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LONDON GIRL'S ROMANCE
To Marry Swedish Prince
ALLOWED BY SPECIAL BILL
Stockholm.
Prince Charles. nephew of the King of Sweden and younger brother of the late Queen Astrid of Belgium, will marry.next year the daughter of a wealthy and prominent London business man. according to reports here recently.
The rumour of Prince Charles's) engagement to Princess Juliana, beiress to the throne of Holland, was officially denied
the by Prince's father and court officials.
The evening paper says that a bill passed by Parliament this year permitting a Swedish prince to marry the daughter of a for- eign commener has been put for- to make the marriage of ward Prince Charles possible.
Such a change in the constitu- tion. however, needs a two-years' decision by Parliament. The bill,
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1936
London reports say that the engagement of Princess Juliana, daughter of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, to Prince Charles of Sweden, will soon be announced. The reports further state that the Queen will abdicate her throne in favour of her daughter soon after their marriage.
therefore, has been formally put WHO NEXT FOR THE
forward also for next year, after]
which, it is stated, the engagement i will be immediately announced.
The father of Prince Charles's bride-to-be is said to be an insur- Prince Charles, who is ance man. 25. a year ago joined a Swedish insurance company as a "clerk."
DAVIS CUP?
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GREAT PHYSICAL ADVANTAGE
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admiring
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
YEAR
Celebrated By Local Parsees
Among the passengers boobed in ZOROASTRIAN NEW Europe to connect with the EMS. Eharpress of Canada, from Van- couver, which is due here on Fri- day next, were Col and Mrs. A. A. Sharland. Mr. AM. Plenderleith, Mrs. J. Bagnall, Miss F. Leamon. Miss B. Beaven, Mrs. C. C. Mad- docks. Miss B. Maddocks and Mr. CL Hayles, the last three named breaking the journey at Yokohama
The Cheero Club is holding dance at 8 pm.: to-day-
a
Members of the Parsee com- unity in Hong Kong yesterday celebrated the beginning of a [new year, according
the Zoroastrian calendar. Actually there are two Zoroastrian calen- dars but the old one, which was
to
A YMCA whist drive will observed in the days of the old Iranian kings who reigned over take place in the West Loanre atvast kingdoms from India to |9 pm to-day.
Ethiopia, is not now recognised. The present year, 1306, dates St. Stephen's College reopens to from 651 A.D. when Yezdezard day, after the holidays.
III, the last of the Persian Zoroas- trian monarchs of the Sassanian
The Ladies" Branch of the dynasty, was overthrown by the RA.O.C. Association is holding a Mohammedans and the conquered social afternoon in Scandal Paint Hall at 3 p.m. to-day.
The Council of the Football As- sociation will meet at King's Building st 5.30 p.m. to-morrow.
__The_annual__meeting of the Young People's Society, Kowloon. Union Church. will be held at 3.45 p.m. to-morrow.
Persians were given the alter- native of embracing Islam leaving Persia.
FERRY WHARF SCARE
JUNCTION BOX EXPLODES
or
The Palice Branch of the Min-
Some excitement was caused on But that is by the way. We are To watch Jesse Owens run 100 istering League will hold their the Star Ferry wharf at Hong thinking now of the man to fill ametres in 10.3sec and then to monthly whist and mah Jongg Kong about 1 p.m. yesterday when possible vacancy in singles and the watch Helen Stephens TOM 100 drive at the Police Recreation those in the immediate vicinity to-morrow, commencing were startled when a loud exploi C.B.C. HOLD AQUATIC preparation he should undergo to metres in 11.5see and to hear that Club
that end. Charles Hare is my both times are world's records is at 3 pm, $1 being charged for sion, followed by a fash of fames, CHAMPIONSHIPS choice as the youngster-be is somewhat anomalous at an Olym-admission.
indicated that the electric june- only 21-with the greatest possi-piad.
tion box which stands on the right| I see no reason for
The next meeting of the Hong hand side of the ferry wharf had Tsang Ho Fook Winsbilities and capable of introducing!
a little welcome variety into curi the developed masculinity of a Kong Aquarium Society will be exploded. Men's 400 Metres
team as a left hander.
woman even when it is accompani-held in the Biological Department A call was put through to the He has the priceless gift of afed by womanly grace.
of Hong Kong University on Wed. Despite cold and rainy weather, very fast service, can volley AL
I will not continue the theme of nesday next, at 8.30 pm. & talk Fire Station, and a fire engine sr- rived on the scene soon after- the first part of the Chinese Bath-well as drive. and is working hard women's athletics. I merely say on goldfish, being a continuation
wards and extinguished the ing Club's annual swimming cham-to overcome that slow footwork that the contrast between man's of his previous address, will be
|flames, which were licking and pionships were held at
North which has always been his handi- achievements and women's at an given by Mr. R. A. Pereira
charring the roof of the wharf. Point yesterday evening, and will cap.
Olympiad is uncomfortable.
