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Empire Wines. A proposal to modify the Anglo Portuguese Commercial Treaty in auch, a way as to re- store to Empire wines the right to the use of such descriptions as "Australian Port" and "South African Port" applied to wines of
currant, for example, does not necessarily come from Corinth; considerable quantities of Ched- dar cheese come freely from across the Atlantic; and even .80 precise a description as Demerara sugar has been definitely held by British Courts to be applicable to all sugars conforming to a cer-
tain description, whatever their source of origin.
The wine growers of Australia and South Africa. therefore, sub-
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1931.
News in Brief.
A Reuter message from Norfolk, Virginia,
the arrival
Announces
Wedgwood Benn, Mr. A. Honder- son, Mr. J. H. Thomas, Mr. Leeg Smith, Sir William Jowitt, Mr. F. W. Pethick-Lawrente, and Lord Sneli; Conservatives-Ea:1 Peel, the Marquis of Zetland, Viscount! Hailsham, Sir Samuel Hoare, and there of the flying boat -DO-X. Major the Hon. Oliver Stanley; Liberala-The Marquis of Reading, The Netherlands Indian Govern- the Marquis of Lothian, Sir Robert ment has declared the port of Hamilton, Mr. Isaac Foot, and Mr. Swatow free of cholera on August H. Graham White.
22.
CHINESE WEDDING.
Reception at Hong. Kong Hotel.
THE BRIDE'S DRESS.
The marriage of Miss Doris Luf, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Lul of Pioneer Build- Ing. Nathan Road, Kowloon. to Mr. Aysey Aug-Chen of Sydney,
It is possible, in view of Cabinet re-shuffling, there may be some One case of cerebro-spinal Australia and Hong Kong, was alteration in Socialist represen- meningitis was notified yesterday, solemnized at tatives.
the case being a.Chinese among the on Tuesday.
oating population.
the Registry Office
The reception was held at the Hong Kong Hotel Roof, Garden, Mr. Samuel Hamer, Senior In-bers of the family gathered to wel. where their many friends and mem- come and wish them happiness and long life.
The Indian States delegation, also 10 in number, consists of the Maharaja of Alwar, the Maharaja Gackwar of Baroda, the Nawab of Bhopal, the Maharaja of Bikaner, spector of Works, P.W.D. completes the Maharaj Rana of Dholpur, 21 years in Government Service the Maharaja of Jammu and Kash-to-day. He was appointed from mir. the Maharaja of Nawanagar, { Port Soudan on August 17, 1910. the Maharaja of Patiala, the Maharaja of Rewa, the Chief Sahib
The bride wore 'n beautifully de- signed wedding dresa, delicately worked with silver benda and
of Sangli. Raja of Korea, Raja of Fujino, was this morning charged veil and close-fitting silver beaded A Japanese stowaway, Tashic embroidered silk figures, with long
Sir
K. N. Huksar.
ment.
Atting-
Sarila, Sir Prabhashankar Pattani. In the Kowloon Magistracy with cut-away hat and silver shoes to
Manubhai Mehta, Sardar
match. Sahibzada Sultan Ahmed Khan, having stowed away to Manila on
The toast board the ss. Empress of Russia.
of the "Bride Nawab Sir Muhammad Akbar
Was and was and Bridegroom" Hydari, Sir Mirza M. Ismail, Diwan. He admitted the offence
ly made by the Hon. Dr. Bahadur T. Raghaviah, and Col. fined $50 or a month's imprison-
Kotewall, C.M.G., LL.D.
On behalf of the bride and him- The British India delegation wi!!
self, the bridegroom responded. be 70 in number. There were pre- Cheung So (27), a married wo-
On behalf of the family of the viously only 57.
man of.1, Lyndhurst Terrace, was bride, Mr. Shou J. Chen moved a The Federal Structure Commit-admitted to the Kwong Wah Hoa-vote of thanks
to the Hon. Dr. tee has been increased from 21 topital yesterday suffering from the Kotewall. 36, and 7 additions have been effects of adalin poison, which..she
The ceremony ended by the bride made to the Minorities Sub-Com- Is alleged to have self-administered cutting the wedding cake mittee, the new representatives be in a room at the Hotel Nathan, gueste present accepting pieces in ing divided as follows:-
Nathan Road,
Muslims
Hindus
2
1.
1
Europeans
Women. There are now three women- two of them Hindus and one a
Muslim.
and
commemoration.
Mr. William Louey, and Mrs. Falling in Jordan Road, a man, Louey gave great assistance in Chan Yik, aged 61 years, who remaking the function
a-very suc- sides in an unnumbered house in cessful one. Mr. Li Chor-chi and Woosung Street, sustained an in- Mrs. Sharpham rendered musical jury to his scalp. He was found items daring the afternoon. by Mr. A. K. Karamat, of the Police Reserve, and removed to the Kwong Wah Hospital.'
