MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1928.
WEDDING
LATE MRS. BATEMAN
FASHIONABLE CHINESE
BELILIOS SCHOOL HEAD FOR 15 YEARS
GATHERING
PHOON KWOK LAI-SIM.
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PASSES AT HOME
ROSE MARIE
THE CHINA MAIL,
JOAN CRAWFORD IN THE TITLE ROLE
"PARISIAN" REVUE
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IN OTHER PLACESTM
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TO JAVA
The next Singapore Assizes will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 1929.
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A-fashionable-wedding of-con- Many of the older residents of "Rose Marie," a screen-adapta- siderable interest both to Chinese the Colony will be sorry to hear tion from, the well-known musical
Mr. E. A. Winnington-Ingram has and Europeans in Hong Kong, of the death of Mrs. Elizabeth comedy, was shown at the Queen's been promoted to be an officer of Singapore and Shanghai, took Annie Bateman, formerly Head Theatre yesterday to full "houses." Class V of the Malayan Civil Ser- place in St. John's Cathedral on Mistress of the Bellios Public The ploture accentuates the "frozen vice. Saturday afternoon,..
School, which occurred in England North" passages of the play and The bride was Mias Kwok Lain November last.
gives Joan Crawford, in the title-
Mr. S. J. Vincent, of the Com- sim, daughter of the late Mr. Kivok Mrs Bateman had reached a role, an excellent opportunity of Quay and of Mrs. Kwok Quay. good old age and for many years being courted by three men (a mercin Union Insurance Co., has Her father was manager of the had been confined to her house sergeant of, the N. W. Mounted returned to Singapore after home Wing On Co. (with well-known Many of her old scholars from Police, who looks a strong favourite leave. branches in this part of the world), Hong Kong paid her visits when at the opening; a dandified French- at Sydney, Australia, where she in the Homeland and she was al-Canadian, polished in Paris; and was born. Her three uncles are, ways pleased to meat them again. one Kenyon, a wanderer in the wild respectively, manager of the Wing They found her just the dear kind lands and a man, on the face of it On Co. (Shanghai), manager of lady that she always was and she of no account) and mauled by a the Wing On Co. (Hong Kong) took a keen interest in all Hong fourth ('Bastien, a half-cast fugi- and manager of the Wing. On Kong's doings up to the last. tive from justice). Malone, the Textile Co. (Shanghai). Mr. Mrs. Bateman had been a widow policeman, though a member of a Kwok Quiny is also well known in many years. Her husband and corps in which the tradition is Hong Kong social and religious herself were formerly at St. Paul's always to get your man, fails to eircles, being a sister of Mrs. Ma College, where a school for Earo-get his woman, and Rose Marie, in Ying-plu and Mra. Mn Wing-chan, the former being. the wife of the Pean boys was conducted. Many the first instance, falls to the little
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Mr. N. D. Mudle, District Judge and First Magistrate, Penang, has returned from leave and resumed his duties.
In the annual international golf match at Peking St. George's So- ciety beat St. Andrew's Society" by 84 points to 3.
SHADOWS BEFORE"
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE MAIL "
To-day-Queen's Theatre; "Rose
Marie."
To-day-World Theatre; Stage Struck," at 5.15 and 9.20. p.m. Chi- nese picture "Nemesis" part II, at 2.30 and 7.16 p.m.
To-day-Star Theatre; "The Quarterback."
Theatre;
Dec. 25-26-Queen's
"Hula."
Dec.
25-26-World "The Botter Ole."
Theatre;
Dec. 25-26-Star Theatre; "Hot water."
Dec. 27-29 Queen's Theatre; "The Divine Woman."
Dec. "Seventh Heaven."
27-29-World Theatre;
The Viva-tonal Columbia
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Land Sale To-day At P..W. D. Offices, one Mr.J. Gordon Carrie has been lot of Crown Land at Samshuipo,
Ordinance,
general manager of the Sinceramen resident in the Colony to-day French-Canadian, though she even appointed Deputy Registrar-General [3 p.m.
were pupils at this institution. tually glides out of the picture with under the Statistics
Co. (Hong Kong) and the latter is the wife of a director of the same
company.
:
•The The
Straits Settlements.
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Sports
Dec. 27 "Sunday Herakl" Cup: Portugal v. Scotland, Club ground.
Dec. 28-H.K.Y.M.C.A. Hockey, 2nd XI. vs. H. K. Club "A.”,- 5 p.m. |
Miscellaneous.
