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BRIDE LEFT WAITING.

MAN WHO CHANGED HIS MIND.

Reference to a wedding which was abandoned after the guests and the clergyman had assembled

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feld-road, East Ham, E., claimed damages for breach of promise from First-class Petty Officer James Willey, of Belgrave-road, Walthamstow, E. He admitted that he had broken his promise to marry, but counter-claimed to re- cover curtain articles of furniture and war-savings articles which he said he had placed in Miss Hunt's custody.

Mr. B. O'Malley, for Miss Hunt, said she was a shop assistant and was 21 when she met Mr. Willey in June 1919. It was love at first sight, and in December of that year there was a definite onder standing between them..

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LONG VOYAGE

BARQUE BECALMED FOR -TWO MONTHS.

days of seafaring, before steam A story reminiscent of the carly. had superseded sails, was told by the captain of the barque "E. J. Spence," which arrived at Singa pore on May 9, to a representative of the Straits Times.

EMPIRE EXHIBITION.

-CHINESE ENTHUSIASM,

CHAMBER DIBOUSSES DETAILS.

Li Pok-wai, a meeting of the Under the chairmanship pf Mr." Chinese General Chamber of Com noon in connection with the British adores took place yesterday after- Empire Trade Exhibition to be held next year.

Anxiety was felt for the, safety of this sailing vessel three weeks ago, when she was considerably overdue,but a wireless message was received from the Gandara giving Before proceedings convenced, her whereabouts and stating that the Chairman naked those presont The bride wore a claruing dress all was well, and some days ago to stand up for a few moments in of white crêpe satin and inde, trim-she was reported as having passed token of respect to the memory of med with pearls and orange blos-Malacca.

the Into Hon Mr. Ng Hồnt, wh had been Vice-Chairman of the Committee,

18, bound for Singapore. She The Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotowall usually takes under two months on was elected to All the vacancy on exactly 112 days, without a call at of the late Mr. Ng Hon-tez. this run, but this voyage has taken the Exhibition Caramittee in place, any port. "The record time for the vessel on this.rup is forty days, with the help of the south-west monedon.

some. Her net wedding veil was The "E. J. Spence" sailed from thrown back from the face and Port Louis, Mauritius, on January caught with an orange blossom wreath, and formed a train, carried by her nephew, Nikolai Prolusie, who acted as page. The wedding bouquet was of white carnations, bat during the ceremony the bride, BIG FAMILIES TABOO.

according to the Raaloy custom, hold a candle, decked with orange Though now

less

The bridal cortage was "tamed" by the Australian Ad- blossoms.

LOVE.

more

or

of the most terrible customs in the bridesmaids, world, is still a country to thrill the adventurous spirit.

It is true that the cannibals who used to hold their blood-curdling orgies almost on the coast have now retreated far into the interior or have lost their taste for human flesh, but sorcery and witchcraft still flourish, together with all kinds of other weird and wonderful practices.

Colonel

from the Chairman, Mr. Kotowall In compliance with a request read a summary of the meeting of

the Joint Committee of the two In describing his experiences, Chamber of Commerce appointed Capt. Junghans said: "We ran to to co-ordinate the arrangements for

Misses Vorgani, gallant yard and royal

ed ready for the ceremony, was ministration in New Guinea, Papua, very picturesque, the bride being the Nicobar Islands in about forty the Exhibition. The Joint Com | made in a case in which Miss that once most savage dependency attended by the mairon of honour, days, and were then fifteen days' mitteo consisted of three representa- Gladys Victoria Hunt, of Spring of the British Empire, and the home Mrs. Seredin-Sabatin, and four run from Singapore. But our toptives from each Chamber, with the Yarrishnikoff, Simpson and Rat-yard-both brand new spars-Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak as Chair- cliff, in lace and georgette frocks, broke, and prevented me from an At the meeting, said Mr. with wreaths of silver leaves or working the ship properly. Off Kotewall, the importance of a Vice- satin bands on their heads, and the Nicobars we ran into a dead Chairman to act for the Chairman Six little calm and stayed in much the same during the latter's abronce was carrying pink roses. flower girls, Misses Vera Butin, place for about two months. We pointed out and Sir Robert Ho Messrs. Jennie Fritzler, Nina and Olga also had cross-currents against us, Tamg was appointed. Vershinin, and Vera and Olga and sometimes we gained ground, D. . Blair and T. N. Chau were appointed Joint Secretaries. · Tho Sabatin, in pleated white chiffon and sometimes we went back." dresses trimmed with rosebuda, Capt. Junghans proceeded to decision reached as the meeting was carried baskets of roses which they state that after this interminable that Hongkong participate in the. sensible to the pangs of love as the left the church.

