TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
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MILITARY WEDDING.
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PARKES THOMPSON,.........
Particularly interesting to the Kowloon community but also to many on the island where the
WOULD YOU TAKE IT?
Five hundred and ninety-fie
of Time a distinguished, if
common foot
AND
STORY OF EDWARD IT'S REIGN pad
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN So he went to his account for hing
that the ORDINARY YEAR- murders. Queen Isabel who had ly Meeting of the Shareholders in Many solutions have been sug gested to that problem stated last yours ago more movement of whimpering alone in Notting this Corporation will be held at ham Castle aurulvod him by City Hall, Hongkong, on SATUR- week: If you were given the foot in the stupendous matwenty-eight years Edward III. DAY, the 27th February, 1920, AL Noon for the purpose of receiving time chance of going back ten years blackguardly, piece of humanity begun to reg
and taking a different. course of was swinging at the end of a rope but in the terrace of Nottingham tora, together with a Statement All a tale of long ago; the Report of the Court of Direc action from what you did actually sirung over one as the Tyburn Castle they will show you the of Accounts for the year ending Institute) had many friends, was take, knowing that today you is growing in what is now that mouth of a dark pit, calling ta1st December; 1925
rospectable district about the Mortimer's Hole." would be what you might have beEdgware and Bayswater Bonds. come had you'done so, would you
ake the chance?
bride: (who was for some librarian at the Halena May
the wedding at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, yesterday. The bride was Miss Vera Aleather Emily Thompson, the younger daughter of Captain W.. Thomp son, R.A.S.C., and Mrs. Thomp son of 1 Torres Building Kimberley Road, Kowloon The bridegroom was Lieutenant John Aylward Parkes, as popular officer of the Hongkong and Singapore Brigade, Royal Artillery, who has
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This sport of the winds and object of a boy king's wrath, wag the bold-eyed, and always debonair Roger Mortimer, Lord of Wigmore uy Inheritance, and Earl of March by the grace of his paramour Queen Isabel, that large-hearted French widow of our Edward II.
HE HOTEL RESIDENTS.
Mr L. Askew Mr C. Paderson MY O Arglas M&N G. Boala Mr G. B. Brooks Mr P B. Carlla Mr G. A, Falais Mr W. A. Dowley
Incidentally it is much to be re- gretted that in the solution no help has been received from the Hall of Learning on the Hillside. It would be very illuminating to hear a debate on the pros and cons
Guilty Consolation. of this problem between those who as to the prospects of any im guilty love five years before whem aku perhaps, slightly disillusioned Mortimer had won the Queen's provement in mundane affairs, it had come to France, where her Findlay been for the past fifteen months occurring by going back a period was in exile, bringing her son, to HC Bhank
of time and taking another path, do homage: for Edward II's duchy and those more optimistic ones of Aquitaine. There was a great who believe that given the change deal of porn you may be sure, and of going back and acting different- fine manners, but, with it, all byly the world would become per-sabel found time to daily with the handsome baron, who hated her Of the many solutions put for- [Husband", almost as much as, ako ward none is more interesting di It was an opportunity for than that of one John Beal..
stationed in Singapore. He is the only son of Mr. H., Parkes of Sandling, Maidstone, Kent.
The bride was given away her father and was attired in affect. dress of white georgette: over taffetta, trimmed with orange blossoms, pearly and allvar tissue A veil of Brussels net, wreath of orange blossoms; along train of white trimmed with silver lace- and orange blossom, white kidmodest sort of fallow, new to the shoes and a bouquet of white roses and maidenhair fern, completed the bridal attire.
consolation, and the Queen em- Ibraced it
"Modost Sort of Fellow.""
Edward I oventually summoned Now John Beal is a fairly hinwife to return; but she and Mortimer replied with a roll of Colony, and at present declines to drums and an armed array They be dragged into the open to let the landed in Essex, routed the King public into his mind. This much captured him and forced him to Miss Evelyn Thompson,, sister may be said however pending renounce the crown. They im- of the bride, and Miss Phylis the overcoming of his modesty.prisoned him in Berkeley Castle Curtia were the bridesmaids. In his solution he goes back 10 and after brutal treatment had They wore dresses of old rose years to a very trivial incident. produced no effect on his strong georgette and silver lace with pink At that time he was in the City, constitution, gave orders for the Brussels net voila. Their bou-and leaving his office at the time business to be finished with a dag quets were of pink and white most of us do-unless we happen ger. Isabel's son, whom she had sweet peas,
The necklaces they to belong to the latest claimant brought with her from France, was Wore (of crystal and amethysts) to the title of "The Silent Ser- then proclaimed king as Edward were the gifts of the bridegroom. vice," vide our late Governor, he at the age of fifteen, and she Misses Pamela and Audrey wended his way to the station to and Mortimer proceeded to enjoy Savage were the train bearers catch his train. Now it happened the fair realm of England
a brief and unholy dominion over They were sweetly dressed in pink that-like another local institu georgette trimmed with blue and on-the directors of that part carried silver baskets of flowers.cular railway had been peeved by Their gold Langles were the gifts seeing late comers making flying of the bridegroom.
leaps for their moving train, and had given orders that nobody was Mrs. Thompson, the bride's
February 16.