It was stated that the explosion be concluded to-day, commencing|
was due to a short circuit of the at 1 p.m.
electric wires, which burned all
The following were yesterday's results:-
Yesterday's results were:
Men's 50 Metres free-style-1, Chan Wing-kai; 2, Chan Mai-pek. Time: 29.3/5 seconds.
C. M. Jones's Promise
Similarly, I would like to see the A meeting of the Licensing Olympic Games confined to track Board is to be held in the Connell And he is one of the very few and feld athletics. Let other games Chamber on Friday, November 6.
Englishmen who have beaten F. J-have equivalents-just as tennis at 3.30 p.m., for the purpose of the insulations.
The Hong Kong Electric Com- Perry in a serious match, even if has its Davis Cup. The modern considering applications for pub that match was only a three setter. Olympiad is too conglomerate. licans' licences, hotel keepers ad-pany was notified of the mishap, and the damage was repaired I have always thought C. M. This is not the time, however, to junct licences and restaurant ad- Jones, of Norwood, had very great discuss the pros and cons of these junct licences for the year 1936-37. within two hours of the occur- Ladies' 50 Metres free-style.-1, Miss Leung Yak-chun; 2, Miss Ng Possibilities from the day I saw contentions.
The eleventh Olym- him make his tournament debut in piad is still in progress. How- While on patrol in Tole Harbour,
Shun-ying. Time: 38.2/5 seconds.
rence.
Children's 50 Metres free-style-a certain Gallery L.T.C. open meet-ever, the main part of the pro-last week. members of the crew of TWO DEATHS FROM
seconds.
50-1/5 seconds.
Ploughman (Denmark). Lund
in consecutive matches.
Men's 100 Metres back-stroke (Germany) and Pelizza (France), 1. Chun Kai-him; 2, Chun Mui-pek Time: 1 minute 22 seconds.
Ladies 200 Metres breast-stroke.---
1. Miss Loo Po-kum; 2, Miss Cheung
seconds.
And then
most
TYPHOID
Catholic Community Bereaved
*
1. Miss Fook Kwan-yuen; 2, Missing. People have not always agre-gramme, the track and field events, H.M.S. Delight caught a 250- Kam Yuet-ming. Time: 47.4/5 ed with me about the merit of within the Stadium are over, and pound turtle which they brought|
Jones, but this Wimbledon, Jones it is sufficient for the present to back to Hong Kong and presented Ladies 109 Metres back-stroke.—
Miss made a fine reply to all his critics summarise those results in 1, Miss Chun Fung-hing:
im-to the chef of the Hong Kong Leung Sui-cheng, Time: 1 minute by beating three overseas players, mediate perspective.
Hotel, who ended the creature's America's 14 Wins
career on Saturday preparatory to America and Germany were the ladling him out as soup this even-
MISS OPHELIA TAVARES nations. successful he ran the great Allison to four U.S.A. had 14 wins in
The ing the 29 sets. two of them advantage ones.
events. Of these 14 wins.
All members of the Hong Kong Miss five
Ophelia. Tavares, the youngsters, Hare,
were won outright by coloured men
Volunteer Defence Corps have been daughter of Mr. F. J. Tavares, se- Wilde, and fones, seeri a little lacking in temperament a strong apart of the U.S.A. bear was is being given at Corps Headquar- Manufacturing
and in one event-the sprint reinvited to a cocktail party which cretary of the Hong Kong Rope Company Ltd, point with "obby" Tinkler, and coloured
ters on, Wednesday, September 30, passed away at her residence at they have not the consistency Germany secured six wins, offat 6 p.m. in honour of Lt Col HL No. 12, Robinson Road, shortly. which used to be such a feature which three were in the women's B. L. Dowbiggin, 0.B.E.. daring after midnight on Saturday. of British lawn tennis. A ten-
thel The funeral took place at dency to fail at crises, and poor ated the distance races, and placed to him.
events. Finland, as usual, domin-which a presentation will be made. headwork are definite deficiencies first and second in the 3,000 metres
Roman Catholic Cemetery yester- day, when the Rev. Fr. Spada of- hurdles and 10,000 metres, they
ficisted,
being those present This is just where the LT.A..got all three places in the 5,000
Mesers A. F., A. M., Alva M., A. The Kent boxing stable consists to my way of thinking, should stepmetres.
E and A. R. Tavares, and F. C. Collaco (uncles), Dick and Billie
All three Time: 3 minutes 43.2/5
400 Metres free-style 1. Tsang Ho-fook; 2, Chun Loi-pek. Time: 5 minutes 54.4/5 seconds.
Men's
KENT BOXERS MAY BE SEEN IN SHANGHAI
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Eradicating Weaknesses
INCIDENT AT LIDO DANCE ESTABLISHMENT
of four fighters, three of whom,in. If the Selectors decide, and I Japan was once more efficient în Prandy, Foster and Fitzgerald think they must, that our next the long jump, hop-step-and-jump. According to a Police report, Tavares (cousins), the Sisters, have been seen in action here, Davis Cup player, or players in and pole-vault, and this time broke Corporal Colins and Lance Cor-pupils and Children of Mary of Prandy is bound to prove the the case of the doubles, must come new ground by producing two re-poral Fearson are alleged to have the Italian Convent, Messrs. S. A biggest drawing card outside Len-from this quartette, why not take markable marathon men. Son and assaulted the proprietor of the Marcal, H. H. Xavier, J. Baptista, koski. Prandy earned a big fol- the little company in hand during Nan, who gained first and third Lido Cabaret about 1 a.m.F. L. Marques, A. C. Botelho, J
yesterday. lowing for his brilliant showing the coming off-months and try to places in the marathon.
