THE HONGKONG TELEG PH FRIDAY: MARCH 18, 1988.
If You Had Been Married
Seventy-Five
Years
What Would You Call The Anniversary?
Levon (Fife).
ANINETY-TWO-YEAR-OLD Leven couple,
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Mackenzie, will celebrate next year the seventy-fifth anniver- sary of their wedding, but they cannot find a name for the event, for there is no recognised title for it in Great Britain.
They have already celebrated their ruby, golden and diamond weddings. Mr. Henderson Stewart, M.P. for -East Fife, who often visits them, has promised to find a
name for their seventy-fifth anniversary.
The M.P.'s Research
Accepted names for wedding anniversaries are:
First, cotton; Second, paper; Third, leather;
Fifth, wooden;
Seventh, woollen;
Tenth, tin;
Twelfth, silk;
Fifteenth, crystal;
Twentieth, china;
Twenty-fifth, 'silver; Thirtieth, pearl; Fortieth, ruby;
Fiftieth, golden;
Sixtieth, diamond;
Seventieth, (usually)
platinum.
Mr. Stewart told me, "The Mackenzies seem to be making wedding history.
"After some research I have prae- tleally decided to call, their seventy- fifth a radium wedding-radium for rurity and radiance."
Mr. and Mrs. Mackenzie have had
a family of five, four of whom are
great-grand- j
alive. "We have twenty-nine grund- children, thirty-four children, and three great-great- grandchildren," sald Mr. Mackenzie.
ONLY QUARREL
"They are scattered throughout New Zealand and America, and they will all meet for the first time next year at our celebrations.
25 Years
From Now
In the year 1903—
The population will be decreasing;
but less stable emotionally;
Children will be more intelligent,
Cities will be smaller;
Divorces will be more frequent; "My husband is a great lover of and Burns's poetry, and used to quote his poems to all our visitors," she said.
Mrs. Mackenzie says that the only quarrels they have had were in con- nection with Robert Burns
"Far fifty years I allowed him to do so, but after that I decided to call a halt."
At least half the married women will work for wages.
--So
snys Professor Ogburn, of Chicago University.
DOCTORS WARN GIRL SWIMMERS
William
DOCTORS are alarmed at the spread of ear troubles
caused by swimming and diving.
Women swimmers who rely on bathing caps or helmets-for-protection are warned that they are not
sufficient.
Ears must be tightly plugged with cotton wool or the spe- cial rubber plugs designed for the purpose.
A specialist at the Golden-square Hospital, London,
the Sunday Chronicle recently.
told
"Nearly 10 per cent, of the ear cases requiring opera- tions are directly due to swimming and diving."
Duke Asks Ban On Wedding Film
REFUSED
THE Duke of Windsor's
solicitors have asked Kino Films not to release 16- millimetre (half size) news. reels of the Duke's wedding.
Kino Films announced that they have replied: “As several coples of this film are already in circulation privately, and as nothing defamatory against your client appears in the film, we sce no reason why the film should be with- drawn."
BROTHERS
IN ARMS
Lo! a fable; Come by cable. Here's what it said: Christchurch, N.Z. Two men to-day Were put away By cops who found Them on the ground. Each man was drunk, But had been sunk In different pub; One in a sub-
Urb far away
From 'tother. They
To cop-shop came
At just the same
Time. One saw 'tother,
Shouted "Brother!"
Sing loud hiccup!
O joyful scene!
They'd not met since 1913.
E. B
NA
GANDHI
Indian
Students in London recently held a demonstration in Trafalgar Square in support of national Independence for Indin, This pleture shows students carrying a large portrait of the Mahatma Gandhi,
EMPIRE NEWS
TRADE POLICY. OF SOUTH. AFRICA
Cape Town.
Mr. Pirow. Minister of Railways und Defenec, speaking at Queenstown last night during a political tour of the border districis, ropiled to the Dominion
criticism Government was republican in every- thing but name.
parts
that the
The criticism, he said, arose out of the Union's commercial relations with Great Britain. "Britain does not expect us to buy her goods if they are not equal in quality and price to those of her competitors," he continued. "British trade in South Africa is too sound to be destroyed by this foolishness, but tacties of this kind do har
Government is suspected of severing her bonds with Britain.
It Is a curlous fact that during the time this Government has been in power,
has South Africa
from advanced second to Orst position as far as Bri- tish custom is concerned.
