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WORLD LOOKS ON AS PRINCESS WEDS Canton Steamship
AN ALL-WHITE BRIDE IS MARRIED IN
REGAL SPLENDOUR
London Pays Tribute The Old Glory Returns To London
To Royal Pair
London, Nov. 20.
Amid cheering crowds, in a glitter of scarlet and gold, Princess Elizabeth, Heir Presumptive to the British Throne an all-white bride-today was married to Lleut. Philip Mountbatten, newly created Duke of Edin- burgh.
Lover's Knot
For Special
Postmark
London, Nov. 20. The King has authorised the provision of a
special posimark to commemorate
the wedding.
It takes the form of a bow tied with a lover's knot, surmounted by two wedding bells and bears the letters **E" and "" in the left and and right hand loops.
I will be in use until the end of the month.-Reuter,
Cheers Rise
For Royal Newly-Weds
(By ROBERT MUSEL)·
Westminster Abbey,
London, Nov. 20.
The
The first act in the ceremony came promptly at 11.03 a.m. (GMT) when the bride's mother, Queen Elizabeth, drove in the procession from Buckingham Palace.
Almost simultaneously, the bridegroom left the Paince of Ken-
the
Royal sington, some two miles ncross
expanse of Abbey. paris, on his way to Westminster
dis- where a tinguished array of guests, including representatives of almost every nation, had taken seats.
گردی
Forty minutes ifter, In the 1,000 yeur.uhl Abbey, the Archbishop
Canterbury pronounced the Princess and the Duke "man and wife,"
Lyng before this, Lon1. doners and visitors from
the provlaces and all parts of the world had packed the streets surrounding thu Palner, the Abbey and the Royal route-soin estimater put their number at 2,000,. 000.
As big a cheer as London has ever known thundered cut from the packed throng as they caught sight of the bride,
Two scoriel coated outriders on white horses led the proces. sion and a pair of grey horses Mrew the bridal conch, with fts coachman in scarlet and knee breeches standing on a red and gold box.
sulte.
junto her Philip replied with
arm "I will."
As
Turning to the Princess, the
her addressed Archbishop "Elizabeth Alexandra Mary" and Wilt thou spoke the questions: have this man. Wil thou obey him and serve him, love, honour and keep him, in sickness and in health."
Quietly the Princess replied " will.
Taking the wedding ring of White Welsh gold from the Archbishop the Duke placed it on the third
of Elizabeth's finger left hond, repenting after the Archbishop the vows that gen. erations of English-speaking hus. bands have minde: "With this ring i thee wed, with my body I thee worship and with all my worldly goods I then endow."
"Man And Wife" Finally, at 11.45, the Archbl. Behind the concl
came two shop completed the union by de Slate landaus, each drawn by aclaring:
"I pronounce that they pair of bay horses and convey-be man and wife together," and ing members of the Princess's gave the blessing.
Around the coach trotted the of York followed......
The address by the Archbishop (Sovereign's escort or seven off. After the final blessing, a“fan. Icers and 110 men, glitteringly fare was sounded, the congrega.. strains of the arrayed in plumed helmets and tlon sang the National Anthem Wedding March are still uniforms of scarlet and blue, and the Royal couple, with the
waved echoing from the organ crowd as she arrived at the Ab- Margaret, withdrew
to the King. the
Queen and Princosa in the Abbey and I am bey and then helped by her standing here, watching conch. She paused for a moment
father, stepped lightly out of the Chapel of Edward the Confessor
to sign the marriage register. Elizabeth and Philip re-and looked up at the great Ab- Princess Elizabeth took her hus As the couple walked back, ceive a tremendous ova- bey.
band's arm and, to a fanfare of tion as they step from hand on her father's arm slowly Wedding March, the bridal pre trumpeta and Mendelsohn's the great building.
cession noved down the aisle lo the West Door" of the "Abbey,
un-
The crowd is something hollevealde and the noise sume, I just watched a person being
- taken by-fuinted.
•
The Princess
Then she walked witl her
inside.
