1937-06-03 — Page 1

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LADY OWNED HORSE WINS TURF CLASSIC

ROYALTY TORTURED

BY CORONATION

Shaw Attacks “1000-Year-Old

Tomfooleries

the

The Coronation described as torture clothes used by the King and Queen transmogrified into fancy dress symbolic of nothing but the Russian ballet King Edward's refusal to endure its 1000-year- old tomfooleries, the real cause of his abdication. These are pungent points of a characteristic letter on the Coronation written by George Bernard Shaw to the " Editor of "Time and Tide.**.

*NEW SOCIETY. PROPOSED "Now that the rejoicinga" are over, and I cannot be a spoilsport, I may be allowed to recur to a pro- posal of mine that has never met with any publle support: that 18," to institute a Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Royal Per- sonages.

Of all the instruments of tor- ture employed the Coronation would be the worst if it were not seldom "employed. Besides, as its physical discomforts are voluntarily. shared with every possible aggrava- tion by so many of the monarch's subjects, who could see it all pain- lessly in the 'cinema for a few pence, there must be some fun in it which does not appeal to me.

DOCTOR'S BILL

"I therefore "leave it to others. to deal with the doctor's bill, which must be considerable, and with the sanitary problema involved, which seem to me insoluble. I will con- fine myself to those features of the Coronation of which the postulant for the monarchy is the sole victim. "The Coronation ritual is either offensive or ridiculous to enormous majority of the inhabi- tants of the Empire. The thing has become so absurb that from

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George Bernard Shaw

every quarter we are urgently re- minded that the proceedings are symbolic, and that, the King him- self is a symbol,

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OBSOLETE SYMBOLS

"In the Coronation the symbols are not merely obsolete; they sym-" bolle conditions which have been

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Rain Shelter For

Ferry Passengers.

MIDDAY SUN ROMPS HOME

WINNER AT 100-7

Favourite Fails To Run Into A

Place:

Sandsprite Second

CHINA ATTAINING

NATIONAL UNITY

Finance Minister On Britain's Help

It is the concensus of opinion "in expert quarters both here and abroad that China is passing through a social, economic and political reconstruction which du. gurs well for the future, and is attaining political unity under the stable Government at Nanking of Gen.

THIRD POSITION FOR THE AGA KHAN Chiang Kai-shek.

London, June 2.

The official result of the Derby, run at Epsom Downs to-day, wBS Mrs. G. B. Miller's MIDDAY SUN (Beary)

Mrs. F. Nagle's SANDSPRITE (Crouch) The Aga Khan's LE GRAND DUC (Smirke)

Won by

length-and-half; the same. There were 21 starters. Time: 2.37.3 The betting against the winning horse was 100 to 7, while the odds against the second and third horses were 100 to 1, and 100 to 9 respectively.

"

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE WAR LADY OWNER WON THE DERBY, BLUE RI- BAND "OF THE ENGLISH TURF. WHEN MRS. G. B. MILLER'S MIDDAY SUN, RIDDEN BY MICHAEL BEARY, ROMPED HOME "A LENGTH-AND-A-HALF AHEAD OF MRS. F. NAGLE'S SANTSPRITE (CROUCH) WHICH WAS THE SAME DISTANCE IN FRONT OF HH. THE AGA KHAN'S LE GRAND DUC (SMIRKE), AT THE FAMOUS EPSOM DOWNS TO-DAY.

THE DAY'S RACING-WAS FEATURED BY TWO THINGS WORTHY OF SPECIAL MENTION, NAMELY, NOT ONLY WAS THE WINNER OWNED BY A LADY, BUT THE SECOND HORSE ALSO. BELONGED TO A MEMBER OF THE FAIR SEE THE SECOND POINTS WAS THAT THE AGA KHAN HAD HIS SEQUENCE OF TWO BUCCESSIVE WINS IN THE TURF CLASSIC, BROKEN, AL- THOUGH HIS CANDIDATE, LE GRAND DUC. RIDDEN BY SMIRKE, MANAGED TO RUN INTO THIRD PLACE.

As usual the famous Capt, All- son sent the field of 21

away to a good start although Scar- let Plume (Sirrett), Bandsprite (Crouch) and 'Le Ksar (Semblatt) were not well away as the others; The first to break through was Renardo (8teve Donoghue) followed by Le Bambino (Burns), Goya II (Ellett), Bolo (Lowrey) Fairford (Weston) and Le Grand Duc (Smirke). There was little to choose between them. and the most prominent amongst the others

were Gainsborough. Las5 (Harry, II and Cash Book who were, moving Wragg). Inglefield (Maher, Mid- day Sur (Beary) and the favourite, Cash Book. (R. A. Jones)

Renardo was still pressed by Le Bambino after the first half-mile, next coming in order. being Fair- ford, Le Grand Duc. Goya II. Solfo, Gainsborough Loss, Pascal (Gordon Richards) and Cash Book.

FAIRFORD GOES AHEAD Fairford ran nicely and pressed Renardo to take the lead at the top of the hill followed by Goya,

Japan's New "DAILY PRESS"

Cabinet

Tokyo, June. 2. Prince Konoye is proceeding with the formation of the new Govern- ment.

CIRCULATION

NOTABLE INCREASE

Consistency The Feature

up smoothly, and also Midday. Bun and Perifox, the latter with Pat Beasley on the saddle. When the famous Tottenham Corner was reached it was seen that Fairford was still in the lead but Westori had to tise the whip on his mount to maintain this place.

