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SATURDAY,

JANUARY 25, 1936.

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KING GEORGE LIES IN STATE

LONDON PAYING LAST TRIBUTE

TOUCHING SCENES AT SANDRINGHAM

CROWDS SOB AS BIER ARRIVES IN LONDON

London, Jan, 23.

The body of King George was carried from his beloved a slowly-moving Sandringham estate this morning, when cortege passed along snow-covered roads, lined by sombre, black-draped crowds, from the Church of St. Mary Magdalene to the station of the village, two and a half miles away.

The cortege was formed after a brief service in the little church which His Late Majesty so frequently attended during his days at Sandringham. Four Grenadier Guards marched on either side of the gun carriage bearing the casket, draped with the Royal Colours.

heart- Pipe Major Forsyth, the King's Piper, played a rending lement at the head of the small procession from the church to the gun-carriage.

King Edward, this face lined with grief, walked immediately behind the piper, and his brothers, all of them wearing heavy fur-lined costs, came next,

Queen Mary drove in a closed): carriage to the station, accompanied by the Duchess of York and, the Princess Royal. Cars followed, con- veying other members of the Royal Family, and the late King's nurses, and Davies, All the Misses Blacke Indien were heavily veiled."

Near the gun carriage, led by a walked groom, his head drooping, King Georgo's shooting pony, Jock. There

in the eyes of hundreds when Jock-passed.

The procession was led by mounted police and Grenadiers again Banked the gun carriage,

were tears

FUNERAL TRAIN

The funeral train made its way to London from Sandringham between a continuous chain of plate layer with- in sight of one another.

KING'S SOLEMN PLEDGE

FIRST MESSAGE TO PARLIAMENT

TRIBUTE TO LATE RULER

+

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M. Plandin, seko hecomce France's" Foreign Minister, being allotted the post in the Surrant Cabinet.

DEATH OF

NOTED SINGER

HON KONG PLANE CRASHES

PASSENGER AND PILOT ESCAPE

MACHINE LOST. OFF MACAO

Flight Lieut. W.F. Murray, head of the Hongkong branch of the Far East Aviation Company, and a passenger, Mr. James Lewis, a prominent merchant of Singapore, hnd.

narrow

escape from death yes- terday when their plane crashed into the sea near Macao, and, with the passenger's baggage became pleto wreck.

com-

The pilot and Mr. Lewis, his com panion, were in the water for half an hour before being picked up by fisher- Bien and taken to Macno where they spent the night.

Mr. Lewis arrived from Singapore) on the P. and O..Cathing on Thursday and chartered the Far East Aviation

mich ex-R.A.F. bomber-fo make |

ja

business

trip to Hanoi, presumably on

He left with Flight Lieut, Murray ut 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon taking R route via Fort Bayard where they intended to stay the night,

But when a few miles from Macao the engines gave put and the plan was forced into the sea. The pilot. and passenger managed to extricate themselves before the machine Bank and they had to swim about in a wind-swept sex for more than half an hour before they, succeeded in at tracting the attention of fishermen,

DAME CLARA BUTThe effected a jek rescue.

PASSES AWAY

"VOICE OF THE CENTURY"

London, Jun. 24.

Dase Clara Butt, the facias! English contralto, once described by aj foreign eritie as possessing "the vale of the century," died at her home at Northstoke, Oxford, to-day, after a long illness.

She had been an invalid for some years, sulfering from a spinal com- plaint-Reuter, and British Wireless,!

Clara Butt was born at Southwick,] Sunsex, in Feb, 1873, the daughter of

London, Jan. 23. With the Speaker and silleers of the House of Commons in full dress uniforme, the members assembled a captain in the merchant service.j

On its arrival at King's Cross King Edward was the first to alight and he Assisted his mother to step down.

The Imperial crown was placed up on the coffin as the corte ved the during the afternoon, all in sombre She studied singing at Clifton with D. W. Rootham, conductor of the station.

His Majesty followed gan carriage on which the coffin rest. mourning, and packed the benches

ed, together with his three brothers of the chamber to hear the reading Bristol Madrigal Society, then at the and the Earl of Harewood, to West-of the King's firal message to his Royal College of Music where she won Parliament, sigued by his own hand. an open scholarship worth 500 guineas minister all.

Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Prime and later with Bouhy in Paris and

Etelka Gerster in Berlin. The late, monarch's parrot, one of

Minister, presented the message. to hia most constant companions, was

Speaker, who read:

She first appeared in public at a theward. R.I., 1

of Gluck's brought from the Norfaik estate to

am well assured students performance the train. The bird, Charlotte, was that the House of Commons deeply "Orfeo," in the name part in Dec. carried in a covered cage."