High Spirits:
past 11 o'clock when the Queen,
The bridegroom
Into the
Bella pealed as the Princess and her husband stepped out of out from the
highest spirits when he and the boat man, the Marquess of Mil. ercwds.
after cheer rong Was in the the Abbey arm in hand. Cheer
In their burnished scarlet, ford Haven, left Kensington
Palace for the Abbey.
the Household Cavalry is form- ed in front of the glass coach. They have made a path for the smiling newlyweds.
carefully
The bride stepped into the coach. Her white train
It was exactly four minutes was folded behind her and the
Smiling happily. the Princess
in a gown of apricot and gold, bridegroom stepped in beside and Princess Margaret, in her her. white bridesmaid's dress, with n little wreath of white flowers in waved and the Duke saluted as her, hair, drove away from the they drove back side by side to grand entrance of Buckingham thronged streets.—Reuter,
The Royal couple is amiling and bowing and waving and they are turning now and again to smile at each other in radiant Palace. happiness.
They travelled in a glass conch As they sat in the coach, once the property of a former Philip took the Princess's hand Lord Mayor
and you could see her smile by a pair of greys with a cap.
Lain's escort
Bells Peal
St. Margaret's began a wedding
of
ceremonial throngs who her
Preceded by scarlet-coated out-riders of the Household Cavalry, wearing dress for the first time since the war, Princess Elizabeth waved to cheering packed the square before Buckingham Palace to see her leave for the Abbey with father.
blue-coated midat
Behind rade out-riders. In their was the Royal Standard.
Along the Mail. million people
half a shouted
Philip Turned Tables On Photographers
London, Nov. 20. Lieutenant Philip Mount- batten. the Duke of Edin- burgh, turned the tables on press photographers last night.
The Duke, attending --1-- "stag party" with some close friends and his uncle. Earl Mountbatten. Governor General of India, permitted the proos to photograph the after party drinking beer Kupper.
When the photographers had finished taking their shots, Philip then insisted snapping the photo- graphers.--Associated Press.
on
Royal Wedding's Most Exciting Moment
of London-drawn
Household and shining and and toll, white Queen's conch
sion down the ulnie,
B
moment,
London, Nov. 20.
themselves hoarse as the Princess drove to her wed- ding.
Here are shown members of the Household Cavalry,
wearing their white-plum- ed helmets, red cloaks and white buckskin trousers."
They are rehearsing for the Royal Marriage proces- slon-APhoto.
H.K. Celebrates With Pomp And Pageantry
With_pomp and martial pageantry, Land Forces,
Thought To Be Mined By Pirates
Canton, Nov. 20. Pearl River delta pirates are believed to have been responsible for the tragedy which over- took the Chinese-owned river steamer Kwei Hoi in Tai Shek Passage, six miles below Canton, on Tuesday night, when the ship was blasted by a mine which killed 17 passengers and seriously injured 18 others.
.
This is the second mishap to The Tai Shok Passage in ono befall the converted LCI since of the narrowest channels in she started the Hong Kong the river, and it is believed that Canton night run. A mine ex-the bandits towed out the mino ploded near her hull on Oct. and anchored it in the channel 2. a few days after her owners only a few minutes before the had received п threatening Kwpi Hol was due to PAUS letter demanding H.K.$100,000 through. Positioning of the ex-
protection money."
plosive was perfect. There was
There is general belief about 11 feet of water in tho here that that river bandita fchannel at the time of the ex- were out to demonstrate their plosion.--Reuter. [arrogated powers of levying a
toll on river traffic. The Kwel Hof, listing alongside her berth here, with a gaping hole in her bottom, la mute testimony of their success.
The ship, which always made the river run at night, left the wharf here at 10 p.m. on Tucs- day with 180 passengers nboard. They were mostly women traders who come to Hong Kong for commodities to seit in Canton.
