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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY,

KING'S BIER CARRIED TO LONDON

(Continued from Page 1.)

hat and shouted: "Long live the King" The crowd responded wildly.

The band of the Grenadier Guards played "God Save the King" slowly. to the roll of drums, smothered in black crepe. Many were weeping.

Fings were raised to full-mast and the colourful procession, in full dress uniforms and regalia of state, then moved on to Charing Cross. There

proclaimed the new King to

a crowd of 10,000. Once again the procession moved on, this time to Temple Bar, symbolically represented by a red cord, and permission was formally asked to enter the city. The procianiation was read then and again at the Royal Exchange, for the last time-United Prem.

MACAO MOURNS

Macao, Jan. 22. Directly the news of the lamented y was death of H.M. King George received in Macao, flags on all build- ings in the Colony were lowered to half-mast as a mark of respect to the memory of the British monarch

A message of condolence was sent

tho His Excellency by

Acting Governor of Macao; Dr. J. Pereira Barboen, to His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong-Our Own Correspondent.

KOWLOON SERVICE

A special service in memory of the Inte King George was held at the Union Church, Kowloon, last night. being conducted by the Rev. J. D. MacLean, assisted by the Rev. F. Short

wan

The interior of the church draped in black and purple, and the service was simple but impressive in farm. Special prayers were offered, and at the conclusion of the service the Dead March in "Saul" was played by Mrs. F. Short, the congregation standing.

COURT TRIBUTE

COMMONS AWAITING MESSAGE

FORMÁLITIES TO BE OBSERVED

SWEARING-IN. COMPLETED

London, Jan. 22

When the House of Commons re assembled to-day for the swearing-in ceremonies, Capt. David Margesson, chief Government whip, announced that the Government was meeting Thursday nt 2 o'clock when the Prime Minister

bring the King's Wook! meanage respecting the death of His Late Majesty to Parliament,

Afterwards the House would con. sider addresses to the King and the Queen Mother. :.

JANUARY 23, 1936.

CHINESE BAZAAR

WANCHAI PRAYA AND KOWLOON DISPLAYS

With traditional formalities the Chinese cominunity to-morrow will usher in the year of ping chi, the year of the rat and ro in the Chinese cycle. Fire is generally an- soclated by the Chinese with warfaro and disturbances, although all well- wishers of China earnestly hope that wuch evils will not come in the next twelve lunar months. As the year of pet hoi closes its inst day to-day. Indications in North Chinn point to considerable unrest in Hopel, Char- hae and Inner Mongolia. It is quite within the realm of possibility that a major crisis may yet develop in the five northern provinces; affecting the peace of China's 100,000,000 apuls in that area.

sonte

In Hongkong the Chinese commun- ity will observe their new year with time-honoured features, one of which is the Chinese Bazaar, on Gloucester Road Prays, Wanchai. On this alte aver 400 stalls, measuring by

cight eight feet ench,

occupying twice or three times that space, are now installed. The Police allow par Business would be completed in ticipants to display their goods be tween January 14 and 28; but the time to enable the House to assemble

couraged the stall-holders that many at Westminster Hall before the body result of the bazaar in 1916 ao dis- of King George arrived

of them caly started business dur- They would adjourn until Februarying the past couple of days. Some 4. The same procedure would be of them opened only yesterday morn. ing For the privilege of erecting

'NO "TELEGRAPH"

TO-MORROW

To-morrow, being China New Year. Day, there will be no issue of the Hongkong Telegraph." Publication will be resumed on Saturday.

stalls,

$2.

each participant is charged

From all angles it seems that ox- hibitors in the Fair are not as en- terprising as they were in previous years before the depression, when the fair was held for over ten days, extending from the eastern end of Wellington Street and Queen's Road Central to Jervola Street and Bon-) ham Strand East. With the fair situated further away from the native business centro and the Wan- observed in the House of Lords, chal praya more exposed to the cle- Renter

ments, stall-holders anticipate only a limited business.

SWEARING MEMBERS

Bazaar Degenerating The Wanchal fair extends from London, Jan. 22. The canopies over the seats of the Chief Justice and the Puisie Judge

The swearing-in of members was Fenwick Street to Fleming Road on The stalls at the Supreme Court are draped in completed in both Houses of Parila the praya, as in 1836. black and purple an sign of mournment to-day, The House of Commons are arranged in double rows occupy- ing for the late King George.

will meet at two o'clock to-morrow to ing several hundred yards of the receive

the gracious message from the waterfront with customary shows of King respecting the death of His Late flowers, goldfish, curios, porcelain, Majesty. The House will then con- biscuits, sweets, Chinese delicacies The King to-day returned to Sand-sider an address to the King and a and numerous other goods, not a few ringham, whence the body of the late message to Queen Mary, and business of which are imported daily neces King will to-morrow be brought to will conclude in time for the House sities. To local residents who have London to lie-in-state in Westminster to attend at Westminster Hall at 4 Street and Queen's Road Central it Reen the previous bazaars in Jervois

Hall until Tuesday next.

o'clock to be present on the arrival must be admitted that the show has of the body of the late Ring.

