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SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1929.
KOWLOON PADRE
WEDDING OF REV. J. HORACË
JOHNSTON-
PRAPS
PRAPS NOT!
bour Office. First two coxswains were fined $200 each for leaving port without a clearance. The Marine Magistrate said that wher the next man was
was brought before BRIDE A SCHOOL TEACHER him for a similar offence he would impose double the fine, enough! Another man was Horace Johnston, of the Union Church, charged on Friday with a similar Kowloon, to Miss Kathleen Edith same day. Some time after some Duncan, was solemnised in St. Mary's of his friends offered to get him an offence and a fine of $400 was im- Church, Twickenham, on July 24. other wife. "Ye're a* awfu' The service conducted by the Rev. Janxious to get me another wife," posed. While one appreciates the
H. W. Weatherhead (Vicar), assisted he replied, "but nane o' yo ever fact that the learned Magistrate by the Archdeacon Walker, was fully thinks of ouerin' me anither cool"
As announced in the "China. Mail”
A Scotsman had the misfortung True yesterday the marriage of the Rev. to lose his wife, and a cow on the
Vry
is trying to stop this practice, choral. Mr. Maurice Taylor presiding ***
at the organ. one cannot help feeling that it is
The bride, who was given 'away by hope you will pardon my rather hard on the man who had the Rev. Chisnall, was in a gown of dancing on your feet; I'm a little to fork out for $100, whereas the embroidered ivory crepe de Chine out of practice!!! two men before him had to pay parent, and which was originally worn
brought from Damascus, by the bride's She: "I don't mind your dancing 8200 each. It seems that "Tom" at her confirmation, and was remodel-00 my feet, It's the continual She also jumping on and off that aggra- is paying for the fault of "Peter,"led for the wedding dress. and according to a warning issued, vell worn by the bridegroom's mother
wore, a handsome Brussels, applique vates me!" "Jack" the next man to be and give to the bride, which was kept "We won't print stuff such as charged-will have to pay for the in place by a wreath of orange blos that," said the editor, loftily, as he fault of "Tom." One can under-pendant, the gift of the bridegroom,
Her ornament was a Zircon handed back the manuscript.. stand a Magistrate doubling and her bouquet was of cream roses and even trebling the fine in the case carnations.
ør
"Well, you needn't be so haughty about it," retorted the irregular
of an old offender, but to make Miss Violet Dancer was chief brides- contributor. "You're not the only one man pay for the offence of maid to her sister, and the other at one who won't print it."
tendants were the Misses Robina another man seems rather harsh Walker, Connie Byford, Marjorie
-it is certainly not equity.
the name of
Lowrle, and Joyce Duncan, who wore Mrs, Quizzy: "And what is your dresses of pale green embroidered silk husband doing for a living now?" voile, beige picture hats trimmed to Mrs. Rizzy: "Oh, he's talking match, and blonde shoes and stockinge. for the pictures."
Mrs. Quizzy:
Their ornaments, the gift of the bride- groom, were jade brooches, mounted
It is notified that Hontsz & Company, Limited, has with Chinese characters in gold, mean- pictures ? been struck off the register of coming "Long life and happiness," and Occupation! panies.
their bouquets were composed of love- Say?" in-the-mist.
The loss of a gold medal from Austin Barracks has been reported to
the Police by Captain A. G. Dobbie, Adjutant of the K.O.S.B.
"Talking for the What an up-to-date And what has he to
Mrs. Rizzy: "Sixpence, ninepence, and a shilling, this avay”
a story
The bride's train-bearers were Miss Gwen Duncan and Master Roy Vining. The duties of best man were carried out by Mr. E. J. Vining..
During the signing of the registers, A planist was telling the solo "Beloved, it is mern," was about his boyhood. "When I was sung by Miss Olive Wicks..
a little fellow," he said, "I played The next monthly meeting of the held at Leighfield Hall, at which 120 of seven, I flatter myself that I After the ceremony, a reception was at a big reception, and, for an urchin General Committee of the Hong guests were received by Mrs. T. L.
Beethoven's Kong Chinese General Chamber of Duncan, Miss Violet Duncan, and the swung through Commerce is, to be held at the bride and bridegroom. The toast of Kreutzer, Sonata, pretty success- Chamber at 2.30 p.m. on Monday. the happy pair was proposed by the fully, The 'Kreutzer' you know, has Rev. W. H. Weatherhead, the bride in it several long and impressive groom replying: the Rev. Donald Ross reste. Well, in one of these rests, a The draft of the Commercial proposed "The Bridesmaids," Mr. R. J. motherly old lady leaned forward, Treaty between China and Foland Vining replying on their behalf. patted me on the shoulder, and said: is now completed, and signatures Rey and Mrs. J. H, Johnston, Play us something you know, will be affixed next week, accordingling across Canada, visiting friende
are spending their honeymoon travel dear."" a wireless report received by thit, in Oontario and Saskatchewan, en route Canton News Agency.
for Hong Kong.
