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ROUSING WELCOME AT VANCOUVER

Coast To Coast Journey Across Canada Complete

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VANCOUVER, MAY 30 (REUTER)—ARRIVING HERE AT A.M. (LOCAL TIKIE), THEIR MAJESTIES COMPLETED THE COAST TO COAST JOURNEY ACROSS CANADA OF ABOUT 3.000 MILES, IN JUST OVER. TEN DAYS..

Half a million people were gathered in the city to welcome Their Majesties, including thousands of Americans Trom Washing- ton, Oregon. Idaho and. California Vancouver's large British colony turned out en masse to give Their Majertles a rousing welcome. Sec- tions of the crowd bore banners Indicating their "place of origin. some being inscribed "Yorkshire." "East Anglia" and "Lancashire."

Chinese Greeting

"The city's large China-town flew Union Jacks alongside

peace.

Chinese

Three-Power Talks In Shanghai

symbols expressing hopes for ENVOYS AND NAVAL COMMANDERS MEET FOR DISCUSSION

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His Majesty the King were the uniform of Marshal of the R.A.F, as a tribute to Vancouver's' importance to its Pacific Air Force centre.

After being received in the City Hall by the Socialist Mayor. Their Majesties drove round the city.

while the crowds, which had awaited their coming all night. gave them an enthusiastic recep- ilon.

MANCHURIAN-

PROTEST

TOKYO, May 30 (T/Ocean) --Reports 'reaching here 'state that the Manchukua Foreign Office protested in sharpest

termis to the Government; of Outer-Mongolia . agalust the most recent· frontier Incidents and demanded the immediate withdrawal of the Mongolian troops from the frontier zones.

LL.D. FOR PROF. MIDDLETON SMITH

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CABLES

H.K. UNIVERSITY 32ND

CONGREGATION

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Mr. J. A. Fraser and Mr. Fung rapidly than they have done while Kong-un, Mr. D. Dummond and subordinate to Medical and En-- Mr. N. H. France; Mr. A. H.. Fen-gineering teaching.

wick and Mr. D. W. Morley: Mrs.] The change in the scheme for M. Ring and Mr. B. Wong Tape; the training of teachers has been M. HL Mackenzie and Mr. S. V. made in order to insure not only Boxer: Mr. Ma Klam and Mr. Chana wider range of academic studies Kwan Po: Rev. Fr. B. C. Kelly and but also more timpy for both Miss M. N. Baxter: M. Koh Nye theoretical and practical training Poh and Mr. George She

In the art of teaching.

After the degree had been con ferred, the Deans of the Faculties of Medicine, Engineering and arts. Professors L R. Shore. F. A, Red- mond and W. Brown, presented

By these chares we expect to achieve a higher standard In two important branches of University studies,

Notable Progess

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the graduates who, having had I am happy to be able to say their hoods placed upon them by that notable progress has been the Mace Bearer, advanced up the made in several of the subjects dals to the where His Excellency shook hands sixteen months ago. Perhaps the.

most important of those was that After the graduates had received of Public Health. The Legislative thar degrees. the Vice-Chancellor Council has voted the salary of a presented the prize winners, fol- Deputy Director of Health lowing which His Excellency advices, the intention being that dressed the Congregation.

that oficer of Government, who

Chancellor's chair which I raised in Congregation SABOTAGE

of which machinery and apparatus worth many thousands of pounds were presented to the Univer-with them. sity; and of his success in persuad ing Sir Robert Ho Tung to buld and equip the excellent.. workshop bearing Sir Robert's name.

AUTHOR OF TEXT-BOOKS The late Talkco Professor has always wielded a Busy pen, The author of several textbooks and many technical papers, he has also written widely on non-technical subjects, more especially on affairs in China in which he was deeply interested.. During the year 1906- 1908 he carried out in London a considerable amount of work on the behaviour of metals subjected to combined stresses and his papers on this subject form an important contribution to this

research

SHANGHAI, May 30 (Heuter) -The British Ambassador to China, Sir Archibald Clark Kerz, and Admiral Sir Percy Noble have arrived here and thus, for the first time in many months, the Ambassadors and Naval Commanders of Britalo. France and the United States are together In Shanghai, Welcome To Victoria

It is stated that en opportunity VICTORIA, May 30 (Reuter)-may be taken for informal Three- Their Majesties arrived here on Power talks, in which the situa-branch of Engineering knowledge. Monday evening after a our-hour tion in Kulangsu and the Japanese As the result of a thesis on the trip from Vancouver, where they interference with foreign shipping

are likely to be discussed.

spent seven hours.

