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LIP SERVICE.
News in Brief.
One case of typhoid fever was
notided during the week-end.
hour.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1930.
WEDDING.
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PRETTY CEREMONY AT ST.
.
ANDREWS.
CHURCH CROWDED.
St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon,
LOCAL OPERA.
"THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD."
SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION, A Christmas Carol Service and Nativity Pageant will be given in
There was a big attendance in St. Andrew's Church this ovening was the scene of a charming wed the Theatre Royal on Satur at 6 o'clock, lasting for about anding on Saturday afternoon, when day, night for the last
the contracting
of parties wore performance
the Phil- Myrtle Elleen, only daughter of harmonic Society's production of The prize distribution of Wantaal Mr. and Mrs. John Quing-yen of "The Yeomen of the “Guard.” Government School will take place Melbourne, Australia, and Re Every seat was filled and the pro- on Monday, December 26, at 10 ginald, the eldest son of the late ducer, Mr. R. R. Davies, and the am. Mr. de Martin, Director of Mr. Jan See-chin and Mrs. Jan Seo-Musical Director, Mr. F. Mason, Education, has consented to give chin, formerly of Cairns, Queens must be congratulated on having land and of Shek-KI. The Rev. W. brought their season to a success- away the prizes.
Walton Rogers, M.A., officiated. {ful finish, and having triumphed Wong Lol, the Chinese who was The Church was more than full over difficulties which threatened charged with kidnapping, Laul of friends and relatives of the several times to overwhelm Man, aged four years, from No. 2. betrothed.
them!. Reclamation Street, was discharged The bride wore a beautiful drossj A splendid first performance at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day of ivory chiffon velvet, gowned in opened the season, but troubles Mr. Butters said that it was very the mediaeval style, with long began on the second night when doubtful if any kidnapping had sleeves reaching to a point at hor, "Phocbe" developed a severe cold taken place.
wrists. The only trimmings were! and sore throat, which made it pearls and orange blossoms. A difficult for her to speak much Three Chinese boys, Taang- Hon-picturesque veil of embroidered less sing! It was only by sheer keung. Mak-soi Chau, and Kong tulle and lace was adorited with a determination that she was able Tan-shing appeared in the Kow-coronet of pearls, diamanto, and to carry on at all. Happily she loon Magistracy to-day charged orange blossom buds, caught neat recovered during the week-end with the larceny of six padlocks ly at the back of her neck with a and on Monday was singing as from a new house in Teal Nam rope of pearls. She carried a delightfully as ever. Street. All accused were convict shower of white roses, ed and fined $25 or eight strokes.
of St. Dunstan's Homes. Last
IIome.
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The next misfortune came on Thursday when "Wilfred the Jail- The Bridesmaids.
'or" (Mr. Brock) became too Ill The Misses Doreen Ma Chut, N. to continue in his part and had to The augmented choir of St.
and I. Jan Sec-chin, and N. Lew go into hospital. Mr. Dudley Andrew's Church will tour the
Kong attended as bridesmaida. Bartlett was summoned to the parish to-morrow night and Wednesday night, collecting in aid Their dresses, which depicted a rescue and responded in a won- beautiful rainbow effect, the derful manner. He received the year a cheque for £22 was sent colours, mauve, eau-de-nil, peach script only on Thursday afternoon 'maize, being in Early at Fanling! He studied his part on Intending singers should and be in St. Andrew's Church Hall by bodices and georgette frills trim-hearsed on the stage at 6.50 p.m. Victorian style, of satin racked the journey to Hong Kong-re- 8 o'clock to-morrow night.
med with silver flowers. The frills and played the part that night The Bishop of Victoria, were picot-edged with silver, and with notable success!
Cathedral in the
Crowning Blow. Church of with neat bow effect at back, and] St. John,
This should surely have ended yesterday ordain- ed to the priesthood the Revs. silver shoes. They carried showers the run of bad luck, but yet
of pink and white roses.
another misfortune was to come. Chung Yan Laap (Canton), and she is. Signor Mussolini is too Shant Hon San (by commission Wong and Vida Jan See-chin look-time "Wilfred the Jailor" (this The flower girls, the Misses B. On Friday night for the second wise for such a gambler's throw from the Bishop in the Philippine ed pretty in dresses of blue satin time in
ordained to
the person
of Mr. as an attack on France to con- Islands) and
and 'georgette. They adorned their Bartlett) was taken ill during the
verformance. aner Tunis., Hungary would fight
hair with bands of silver leaves.
Drastic "cuts" to-morrow, with justice, over the
Mrs. Quing-yen, the brides' were hurriedly arranged by the mother, was attired in black producer; "Phoebe's" song while shameful dismemberment of her country.Sooner or later. France the Lion I.G.P. for the possession georgette, trimmed with French she steals the key from "Wilfred" pleating and dot-and-carried-a-posy was omitted,-while-a-doctor-was- will have to allow Austria proper Shanghat was to-day fined $50 by of red dahlias.
the
deaconate Mr. Lit Po Woo (Tsang Shing district).