Enormous crowds lined the route, mourns the death of my beloved 1852, and in the sane month made which was over two miles, and lel to father. He devoted his life to the her professional debut with Albani, up-Edward Lloyd and Santley at the Westminster Hall. Gunfire and the service of his people and to

holding constitutional government. Albert Hall, taking the part of Ursula In her sound of muffled bells heightened the He was ever actuated by his profound in Sullivan's "Golden Legend."

earlier years she was a favourite solemnity of the occasion.

sense of duty. Prin- the Meanwhile, Queen Mary

the singer at musical festivals and to

was heard! oratorio, but later she cess Royal and the three Royal Duch- "I am resolved to fellow in esses entered motor cars and drove way he set before me."

There was a profound silence in mostly at ballad concerts. In 1899 the House as the Speaker read these she made her first tour in the US, ed almost unnoticed and all spent awards slowly and with emotion. Next year she married the baritone, short time there before they left Then the Prime Minister rese, and R. H. Kennerley Rumford, and they heavily veiled, for Westminster Halil

the address conveying the had three children.

to Buckingham Palace. They enter

remembance,

heilend, the arrival of the funeral Commons' sympathy to. King Ed-

After an important Continental procession.

ward, assuring His Majesty that his LAST VISIT::

father's example of unselfish devotion round in 1912 she re-visited the U.S. tour with her husband which lasted; The Archbishop of Canterbury, one andar service would ever be held in 1913 and then undertook a world- Ho until 1914. She has sung by comninnd of the late King's oldest friends, for- in affectionato

also proposed a message of condolence before Queen Victoria, King Edward jually, received the coffin.

Several works! and.. King George. The crowd which watched, remem to the Queen Mother.

were written specially for her, notably bered the last visit of King George

"Sea-Pictures" by Elgar, "Romeo and to. Westminster Hall, when in the brilliantly lighted and colourfully thronged interior His Late Majesty Baldwin mentioned that the new In the course of his speech, Mr. had received the congratulations of Parliament on the occasion of the King would be crowned with ap propriate ponip and 'ceremony

of his reign.

CORONATION PLANS

Elycorition MASINANzig/at Westminster: "Abbey next year,

Triumph of leestis" by F. Cliff. Juliet" by H. Bedford and "The

She was

In

'EASTERN TOUR Possessed of a magnificent voice, He declare that the great achtevah was the most popular contralto ments of the last century, which had England for altor CASIO When the coffin was placed on the minated in the rolgn of Hing years on the concert platformt she catafalque, the procesalons from the George, was the coming to torms by chose songs likely to appeal to the Ilouse of Lorts and House of Com-democracy and monarchy, evolving a simplest musical tastes. mans arrived, headed respectively by unique system which, he believed, made a Dame of the British Empire the Lord Chancellor and the Speaker gave a stability to the body politic (D.B.E.) in 1020. In Sept., 1927, she The arrival of the collin was the which most countries would give all opened a shop in London for the sale ellmax of the solemnities,

they possessed to have.?

of sport costumes which was to be King Edward walked behind the While the temporal power of the run by her niece and daughter. coin when it was given into the Orown had diminished, its spiritual 1930-1 she made a year's tour in the eluge of the Archbishop of Canter-power was far greater than ever. Far East, visiting India, Ceylon and burg, and his mother, Queen Mary it was not only the link holding to-Japan, where she siad most enthusine was beside him.. Followed the Prin-gether a country, but a whole Em-the audiences. She sang to them in cess Royal and the Royal Duchesses, pire of English-speaking peoples. Japanese. On her return she said It was an Indissoluble link holding she had been struck by the fact that after Uw Princes,

The catafalque was in deep shadow, the myriad peoples of India and other the Japanese men wore a race of except for the light from four tanlands to that Empiro, Mr Baldwin tenors; while the women had beautiful

light from asserted. dies reflecting a spear of

soprano voices.

From a year's tour in Australia sho the crown

KING'S TRIUMPH

returned to London in June, 1934, en The Archbishop opeted the

the brief service at 4.03.p.m. with a prayer and

King George, he continued, had a stretcher and had to be treated for While pho was in concluded with the hymn, "Praise My met the challenge of the greatest spinal trouble. "Soul, King of 1 Heaven, impressively and swiftest changes untlinchingly hospital Der zon Victor, who hail been rondered by the choir of Westminster and had triumphed at a time when farming in Rhodesla, died there of in- lip of speech or action might have fluenza. Her older son had died in wrought irreparable 'damage.

1923 of meningitis at the ago of 20. King George had never con-In Sept. 1914, she had again to under.

