London, Mar. 30, The funeral of Mr. Bertram Gil former Consul-General at Nanking, took place to-day.
Austen Chamberlain, the Foreign Secretary, was represented and sent a wreath-—Rguter. series of earthquake Mar, 31 shocks have been felt here.
Forty persons have been killed and many injured in Smyrna, One village was half destroyed.—Reuter, Careo, Apr. 3:—Nahas Pasha, the Premier, speaking to _pressmen, declared that the Egyptian Note in reply to the final British Note, which while expressing a desire for much to King Amanullah.
Submarines dived and launched torpedoes at the battleship and one fof them rose to the surface and Attacked with its ons. The flag-hip. notified the anti-submarine destroyers, which rapidly came into fection and dispersed the submarines with depth charges. The Atlantic Fiegt was sighted approaching Imnjestically in three columns. Tt fired a Royat salute and then changing formation went by in Tine. Miles away lay a target towed by the Snapdragon, The Iattle-cruisers Repulse and Renown (26,500 tons), led by the battle; cruiser Hood (41,200 tons) steamed fat 25 knots on a circular course and concentrated upon the target heavy fire from their 15-inch guns. Later oan attack by aircraft, launched from the carrier H. M.S. Furious, was made upon the Nelson.
The greatest thrill of the day, however, was when the destroyer flotillas bore down upon the Nelson and atincked with torpedoes. Cruisers engaged them and a tense battle ensued.
King Amanullah, who has ex: pressed his keen interest, inthe naval spectacle, was escorted back to Portsmouth by the Fleet and a fight of seaplanes.
Queen-Souriya did not accompany Tis Majesty. Instead the queen stayed in London and visited Queen Charlotte's Hospital, which is devoted to. maternity cases. Her Majesty asked many questions about the work of the hospital and was much impressed when the matron fold her of the low rate of infant mortality. in this country—British Wireless through Reuter.
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