Yet the barbarous Papuan is as strewed in front of the bride sa she period of waiting the wind changed Exhibition. In deference to tha right round the compass and wish of the Chinese Chamber, ha most highly civilised of men, The groom chose as his attend brought them to the Straits of went tato certain details in con- Lieutenant-Governor

1. H. P. Murray, ants Mers. J. P. Dmitrovsky and Malacca, where their troubles be- nection with the Exhibition at the

of New Guinea, who has arrived in. B. Unjenin and N. M. Yadrish the Malacca Straus, owing to the

W. M. Yadrishnikoff, and Mestra. gan again. They were actually meeting.

almost forty days coming down England on leave, told a Daily Mailnikoff attended the bride. The On March 20, 1920, Mr. Willey reporter.

complete, absence of wind. How The most important question, ho told Miss Hunt he would marry her There is scarcely a case of of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sumatra, which was also experienc kong

reception was held in the residence ever, they met wind and rain off said, wes-about-the site for Hong- in two years, after he had beca on suicide that is not caused by a love. W. Unienin, and a large num-ed at Singapore, and were towed one of them with an area of some Two sites were available, foreign service. He gave her pre- affair. The Papuans are ex- sents, including a gold watch and a traordinary people for getting ber enjoyed their hospitality. Mr. into Singapore roads, profound- 90,000 square feet and the other gold pendant. On April 24 he sug= "crossed in love." When they see and Mrs. Robb left that evening only thankful to have reached the end 106,000 square feet. The latter gested that they should be married no way out of their trouble they the str. "Ngankin" for Shanghar, of their voyage. Captain Junghans, was considered suitable by Mr. within a week and Miss Hunt was do away with themselves. Their und will sail on the M.M. str.who has been many years at sea, Chatham, a former Director of the agreeable.

favourite method of committing Andre Lebon," for England, alluded to the awful monotony of Hongkong Public Works Depart- suicide is to climb a coconut tree where the Honeymoon will be spent, drifting helplessly for week after ment, but it was felt that it would and fall head first to the ground.

week in a dead calm, and remark-be rather excessive. In view of ed that this voyage had "finished the necessity for cabling an early, him" in regard to going to dea. estimate of the requisite space, the When he gets back to Mauritius he Joint Committee decided to recom- is going to retire, and leave seafar mend the selection of the larger site, ing to younger men!

The E. J. Spence" presented a actual space required by the Chinese, but, pending an estimate of the decidedly rusty and weatherbeaten the Government had been advised appearance, and was foul with

The wedding was fixed for one o'clock on May 1 at St. Barth olomew's, East Ham. Up to that time there was not a cloud to mar the courtship.,

Mr. Willey was then staying at Miss Hunt's sister's, and at eleven o'clock on the night of April 30 his Brother and sister came round. He

The Papuans appear to be well advanced in the matter of birth control. Colonel Murray said:

A woman who has a big family is looked down upon by maca and women alike. The fact has made

it very difficult for the Goverament

OBITUARY

MR. THOMAS JONES.

THE SITE.

went outside and had a conversa- to encourage the natives to keep death of Mr. Thomas Jones, a jour- barnacles below the waterline. S to requisition hall that space for the!

up a normal and essential birth-

Shanghai papers announce the rate. By granting a sort of maternalist and artist, which occurred at nity benefit, however, we are now the Isolation Hospital on May 10 was built at Sunderland in 1871, required a reply within a fortnight

tion with then, and returning in a master of an hour he announced that the wedding must be postpon- ed. Miss Hunt asked, "Don't you succeeding in reducing this strange after a short illness, at the age love me?" whereupon he replied, dislike of children among the of 33. "Yes, but they say I have been people.

Born in London and ducated at rather a rotter with other girls, and Cannibalism is effectively being Owen's School, he began life as a they don't think I ought to marry" put down by threat of the depth black-and-white artist, and his work But it ended in his saying that he penalty. You would have to go a appeared for some time in the was going on with the ceremony very long way into the interior to illustrated press. Attracted to the the following day,.

find any evidence of it. The ter-East throngh an early association Next morning Miss Hunt, who ritory has been almost entirely ex-with Japanese-his father being o had been upset by the incidents plored, and most of it is completely prominent member of the Japan of the night before, stayed in bed. under Government control. Mr. Willey went into her botiroom

Society he went to Tokio-in the and tried to compose her, and

summer of 1914, to take up ́s ended by saying, "Be sure when you come up the aisle you have a smile on your face."

Shortly after 11 o'clock his aunt, Mrs. Cording, arrived. Miss Hunt's sister said to her pleasantly, "You have come in good time for the "I have come to stop the wedding, wedding." Mrs. Cording replied: and if I cannot stop it here I am going to stop it at the church."

