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HIGH HONOUR.

LORD WILLINGDON FOR CANADA.

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MADE GOVERNOR-GENERAL..

London, June 8.)

It is offelally announced that Viscount Willingdon, has been appointed Governor General of Canada, Reuter,!

A VARIED CAREER. "The new Governor-General of Canada, Viscount Willingdon, G.C.LE, G.C.S.I., is at present in China ns the head of the British Boxer Indemnity

Commission.

Ho recently passed through Hong- kong en route for Manila, where he speut a brief holiday with Lady Willingdon.

After being

Governor of Bombay from 1913 to

1919, Lord. Willingdon" was up- pointed to the Governorship of Madras, which post he held until 1924 Aged 59, he is a grandson of the first Viscount Hampden,' famous as Mr. Speaker. Hamp- den." As Mr. Freeman Thomas, he married a daughter of the late - Barl Brassey. He represented, Lastings and later Bodmin us # Liberal in the ouse of Commons. In his day, he has bech a fino cricketer. ae was A. D. to Lord Brassey when the latter was Governor of Victoria and was raised to the Peerage, in 1910, re- coived the G. C. S. I. decoration in, 1924 and was at the same time raised to a Viscountey. Lady

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Above is shown a scone outside the Memorial Hall, Farring don Street, London, when the Trade Union delegates met to consider the calling of a general strike, Below; members of the British Fascisti taking part in a big procession from the Embankment to Hyde Park.

MR. SINCLAIR'S PLAYS."

BIG SUCCESSES IN CANADA.

We have been favoured with the sight of some remarkably, fine pie- tures taken of recent productions

AMBULANCE WORK.

KOWLOON FIREMEN AWARDED" CERTIFICATES.

A wish expressed by His Ex- collency the Governor, that all members of the Police and Fire

nationality, join the St. John

morning by the C. S. P. the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, who presented

first-aid certificates.

at Hart House Theatre, Toronto, for the presentation of which Mr. Walter Sinclair, the Director Brigade should, irrespective of of this Theatre, and formerly of Hongkong, was responsible. These all reveal high, artistic Ambulance Brigade, was conveyed merit, in characteristic "Sine-to Kowloon Brigade firemen this lairian manuer, the settings and groups of John Masefield's pas sion play, "Good Friday," and of "Turandot" being especially fine.

Mr. Wolfe 'said when His Ex- A dramatic critic, writing of the cellency was in Ceylon, from which of "Good Friday,"place he had recently come, says that Mr. Sinclair amplified practically every member of the the atmosphere of the text in a Police and Fire Brigade was fully remarkably beautiful way, whilst qualified in first-nid. The whole another writer states that this point was not merely to get cer- performance reached a level of tineates, but to make sure that by impressiveness seldom attained going through small courses each on any stage..

year they kept up the work they Other tributes are equally learned.e idea of joining the. an appreciation of the new Go-glowing, and Mr. Sinclair's many Brigade, therefore, was to keep vernor-General, recently stated: friends in Hongkong will hear their knowledge absolutely fresh. Lord Willingdon is a very active with much satisfaction of the keen man who likes to get busy high measure of success, which he on something or other, He is is attaining.

Willingdon received the Kaiser-production J-Hind gold medal in 1915 for her special work in the war and the decoration of the Crown of India in 1917, being later made a G. B. E.

A son fell during the war.

A BROADMINDED MAN.

A Hume writer, in the course of

also very broadminded, of sound The Drama for January gives knowledge and charming manners.a portrait of Mr. Sinclair, and Of his broadmindedness his In-says "not only Mr. Sinclair's race dían record is proof. It will be artistic talents, but his genial recollected that, at the last personality and his ability to in- Church Conference at Eastbourne spire loyalty and co-operation he made a very strong plea for amongst his assistants signally complete, racial equality. He has qualify him for his prosent posi- 'since published his remarks in tion."

pamphlet form from which

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notes the approving stress he laid

He expressed thanks to Mr. T. K. Chat, and members of his geution for the training work they had done; also Dr. B. C. Wong, surgeon instructor, and Mr. E. Ralphs, Aa-

sistant Commissioner.

Twenty-five men received certi- ficates, twenty-four of which were first-year awards and the other a ́ second-year certificate.

In addition to Mr. Wolfe, those present included Mr. E. Ralphs, Mr. T. K. Chat, Chief Officer T. Brookes, and Mr. S. G. Saunders,

on "the gospel of self-determina- RECENT OPIUM HAUL. officer in charge of the Kowloon

tion" the intense desire for na-

tionhood" "the necessity of trent.

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ing all coloured men in a spirit | INDO-CHINA S. N.. COMPANY

of absolute equality" "the need for

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SUMMONED. giving equality of opportunity to those who are coloured" and the realization that "the" white man Steam Navigation Company's .. Recently, whilst the Indo-China must no longer dominate the co-Suisang was lying off Stonecutters, loured men, even for their own Revenue Officer Ward and a party good." Lord Willingdon has since went aboard and discovered in the stated he had only India in his donkey-engine. boller house 7,020 mind when he made these remarks though of course they apply to all eoloured races.

Station.

SALT TAX.

LONDON PAPER'S STRONG

COMMENT.

London, June 8. tacls of opium, each in one-tael ting,torial describes the confiscation of The Daily Telegraph in an edl- the value of the haul being $60,100. the revenue, of the salt tax at There was a sequel to the seizure Tientsin on June 4 as an undle- CHARMING MANNER.

this morning, when the Company guised breach of the agreement of His knowledge of the world is

were summoned for permitting the 1913 and the gravest by far of very considerable; may be more steamer to be used for the transpor-many aimilar acts in defiance of than his booklearning. He was at tation of opium: Eton and Cambridge, but is Mr. S. C. E. Brooks, who appear red in recent years. If such high- the agreement which have occur- chief claim to fame is the

caped for the Company, asked for a

handed action is possible, at

taincy of both cricket elevena. remand, stating that at present the Treaty Port there is no assurance Of his charming manners I can veseel was on her way to Bangoon that even a fraction of the speak from personal knowledge; and would not be back for about the world has polished him since three weeks. He would inform Venues are safe for the purposes

re-

I knew him as Freeman Thomas in his Worship when the steamer gat provided for in the 1913 agree- the House. He used to represent back, and in the meantime he ment. The paper asks whether Hastings in Parliament and when would have received his instruc- the British and other Govern he was turned out his wife, who tions as to the nature of the case. ments concerned are still of the was a keener politician than ho, The case was adjourned sine die. opinion that their position as re- zurda the Tariff Conference should not be modified and, whe

got him to stand at Bodmin where.

she informed the electors that

"she had felt compelled to allude

A serious accident happened to ther the case does not demand

to Horrid Hastings, but hoped she a south bound train near Cheng-vigorous measures.-Reuter. would not have to refer to Beastly chow recently. While the train Bodmin." Her husband got in for was passing over a bridge part four years. On the edge of 60 of the structure, collapsed preci-

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