KING AT SANDRINGHAM

London, Jan. 22.

The King and the Duke and Duch ess of York and the Duke and Duch

Thereafter the House will adjourn fort much of its pleasing and plc- turesque features. Gone are the ess of Gloucester travelled in reserved til February 4, the original date fixed numerous carlos and beautiful por-

of Parliament.celains, compartmnts in an early afternoon for reassembly train from Liverpool Street to Yar-British Wireless.

The Royal party left the train

mouth. The

at Wolferton Station and drove to

Sandringham,

Messages of condolence addressed

to the King and Queen Mary continua to arrive from all parts of the world. Queen Mary has replied personally to minny-British Wireless,

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CONSTRUCTION

FUNERAL PLANS

London, Jan. 22. Arrangements for the removal of the body of King George to-morrow

Macao, Jan. 22. are completed. The streets along the

Passengers arriving here from line of route from King's Cross Station to Westminster Hall will be Hongkong will shortly notice an ad- Uned by police, and only members of dition on the skyline of Maeno of a the Royal Family will take in now radio

being the procession King Edward and his erected by the Pan-American Airways brothers will walk behind the coffin, Service on an eminence at the which will be carried on tho samo gan carriage as the coin of King Airways Company Edward VII.

be

Part

station which is

"outhern extremity 3

Масло. The

came

dealers in whid specially from Foochow and Shang- hai for the occasion. In their place in Wanchai to-day are an increasing number of dealers selling foreign goods of the cheap kind soaps, tooth-paste, local manufactur ed chocolates and blacuits, shoes, cameras and a large assortments of foreign and Chinese medicines.

such as

The funeral of King George wiltedness in the selection of the goods from Canton and Foochow and)

In more respects than one the pre- sent fair resembles a modern native in the goods exhibition such as Shing Wong Temple of Canton or in Thora other cities in the interior. has also been a serious decline. In the, number of stalls selling bronze, porcelain, paintings, calligraphy, jade, carvings and other curios which at tracted many foreign visitors to Jer vois Street in former years. It is pointed out by one of the dealers that the curlo trade requiron a big to bring shown far capital to enable dealers

which is on the hilltop nearly other ports.

so disappointing Last year was held at Windsor on Tuesday. two hundred feet above sea level where there is no fear of atmos

that many of them have avoided the Among those who are already known to be coming from abroad to attend pherle disturbance. Shifts of work-bazaar entirely this time. It is also of the allotted the funeral are the King of the Bel- men have been engaged night and noticed that some ginns, the King of Denmark, the day in constructional work and blast spaces are not occupied, many of King and Queen of Norway and ing operations for the erection of the the dealers baving at the last minute Prince Olaf, the Princo. Regent of masts andl. building of the Yugo-Slavin, the King of Roumania, station.

Princess the Crown Prince and

The landing stage, which is also George of Greece, Prince Paul of undergoing preparation, is in Greece, the Crown Prince and desirable position in A harbour ad- Princess of Sweden, and Prince Felix mirably adapted for aircraft within of Luxemburg, Baron Von Neurathi, the enclosure of the breakwater of Foreign Minister, will represent the New Port. Government build-

A Germany, accompanied by military ing in the immediato vicinity of the and naval representatives.

Outer Harbour has been turned over by the local authorities for the pur- pose of providing the. Airways Co. with office accommodation and wait- Ing room for

passengers. Two local Americans hava niready been engaged on the office staff.

now

Japan is sending a special Ambas sador and Amir Zaid, uncle of the King Ghazi, will attend for Iraq. The French Council of Ministers to-day, na Its last act before handing in its resignation, appointed representatives to. attend the funeral, who will be headed by the President of the French Republie, M. Leburn-British Wire-arrive here early in February on her

leur.

THE ACCESSION

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failed to appear with their goods, the outlook being as uncertain.

Similarly, miniature falra are on display on the mainland from Water- loo Road to Nathan Rond and the and also from Argyle waterfront,

to Reclamation Street und Street Portland Street in Mongkok. In Shumshulpo the, fair is at Nah Chang Street extending in the directamente pra segi ve tion of Laichikok Road and Cheung- shawan Road.

BUICK CARS POPULAR

MARKED RISE IN SALES

The major automobile shows of the United States have proved excention- Company from a sales standpoint, according to Mr. W. F. Hufstador. general sales manager, who announced that certified Buick sales at the vari ous shows are running four to five! times as great as at the automobile shows last January.

maiden trip. The Macao Government surcharging postage stamps. of London, Jan. 22.

various denominations for air mail contract between the The gloom which has been cant over purposes. A

American

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the proclamation of their new

Sille crowds assembled along the

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troup-lined streels, through which the pleturesque procession passed on Its Park way from St. James' Palace to the Geneva. Royal Exchange. At St. James Pa- Berlin..

and at each halt, with pomp of Milan.

the proclamation signed Athens.

Jaco

hera by the. Privy Council was

Shanghal.

Vienna...

read aloud, in which the Lords New York. spiritual and temporal of this realm, Amsterdam. being here assisted by those of late Majesty's Privy Council, with numbers of other principal of quality, with the gentlemen

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