LOCAL WEDDING,
BECK-SULLIVAN, An Interesting wedding took place at the Registry Office on Saturday last, the contracting parties being Mr. E... Beck, of the Taikoo Bugar Refinory, and Miss Josophene Sullivan, third danghtor of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Sullivan, of 34, Kennedy Road.
The bride, who was given away by her father and attended by Miss Agnes Sullivan, her sister, as Maid of Honour, was attired in a dress of white brogaded silk, withi hat to match, and carried a bouquet of white lillios and maidonhair forn. The Maid of Honour's dress was of groy brocaded silk with French white silk lace and straw hat to match. Sho carried a bouquet of red and white roses. The dution of best man wore shared by. Mr. M. O'Brian and Mr. C. Young.
After the coremony, a recop- tion was hold at Wiseman's Cafe, the newly-married couple later leaving for Macao. The bride's going-away dross was of tran- sparent pink silk and white lace
with hat to match.
Both bride and bridegroom have boon the recipient of many handsome presents.
CANTON RIVER COLLISION.
CLAIM AGAINST. INDO
CHINA S.N. CO. Ju the Court of Admiralty Jurisdiction this morning, before Mr. Justico Gompertz, with Livut. Commdr. Conway Huka As -assivebor, an nation was com menced between the Lai Hing ss. Eo, and the Indo-China S. N. Co., in which the former claimed
LOCAL AQUATICS.
SUCCESSFUL V.R.C. FETE.
on
ARMED ROBBE
SEQUEL
EIGHT MONTHS AFTER AFFAIR.
from
Excellent sport was witnessed Saturday evening at the V.R.C. when the second of the
A chance encounter, in the. season's fetos was hold. Tho feature of the programme was street eight months after an D. Lyon's endeavour to boat armed robbery had boon per the 100 yards record (60 seconds) potrated led to the appearance, for the bath and he almost at the Criminal Sessions this succoedod, his time being. within morning, of Kwok Kl-wun, on a
race charge of stealing $11 15th of a second. The showed that there is no, dearth Choung King-wan and $242 from of fino swimmers in the Colony Wong Sblu-chnu.
Mr J. H. B. Nihill, outlining for the first three were within a touch of moh uthor: Ramsay the case for the Crown, said that who had oloven seconds start of the robbery occurred on August Lyon was first and Rasmusson 24th last at 50, Tai Nam Street, socond, Lyon boing third. At Shamshuipa. The owner the end of the third longth about to close up when four men timo wa 44.4/5ths walked in, and, on the pretext of Lyon's seconds and it will be seen that buying cigarettes and minerals, had ho maintained this pace ho they delayed him. They took their time over their drinks would have attained his object.
the chuttad with The nomination raco, oarried and out in darkness was meant to shopkeeper. When they had test the patience of the com-finished they put their hands in petitors, who had to swim to one their pockets, with the supposed end with a lighted candio, put it intention of paying for the drink into a lantorn, and this the ladies but instead they produced dagger had to return. Ultimately three fand revolvers, swimmers succeeded in reaching shopkeeper and his two fokis up. the lanterns with lighted candles gagged them and placed them and the prize went to Mr. Rost inside an empty cabielo. They then ontored the cubicle of the, and his partner.
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80 cts. per lb..
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60 cts. per tin
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Fblechon Swiss
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The DAIRY FARM,
The twelve longth team raco chtof tenant of the floor and tied provided a fine struggle. musson's team wont ahead hawker and his wife-with, wire, at the start but gradually Lyons" and gagged them with teacupu. pulled up and won oventually by ton yards,
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After a polo match which ouded in an easy win. for the V. R. C. over the Servicos by 6-1, dancing was indulged in to the strains of the "Quavors Band.
Results.
Jazz
In April this year, Wong Shim obau saw prisoner in the streef but lost track of him on the pcossion. On May 19th, bo s bing again and prisoner, notic hin, dropped his chow-bow! took to his heels. Wong was to recognise prisoner, as he been a foki in a neighbou Ho had very bushy eyebrow
Prisoner was found guiltand sentenced to ten years jard M.labour and ordered to rece ton
Boys.