Mrs. Bateman was headmistress Kenyon. A full-blooded film, with of the Belilies Public School from plenty of "rough stuff and à pass-
Dec. 20-Christmas Golf meeting at Fanling. 1891 to 1906. She retired table love interest. In addition to Family of Doctors
Mr. R. H. de S.' Onrnet, Superin- Dec. 26-"Sunday Herald" Cup: } : around the age of 66 years and was Miss Crawford, House The bridegroom is equally well succeeded by Mrs. E. Tutcher, who Creighton Hale and James Murrayments, has been granted leave of
Peters,tendent of Police, Straits Settle-China v. England, Club ground. known. He is Dr. Phoon Setk.
in turn retired in 1018. Since her all play prominent parts. foo (better known as Dr. S. Fretirement Mrs. Bateman had been photography is gripping.
absence for six months. Thoon), a son of the late Mr. drawing a small annual pension catching air, "Rose Marie Love Phoon and of Mrs. Phoon Sye- from the Hong Kong Government. You." is fully exploited by the or-
The Hon. Mr. A. F. Worthington, icong. He is in pratice in Singa
Mra, H. K. Holmes, wife of the chestra. The programme opens Acting British Resident of Perak, pore where he is also managing Crown Solicitor, is a daughter of with selections by Carpi's "Paris-paid a visit to the public offices in Dec. 26-Christmas Day, II.K.
inn" Rovne company,
Russian Ipoh. He was shown round by Y.M.C.A Christmas Tiffin, Men dancers, who present ballet scenes, Captain Walker, Senior Executive bers will invite Service Guests, 1 some.. to vocal accompaniments.
Engineer, Kinta, and Mr. J. J. These artistes will give a change Sheehan, A.D.O., Ipoh. of programme to-morrow, and, on Thursday. The dancing is acro- hatic and classical and the stage
the family's estates. At the University, Hong Kong, he was the deceased lady.
King's scholar. For some time he was attached to the Government
Civil Hospital. Indeed, he comes
of a family of doctors, his father
and three of his four brothers
PASSED AWAY
being medical men and brilliant i students. The family is highly WAR HERO' DIES IN FRENCH settings are pretty." respected in Singapore, as well as in. Hong Kong.
The Rev. Y. K. Ise officiated.
HOSPITAL
M. Rene Vesser, who has been
Mr. Kwok Chuen (Philip Gocka resident of the Colony for some; Chin), manager of Wing On Co. years, died at the French Hospi- (Hong Kong) gave his niece away tal yesterday morning. M. and Mr. S. F. Phoon was best Vesser, who lived at the Glenealy Hotel, was very badly gassed dur- ing the war, and never completely Fecovered his health.
man.
·Valuable Presents
The bridal retinuc consisted of Miss Shi Kwok-ying and Miss
Kwok Lai-ping as bridesmaids, Miss Choy and Miss Kwok as flower-girls, and Master Kwok Chul-hung as page. Miss Kwok Lai-kam was maid of honour.
The service was choral and the hymn "Lord, Who at Cana's Wedding Feast," was played.'
The reception was Messrs. Lane, Crawford's
staurant.
Among the presents were.
hold
in
OLD CUSTOMS
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A CLEAN SWEEP IN TURKEY
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MUSTAPHA KEMAL
Mr. George Savage, Superinten- dent Posts and Telegraphs, Singa pare, has been appointed to act as Controller, Posts and Telegraphs, Singapore, and Mr. H. J. Harris has been appointed to officiate in a similar capacity in Penang.
The Resident of Perak, in re- sponse to a request by the mercan-
p.m.
Dec 26-Boxing Day, H.K. Y.M.CA. All day Ramble to Tai- moshan. Ladies Invited.
AMAH'S CHASE
TELLS MAGISTRATE ABOUT GOSSIP
DID SHE HAVE MONEY
The servants' quarters of No, 2,
tile community, has agreed to grant Quarry Point, the house of Mr. N. Ja public holiday throughout the Drummond of the Taikoo - Sugar Berlin. In a recent article in State on Monday, Dec. 24, thus ex-Refinery, was entered by two Chin-
attributed to his war service, and Wilhelm Feldmann, that news-the week-end til Thursday, Dec. 27. and the amah, who was alone in the The cause of death is directly the:- "Vossische Zeitung," Dr. tending the Christmas Holiday from ese men at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday much sympathy will be felt for paper's Constantinople correspon- Mme, Vesser in her bereavement. dent, talks of the many changes
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place, was attacked by the ruffians. One of them caught hold of her by MI. Vesser, who was 47 years of that are making the Turkey of Mr. C. F. Strickland, I.C.S., who the throat and squeezing her mouth age, had been awarded the Croix to-day unrecognizable to de Guerre and the Medaille Mili-Turkey of before the war.
the has spent a large part of his service tightly, threw her on the ground. He in the Co-operative Department in The other man then proceeded to taire.