For failing to hayo a permit from
of an air gun, a Chinese" from
to join Germany, but the greatest Mr. E. H. Williams at the Central
the bridesmaids wöre silver hats
The bridegroom's Mrs. Jan Sco-chin,
fetched from the audience, and mother, when the curtain fell on the first was act not one of the performers ex- danger of all is from Russia. The Court. It was stated by Inspector gowned in black
crepe- pected it to rise again that night! failure of the five years' plan will Andrew that the defendant arrived de-chinc, trimmed
with silver. But, though terribly ill and faint, by the Empress of Canada, and was She also wore hat, coat and shoes Mr. Bartlett pluckily refused to involve the downfall of Bolshe-going to Swatow when arrested. to match, and carried a bouquet give in and insisted on fulfilling vism. The question is: "What He was not pressing the charge of pink roses. Mr. Arthur Wong his part right up to the end, will follow "
His Worship ordered the usual discharged the duties of "beat | While we commiserate with confiscation of the rifle, There will be general agreement
man" whilst the guests were the producers on all this bad luck ushered by the groomsmen, Messrs. we must at the same time congra- that Britain at least regards war The annual Christmas concert C..Ying, F. Tock, and J. Low. tulate them on the loyalty and de-
the Hong Kong as "an unmitigated and ghastly was held by
The service was 'fully choral,votion to duty shown by the en- University Christian Association calamity." Other nations can in the Great Hall of the Univer- and Mr. Reginald H. A. Woolley tire cast. We take off our hats to
presided at the organ.
all the performers who carried on speak for themselves. Yet, the alty last night. The programme After the ceremony, an adjourn triumphantly against tremen- fact remains that were Britain to opened with community, singing, ment was made to the Pennisula dous odds be to-morrow in the same position Shepherds Watched........
the numbers being, "While Hotel where a reception was held,
Final Triumph. as in 1914 and considered herself "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," honoured by the numerous guests. be
at which the usual tonsts were In conclusion, it is pleasant to able to state that the
rights were threatened
their contributions.
and
RESULTS OF RALPHS SHIELD COMPETITION.
in honour bound to uphold a under the direction of Mr. F. Mason At night ́u grand banquet "was final performance, was a huge weaker Continental nation whose A.R.CO., L.F.C.L. Further Items given at the Kwong Chow Res-euccess. Mr. Bartlett (happily by the choir, and Mrs. Snowden taurant. West Point, in honour of recovered) and all the rest of that and Jones followed. After the interval the happy union.
merry company within the treaties with whom, were regard the entire gathering again sang The honeymoon is being spent precincts of the gray old "Tower" ed by a third Power as so many and the choir and Mrs. Snowden in Shanghal, the bride's travelling were on the very top of their "scraps of paper" every able-Jones gained much applause for dress being of wat brown chiffon form and the performance went bodied Briton could answer the
velvet ensemble, trimmed with with a swing from start to finish. fawn fox fur, with hat and shoes. Congratulations to one and all call to arms. The Briton is built
to match.
were the order of the night;, and that way. He looks upon war as a AMBULANCE CORPS.
Gifts.
after a little speech from the pro- "mitigated and ghastly calamity";}
The bride's gift to the groom ducer which was heartily ap In a week rendered notable by but when he considers that his
was a diamond tie pin, whilst lauded, the appreciation of the that of the bridegroom to the audience could be seen in the the observance of Christmas with honour is at stake he is ready to
bride vas a diamond ring, dia-dozens of presents, hundreds of its old yet ever new message of fight for it to the last ditch, to
mond brooch, and crystal locket jboxes of chocolates, and thou Peace and Goodwill, it is appro- the last gun, and to the last man.
set. The groom's gift to each of sands of bouquets and baskets of priate that the thoughts of the The task of Britain to-day is to
the bridesmaid's was a string of flowers which turned the stage By kind permission of the Mili-crystals and bouquets,
into a veritable, flower garden nations should concentrate on assist in creating the pence spirit tary Authorities, the - ágnual
So ends the very successful what 1980 has produced toward not alone in her own sons and her ambulance inter divisional competi-
("run" of the "The Yeomen of the the creation of a universal peace own daughters at Home and over place on the Murray Parade Ground MR. A. J. J. BROCK.
tion for the Ralphs Shield took]
Guard." movement. In mail week Dean seas, but in the hearts of her for- on December 14 and yesterday. inge published a forcible article mer allies and enemies. That The competition consisted of two in the Evening Standard, part of cannot be done at a preliminary separate parts which we may quote as follows: or final disarmament conference "Now, twelve years after the participated in by certain nations Armistice, although the nations who, as Dean Inge insinuates,
Wong Yeo, a woman living at 40 are in the midst of lip service to perform merely lip service to pacifiem, they are still armed to pacifism." Efforts at a solution
The death occurred in the Royal Peel Street, was removed to the and inspection of haversack Naval Hospital shortly after 9 Government Civi Hospital suffer. the teeth and distrust each other must strike deeper-far beyond
equipment.
