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ST. ANDREW'S BALL
CHIEFTAIN OF SOCIETY ENTERTAINS
DISTINGUISHED GATHERING
One of the most brilliant social functions of the Colony, the St. Andrew's Ball at the Peninsula Hotel last night, was characteristic of Scottish national tradition,
Mr. W. Kay, Chieftain of St. Andrew's Society, was host to a distinguished gathering, comprising representatives of the officiul and unofficial life of the Colony, while the Vice-President, Mr. K. S. Morrison, also took his share in the evening'u extensive programme,
are dit-
December 24, 1938.
WEDDING DAY
Eight Ceremonies Held In Hongkong
Yesterday was the most popular day of the year for weddings, as no fewer than eight couples were united, two at St. John's Cathedral and six at the Registry of Marriages.
AT St. John's Cathedral at 230 p.m. Miss Margaret Mignon Montgomery Melay be- came the bride of Mr. William
Owing to bereavement, Ils Excellency the Governor, Sir Gepfry Northente, and Lady Northcote, were not present. less numerus, conditions Opening of Ball At 9.30 pan, the Chieftain and the ferent; and, although every Thlan- Vier-President, accompanied by Sir der is (or at any rate considers him Perey and Lady Noble, Past Pre-self to be) a host in himself, it would Hewitt.
The bride in the daughter of Mr. dents and General Committee of the acprcely be feasible in, say long- Society, proceeded to the ballroom kong, to have a MucGregor Society, for the opening of the Ball. They or a MacKichan Society, or a Drum Robert Montgomery Melay, the preceded by the Honorary mond Society or a MacWhirter So- Manager of the National City Bask ciety. So what do these exiled Gacist of New York. Hongkong, and Mrs. MeLay, and is herself one of the most popular younger members of Hongkong Society,
wern
the Soclety, headed by Pipen? W. C. K. Mackie, and a bodty-{ guard provided by the Scottish Com- pany of the Volunteers. The Ball contmenced Lancers, was
In
h.ch
Delicate Questlus
While Tyrrell
They conclude amongst themselves) with State an primistice and ageze to forget, for the time befug, their thousand year the set
The wedding took place at 3:30 Chieftain 202423 Lady Noble, old feuds and vendettas, to bury the
Arthur Will.com Sir Percy Noble and Mrs. Koy, the hatchet (perhaps I ought to say p.m. between Mr. Vice-President and Mrs E. B. C. "Claymore").and to form a combin-White, and Miss Winifred Amcila Dicken, Commodore E. B. C. Dickened society. But then arises the de- Tyrrell." and Mrs. A. S. Mackichan, Major-lea
for leats question of a maine; for should!
at
or
others
The bride is the only daughter of the title, "MacDonald Mr. and Mrs. F. Tyrrtil of London General A. E Graselt and Mrs. G. one
the Mackenzies or come Road, Stony Stratford, Bucks. Eug D. R. Black, Hou. Mr. N. L. Smith ami Society
object,
End should land. Mrs. D. J. Gilmore, Dr. G. D. it. others might
call it The bridegroom is the eldest son Block and Mrs. Graselt, Mr. A. S. man from Argyll propose
Smith.
the "Campbell Society," the Me- of Englucer-Lieut. A. W. White RN. | Mackichan and Mrs. N. L.
might take (Retired), and Mrs. White of "Kings- The
Tavishes first
supper was served
is finally satis- wood," Kingskerswell, Torquay, 11.15 p.m... and during supper, Pipe umbrage. Honour
of a national!
