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MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1925.

CUPID'S WILES.

FOUR BROTHERS AT THE ALTAR.

TO-DAY'S NUPTIALS.

Unique-Ceremony At St. John's Cathedral.

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This afternoon there went out four single men from the house of their father (Ma Ying-piu, the founder of Sincere Co., Ltd.) and when they returned after a short ceremony at St. John's Cathedral they bore upon their respective arms four charming brides.

FATAL FIRE.

THE CHINA-MAIL-

HOME FOOTBALL.

TWO HOUSES COMPLETELY LATEST LEAGUE RESULTS.

GUTTED.

INMATES CORNERED.

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A disastrous fire occurred at Woosung Street, Yaumati, shortly before 5 o'clock yesterday moming, completely destroying two four- storeyed houses and damaging to others, besides taking in its toll nine lives.

London, January 3.Following are the results of the matches played to-day in the English Leagues and the first division of the Scottish League -

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ENGLISH LEAGUE.

DIVISION 1.

ENGLISH LEAGUE DIVISION II.

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Birmingham... 2 Sunderland... Į Burnleyr Preston...... 0 The Fire Brigade, on arrival, Bury .......... I Bolton ... O. found a difficult task before it, as. Leeds... o Cardiff.............................. 0 Although it hardly necessary after party of guests was heralded the flames had gained a good hold Liverpool......

Arsenal to mention it, these were not pre- by concerted items from the of the buildings. However, by Newcastle...... 4 Aston Villa. meditated acts, neither was it Chinese band of four-the drum, some creditable work On the Notts Forest... o Manchester C. 3 coincidence which led the young bugle, cymbals and gong. In all, part of the Brigade in directing the Sheffield ...... I Huddersfield. I men to appear at the altar toge two thousand guests are expected attack from various angles, the Tottenham Notte County.. I ther. The matches had the cordial during the course of the festivi- situailon appeared to be in hand W. Bromwich. 3 Everton....... 0 approval of the father and it was ties, which will extend over a an hour later,

West Ham..... 2 Blackbump***** 0. to honour the occasion of his period of two days.

The upper Доста of the approaching 61st birthday' and Two-restaurants will be required houses involved were used as the 25th anniversary of the com- "to house all the guests at the big temements. Of the nine char pany he founded that the happy dinner to-morrow night, when the red bodies recovered from the events were celebrated in one day. quartette of brides will be present-buildings later in the morning, Blackpool

The four sons of Mr. Ma Ying-ed to all. To-night, à more six were those of women, which piu who entered the bonds of informal dinner will be given by were found in the kitchen at the matrimony at the same time, are the brides mothers at which, rear of the premises on the upper Messrs. Ma Man-chung, Ma Man- however, several hundreds will be floor. Means of escape by the stair kaup, Ma Man-hing and Ma Man- entertained.

case being cut off, the unfortunate fai, and their ages vary from 22.

victims apparently sought refuge to 27. They have all received education on Western lines, but it is not likely that the father will be deprived of the near presence of more than one of the newly wed couples—Mr. and Mrs. Ma Mar-fai who may shortly be pro- ceeding to England where. Mr. Man-fai will take charge of Sincere's branch.

It is interesting to note here that the proud father in 25 years bas built up the huge business of Sincere Co., Ltd.. with branches: at Shanghai, Peking. Canton and other places. Started with a capital of $25,000 it now has one' of $7,000,000,

The family house in Breezy Path will be the residence of all the happy couples, for a time at any rate.

OPIUM HAUL.

IN STRONG-ROOM OF THE G.P.O.

FAKED MAIL BAGS.

Mystery surrounds the dis- covery of opium, this morning, in a General Post Office strong-

room.

in the kitchen,

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yet been assessed.

The extent of the loss has not

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STEAMERS COLLIDE.

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o Hull City Bradford..... 3 Wolves....... Chelsea 4 Oldham I Crystal Palace. o Clayton ........ Derby... 6 Portsmouth Manchester U. a Stokeo Middlesboro... I Leicester ... 5 Port, Vale. 2 Barnsley Southampton... Wednesday... Stockport Coventry

Brentford Exeter

DIVISION HI (South).

