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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1980.
the Bride was radiant.
THE
BRIDE
CAKE
WAS
delicious!
A hundred
years ago
...it was
Created
by
THE COLONY'S BAKERS
Into It went the finest Ingredients
went hours
artistry time" cake
Into It
of patient and painstaking to produce the "once in a ilta- the centro-piece of the reception.
Lane Crawford's
1950
Soft as silk-
but how it holds!
Elizabeth Arden
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Lane Crawford's
1950
Talos told' in
"China Mail" files.
Mortality among the British troops, and typhoon disantora along the coast figured largely in survey of local events in the jste summer of 1850-
There is a pretty well nullien- tleated rumour that a rebellion hus broken out in Southern China, and that the Imperial troops have been worsted by the insurgents, who were led to battle by another aspirant for the Em perorship.
The mortality in the 59th Re- tinent has been frightful; for
Jifter the departure of the mall the deaths were at the rate of two and three daily, (an abstract will be found in another column). The sickness is now ating: 150 of the invalids have ship and been moved on board
ther remedial measures taken. The general opinion n3 to the cause of sickness is the old story
Bad Provisions,"
The health of civilians in Vic- foria and other parts of China continues generally good.
Another daring piracy with murder was committed
short
distance from the shores of Hong Kang on the 7th instant,
T
Mr. and Mr. Carlos Franciaco Rodrigues shown after thele wedding at Rotary Church yesterday. The bride was the former Miss Joan Mavla Therese Gulmgami ("China Mail" photo).
Local Weddings
Rodrigues Guimgam
*
PERSONALITY PARAD Chief Manager, Butterfield and Swire
The head of one of Hong sent to Shanghai to join the firm's those parts of China where t Kong's most important com- in 1922, and has been with B & 3 Became a landmark in Shangh Fantern effecs. He arrived there] West had a foothold. The Ar mercial organisations hus i Chlup ever since...
and Hong Kong, where it playe been identifled with it for 28
Job took him to several decisivo role in the progressi
of He is Mr. C. C. Chinese cities years.
irportance, evolution of those cities fro Roberts, chief manager of where he remained one or two mud flats to world contres.
years. He was in Hong Kong on Butterfield and Swire, who ceveral occasions before coming China. for B & S, the main wo
When Mr. Roberts eamo joined the firm in 1922. here permanently in 1985.
Begitu as
af the firm's build-up had d a juice in the ready been accomplished. How Charles Collingwood Roberts organisation, he progressed step ever, he was to mac, as well as. was born in 1000 at Huddersacid, by step antil hc assumed tha Yorkshiro, Hinddersfield has chief ninragership of the company participate in, still further e happy and long association of its in Hong Kong. Mr. Roberts' casa owit with Hong Kong and China is not an exception, beeruse it the Orient Paint Company
In 1934 the company foun because minst of the fine worsted has been a standing rule with E cloths on sale in this part of the & S to give its executives prae- Pinchon, Johnson and Compan Shanghal, In association wli would come from its mills.
.theworld-famous paint map
facturers.
Mr. Roberts is the first momber of his Jamily to join B & S. His father, also a Yorkshire man, worked for many years in Lloyd's Bank.
As a boy young Charles attend- cd Rugby School, celebrated in scholastic annals as the seat of that famous headmuster, Dr.
Arnold. After Rugby he went to Queer's College, Oxford, whera he obtained a degree in modern. lustory.
While at the in any particular line of Oxford he did not
time. Modern history covers the activity, but he bad. a happy
perled from the birth of Christ to the present day, and Mr. Ro- herts
feels
it provides the that it
subsequenų business career. In his own case. Rugby coupled with modern his a normal classical education 85
Glven away by her father, the bride wore a white toffeln gown Miss Joan Mavis Therese tut en princess lines with vell Guimgam, only daughter of match, specially designed by Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Guimgam, Madaine Molinde. She held became the bride of M. bouquet of white gladioli, Carlos Francisco Rodrigues. The bride's sister, Miss Emily eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. F. So, acted as bridesmaid, Sh
Rodrigues. at. Rosary had on gown of blue taffeta,
and carried pink posies. Church yesterday.
MIES Consuelo Tavares, the flower girl, wore a pink taffetni
best Sho looked lovely dreas and also held pink posies.
carried out by Mr. C.L. Rocha The duties of best men were for the bride and Mr. John Lutory at Oxford gave him that for the bridegroom."
mental alertness which paved thes way to business success.