BOAC Survey
Flight To Japan
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BOAC is conducting a
When navigating Tai Shek survey flight to Japan Passage, about alx 'miles from
the city, at 11 p. she was on Tuesday, preparatory ataken by a terrific explosion, to extending the Cor- en great as to tear the stand poration's Poole - Hong compass from its moorings on Kong service to Tokyo, the bridge and set the fire ex- the "China Mail" learn- tinguishers in operation.
Appalling Scene
The ship Immediately hoved
ed yesterday.
A special planis (Captain
to and her Master, Captain Rudd) will fly to Iwakuni and Archie Hutton, formerly of the return the following day (Wad Royal Navy, after posting Inesday);
Mr. A.D. Bennett, Hong
armed guards -to-prevent-- any possible boarding by pirates. Kong Manager of BOAC, and led a rescue party below to the Mr. J.W.S. Brancker, Head of holds where the
BOAC's Eastern Division, are already in Tokyo-discussing the" were accommodated.
passengers
An appalling scene was re-subject with SCAP,. vealed. Tho mine had torn n
large hole through the double
The two BOAC officials are scheduled to return to Hong
Mails Ban
bottom of No. 1 hold and the Kong by the survey plane. dead and wounded were strewn among the debris of the aenta, It was officially confirmed while
water poured through yesterday that air, mail servico into the compartment.
between Hong Kong and Japan
Hong Kong, represented by 25th Royal Artil-Rescue work was immediate has been temporarily suspend.... lery, the Buffs, the Devons and the Inniskill- ing Fusiliers yesterday celebrated the wed- ding of Princess Elizabeth and Lt. Philip Mountbatten.
In the green and secluded valley of Sunkunpto, the mass bands of the Regiments were on parade.
"Then there followed the troop- ing of the colturs and the fring of the Royal Salute by 25th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Additional colour was given by the pipers and drummers of the Inniskillings in their picturesque kills and usiform.
The Salute
་
After the Governor (Sir Alexander Grantham), who was in uniform, had taken the salute,
which
ly started, dead and woundeded as a result of SCAP's ruling being brought up to the deck that commercial airlines are the under the direction of the Cap-only legal carriers of air mail. tain, who also did what ho
A Government spokesraan Bald could to give emergency medi- that air mail service to Japan... Your Excellency's Government
will be resumed next week or and the Colony of Hong Kong cal attention. for the happy event of this day When the tally was completed, early next month when BOAC when the wedding of HRH three men, 13 women and one opens up a service between the Princess Elizabeth is taking place in child were found to be dead, 18 Colony and Japan, London. Macao sends
The RAF carried ma3) be sincere uffering from serious injuries, congratulations to the Colony of and others were slightly hurt. tween the two places previously. Hong Kong and shares the hap piness of United Kingdom and
Lucky Escape British Empire in this memor.
"The Colonel" Is. The ship/arrived back at her able date."
The following reply has been borth, lipting sharply, at 1.10 sent by His Excellency the Gov. a.m. yesterday,
wounded were "On behalf of the Government a.m.
crnor:
THE LONDON → SCENE - Pg 12
The dand and removed by 3
there was no
7
Due On Sunday
Peiping, Nov. 20.. Colonel Robert McCormick's
visit
be gauged from the fact that He spent the last part of his the hull of the former LCI, | four-day visit to: Pelping in his constructed of special steel, hotel room where he was 'con- was torn like paper.
fined with a kad cold. United Press,
Only her double bottom, with Its 82 compartments, prevented her sinking in the channel and blocking river traffic for weeks.
PIPER PILOTS Fort St. John, British.
Columbia, Nov, 20., Clifford Evans and George Truman, round-the-world filers, landed their, Piper Cub planes: here in a temperature: nine do grees above zero as, snow fell;
Snow plows cleared the field for their arrival from Watson Lake.
buck as he squeezed it. It is a Cavalry, with their blue
and people of Hong Kong Ithank Fortunately, most unusual gesture of affection scarlet tunics for Royalty in public.
breastplates
the drums and pipes of the Royal Food or the congratulations and panic on board, and equally previously scheduled
good wishes of the Government
cancelled plumed helmets.