IN DRIDAL DRESS.

"VERY GOOD FELLOWS. "

Io the detection of crime among scholastic post at a Japanese Midille themselves the Papuans still Schoul. Of a studious disposition, practise "black magic." One of the for he was one of whom it could commonest forms of this is the truly be said that he spert his life 'trial by ant."

in the pursuit of art, he soon acquir. All those suspected of having caused a person's death are gathered the language. For some years ed in a circle around a witch-doctor prior to his death he had been a of leaves, a milleped, and an ant, wrote it with much proficiency; In who grasps in his hand seven kinds fluent speaker of Japanese, and also explained Colonel Murray. One the people, their bistory and art by one the names of the suspects, he was absorbed.

are called out, until at the mention After some years as a teacher, of one the fakir's hand slow he took up journalism, both as a

East.

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is an iron barque of 537 tons, and time being. As the Government She is registered at Port Louis 38 to how uch space the Chinese under the British flag, and carries a required, Mr. Kotewall urged the native crew of fifteen, in addition meeting first to decide this ques~| to Capt. Junghans and M. Lefevre, chlef officer. She arrived here in FASSADES POR COOLIES, ballast, and will have to go into Mr. Chan said that among the dock for about a month for refitting points on which the Chinese Cham- and cleaning. She will then return ber sought information was the to Mauritius. shortage of provisions and notion to see that the coolies sent in During this trying question as to whether Chinese voyage there was fortunately no exhibitors were under any obliga illness aboard.

charge of exhibite

returned to Hong- kong. He learned that ho such obligation was imposed. As regards | the passage fares and freight, he understood cartain shipping com panice were prepared to accept passengers and oxhibits at a fifty por cent, rebate. It was the inton-

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H.M.S. "Hawkins," which arrived. from Singapore on Monday aftér to-day. There have been several in defraying all expenses. A cable recommissioning, left for Shanghai tion of the Joint Committee to assist changes amongst the officers and

had been received from England, the list is now as follows:

strongly supporting the proposed Admiral Sir Arthur C. Leveson, inclusion of a typical Chinese R.C.B. (Commander-in-chief, China restaurant as a feature of Hong. At 12.30 Mr. Willey's brotherly opens, This is the sign of writer and illustrator. His leading Station) Personal Staff Pay- kong's display. Free accommoda Sidney arrived at the house. Miss guilt: The fakir explains that articles and cartoons during the Comdr. Raymond S. Thursfield, tion would be provided for exhibi- Hunt was wearing her wedding the contents of his clenched period of his occupyancy of the C.M.G. (Secretary), Flag-Liout tore, who would this be saved the dress, the motorcar was at the hand. have become so hot that he editorial chair of the Japan Times Allan T. G. C. Peachey. Staff expense of securing hotel accom, door, and the clergyman and the can no longer keep it closed. After and Mail attracted considerable Flag-Captain Argentine H. Aling-mulation, In this connection-it | 40 guests were waiting at the this the guilty one is chased and notice. From this post he went to ton (Chief of Staff), Capt. was gratifying to learn that there church. Sidney said, Jim has caught, and if it happens in the the Kokusai News Agency, coming Cloudesley V. Robinson (for duty was no limit to the number of gone home, and the wedding is interior-he is put to death.

to China as their correspondent in at Singapore), Coindr. John O. N. bauses required for Hongkong postponed." On hearing that Miss The Papuan's grief at the death Shanghai in 1919. At the time of Wood (Fleet Gunnery Officer), visitors. It was also understood Hunt fainted, and was put to bed. of a relative is a terrible thing. To his death he was business manager Licut.-Comdr. Lewis I. P. Jones, that no daty would be levied on She got up in the afternoon and indicate his sorrow, he cuts and of Reuter's, in which capacity be DS.C. (War Staff Officer), Licut. exhibits, except those to be sold at saw Mr. Willey, who told her he gashes his features until he "is was the organizer of their new John P. Money (Fleet W/T, Officer), the Exhibition. did not love her and would not unrecognisable. marry her.