The Japanese Boycott Society
active and three
The representatives of British
on the India invited to serve Minorities Sub-Committee are the has been very Aga Khan, Sir Saiyid All Iman, Japanese steamers are now held Dr. Ambedkar, Mr. E. C. Benthall, up and their pilots intimidated. Sir Hubert Carr, Mr. Chintamani, Organised gangs of armed hoolt the Nawab of Chhitari, Dr. S. K. gans damaged the Japanese Naval Datta, Mr. Fazl-ul-Huq.
Club on Sunday morning, and loot- Mr. Ghaznavi, Lt-Col. Sir H. ed the naval hospital, says a Reuter Gidney, Khan Bahadur Hafiz message from Ichang. Hidayat Hussain, Sir Muhammad Iqbal, Mr. Jooshi, Pandit M. M.
ferry boat Malaviya, Sir P. C. Mitter, Dr. Man Ying was crossing the harbour Moonle, and Mahatma Gandhi, at 11.25 o'clock last night, an un: Mrs. Naidu, Raja Narendra known Chinese man jumped over Nath, Rao Bahadur Punnin Selvam, board and disappeared. A search Mr. Shiva Rao, Sir Sultan could be found. The incident was
Sardar Sampuran Singh, Mr.
While the Yaumati
of the Water Police, Station.
The bride and bridegroom left yesterday evening for Canton to attend other family functions and will spend some days there before northward. returning. In order to proceed
MR. B. BARRETTO. Death of Old Resident of Macao.
SHOCK AFTER DISASTER.
The death occurred here yester day of Mr. Bartholomeu Barretto, an old resident of Macao, where, he had lived for nearly 50 years.
Mr. Barretto came to Hong Kong Port category produced in the mit that the retention of the ex-Sir A. P. Patro, Mr. Ramachandra was made,, but no trace of him following the explosion at Macao Dominions, has been made to the clusive right to the description Rao,
and stayed with his nephew, Mr. President of the Board of Trade, "Port" by Portugal is entirely at Ahmed, Sir M. Shañ, Maulvi M.S. reported by Lance-Sergeant Morris. J. C. Barretto. He suffered greatly
from shock, from which he never' variance with the facts of the Doodi.
recovered. position, and with the ordinary Sastri, Sir C. Setalvad, Sir Phiroze
The next change of programme The funeral took place at the usages of commerce. Its une as Sethna, Dr. Shafa'at Admad Khan, desired by the Dominions could Begum Shah. Nawaz, Maulana at the Majestic Theatre to-morrow Roman Catholic Cemetery, Happy Shaukat Ali, Rao Bahadur Srini-is The Dancers," featuring Phil Vallay, last evening, Mr. J. C.
fusion between their wines and Ujjal Singh, and Mr. Zafrullali former was starred with Nancy mourners. There was a large at those of Portugal, but it would, Khan.
Carroll in "The Devil's 'Holiday," tendance of friends of the family whilst Miss Moran acted in to pay their last respects.
Behind-That Curtain" with Services both at the Cemetery Warner Baxter and "Under Chapel and at, the graveside were
At intervals during the past cight years, representations have been made in this matter, but now the greatly increased im not reasonably lead to any con-vasan, Mra. Subbarayan, Sardar lips Holmes and Lois Moran. The Barretto and his son being the chief
portance of the Empire Wine in- 1erests involved makes. the need
of regularising the matter more than ever urgent...
on the other hand, remove.......a.
description which is not infre-
It is pointed out, that "Port ground or a pretext for mis-Trade Restored by Woman's Whim. Suspicion" with J. Harold Murray, conducted by the Very Rev. Fr.
is not only a generic term but is
is a menace to the trade already
G. M. Spada, Rector of the Rosary Church, Kowloon.
MR. F. S. DE SOUZA.
Funeral at Roman Catholic Cemetery.
An inch or two off or on of outstanding value and signi- quent in the trade, and which is women's dress, as fashion ordains,
equally detrimental to Empire means, we have been assured be- Yuko Hamaguchi, who had been The Japanese ex-Premier, Mr. ficance in Britain. The con-
wipe interests and those of the fore, all the difference between suffering from the wounds received tinuance of the embargo upon its
prosperity and hard times to Lan- in an attempt to assassinate him on fair and proper use by the Domin-shippers of genuine Port wines.cashire: The fur and skins' trades Nov. 14.
Empire wine growers accord- are similarly advanced or retard Hamaguchi, after leaving hospital died yesterday. Mr. ions in the manner indicated not ingly ask for consideration of ed, and egrets and csprays are, in June, was making reassuring only constitutes a denial of the
such steps as will remove this eb-either ruthlessly snared and shot progress until the middle of this place and importance which Em-
struction to their legitimate All as fashion dictates.
down, or left to live their lives.month, when his appetite decreas-
The funeral of Mr. Francisco pire wines, by their quality, trade with Great Britain.
ed, and his general, condition be- Sales de Souza, whose death at the should occupy and achieve, but it
A London newspaper tells us came enfeebled, culminating in a Government Civil Hospital was re- Empire wine producers have now that business, men in that stroke which torminated in hia ported yesterday, took place at the made out a strong case for the re- City are doing good business aud, death at his private residence in Roman Catholic Cemetery, Happy acquired.
