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WEDDING AT ST. JOSEPH'S
Chidlow-Blake
HONEYMOON BEING SPENT AT REPULSE BAY.
A very pretty wedding took place this morning at St Joseph's Church, the Rev. Father E de Angelis officiating. between Mr. Wilfred Augustine. Chidlow, youngest son of the late Mr. W. P. Chidlow and Mrs. Chidlow. Birkenhead, and Miss Elizabeth Mary Blake, younger daughter of Alderman and Mrs. A. M. F Blake, of Gosport
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The bride, who was given away by Surgeon Captain G. D. G. Fer gusson, RN. looked charming in a wedding dress of ivory crepe Jatin and
by attended w35 Mrs. Ferguson, Matron of Honour, who was dressed in a blue frock trimmed with cherry, and Miss Lowered Valerie Bockler, in chiffon. as bridesmaid. Mr. Wil- liam Simpson was best man.
A reception was held later at Surgena Captain Fergusson's re- sidence at the RN. Hospital, after which the happy couple left for Repulse Bay, where the honeymoon. is being spent. The bride's going- away dress was a blue tweed enat frock with a half-length musquash fur coat and brown velour hat-
CHRISTMAS REVELS
AT THE HOTELS
Floors Crowded To Capacity
MASKEE DEPRESSION!
Christmas in Hong Kong was.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1935
Though he had just returned from his vacation, President Roose- veit looked tired as he arrived at Hyde Park, New York, to stay "until after election day. This is they latest closeup of the Pre- sident, showing how he appeared on the third anniversary of his election and the changes the cares of office have made in him..
To-day's Short Story
Shining Hat At
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By T. H. White
But
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FERE were two Spaniers, ones who merely believe in them twin brothers, who used to selves and remain inactive. 'unt with the Larkspur until the active lunatics, the ones who, 1931. They came of a hard-far from being static, are on the ridin' family, which had failed contrary liable to do anything atị to have too many children in any moment, these are the scourges the 'fifties, and remained pretty that reduce the normal man to ter- warm. Their parents spoiled rar. them when they was young, The Spurriers were like this. nx70s Conviviality bringing them up in the tradi-They had a devil of action inside DX640 Drury Lane Pantomime Memories tion of Jack Mytton.
them, as well is a devil of con- Indeed, there was some sort of trariety and a devil of curiosity. gossip in the county which con-Let me illustrate this with a story: nected the Sparriers in a left-and-Oi expect you have. at one time or ed way with the squire himself. Lanother, twisted your sister's 2XL He was said to have known the Apoint is reached, you will re [great-grandmother
Boulogne, member, when the poor girl claims ia |during his last days, before he that the limb is going to break
lighted his nightshirt as a cure for One then has an internal struggle] during which one wonders whether the he-cups.
Whatever the truth of that may this is true. One gives the mem-] have been, the Spurrier boys were ber a little further turn, and stops, completely ongovernable. They horrified at the imaginary. possi-
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "Dead Reckoning." Ralph Stock.
were 'andsome, in a hatchet-faced sort of way, fair-haired and cold- eyed. If anybody ever did, those boys had sold their souls to the devil I was not only that ther were reckless-like cald Mytton, they were only afraid of one thing: being afraid-but they were at the
and bility. Įsame time utterly ruthless, treated other people with the same located his brother Feter's arm, to whether it would happen. Peter, of course, never winked an to themselves.
Only, about six weeks It was not only that the smallest eyelid.
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES impartial craeity which they gave see
John Sparrier once dis-
To-day is a happy day for the A delightful dancing display little guests of the Society for the was given yesterday at 11-50 am, provocation would cause them to later, he stabbed his brother in the Protection of Children, who are at the King's Theatre, by the leap their 'osses over the spiked back with a penknife, and laid him giving a Christmas party to the pupils of the O'Keefe-Montgomery railings of the park, nor even that up for four months.
they set themselves systematically Oi need hardly say that the poor in the shape of a visit to the School of Dancing.
to accomplish each of the feats twins hated each other like poison. Majestic Theatre. A special pro- gramme has been arranged which A parade service was held yes attributed to their supposed great-The boys were always in the first is calculated to give the maximum terday at the Matshed Church, grandfather. Such things as that flight of the Larkspur. They made of enjoyment to the youngsters Shamshuipo, where a Christmas might have been the result of 'igh a point of ridin' at anything that They were Tree was also available for charit-spirits, or devilment, or something seemed unpossible.
magnificent horsemen, had schooled The Talma will leave for able gifts and a collection
was equally innocent takes for the Army Guild Home. But the Spurriers were mad their 'osses over wire, and had Amor at 6 a.m. to-morTÓW..