But they are all very good tel-commercial news service in the Far Engr.-Capt. Hugh S. Garwood Mr. Kotowall mentioned that the laws and we shall make them, in

(Fleet Engineer Officer). Clerks to assistance and co-operation of the Possessing a nimble tongue, McBride (Secretary to Chief of Mr. E. R. Hallifax) being desirable, Secretary, Pay-Lieut. William Secretary for Chingga Affairs. (Hon the course of time excellent Im- perial citizens. They are wonder clover brain, & pleasant gaiety and Staff), Pay-Lient Alan fully adaptable, and many of them the best heart in the world is Laybourne, Pay-Lieut. Stanley T. Government, to sanction Mr. Halli- the Committea had requested the friendships were numerous and last Beardsworth ing. He was always excellent com-

Among the other officers are fax accompanying the Hongkong pany-as a conversationalist h's Comdr. William E C. Tait, M.V.O. exhibitors, Mr. Hallifax's assist could speak with authority and Comdr. John W. Clayton, Lieut-one would be extremely valuable originality on almost any sopio Comdr, James A, Douglas-Hamil for the walfare of the Chinese and many trades had definitely pronused who should bear the exponses in the but particularly on account of his ton, Lieut. Gervase B. Middleton, to agere their return to Hongkong, to co-operate talent for old songs. He possessed Lieut. Roland Leeds, Lieut. VivianA GREAT MAŬNET Mr. Jp Lan-choen specified a granted by the Government, à Fin

charming light baritone voice, R. S. Bowlby, Lieut. George C Mr. Li Po-bwai drew attention number of intending participatom, ance Committee was appointed to which he need offectively to sing in Ross, Lieut. Douglas V. H to the concensies of the local some of whom, he said, desired to assist exhibitors as far as possible. French and Italian, as well sa Eng MacLaren, Lieut. Ronald C. Government and the splendid for syndicales.***

The following were elected list. As a singer he had appeared, Bayne, Engr. Comdr. Francis B. arrangements outlined, which a with distinction in amateur per Dogherty, Engr.-L.-Comdr. should prove a great attraction to Kwang, various small sub-com- kwai, To Sze-tuen, Li Wing kwong, On the proposal of Mr. Ho Robert Ho Tung, Meeurs. La Po formances. His death has meant John Kingcome, Bt-Lt. Col. Robert Hongkong exhibitors. If the mittees were appointed to collecs LiYik-mpi, In Yauc the passing of a most attractive per- H Darwall, CBE, RM,LI, Capt. Chines did not, beartily support the exhibite to enable the Chamber to Ping-ahao, Ho sonality which moet of all will be Regd. W. Bagot, RMLI, Rey ventine, he would be deeply dis- ascertain how much space would be Chung kue and Ho Kwong regretted by his jourvalistic col (RC), instr, Ligut. Comdr. Allan J. In connection with exbibita of Mr. Kotewall mentioned that in

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Low, MA, Surg-Comdr. William native processes, 1e, spinning, the Exhibition grounds there were L. Hawkins, Pay-Comdr. Arthur weavi Carving and dyeing, which, small ponds which, it was suggest C. Roe, Surg-Lieut-Comdr.

Mr.C.M. Pitman, for the defence, said the promise to marry and the breach of it were admitted, and the only micstion upon that was the

amount of damages..

Mr. Willey said his feelings to- wards Miss Hunt changed during the last four days before he intend- ed marriage. He, however, meant to "go through with it" rather than make trouble, but at the last mo- ment he came to the conclusion that they would be better apart.

I had been drinking a good deal," he said, "and I made an absolute fool of myself."

Mr. Justice Lush You got the special licence after your feelings had changed?—Yes.

The jury found for Miss Hunt and awarded £150 damages. They also said that the war savings. certificates and articles of furniture were a gift to Miss Huit

are now learning English.

AN AFTER-CHRISTMAS POEM.

Alone I sit by the fire at last

And, oh, but my thoughts are

far from pleasant

lose with the ghost of Christmas past,

But never the ghost of

Christmas presenti

The Lyons Mail. IGNORANT OF THAT

a

A woman of the alien profiteer type paid a visit to a well-known

W.

Inspection Cordially. Invited.

Sir Robert Ho Tung asked how

school with a view to placing her ANY DOCTOR WILL TELL Llewellyn K Warburton, and Payar hoped would form part of aed, would make splendid trading,

boy there

She arrived in a Rolls-Royce,

YOU

Mr. Justice Lush said that securities were an incomplete gift lo law

elaborately dressed and decorated ebak renstination is one of the chief It was agreed that Mr. Willey with jewellery. During her inter causes of 11:bealth To rostore daily should do everything necessary to view with the headmaster, whom rulerity, to dispel bilioni stiacki, sick transfer the certificates to Miss she embarrassed and impressed beadachen and Ilverishers Pinkettes Hant and that she should retain the with her grandeur, the poor man-warify the breath and reliers Filer Bromfeation. They also clear the skin, roceeds of them in part satisfac remarked,Madam, you remind. Dealers every here pell Pinkelton or sion of the damages awarded me of the Queen of Sheba.”

post&fum at 61 cents the vial, from Judgment was entered for Miss “Really,” replied the lady Dee Williams Medicine Co 60 ingra font on the lemnter-claim, with had no idea the had a boy at your

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