At the present time wines of be interesting to hear how the nature of a delightfully pleasing
moval of an anomaly, and it will in their view, business is likely to Tokyo, cables Reuter.
There was a large attendance of inferior quality reach Britain in | Board of Trade reacts to it and oasis in a desert of depression and
Messrs. F. S. W. Smith (fore friends of the family, and the chief wore the deceased's considerable quantities under the what they will do to have so legi- bad and hard times.
And it is man) J.-P. Way and W. 1. J. Souza mourners all due to the fact that Madame were empanelled on a Jury at the nephews and nieces-Mesara, A. M. is re-discovering the allure of os Central Magistracy yesterday with de Souza, A. L. de Souza, and V. F. trich "feathers.
| Mr. Schofield as Coroner, for an de Souza, and the Misses A., and
L. M. de Souza. enquiry into the circumstances con- London, we are told, has long carning the death of a man, Wan Services were conducted both been the recognised world contre Tang-kam (46) who, along with in the Cemetery Chapel and at the of the trade in ostrich feathers. five others, was killed at a landslide graveside by the Rev. Fr. D. Page. Yet, since 1924, not a single imat Wong Nel Chung on August 17. Bishop Valtorta was also present, portant shipment has been recely-
title "Port." These importations would appear to be the result of the monopoly in the title enjoyed by Portugal under the Treaty... They appear to be an exploita
timate a grievance remedied.
Mail Commentary.
Indian Round-Table Conference.
tion of an advantage and Empire. YORK
wine producers are not only de-
get batter. This news is in the
Valley, last evening.
But for the National crisis ated at the great warehouse of the It will be recalled that eight others accompanied by the Rev. Fr. L nied their otherwise legal right, been engaging more and more at Cutler Street, off Hounds Ditch out of four collapsed under the fall Floral tributes were sent by
Home this Conference would have Port of London Authority in were Injured when three matsheds Rossi. but it is questionable whether tention as the date of its assembly To-day, in the words of a deal of earth. The Inquiry was ad- members of the family and one those who enjoy the monopoly are using it reasonably...
Trade was absolutely dead a yenr er, "Feathers are definitely back.
80, and now we have never had Buch a rush of orders."Sİ
Importers and manufacturers
journed,
NEWS IN ADVTS.
approached. That date has not yet been announced and apparent ly not fixed. It is not likely how- Port," it is said, is one of the ever, that because of the crisis at wine terms which has long since Home. It will not meet this year. lost any strictly geographical It is far too Important a Confer alle have their eyes fixed on the
A European residence is advertis ence to let lapse, so an announce future, and they are watching ed for sale at Talpo.. significance It may have had. It ment when it will assemble may Madame very closely, for is she is a description of a type of wine, be expected as soon after as pos- not notoriously capricious, and
from the staff of the Treasury.
Ten Years Ago.
[From the "China Mail"
August 27, 1921.7
To-day's dollar le worth 2/8%. and, when prefixed by the words sible Mr. MacDonald has formed a Paris is she not like the Athens of The Jockey Club announces Everybody has heard about the National Government Cabinets St. Paul? Partly, It was suggest change in the conditions of Race 2 "Australian" or "South African"
Court clock that was stolen whille The Constitution of this Confered; the permanency of the vague on October 19. It clearly means that the wine is ence was recently increased while depend on the permanency of
the Court was sitting, but. some consider the story apocryphal. of a specific character, and made 108, which is 19. more
the long frock, since catrich Claims against the estate of the
Oplum smugglers have a nerve in the country of origin stated.;
ry of origin stated membership when it broke up last feathers call for dignity and poise late B.Q.M.SW HM are to be too. They smuggled oplum on a
January, The process of a place name Following ta the detail of those freedom which the short skirt sug Monday next.
rather than thehappy-go-lucky lodged on or before the first post on revenue crufer on which the
IG.M.C. was travelling." gradually becoming a type de who are expected to sit in confer-gested
But the palm must go to the'. Bcription and losing its geograThe British delega
ence
But à gratifying amount of hay,
Two lots of Crown load at thief who want to the Hong Kong phical significance is
is cited is bo- number, consists of Socialists-shines; and the business men are the P.W.D. offies on Monday, aim of money from a policeman's may still be made while the sun Shamshulpo are to be auctioned at Police Club and abstracted a large ing quite usual in commerce. Mr. MacDonald, Lord Sankey, Mr. strongly splendidly confident Details will be found in page 8. cant that was hanging there.