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Me and Mru B. J. Misr El Lille Mr.B. Maitland Mr F. B. Maram
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The Register of Shares of the Corporation will be closed from MONDAY, the 15th February; to. SATURDAY, the 27th February, 1926 (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of shares. can be registered
By Order of the Court of Directors,
AH. BARLOW,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 8th February, 1926,
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the ANNUAL GEN BRAL MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong on SATURDAY, the 20th February, 1926) at 11 s.m., for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1925.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from the 10th February to the 22nd February (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of Shares can bet Registered JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. - K Hongkong, 3rd February, 1926.
WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
Per D. Les. "President Fierce" on Feb. 13-Mr and Mrs L. Visser, Master Karen Visser, Mrs Sophie Burco, Master L. Visser jr. Mrs G M Paris, Miss A. Paris, Dr. George Drach, Mr J. H. Stubbs. Mr Young Lain, Mr E. E. Vilas, Mr J Gornal r A. M. Thompson, Lt. Comdr H. E. Sprague, Mr and Mrs Emil Raufic, Mr. W. J Cook. son, Mr KC Yamanaka, Mr and Mrs NB. Karanja, Mr J. B. Hawker, Me HC. Pulles, Mr and Mrs M March, Mr O C. A. Van Lidth De Jeude, Mr W. B Marshall, Mr A D Galloway, Mr and Mrs A C Savage, Mr A. C. Stiener, Mr. H Nicholson, Mr C Hing nin. Mrs THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON Chu Shee, Mr and Mrs. Lau Tzo.. Mr Chu Shee, Mra Lee Lim, Master Edward I was very much of Lee Tae-kwai Master Lim Me Mak the same stuff as his grandfather, Vick, Mdyt Lee Yza shuk, Mre Edward I Ha was a talk hot Sut Sam-koo, Master Ah Soo. Ray NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. blonded, strong-muscled boy with M. Espey, Mr. A. Curtat, Mr. A. a hand made to hold a sword and Fuchs, Mr O. Struckmeyer, Mrand THE THIRTY-NINTH ORDIN legs fitted to lift a plunging war Miss Norton, Mrs Ridge. Mr Morris, OF SHAREHOLDERS will be Mrs Brocer, Mr and Mrs R Norton, T ARY ANNUAL MEETING mother, was charmingly dressed to be admitted to the platform horse into battle; he fretted under Mr R. Baurens, Mr Chu San-yan, held at the Office of Messrs. in grey charmeuse trimmed with after the whistle had blown. In the regency of his mother and MK, M Chao, Mr.L Everett. Capt. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on almond green and hat to match this case Johri Beal had come in her lover. He married Philippa of C. H Greene, Mrs D. E. Greene, Her bouquet was of pink roses and time for his usual dying dash. Hainault when he was sixteen, and Mrs A. W. Han, Mr and Mrs Cha TUESDAY, February 23rd, 1926, and had been rudely pushed back found her a sweet maid with large Lynn, Mr E Mellows. Col. at 11.00 am. for the purpose of by a porter.
grey eyes and a trick of raising Albert E Truby, Mrs E D. Truby, receiving the Report of the them shyly to her king and hugband" | Miss E. Truby, Miss B. Truby, Director and the Statement of that made him fret the more at the Masier J. O. Turby, Mrs Mae Ihle, Accounts for the year ended indignity of his position.
Mr and Mrs C. F. Smythe, Mr R. M. December 31st, 1925, NADA DE Terry, Mrs JP Dunlap. Miss F THE TRANSFER BOOKS of Keys, Mr K. Koons, Mrs F. Bthe Company will be CLOSED Swan.
from FRIDAY, February 12th," 1926, to TUESDAY, February 23rd, 1926, BOTH DAYS INCLU
violets.
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'Heys Under Pillow.
Ife bided his time and then, one
to meet at Nottingham. Queen label and Mortimer, still revelling housed in the castle with a body.
SIVE.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
The Rev. G. F. Stopford officiat ed and was assisted by the Rev.