tional England. Major Mackie heralded the arrival led by the adoption
tile such as SL Andrew's Society; The bride, who was given away by of the traditional haggis, carried un this pecusion by Mr. J. C. Poison, and as a very great concession those Mr. J. G. Hooper, of the Sanitary The "Barley Brew" followed, carried proud Celts consent to print mere Department, was attended by one
Miss Marion 1. by Mr. D. McColgan, and after Lowlanders like Eric Bryden, David
The Very Rev, J. L. Wilson, Dran had been taken, the Chieftain pro- Robb, Andrew Shields, Ben Wylie
of St. John's Cathedral, officiated, posed the toast to the Patron Saint, and myself to become members,
A. Lafford was at Ic said:
That, ladies and gentlemen, is one and Mr. Lindsay Your Excellencles, Ladies and explanation of the multiplicity of St. the organ. Mr. V. C. Benwell, of on this planet. the Sanitary Department, undertook Gentlemen-In the name et Bont- Antrew's Socieyes kong, St. Andrew's Society, I bid ali However, knowing the argumenta- the duties of best man.
Later a reception was held at the guests welcome to the Ball. Special Live and sceptical nature of my
countrymen, shall not be a bit sur-Cafe Wiseman. The honeymoon greetings are extended to Is Excel-count Jency Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Noble prised to see this theory of mine being spent at Bagulo, P. I. and Lady Noble, to Ilis Excellency torn to shreds next Wednesday by
Granett and
the Scribe from Linkumdoddie. Mrs. Major-General
We had the usual games of golf and to Colonel McDougall Grasett, and the officers of the 2nd. Royal and lawn bowls with our dear old Scols at this, their first St. Andrew's enemies, the members of St. George's
Society.
At bowls we were success- Ball in the Colony.
Unfortunately, Ills Excellency the ful but at golf we had to bow the Governor
and Lady Northcote are knee to the Saxons, whom 1 cont- unable to be with us to-night, and gratulate on recapturing the trophy. I am sure you will all join me in And once again and, with Mr. Dod- condoling with them in their deep well's permission, on behalf of both Societies! I wish to thank the Kow- bereavement.
Club for so loan Bowling Green kindly placing their grounds and pre- mises at our disposal on December 10.
clana
Recreation
Settling of Differences
the
a.pars
REGISTRY WEDDINGS
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The wedding took place at the Registry before Mr. T. S. Whyte- Smith, Registrar of Marriages, of Mr. Kwok Wai-yin, clerk of the Sanitary Department, to Miss Chan Pul-king, of 27 Hing Lung Street, Hongkong.
Five other weddings took place be- J. Gould, Deputy fore Mr. T.
Marriages. Registrar of
Mr. Cheng Tet-cho, merchant, of 75 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, married Miss Leung Lai-tak, of 7 Loong On Street, Wanchol.
Mr. Lal Kong-me, merchant, of Telephone Building. Kowloon, Wong Hong- married Miss Laura
MR. W. JONES MARRIED
Wed In Singapore
married
00
Jn
As you know, this Ball was to have been held on Friday, December 2. but had to be postponed. After we had axed on this night we dis- covered that the
Dockyard Beeren- ton Club had engaged these rooma
I am all in favour of Englishmen fong, et 05 Gloucester Road, Hong- for Friday, December 23. When matters were explained, the Dock and Scotsmen selling on the playing long.
field any differences that might rise. Mr. Leong Tong, merchant, of 33 yard Clubs most unselfishly told us
The other day I was reading some Cheung On Street, Kowloon City, to carry on, and I now wish to ex-
verses by an English journalsi where married Mist Fung Yin-hi, of 29 press to the Dockyard
only my
thanks but my he tells how once every year certain Conton Road, Kowloon.
