraberto Mondadori. the Italian Military Attache.

are not satisfied with the theory ought to be impressed by the figures. It is possible to argue that British policy might be more ag- gressive, but there is no question that it has produced services which are cheaper to the country and safer, more dependable, and more comfortable than are to be found elsewhere. It is odd to And Labour demanding nationalisation when another of their ideas-interna- tional control-could be much more convincingly argued.

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CHURCH OF SCOTLAND AND THE QUEEN MARY Publicity has been given to the fact that facilities are to be pro- vided on board the Queen Mary for religious services of various kinds. A Jewish synagogue was consecrated

the other day. The Roman Catholic Church is to be enabled to celebrate Mass, and the Anglican Church Holy Communion. To the Church of Scotland also opportunity is to be afforded for the observance of Communion ac- cording to its own rite when a min- ister in Presbyterian orders is on board the ship.

THE BATTLESHIP CONTROVERSY

Estimate To Come Up For Discussion Soon

London.

When the £10,000 000 Supple- mentary Estimate for the navy tumes up in the House of Com- moris Str Francis Acland will move on behalf of the Liberal. Parliamentary party to reduce the cum by £405,790. This is the amount to be spent an account for the two capital ships and the object of the Liberals is to urge the folly for spending money on capital ships while there is still hot dispute whether the battleship bas any value except as providing magnificent target for abreraft. Sir Franels will make the fur- ther point that this is precisely one of the problems which genuine method of co-ordinating defence would have sett'ed in advance of the present expendl- ture.

THE 55,000-TON BATTLESH

STORY

Naval quarters to-day nave been hotly discussing the report from Tokio that Japan proposes to build a battleship of 55.000 tons, armed with 21-inch guns, Such a vessel DEDICATING THE COMMUNION | would, of course, completely wreck.

VESSELS

the painfully achieved London The General Administration" Naval Treaty. Committee, in name of the Church,

which sets maximum displacement of 35.000 has arranged, to present Com tons and limits the guns to 14-inch munton vessels two сира and calibre. two patens), vestments, Ane linen, and other necessary articles, with not in use.- a cabinet to contain them when despatched within the

Before these are

days. to Southampton the Com- munton vessels are to be dedicat- ed, and this will be done by the Moderator in St Giles' Cathedral there of I deliver to you the keys

this morning at the close of the General Assembly's SO

Communion of His Majesty's good town onerously given to those who, like and most people there believe it service.

We. the magistrates of this city, have the honour to attend your Grace as representing our most gracious Sovereign the King.

ASSURANCE OF DEVOTION "We give you the assurance of our loyal and devoted attachment to His Majesty's person. Throne. and Government. ·and In token

Edinburgh. the Capital of Scot- land.

"We congratulate your Grace on being appointed to the high office

That delight has been heigh- tened by your frank and friendly welcome to this ancient city which so worthily upholds the honour and dignity of the Capital of our beloved country.

"On our part we will do every thing in our power to strengthen those feelings of esteem and re- gard which you. my Lord Provost. and always so willingly and

myself, have had the honour of representing the King.

"And now, sir. I gladly return

The Duce was

It appears that while the nego- tations between. Col. Mondadori and "Pedro Lopez" were known in a certain department in Rome, they were carried on" without the know- ledge of Signor Grandi or the Duce. highly incensed by the misplaced I understand. zeal of his would-be propagandist, and gave instant effect to Signor "Grandi's demand for the, with drawal of the Italian memoran- dum,

DEVALUATION

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must come It will be accompani- ed by the denial that it is inflation. The process will be termed “deval-

to you the keys of your city. know-ation.” The effect will be the

of the Sovereign's Commissionering as I do full well that they same whatever the name. to the General Assembly of the could not be in safer and more Church of Scotland, and we offer trustworthy keeping."

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CHINA INLAND MISSION

Anniversary Services In Glasgow

IC your columns during the early stages of the recent Naval Conference it was disclosed that the 'Admiralties of the chief Po- wers have plans ready drawn (ci ships up to 57.000 tons. There is nothing technically impossible about the Japanese story, but it comes most strangely after the repeated assertions by Admiral Nagano on behalf of his Govern- ment at the Conference that Japan's main object was to get the size of warships considerably re- duced--ever. below the level to which the British proposals would have brought them.

