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THE HONGKONg Telegraph, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1939.

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TO-DAY, is the forty-fifth birthday of the man who

was King for 326 days.

Never had a monarch enjoyed such universal popu- larity, as King Edward VIII.

He combined the qualities of his father with a modern and democratic outlook. His royal birth alone could never have won for him the genuine affection with which he was rewarded throughout the Empire.

The Duke of Windsor was, too great and he at times forced born at White Lodge, Richmond his way into areas where shells Park, on June 23, 1894, on the and bullets were flying fast and eve of a new era, while his furious, much to the dismay of grand-mother, Queen Victoria, the officers detailed to attend was still reigning.

this un-

him.

Until March 1916 Edward served with the Expeditionary

HIS early life was exactly that Forces in Finnders and France,

of the average well-born

in various parts of the line, and everywhere became remarkably doubtedly contributed greatly to popular. his unqualified popularity.

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During that year he was up- In 1902, when eight years old, pointed Staff Captain on the he was placed in the hands of a staff of the General Officer tutor, Mr. H. P. Hansell, who Commander-in-Chief of the had been tutor to Prince Arthur Mediterrancan Expeditionary

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THE DUKE OF WINDSOR

the principal purpose of which with a continuous display of loyal was to return the visit of the enthusiasm.

Crown Prince of Japan to the His next trip was to Canada with Far from complying with the

ON August 5, 1919, his Empire British capital. Sailing on the Prince George and Mr. Stanley On pussing the qualifying ex- Japanese demand by withdraw-

tours commenced. He left Renown he arrived at Gibraltar Baldwin. On that occasion he open- amination for the Navy in 1907 Portsmouth for a four months on the 29th and at Malta on and Port Eric, erected to commemor

ed the Peace Bridge joining Buffalo ing H.M.S. Thanet and U.S.She entered Osborne College, visit to Canada.

November 1, where he opened ate the 100 years of peace between Pillsbury, another two warships where he remained for two the battlecruiser Renown, the arrived at Bombay on the 17th.

He sailed on the new Parliament House. He Canada and the United States. LTD. have been sent into the harbour years before going to Dart- first stopping place being New. A widespread state of dissatis-

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of Swatow-one of them the flagship of the Commodore of the U.S. South China Patrol.

one

often made solo fights. On orcation he new in the glant Do. X,

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foundland. He was welcomed faction existed at that time in WITH the Duke of Gloucester he In June 1911 Edward was in with a crescendo of enthusiasm many parts of India and the for a tour of Africa from end to end left England in September 1928, This attempt by Japan to vested with the Most Noble which followed his progress for non-co-operation leaders and de---Cairo to the Cupe; but it was cut Order of the Garter. On July 3,000 miles across Canada, from clared a hartal as a demonstra short by the King's grave illness. coerce Britain and the United

He hastened home, covering, the States in Swatow is but the 13 the same year he was formal- the Atlantic to the Pacific and Lion of their political feelings. 6,000 miles from Dar-es-Salaam in 10 "The attempt to boycott him days. In January, 1030, he resumed culmination of a series of pin-ly created Prince of Wales and back again.

failed, however, at Bombay, the tour, this time without his Earl of Cheater, pricking incidents which com-

On his return the people of where vast crowds gathered and brother, and shot big game. menced with the occupation of

A few days after his investi- London did their utmost to lined the road through which From 1028 onwards he did much Kulangsu. With the exception ture the newly created Prince make his home-coming real. In Edward drove in state through of his travelling by air and in 1930

the city. of the Tientsin crisis, the was appointed midshipman to the evening a banquet was given incidents-themselves-are-not- of the Hindustan, in which_battle in his honour at Buckingham, In India he travelled far and piloting it for a time. He has ex- the first importance interna-ship he served in the North Sea Palace in which the King made, wide and was everywhere re- attack on distance records.

ceived with tionally, but they are sufficiently for three months. The months a touching speech of welcome to Allahabad being the only city paration

great rejoicing, Edward learnt Spanish in pre- for His tour in South characteristic to merit reitera-which followed his cruise were his son.

where the hartal really took Amerien with Prince George in tion. They include the holding spent. quietly at Sandringham

In less than four months after effect. He also visited Burma. January 1931. Relying largely on air up of the P. & 0. liner Ranpura preparing for Oxford.

travel, they visited Bermuda, Cuba. he returned home Edward again Leaving India Edward next Jamnica, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argen- and M. M. liner Aramis, the

set out on a lengthy tour, this stopped at Colombo, next place tina and Brazil. At Buenos Aires shelling

of call being Singapore, where Edward opened the British trade ex- just disclosed - in

On [N October 1912 he became a time to the Antipodes. IN

another enthusiastic reception hibition, which was a great success. British waters on Sunday, the freshman. at Magdalen Col- March 16, 1920, he sailed on awaited him.