They were received by the Leu- tenant Governor, Mr. Eric W. Ham- ber, with whom they are staying two nights at Government House." Roaring bondres illuminated, the whole water-front on which the buildings were cutlined in lights und the sirens of ships sounded a deafening chorus of welcome:

CATHOLIC CHURCH

DAMAGED

Japanese Air Raid

In Shinkwan

SHIUKWAN, May 30 (Central) The Italian Catholic Church, the highest building in Shlukwan, with a large cross on the roof was hit by five missiles during a Japanese air raid yesterday.

Some 20 bombs were rained by

Two American and a number of British warships are remaining in Kulangsu watching events...

TOKYO INTEREST TOKYO, May 30 (T/Ocean) Great attention is directed here to [reports from Shanghai that a con" ference of the British, French and American Ambassadors and Com manders-in-Chief of the British,

French and American fleets in the

Far East is about to be held:

According to Japanese re- ports here, this conferoace will consider the entire position in the Far East and devote special attention to the question of the International Settlements "in China,

same subject he was awarded the degree of MSc. by the University of Birmingham. In Hongkong he made a prolonged study of the pro- blems affecting air-conditioning, in the tropics.

Professor' activities in Hongkong were not Middleton Smith's confined within these walls. As an anofficial Justice of the Peace, us a keen member of the Institute of Engineers and Shipbuilders of

which he was twice elected Prest- dent, as an equally keen Rotarian, and in various other capacities he played a full part in the public and social life of the Colony.

"STUDENT'S FRIEND" Finally it may be said that the late Talkoo Professor fully earned the title of "the student's friend."

According to the same report, the British Ambassador, Sir Archi-Always a very busy man he was bald Clark Kerr, arrived in Shang- nal yesterday at mid-day accom- panied by Admiral Sir Percy Noble, 17 planes in a haphazard fashion the Commander-in-Chief of the

in the densely populated sections British Naval Forces in Chinese of the town. Many matsheds of waters.

the poorer class across the river ..Sir Clark Kerr had

visited were reduced to a shambles. and Chungking, while Admiral Noble more than 40 civilian casualties returned from a visit to Amoy arid were inalcted.

Foochow

Yingtak, Fatkong. Samkonghu

The American Ambassador Mr. and other places In northern Nelson T. Johnson Kwangtung were

arrived in also attacked Shanghat from the United States

Sunday on May 24.

Ser-

will very soon be here, shall also His Excellency's Speech

occupy the chair of 'a Department His Excellency said:

of Preventive medicine in this This Congregation 01 the University. University having assembled for the conferring of degrees, I will begin this address by speaking of one towards whoin the University to-night will mark its apprecia- tion of his long and valuable service by conferring on him the degree of Doctor of Laws,

Mr, Middleton-Smith retired on

senior professor. It is a matter February 9, being then our most

for regret that he cannot be here In person to receive his degree, but his need of a holiday in a more temperate climate justified

an

I am inclined to think that the most urgent material need both of this Colony and of China is that the principles of public hygiene should be better 'known and more widely prac- tised. It must, therefore, give a deep thrill of satisfaction to every friend of this Univer- sity to realise that the supply- ing of that need is to be so closely linked with the Univer- sity's activities in the near future..

In the second place, as many his departure when his active of those present are

aware, the service in the University came to Government is in process of pass- end. The University coming TOWN Planning Ordinance

the charm of Mrs, Midleton-Smith pound is a poorer place by the which has the same object in loss of his cheerful presence and view.

con.

reason comment thereon was not CHINESE VICTORY possible on that occasion.

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300 INJURED IN RAIL DISASTER · SINGAPORE, May 30 (Reu- ter)-After leaping the rails, "the locomotive drawing the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore ex- press plunged down a twenty- five foot embankment 150 *miles north of Singapore yesterday,

CALCULATION

Tokyo Estimates -War Casualties

TOKYO, May 30 (Reuter)— A communique issued by the Imperial Army Headquarters «tates that the

military casualties in the Sino-Japan-

ese war up to the end of April included 60,000 Japanese killed and 936,000 Chinese killed. The Chinese Agure represents claimed to have been

The engine driver was kill-soldiers ed and the five leading found dead on the battlefield. The coaches were derailed, while total Chinese casualties, including about 300 passengers were the wounded, is estimated at slightly injured.

The accident is attributed to sabotage.