These reltcreted assurances, 話 the most solemn language. led to the expectation that Japan wou'd accépt the new limitation of Lattleship size. The report is the A number of services were held more surprising because Admiral in Glasgow churches to mark the Nagano is now Minister of Marine, 71st anniversary of the China In-ships all the lead'ng "Powers will If Japan does build 55 000 ton land Mission, and recently two pub-think that they have to lic meeting were held in "Renfield suit with the cost of building Street Church.

follow

The Rev. Dr Arthur Taylor, pre-approximating to £200 a ton, each aching in Langside Church said battleship would be costing £11. that

000,000, five times the price of a while be Was in до

Queen Elizabeth or a Royal Oak. way minimising the difficulties in China, progress was being made in

the designs that fought at Jut- the country. During the last de-

land.

cade 80.000 miles of road he been coristructed, while 40,000 ma 1ere under construction, Miles all- way had been laid down, and, fur- thermore, 8 to 10 aeroplane ser- vices were, now in operation so that USING THE ESCALATOR CLAUSE one could cross.China within. a The Prime Minister's carefully- j couple of days, whereas several guarded statement in the House of years ago the journey took two Commons yesterday on the esca- months.

Now that the demand for these British notes in Paris is brisk, this `s of information causes so much delay and confusion that the clerks in some of the banks are forced to write in pencil on each note its denomination in figures.

FIELD-MARSHAL'S SON MARRIED

London, May 20. The Hon. Patricia Berry caused consternation among both guests and Westminster Abbey officials lator clause in the existing Naval The Chinese Government. Ur by being nearly 10 minutes late nitation Treaty is the Arst in-Taylor added, was spending some for her wedding yesterday to Mr. timation that the Government is thing ke 20.000.000 Mexican Roger Chetwode, in the Henry taking steps to invoke that way of dollars per year on 10,000 Chinese VII Chapel at the Abbey escape from any element in the students who were being educated position which "materially affect- abroad. ed the requirements of national As evidence of the progress of security. It has been urged on Christianity the Chinese Inland the Government for some months Mission last year baptised 8000 con- past that our position is unsatis- verts, and the activities, of the factory owing to the failure of Mission would have been conside- France and Italy to ratify the rably more but for the invasion of treaty and consequently to be the "Reds" in different parts of the bound by its restrictions,

country.

The total of 339,000 tons allowed

The income of the mission last

The explanation was that her car was held up in a big traffe jam

The bride. who is 20, is the third daughter of Lord and Lady Camrose.

The bridegroom, who is 29, 15 the only son of Field-Marshal Sir Philip Chetwode and Lady Chet- wode. His family were settled in England before the N nan Con-

to us for cruisers has kept us below. year, he said, was the second larg-quest, and he comes or long line even the complement of Bfty est in the history of the work.

cruisers which was envisaged by

the treaty because, as Lord Mon-

sell explained in Parliament, we were faced with the necessity un- der recent programmes, of build- ing three ships of 9,000 tons each instead of four of the smaller 6,500 ton type which we favour.

CRUISER QUESTION "

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ROYAL ACADEMY SALES

of soldiers. His father completed his term of office as Commander- in-Chief in India last November, and Mr. Chetwode.. himself WSLA formerly a lieutenant in the 22nd (London) Armoured Car Company

Westminster Dragoons), London.

The service was conduct Half-A-Dozen pictures had been the Dean of

y Westminster A. sold at the private view of the William Foxley Norris) and the Royal Academy. One was Mr. music was provided by the Royal

It was announced also the other Frank Beresford's painting of the Artillery Band. Lord Herbert whe day that we should be compelled to Royal princes on guard at their best man. scrap five small-cruisers, this year father's lying-in-state at West- In order to retain, three of the minster Hall. Hawkins class, thus again lowering

The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of

Royal Academicians are more chalk white crepe cut on simple. our total number, though remain-modest than they used to be in the lines with a long train, and her Ing within the tonnage allowance. Victorian heyday of the Academy white tulle vell was held in post- The Government's policy now is to and the prices are not large. Only tion by raise our total of cruisers to the Mr. Gerald Brockhurst and Mr. composed of white lacquered raffia an unusual headdress seventy which Lord Jellicoe and James Gunn each show a picture fashioned in a floral design. In- Lord Beatty bath advised the pre-for which they have the con- stead of a bouquet she carried a vious Governments was the lowest adence to ask figures. limit of safety for commerce de-

small white Prayer Book, she was attended by eight little girls and fence, and it is fairly obvious that

two small page boys. this cannot be achieved by reduc Ing our existing 49 vessels by way ́of a start.

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS"

The dun-coloured canvas walls put up for the Chinese Exhibition show up the sculpture well. This section was arranged by Sir Willi- their guests entered and left the The bride and bridegroom and

am Reid Dick, and is not too Abbey by the West Cloister en- crowded; since more than 600 trance, and were watched Sir Philip Sassoon was able to sculpture exhibits were rejected. large crowd.

by a parade a strong array of facts in A giant Lord Willingdon watches After the ceremony a reception Justification of the Government's visitors as they enter, and a giant was held by the bride's parents at civil air, policy in the House of John Wesley beckons to him wist their London home in St. James'x' Comnions yesterday, and those who fully from the correr.

Place,