and Club not
Mr. Jew Quock-lim, merchant, of admiration for their very sporting men from the North of Spain o Hankow Road, Kowloon, married
the South of France meet in a
Cedar Resture,
of the Pyrenees in urder to emulate Miss Chow Lal-ying. of The Clan Spirit
Mr. Pak Yung-woo, solle!tor, of 48 One often hears the question: "why the deeds of their ancestors-in other Street, Shamshuipu is in that wherever a few Scots are words to have a good old scrap in
cracked Kennedy Road, Hongkong, married
Miss Mary Tsang Wai-chan, of congregated abroad there one finds which several skulls are
and a lot of blood spilt. And this
ben Kennedy Road, Hongkong. (1 a St. Andrew's Society"? To me it
beg ems that the Calls, or Highlanders, blood-thirsty Englishuntin
pardont This "sanguinary are mainly to blame. In olden days, your as you probably
cach high-journalist") goes on to suggest that know, innd clan was a sort of glorified in these degenerate days, when our
extremely exclusive own Borderers are in danger of be- Former Registrar of Marriages large family, and ready
to fight all comers on coming dabby and effeminate some- thing similar should be done at anything affecting the honour of the
home that the Fenwicks, the For! Mr. Willian Aneurin Jones, who clan. To-day, although there are no
Musgraves and other was formerly Deputy Registrar of langer Inter-cion battles ta interally orthumbrions should march to the Marriages, Hongkong, and is new the old rivalries, the clan spirit is Cheviots and join in a good old ding- the Treasury, was by no means dead. We are told that does border battle with the Jardines, Singapore to Mrs.. Evelyn Marienne the highland
dong utterly were crushed at and after the Battle of the Scotts, the Armstrongs and the Wiley, and returned to the Colony Culloden. Now that statement, like Elliots. Well, I must say I diengree in the Carthage on Wednesday,
most heartily. Why resurrect long- The bridegroom in the son of Mrs. the stories of Alfred and the Cakes buried and all but forgotten animosi- Ceridwen Jones and the late Rev. Bruce and the Spider, and Dick Tur-
ties?
William Owen Jones, of Liverpool, p.n's ride to York, should be swal-
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Besides, the suggestion is not only lowed with several grains of salt.
elana retrograde but impracticable be- Alice Ann Johnstone, and the late As a matter of fact, many
Edward Johnstone, did not participate in Prince Char- cause we have long since beaten all r. Jen
Birmingham, battle-axes and lances into Edgbaston, our lic's picturesque unsuccessful
The Rev. S. Band officiated at the campaign, and later, when punish-mashles and niblicks, and Bannock- ment was be.ng meted out, those burn and Flodden have been replac-ceremony, which took place at the ed by Twickenham and Wembley, Presbyterian Church, and Mr. Justice loyal (or ultra-cautious) clans na
Murrayfield and Hampden, St. An- Beckett Terrell gave the παλ suffer. Moreover, Mu turally did those so "utterly crushed" showed loon Bowling Green,
drews and Deal, Fanling and Kow-way.
A reception was held at the Tung- remarkable powers of recovery. Take, for example, the Camerons, It remains for me to thank thous 'In Club.
the staunchest perhaps
and most whose labours have made to-night's
still supervised by a member of everely punished of all the Jacobite undertaking possible. First there is
our mainspring-the mainspring not the Duncan family, and the highest Only a month or two ago, thou-only of the Ball but of our society compliment I can pay "Andy" Dun- sands of Camerons from all parts of that Prince of Secretaries, Eric can is to say that he is now as useful the world assembled near the foot Bryden and his able assistant, David and casential to the Society as his we forget Pipe famous father "Geordie" was for so of Ben Nevis to pay homage to their Robb. Nor must
or Mackie to-day Major gallant Chief, Lochel. And
his big-lunged many years. (Applause).
Lodies
and Edinburgathering
Your Excellencies, fellow-blowers without whom this!
would New York, Sydney and
lose its distinctive Gentlemen, I now ask you to rise. elsewhere we have Clan Donald So-Scottish tang. We also thank the and drink the toast: "To the Pious, Memory of St. An- cieties, Clan Grant Societis, Clan convenors of the Wine and Supper and Immortal McPherson Societies and others. Committee and the Dance and Music drew."
The toast. was given with But in places like Rangoon, Nairobi, Committee, Lieutenant Parkinson and Amoy and Pening, where Scots are Mr. David Prophet. Our decorating clamation.
clans.
but
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