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HK Enjoys Varied Easter Events
The Easter story in any place that has an Easter at all, is always a bright sunny day, no matter what the weather choosas to bo.
That is because there is always a Spring follow- ing it, accentuating the picture of fashion- able women and Easter brides; long holidays and the Races; and most of all happy chi- dren and their Easter eggs.
Easter this year had all this for long Kong and mare as there were pienies and partics in the country side, At the benches, sports and games in the clubs, after solemn ser- vices and traditional pomp in Ure churches. And Ruin!
MISS WHEELER, MR. EVANS WED
Miss Priscilla Muriel Wheel- Evans
er and Mr. Kenneth
We had vicious downpour were married yesterday at St. that registervet one and a halfToresu's Church.
Inchet on Monday morning. But Father Orlando coularte: the luckily, the use on the list of
the Holidays nud succeested only in washing out a perfeetly good
shay
ornament tennis at the Kolor Cricket Club, and per- lapsine some hundrech
of cage lawn Vowles to spend the day with their farailies.
Roces As Usual
coremony.
The bride was given away by
Mr. G. Fowler, her grandfather. Mr. Derek Readman was bestman,
Misses Joan and Mary Wheeler. the brides youmper aisters, were bridesmaids.
The bride ་་་། il Victorian- style gown of white suti chuy
silver cord Hed meuse, with
and hanging around the warst full both th the front. Hos door-length Lulier veil WIN at- tached to silver sequin dullet wore silver sandals
AJAYRE
The Bares were on yesterday. and that seemed to be the nest Amplant thing with the Cnteny
At Happy Valley on Saturday and Morda Easter Braught about ats youriv burade of beautiful Arun Bites tied with talle mand Women in
scorts.
cap. and
Sho
the ems of flashlar silver bo Armand he neck With chain at the end if włuch
Easter hounets were, however, rew. But aut alimevils, aftra- modern copies, set off in dazzling nttire which mily
tilm
wonien can appreciate, provided come welcome destruction from the horses, especially when fuck var out or the otlar di
belfries
On Sunday morning, of the Christian churches all over the Colony pealed the glorious Resurrection.
The Chinese Christian churches
in the Colony
hol we Easter
open air services yesterday morn-
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1849.
A Model Hut For Squatters
A model wooden hast
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decigned by the Urban Council, for a alte in Mount Davis, where 50 such huts will be built and allotted to squatters. The square hui, 20 feet each side, has two bedrooms, one altting room and a kitiken,
HOUSING PROJECT
IN KENNEDY TOWN
ming a platinum and diamond Under a scheme planned by the Chung Sing Bene-
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POSN
The bridesmaids' Kowns were daffed-coloured organdie
with close-fitting bortices 4รอ!! full skirts with tiered foils on the bottoms
of the kirts
valent Society, 50 squaro wooden huts will be built in Mount Davis, Kennedy Town, and allotted to those squatters whose homes were recently torn down by order of the Govern-
ment.
match the shoulter line. Sashen of Larkspur blue velvet provided a pleasing touch of contrast. A spokesman of the Society told be provided by the Government The Thoir gold sequin
caps the "China Mall" yesterday that with free electricity and water. Jullet were matched with gold sandals, many tenders from contractors No rent will be charged.
sheufs They carchet
blue have been received. The Society tarkspurs eg with gold ribbon. I will have the buts built immed
The bride's
ately after the lowest tender Is
of
Wore
mother
wool-de-chine, with biselt peers-
int, one on the linkind, the rull-length gown of larkspur blue accepted on April 20. uth in the Island,
Rain Interfered
The rain again interfered with the service arranged to be held on the Murray parade ground. As A reguit the service was Unued in St. Jelin's Cathedral.
COTE-
at
The Society will conduct wel- fare programmes including free schooling for youngsters in the district, first aid and health cen- irca.
It was reported that more than
new
sories.
The entire project will be car- After the ceremony a reception fird tut orending to designations was hold
tha Government of the Social Welfare Ofice and | 100 squatters have already rexis- Electrical Department Charters the tiban Council, The Society tered ns memirs of the at Hung Hom.
will e extend GU per cent of the colaty. Mr. and Mrs. Evans are spend- total enst of the huts. The amount ing their honeymoon at Repuise, ixten Pas
extended
Will be repavicl
by
* beneficiaries in installments over
viart of one year. The Tenaming 40 per cent will
hotne
beneficiaries by the
In Kowloon, the pen air ser- view began at the Chinese YMCA Mr. Pardee Lowe, Administra. grounds. This was later shifted tive Director of the United States be into
the Association's auditorium Extention
Fund, arrived here themselves, successfully carried yesterday by Pan Amertens plans | Each but it is estimated will
from Shanghai,
cost $800, but the squatters will
and
was
through,
To the
Cathalle Church in particular. Enster s a festival second to none in the calendar.
Decoration in various pacishes, distributed all over the Colony and in chupets of every convent and Catholic institution, brighton-
ed with flowers and colours, the
HOME FOR AGED WOMEN OPENED
holy bager, shedding their man- A home exclusively for aged women was officially
tles of purple with which her
have been covered all during the 40 days of lent.