o'clock last night, of Mr. A. J. Jing from an overdose of lysol. Her be not as much as ever. But I do not see an international conference. All The tests (eight in number), Brock, after a short laesa. Mr. Condition is stated to any danger of another world war wars are not commenced on the Myles, R.A.M.C., assisted by mem- bold the Head Jaller and Assistant which were conducted by Colonel C Brock, who had the part of Shad-
Another woman named Sza To.. in our lifetime. Three nations basis of a nation's honour or dis-Bere of his staff, Majors. Harris, Tormentor In "The Yeomen of the hing, of 26c High Street, was takers Britain, Germany, and Austria honour. Some have had commer-M.C., and Flood, M.C., were of a Guard" presented by the Phihar to the same Hospital by her hus
oplum. Her condition is reported disposed on Thursday morning and
(a) Company and stretcher
drill;
(b) Practical work-Treatment
of cases, together with vary Ing methods of transport,
PASSES AWAY IN THE NAVAL HOSPITAL,
PHILHARMONIC LOSS..
- ACWO.
TIRED OF LIFE?
Three cases pf alleged attempted suicide are contained in the Police reports for the week-end.
serious.
regard war as an unmitigated and cialism and capitalism as the most searching, and exacting monic Society, became suddenly in band, after she had taken some
character, and necessitated a
ghastly calamity, and are being direct or indirect causation; thorough knowledge of text book his place in the east for the The third case happened in
to be good. drawn together." There are other others have had their foundation, and of practical side of the work, der of the opera season was taken by Kowloon, Ma Ylu-ping (21), a nations, however, which do not re on national supremacy or jealo tay
Mr. C. Dudley Bartlett. The newe The keenness of the compating of. Mr. Brock's death came as woman staying at 137 Temple gard war with the same horror, Cleanse a nation's heart of all divisions is indicated by the final sudder shock to his many friends Street, being removed to the Kwong because they emerged from the belligerent rankings, and the need results when but two marks whose profound sympathy will to Wah Hospital, suffering also from Great War rather stronger than for an international disarmament alone the King's College (present) daughter, Mrs. Chittenden, in their
separated the first and second divi-extended to the widow and only oplum poisoning. they were before. They are conference will automatically dis- Boys and the Y.M.C.A. (Hong sad bereavement. America, France, and Italy appear. But, so long as there are Kongy Division (87 per cent. and Mr. Brock, who was 61 years of
Ten Years Ago, Nevertheless I do not believe that other nations which do not regard At the conclusion of the compet! Kong for 21 years and at the time
86 per cent., respectively).
age, had been a resident of Hong
[From the "Chỉna «M»l" America will make war with any war with the same horror" as Brition, Colonel Myles, in congratulat of his death held the post of
- December 22, 1920.1 European country. France is the tain, so long is It imperative for ing the winners, epoka in high Chargeman of Filters in the Royal To-day's dollar to worth 3/3/16. most dangerous nation. The Britain to keep her powder dry? terms of praise on the general Naval Dockyard. He had been French are not only the most her Navy at reasonable strength science of the equipment, and, said ciely for many years and took part made by H. E. the Governor at the turnout, ~ the... – completeness and |ʼn member of the Philharmonie S. It is understood, that the speech civilised and intelligent people to her Army, well trained and dis that at the last general. Inspection in many of their productions He Chamber of Commerce dinner in Europe, but are the most logical ciplined, and her Force he had seen the -- Brigade working was in the cast of "The vsamen of the Hong Kong Club last night ly hard and selfish of all the abreast of the tithes in regard to as a whole, but this competition had the Guard” when it was presented in honour of the Hon. Mr. N. J. nations.
the science of aviation. These
sforded him the opportunity of by the Society in 1924, and then Stabb, retiring general manager of probing below the surface and the took the part of one of the Yeomen, the Hong Kong & Shanghai France wants to keep Ger are the only getures of peace results of his search had not dis. He filled the row of Bhadbold in Banking Corporation, contained, an many weak, and I frankly believe worth making: they are the only appointed him but confirmed him this year's production with great indication that when their guest of that her vast fleets of acroplaten gestures finderstood by those in the opinion be had frat formad, credit and was a favourite with the honour landed in Britain it would are Intended to anions, from whose hearts real viz funt, the St. John Ambulance children at the matinee on Wedzes notabe as Afr. Stabb. The natural Brigade in Hong Kong were a day the day before he was takon . Inference from this remark is that prob desire for war has not been com efficient body of men who botThe funeral takes place this Mr. Stabb's name will be included dangerous than pletely eradicated.
knew and did their work very welli
In the Christmas honours st