1938-05-25 — Page 7

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS-

GENERAL

Supreme Grand PARROT DISEASE THE KING WAS "BACK WITH THE

CAUSED DEATH

Chapter OF ZOO WORKER

OFFICERS FOR 1938

OLD FIRM" ON R.A.F. SURVEY "Well, this is like being back secret 1st and examined the in-

with the old firm," said the King terior of its cockpit.

Next move was to Thorney Is- recently when his plane landed at ike training

station at Upavon, land. His Majesty's plane landed exact spot where, nearly 1,000 years ago, King Canute tried to rule the waves.

The Earl of Harewood, General DISCOVERY MADE BY Wts-third call on his, 200-mile at the

Sir Francis Davies, and Canon Hubert Curtis presided, at the meeting of Supreme Grand Chap. ter held at Freemasons' Hall, Great 240 Queen Street. when some recipients of rank in Grand Chap- ter were invested by the Earl of Harewood.

TESTS ON MICE

No Other Case In

Society's History

sir teur of RAF. baser

And, pausing "in his survey of of machines and men, he asked to seg some of the "old boys" who were with him at Cranwell.

mud.

Never since the days of Canute, who lived at Bosham, just across Chichester harbour, has a King of To one, Flight-Sergeant H. Bam- England .visited this island, which sey, he said: "Those were good old until a few years ago, could only A verdict of death due to yali-days, but they seem rather a long be reached by wading through Sympathetic reference was made tacosis or parrot disease was re-time ago now."

EIGHT GUNS IN WINGS "With pleasure." said the King. to "the valuable work of Mr. H. F. turned at an inquest at Kilburn,

The King was shown one of the when asked by Flight-Sergeant H. Manist, KC, who has been Pre-N.W., recently on William James

of handall-avenue, Hawker Hurricanes, and looked in Thomas if he would sign a recent sident of the Committee of Gener- Sprunt, 43, al Purposes, Grand Chapter, for Neasden, N., an attendant as the the wings at the hidden mechanism photograph of himself.... close on 20 years. He is succeeded London Zoo, who died in Willesden of the plane's eight machine-guns, by Sir George Stuart Robertson. Municipal Hospital five weeks ago.

K.C. Sir Thomas Hughes. KC. continues as Grand Registrar.

The promotions include Mr. John Martin, the veteran Journalist, now in his 91st year.

The following were appointed ufficers for the year:-

GRAND OFFICERS, 1938 Pro First Grand Principal-The Earl of Harewood.

The Parrot House at the Zoo was closed at that time owing to an outbreak of suspected psittacosis,

The jury added that they were satisfied that the Zoo' authorities had taken every precaution..

The King then sat down at a

For some moments he talked small table in the sergeants' mess, with Squadron-Leader Clan who but, looking up at Flight-Sergeant made the recent night from Edin- Thomas, he said: "This table is burgh to Northolt in 48m. "It rather too small, and I might spoli

your photograph.“ seems an almost incredible speed,' he sald,

Soon after in brilliant Sunshine, It was stated that blood tests the King's plane swept on to the from four keepers who fell 111 smooth turt at Harwell-one of

same time as Sprunt Britain's new aerodromes. about the showed no signs of parrot disease.

Here the King climbed a ladder into mice ted

to the into %

machine which is on the Second Grand Principal-Gen- Injections

diagnols of the disease in the case eral Sir Francis Davies,

Third Grand Principal-Canon of Sprunt. -Hubert Curtis:

Grand Scribe E--Sydney

"White.

i1

Mr. D. S. Smith, curator of Birds Aand Mammals at Regent's Park, said that the outbreak originated of parrota consignment

Grand Scribe N-Lord de Veselin a President Committee of General brought from South America and "Purposes. - Sir George Stuart the West Indies by Lord Moyne.

It was received on Feb. 7. Robertson, P.O.Sofr.

Grand Treasurer-Frederle W. White.

Grand Registrar.Sir Thomas Hughes, P.G.Treas.

Deputy Grand "Registrar. Baden Fuller. P.G.St.Er.

As was customary, the birds were put in the sanatorium. He kept only 10 of the parrots. They were in the sanatorium for nine days. and were transferred to the isola- tion room in the Parrot House.

Grand Director of Ceremonies.The pubite were never admitted to Charles R. I. Nicholl.

R.N.

SALT JUNK BOMBED

INJURED CREW ARRIVES IN SHEKKI

(FROM OUR OWN

CORRESPONDENT)

They went to a larger table, and the officer handed the King his own pen. After signing the photo- graph the King screwed on the top of the pen, handed it back to Flight-Sergeant Thomas and said:

Thank you very much."