ENCIRCLEMENT

MYTH

"Daily Telegraph" On Axis Aggression

|2,300,000,

The communique claims that the Chinese territory now in the hands of the Japanese is about twice the size of Japan.

NO BLOCKADE!

"Just Closing Of Public Health Institute.

Certain Ports" Nearly a year and a half has Thirdly," the report of the Com- passed since I had the privilege of m.ttee on the Development of the

SHANGHAI, May 30 (T/Ocean) addressing Congregation. At that University, of which I shall make Daily Telegraph is alone among Navy declared on Monday that the LONDON, May 30 (BWS)-The-The spokesman of the Japanese time the able and practical report (mention later, discusses in of the committee, appointed by Sir very practical manner the crea-

the morning newspapers in dévot- Chinese coast is not blockaded, Andrew, Caldecott to review con- tion of an Institute of Publicing a leading article to foreign except for Chinese vessels. This ditions in the University and to Health. Such

politics. The press generally, is in answer was given to the question am· Institute make recommendations for their would both strengthen the health

holiday mood.

regarding the recent holdup of amelioration. was under

The Telegraph starts from the British steamer "Ranpura," (Continued on Page 11)' sideration by the governing bodies

the hope that, what it considers the French steamer "Aramis," the of the University, and for that

the protracted negotiations with German steamer "Sauerland," as Rusila, are now entering upon a well as numerous smaller foreign final stage. It says that although vessels. the exact nature of the proposals Unless there is reason for have not been disclosed, there suspecting that a foreign vessel is many of its recommendations al important city in Central Ahwel, seems no reason to doubt that they carrying a carro inimical to the ready have been put into effect, a few days ago.

go very far towards bridging the Japanese interests, no search i While none of the resulting

Engaging in close-quarter night-Sap between the British and Rus- made where the nationality of the changes were fundamental they ing with the Japanese, the Chinese si standpoints and that they ac vessel is clear, stated the spokes-

forced them to retreat inside the cept the principle of a tripartite mon. have served very usefully in clarifying certain issues, some of city.

Luarantee pact between Russia and The recent stricter measures, it which had been long in debate,

Earlier in the day, three Japan- the two Western Democracies. was explained, had become neces- and especially in simplifying the ese motor lorries heavily loaded From this it turns to its main sary in view of the frequency with administration of the University. With troops struck a mine laid by subject, which is "The Encircle-which the use of foreign flags was Their formulation has at last Chinese units on a highway near ment Myth" the title of the leader abused. Should, however, any ves- enabled the University ordinance Hofel. More than 80. ot to be completely revised.

the itself.

sets arouse suspicion, the Japan- Japanese, Including several off-

ese would continue to make an cers, were killed and wounded.

never too busy to help a student-that report been published, but In the interim not, only has

and it is safe to say that several or a graduate--in need of help: of us here this evening have cause to remember with gratitude this kindly characteristic of his.

University has deemed Cades Al- Mr. Chancellor, the Court of this

fred Middleton Smith worthy of an Honorary Degree, cot because of the unique, distinction he en- joys of being the University's first professor, nor because in the early by Japanese aircraft on

difficult years of the University he with 10 casualties among the The French Ambassador, M. spared no pains to make the in farmers. Earlier that day,

Henry Cosme, is already in Shang-stitution a success, but rather be- village near Sutkal, in the Lui-bal, ·while the Commander-in- cause for 27 years he served the chow Peninsula, was bombed, by Chief of the French Naval Forces, University with faithfulness, and 12 Japanese machines.

Admiral Decoux, reached Shanghai, from Amey on Saturday.

Admiral Yarnell. the Comman- -It is confirmed that a Japanese dér-in-Chief of the American Far heavy bomber was shot down in Eastern Fleet, is already in Shang- the vicinity pt Yicheng. in South hai. Shansi, by Chinese soldiers with machine-guns, on May 20.

Plane Shot Down •

TUNGKWAN, May 30 (Central) |

Commodore A. M. Feters £asumi- The plane crashed in flames ated his duties in succession to Changtsun, about three miles east Commodore E. B. C. Dicken yes- of Yicheng, and the airmen were terday, his pennant being holsted all burned to death.

in HM8. Tamar.

TURKEY WILL FEARLESSLY DO HER DUTY" PRESENT MENACING SITUATION CANNOT LAST MUCH LONGER

ANKARA, May 30 (Reuter)-President Incunu, in opening the Fifth Congress of the Republican Peoples' Party, declared: “Na- tional defence measures have become dally more "Imperative, because as long as the international crisis fasts, there can be 'no other security.