Modified 3rd Degree. G. E. Lindsay, vicar of St. He now peer this incident to Andrew's. Mr. G. K. Oliver was illustrate his solution of this at the organ
persistent problem. In some way, Two brother Artillery officers not at present related,; he happens attended the bridegroom, Lieut to know what would have oc- R. C
Per A.CL"Pres. McKinley". Cobbold, HKSRA. scurred had he caught that train. old Michuelmas, the boy, who was best man and Lieut. H. H. How he knows and what his solistestined to ravage the green held on Feb. 13: Mears H. J Eddo Crottier, R.A.. 8 groomsman.tion is, his present dislike of of France with his son the Black Carl Hess, R. M. Johnson, Mrs The church was filled with brother publicity and his total lack of Prince, like a pair of royal thunder- Pendelton, Mrs M D'Almada, Mr officers from the Artillery and public spirit prevents the rest of holla, nodded to this man, beckoned, O. P. Kerr, Mr T Ramsey, Mr and Mrs CDL mbert, Mr. Oscar E. officers of Capt. Thompson's Corps the public from learning. There to that, and laid his plans, and of all military units in the is, however, a certain amount of Parliament had been summoned Peabody, Mr. D H O Bell Mr. Colony besides many friends of hope that by means of a modified
and Mrs G. Macalalar, Mr D. Fernandez, MA G Molica, Miss. the family and of the bridegroom. Brd degree, John Beal may be in
R. P. Molina, Mrs P. & Molina, Outside the church theseduced in the course of time to his earldom of March, were officers formed an arch of swords shed his super-sensitive cislike of
Miss A Molina, Messrs F. Mor rley, Fred Ellis, D Tirithdas, Leon for the couple to pass under and publicity and to proclaim to all and guard of one hundred and eighty Alumia, W. P. Carnes, Mus R the pipe Land of the Punjabi regi sundry exactly what he thinksnights,
Brees, Mrs R Brill, Mr B H. Fax, ment played them into their car, would have occurred had he Edward 111 King of England, Mr and Mrs F. S. Beiz. Mr H which was drawn by gunners of caught his train 10 years pre- and his girl Queen lodged with a Calin, Mr T. E. Calvert, Mr A. H fe H.K.S.R.A.. down the road to viously.. Meanwhile, as it is mall rating in the town. The Cobb, Mr HT. Clarke, Mr. M. A Knutsford Hotel where a recepnoticeably the fact that this little scene was set, and who knows what Cheek, Mr E D Dimri, Mr and tion, was held,
word If conduces to "poetry" whispers reached the castle from Mrs B. H. Duncan, Mr Jas K. Dick and as stated by a correspondent, the town? It is certain that royalton, Mrs. Frank Fay, Mr and Mrs. leads into queer paths, an effort of and gulity nerves were not as calm Harvey S. Firestone, jr. Rev. Jo a parodist, not a local one, wil they had been. The castle keys Golden, Mr and Mrs. P. S Ivanhoff, serve to close this brief introduc-were delivered every night to Rey C Kleihuer, Mr and Mrs H
Queen Isabel, who slept with them Kramer, MrR Lloyd, Mr and under her pillow. Hor fine eyes Mrs C A Myers, Mrand Mrs A. L. had become a little shifty. Perhaps Lorez Meyer, Mr D E Nelson, Mr she did not trust her best-beloved E G. Osborn, Mr P. C Reed, Mr completely.
and Mrs M. Rothschild, Mr and You must now picture to your Mrs WT Rumals, Rev, at d. Mrs selves Sir William Montagu, n man Rbt Simpson, Miss Georgia Scott, who drew steel before he spoke. Misu Hope Taylor, Mrs H Tiefen because it usually saved time, and bacher, Mr Rot A, Timiit Mrand one very close in the counsels of Mrs DC Thornton, Lt and Mrs the King. A bulky man, this, with AG Wenzell, Mr and Mrs R H
+ Whrfeld. "hairy fiänds, and as loyal' an a dog to his master. Take him alive," Huskisson was very proud of his said the King, and I serve your. At the International Woman son and heir, who had only arrived Grace faithfully, though in this Suffrage Alliance Congress in aat his house a few months. He instance it irks me, said Sir Paris in May, one of the meetings was never happier than when he William, fingering his dagger will be (for the first time) address- was showing off his son's good There was a subterranean wayed by men, ce points. Bagshaw was among the into the castle, and through it|
Pe crept Montagu that night no long party of inspection.
ago. He was followed by an esquire bearing a torch and by train of nobles as determined as of that for a strapping lad himself to avenge the King's dia
honour, de RNA Bagabaw made no reply,
Think he looks like me? par. He burst on the castlé
Busted with a "Ha you dogat, I am for "Certainly," came the promptsisted Husklison:
"Hm well-
hum-well the trás King make way There reply, "One pound each"
Monterru
to-night,"
There many friends gathered and the toast of the health of the bride and bridegroom was offered by Col. G. F. S. Tuke, D.S.O., R.A.. and enthusiastically honoured. tion to John Beal" If I should die
Later in the day Lt. and Mrs. | Parkes left for Repulse Bay and to-day leave Hongkong by the 8.8. "D'Artagnan" and will continue their honeymoon in Indo-China and Europe. The bride's going away dress was of green brocade with green satin cloak and hat to mutch
Lt. and Mrs, Parkes received i many presents.
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The millionaire, followed by smart uniformed chauffeur, was walking past the stalls at the church bazaar.
"Ah, Mr. Montgomery," gushed: a pretty girl at one of them. "What are you going to buy Auntie and
And you should come in deepest
grief and woe
And any "Here's that ten dollary
that I owe"!
I might arise in my large white
eravat And say, What's that?
"Well Bagshaw," said Huskisson, as he proudly showed of the
1 are in charge of the atall wonder-child, what do you think
"There is one thing I should ilke
to buy," said Mr. Montgomery. "Do
you sell kisses 7"
"Right!" said the other, "I'll take Huskisson-wall, old pal, to tell you two, please; two kisses for this the truth, I'm afraid he does gentleman,"
For a moment the wealthy man „was nonplussed; then he turned to
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