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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, Friday, June 23, 1939.

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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.

him..

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doubtedly contributed greatly to his unqualified popularity,

Until March 1915 Edward served with the Expeditionary

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in various parts of the line, and everywhere became remarkably popular.

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TO-DAY AT

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KING'S

Japanese demand by withdraw

Far from complying with the

ing H.M.S. Thanet and U.S.S. Pillsbury, another two warships

have been sent into the harbour

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

Kulangsu.

United

com-

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 Mr. Stanley amination for the Navy in 1907 Portsmouth for a four months November 1, where he opened ate the 100 years of peace between

ON August 5, 1919, his Empire British capital. Sailing on the Prince George and

Baldwin. On that occasion he open- tours commenced. He left Renown he arrived at Gibraltar ed the Peace Bridge joining Buffalo on the 29th and at Malta of and Port Erle, erected to commemor where he remained for two the battlecruiser Renown, the arrived at Bombay on the 17th.

College, visit to Canada. He sailed on the new Parliament House. He Canada and the Unlied States. years before going to Darf- first stopping place being New- A widespread state of dissatis-

On passing the qualifying ex-

he entered Osborne

mouth.

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In less than four months after he returned home Edward again set out on a lengthy tour, this

From 1028 onwards he did mlich

foundland. He was welcomed faction existed at that time in WITH the Duke of Gloucester. he left Englund in September 1028, 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 This attempt by Japan to vested with the Most Noble which followed his progress for non-co-operation leaders and de--Cairo to the Cape; but it was cut coerce Britain and the

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.

He hastened home, States in Swatow is but the 13 the same year he was formal- the Atlantic to the Pacific and tion of their political feelings. 6,000 miles from Dac- covering the The attempt to boycott hin days. In January, 1930, he resumed culmination of a series of pin-Earl of Chester.

ly created Prince of Wales and back again.

failed, however, at Bombay, the tour, this time without his pricking incidents which

On his return the people of where vast crowds gathered and brother, and shot big gerne. menced with the occupation of A few days after his investi- London did their utmost to lined the road through which

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.

often made solo flights. On bac occasion he flew in the giant Do. X, 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-timo-Ho-has-ex--

bressed the wish to fly a plane lu 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 great rejoicing, tionally, but they are sufficiently for three months. The months a touching speech of welcome to Allahabad being the only city paration

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 Amerlen with Prince George in effect. He also visited Burma. January 1031. Relying largely on air tion. They include the holding spent quictly at Sandringham

travel they visited Bermuda, Cuba, Leaving India Edward next Jamaica, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argen. up of the P. & O. liner Ranpura preparing for Oxford. and M. M. liner Aramis, the

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 -

On in IN October 1912 he became a time to the Antipodes, 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 anti-British campaign through-lege, Oxford, matriculating as board the Renown, first calling visit to Hongkong. lout the occupied area of North an ordinary commoner. He at Barbados and from there China, the seizure of the British wrote essays for the President, continuing to Panama, reaching steamer Sagres, and the man-Sir H. Warren, and was coached tho Canal at sunrise of March S he had received many royal General and from Group-Captain to handling of British subjects.. in civics and political and par- 30. A cordial reception awaited welcomers, but that which Hongkong Air Marshal.

Japan frequently complains liamentary history by Sir W. him at the city of Panama. to none. On landing he was con- that the rest of the world, and Anson, also studying modern Through the tropical seas he ducted to a special pavilion, on the Copenhagen, where he opened a Britain in particular, does not languages. Unlike his father, enjoyed a variety of receptions site where the Cenotaph now stands, British trade

and was presented with four ad- way he landed at Hamburg, this understand hor. There are he had no special position and and experiences. At Honolulu dresses, one from the British Com- being the first time he had set foot Paul an German soil since 1919, when he times when it is not altogether this innovation proved very suc- he received both modern and munity, read by the late Sir

Chater, one from the Chinese coni- Inspected the British Army

Occupation at Cologne. He then easy to blame the British people cessful. He lived in college ancient welcomes, the American munity presented by the Hon. Mr. Oend to Stockholm, where he was 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 joined by Prince George, later ra-

one from the foreign community Great Britain, like Japan, is a with the other undergraduates, tertaining him after their own read by tho American Consul turning to London. great naval power with a strong playing polo and other games, fashion. naval tradition. In the light of serving in the O.T.C. as a that tradition the reactions of private and joining in "rags." the British public to a Japanese His vacations were spent in demand that a British warship Germany, Norway and Den- should leave a port in which it mark.