Rev. Fr. HL de Angelis off- ciated.
The bride was led the altar by her father.
satin in gown of
Drud lace with an Elizabethfan collar and long train, Her 12-foot long veil was held in place by pear- lised orange blossoms.
-.
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Rev. Fr. A. Riganti ofelated. The reception was held at St. Margaret's Parochial Hell,
The couple
will leave for
training ior n
Went to Shanghai
MR. C. C. ROBERTS
tical working experience beforet, their assumption of authority.
In these 28 years both the firm's and Mr. Roberts' fortunes prospered.
The Chinese name for the But terfield and Swire organisation
pansion
Suffered badly
The Pacific War was a perla of grent devastation, and B &.) suffered badly. After the war hoavy burden of reconstructio devolved upon Mr. Roberts, ar he undertook the task. wi vigour.
Not only are the sugar refine und the docks running again, b new subsidiaries have been form cd-in the negotiations of whit ke played a prominent part. Erm of Swire and MacLaine w established in association wi MacLaine Watson and: Compar of Java, and its opening marke the return of Butterfeld's to t merchant business which it aban doned when the pace of expa sion took it to other delds..
In 1948 B
B & 9, in partners" with the Lee Kong, founded the Duro P
family Manufacturing Company, wi factory in the Quarry Bay are es just bullt a a large modu! Also in 1948 the firm entere
the with
of
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Australia
Talkoo in
Two junks on their way to She carried a bouquet of white Fecheli, with valuable cargoes, gladiolt.
within sight of were wrecked
Mise Pertha Rodrigues, the Victoria In a gale on the 29th ult., bridesmaid, was gowned in blus in the North Pacific Ocean and not on satin, and carried a posy her going-away dress, the bride sity Mr. Roberts went to Londen means "honourable, long-estab-clation
Macno for their honeymoon. For Soon after leaving the univer-is fafkou. Translated literally the sphere of aviation. In asso the China Sen much turbulent ginioli.
been weather hns
The fower girl experienced.
Miss close one of pink lace with white
und Sona, Hshed house." Indeed, B & S has National Airways, On the 28th ult, the Countess Maureen Ribeiro, who was iden- trimmings.
an association with China stretch- experienced a galetically dressed as the bridesmaid,
ing back nearly 130 years.
Long before Mr. Roberts mads
already nude o
name for itself here.
was
of Eglinton in the 20. North She also carried gladlolt.
from the latitude, and 122. E. Jongtitude. arriving here, dismasted, on the 5th instant.
The Famia" was wrecked off the coast of Lugonia in the same gele; the Captain and part of the crew arrived safely at Manila on the 31st ult.
In
On the 20th ult. the American ship
Akbar" had a gale from the N.E. in 10.50 North latitude,
nd 134,25 East longitude. Amy a severe typhoon was ex- perienced on the 28th and 20th ult. The steamer "Lady Mary Wood" Shanghai was obliged to run into the anchorage at the Six Islands for shelter as was also the Spanish Brig "
Ylocuno." In Hong Kong a smart gale from the Eastword was felt on the 25th and 30th. In Macao it Faw hardest, on the latter day from S.W,
The
to join John Swire Limited, and was subsequently
terests acquired the controlli voice in the
W. Funeral of Mr. F. C. Mow Fung his debut in China, the firm had majo
Hum Chain, while Master Alan Ward acted as pageboy, The The funeral of Mr. Frederick Charles Mow Fung,
was held at the Lit- reception tic Flower Club, King's Park.
The honeymoon is to be spent at Castle Peak und later t Macao. The bride went away In a pink marquisette dress.
Pan-So
•
JP, at the Kowloon Chinese Christian Como- tery yesterday was attended by many brethren of all Constitutions and Masonic Lodges of Hong Kong and Kowloon.
Mr. Mow. Fung died on Oc-
20.
At St. Margaret's Church yes.tober 5 at his residence, Lerday, Miss Lillian Maria Maple Street, Shamshuipo. Beatrice So became the bride of
The Reverend Canon Lee Kau
Colonial Secretariat Office.
yan
E.