"The present menacing situation cannot last much longer as either the unconscious masses, will be flang against each other " or common sense will prevail to establish real peace.

ANXIETY FOR AIRMAN

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devotion. I. now beg to request your Excellency to confer, in ab- sentia, the degree of Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) upon Cades Alfred Middleton Smith

THE GRADUATES

Thanks to Mr. J. A. Fraser's able industry a more precise and better ordered instrument will express

constitution OUT

as soon as the next volume of the Revised Laws appears, and that I belleve will be

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North Hunan Campaign

Nine Ports

89le Object

examination. This newspaper says: "It cannot e too often reiterated that a peace MILO. HUNAN, May 30 (Centroat is being built up with the Following this Japanese announce- tral) Japanese efforts to drive the sole and exclusive object of put-ment the Shanghai customs will Chinese on the north bank of the ting an end to methods of aggres- discontinue the issue of clearance Sinslang River in north Hurian to ston which culminated in the an- papers to foreign vessels for nine the south bank have been entire nexation of Bohernia, Moravia and ports on the Chiriese coast of the ly fruitless.

Albania All its members have provinces, of Elangou, Cheklang completely clear conscience as to and Fuklen, "occupied by the Gain- the defensive character of their inese. This restriction come inte tentions.

force on June Trst. "

The Chinese are holding prac- Under Revision

tically the same positions on the The Regulations of the Univer- north bank as they did six months The following is the list otsity which govern the teaching ago after their retirement from.

and discipline of students are alts Toyang, the important

"They are....resolved to unite, be! This raises the question whether graduates:

railway cause they know from experience this measure does not constitute under revision, chiefly to give town in north Hunan. Repeated that disunion exposes them to the blockade. The spokesman de- Degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

effect to two resolutions of the Japanese attacks have resulted in imminent risk of piecemeal attack clared this meant just closing of

heavy losses on their own I Senate, Counch and Court,

part. The full now prevalling on the the continuance

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T. Ampalavanar, Choong Ka Khey, Kwan Blu Yee, Lee Pee

The first of these relates to the

of the recent measures taken at a Japanese' re-

and dismemberment and because certain ports" and added that the Chim, Lee Bui Hunk, Minstitution of a new Faculty of north Hunan front is attributed series of aggressions must inevi- quest, will be enforced by the Ja- Lynn, Mak Siu Sing. R. Symons, Science, the second to the in- by competent military observers to tably end in war, in which the panese navy.

the Japanese temporary abandon aggressors will have seized all V. N. Vargaasoff, Wong Pun Cheuk, stitution of, a post-graduate Yong Chong Chew, Young Wal Diploma in Education or Teaching ment of the offensive.

vantage points beforening. Four Japanese gunboats, four) There is reason to hope that when

"If the Axis Powers had en Science teaching is independently transports, four submarines and equally clear conscience as to their organised Science studies in the over forty steam boats are anchor-rature intentions, they would not

ed in the Yangtze River University win DFOSTERS more

at have the remotest occasion to rule, Toyang

the cry of encirclement.”

Lam.

Degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering Louis Allage. Ang Khoen Fing Cheng Kwong Hain, Chong Kia Tuan, Chong Soon Lee, Fong Chun Kwan, John Fong, Fung Lok Hung. Gue Tseng Chung, Hiew Slew Nam, A. V. Kolatchoff, Kwok Tu Tok, Leung Chik Luen, Leung Kui Wai, Luf Fung Ting, B. G. Milenko, Mok "We shall never admit the fight Kal Wing Ng Kam Leong, "L of the big coalitions to overthrow Rodrigues, Tan Chin Tong. Tang smaller nations," he said. "Each Tuck Yan, Teoh Cheng Hock, A. N. of them la entitled to an inde-Toff, Ts'at Viny Pet, Tsang Dau pendent life. That is why we Tscong. Trang Sau Mien; Wong created the Balkan Entente. LONDON, May 30 (Reuter) —

Chung Ngar, Wong Kam Nok The Anglo-Turkish agreement Miss Wong Yuet Lan and Harry, Anxiety a felt for. Thomas Smith was not conceived in an aggressive Langson Yeh." 27-year-old aviator, who has not spirit, but as a contribution to been heard of since he left Maine safeguarding humanitarian ideals. on May 28 on a trans-Atlaptic

Relations With Soviet fight. He is travelling in a small "Turkey's relations with the plane, which can, only reach 85 doviet are warmer to-day than m.ph, while it carries no wire-ever. An agreement in principle has been reached for a mutual aid part between Turkey and France.