A Personal Note
say of himself. The funny part of it is that everyone thinks he is really telling the truth. He be lieves his own white lies, and among the army of white lies told the commonest one is "about his own work. There are men in the Colony whose work is a sinecure,
It was summer time, and a far- and yet these people would, with-
mer was showing his new labourer The Rev. J. Horace Johnston, who is round the farm, at the same time out shame, tell the whole world
In a report to the Police yesterday, the youngest son of the late Rev. James explaining to him all the duties he how hard their work is and what Mr. L. W. Walkingshaw of the Johnston, of "Rothesay," Clyde Road, would have to do. long hours they have to endure. Nestle Milk Co., stated that a clock St. Leonard's-on-Sea, is a graduate of When the farmer had given his One has yet to see a man frankly valued at $6 was stolen from his London University, and after his theo-ist of duties, the labourer paused.
had been left logical training entered the Ministry a little, and said: admitting that his work is a light unattended in Jackson-road. of the Presbyterian Church of Eng- one. Such a man does not exist in this little Utopia of ours, and to rock-bottom when it comes there are very few men in this Colony who really can claim that they work hard. To the majority of us, Hong Kong is nothing short of a Utopia where work is concerned. Light work, good pay (of course, in commensuration
Hong Kong, Saturday, Aug. 31, 1929, with the work done) and plenty of play, is about the sum total of what most of the young people are doing out East."
STILL WATERS
Human psycho- The Truth logy is a furmy
Hurts
Tea For Russians
The other day Shanghai contem- porary published a cable from the Ta
motor car, which
"What about land. He has held charges both in cleaning all that snow from round East and West London, at Bow and the house." A wireless message from Nanking Belgravia, and is now minister of Farmer: "What are you talking to the Canton News Agency an Union Church, Kowloon. He served about ? There's no anow at this nounces the appointment by the with the Y.M.C.A. in France during time, of the year," Ministry of Finance of the new the Great War Director of the Special Flour Tax Bureau, Mr. Yao King-tseng.
The bride, after studying at the Green School, Isleworth, and Maria Grey College, Brondesbury, took the Frobil Certificate as a teacher in 1926, The Filipino who is charged with
Her first appointment was at the Lodge indecent assault on a fellow country School, Hall. Until recently she was woman and also with assaulting her on the staff of the Blue School, Iste husband was yesterday committed worth.
for trial by Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy.
A RECENT ROBBERY
Mr. Minea Tamura, sub-manager CORRESPONDENCE. of the Yokohama. Specie Bank, re- ported to the Police the theft from his residence, No. 6, Bowen-road. yesterday, of a quantity of jewellery and clothing, and some money, valued together at $197,
commence a brief seasou
Labourer: "No, but by the time I've done my jobs there will be."
The young wife was broken- hearted. "What's the trouble " asked a neighbour.
"Oh, my husband is 90 absent- minded. After breakfast he left a tip.on the table, and when I handed him his bat and coat he gave me another tip."
"Well, that's nothing to worry about. Just force of habit, I ex- pect," commented the zeighbour. To the Editor of the "China Mail."] "That's what worries me. He Sir-I beg to say that it was kissed me, too, when I gave him his inadvertently stated in your pape hat and coat." of 26th inst. iasne that a robbery of
..*
Torcat's Roosters, the novelty two diamond rings was committed Gladys (noting a passer-by): "troupe of 60 game fowls, will at the South China Athletic bathing My word, Gertle seems better Queen's Theatre to-morrow. There Manager of the awiraming depart
at the pavilion at North Point. The dressed nowadays."
Florence; will be two performances daily ment has informed me that no such man's wages now." throughout the week, at 7.15 and thing ever happened at our pavilion Gladys: "Indeed! I didn't know 8.20, with a special matinee to and I hope you will kindly investi- she was married!" morrow at 2.80 p.m.
الحمل
Notice has been given at the local: Registry of the forthcoming wed- ding between Mr. Alfred Alexander
gate and have same corrected.