The men, who were S. Landolt, B. White, J. P. Pereira, against Magee at first and then eradicate the weak spots in their. They are assiduously assimilat-in plain clothes at the time of M. F. Baptista, J: M. Vieira, A. J.j in an exhibition with several of game?
ing themselves to Olympic require-|the incident, are now stated to C. Rocha, O. H. Rocha, E. Roza. his sparring mates.
Class Of His Own,
at
A great chance was missed by ments, and at Tokyo in 1940 they be under military detention. The H. Sequeira, J. L Alves,' An V. omitting to send Hare, Wilde and will have a formidable team. manager of the Dance Hall states Barros, F. J. Rodriques, C. Jones to America with Fred Perry, Great Britain and the Empire that the trouble arose through 2 Pereira, A Castro, J. F. Souza, The British seaman is in a class but intensive work under cover at. were relatively successful with dispute over dancing tickets." by himself as far as science and say, the Covered Courts Club, Dul- three wins, six seconds and four speed are concerned, but it rewich, during the winter, might to thirds. But we had several dis mains to be seen whether he can some extent` make
up
·
stand up to heavy and savage on-ground.
slaughts, for it will be remember-
ed that in his exhibition with De-
Tactical Genius
the lost appointments. Our sprinters lack-
ed the necessary múscular prepara-
ABANDONED SILVER FIND
tion that continued · competition A sack of silver and electro-| [gives, but in any case would have plate, valued at between £50 and bell he was shaken up badly by If a great tactical genius like been no match for the American £75, has been found abandoned in heavy blows.
Roper Barrett, or a veteran pair negroes.
Cardia
It is interesting to learn that such as A. D. Prebble and W. A, Debell, who has been in hard Ingram, took the youngsters in
training, is ready to take a crack hand on the courts, and Harry Lee Father And Child
at any featherweight or light or E. W. Austin gave them some weight here who likes to mix it real battles in singles, I am cer Debell is now 130 pounds, but can tain that there would be a great
A. Grand Everst
to
(and others..
The deceased, who celebrated her 20th birthday last week, was a victim of typhoid.
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Another Victim
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Another young member of the Catholic Community who cumbed to the same disease-wis Master Peter, Lee, a pupil of the Seminary. Catholic Cathedral, who died at the French Hospital
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take off a few pounds if necessary, improvement all round by the time A verdict that the father mur-(he had an attack; of influenza, and The deceased was the son
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suicide while of unsound mind him.
Shing Commercial Institute, and arranged between Prandy and But the authorities must be up was returned at a Northwood, Mrs. Ferrier was greatly dis-entered the Seminary about five Jackie Parks, who claims the and doing if Britain is to have Middlesex, inquest last month or tressed, and when the coroner Mr. years ago for the purpose of be-
capable understudies ready featherweight title of Korea,
Francis Ferrier, aged 49, a night |Reginald Kemp, produced the note coming a Catholic priest, Parks is a crowd pleaser and is up, not crawl with trepidation.watchman, and Jean Ferrier, aged which was found, in the car she The funeral took place at the|
into our 1937 Davis Cup team, 3, of Bilton-gardens, Perivale fairly popular here. He packs 'a
exclaimed, "What did he say? Catholic Cemetery yesterday, the should the necessity arise. heavy punch and is fast. AL
The
man and child were found Did be leave anything for me? He Rev. Fr. Brokes officiating. A large though lacking the finer techri-
shot in a saloon car at Euislip, was such a good, man. number of mourners, relatives and que of Prandy he should give the
and the little girl, who was still A constable stated that the butt friends, were present, including British champion a tough battle
alive, was murmuring fumery of a gun was on the floor of the the father, with whom much sym
A note inside the car written by car, with the barrel between Fer-pathy will be felt.
BOYS' ROPE RESCUE.
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Grier's legs. There was also s
I am sorry to take the kid, box of cartridges
- Fitzgerald should be given an- Two Manchester boys, camping other crack at André. After out at Crugan, near Pwllheli, were Ferrier read:- classing Andre in the first six trapped by the tide, ou Llanbedrog rounds, the Briton lost narrowly Beach and had to climb 50 yards) when the Russian rallied and had on to a narrow ledge of rock, him groggy on the anal bell from which they were lowered by China Press
by repes into a boat.
but it will save her a lot of Albert Heary Breakwall, of Park manner. heartbreak..
Pa Side, Cricklewood," said
Ferrier The Coroners You can se The widow said that her has came to his shop and bought a gun without any licence a hand had not been normal since igun: « He seemed strange.
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