Plymouth

2" Merthyr........ Bournemouth

i Brighton... I

I Gillingham

DIVISION III. (North.)

THURSDAY'S CONCERT.

HONGKONG MALE,

VOICE CHOIR.:

I. Part Song... The Boleaguer

ed"..........Arthur Sullivan. 2-Song...I Heard You Sing- Ing........... Edward Coates.

Mrs. A. M. Bowes-Smith. 3-Duet & Chorus......" Miserere from"Il Trovatore"......Verdi.

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Leonora............Mrs. Stanley Collett. Mauricio... Mr. H. G. Annis 4.-Violin Solo...... Three Dances from "Nell Gwynne."......Ed. ward German."

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Mr. W. C. Abrams R‚Ñ...» 5.-Part Songs...(a). "O Peaceful Night"...Edward German. (b). "Departure"...Franz Abt. 6--Humorous Monologue.

Mr. G. W. Burnett. 7-Part Songs..(a), "The Mid- alght Guard"........................AME. M. Gretry.

(b). "Rolling down to Rio"... Edward German, 8.-Part Song...........Choric

Measure".........Ethel, Boyce. 9-Song..." Light, My Light....

Landon Ronald,

.... Mr. A, M. Bowes-Smith.

Part Songs...(a). "An Even- ing's Pastorale"........Wilfred Shaw.

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(b).

"Song of the Jolly Roger". C. F. Chudleigh Candish

II-Humorous Monologue,

Mr. O, W. Burnett.

12-Part Songs...(a). "Its Oh! to

be & Wild Wind”.....Edward Elgar.

(b). "I Would I Were the Glow-Worm"...... Arr Harold Rhodes.

13.-Violin Solo......Selection from The Gondolfers.....Arthur. Sullivan,

Mr. W. C. Abrams R.N. Walsall ....................... 1 | 14-Part Song......" The Long Day Doncaster...... 2 Lincoln......... I Closes" -Arthur Sullivan. Grimsby ...... "2 Bradford ...... o Halifax, 4 Rotherham ... 0 Hartlepools... I Darlington New Brighton 2 Wrexham. I Southport 5 Barrow The Wigan 2 Rochdale 3

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London, January 3-A message Luton from Port Said says the British Millwall Steamer Naringa," from London to Norwich C... 0 Bristol C........0 Bombay, and the Dutch steamer Southend ...... 0 Northampton.. I "Celebes," from Amsterdam to Watford..... Batavia, collided in port. No detalls are available, Reuter, ...

Port Said, January 3-The "Naringa" has her stern serlously damaged and her bow plates Accrington 2 Chesterfield....2.... damaged six feet below the water Ashington...... I Nelson ... I line. The Surveyor.recommends Crewe. repair sufficiently to allow her to proceed to Bombay. Her deten tlon here is probably not serious. The "Celebes" was anchored at the time of the collision, preparing to get under way. She way struck on the starboard quarter. starboard side plating was damag- In one section the opium is saided above the water line, the poop to comprise about 5,000 taels, cabins on the starboard side of the deck partly carried away, the whilst another gives the quantity poop smashed, the davits carried as about 3,000 taels. From the

away and lifeboats damaged. layman's description, the opium Reuter. seemed to be of the good "pre- pared" quality, valued, at a minimum of $10 a tael. A small but valuable quantity of other drugs was also found.

The other three sons are in the Chinese National Bank, of which Mr. MaYing-piu is a director.

Details of a remarkable seizure The multifarious shades and of contraband by Revenue Officers colours of the electric bulbs and are as yet lacking but it is known drapings had given for the last that a systematic search was few nights a fairy-like appearance made in the "foreign mails" to the Bonham Road end of Breezy strong-room, which is situated on Path, and the garlanded passage the ground floor of the Post way leading to the house was none

Office. the less picturesque to the eye in the morning light.

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From seven o'clock this morning until noon, the. entry of party

RENTS LAW,

HOW DOES IT PROTECT

TENANTS?.

FULL COURT APPEAL

The question of how far the Rents Ordinance protects the tenant was again before the Full Court at the Supreme buildings this morning

ANCESTOR WORSHIP.

EFFECT ON FAMILY LIFE

IN CHINA.

