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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
LOCAL WEDDINGS.
PORTUGUESE COUPLES MARRIED IN KOWLOON.
A very pretty Portuguese wed ding was soloranised at the Rosary Church, Chatham Road, Kowloon, on Saturday afternoon, when Miss Olive Xavier, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. P. Xavier; became the bride of Mr. F. M. Ozorio, the son of Mr. J; A. Ozorio.
MONDAY, MAY 21, 1928.
YAUMATI OUTRAGE.
ROBBENS ARRESTED.
OBITUARY.
·NOTORIOUS AMERICAN
LABOUR_LEADER~ ·
Moscow, May 19.
A somewhat unusual robbery, when inmates of a house suddenly
The death hae occurrad hors of turned bandits at mid-night, and attacked and robbed the principai | tenant, a lone Chinese married the American Labour leader, Wil- woman, occurred early on Sundayam Haywood, ex-secretary and morning at No. 15, first floor, leading spirit of the Industrial ton, who was charged with anti- Temple Street, Yaumati, according Workers of the World organien- to, a police report
war propaganda and sabotage The victim, named Tze Shlu- when America entered the war. ed and Mr. F. Prata played appro- kwan, the wife of a Chinese who Ho escaped sentence by being priate muste at the organ. worked in a coffin shop, alleged smuggled out of the country and
The bride, who was given away that she recently rented one small fed to Russia. by her father, was charming-room to two Chinese labourers.
The Rev Father G. Spada officiat.
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According to Haywood's last
ly attired in white charmeuse On Saturday night her husband
silver lace was not at home and she was the wishes, his ashes are to be kept in trimmed with with a hand-embroidered white sole occupant of her part of the Russia until the Communist later-
carried a premises. In the apartment of the tulle veil. She
sheaf of drum lilies. The Misses tabourers, there were besides her national Congress, when one part Leonor Xavier, Angeline Ozorio two tenants, three other malo visi-is to be handed over to the Ameri- and Gertie Choy attended as tore. She was alcoping in her can delegation for burial in flower cubicle, when at about 2 a.m. she Chicago with the victims of the bridesmaids, while the girls were the Misses Alicia Gut was awaken by the five men 1886 Haymarket Riot trial and the who had succeeded in gaining an remainder buried in Moscow- teres and Mario Barton.
entrance into her cubicle by climb. Reuter. ing over the partition.
The bridesmaids dresses were of terracotta taffeta trimmed with forget-me-nots, with big pic-
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The desperados gagged and ture hats and bouquets of pink bound their victim, and threaten- roses. The brides' mother wore afing hor. with a knive, warned her gown of black georgette with hand not to raise an alarm. embroidered lace, and hat to match.
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While three of the robbers were! escaping down Shanghal Street, Yaumati, they encountered a police There was another wedding at the Rosary Church on Saturday, patrol consisting of one European the contracting parties being Mr. and three Chinese, who halted and grams indicate, wireless communi- searched them, finding in their cation between Yunnanfu and the Oscar Francisco Ribeiro, Jr., of
possession a quantity of female Colony has now been established: Messrs. Lane, Crawford Ltd., and clothing and some jewellery. The To H.B.M. Consul-General, Yun- Miss Eugenia Maria Ricci, three men wore thereupon arrest-manfu. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Riccied, the other two, having taken The Rev. Father G. M. Spada, another direction succeeding in officiated.
making their escape.
I am delighted to hear that wire- has. been less communication astablished. I hope this will con- The bride, who was given away
While on her way to the police duce to increasing trade between by Mr. M. S. Lim, wore a dresse of white georgetto with silver lace station to report the theft, the these two centres. Please con- and orange blossoms and carried Woman met the police officers on gratulate the Wireless Telegraph identified Administration at Yunnanfu and a bouquet of sweet lilles and maí- Shanghai 'Street and
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convey an expression of my high- den hair ferns, tied with
cat regard to the Yunnanese Au-: ribbon. Miss M. Ribeiro (bride- robbed her.
thorities-CLEMENTI, Governor. groom's sister) and Misa R. Rosario were the bridesmaids.
From H.B.M., Consul-General, Their dresses were of pale fawn SUSPECTED MURDER.Yunnanfu, to Governor, Hong-
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