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most powerful of weapons used by the Nationalists when Chiang Kai-shek started out on his quest}
AY, FEBRUARY 24, 1928.
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LOCAL
WEDDING.
WYNNE.
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YESTERDAY'S CEREMONY,
P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOTI
of fame in 1926. After two years] MR W. R.. ANDREWS & MISS J., of constant use, Nationalist pro- paganda methods are not now so effective. Apparently, the Na- tionallat leaders have still to re-t cognise this. They continue to spend large sums in dry-as-dust St. John's Cathedral was the read the bottom line of a test card,
The eculist was examining a patient and had requested him to
the
publicity. They go so far, in acene of a pretty wedding yester HP.RTVZDFHK
Jetters of which
ran:
When some moments elapsed the
fact, as to do what is not done in day, the parties being Mr., W. R. other countries, or at least in the Andrews, son of the late Mr. W. R. specialist said: "Are the letters too Occident. War plans which one Andrews and Mrs. E. M. Disney, of small for you to see?" supposes will be jealously guard- Great Yarmouth, Norfolk; and Misa ed are broadcast, presumably to J. Wynne, daughter of the late Mr right," replied the patient, "but I "Oh, I can see the letters all revive the hopes of those in Hugh S. Wynne and Mrs. H. Fcan't pronounce the word." doubt. Immediately after the Bunjee, of Hong Kong.
The bride is well-known among Kaifeng conference, China's mil
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tions are told exactly how Peking the younger fraternity and the Generous Stranger: "WI you is to be attacked. Is that pro-bridegroom, who is on the office have another pint? (No answer). paganda, publicity, notoriety, or staff of the Harbour Office, is a
I say will you have another just a bit of self-advertisement keen rugger player and athlete.
pint?" on the part of Chiang Kai-shek The servies was conducted by the and the "Christian General"?
Very Rev. A. Swain, →
The bride, who was given away;
DURING LENT.
ST. PETER'S CHURCH.
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Yokel: "Don't 'oe nsk silly ques- tlons. Order it."
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by her stepfather, looked charming! "Well, John," said the great in a dress of mirror velvet. lined physician to a young colleague who with flesh-coloured georgette, and had just started, "how's your trimmed with orange blossom, with practice?"
a girdle of pearls and diamante, and "Well, replied the young map, "in a tulle veil with a wreath of ernage the mornings, practically no one The following special course of blossom. She carried a sheaf of comes, and in the afternoons the Sermons will be preached at St. Jarum Illes.
rush falls off a bit," Poter's Church, at the Morning Service during Lent.
26th February (First Sunday in satin beaute trimmed with net, nhd "I'm afraid I shall have to give you Lent). "Christ, the Revealer of the Nature of God." Rev. E. W. L. Martin, M.A...
Miss Evelyn O'Hagan, brides- maid, was dressed in pale Tavender
carried a bouquet of sweet peas.
Boarding House Proprietress!
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notice. You're not quite what I Masters Henry Bunjee and want." Robbie Glen were pagos.
i 4th March-(Second Sunday in
Cook: "Oh, ma'm! And I under- The bride's mother was attired stood the boarders liked my cook Lent). "Christ, the Revealer of in champagne georgette trimmed ing very much indeed." true Human Nature." Rev. H. V. with lace and hat to match.
"They do. Koop, M.A.
The best man was Mr. A. C. trouble!" 11th March-(Third Sunday in Groves, of the Hong Kong and: Lent). "Christ's Hate of Sin and Shanghai Bank,
The director of the local zoo was Love of the Sinner." Rev. N. V.
Friends of the young couple away on holiday, when he received Halward, M.C., M.A.
were entertained after the cere- the following note from his chief 18th March(Fourth Sunday in mony at a reception held at the assistant:- Lent). "Christ, the Source of Hong Kong Hotel, the bride and Forgiveness." Rev. N. Evans, M.A. bridegroom later leaving for Macao that the chimpanzee seems to be "Everything all right, except 28th March-(Fifth Sunday in and Canton for their honeymoon. pining for a companion. Lent). "Christ, the Source of
What Among those Power." Rev. W. T. Featherstone, Comdr. G. F. Hole, Harbour Mas-
present were shall we do until your return?"
¿L.A.
ter, Comdr. Newell, D.S.O., Assist- People were nervous. Absolute
Mistress: I'm having rather a big lot April (Palm Sunday) ant Harbour Master, Mr. Thompson, crowd to dinner on Tuesday, cook. secrecy then would have called "Christ, the Redeemer." Rev. E. K. Mr. Hillyer, and Mr. Taylor, repre Cook: Ah, you must write and for indignant but just protest. Quick, M.A.