The essence of madness is the on broken most of the bones in their Länstics frighten us bodies. They invariably rode to as usual, a very cheerful affair and The ss. Naldera was scheduled The annual prize-giving and expected. the festive spirit was evident to leave Shanghai last Tuesday and children's Christmas Tree at the because they are outside the nor-cut each other down and used to everywhere. There was such a is expected here to-morrow morn-Hong Kong Civil Service Cricket mal sequence. When they become have stand-up foights with any large crowd at the Hong Kongjing.
Club, which takes place this even-actively so they tarrify us as well. weapons that came handy, rakes, Hotel that the floor was crowded
ing, is always a popular event Of course, some lunatics are not fists, pokers or dinner knives, about?
the passivelance a month. to capacity for every dance, but The ss. Soudan is due here from with young and old the latter of arrible: O mean.
Naturally enough the hatred was everybody bad despite this
a Singapore at noon to-day. thoroughly enjoyable time.
when the party starts to give the "LIBYAN SANDS akin to love. They were all-in-all
to each other in their queer way.j Cowan and Bailey, together with The Imperial Airways liner kiddies the best of fun.
When they were not trying to take Ted and Evelyn, entertained with Dorado, engaged on a series of
each other's lives, they were R$ An inquiry into the death of some capital cabaret numbers and, fights, left Kai Tak for Penang. with the orchestra in their best last Tuesday morning, and will re- Mak Sik, aged 36, a prisoner, who
thick as thieves. They loved each other like David and Jonathan; a turn to Hong Kong to-morrow died at the Laichikok Prison Hos- form, everything went with
but it was the crazy passion of a pital last Monday, was conducted awing right through the evening afternoon.
homicidal David and an incestuous. till the wee sma' hours, when a
by Mr. K. Keeri at the Kowloon
Jonathan. There was something i tired but happy "six hundred" re- The next series of public lec- Magistracy last Tuesday after-
Manuk noon. arranged by the
After having heard the
of the poet Byron and Angusta' in luctantly wended their way home tures
“Libyan Sands" by Ralph Ait, something of that classical Although Repulse Bay was not Lodge of the Theosophical Society. evidence the jury found that the the centre of attraction, there will be given in the Society's deceased died through natural Bagnold. Hodder and Stroughton, feller. Gedipus, or Shakespeare's
The jury comprised London, 1935.
Hamlet, or King Lear. were many couples who preferred Lodge Room, Chater Road, every causes. to take the beautiful ride to the Thursday at 6 p.m.. Bay for their dinner and dance. ¡January 9, 1936.
However. the carnival dinner dances at the Hong Kong Hotel and the Peninsula, where dancing! was continued until 3 am, proved the main attraction
Last evening the Rose Room of the Feninsula held the majority of Christmas Day revellers, as book- ings indicated that capacity point was reached some days ago. Many also attended the tea dance at the Hong Kong Hotel, which wES TOT as usual yesterday.
To-day Ands the chief venue at the Peninsula Hotel again, when an extension from 10 p.m. to 2 am. will be in force to enable those present to celebrate the festival as fully as possible. The custom- ary dimer dance will take place at the Hong Kong Hotel
SIR ROBERT HO TUNG
Charitable Gifts To Italian Convent
On the occasion of his Birthday, Sir Robert Ho-Tung last Sunday gave a dinner party to the Or- phanage at the Italian Convent (Canossian Institute) in the pre- sence of a large gathering of friends and acquaintances.
Among those present were Lady Ho Tung and Miss Clare Ho. Tang, H. E. Sir Eeginald Fleming „Johnston (formerly Commissioner of Wei-hai-wei) and Dr. and Mrs.
··E C.. Yeo
The Bev. Mother Superior and the Community were also present at the function, when gifts from „Sir Robert given to the Italian Convent. Orphanage, St. Francis Convent, and the Honeyville (Home for the Blind), institutions run under the patronage of the Italian Convent:""
The Bev. Mother Superior and the Community express their heartfelt thanks for Sir Robert Ho Tang's generosity.
whom will assist from 5 o'clock,
commencing | Messrs.
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This Method Is Too Easy
THE KING'S BROADCAST
We normal subscribers quailed This book, described by the au-
(Continued from Page 11 E. Abraham (foreman).
before the satanic pair, and *ad |N. Drummond, Jr., and Lau Kan-thor as "Travel in a Dead World,”
is a new departure in books of good reason to do so. They took
LOCAL RECEPTION lexxx.
Congratulations are due to the exploration and discovery.
a cruel pleasure in practical jokes, Fusilier Thomas Robert Edward have got so used to reading of the basic assumption on which they Hong Kong Broadcasting Commit Thyez, aged 23, of Swansea, South travels in Tibet, of voyages founded them being that everybody tee for their admirable relay of
Canton, To-day. 23 their-the special Empire broadcast,
The Provincial Government, at Wales, of the second Battalion the rough the South Seas and of else was as Spartan
came through splendidly-its regular meeting held on Tuesday, which Royal Welch Fusiliers, appeared braving Antartic ice, that fresh selves.