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The members of the Royal Family departed at 4.16. pm. and thereafter

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The unfortunate Giors were then Inken back to Macao where they were looked after by Mr. G. P. Lammert They intend to return to Hongkorig by steamer to-day.

KING'S FUNERAL

Not Day Of Public

Mourning

The following statement with regard to the obser: vance of the days of His Late Majesty's, funeral has been received by -telegram from the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies:

It is announced that, Tuesday next, the day of the late King's funeral, will not be proclaimed as a day of public mburing, since it is felt that the suspension of business activities involved cause would particularly

and widespread hardship loss.

"His Majesty's Ministers have ascertained that it is His Majesty's wish that the people of this country should on Tuesday next mark the solemnity of the occasion of the late King's funeral in. such manner as each may think appropriate according to the circumstances in which he finds himself, for His Majesty knows well that the late King will be con- stantly in the thoughts of ̈ his people throughout the day.

Dame Clara Butt, the noted con- tratta, tohose death kas occurred after a lengthy illness.

AMERICAN DOLLAR BREAKS

INFLATION FEAR ABROAD

ASSISTANCE FOR FRANC

~~~~~Loutten; Jan- While the weakness of the franc in terms of sterling is regarded as a natural consequence of the French political crisis, foreign exchanges, were not fully prepared for the sharp break in the dollar, which

last evening began

and gathered momentum this morning.

Some quarters are of the opinion that the dollar's weakness in terms of sterling is due, firstly, to neeen tation of Infintion. prospects in the

States as a of Tess passing the Bonus Bill; and, Recondly, heavy selling of dollars. by in States authorities the United order to assist the French authorities

FURIOUS BATTLE NEAR MAKALE

ITALIANS SUFFER SEVERE LOSSES

ETHIOPIAN COUNTER DRIVE TURNS TIDE

Addis Ababa, Jan. 23.

The big battle which started in Tigre Province last Sunday is continuing. It is stated that the Ethiopians, after breaking up the Italian offensive, counter-attacked and occupied a num ber of important strategic positions. -

Several thousand Italians are said to have been killed in a battle which has been raging most violently in the vicinity of Makale.

The fact that a large quantity of guns and other, supplies was captured shows that the Ethiopians have pierced the Italian fines to an appreciable depth. The Ethiopian losses are admittedly severe.

It is learned from unofficial sources that the troops of Ras Seyum and Ras Imru, and possibly those of Dedjasmatch Ayelu, are co-operating in the operations, which means that the whole front of seventy miles from south-west of Makale to 'south-west of Aksum, is in action, with continuous fighting night and day.

SARRAUT FORMS CABINET

COALITION WITH

-FLANDINA

WILL SUPPORT LEAGUE

Parle, Jan. 24.

3. Albert Sarraut has completed his new Cabinet, which is essentially

It is reported) but not confirmed, that the septuagenarian War Minister, Ras Mulughet, was involved in battle to the east of Makale, and that he has died of natural causes.

I

With the bringing down of a Caproni machine by rifle-fire, it claimed that fourteen Italian planes have been brought down since the outbreak of the war.-Reuter..

BAYONET CHARGES

Addis Ababa, -Jun, 29. The fighting on the northern front, flerce, which is described as very continues. There have been hand- to-hand

combats with bayonet charges, air bombing, and machine- gun action,

The Ethiopians repulsed several Italian attacks.-Reuter Special,

ITALIAN CLAIMS

Rome, Jan. 23.

A message from Asmara tales:- in combination of forces led by hinwelf "The battle with Ben the day and the former Primus ends before yesterday in the Tombten Pierro Flandin. M. Sarraut stands heights and embracing the whole firmly for the League of Nations, and northern front, is resulting in com- M. Flandin's policy in notably pre-plule success for the Italians. British..

M. Regnier has been retained as

to keep the dollar-franc rate below Minister of Finance and this step as the gold export point during the pre-ures the continuance of a gold franc. sent political crisis.

COALITION

"In some sectors, the Italians oc- cupied new and important positions and ropulsed, Abyssinian counter attacks. The Abyssinians lost several thousand men," Reuter,

1.

1.700 ITALIANS. KILLED

Addis Ababa, Jan. 24. Terrifle slaughter is reported from

The market estimates that British control yesterday acquired francs to the value of approximately five mii- as the dollar- Hobs sterling, and frane cross-rate did not fall below the gall export point, the whole out-submitted his Cabinet list to the Pre- both sides in the Temblen offensive. flow was directed to London, thus reflecting the inherent strength of sterling-Reuter,

