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RUSSIA TAKING PART.
London, Nov. 21,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
22, 1927.
BELGIUM CONSIDERS
LOCAL WEDDINGS.
DEFENCE.
LINE OF MACHINE-GUNS FOR FRONTIER.
CABINET ORISIS ARISES.
The Cabinet has resigned owing to differences of opinion regard ing the reduction of the period of military service.
Lord Cushendun, formerly Mr. Ronald McNell, who succeeded Lord Cecil as Chancellor of the
The resignation of the Cabinet Duchy of Lancaster, will represent
was due to failure to agree on a the Government for the first time at the Genova preliminary disproposal by the Comte De Bro- armament conference on Novem ber, 30,
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The principal business will be the appointment and fixing of date for the meeting of the security commission, to work in conjunction with the disarmament
commission.
The latter will probably overlap the Lengue Council meeting of December 5, which Sir Austen Chamberlain will attend.-Reuter.
Soviet Attendance.
London, Nov. 21.
Lord Cushendun, formerly Mr. Ronald McNeill, who took Vis count Cecil's place in the Cabinet, will leave London next Monday to the represent Great Britain on preparatory disarmament com. mission at Geneva, which meets on | November 30,
The business of the Commission
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KING SEARLES-WOOD.
A very pretty wedding took place yesterday afternoon at St. John's Cathedral, the contracting parties being Mr. Dudley Leonard King. Manager of the China Provident Loan and Mortgage Co., Ltd., and youngest son of the late Mr. G. King and Mrs. King, of Sutton, Surrey, and Miss Violet Louise Searles-Wood, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Seatles-Wood, of Sutton, Surrey,
OUR DAILY TALK ON HEALTH.
DEATHS FROM APPENDICITIS INCREASING.
PROMPT CARE URGED.
Statistics indicate an increase
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in the number of deaths from acute appendicitis during the past ten years. Doctors have shown that there is close relationship be tween the time that clapses from The bride, who was given in the onset of symptoms and the
When patients enter the queville, the Minister of Defence, marriage by Mr. W. Adamson, of operation to the mortality rate. to submit the question of the re-Mesars. Shewan, Tomes & Co., pital carly the mortality is low, organisation of the army, especial- wore a gown of white georgette, but when there is delay the mor ly the reduction of the period of with long sleeves and with the tallity is high, Apparently the reason for delay la usually the military service, to a commission. skirt composed of tiny frills slop-
Meanwhile, according to the ing up in front and edged with fact that the patient cannot be Her convinced that in immediate oper- newspaper Soir, the frontiers com- white and crystal beads, mission has decided in favour of white tulle vell was arranged iuation is necessary. the construction of a long line of mob cap with a wreath of orange machine-gun shelters blossoms clasped with a filigree of from Liche to Neerharen, and the concrete
diamante. reconstruction of the forts of the Méuse.
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The duties of best man" were discharged by Mr. J. Treadwell, of The works will
the Scots Guards. The wedding January, and the Chamber will be service was conducted by the asked to vote a credit of 10,000,- Cathedral Chaplain, the Rev. H. 000 francs for the purpose. Copley Moylo.ke Reuter.
TROOPER LEAVES.
"SOMERSETSHIRE" SAILS FOR
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Tavares Sousa,
The marriage took place at the Rosary Church, Kowloon, on Sun- day of Miss Gertrude Victoria Sousa, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. is to appoint a special committee The transport Somersetshire ar- X. Sousa, of No. 3, Minden Avenue, to deal with the question of orrived in Hongkong from Shanghai Kowloon, and Mr. Arthur Richard ganisation of security, and parti-yesterday afternoon and left for Tavares. cular importance will, attach to tome at an early hour this morn-
The bride, who was given in the attendance of the Russian ing, ".
marriage by her father, wore a Soviet Delegation"-British Wire
The troopship first arrived here a gown of white georgette, trim about a fortnight ago, bringing med with silver lace, and carried a large draft for the Northampton-bouquet of Honolulu creeper and shire Regiment which was then in white roses.
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Therefore, the appendix con- tinues to suppurate until it bursts,
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13 Scoundrel. Under such circumstances many 14 From a distance. persons attempt to control the 15 Conical piece in a watch. condition by taking drugs, par-17 Its leaves are known as fronda, ticularly laxatives and cathartica. 16 Linden Trees. Obviously this is bad practice, 10 High pointed rock. since it tends to irritate the bowel 20 Describe grammatically. and enforce movement, which is
Complete series. Hikely to increase the likelihood of 25 Vessel for holding wine.
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30 Argued In support of a claim. In the presence of abdominal 32 Hollow cylinder of wood. pain of great severity, particularly 33 Companion. in the region mentioned, the aver- age patient will do best merely to go to bed and to put an ice bag or a hot water bottle over the region.
A physcian should be the Colony. The whole battalion In attendance on the bride were went to Shanghai on the Somerset-Miss D. Sousa (the bride's sister) promptly. Any abominal pain that shire and the trooper returned to and Miss J. Gardner, as brides-persists over a period of six hours 12 Star Fisk. FAMOUS FILM SHOWING Hongkong with a battalion of Ma- maids; and Miss Irene Sousa (sis- is likely to be caused by some 44 Starer.