They feared nothing, suffered Not all the Empire items could be approved the scheme of lending (on remand before Mr. EL Wynne-fields such as this have instant
everything, and expected the same distinctly heard, but the relays of Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy appeal
At first one is tempted to think qualities from others. So, if Peter the items from Britain were clear money to needy merchants drafted by the Department of Finance. last Tuesday, and was fed $15
Only low interest will be charged and ordered to pay $5 compensa-that these pages will turn out got dronk after dinner, you might and distinct, especially the heart- on Piccadilly and
on each loan and any merchant, tion to the complainant, for as dry and interesting as one im- expect to have a red-hot poker warming talk saulting Ele Ching, 38, Boersed 2gizes the desert to be; but be laid gently across vour Imee, or If Regent Street Christmas trafic 93 with securities, Junky oba vm the aid
The greet ricksha coolie, at the Tsimshatsui fore many pages are read one John's eyes looked woldly sarcas ja London tax-driver.
realises that the desert, beyond the he had locked his mother in the ings sent by two London children the Government.
Press. the fascination that is shared by refrigerator.
to their grandfather in New Zea all things vast and unknown, is There was the business over the land also came through wonderful- alive with interesting and baffling Countess of Caperington, which yelly well, as did the actual introduc- problems that challenge irresist may remember, since it got a cer- tion of the King by a New Zealand ibly the man with adventurous tain amount of unfortunate child. spirit.
publicity. She was ernising with Every word of His Majesty's Major Bagnoid and his com them on their yacht, and they got message was distinctly heard. The panions are of this type, and their dronk in the channel The boys King spoke, in a slow, careful and in a converza- response to the challenge has led forced all hands to take to the distinct manner, to the vivid description of remark boats, including their mother, but tional tone. The speech was full
Detroit: Sharing Ssh by dad- She of homely touches, especially when ing them at night with a bright able phenomena and commendable not including the counters. ingenuity that made possible the was picked up fourteen hours later, be referred to his and the Queen's The women's infirmary of the successfn) expeditions through derelict and hysterical, by Lord St. gratefulness and thanks for the light has become so popular on the Fong Ping Hospital has now beed this amazing desert land.
Empire, the Press baron who spirit of love and loyalty shown by Riviera that orthodar fishermen Adaptability Of Man
afterwards married her.
the Jubilee, celebrations, and when are finding their livelihood endan- The adaptability of man is no
Oi mew them well, and always His Majesty referred to the wed-gered,
The simplicity of this method is wonderful than the remained, like their other acquain-ding of "ay son" and "my children
numerous amateur -The” construction was made adaptation of his machine tances, divided between fear and and grand-children. Finally, the attracting possible by the voluntary dona-to extreme circumstances, as ex-admiration. There was some-King gave his personal blessing to fishermen. Any light, the brighter tion of a certain Miss Kan, a mid- emplified by the way by which thing dean and almost beautiful all his people, scattered through the better, is played on the sur- dle-aged woman, who was at first Ford lorries were made to over about their physical skill.
And out the world who were listening face of the sea. The fish are im- reluctant to disclose her identity. come the difficulties of shifting yet they were bounders. They had in, bringing a most impressive few mediately attracted, approach and Fare so dazzled that they are easily not an hatim of` courtesy or minutes to a fitting close. The desert is apparently fall of humanity or toleration. They? The King's message was follow. caught. interest to both the geologist and were cads in the huntin' Seld, and ed by the singing of the National Now a law has been passed that the biologist, as shown by such to women, and to anybody wesker Anthem from Northern Ireland, no fish caught in this way may be sold until after ten o'clock in the problems as the shifting and then themselves.
Scotland, Wales and London,
morning, an hour when bazy dunes in their parallel Imer, the
They would have robbed a blind · APPROPRIATE EPILOGUE - isolated occurrences of botanical beggar or soaked a pussy-cat in This programme was followed housewives have long completed life, and the apparent scarcity of actin and lighted it. At the by a most appropriate Epilogue their morning's shopping-Beuter. pathogenic organisms resulting fa
Sasame time they preserved a purely spoken by the Rt Rev. Ronald the absence of wound infection.
snobbish code of honour about on Hall, Bishop of Victoria His MARRIED WOMEN TEACHERS After reading such a book as essentials, such as fishing solely Lordship dwelt upon the deb this one understands more clear, with the dry fy, to which they ad- jose which all mankind Types only the way by which good withas contemptor graphical, features would the des-worthy of ting of nations, but the way i would suddenly which they bring about their minds that So-and-
conquest by challenging
of the top drawer, and
set "about life's burden to him," generally thankful to sell his house and clear out of the county.
(Continued on Paga 10)
erected and will start taking in women patients from January 2, 1936, onward.
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