Confirmation Rites
The climax of the Callinhe's) Easter came yesterday when hundrevis #T children
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opened at Shatin, New Torritorias, Kowloon, Presided over by Mr. J. Barrow, the opening cere- mony was attended by more than 2,000
persons.
through their confirmation core- aged in the Calony. The first members of "Hain Tien Tao".
money at Nesary Church, Kow-
Joun
one,
Neatness
This is the second home for will be provided to thent by
situated in Ngauchiwan,
and simplicity were Impression gained by Dressed traditionally as minia-
Kowloon City, accommodates the rat
visitors, The home consists of both men and women. ture brides, little girls, bearing
five buildings, one for ceremonial lace entwined candles ok their The Shatin home for wifed was affairs and four for dormitories. places in the cushioned pews, founded by members of "Itsin Besitles the buildings there is a
The boys richly dressed, in the Tien Tuo," a combination of Con- [222]
Manner took their vows
fucianism, Buddhism and Taoism Mr. Shum Choy-wah, Commis- alongside their Catholic sisters, with the assistance of their sinner of New Territories, who is with god-parels of both, stand-alliated aritable organisations, now in charge of the home snid ing protectingly by.
Only women over 60 are aimitted that he intended to ask the Hong Kong Government for more land Though the home was Daly in order to set up a home for
zame
It was A grand day for the to the home. Catholle children, who celebrated
Karden.
their confirmation traditional opened yesterday it is already aged men lavish parties at home attended completely full. Altogether there "Hsin Tien Tan", founded in by friends and relatives in the are B4 women in the home. They the early part of Ching Dynasty, style that no birthday in thei
lives could bring
were recommended bỷ charitable through the efforts made by their organisations, Henceforth. they members has expanded to Singa-
So ends Faster in Hong Kong don't have to worry about anyore. Saigon and places In the
this year.
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thing, as both food and clothing South Seps.
Theyre DELIGHTFUL!
Mrs. Ivy Morris Slightly Better
The condition of Mrs. Ivy K. Morris, who was seriously injured when river pirates at tocked the boat on which she was travelling Saturday night, was reported yesterday even- ing to be slightly improved.
It was learned at Queen Mary Hospital that Mrs. Morris was getting along well after a minor operation.
Mrs. Morris, wife of Mr. W.J Morris of the Works Department
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HMT DUNERA LEAVES FOR UK
IIMT Dunera suiled for the United Kingdom yesterday with personnel of the three Services and their dependents, most of whom are on furlough.
Conspicuous among the parsen- gers were the crew of HMS Sus- sex, who are on leave. Replace- inents for HMS Belfast, aboard which the Sussex personnel had been working sineu their own ship left the Colony last Janungy, arrived by HTC Dunern recently.
Servico Many well - known sporting personalities were nboard, Meluding Mr. C. Tunstall, other- wise known as "See Tec. acer- panted by his wife, SMI Easton and Mrs. East, and Rafferty, zg, Rowlands and Holloway of the Royal Navy Soccer XI.
The Service personnel included 463 men of all ranks. 134 offers, 60 women members and 50 chil- dren.
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There were several civilion pass inters,
including Mr. Kincaid, Mr, H. Lamont and Mr. C. Bradley.
WILLIAM YIP DRUNK AGAIN
at
William Yip who hnd been the convicted several times on charge of being drunk and in- capable faced Mr. Almada Central yesterday again on the same charge.
agod 20, The defendant,
re-
of the Hong Kong Land Invest-ported to be from a respectable ment Company, was returning to family, claimed to be insane. Не Hong Kong from Kongmoon on said that when he was 25 he was the Iwong Fook Cheung when seriously sick. Henceforth, he pirales machine-gunned the, ves- had to have something to drink sel.
all the time. a well-known local Mr. Lau, Chinese sportsman, was killed.
He was remanded for three days for medlen] examination.
But will you be showered
you ? with attention
Don't Jet that' bath - freshness'
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Founder Of China Children's Fund
Dr. Calwit Clarke, Founder and Executive of the China Children's Fund. visited the Happy Children's Home at Fanling, New Territories, dur- ing the week-ond. The Fund supports some 7,000 Chinche orphans in 50 orphanages in China and Hong Kong.
Soma 120 inmates of the Happy Children's Home welcomed Dr. Clarke at a meeting presided over by the Reverend Mr. Lau Yuct-sing.
On behalf of the Homo, Mr. Daniel Dlung, Honorary Superin- tendent of the Home, thanked Dr. Clarke für all that he has done or the Home. Dr. Clarke was plło requestert to convey the Home's gratitude to the sponsor of the Fund in 14, United States
In reply, Dr. Clarkka said that he was glad to see the children looking so well and vo happy. He said he wished all the sponsors in America could be here to see The good work that the Hous was doing.
He also hoped that he could take all children to (Amerleu te give them a treat.
Hc naded that most of the sponsors had the blutures of the! children on the walls or planos, in their houses,
He reminulet the children that us Chinn had come to a most critical stage in her history, they must manice a detormined effort to be good and useful citizens fo that they might take part in the
e-building of a New China.
Dr. Clarke also visited other children at the Fanling Babies' Home, and the Tai Po Orphanage where about 80 children are under the support of the Fund,
Dr. Clarke left today for Shang- ni and North China,
55.
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HUNAN TRIP CANCELLED
Pasangers and cargo aboard the ss. Hunan, which has been delayed by engine trouble from leaving for Tlentsin, will be transferred to another Bitter- field and Swire steamer, the st. Nanchang, it way learned yester- day
The Human has cancelled her trip and is now a B9, under- going repair.
The carro
was taken to the Nanchong yesterday.
A litle more then 100 passen- gers will leave by the Nanchang within two days.
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