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I Dundee........ 0 Partick...... 2 Hibernians... 2 Kilmarnock,... 0 Motherwell.... 4 Queen's Park.. I Raith Ro Hamilton..... I Rangers...... Mortons......... 0 St. Mirren...... 2 Cowdenbeath. 0 Third Lapark. o St. Johnstone.. 2 The following matches were postponed owing to grounds being waterlogged: South Shields v. Fulham Aberdare v. Swindon Bristol Rovers v. Queen's Park: Newport v. Charlton; Swansea v.-Hongkong A.D.C.'s production, Reading and Durham v. Tranmere. "St. Joan," 9 p.m., January 14,

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VARIETY CONCERT.

January 5-Queen's. Theatre, "Oliver Twist,"

January 10-City Hall; Con-f cert by Eugenie and Leopold Premyslav, world-famous Polish musicians, 9.15 pm.

January, 12, 13, 15, 16 and 17.

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SOCIAL,

It is stated that a systematic. search of the whole floor was made before the strong-room was examined. In the latter were about a hundred 'mail bags of

A subject of ever engrossing in- stout canvas, and the seizure was terest to foreigners is that of ances. made in three of these.

for worship and the lecture given Apparently, the three bags by Dr. Uhatley to members of were marked and labelled like the, Literary Section of the British

4.30 p.m. Court ordinary mail-bags. According- Women's Association, at Shanghai, when y, it is presumed that they may was therefore of more than or there was a continuation of the have been, dealt with like other dinary interest and value.

January 8-At St. Andrew's hearing of an appeal against mail in the strong-room.

Hall, City Hall, pianoforte recital the decision of Mr. Dyer Ball

Dr. Chatley, who is thoroughly

by Master Emil Danenberg, 5.30 as Puisse Judge, in which he had How the opium got into the conversant with his subject, com awarded landlords the possession strong-room and how it would need his lecture by speaking of The H.M.S.Diomede" variety

January 8.-The Hongkong of houses (66, 69 and 70) Queen's have been removed, as it surely the three in foris of religion troope gave a concert on Satur Male Voice Choir," Cathedral, Road East in spite of an order by would have been had it not been to be found in China, Buddhism, day evening at the St. Patrick's Hall, 9 p.m. the Governor-in-Council exempting

for the vigilance and enterprise Taoism and Confucianism and then Club. The entertainment was in

January 23. Fancy Dress the houses from the provisions of of the Revenue Officers concerned, went on to speak more particularly ald of the Club funds, the of Ball in the Grill Room, Hong- Section 4(1)(A).

has not been revealed.

of ancestor worship, its econonichile the general arrangements kong Hotel, 8 p.m. to midnight.

ganiser belog Sergeant Simes, As far as is known, no arresta importance and the effect it had on have been made.

In the charge of family life.

Messrs. Gwyer and Fisher, The January 31-Hongkong Box- destitute men in China, he painted (1) Comic song "My wife makes City Hall.

There are practically no really full programme was is undering Association tournament in out, owing to the fact that all could me call her teacher, J. D. Simes. February 18-17-18-21.--Hong- return to the family from whom (2) Song" Bells of the Sea," F.A.kong Jockey Club Annual Race they were sure to receive a certain Holland. (3) Monologue "Oxton Meetings. amount of support. The family Er" R. Ashman. (4) Melodies am and where Westerners could (5) Comic song Turned up," J. T. was in itself a never-ending organ and Rags, Diomede Quartette. perhaps trec back their ancestry Lacey, (6) Song Wonderful pal," p.m. some three or four generations, the W. Madgewick. (7) Song "Ninon," ...COMPANY MEETING. poorest Chinese coolie could trace E. P. Hillyard. (8) Monologue * January 14. Extraordinary his back some 50, 60 or 70 generi-East End on Saturday night, R. General Meeting of the Star tions Whole villages would-pro-Ashman (9)-Song, F. Strickland. Ferry Co., Ltd., at Mesara. bably belong to the same family (10) Melodies and Rags, Diomede Jardin, Matheson's office room, and the ancestral temple of the Quartette, (11) Comic Song noon. village would therefore, contain Hellol What's-is-name?" J. D

Simes. (12) Song, F. A. Holland, |-- the tablete of that family.