"Turkey is fully awakened and is not content to merely assure A Reuter message from London our own safety, but is ready and says that Queen Mary's recovery willing to contribute to the peace from the injury to her eye is pro- of the world. If alaughter la pro- gressing satisfactorily and no more vided, Turkey will fearlessly de Ping Chau. bulletins will be issued.

ber duty.

less.

PRIZE WINNERS The following is the list of prize winners:-

"FÁCULTY OF MEDICINE Ng Li Hing Prize-Yeoh Seow Tiang..

Ho Fook and Chun Ka! Ming Prize Tue Ful Lam. :

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Ho Fook Prize-Chung Sze Yuen Chan, Kai Ming Prize George William Hong Choy.

Williamson's Prize Wong Chun Ngar.

FACULTY OF ARTS,

Degree of Bachelor of Arts... Miss CJ Anderson, Miss J. Chan, Miss J. Choa, Miss L. Chu Mo Ching, Miss C. Fong, Miss B.. Kitewall, Miss Lau Yuen Cheuk, Ho Fook Prize Chung Heung Miss Lim Pek Pee, Miss V. Shum 6ung and Huang Haing Tsung.

Chan Kai Ming Prize-LI Yin Yue Yee, Nazir Ahmed, Chan Ban

Kel. Blew, Cheng Tung Choy, Ho Hung Chung, Hung Kal Chiu, Kok Köng Fatt, Law Chung Hung. Samuel Edmund Sun, Wu Hei Tak and Yu Ling Bung Hel, Ng Bhun Hung.

Attack Repulsed YUANKU, SHANHI, May 30 (Cet tral)-Japanese units at Yicheng. a south Shansi, attacking the Chinese positions nearby rave been repulsed, ́..

A number of heavy guns wete abandoned by the Japanese t Chowchtalo, near Yicheng, when they fed after-a Chinese attack on the same day.

Chinese forces are trying to cut the retreat of the Japanese neat Yicherg.

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CIVILIANS MOVED

TO RURAL AREAS SWATOW, May 20 (Central) Tension in Swalow has 20- celerated the evacuation of civilians, most of whom moved to the rural districts. Mov- able property is also being ramoved from the city,

TRAFFIC OFFENCES

Mr. E, A. D. Forrest, at the Cén- tral Court yesterday dismissed the summons against Capt. M. “J Reidy, for obstruction caused by his car near the new Wanchai Market, on May 1.

Sergeant Campbell, at the pre- vious hearing, said that he found the car about two yards from the side of the road f

.. Denying the charge. Capt. Reidy said that his car was out of order. He stepped out to get mechanics to repair the vehicle, but failed to find any as the garages he visited were not opened. He eventually. managed to find two at the Giz Meanwhile, 300

man's garage, but when he return Japanese at

Military units stationed in Hồng-

ed to the scene he found that the sen, staged an attack on the King's Birthday Parade Thursday with the help of a sanitary fangtienchen, south or Hah kong are daily practising for the car had been taken to No. 3 Folice

Station Chinese at Idenchiakow They June 8. Yesterday, hundreds of coole foreman, he had pushed the were badly beaten as a result spectators watched a detachment car to a side of the road before he

of the 2nd Battalion, the Royal went to look for mechanics. Scots, parading in Murray Parade Parking Overtime⠀ Ground to music supplied by the

P. Regimental Band.

Mansfield, of Jardine. Mathesun and Co. Ltd., was fined $5 when he pleaded guilty to the

London to discuss with British Plac

The New Zealand Finance dimous fox parking overtime at Minister, Mr. Nash, has arrived in Pedder Street on May

ng guilty through a re- omcials loans and other financial presentative, AR Kinross was subjects, says Reuter.

fined 35 similar ofénce;

a Chinese flanking movement.

Chinese Success YUNGYUN, KWANGIUNG, Mar 30 (Central-Kamkai In,

the district of Namhol, ten ntler BAND MUSIC

southwest of Canton, has been

Battillon, the Royal Scots, con-panese there on the night of May

Music was rendered during the cleared of Japanese troops, evening by the Band of the 2nd Chinese troops raided the Ja

ducted by Bandmaster H B Jor- 23 driving them toward Fung

chung and Tuni

In Absentia: Miss E. J. King, I'dan AR.C.M.