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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1936.

Mr. M. J. Quist Dies At Home

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HONGKONG

Nown was received today by the Netherlands Consulate here that the Consul-General, Mr. M. J. Quist, home on leave, had died muddenly. Mr.

Quist's home was at Laren,

R.A.F. CRASH INQUIRY

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London, June 23,

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BISHOP OF EXETER PASSES

FAMOUS ENGLISH

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Gascoyne- Willam Rupert "Ernest Cecil, Bishop of Exeter, WOD tho second son of the Brd Marquis of Salisbury, the famous statesman of Victorian days.

His mother was Georgiana, daugh-

London, June 23. The death in announced of the Sir Philip Sassoon, Under-Secretary Right Reverend Lord William Gas- for Air, replying to a question in the coyne Cecil, Bishop of Exeter-

the Beuter. House of Commuas concerning forced landing of an R.A.F. torpedo bomber on the deck of the French Mr. Quint was appointed a consular liner Normandie, stated that in normal endot, eleve-consul as the position was | ciroumstances it should not be neces, then, on 12th March, 1966, and theressary for aircraft to fly low over ship-ter of Sir E. Unit Alderson, n Baron fore had completed more than 30 ping during training.

of the Exchequer, while his older years' service. His first appointment!

brother is the present marquis and He added that the whole circum another is Viscount Ccell, who after was to the Consulate General in Lon-

stances of this crash were being care-a successful career as a lawyer bo- don. Ile did not arrive a stranger; | fully investigated.. an for a time he was in a commercial office there in order to learn business methods and improve his English. He remained in London før two years, then being transferred to Hamburg. Owing to quita unforeseen circum- stances his stay in the Hausa town only insted a couple of weeks. At a moment's notice he had to leave for Singapore. There his chief was Mr. I. Spakler, now.a rontier in Puris, perhaps the most brilliant Consul- General the Dutch Government ever

had east of Suez, Mr. Quist went home in neder to prepare for the vice. The early autumn of 1909.

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He was unwilling to nay more at present, he added.--Neuter Bulletin

Service,

BITTER LABOU1⁄2

ho

came an enthusiastic worker on be half of the League of Nations.

Tho futuro bishop was born in 1863 and educated at Eton and Uni-

where versity College, Oxford, took the B. A, degree in 1887.

Ordained in the Anglican Church in the same year, ho was curate at Great Yarmouth for a fow months until he was made rector of Hatfield. He was then home again, for, adjoining that Hertfordshire town is the historic seat of the Cecil family- Hatek! House with Its beautiful vital park, the scene of many n (Continued froin Page 1)

political conference. His church dated from the 13th century. He remain League state if Italy were allowed to ed Ita rector until 1910 and also held

the offices of Rurn! Denn of Hert triumph over Ethlapin.

ford, hon. Canon of St. Albans” and hon, chaplain to King Edward VII.

CENSURE

Ils consecration as Bishop of Exe- ter took pince in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, on December 28, 1914. The William was the 65th Bishop of shop of London officiated, Lord Exeter, the diocese dating from 1050.

In 1918 Oxford conferred on han the degree of D.D.. to

Not all the British Empire approved of dropping the sanctions, he went

most Dominion on. The

nearly affected (South Africa) was strongly Towards the close of 1010, he was opposed to, the move. What would in Shanghai as vice-consul. In be the effect on the minds of the May. 1914, he came to Hongkong natives of South Africa? he naked. in the same position;, on the eve of

If Signor Mussolini wished

A brand-minded churchman with a home leave he

"lent" to extend his Dominions. WIL:3

he wrote "Selence and Religion,' Singapore for six months. The war Daldwin fight for Somaliland.. the enthusiasm for missionary work. interfering with transportation, he Sudan and Kenya?

"Changing China," and "Dificulties was obliged to travel home via Hong- It would have been the Labour and Duties." kong, Shanghai, Siberia, Finland, Party's polley to have resisted an Sweden, Denmark and Germany. Ingressor. spite of his, however, he reached Holland after five weeksa. In 1017,

would Mr.