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-TO-DAY.
In addition, there were resery-Tavares (bridegroom's niece) as prompt and careful medical atten-7 Laughter.
51 Furnished with a dome. ista from practically all regiments flower girls. Muster Billy Tavares When the public is educated to 54 Incite. Adapted to the screen from thein Shanghai, and on her arrival was pageboy.
recognize the true seriousness of 5 Relating to a base. sage play which took New York here yesterday the Somersetshire The bridesmaids dresses were of these conditions, physicians will 66 Measure. and London by storm, "What Price took on further additional units, pale blue flowered georgette, trim- be able to do their share in lower- 57. Rain mingled with bail. Glory" comes to the Queen' She will arrive in England about med with silver lace. The flowering the mortality from this dis- 58 Card.
59 Alley (Scottish). Theatre to-day as the feature at New Year.
girls wore pale pink georgette. The ease.
GD Turned round. Traction until Saturday, one of the.
bouquets were of pink Honolulu
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creeper and roses, Owing to the unusual length of the film, it should be noted that per- formances begin, promptly at the revised starting times 2:30, 5 #härp, [7.15 and 930.
"WHAT PRICE GLORY."
"What Price Glory," although it presents both drama and pathos, is essentially a comely-a comedy with the war as a background. The principal characters are a captain and a sergeant of marines and a beautiful French peasant girl. The roles are filled by Victor MeLagien, Edmund Lowe and Dolores Del Rio, respectively at the head of a notable enst of players,
rines on board,
HEALTH RETURNS FOR
LAST WEEK.
SEVERAL DIPHTHERIA: CASES.
The local return of notifiable diseases during last week glves three cases of diphtheria (British, Portuguese and Chinese), also one death from the disease.
There were four enteric cases, and one death. The nationalities affected were one Norwegian (im- ported case) and three Chinese also Cone isiported). There was one death from paratyphoid,
The story begins in North China and the Philippines and soon moves to france, The scenes behind One Chinese case of meningitis. the lines and the battle episodes and one death, one fatal Chinese have been filmed on a magnificent case of puerperal fever, and one scale, but it is the human note that death from influenza, were also prevails all the time. "What Price | reported.
ter of the bride) and Miss M.
The duties of "best man" were discharged by Mr. J. R. Castilho, and that of groomsman by Mr. J.F. Tavares. The Rev. Father G. M. Spada officiated."
Following the Church ceremony, a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, and later Mr. and Mrs. Tavares left for Re- pulse Bay for their honeymoon,
The bridge's going away dress was of mauve crepe-de-chine, with white coat and hat to match.
"THE NIGHT CLUB."
RAYMOND GRIFFITH AT THE WORLD.
With Raymond Griffith, Wallace
| Glory" is a vivid story of real men Yesterday's return gave two Beery and Louis Fazenda as the and women, and as much cannot fresh cases of enteric, both stars, Cecil DeMille's comedy, fail to create a profound impres. Chinese. sion boaldes giving great enjoy- ment
STAR THEATRE.
SOUTH AFRICA'S FINE |"NEW,
FUTURE.
"The Night Club" will be the chief attraction at the 5.15 and 920 per- formances in the World Theatre
The pic to-day and, to-morrow. ture at 2.30 and 7.15 will be the Chincse drama,A Mother's
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HOUSE OF LORDS REFORM.
STILL UNDER CON- SIDERATION.
London, Nov. 21. The Premier was asked in the House of Commons whether it was the intention of the Government to present a Bill in the next session for the reform of the House of Lorda.
Mr. Baldwin said he was not at present in a position to make any statement on the subject.
Asked further whether the mat-. ter was under consideration or whether no action would be taken, Mr. Baldwin said it was obviously under consideration.--British Wire- less.
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The suit is the outgrowth of a in a series of amusing and exeit- London, Nov. 21. and gain at 9.20. The chief The majority of the delegates of picture to-day and to-morrow, ing adventures, which only end transaction in February, 1922, in the British Chambers of Commerce New Brooms is of the lighter when he goes to the altar again. who have been meeting, at Cage-order. town, representatives of commercial role of a bumptious son who thinks bodies of South Africa and other he knows how to run his father's parts of the Empire, were back in
business better than anyone else A strong side of Danish women England to-day.
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bat finds through bitter experience hockey players has been touring that Ford failed to keep a verbal headed the list of notables aboard John's Cathedral has forwarded to pressed that a great future lics be that new brooms do not always the southern, counties during the agreement to buy the outstanding the President Lincoln arriving in St. Dunstan's Hostel for the Blind fore South Africa. Some of the sweep clean. Interwoven with week with considerable success, stock of the active stockholders in Manila. Mr. Pratt is president of draft for £48. 10. 7 being the delegatos urged the importance of the story is a charming romance for they defeated Surrey by nine whose behalf the. Lelands are the Standard Oil Company of New sterling equivalent of the offertory nil, Kent 3-0, and suing, Henry Leland was presi-York and is making an inspection taken at the Cathedral on Armistice
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