In giving judgment Mr. Dyer Ball had said that he did not be. lieve that the legislature contem- plated depriving a landlord like the plaintiff of rights expressly given him under the section in question after he had once taker all steps to avail himself of those rights.

AGAINST FASCISM.

NIPPED IN BUD...

MILITIA MOBILISED.

Sir Henry Pollock, K.C.. (in- ATTEMPTS AT TERRORISM structed by Mr. C. A. S. Russ). appeared for the appellant defen- dants (the tenants) and Mr. Eldon Potter, KC., for the plaintiff res- pondents (the landlords). The denants were the Man Yes¬firm' and the landlords Li Chan-shi and <Chu Chan-shi.

The main point taken this mornink was how far an order

(Reuter's Service.)

ROME January 4.

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The measures foreshadowed in made by the Governor-In-Council the Chamber by Signor Mussolini,

LAND AND ANCESTORA.

Ancestor worship was closely con-

of this nature was lawful when the the Premier, yesterday, have alnected with the holding of land and plaintiffs had no opportunity of ready been put into operation. being heard until after it was It is alleged that the subversive the Cliness, contended that no

elements' planned to produce a estate meant

made.

no ancestors.

were

SPORTS.

PUBLIC AUOMON. Sales Room, postage stamps, 6.15 January 6-Lammert Bros,, at

(13) Comic song "Want to go back CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM. conjuring feats by Mr. Saveğe to Pa and Ma," J, T. Lacey.

The final item comprised some

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Chamberlain's Pain Balm relieves the

A touch of rheumatism or a twings of neuritis, whatever the trouble is,

pais. Burts and scalds are propmily. relieved, cuts and bruises quickly healed and swellings promptly reduced. In fact no household should be without it. For sale everywhere.

AN UNHEALTHY" DISTRICT.

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which were well executed. Mr. Potter claimed that such an state of anarchy by taking pos Strictly speaking no land could be singing of the National order might be fraught with the session of the railways, already sold by a member of a family with Anthem brought most serious

entertainment to a close, consequences to had set afoot several attempts out the consent of the whole clan owpers of property and Sir Henry, at terrorism.

and thon only in the event of very 'Pollock that the effect of the order The Government has now or urgent need.

had only been to suspend matters. dered the reinforcement of the Muny very interesting beliefs Judgment was reserved by Sir Fascist Railway Militia and connected, with ancestral worship, Henry Cowper Gollan, Chief instructed the prefects throughout were, then discussed, one of which Justice, and Mr. HHJ Gompertz the country to continue searches showed that in olden days human who made up the Full Court. In houses and offices for dangerous crifices were made to placate the leaders and dissolve political clubs dead and even to-day it was the cus when found guilty of conspiring tom to burn slave girls in effigy. against the interests of the country. There was also the annual spring The prefects are also authorised to festival during which the graves mobilise the local Fascist Militia were freshly cleaned and special to assist the police and Carabinieri services held in order to inspire the in safeguarding order.

The authorities believe that these recommence work on behalf of the dead ancestors. with desire to measures, coupled with mainton- ance of the muzzling policy infanilly after the winter a sleep. It respect of the Opposition Press, was also generally believed that tho will curtail the strength of the living could hold pommunication

RUSSIAN FLOODS.

RIVER RISES EIGHT FEET.

(Reuter's Service.)

Moscow, January 41

A south-westerly galo drove the Opposition leaders.

waters of the Gulf of Finland up the Neva which rose eight feet, Tundating some of the islands.on.

which Leningrad is built,

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with their dead ancestors and though this belief was not generally approved by officials, nevertheless the people persisted in it.”

After touching on the difficulties

The Nevsky Prospect was food...

Washington January 3 The met with by missionaries with T6- ed and several factories were American Ambassadors in London gard to ancestor worship and those tamaged, but the loss was and Paris, together with Colonel difficulties experienced by foreign- minimised owing to the citizens Logan, unofficial delegate on the ers with respect to the making having been officially warned and Reparations Commission, will re of fresh ronds which often neces all: goods having been previously present the United States at the tated the removal of some grave, removed from the docks. There Allied Finante Ministers meeting Dr. Chatley closed his very instamo were no fatalition.

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