Then came his Appointed by the King to the new anti-British campaign through-lege, Oxford, matriculating as board the Renown, first calling visit to Hongkong.

post, "Master of the Merchant Navy out the occupied area of North Jan

and Fishing Fleets," in February ordinary commoner. He at Barbados and from there

1828, he received three promotions China, the seizure of the British wrote essays for the President, continuing to Panama, reaching

In September 1030-from Captain to steamer Sagres, and the man. Sir H, Warren, and was coached the Canal at sunrise of March SINCE he began touring the Empire Vice-Admiral, from Colonel to Licut. he had received many royal General and from Group-Captain to handling of British subjects. in civics and political and par. 80. A cordial reception awaited welcomers, but that which Hongkong Air Marshal,

had prepared for him was second Japan frequently complains liamentary history by Sir W. him at the city of Panama.

and

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to none. On landing he was con- In September 1932, Edward Blow to that the rest of the world, and Anson, also studying modern Through the tropical sens he ducted to a special pavillon, on the Copenhagen, where he opened the Britain in particular, does not languages. Unlike his father, enjoyed a variety of receptions site where the Cenotaph now stands, British trade exhibition. On

presented with four ad- way he landed at Hamburg, this understand her. There are he had no special position and and experiences. At Honolulu dresses, o one from the British Com- being the first time he had set foot times when it is not altogether this innovation proved very suc- he received both modern and munity, read by the late is our on German coll since 1918, when he the British Army' or at Cologne. He then easy to blame the British people cessful. He lived in college ancient welcomes, the American munity presented by Chinese com- Decupatio

presented by the Hon. Mr. for their failure in this respect. rooms, dined in hall and mixed officials and the natives all en- Lau Chu-pak and Sir Shouson Chow, went to Stockholm, where he was one from the foreign community Joined by Prince George, later ro- Great Britain, like Japan, is a with the other undergraduates, tertaining him after their own read by the American Consul turning to London. great naval power with a strong playing polo and other games, fashion.

General, Mr. W. H. Gale, and one from the Treaty Forts presented by naval tradition. In the light of serving in the O.T.C. as સ

ΟΝ, During his visit Auckland Mr. E. C. Pearce of Shanghai.

N the death of King George V on that tradition the reactions of private and joining in "rags." had the appearance of an im-

January 20, 1030, Edward was The city and ships in the harbour proclaimed King the first bachelor the British public to a Japanese His vacations were spent in

were smothered in bunting, while the monarch since George III (1760). and his succession was holled demand that a British warship Germany, Norway and Den- mense flower garden. At Rotorua thundering of guns and the crash of

a great gathering of Maori fireworks provided a deafening and throughout the Empire with en- should leave a port in which it mark.

tribesmen assembled to do him stirring welcome. has every right to be present- His university career was cur- honour, dancing and singing brilliantly

In the evenings the Colony was Late in July Edward visited Vimy

ancient

,

thusiasm.

illuminated and there

the in which, indeed, its presence is tailed, however, by the outbreak their

Ridge to

unvell

Canadian greetings. were gorgeous lantern processions.

Memorial to her dood, killed in the demanded by threats to British of the War in 1914 on the eve Throughout New Zealand his

Great War, lives and property-arò bound to of his third year. On August welcome was full of warmth. T Yokohama, where he arrived on

During November Edward visited. be unfavourable. Even if good (7 he was gazetted 2nd Lleuten- In Australia, Melbourne turn- April 12, Edward was received the depressed areas in South Wales;

spending two full days moving from manners and a respect for ant of the Grenadier Guards and ed out in its thousands to greet with a tremendous ovation.

district to district to get first hand international usage are virtues on the 11th joined his battalion him. Tremendous as had been Nothing surprized the Japanese so information of the conditions under to which the Imperial Japanese (the 1st) then stationed at War- the previous ovations, he had much as his extreme simplicity and which the unemployed were living Navy does not aspire, ita com-ley Barracks, Essex. Five met nothing before to equal that democratic manner and his entire "Something must be done for them

freedom from ostentation.

was his comment on his return, to London. mandera ought, surely, to be weeks after he had joined, the hearty, frank tumultuous, real

His mission: fulfilled, he left' for rostralnod from displays of alm- battalion was detailed for ser-

Australian greeting---:

Manila, where he was warmly re- Never In recent years has less self-assertion.

ceived. An invitation was extended monarch broken so many Court pre- On August 19, 1920, the Aus im to take part in a game of polo, redents as Edward.. did during his vice in France (but as he had It is not inconceivable that not completed his military train- tralian tour concluded and the which he accepted. During the brief reign of less than twelve Japan may before long have Cause to reconsider her policying it was considered undesir- Renown sailed from Sydney, game he was struck over the right months. Always a keen aviator. he Cabinet and insisted on using aero-- towards the Powers in China,uble that he should accompany harbour homeward bound. On eye with a ball, which cut a gasli on even over-ruled the objections of the

October 10 the Prince arrived at Inch and a half long.

planes as a means of travel whenever The events of the past two years I

Spithead, escorted by the third Labuan, calling later at Jesselton.

Renown The

salied theselton possible..... have proved that her attempt. On November 17 he was ap- flotilla of the Atlantic fleet, and Brunel and Penang, from where the to smash China by a series of pointed Alde-de-camp to General landed at Portsmouth on the trip home went flymouth, on June. I he obeyed the dictates of his hammer, blows was not, well- advised; and her efforts to dis-Sir John French and two days following morning, entraining at ed once more at Plymouth on June.. lodge from China such Powers later passed through Boulogne once for London,"

...

TN n. final, shattering of - tradition,

20, 1922. Two days later he was heart and abandoned the throne, måde a Knight of the Thistle,

For centuries there had been no as Great Britain, France and the on his way to headquarters. It

After a few months at home he left previous abdication. When King United States may turn out, In was intended to keep him out HD following year, on October Portsmouth on a South African tour. James 11 fled to France in 1008 the again travelling on the Renown.. throne was declared forfeited. Be- time, to have been equally ill of the danger zone as much as 10, Edward loft London on His visit there like those to other fore that, Richard 71 abdicated. In; considered.

possible; but his insistence was his Indian and Far Eastern tour, Dominions and Colonies was marked 1300.