Mostly textiles John Swire and Sons, of Lan- don, started a business in Liver- pool in 1812 which consisted and Japan. These goods were mainly of shipping goods to China mostly textiles and woollen ar- ticles from the mills of York- shire.
agents in:
ways Com Paclic
vicing Far Eastern
·E & S Alt
which A
the major airlines. Sel
also operates
eatarmance
afr the
routes
Pacifi
and Suppl
at Kal This Airfield In Shanghel, B & S continue to maintain their offices, despli the contraction of business as result of the Chinese civil war In the inland cities the house
Is still kopt flag will not "pull out. B
of China;. will stand by to await the retur of congenial conditions, which belloves must corne.
It is Mr. Roberta Job to mating
vast
this
Mrs. E. Mainwaring, Mr. W. May, Mr. H. Durrant, Mr. G. C. Morse, Mr. G. Arliss, Mr. R. E. Stott, Mr. J. Skinner, Mr. G. E. Marden; the from Hong Kong to Mr. Philip Lau Hung-pun of the after an encollining service had Lipscombe, Captain F. W. Win- Shanghai got into diMculties, andį
In 1846 John Swire's officiated at the graveside the Reverend Mr. G. H. A. T
Mr. The bride is the daughter of been held at deceased's residence Yard
Skinner, Mr. Mr. J. S Swire himself went to
enterprise for and behalf of Mr. G. A. Jack, Mr. Shanghai to investigate the situa Close,
of a Board Mr. Se Ming-seen and Mrs. So by the Reverend Eh Coals H. E. Bwabey, Mr. C. B. Wang, tion. While there, he decided to
of Director On his decisions re in London, Chiu-ying. The bridegroom's
is own house.
pose virtually the destinies + parents are Mr. Lau Shing and y Mrs. La Cham-sheung,
mental alertness, profound com sight are requirements he canno do without.
came
WAS
In
Eliza Penelope" apparently in the vortex of a Typhoon in 13 North latitude and 113. East longitude, on the Ist and 2nd instant, but without damaging her cargo. few days after the departure of Uw lasi mail the Amazon left port on a trip to Manila, whence she returned on the 20th inst. The Dutch frigate "De Riju" _and_the_United States....Sloop → Plymouth have both left the China Waters.
and the Reverend Cheng Tak-M. F. Wong, Mr. V. de Boolen, actua), date of the firar's several thousand people. Taoi Mr. Mow Fun, aged 68, is Mr. E. Cunningham, Mr. F. M. nunding was December 4, 1666, inercial ability, daring and forei survived by a daughter, Miss A. Kant, Mr. M. N. Rabusch, Mr. A. V. M. Mow Fung, nursing sister, Dodd, Dr. C. W. Lam, Mr. H. and the name given to it was a son, Mr. D. Mon Fung, two Braga, Mr. E. Wong Tape and Butterfield and Swire the term Mocno on the 0th instant.
grandsons and a granddaughter. Mr. A. Gillard.
Butterfeld being derived from The Ten Market
He is also survived by two opened in
Among the many who sent the large Butterfield manufactur- Canton on the 17th instant and sisters Miss Ruby Mow Fung wreaths were: Anna, David, ing concern in Keighley, York we hear that the Amrican ship and Mrs. Parkson, a nephew, Ruby, Em and Park, May, Bertie shire, whose goods John Swire "Oriental" has been taken Up Mr. E. C. Fincher and two nieces and family. Dr. B.W. Two, Mr. and to load Teas for England at £6.0, Mrs. A. E. P. Guest and Miss Mrs. H. Burgoyne, Dr. and Mrs. per ton. The first ship of the Wan Suet-hing.
P FT. Tseung, Dr. and Mrs. season, the Reindeer," left on Among the many representa- Wu, Mr. and Mrs. W. the 20th Inst, Upwards of $3,000 tives of the Masonic lodges who Tani, Mr. and Mrs. R. mas into partnership-
have been subscribed in Canton towards the Exhibition
ttended
were:
Grand Industrial Fund,
und. The Hong Kong Committee, for furthering S: Hill, tha
matter, has
The common touch
the
and Sons were then distributing Despite the enormous nature d In the Far East,
his responsibility, Mr. Robert In 1874 Mr. J.S. Swire took remaing a man who has not los
the J.H. Scolt the common touch. ship-building and engineering Tall and thin, he diffuses the the funeral yesterday Mr. and Mrs. H. Gittins, Dr. S.C. family with yards on the Clyde,
quality of approachability whic gocs-is a testui Mr. C. T.