Financial stability and the honouring of her external obligations are also being reached under the administra. tion of Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister of Finance, and Deputy Premier, who headed the Chinese Coronation delegation to London, and who has had, during his stay in London, important conversations with. Mr. Eden on foreign policy. He was also received by Mr. Neville Chamberlain, who was then "the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Dr. H. H. Kunt

CLOSE FINISH

Dr. Kung is one of the three Following closely were Bolfo, brothers-in-law of Mr. T. V. Boong, Cash Book, Midday Sun and Fert-the well-known Chinese. Anancier fox who were rapidly making up and ex-Minister of Finance,,, the

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No Planes Over The Chateau

Tours. June. 2

The civil marriage of the. Drike of Windsor to-morrow "will be fol- lowed by a Church of England servica, Mr. Herman Rogers · ra- vealed to-day.

Rev. Anderson Jardine, Vicar of st. Paul's. Darlington.

The service will be conducted by

other two being the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, father of the Chinese Re- public, and Gen, Chiang Kai-sheki It was Dr. Kung who brought about China's currency reforms. the consolidation of her domestic

bonds and the resumption of pay- ments on all foreign loans, thus re- establishing the Chinese Govern- ment's credit both at home and abroad. China is "providing pro- vision for a Sinking Fund on for- eign debts as well as payment of interest.

BUDGET BALANCED

Dr. Kung said that he was taking full advantage of his visit to Eng- land to study the possibilities of closer financial and economic co- operation between Great Britain 1 and China. "Opportunities were more promising, and foundations more solid, for such co-operation, than ever before." he added.

"We have successfully accom. plished our currency reforms and balanced the Budget.

Preliminary estimates for the fiscal year beginning trom July 1, show that ordinary expenditure. will be fully covered by ordinary revenue, which also provides för the necessary sinking fund for loans that may be floated to in- ance some of our extraordinary, ex- penses in reconstruction, which re- present mainly expenses of a capital nature.

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Claybird Shooting

Next Season

A rain shelter, similar in design undertaken by the Government to that outside the ferry wharf at | and that it will be at least a

The Army and Navy replied Kowloon, is being constructed out- į month before the shelter is com-

promptly to Prince, Konoye's re- side the Vehicular Ferry Wharf, į pleted. The shelter will also serve Hong Kong side, and whep com- as an appropriate, terminus for the quest for nominees for the War

From October 1936 to May pleted will also serve as a shelter buses for as the position is now Cabinet. They nominated Gene-1937 inclusive, the street sales

and Navy portfolios in the new for the passengers alighting from people coming off the vehicles the buses, outside the wharf. This i have, in the wet weather, to 'dashral Sugiyama and Admiral: Yonai 1 of "The Hong Kong Daily Two flights of chaser planes have are to conduct experiments which reason to believe that this form ought to prove a very popular move, across the road before they get into respectively, who both served un-Press" have shown an increase been ordered to stand by to ensure affording as it will shelter, to the the wharf and with the large mum-

der General Hayashi.

of 118 per cent over the observance of the Government's very many people » using the ber of motor cars, coming in and

of Justice Mr.

ponding eight months of the October 1935 to May 1936 period.

The Minister

The Hong Kong Rifle Association Clubs, and there seems every are likely to take place during the of shooting will be in full swing, summer months with a view to under the auspices of the Hong

vehicular ferry launches every day, out of the wharf there is always an Shiono, has consented to remain ligures recorded for the corrès. decree forbidding・fying over the make claybird shooting possible Kong Rifle Association, towards the

From a reliable source it was element of danger, especially to the learned that this work is being | children. '.

'and Mrs. J. P.. Walthaio

Race Couri

in the new Cabinet.

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·RAINFALL REPORT

The monthly rainfall report is- sued by the Buperintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Depart ment shows that a total of 12.44 inches of rain was recorded for the month of May. The heaviest fall occurred on May 22, when 3.65 Inches were · registered, "There.

· were 18 fine days during the month.

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON LONDON: I« 2-5/324. T.T. ON NEW YORK: 40-3/8,

London Silver Market

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, June 2 London silver prices to-day were up 1/16 as follow

A June 1 Spot

20-1/4 Forward: 20-5/18

June 2 20-5/16 20-3/8

Chateau.

-FIVE JOURNALISTS Five journalists will attend the wedding, namely Reuter's special correspondent who is representing

Consistency has been the gratifying-feature of this nota. (Continued on Page 8.).

ble circulation increase.

Comparing the street sales of the past month with those of May 1936, the increase registered has been just over 150 per cent for May 1937.

CHIEF JUSTICE

CEYLON'S CHIEF SCOUT

Sir Andrew Caldecott

A communication has been re- ceived by the Ceylon Branch of the Boy Scouts Association from the Imperial Beadquarters in Lon- don to the effect that Sir Andrew Caldecott, Governor-designate of Ceylon, has consented to be patron

INDISPOSED and Chief Scout for Ceylon.

It is learned that the Chief * NEWS INDEX Justice, Bir Atholl MacGregor, who

has been ill for some time and Amusement who was unable to sail by the PCables and Oss Rawalpindi on Saturday | Finance for the Federated Malay States to Leading Article preside at the special investigation Local Diary on behalf of the Secretary of State Mall Notices for the Colonies, has not yet fully Radio Progrs recovered, and will not be able to Shipping deal with strenuous court cases for Sport about a month.

The Services

next season, while it is hoped that end of the present summer. It arunning deer target will also this should prove to be the case. be available for members.

and the experiments are success-

A matter which is to come before ful, it will be seen that the Asso- a meeting of the Council of the ciation will be catering for practice Rifle Association shortly for its with the miniature and service discussion is the information which diles, revolver and the sporting has been received from England from the Society of Miniature Rine

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to-day at Tours,