Four Lengths Hualien for damages to the Apony-1. A. Blbs; 2, J, Peurnos, frereived in collision with the
Two Lengths Handicap laites Taisang in the Canton River on
1. Mis 11. George: 2, Miss July 14th last year.
Blousdon, Tune: 41 35 xers.
Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., appour od for the plaintiffs whilst for the defendants was Mr. C. G. Alabastor,,,K,C.
Two Lengths Handicap (Oirle 1, Miss M. Goulay: 2, Mise 15. Hant. Time: -15 2 5 sets,
strokes with the birch.
AMOY UNIVERSTY.
A DISTURBANCE HAT. FIZZLED Q1/
Four Longths Handicapi The Tairang, said Mr. Potter, talembers.; -1; d. 6. Batnsný : 2. in opening the case, was about Rasmussen; 3, D. Lyon, First two longthis ahead of the Apooy | tinis:
Second time: 70 2,3. just as they wore past the Am-662.3. Lyon's time was 25. horst Point when suddenly the| Himining” Houder from Spring: We have received tf following Taisang swung across the coure bours (Open)-1, C. Mackenzie, 67 copy of a printed citar letter, of the Apony without warning, points; 2, W. Urquhart, 64.
dated from the versity of The Apoy put har helm hard aport and her engines full spoed astorn, but her port bow struck
Two Lengths temm Race,~Won Antoy, June 20th., 1/4, to which by D. Lyon's tema,
is appended the nge of Khal- Services Breast Stroke Rare.chung L. Huang, B, Ph. H. J.D., the starboard bow of the leading. 1. Cpl. Clark: 2, Ite. Edwards. Dean of the Facul of Arts and Vossel. The point at issuHO WAS
Mixel Nouination.-1. Mis acting University feretury :---
whother the Talsang was justified | Hlansdon and Mr. V. Hasl. In doing what kho did do in swing- ing across and putting her onzines full astern. The contention of the plaintiffs was that, although the steering gear of the Talsang had broken down, she should : have stopped her engines but continued tip the river asing fur 46 possible in ardor to keep out of the way of the Apaoy. Counsel went on to describe the relative positions of the bosts from the time they left Hongkong and said that those on board-the-Apooy-would-dong-that -The-case-was-this afternoon the Taisang was over half a mile adjourned until Thursday.
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Thore was urtunately an outbreak of studef troublo at the University towar the end of May. of the Evidence was interposed in It arose fro! sonte ordor that some of the officers students attemplug to fores the might catch their boats. Capt. President to sto his reasons for Fraser, who was in command of giving Three fonths notice to the Taisang, underwent a soarel-three teachers viz: Messrs Ou cross-oxamination by Mr. Yuan Huai, Y. Wang, S. Y. Fu, Patter. He admitted that his to disconting their services in boat would have been badly holed terms of thoigreement. hut for the actions of the Apouy. The Prosini refused to yield He also admitted that the Apocy to mob presure. The students acted with promptitude, "as they went on strie and some of them could."
forcibly cofined three toachars who strong disapproved of their conduct. The acting Business Director s hurriedly called to give assisence. He in turn was surround. On seeing the men- acing atfde of the students,; some backlayers and masons, standing around attempted to rescue fim, and in the scule |pailed of three students, and took! them aay to the Construction; Building whore owing to thoir,
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HEAT WAVE IN INDIA.
Audacity is often confounded day, of Captain Cook, discovering struggfos, had their hands tied, with Impudence. There is a the Australian Continent and up. When the Business Direutori lone islands of the Pacific: of had feed himself he rushed to free hist world of differenco.
To he mpudent is to be rude, Livingstone, penetrating into the Bet the students
the assumption that students unmannerly, presuming without Dark Continent, lost to civiliza- they refused to be released, and the brought false charges against the authority, but andarity, means the tion until discovorod by
President that he had ordered 500 boing. "The public "had the right to dictate the school policy to the trao spirit of adventure. that intrepid Stanley. spirit which reaches lorward in Sono people say, "What a mad workmen to beat the students.