says:-
the Punjab, is coming out to Malaya search the amah, but she struggled "Turkey is daily becoming more early next year, in an advisory violently, and managed to get the un-Turkish,
She Now the title of capacity. His visit is expected to man's hund from her mouth. Pashn is to be abolished. The last four months, says the "Straits then raised the alarm, whereupon the two men released her and bolt- government is preparing a law Times,"
ed out without stealing anything. Constable's Catch
MRS. J. M. LEONARD
title of
host of valuable The death took place at the Gov- that substitutes the a pair of diamond ernment Civil Hospital early on 'Djeneral' to that of Pasha, bracelets and a pair of diamond Saturday morning, of Mrs. Ismenia Djeneral' is the Turkish form of est daughter of the late Mr. R. G. ear-rings (the gifts of the bridge-Maria Leonard, of No. 145, Wong-General. groom to the bride) and a gold dress
neichong-road.. watch and chain, a diamond tie. -pin and a pair of gold sleeve links (given by the bride to the bride- groom).
The honeymoon is to be spent in Shanghai.
UNLUCKY CATERER
"SUFFERER OF EVERY ILLNESS"
ENDS IN SUICIDE
every illness and had been underj
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A picture of Miss Watson, old-
The amah gave `chase. The two Watson, C.M.G. British Residentmen ran towards Quarry Bay, "In Abdul Hamid's time already of Perak, Federated Malay States, About 100 yards beyond the gates Mrs, Leonard was taken to there were no Victoria Hospital
more civilian and of Mrs. Reginald Watson, ap of the sugar refinery, an Indian November Pashas. The military Pashas peared in the London "Morning constable confronted the two run- 20, and about a fortnight ago also no longer enjoyed the splen- Post" of Nav, 9. Her engagement ning men and called out to them transferred to the G.C.H. where she dours of the old rank. A Turkish to Mr. Ben Hawes-Wilson was re-to stop. When his order was not gave birth to a daughter on Decem- General, with his small salary, cently announced.
obeyed, the constable made a move, ber 17. Unfortunately, complica- can make very little display:
ment as if to draw his revolver, tions of a serious nature set In, Old Turkey Fast Disappearing (and death resulted on Saturday.
extraordinary general whereupon the men stopped and "And the title of 'Bej' (written meeting of Lee Ban Poe and Co., put their hands up. Then the amah The child is progressing quite well. 'Bei in German and mis- Ltd., at Market-street, Kuala Lum-came up and gave them in charge. Much sympathy will be felt for the pronounced 'Bai, Bey), is no pur, the following resolution was This morning the two men were deceased lady's husband, Mr. F. D. longer a title. It is simply the duly passed: "That as the company, charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell Leonard, in his sad lass, especially Turkish Mr., the polite form of by reason of its liabilities cannot with assaulting the amah and af as Mrs. Leonard was only 30 years addressing an educated Tuck. continue its business, it is advisable tempted robbery. of age, and the couple had been Ordinary Turks are called 'Effen- to wind up the same and that the
were sent.
Henry Callaway, aged 48, a fried afternoon. fish caterer, of Edith-road, Peck- ham, giving evidence at the in-1 quest on her husband at Dept- ford.
Callaway was found dead in a room at the back of his shop in New Cross-road. He was seated, leaning over a gas ring, the tap of which was on. He had an overcoat over his head.
The widow said that Callaway
LESSON-SERMON
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONG KONG
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At an
Come into a Fortune? When the amah was in the wit-
Mr. Lindsell remarked that he could not understand why the men
many years
·
"He suffered from practically married a little over two years. di" (once a term of high honour), company be and is hereby placed in
The funeral, which was well at a Aga' is used in addressing voluntary liquidation: further that ness box, his Worship asked her if the doctor for years," said Mrs. tended, took place at the Roman persons who can neither read nor Mr. W. J. P. Grenier, of Kuala she had recently come into a for Callaway the widow of William Catholic cemetery on Saturday write...
"In the Many Boral tributes
old Turkey things Lumpur, be "and he is hereby aptune and she replied that she had were nicely arranged. And one pointed liquidator for the purposes not, who showed discretion in the of such winding up." choice of a father could, under Abdul Hamid, become, à Pasha. A very pretty wedding was sol-should single her out as a victim while a baby. The Kemalists, emnized on December 8 at Union unless they knew that she had destroyers of harems and veils, Church, Tientsin, between Mr. Mal.money.