Inniskilling Fusiliers started the and people of Macao on the oc fortunate was the fact that the Nanking was Behind the The bells of the Abbey and came three State landaus.
programme off,
of Hermine did not explode under health reasons today, The most exciting moment of the Royal Wedding
casion of the marriage WAS
After the completion of the Royal Highness Princess Eliza No. 3 hold, where the diesel oil todny. He plans, to stay there He arrived in Shanghai at dusk when. Inside the Abbey, the wedding stood still for a moment In the first was the King of when the Princess's train caught on the steps going up to the
musical programme,
in beth. It is indeed a joyful occa for the ship's engines is stored. Junt Sunday when he will leave peal that will last for hours.
cluded the Worlding Norway, the King
March slon." of Rumanla altar.
The force of the explosion can for Hong Kong. It was the same for the and the Queen of Hellenes, In
from Lohengrin and "Hearts of of Lt. Philip Princess And ber handsome the second were the King and The heavy train, with its stood at the Poet's Corner of Dale" (in honour
Mountbatten). the regimental Duke all the way to Bucking- Queen of Denmark, and mem-hundreds of thousands of seed- the Abbey, laughing and chat-
marches were played as the bers of the Queen's ham Palace.
Buite tra- pearls, proved too much for the ting with his heat man.
colcurs King's and Regimental velled in the last carriage, Five minutes after they left,
ittle Prince pages to handle, As ho moved to his place marched past. ・・ There were especial cheers as the crowds were aroused again the Princess's
For white-haired
Elizabeth besido his beautiful bride, The sounding of Retreat, the when the King's escort of grandmother, the Dowager paused, looked anxiously around Queen Elizabeth smiled en-bugle notes of which stemed to
drove with the at little Prince Willları and couragingly and nodded Household Cavalry, carrying Queen Mary,
her echo
Valley, was through the awords one of them carrying Princess Royal from Marlborough Prince Michael,
followed by the National Anthem head. a batile axe - preceded the House.
Philip turned and murmured A fanfare of trumpets herald. to her and then, the King riep- mony Philip snapped
At points during the cere-and the Royal Salute.
The only mishap was at the coach procennion of foreigned the start of the bride's processing out of position, bent down military position his
into end of the performance, when a Royalties back to the Palace.
finger drummer collapsed and had to be On The Balcony Slowly the procession advant. and igred the train with tips tightly against his trouser assisted off the field after the Princess Elizabeth and the ed down the nave with chores he help of the best man, the legs-it was his only outward bands lind marched cr Duke of Edinburgh appeared on ters of the Royal Chapel singing Marquess of Milford Haven. sign of nervousness.
Fireworks the balcony of Buckinglin
as they preceded the bride, her
The Duchess of Kent, in a Elizabeth smiled only when At night a searchlight and fire. Palace at 1.83 p.m. (10.38 p.m.
page and the bridesmaids,
pectacular brocaded silk gown she emerged from the shrine of works display was given by H HK time) and received
briliant with her famous, dia- the Confessor on the aim of M. Ships in harbour.- At The Altar
Shortly before nine the rouds A tremendous ovation from the As the Princess reached the monde, looked anxiously at her her husband. She made a deep crowd before the Palace gates.
foot of the Altar, Philip stopped young son as he wrestled with custsy to the King and Queen along the Praya were lined with The King and Queen appeared forward to join her and
and as she rose both her people watching the display and the
Central district motor. behind them and Queen Mary Archbishop of Canterbury, Prl-
She exchanged looks with the parents smiled proudly at her traffle was held up owing to the and Princess Andrew of Greece mate of All England, sicod be. Duchess of Gloucester who was and got an answering smile.crowd. and Princess Margaret als up- fore than.
qually concerned about her United Presa. The interior of the Abbey had young son, been transformed, its customary quist gloom changed into bustling blaze of Light and colcur: The order of service was the standard ritual of the Church o! England Proyer' Bookc
the simple but beautiful language of more than three centuries ago, and a' ncle of impressive solem nity charged. the Archbishop's
peared.United Presa.
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the train.