Fer. sono days the President President and his "cabinet "Record Temperature in [Calcutta. A lorriño host wave. is swсO. the face of difficulties or the Un- idon to leave comfort and go into known. Porhaps I might call it the Unknown. What does it all had conducted his business at his contention which no University
ing India, and people are anxious. over admit. the Questing instinct which mount to?" This. That it shows residence in Kulangsu and not in or Educational Institution can
It is to be hoped that the ring-ly waiting for the turdy approach the old spirit of advonture is not amoy.. The whole affair was by thoj makes the true Explorer..
loaders of the whole agitation of the monsoon, says a Caloutia I have boon roading a good deal doad. If Audacity is gone, the planned in advanco about Expeditions lately. Thero soul of a nation will flag. It in students and the discharged tea will now fool sorry for the great mossage of June 2nd, which con- have boan attempts to reach the that insurgent call to action chore whoso disgraceful conduct
students whom they had de- poratures varying between 105 semault of Mount Everest and which animatos the living People cannot be too strongly condemned, injury they had inflicted upon the tinues --After four days' tom-
they did not hesitate to thoso efforts TO continuing. Danton, in Sopt. 1792, uttored as
which sacrifice the time of the students liberately utilised for their own and 109, Saturday's temperature olish onds. The school intimat in Calcutta reached the startling are trying to fly round the world, spurred on the French nation: by appealing to their youthfuled quite privately to them that figure of 115, the highest over others to roach, India, by motor "What wo need for Victory is impetuosity to cover their com aftor three months their services recorded, boing 15 degrees above
for plusory retiremont. car. I'hoar of young University Audacity,-Auducity, and
All the charges against the would no longer be required. normal. Yesterday was almost 11011 who aro determined to ever Audacity I'
The spirit of Youth is Audacity, school and the staff who had tried ustead of keeping the matter as bad. conditions, particularly navigate farther North than has yet heon accomplished. Up the The boy who climbs the trao to maintain order under, grent quietly to themselves as a teacher during the night, being almost done, they immediately ana European was to bo.coon in the mountain over the tracks of or with a comrade "plays. In difficulties and with quite un with any self-respect should have insufforable: Yesterday, scarcely Asiatic desorts to burning India; dians"in the woods, is Audacious. exampled forbearance, are natur-nounced this to thb students and streets before sundown, and there were scorching winds typical of i has transgressod. ally quite basoloss and false and
the worst days in the Punjab.. into the Arctic regions-what Perhaps, ho
Yot, it is but the leaven of do not deserve specific refutation. thus started the agitation,
During the week of disorder,
Fortunately, there wore fow.casos Audacity!
It is the spirit which has over adventure working in his blood,
of heat stroke, but. many horses WELSH MUSIC WEEK..
and bullocks collapsed in tho burned in the souls of those who and if this be properly directed on microscope and two type-] havo gradually
The Prince of Wales hus sont streate. built up our and controlled you will make a writers were stolen. The ring of biai. Young Clive, leaders proposed to start a Uni- Empire. There were the Bristol man
a inosage of pleasure to Sir Wal- Adventurers who undor Cabot climbing Market Drayton church versity in Shanghai, under the
written down a naine of Ta Hela University and ford Davies on hearing that thoro sailed from the Wostorn port to spiro, was
can hopeless robel." He lived to bo-to remove there the library and is to be a Welsh week of music Nook now worlds. Who
TWO-SHILLING FISH DOES forget the chivalrous Italoiah, come the groat builder of our apparatus of this University!
On the police being informed of at the Exhibition. A great sing-
£30 DAMAGE.' questing forth with other gallants Indian Empire.
Be audacious, yet wall con- this wild scheme, and their taking ing festival will be held in the to add now territorios to the
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A shark weighing about a ton, kingdom of his Queen, and sook- trolled. Adventurous but do not immediate steps to protect the Stadium on the final day, August
of proper school property, tho discharged Choir of a music-loving nation," caught by French shormon off ing "spico, gold, silks, silvor, and forget tho
says tho Prindo, it deserves Ushant was sold for B france not teachers immediately. loft, and all manner of precious things." prudence.
Buccess, and I hope that. overy (about two shillings). The ahork We think of Hawkins and Drako, rasliness, and even those who the students soon, went away.
The student agitation was quite choir in Walos will find it possible had damaged its captore not" to "Hingoing the board of the King venture most will remember that
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