THE ARMY AS A CAREERTM

NEW LONG-SERVICE ENLISTMENT

21 YEARS AND PENSION

The War Office announces that,

the sanatorium, and these parrots

Four men and a woman were from: today men who wish to make Grand Sojourner had never been on exhibition to Principal

-Army yesterday the

a career carrying brought into. Shekki Captain H. C. Royds Brocklebank. the public.

10 pensión may The nearest that Sprunt, a rate- suffering from bullet wounds as entitlement

of result.

bombing and engage for 12 years with the Assistant Grand Sojourners.-W.keeper called in to help the keep the

the absolute of their junk Colours and have C. Bosanquet, F. J. Howard.

era, came to the parrots was in machine-gunning

Sheung Ma Kok by two right, subject to good character First, Deputy Grand Director of the room where their food was at

planes reconnoitring and fitness, of continuing for a Ceremonies--Philip C. Bull.

prepared-15 to 20 yards from the Japanese

further nine years, making a tota! Second Deputy Grand Director of room where they were kept. over Chungstan Island.

of 21 In all. Ceremonies.-Ceel! F. Cumberlege. P.G.St.Br.

Grand Sword Bearer-Colonel J. A. Graeme.

Deputy Grand Sword Bearer. Captain R. A Morrow.

First Grand Standard Bearer.

1. Ewart Walker.

Second Grand Standard Bearer.-

E. J. Carner.

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The Arst sign of sickness among two or three keepers was noticed on Feb. 20. and in consequence aft the ten parrots from Lord Moyne's consignment were sent back from the Parrot House to the sanator-

lum.

Smith

INFLUENZA SUSPECTED The parrots, said Mr.

influenza. Third Grand Standard Bearer-were thought to have

and there was nothing then to sug Fourth Grand Standard Bearer. gest psittacosis. -P. C. A. Slade.

A. P. Wenzel."

In the whole of the Zoo's history

According to a reliable source

Men callisting under the new the vessel, which was carrying a heavy cargo of salt, was entering terms will be entitled to earn the waterway. 15 miles Improved rates of pay and family the 'Shekki north-west of Macao, about 230 allowance recently announced for p.m., when the planes appeared the whole Army, qualifying for above and dropped a number of pension in addition,

In order to maintain the Re- bombs, three of which exploded

The serve, the, numbers to be engaged without effect in the river. Japanese then circled back and on this new long-service enlist. let loose their machine-guns uponment will for the present be limit- the vessel before flying away.

a

ed to 5,500 a year:

Men applying for the new long- service enlistment must be between 18 and 24 years of age. Men who wish to enlist for a shorter term

It will be recalled" that similar attack was staged by the month Fifth Grand Standard Bearer-10: more than 100 years, polttaccats Japanese at this spot a

had never been known before, alago when a launch and towboat. Sixth Grand Standard Bearer-though there were always several allied with passengers, was straled. with the Army will, as hertofore,

J. S. Berdoe.

W. R. Semken.

First Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies. Frederick J. French. Second Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies.-G. T. Hill.

hundred parrots in its collection.

The first of the 10 parrots,

macaw, died on March 10, and Prof. Bedson, of the London Hospital, after long tests. recovered the

Third Assistant Grand Director pattacosis virus from its body. of Ceremonies.-G. A. Costello.

Fourth Assistant Grand Director

of Ceremonies.-C. E. Norris.

Grand Organist.-G. H. H. Town- send.

PROMOTIONS

was normally engage for seven years The report of the incident then categorically denied by the with the Colours and Ave years in with the Reserve, and will also re- Navy spokesman Japanese

ceive the improved rates of pay Shanghal

Explosions of the bombs were and family allowance recently an- clearly audible in Macao yester-nounced. Such men must be be-

tween the ages of 18 and 30.

Examples of the new rates of pay are as follows:

Later, one or two other parrots day afternoon, .. died. The rest of the original-10 were destroyed 45 4 precaution. One other parrot outside this col- lection also died.