Appointed by the King to the new post. "Master of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets," fn. February 1928, he received three promotions in September 1030-from Captain to INCE he began touring the Empire Vice-Admiral, from Colonel to Licut,

had prepared for him was second

General, Mr. W. H. Gale, and one from the Treaty Ports presented by

In September 1932, Edward flow to

exhibition. On the

of

Mr. E. C. Pearce of Shanghal. ON the death of King George V on January 20, 1936, Edward was The city and ships in the harbour proclaimed King-the first buchelor thundering of guns and the crash of and his succession Was halled thunderoured in bunting, while the monarch since George fuchebor

reworks provided a deafening and throughout the Empire with stirring, welcome.

thusiasm.

cn-

During his visit Auckland had the appearance of an im- mense flower garden. At Rotorua a great gathering of Maori tribesmen assembled to do him has every right to be present-- His university career was cur- honour, dancing and singing brilliantly illuminated

In the evenings the Colony was Late in July Edward visited Vimy in which, indeed, its presence is tailed, however, by the outbreak their ancient greetings. were gorgeous lantern processions, demanded by threats to British of the War in 1914 on the-eve Throughout New Zealand his lives and property-are bound to of his third year. On August welcome was full of warmth.

巍

and

there

T Yokohama, where he arrived on

Ridge to unveil the Canadian Memorial to her dead, killed in the Great War,

During November Edward visited.

spending two full days moving from district to district to get first

hand

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Apr 12, war as received the depressed areas. in Youth Wales. be unfavourable. Even if good 7 he was gazetted 2nd Lieuten- In Australia, Melbourne turn- manners and a respect for ant of the Grenadier Guards and ed out in its thousands to greet with a tremendous ovation. international usage are virtues on the 11th joined his battalion him. Tremendous as had been Nothing surprised 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. democratic manner and bis entire "Something must be done for them" Five met nothing before to equal that freedom from ostentailon. Navy does not aspire, its com-loy Barracks, Essex.

was his comment on his return to London, manders ought, surely, to be weeks after he had joined, the hearty, frank tumultuous, real His mission fulfilled, he left for

Australian greeting.

Never 1л Maniin, where he was warmly re- restrained from displays of aim- battalion was detailed for ser-

recent years has ceived. An invitation was extended monarch brolten soʻmany Court pre- less self-assertion.

vice in France (but as he had On August 19, 1920, the Aus to him to take part in a game of polo, cedents as Edward did during his 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. Alwaye a keen aviator, he harbour homeward bound. On eye with a ball, which cut o gash an even over-ruled the objections of the towards the Powers in China.able that he should accompany October 10 the Prince arrived at inch and a half long.

·Cabinet and insisted on using sero-, it. The events of the past two years

Renown aniled

for planes as a means of travel whenever Spithead, escorted by the third Labuan, calling later at Jesselton,

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 Aide-de-camp to General landed at Portsmouth on the trip home, was made. Edward arrive 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,

as Great Britain, France and the qn his way to headquarters. It United States may turn out, in timo, to have been equally ill considered.

was intended to keep him out THE following year, on October of the danger zone as much as

10. Edward left London on possible; but his Insistence was his Indian and Far Eastern tour,

The

then

...a final shattering of tradition,

20, 1022. Two days later he was heart and abandoned the throbe....... made. a Knight of the Thistle.

"For centuries there had been now "After a few months at home he left previous abdication. When-- King Portsmouth on a South African tour, James II fled to France. In 1088 the again travelling on the Renown, throne was declared forfeited. Bo- His visit there like those to, ather foro that, Richard: II abdicated in Dominions and Colonies was marked 1399,