UNCERTAIN EXCHANGE

London, Jan, 24. The dollar and frunz are vying for the monopoly of attention in the Foreign Exchange market and the dollar le momentarily ahead.

International short term "scars money" is continuing to leave the United States for refuge in the United Kingdom, causing the dollar to alump in terms of sterling to $5.00 for the first time sinch November, 1034.

Further Amorican selling of dollars, official organisations in Paris in by order to prevent gold shipments from Paris to New York, are accentuating the movement. It is feared that the weight of inflowing short term money to London may possibly break through the precariously held Treasury Bil to-day's weekly

His Majesty's Ministers would suggest observance of Two Minutes Silence during the period of the funeral ser- vice of St. George Chapolate in London Windsor.The exact time will be announced later: it will be shortly after. mid- day,

His Majesty's Ministers believe that this suggestion "will most fully accord with the feelings of His Majesty's subjects:

In view of this statement, the recent notification ap- pointing Tuesday to be a dies on in Hongkong will be cancelled and replaced on. notification Monday by a giving full particulars for the Tocal observance of the day of the funeral, In accordance with His Majesty's wisrius. Government House.

January 25th 1936,

American industrial money is being Invested in non-American commodi ties, tin and rubber, for example, to, insure it against risk of a drop in the external value of the dollar.

GOLD SOARING

The premium on gold in terms of dollara rosé spectacularly to 1/0, thus approaching dangerously near the point whore gold shipments from America to London, via. Paris, aro profitableReuter,

FEARS NOT ALLÁYED -

London, Jan. 23.

The formation of the new French Cabinet has not yet allayou the fears

Paris, Jan. 21. With M. Horriot's approval, ·-M. Albert Sarraut, the new Premier, has Rident, M. Lebrun. It in a coallioni

Ethiopian reports state that 1,700 and Modernte Left of the Centre

southwest of Makale. parties and Includos Radical Socialists. Italians were killed in the battle In addition, 800 prisoners were cap The following is the Cabinet list: Premior and Minister of Interior, tured by the Ethiopians. Many of the prisoners who surrendered voluntarily M. Sarrnut;

were Italian Tyrolenes, mon from the Minister of Justice and vice-Pre-pre-war Austrian province of Tyrol, mier, M. Delbon;

Foreign Minister, M. Flandin;' War Minister, General Maurin;

..

Laken by Italy afer the Great War, who have been conscripted to fight in Louis Africa-Reuter's Bulletin Service,

DESPERATE FIGHTING

Navy Minister, M. Francois Pictri; Air Minister, M. L. Eynae; Minister of Posts, L. Georges Mandel;

Minister

of Merchant Marine, M. Andre Bardion;

Minister of Finance, M Marcel Regnier:

Minister of Commerce, M. Georges Bonnet;

Rome, Jan. 24, Despórdto fighting during the past three days In the Mouthern Temblen district, on the northern front was outlined to-day by Marshal

Badoglio in his latest despatch.

The

Italian Commander-in-Chiet states in his despatch that a vigorous Italian attack was launched when It was learned that heavy forces com manded by Ras Kassa were on the move apparently with a view to com- mancing a heavy

Minister of Labour, M. Louis Frossard; Sinny wagricultues M. Alex

andre Varennes;

Minister for Colonies, M: Jaques despatch, surprised the enemy, and

the

manoouvre, which was entirely Stern;

Minister of Pensions, M. Andre successful, was completed late Inst.

night. Marshal, Endoglio, promises Dense;

further partículars in a lator dea Minister of Education, M. Henri | patch..

General Graziant has proclaimed, Guernut:

Minister of Public Works, M. the abolition of salvery throughout the_Galíaborana“ territory now under Camillo Chautemps;

Italian Jurisdiction: Router Special

..

Minister of Health, M. Louis Nicolle.-United Prosn

BACKING GOLD FRANC:

Paris, Jan. 20

BATTALION OF YOUTHS"

Ron

Addis Ababa, Jan. 24.

The Duke of Harar, the 18

of Emperor Halle It appears certain that 1. Sarraut's year-old now Cabinet will stand firmly for the Selasale, has been given caramand of of the future currency of the French defunce of the gold frane against a division of ten thousand warriors and continued selling of franes again devaluation but it is not known, whe- who will be recruited from the cream forced the British equalisation further the Prime Minister will support of Abysmian youths. T to maintain the rate by further gold the League to the whole extent of his Dessye with his father, who presented The Dukto spent several weeks at purchases in Paris.

Well-informed Paris circiel estimato resource

Extronie opinions of the Loftyond him with a maching gun-Reuter

I the durront wook's gold lossen to the Right are represented on the Ministry. ↑ Speciale on PareA

Bank of Franco in the neighbourhood cruter, + of two.m/lliard francs-Reuter,

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