"We are to-day Britain's best cus- tomer, and she is also our best cus- tomer. We will get much further if we leave commercial enterprise to
common sense,"
Canada
PRIVATE CONTROL OF BROADCASTING
Ottawa, The Canadian Broadcasters' Asso- ciation propose that the Canadien
FIRST CHAPLIN Broadcasting Corporation, which suc-
PICTURE
ceeded the old Radio Commission in 1936, should be replaced by an in- dependent national network. The wireless licence fee, which is to be increased from April 1 from $2 to $214, should, it is suggested, be $1-
by Charlie Chaplin Alms, Mr. H. D. 45.
During his search for missing ear- waley, of the British Film Institute, has been offered a copy of "Kids" Auto Races," the comedian's first
plcture.
The Association may ask the "Gov- ernment to give freedom to private enterprise to develop independent station programmes to compete with In 1912 Chaplin was touring in the United States. At present the New Jersey with Fred Karno's cir-Government has entire control
us. At one of their shows an off-broadcasting and radio advertising. cial caused great amusement by al- Fire Ferli inSchools.-Following ways getting in the comeraman's the fre
on Jan. 18 at the Boys
of
way. This gave Charlle the Idea College of the Sacred Heart of St. which started him on the road to Hyacinthe, near Montreal, when 40 film fame.
Ilves were lost, the Ontario and The British Film Institute has now Quebec provincial authorities have decided to undertake special inspec- Alms.
tions of boarding schools.
Sixteen-year-old Betty Slade, winner of the women's na- tional apring-board diving championship for two years in succes-acquired five genuine old Chaplin sion, is the latest victim of car trouble.
On her return from The Hague recently, she underwent an operation at King George Hospital, Ilford, where she is still a patient.
"I am anxious to trace 'Making a Living, one of the very early ones before 'Kids' Auto Races." which was released in this country Mr. Wa- ley said recently,
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Tuberculosis Among Indians.-The death rate among Indians in Canada from tuberculosis is 12 times the rate among the white population, ac- cording to the secretary of the Cana- dian Tuberculosis Association. B.U.P.
East Africa
MEDICATE RESEARCH
PLANS
Nairobi. Important steps to 'ca-ordinate and centralise medical and veterinary re- search for East Africa territories have been taken in conferences of research officers. It is recommended that the governments of the territories con- cerned Kenya, Uganda and Tangan- yika-should consider basing a team of research workers on the Nairobi medical laboratories, and another team on the Kabete veterinary laboratories, near Nairobi.
Each institution would be controlled by director of research, who would plan programmes for East Africa as
whole with government and supplied by cach assisted by such im- perial grants as the Colonial Deve- lopment Fund has in the past pro- vided.
Indian Loses Appeal. The
East African Apenissed
Court
at Nairobi yesterday
the appeal of Hagman, 22, the
Hussein
nt Indian merchani who Was
sentenced at Dar-es-Salaam on Dec. 15. to seven years. hard: labour for forgery. He was found guilty of 25 charges of
involving
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TRADE EXPANSION
Wellington. The volume of New Zealand's overseas trade was much larger in the year ended in December than in the previous year, both imports and exports showing marked increases. There wir A however, I smaller favourable balance what
Exports totalled: 206,713,000 Bared with 260-788,000 in 1986, and Imports 56,101,000, compared with 1000, van leerport immolus Feltrom 12,193,000 to 10,-
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Of interest to Morris,
Wolseley & M. G. Owners
Dear Sir/Madam,
Hong Kong, 16th March, 1938.
In the interest of Morris Owners, Morris Distributors and themselves, : Morris Industries Exports Limited have instituted a scheme of Inspection of General Service Organisation in order to ensure mutual satisfaction in M.I.E. products.
We are happy to announce that Mr. J. K. Hoare, the M.I.E. Special Export Service Representative, is paying us a visit and that his services are at the disposal of all Morris, Wolseley & M.G. Owners from 18th March to 24th March.
We shall be pleased to arrange an interview for you if you will com plete and return the attached form.
Tuesday and Wednesday, 29th and 30th March, have been set aside as Service Demonstration Days at our Service Station, 5/7, Russell Street, Wanchal, when a visit from you will be welcomed.
Yours faithfully,
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,: Motor Department..
Messrs. DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
Hong Kong
Motor Department,
Queen's. Building, HONG KONG
Dear Sirs,
Please arrange for me to interview Mr. J. K Hoare of Morris Industries Exports Limited regarding my car.
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