After signing the register
the Chapel of St. Edward Many Hurt In
the Confessor and starting back hrough the Church as tho gan played Mendelsohn's Wedding March, the young pagos, again were unable to hundle the train going down, tho stops.
Wedding Crowd
London, Nov, 20, It was officially announced that the casualties in the vast crowd amount
In the
Gold Smugglers Behind Attempted Suicide?
sallor of the s.s. "Nanchang" who attempted suicide by hanging yesterday is believed by waterfront circles to be connected with the seizure of 108 taels of gold by Preventive Officers on Wednesday, the "China Mall” learned last night.
He was
They hoped to go to Edmonton on Friday but weather fore casters warned the temperature was expected to drop, to zero and know was falling in the Edmon- ton aron-United Prose
The Weather
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All Naval ships Inharbour were lit up last night, RAN
More gold was brought into ing house of double-crossing in a Among those who visited Gov. erament Hours yesterday morn Hong Kong by carriers on board gold deal. Ing to convey through the the vessel than the amount seiz
accused of having
The Biberian antiopelada, conilnik, fo Governor their congratulation to ed, it was alleged.
"misappropriated" the balance of The 49-year-old sallor Princess Elizabeth wera:
was the gold which the Preventive dominate & Asia. The typhoon about 400 milles : WNW,et Gunna récurving and. The Roman Catholic Bishop of found hanging in one of the officers failed to And in other will probably more NNE Hong Kong (Mgr. Valtorta), ship's hold at 8.30 a.tn. yesterday parts of the "Nanchang."
Moderate NE wide, Apap He was cut down and only im tlig Chinese Government's Com
It was alleged that in fear of Yesterday's Wastiçer som Ne ortifcial respiration future attacks, the man, wlither Maximum: $74 dra, Tuhk of Foreign Affairs mediato missioner
• tried to | Minimum: 34,4-day. Fak (Mr. T. W. Kwok). Honourable saved his life. He was removed mentally, unbalanced,
hang himself after returning to Burakina: 10,4 hours), 2 Legislative Councils and mem "As ye shall answer at: the
the vessel from the Beaten Up"---
boarding | Rainfalls" Nil. Total:ʻalone - Zani S dreadful day of judgment" ti
1691.4..=102,48_labjida aratání an as the leading bridesmaid, plek- time 23 has been hospitallard, several; bers of the Contular Corpa baad. The sailor,waterfront circles house.
ed by the Doyen Mr. G, D, Bertold the "Chufia - Män!!" yiiberday,) Atiwili berotalled-
--that on disclose whether they knew ofed up the train and helped the With Traclured Tego." | any impediment to their tar little boya-.down to the rea begun to gatheron, Westminster, American': Consul General ....
An ently as 1.30 p.m. crowds had}
visited West Point boarding Wednesday morning, con after The Governozi. (Sir. Alexander house on Wednesday night the arrival of the "Nanchang" Then the Archbishop, address carpet five steps below; Bridge to see Princess Elizabeth and Grantham) has received the fol. There, he was beaten up by from Bangkok an route to Bar at max1024) 1018. m.b. ing the bridegroom simply a during the ceremony than her Waterino station to board their fernor of Macho. SAM
lelizabeth was more sober the Duke of Edinburgh drive, to towing telegram from the Gov. some unknown persons and Shanghal Preventive Officers Mat. Humidity Co "Philip" questioned him: VOL
strung up by the thumbs, found 10 bars of gold in Ave Dew Poins 041 432 44 thou love her comfort her und Aandsome escort, Ariadna hónaytbodu (train-for-Romsey, Hump-The Coltnya of Blacao, and The same circles, said that the packages conccaled under old Wind Direction... ENE forsaking other, kes thise only. Before the ceremony Phill shire United Press.
Agentel this Government, «rejoice with! sality was accused at the board.. ropes and canvas in an aft locker, Wlad Murod za
volco as he called on the coupleThis time Princess Margaret, led 1,045. perions, by 1 p.m., by which Members of the Executive and to the Kowloon- hospital,,
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