7th April(Easter Sunday). Harbour Department and Mr. Ma
senting the various branches of the let me know 'ow you get onl Times have changed. The out-Christ, the Triumphant Victor."U, representing the Chinese Staff of look has improved, materially. Rev. N. V. Hatward, M.C. M.A.
the Harbour Department, Our relations with the Chinese! On all the Thursdays during Lent are better defined and harmony Communion at 7.15 am, in St. there will be a celebration of Holy between Canton and Hong Kong Peter's Church (as well as on Holy jie openly acknowledged. And Days). It is hoped that members because, prospects are encourag-of the congregation will avail them- selves of this opportunity of com- ing, the cause of friendship willing to Holy Communion in the be served better by publicity than middle of the week. by reticence.
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Cathedral Services, During Lent, the following course of Sermons will be preached in the Cathedral at Evensong, by the Rev. H. V. Koop, M.A.
26th February--Ideas.of God. 4th March. Discovery of God. 11th March-Sharing Life.' 18th March-God in the Form of a Man.
25th March-"Follow Me."
MR. C. E. E. USHER.
C.P.R. PASSENGER TRAFFIC MANAGER.
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Tommy, aged 7, came into his father's study, sniffing..
"What's the matter, son?" de- manded his father.
"I have just had a terrible scene with your wife," responded Tommy.
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Small Boy (to stranger who has rescued him): Thank you, sir! I'm jolly glad you pulled me out, sir. I should have got into an awful row at home if I'd been drowned!
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Further Information about Mr. Charles E. E. Uasher, General Pas- senger Traffic Manager of the said Tommy, forcibly.
"I'm going to be a minister,"
Canadian Pacife Railway, whose "Why. Tommy?" asked his death at Montreal on Wednesday father.
has been briefly reported in the "So's I can talk in church!" he
"China Mail,"
Mr. Ussher was 70 years of age,
He was born at Niagara Falls, and
said.
Punishment.
Three years later he became chief, Two Irishmen, just landed · in Repentance.
14th March. The Meaning of ticket clerk to the Canadian Pacific Australia, were camping out in the Railway, after which he was assist bush. When they retired for the 21st March-The Meaning of ant general passenger agent, gen-night they were attacked by swarms Forgiveness.
eral passenger agent (eastern of mosquitoes, and took refuge 28th Marck-The Meaning of lines), and assistant
under the bed-clothes. At last one traffic manager unts in September, of them ventured to peep out, and 1922, he
was appointed General, seeing a firefly exclaimed: Passenger Traffic Manager.
"Sure, it's no use, Pat-there's one of those craythers looking for us with a lantern!"
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PLEASING PROGRAMME AT HELENA MAY INSTITUTE.
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COMING MARRIAGE.
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"Did you write this poem unald- ed? the Editor inquirad of the young poet.
"I did," said the latter." #1!
One subject that we feel cer- tain has been discussed is piracy; coastal piracy from Bias Bay, and river piracy from a number of haunts in the provincial water- woys. Nothing has occurred to change the views we have held
His father had taken Wee Wullie for years. Responsibility rests
entered the railway service in 1874 to the theatre, and in his eagerness with the Canton Government,
1st April The Way of Life as a clerk in the auditors' office of to get a front seat in the gallery through Death. Canton can reach the root of the On Wednesdays in Lent, at 5.30 quently becoming a clerk in the
the Great Western Railway, subee-Wee Wullie fell over into the pit.
His father leaned anxiously evil effectively. Garrisons will p.m., a course of Sermons will be general passenger department; then over the gallery rail, and called have to be stationed permanently delivered by the Rev. R. T. Venn, chief ticket clerk of the Watash, out:
R.N., in the Cathedral. at points where, pirates are known
St. Louis & Pacific Railway; and
"Coom back here, Wulle. fer 29th February.-The Meaning of then rate clerk of the Chicago & gudenese sake! H's a haufa croon to resort but Canton has not, Sin. THAT CANTON VISIT.
Atlantic Railroad. In 1883 he went extra doon there!" for one reason and another, done 7th March-The Meaning of into business at Hamilton, Ontario, anything yet. The British Navy Surprise will be occasioned if is still performing its duty, has an official communique is issued helped in the past, and will help after the visit of Sir Miles Lamp-leithwatelgy in the future if asked son to Canton Accustomed to to. Will Sir Miles Lampson be The New Life. being left in the dark, the public į able to obtain an assurance from of Hong Kong is unlikely to com- General Li Chai-sum that action plain if the British Minister will be taken? Action reasonably LOCAL MUSICALE. returns to Peking without any soon, on the presumption that announcement about his con- more pressing matters from Can- versations with representatives ton's point of view) will have of the Canton Provincial Govern been attended to in the interval?