Mr. James ping.
hiremen, is of 13 streamlined for busine at J. Bruce, Mr. G. W. K. Crawford. Evans, TP. Woods, Joan and but after 1874 a period of
';''eingle not a
unnecess Mr. G. Walker, Captain A. T. Harry Aitken, Mr. and
rapid with
article in
in sight, Powell, Mr. J. Young, Mr. Lee WS.T. Loney, Mr. and Mrs. Law expansion set in. The China
Navigation Company was found- Mr. Roberts was married Wing-chaak, Mr. Thomas Tam, nor Mr. A. L. Landgrist, Mr. Wesley KP, Mr. and Mrs. T Mac-d end the gradual build-up of Hong Kong in 1932 to
Evans, Mr. A. J. Kow, Brow drew Members of the St.An- ita famous
Mr. J. C.L. Wong,
Mr. F. F. Ducerend Mr. D. Leung, Mr. N.T. Sung, Mr. S. and B & S went into the ship-so
Powell, Mr. company ha Until that time the of all
concentrated its ceased to act. A Sandbach, Mr. L. Martland, Mr. L.B. BUY Mr. and Mrs. AvT, { energies in the merchant trade/itmaps typical of the man
The Portuguese has been startedi
Sloop "Irls" of 23 guns arrived at
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of the B & S staff. The Robert children, ali bor hero. af
In 1875 the Arm invaded the avere now in Englári
of
under the designation of the "North China Herald' and bids fair to be a very usciu. journal; nolther pains expense. being spared in getting Thom, Mr. J. Y. Lum,
Chapter W28, Directors of menced. Mr. A it up in a creditable manner.
Bro- the Tung Woh
Hospitals,
Staff of The Hong Kong and Canton ther A. Steven, Mr. C. de Saille Nethersole
Chairman feld Company's
Steamer "Hong
of insurance by assuming Mr. A. Tate, Mr. G. and members Rifle and Revolver Robertson, Mr.
of the Hong Kong Kong,
the representation
school.: on her way from Canton Rhodes, Mr. Davidson, Mr. A.
in China Polico Reserve
The local heads of B & 5 some of Britain's largest insur- caught fire on the 23rd ull., and Tarbuck, Mr. H. J. M. Vanthall, Club
not have tradition for bein Concordia Mark sociation, destroyed; her able. commander
Lodge
the Talkoo Sugar Reaning Com- and Mr. Roberts has personal Mr. P. 721EC, Concordia Lodge M.MM. did not, however, lose his pre-
ying, Mr. C. Wilcox, Lim. Mr. J. Barnes, Mr. F.-R-721EC, River Lodge, Naval any was set up in Hong Kong shunned the glare of pubile fi sence of mind and succeeded, | Ashton, Mr. A. C. Lochtig, Mr.
and and
18 years later the Talkoo However, when Mr. D. F. Lodge, Worshipful by having the deck torn up over H. L. W. Aitken, Mr. H. Gitting, Master, and Brethens of Dockyards made their debut
Landal of Jardine's was, on leave the boilers, in putting a stop to it. Mr. G. T. Bradley, Mr. A. B. Lyen, the Shamrocks Lodge, Staff of the In all that time B & S con- 1646-47 he took his place
Kowloon Taxicab and
solidated their holdings in the undmcial member of the Legis and Chineso coastal ports, and large lative Council.
In 1947-48h Taxi wharf facilities, godowns, as wel was again appointed a Legislativ Company Mavager and Stall as organisational properties were of the Peninsular Hotel, the Wang bullt in Shanghal, Canton, Han Councillor, assuming his seat a the nominee of the Hong Kon Kee Company Limited, the Mow how, and Tientsin. As the drm General Chamber of
Commerce Fung Rickshaw Shop, Members grew its reputation advanced, and Mr. Roberts lives, in of the Hong Kong Police laser the terin Talkoo
alkon came to possess
house on Wongnelchong.“ viats, Loxley and Company, the real significance.
Rond, and spends whatever spar True Light Middle School, Dis-Its large staff, maintained lime he has la developing pensary Staff of the Nethorsole terms of thousands all the way garden. He plays a little gol Hospital, the Shanghal Taxi Com from Tlentain to Canton, gave B and loves to climb the hilis round pany, and many others.
& Sa position of importance in his home.
was within an ace of being totally Mr. J. H. Tinson, Mr. Hul Put the Kowloon Residents Asance companies, Seven years later Identified with local governmen
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