The amah replied that It was the have no sympathy with the old colm Stares of the B.M.C., staff, grandeur. They are
making Tientsin and Miss. Pauline Alexieff, gossip amongst the other servants simple Generals out of the remain The civil ceremony took place at In the neighbourhood that she had, ing Pashas. Soon they will 11 am. at H. B. M. Consulate Gen-not gone back to the country for and had ved very change the poor Bey, Effendi and eral before Sir James Jamieson, miserly, so that she must had saved never had a proper meal and had "Is the universe, including man. Aga into a vulgar 'Musju' (Turk-K.C.M.G. "The Rev. F. B. Turner lot of money. She suggested that been worried about his shops. evolved by atomic forec?" was the ish equivalent for 'Monsieur'). M.A., officiated at the marriage ser this gossip must have reached the There had been a lot of repairs subject of the Lesson-Sermon in "Two young Stamboul assist-vice in the afternoon.
The bride, accused. done and the district surveyor all Churches of Christ, Scientist, ant district attorneys did not who was charmingly attired in The Magistrate adjourned the ordered more, which her husband on Sunday. Der. 23.
realise that the Pasha era was white satin trimmed with sliver case until Saturday next. could not afford. One of his The Golden Text was, "Thou, over. They went into the cinema lace, was given away by Mr. W. H. shops was damaged during the Lord, in the beginning, hast laid theatres and demanded free seats, Steele, C.B.E. The best man was Mr. gale recently. He was a man who the foundation of the earth; and such as must be given to the 3. M. Love, The church was could not help worrying. the heavens are the works of thy District Attorney when he off-beautifully decorated by Mmes.
Suicide while of unsound mind hands" (Hebrews 1: 10)..
cially inspects the films. One Steele and Lange. was the verdict..
Among the citations which com-cinema show proprietor asked to prised the Lesson Sermon was the see his visitors' official credentials,
Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent. following from the Bible: "Oh and since these were not present-telegraphs that before Mr. Justice Lord, how great, are thy works ed he refused the seats. There Farrer Manby, Mr. Joseph and thy thoughts are very deep. upon the young assistant district Griggs, formerly of Malayan Wood For the Lord is a great God, and attorneys ordered him to be ar Distillation, Ltd., sued Mr. Corbett,
rested. a great king above all goda. In Misuse of Authority.
late general manager, for $2,417 for An undefended action for divorce his hand are the 'deep places of "The Stamboul police had ap
work done: Mr. A. S, Bailey ap came before Lord Murray in the the earth: the strength of the parently also failed to realise that peared for the plaintiff and Mr. Court of Session at Edinburgh at hills is his also. The sea is bis. the Pasha era was over. They B. J. P. Joaquim for the defendant, the Instance of Lord Inverclyde, and he made it: and his hands arrested the proprietor, since the whe has left the country. Plaintiff of Castle Wemyss, Renfrewshire, formed the dry land (Pa. 92: 5, youthful functionaies wished said he was employed by defendant against his wife, Lady Inverclyde, 95: 8-6);
as assistant manager and chemist them to do 50.
"But the proprietor of the and was promised 10 per cent. of the ed the following passages from the Opera Theatre, the largest in profits on Hong Fatt shares. Only Lord Inverclyde, who is 31 years the Christian Science textbook. Pera, did not allow himself to be $683 were paid, and the balence of age, was married on Nov. 23, "Science and Health with Key to intimidated. He refused seats, was claimed. Judgment was given 1926.
the Scriptures," by Mary Baker was arrested and held a day for for plaintiff for the amount claimed The divorce was sought on the Eddy: "The three great verities of examination, and then brought with eight per cent. Interest till ground of misconduct alleged to Spirit, omnipotence, omnipresence, suit against the merry assistant settlement, #Singapore Free have taken place in June last at a omniscience, Spirit possessing all district attorneys. The Court of Press," 'Parls hotel.
| power, flling" all space, constitut-Cassation, an Eski-Shebir (the
UNDEFENDED
DECREE AGAINST LADÝ INVERCLYDE
of Curzon Hotel, Curzon-street, The Lesson-Sermon also includ Mayfair, London.
Tas chief evidenco was taken on ing all Selence, contradlet for- highest court of appeals) has now may treat the public as if they commlsalon, and the only witnessos over the belief that matter can be sentenced both defendants to were aloves. were Lord Inverclyde, Thomas J.actual. These eternal verities re- three weeks in prison for misuseThings have changed con- "Bull (his London butler), and 'Elsie | veal · primeval · existence 18 the of official authority. It was made siderably in Turkey "uk-Mode "Morris, a former maid to Lady radiant reality of God's creation, exceedingly clear to the police Mustapha Kemal, whatever his Inverclyde.
in which all that He has made is during the trial that the time is enemies may say about, him, is Lord Murray granted a decree of pronounced by Hig wisdom good" past when every minor represen- making a clean sweep everywhere
(P. 109).
tative of the prosecuting power of the old Ottoman order.
divorce.
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GRETA GARBO
THE
DIVINE WOMAN
COMING TO THE
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