Mr. Smith added that the Par- Past Assistant Grand Sojourners. rot House would remain closed -Colonel E. H. Eley. P.G.Sw.Br..unt the authorities were satisfied the Rev. B. M. Ford, P.G.St.Br., Mthat there was not the slightest Llewellyn Evans, P.G.St.Br. John danger in readmitting the public. Martin, P.G.St.Br.. E. B. Beesley. Pittacosis is a disease akin to

CHINGHAI AND TIBET STAND UNCHANGED

P.G.St.Br.. D. St. L. Parsons. paratyphold. In 1929-30 a world Unswerving Support P.G.St.Br., J G. Richards. P.G.St. epidemic resulted in nearly 400

Br. E. H. Beresford, P.G.St.Brcases, with a mortality of from 35 Stanley A. Meacock, P.G.St.Br.. H

to 40 per cent. Cases were traced

D. Austerberry. P.G.St.Br.. J. Wain-to the importation of diseasëć par- wright. P.G.St.Br., F. A. Rawlin rots. As a result the Home Once P.G.St.Br., H. W. Aldrich, P.G.St.Br. prohibited the importation of par-

rot except under Ecence,

Past Grand Standard Bearers. - G. L. Wye, P.AG.D.C.. F. A. Edging- John Faletti. P.AG.D.C./ ton. P.A.G.DC., C. Cronin, PA G.DC.. Stanley Palmer, P.A.G.D.C. Major A. E. Brunning. F.A.G.D.C, H. J. Moore. PAG.D.C.. R. P. Bristow, P.A.G.D.C., Percy Horsley, P.A.G. D.C., A. Baywell. P.A.G.D.C.. B. E. L. Perryman. P.A.G.D.C.

MR. CHALLINOR'S CONDITION GOOD

"BOY" NOT YET FIT FOR DISCHARGE

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SCHOOLCHILDREN

ATTEND EMPIRE DAY SERVICES Yesterday morning an Day service was held in St. John's Cathedral. Over 400 children from

For Central Government

Hankow, May 24.

An unmarried private of infantry in his second year's service will have his pay increased from 175. Gd. to 19s. 3d, a week; in his third year's service from 17s. 6d. to 21s.; in his tourth year's service from 15 to 28s. 3d.; in his ninth year's service from 21s. to 28s; and in his fourteenth year's service from 21s. to 29s. 9d.

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family allowance are as follows:-- A married private infantry living out of quarters and having one Reports of co-operation between child will Ln his sixth year of ser Chinghat and Tibet and the bogus vice find his present pay and Pelping Government, recently cir-moluments increased from 496. Sd. culated in Shanghal. are scouted: 633. 4d.. and in his ninth year by a new arrival from the inland to 65s. Id. In addition, to the provinces.

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Large Attendance At Service

Members of the various branches

of the Christian 'Church met at the

Chinese Methodist Church, Hen-

to Peiping and that the people in and the new marriage allowance tessy Road, yesterday evening, to Empire the two provinces are willing to co-as follows:-

operate with the Felping regime.

the various Protestant schools in

the Colony attended the service, which was conducted by the Very Rev. Dean G. L. Wilsun.

According to the informant, the wire

Iving Buddha in Chinghai, upon Wire and one

Old Rate New Rate

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reports, issued a

child 125, to erning the statement in the local newspapers wife and two ratagorically denying the allegar

children 15s, to 18s. 258. Wife and three

children. 178. to 20s. 235. Mr. Hore-Bélisha, Secretary of

The following schools attended tions.

He said in his statement that the the service:-St. Stephen's Girls' College, Garrison School, St. Paul's "eports were evidently. circulated The condition of Mr. R. H. College. Kowloon Junior Bchool, by the Japanese in Shanghai with State for War, gave a broadcast Challinor, district manager of Im- Central British School and perial Chemical Industries, who Bellllos Public Girls' School. was wounded in his owis residence

the an ulterior motive. He reiterated talk on the new terms for service Ms firm support of the Central in the Army and the improved A service was also held at the Government and expressed the conditions of such service.

on the Peak, allegedly by a Chinese Roman Catholic Cathedral, which hope for a final victory for China. house boy; 13 quite satisfac- was conducted by Rev. Fr. C. Win-Central News). tory, the Daily Press learned last stanley. Chaplain' to H.M. Forces. night on Inquiry from the War The Rt. Rev. Bishop H. Valtorta Memorial Hospital

Lam Chun, who is lying in the Prison, Ward of Queen Mary Hos pital with injuries sustained after the alleged assault, in which Mrs.

gave the benediction.

AIR MAIL LETTERS

LONG JOURNEYS

FENCING CHAMPIONSHIP

Pystian, May 24.

Michel Pecheux, of Fratice, won

the world championship in fencing

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London, May 23.

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There were no surprizes. All the Turner of Aldeburgh by two and The French cruiser Primaguet the average ordinary letter travels Regno (Italy) tied for third place beat J. Horden by four and two.

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