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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1937.
LEON DEGRELLE
WEDDINGS
Two Ceremonies Yesterday
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ELECTION IN BELGIUM
(Continued from Page `1.)"
appealed to the people. The pro- paganda of Degrelle was doubtely taking a grip on the peo- ple of Belgium and, the Govern- ment changed its policy to cut some of the ground under "De- grelle's nimble feet.
A month ago Degrelle challeng- ed the Government to an open duel by ordering the only Rexist representative to resign from the Chamber and he would stand in his place himself.
The Government accepted the challenge and put up as their candidate Van Zeeland who had
· M. VAN ZEKLAND
always regarded himself outside MERCHANTS
party politics. It was a trial of strength
Fascism and
between
parliamentary Government.
What would the coming election mean to the outside world? asked
Mr. Hodson. If Degrelle wins the
jority it would equally be a set-
PROTEST
AGAINST TAX
Owing to the levy öf an extra wedding took party balance would be unchang- pretty
ed in Parliament but it would be‘á | tax on salt, the Canton salt, mer- place at the Rosary Church, Kow- tremendous flip to the Rexists chants in Canton have ceased to loon, yesterday afternoon between
and a tremendous blow to Belgium; | do business as a protest, Miss Carmen Marie. Therese
If Van Zeeland wins with a ma-
When Dr. H. H. Kung, the Fin- Pereira and Mr. Edward Hope
ance Minister passed through Hong Meadows, clerk, Royal Army Medi-
back in the same cause but its in-Kong on Sunday, on his way to cal Carps, attached to the Mill-ternational significance would not England to attend the Coronation, tary Hospital, Bowen Road. The be so positive. It would, said Mr. representatives of the Canton salt Rev. Father Rossi officiated."
Hodson, contrm Belgium's polley merchants seized the opportunity to retreat from the armament poto petition Dr. Kung against the imposition of the extra tax on salt, and it is said that Dr. agreed to telegraph their request to the Nanking Finance Department for favourable consideration.
The Church was artistically de- corated, with tall palms, which❘lley and it would be a victory for formed an avenue from the door Government over the allurement to the a'tar.
of dictatorship..
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There were rumours, Mr. Hodson concluded, that the Little Entente are about to join up with the Franco-Russia system and form a Danubian block. This was not a wildly fantastic position but Mr. Hodson advised that these rumours
It is also reported that the re- presentatives of the Cantón salt merchants have requested the Eong Kong Chinese Chamber of Commerce to support their peti-
The bride looked charming in a dress of white satin with a yoke and long close-fitting sleeves of transparent" white silk lace, her long vell of heavily embroidered net was held in place with a wreath of orange blossom, and she carried a sheaf of white lilies should not be accepted at facetion, as the tax will affect the Chi-
Her sister Miss Marie Pereira | value.
was bridesmaid, and looked de- Hightful in a graceful dress of
2 wedgewood-blue silk-moire, made and short with a coatee effect. puffed sleeves; and she wore a bandeau of the same colour in her hair,
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The bride was given away by her father. Mr. A. P. Pereira and Mr. H. E Marriott was the best
YOAN.
CUNNINGHAM—LAM
At the Registry of Marriages yes terday afternoon, Miss Constance Lam, daughter of Mr. Lam Kai Tseung, of the Civil Service, be- came the bride of Mr. Edward Samuel Cunningham, of the Colonia Secretariat's Ofice. Mr. TS. Whyte-Smith. Registrar of Marriages,
and the witnesses were the bride's father and Mr. W. E Broadbridge. reception was later held at the Gloucester Hotel.
officiated
PRESS COMMENT ON GERMAN PROTEST
A
RICE EXPORT TO
CANTON DELAYED
Canton, Apr. 6.
Owing to the Canton Customs declaration that all imports of rice must be covered by verification certificates issued by the Canton Food Control Society. delay and misunderstanding has been occa- sioned by the Canton Food Control Society's refusal to accept the responsibility of issuing the neces- sary certificates to the Hong Kong rice merchants.
Consequently, the shipments of rice to Canton have been delayed, pending a satisfactory reply to the telegram which has been despatch- ed to the Nanking Finance. De- partment by the Hong Kong rice merchants..."
Chinese Evening Press.
CHINESE EXHIBIT FOR NAGOYA
nese in Hong Kong alike.--- Chinese Evening Press.
PRESIDENT LEAVES
CANTON
Canton. Apr. 6." Yesterday afternoon President Lin Sen left for Hunan by the Canton-Hankow Rallway, the high civil and milltary.officials assemb- ling at the Wong Sha rallway station to see him off.
President Lin Sen was escorted to
the borders of Hunan Province by high military officials and a special bodyguard of picked troops. He is expected to reach Hang Chow to- morrow, and thence he will proceed to Kwellin.
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It is reported that Generals Li Tsung-jen and Pei Chung-hst, the newly appointed Commander and Vice-Commander-in-Chief of the Firth Route Army. and Gènerai Wong Kuk-chor are preparing to give President Lin Sen a grand reception. Chinese Evening Press
VALENCIA CALL TO COLOURS
Paris Apr. 6. A Spanish Government decree from Valencia orders all Spaniards of military classes 1032-36 'in France to report immediately to their Spanish Consuls for service in the Spanish war-
Capetown. Aprij 6. Commenting on Germany's pro-
Peiping, April 6, writes: test, the "Cape Times
Scores of art objects, including "The Union's proclamation can nephrite, chinaware and lacquer only become a combative measure ware was sent from here to the against Germans in South-West Pan-Pacifc Peace Exposition in Africa when the Germans there Nagoya to-day, it was learned resort to those subversive activi-here. The collection is valued at ties which, unfortunately, in the approximately $2,000,000. past few years, under instructions The exhibit; which has been from the Nazi headquarters and prepared by the with the connivance of German Commerce at the request of the CONCERT POSTPONED representatives in this country, exposition will include a Targe they have not scrupled to under-white-stone - vase. A two-foot The concert to be given by Mr. take.
"The protest, frankly, is not worth the paper on which it is written. It defes all the ascer- tained facts.”—
Reuter
NEW SUBMARINES
The keel was laid at Barrow.re- cently of HM.S. Triumph, one of the new class of patrol submarines of the Triton type. All five of these vessels authorized in the 1935 and 1936 programmes are now in hand. the Triton having been began st Barrow on August 28 at the Thetis at Birkenhead on December 21. the Trident. at Birkenhead on January 12, and the Tribune at Greenock od March 3.
Prohibition Of Foreign Sweep "And Lottery Tickets
It Is reported that, the Canton Customs has received instructions to prohibit the entry and to con- fiscate all Foreign Lottery and Race Bweep tickets, not previously approved by the Nanking Central Government,
The Kowloon Customs authorit
les has issued a notification to that. effect accordingly-g Chinese Evening Prem
Chamber
of
nephrite statue of Buddha and a nephrite screen. One of the vases 13 valued at $80,000.—
Uniou News,
Carmen
Iteuter's › Bulletin Service,'
Harry Ore at the Helena May In-.
stitute tomorrow (Thursday) has
been postponed, to
a date which will be announced later.
after the wedding at the Rosary Church, EL Meadows and Miss
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