Yours, etc.,
LO HAP-FU,
"Oh, she's getting a
Yes, sir," said the guard of the. train to the talkative passenger, "our company is very up-to-date and progressive in its working. It
thing. A person. no matter how modest, is always glad to have good things said of him, but if Chung News Agency which says the truth is told about him, it at that China does not want w once hurts his feelings. The with Russia, and that she is send other day two Chinese were on an ing a consignment of tea to eastward bound tramcar. Ap-Russia to teach the Soviets how parently one of them was a new- to drink tea. Whether it was in- comer and the other was showing tended to be satirical or not, we him the sights of Hong Kong. cannot say, but what strikes us When passing Murray Barracks, as most amusing is the phrase Luther Young (of Messrs. Eli Lilly, the one who was obviously an old "teaching the Russians to drink & Co., Manfacturing Chemists [Only one ring was mentioned in is over twenty years since it started resident pointed out to his friend tea Tea may be China's na-and Biologists, U.S.A.), residing our report, which was supplied to
anal way by that these were the barracks for tional beverage, but Russia cerat 1 Pratt Buildings, Kowloor, us in the
and Miss Olga G, Olsen, of 13437, Headquarters. Ed. "C.M.") foreign devil soldiers, and added tainly can teach the Chinese a Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. the remark that "these foreign thing or two in the art of brew devils" know how to do things in ing tea. the right way. “Our Chinesć soldiers, he said, are housed in little matsheds, and yet we ex- pect them to fight
It is reported from Lung-moon and Polo districts that on last In China really Saturday hail fell, which was said to be of extraordinary size the Good Tea good tea is enjoyed biggest being as large as a washing Rare by a few. The basin, and the smallest as a fist.
for Hon. Gen., Secretary, Hong Kong, August 30,
Police
CHAN MING-SHU LEAVING HONG KONG FOR
MAN NANKING
Cauton, Yesterday, According to well-informed ofl-
its first non-stop train.".
"Indeed!" exelaimed the listener.: “Then it would be very interesting to know where it has got to by now."
"You modern girls," said grand
mamma,
"Grow more and more like men; In my youth girls were feminine
And more becoming then." Her unrepentant granddaughter,
Who was by no means dumb, Replied, "They were becoming,
But see what they've become."
majority of the Considerable damage was done, Ten
The new-comer
population drink nothing but cows were killed, and the roofs of cial circles, General Chan Ming Best In The was rattled and cheap tea all the year round; and many houses in villages caved in hu, accompanied by General states the Canton News Agency. Tang Yin-wah, the Commissioner of Public Reconstruction, Mr. Fan
A certain motor car manufacturer: World and he did not pains whatsoever is taken in the brewing Tea brewing is a
is a Miss Margaret Murray, a passen Ki-mo, the Commissioner of Fin- claimed to have put a car together mince his words when he told his friend that the forgotten art in China. She is ger on the s.a. "Tanda, reported ance, and Mr. Chu Chang-nien, in seven minutes,
to the Police that whilst shopping will leave on Tuesday for Nan- A few weeks after this event was Chinese soldiers were the best to just as stagnant in this as in in silk store in Pedder-street, she king, going by the "Empress of heralded in the newspapent a voice be found in the world "Why" many others. The Russians, on left her hand bag on the counter. Asia, which leaves Hong Kong on the telephone asked: he said, "they are now fighting
the other hand, always have their When she discovered her loss, she on Wednesday.
Is it true that your factory pat returned to claim her property but it is intimated that the General a motor-car together in seven the Russian devils and beating samovar, and if a reference is it was no longer in the shop. In and his party will return at the minutes?
Why Obviously made to the statistics, one will the bag was a cheque on Thos. end of a fortnight or thereabouts. Yes, was the reply.
Oh, nothing but belleve then have an idea of the enor Cook's Bank for $20, $37 in Hong-Canton News Agency
have that cur
them in every way." that man's feelings were hurt and no wonder, because he was one of the many who are housed îna matshed hich in Canton
far they alled the bar
Then again, One human nature is such that many
"
Kong money and two fountain pens.
done
Motor boats!
ever
Paying For
ults Of owners are being i Others taken seriously re
mous volume of busin with Russia this comm
At a meeting of the Sind Hindu CHINESE MINISTRY which China claims to be her na. Merchants Association, the follow- tional bevera
ing resolution was unanimously
PRESIDENT OF CONTROL passed
at their shops and ex-
YUAN RESIGNS irely closed on September, in young Hindu heir lives dur”.
Every one that Commur GF Hole, sitting
ething good
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Assemull's tem, of
Reute
Shanghal,Yesterday
Watched by his father, who | seemed to be secretly amused, Cecil, aged fifteen, was carefully having his first shave. Using somebody's patent safety
frow
and scraped.
Nanking Central Executive the sear from his face ard has accepted the resignabit chin in the approved
That's better he said. Trai, Vuzu-pei as Pre
the Control Yuan
Talwen the Minister Interior succeeds him
rinsed
ther grinned. something quietly to his son.
Louve forgotten blade be said.
handed
to use
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