Serious Set-Back

to examine

Always a keen cyclist, he might often have been seen, in his old age, cycling in bishop's garb through tho narrow, old-world streats of Exeter of or out in the beautiful lanes Devonshire. He travelled daily fact by that means from his home

to the cathedral and back. the

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when promoted a consul ́during home Replying for the Government, Sir John Simon agreed that the League leave, he was first attached to the had received a serious set-back, but

Janeiro, it was necessary

Lord Goell married In 1887 Lady Dutch Legation in Rio de

situation, with a sense of realities. Florence Wilbraham, a daughter of The distress over the League's failure the 1st Earl of Lathom. Of their

of their was just us keenly felt by the Gov-four sons three were killed in the

ditughters died a few years later. ernment and its supporters as by the world War and one Labourities.

but it was impossible to proceed there without grent delay and Shanghai wanted a second man who could re- place the consul-general during home leave, he was sent back to the Enst.

would

With regard to vil sanctions, Sir In February, 1918, Mr. Quist was John pointed out that the United sent to Yokohama to take charge of States had no power to prohibit ex- the Vice-Consulate, formerly ably perts of oil. He recalled that Mr. looked after by the Belgian Consul Eden had said that Britain General, Monsieur Bagtin and Monalcur Polain, ·later. d'Affaires in Bangkok for Belgium. He stayed were 21⁄2 years. after which he was promoted Consul in Kabe with consular jurisdiction In the Japanese Empire..

be very glad to see oll sanctions applied, but he protested at the un- Charge fairness of treating failure to impose fl sanctions as a crime of the Bri- tish Government's.

In February, 1923, Mr. Quist was promoted a Consul General and since the beginning of March of that year had been in Hongkong.

To Plead For His Country

HAILE SELASSIE TO VISIT GENEVA

London, June 23,

It is understood that Haile Selassie will probably go to Geneva, and that he may address the League Assembly on behalf of his country.

1 is learned that the Emperor's object in asking Mr. Anthony Eden to vish him was to inform him of the mtitude which the Ethiopians pro- posed to adapt at the meeting of the League, where it is likely that it will be argued that Ethiopia is still a Independent nation ant that organised resistance is not yet ended. A strong appeal for further support from other nations is expected to be made.-Heuter Special.

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Berne, June 23. The Netus has been informed, on behalf of the Swiss Government, that he will be expected to leave Switzer- land as soon as the meeting of the League Assembly on June 20 is con- cluded.touter Special.

DANGERS FROM GASOMETERS

QUESTIONS TO BE

ASKED TO-DAY.

At this afternoon's meeting of the Legislative Council, the Hon. Mr. Chau Tsun-nin will, ask the follow- ing questions:

With reference to the Hon; Colonial Secretary's replies to the questions asked by the Hon. Dr. R. H. Katewalli in this Counell on the 10th January, 1035, in regard to the explosion of a gasometer at West Point, will the Government state:-

(1) Whether it has been finally decided to move the Rasometer at West Point to a more suitable site; and, if so, where the site is;

(2) Whether advlee of the Home Authorities has been obtained as to whether special · legislation for the compulsory Inspection of gnsometers is desirable here; and

(3). What action' docs the Gove ernment propose to take in regard to gasometers. In other parts of the Colony?

ceased

The purpose of sanctions when the war was finished, he said.

Britain's Power.

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Very ridiculous things had been said, Sir John went on. It had beenJuly suggested that the British Navy in October the Mediterranean would have been December.. overwhelmed in any sanctions war. January He did not doubt but that the Navy March

May would have given a very good necount of itself, but with the present situa-Spot tion in Europe und the grave dangers surrounding the country, he was not prepared to see a single ship sunk even in a successful battle in the cause of Ethiopia.

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Sir Archibald Sinclair, for Opposi tion Liberals, asserted that through. But the whole erisis the Government May had been diverted by fear. The economie power of the League had Linly in s grip, he said, and the Government was throwing away this weapon just when it was becoming

effective.

The Government's policy put a pre- mim on successful aggression and made a world safe for dictators,

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Brussels, June 23. July, The Belgian Chamber of Deputies October tiny voted for the Abolition of anti- December.. Italina sanctions.-United Press.

Action Not Condoned.

Prime! Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Minister, said it was not the Govern ment's intention to condone Italy's Tr.

nction.

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