Another of the popular musicale ment. Some news may trickle Other matters may be delved into stitute yesterday afternoon, in the nounced and will take place at St. wrote every line of in
was held at the Helena May In- The forthcoming marriage is an- through, however. If it does, it Avenues in which Hong Kong presence of a large and apprecia- John's Cathedral will be from unofficial or semi-may be able to help Canton can tive attendance.
on April 7, be-
"Then I am very pleased to meet tween Cameron de Saille Robertson, ou, Lord Tennyson, I thought you official Chinese sources. Such be explored. Loan possibilities;
The programme was of modern of Hong Kong, and Miss Edith died years ago." * may be satisfactory, but Britons railway construction such as the Mrs. Cashman, who offered some of the late Herbert Rowlands and
music, and the performers were Yates Rowlands, youngest daughter! It was the first time that a in China as well as in Hong Kong loop line to connect the Canton-plano solos, and Mrs. Clements, Mrs. Mildred Rowlands, of Carmar. bishop had visited the village for would be more satisfied if they Kowloon and Canton-Hankow who sang very appealingly. then, Wales, and Sidney, N.S.W., many years, and the yokels were had their own version. We have railways (mentioned in the Strike
Mrs. Cashman, who is one of Australia.
curious to see what he looked like.: appealed more than once to the Conference of 1926); capital for tured the audience with her exqui- Hong Kong's best pianists, enrap-
His gaiters made a great impres slon, but not so great that made
ཐས Government to use its discretion developing mineral wealth; site selections, and well deserved
by his hat. in matters of this kind. Our closer co-operation between the the enthusiastic applause and de-
TWO HIGHWAYMEN. claim is that the public is en respective Police authorities, Mrs. Clements's pleasing voice
mand for an encore. titled to a measure of informa- and many other topics might be was greatly enjoyed. She had Chatham Road; Kowloon, reported Garge was puzzled, but replied:
An amah employed at No. 56, for?" tion. Confidence has to be main discussed profitably, but we are come specially from Canton to take to the police. last night that about "Why, them's is wireless aerials, tained in some essentials but anfraid that very little will be told, Part in the musicale, and the re- 7.30 p.m., she was returning home o course!" broad outline of the discussions to an interested public.
ception she had fully compensated from the Kowloon Dock along Dock can do no harm. Not that any
her for undertaking the trip.
Street when she was accosted by. Mrs. Hargreaves-Browne was ac- two highwaymen. One of them away elephant): Have you seen a Cireus Man (hunting for run- momentous question was due for
companist for Mrs. Clements'a snatched from her wrist a gold stray animal roundabout here? settlement by Sir Miles. We have Propaganda Methods.
songs and she added in no small mounted rattan bangle, whilst the our Consul-General, stationed at
measure to the success of the other took a pair of earrings and a been an injur-rubber bull eating Farmer Giles: Oi have. Thero's An Insatiable craving for songs, given by the singer. Canton and he is always in con-notoriety has been the undoing of The next musicalo at the Insti gold hair press. The Jewellery my carrots with its tail. tact. But the fact that a Minfe- many a man.
stolen was worth $35. Those who have tute will take place on March 8, ter Plenipotentiary is received by been undone provide the excep the head of the Canton Govern- tion to the rule that "boost" is a turned a verdict of "not guilty" at Without retiring, the jury re- ment is important enough to war-necessary adjunct of success. We the Criminal Sessions case yester
CONSUL'S CAR. rant a departure from established Modesty has been decried as the was charged with robbing
live in an age of advertisement, day afternoon in which a Chinese
According to the police reports . It is well to recall that at this Publicity is invaluable, and its against prisoner consisted largely Panama, has reported that about in the Surrey bills, Defending stumbling block to progress. master of a Chinese fishing junk of this morning, Mr. Roberto. A. "The guilty consclonce is not fa
$80. In money and clothing. Case Vallarino, Consul-General time last year, Mr. O'Malley was value has been recognised in of his Identification by the junk 6.30 p.m., yesterday whilst he was Counsel at a Surrey Quarter Bes for the dock, but is hiding somewhere in conference with Mr. Eugene China. One of the first appoint- master and mistress. On the other driving his motor car No. 1885 in stone trial
* Chen at Hankow. Because the ments of a new Government now-hand, prisoner gave evidence of be- Salisbury Road, the left rear tyre subject of negotiation was of adays is that of chief of the ping somewhere else at the time. In suddenly burst. This caused the She My grandmother weighed vital consequence to British in raganda department. There is addressing the Jury His Lordship car to swerve and it collided with only two pounds when she was tercate, each stage was disclosed no doubt that propagan
commented on the consistene of a lamp post at the corner of Hand born. ader the prisoner's story from the time kow Road. The standard was He: I say, how frightfully stan
knocked down and the car damaged., ning Hand did she liver.
procedure.
as far as circumstances permitted. Russian direction was one of the of his arrest.
"Look, Garge !" cried one yokel to another. "Look at them little strings on 'in 'at! What's them
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Mrs. Meanun: Oh, Mister Skin- ner, save met There's a mouse la the kitchen! Whatever shall I do?",
Underfed Lodger: Shut him in the pantry and let him starve to denth!