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BIRTH.

WEALL-At Haytor, 301, The Peak, Hongkong, on February 7, to Mary, wife of T. G Weall, a daughter.

DEATH.

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Old Time Ballers.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1925.

CORRESPONDENCE.

RENEW THE RENTS

ORDINANCE**

The suggestion has been put forward that the introduction of rotors may lead to a revival of the old time sailing ship tradè between the Far. Eastern and other ports; but whother that is [To the Editor of the Ching Mail.) 80 or not, Hongkong will never cease to be interested in the

Sir.Mr. W. B. (Hulstone stated exploits of these vessels in bygone that a fair proportion of a person's days. It is doubtful whether their income to experò in house rent was memory is retained anywhere ten percent. Those were indeed with more affection than in this the good old days.

LOCAL WEDDINGS.

ROGERS-PURDEN.

CEREMONY AT THE CATHEDRAL.

Although at the request of the parties it was observed as quietly as possible, the police were well represented at the wedding at St. John's Cathedral at 9-30 a.m. to-day of a popular member of the police force, Sergt. H. E. Rogers, of Tsim-sha-suf (Water Police) Station, to Miss Blennor Violet Mary Purden, daughter of Inspector and Mrs. A. F. Purden of the Central Police.

her father and wore a becoming dress of white satin with panels

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port, which has harboured some In Hongkong, as much as forty of the most famous. "More per cent, is being paid, and this Survivors of a Glorious Era," mostly by a voiceless setion of the splendidly produced work printed community; for all one knows, and ins clear type and on art paper, it is quite probable, even inore is continues the story commenced in being extorted. A lot of mention is

Survivors of a Glorious. Era" of unde of unoccupied floors, insKow- There was a double significance wind jammers that achieved fame loon and elsewhere, available for in the happy event for the young which will considerably outlast Europeans. Let those who are in couple had so arranged it that they even their own days, which interested enquire about those floors, would be able to. board, the s.5. mRny cases were surprisingly They will find that the majority are" Morga" later in the morning for" long. There are something like pratically nothing more than the Homeward voyage, Sergt. thirty photographic reproductions shell of four walls divided into Rogers being due for leave.

The bride was given away by of famous sailing ships with number of so-called flats. No cup accompanying letterpress, the boards,, sanitary aangements, or written pages giving their records anything that makes for the com- in more detail. It will be a sad fort of a home. And the rent? of silver tissue lace, a veil of white reflection for many that the ocean Nothing less than $120 per month. silk net and coronet of orange blossom. Her bouquet was of going sailing ship is passing so! There are others of a better type, rapidly into history, but the 7 nimit, but the rghts of them are white roses." inexorable march of progress,

proportionally exorbitant

It is most unfortuinte that the according to the brochure, is prov-members of the Legislative Conn. ing too much for these stately eil, who are to dedo the fate of argosies. "Almost every week the Rants Ordinance are of a class witnesses the disappearance from affected by the strain of having the register of one or other of the o obtain Houses proportional to handful of representatives of the incomes; it is suspected that the sailing ship era which have Chinese meinhers are oven in syim- succeeded in prolonging their thy with the hoose owners, existence into the age of machin, That, the forthcoming decision of ery' and materialism. Since the the Counel is being awaited with time, twelve months ago, when we the gravest apprehension by unto the home of the bride's parents published a brief and necessarily dreds of hardly pressed Europeane incomplete record of the compara- is no idle tale. tively small number of deep water sailing vessels still existent many gaps have occurred in their ranks, and it was with feelings of regret that we recently looked through

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ONE OF THEM.

Hongkong. February 7.

a long list of once noted sailors Sir-No daw has yet pleased all. which are offered for sale and are,To give satisfaction to us « muay it is to be feared, for the most posla is one aim. To be fair is part destined for the ship another. So why not bring the breaker's yard. If anything can Rents Ordinance up to date by be calculated to inspire in those making the necessary additions to who may have the power, a desire it?

to exercise it on behalf of these Briefly, the best way out would gallant vessels and to save them in retain the Reconstruction from the nautical knackers,,,it Amendment. Give power to owners

Druperiv should be a booklet of this nature; of

the under NOW

of Leadenhall Street, London, are 25 per cent. on July 1 and either and the Syren and Shipping Ltd.,Ordinance to increase their rents by

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She was attended by her sister, Miss Nellie Purden, who wore a w

dress charming Victorian mauve. taffeta and hat of white georgette with mauve ribbons, and carried a basket of violets.

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The bride's mother wore dress of grey crepe de chine with

black lace hat

The Rev. R. H. Copley Moyle performed the ceremony, Sergt. La Cargill was best man.

There was a short adjournment immediately after the wedding when friends were entertained, after which, the happy couple left for the boat with the good wishes of a number who assembled to see them off. The bride, travelled in A navy blue coat dress with French trimming and hat to match.

Among the many presents were a charming sliver centre piece from Sergt. Rogers' colleagues at the Tsim Sha-tsul police station and gifte from the staffs" of the A. P. C in which the bride had at one time been engaged.

Sergis. A, H. Mason, R. McEwan, Frazer B. Thorpe and Mr. A. W. Hill were among those

The wedding cake was sup present

DESAL-RUTTONJEE:

The wedding will take place at

opinion in the Colony, but (we are led to infor) it is actually to be congratulated on producing or 10 cent every succeeding plied by Café Wiseman.

year until legislation is no longer consulting that public opinion this at the reasonable price of a

necessary. But bring in all the for all we know with every inten- shilling.

hannsos completed since the date the tion of abiding by the verdict-

| Ordinance started so that the ever- reasing number of unprotected ten. upon. local matter of the first Canada Going Ahead.

This matter is, of importance.

According to a Reuter's mes-nts will get that much needed 5 o'clock this afternoon of Mr. course, the Rents Ordinancesage, published elsewhere in the protection Finnily deal with sub- Rustom E. Desal, manager of Tehmi Ruttonjee, daughter of Mr. shall it be renewed or shail it be "China Mail" to-day, reference tenants in the same way sa the Messrs. Mody and Co., to Miss

was made in the Speech from the now protectgil tenants. allowed to lapse? Today it is Throne at the reassembling of the Tyr y be more buses in and Mrs. J. H Ruttonjes.

The marriage ceremony will be 'not our purpose to examine again Canadian Parliament, of the Hongkong now than four or five the many problems which beset prospects of steady development, increased in bigger nutio. And if at Buxey Lodge," 37, Conduit years ago but the population has performed under Zoroastrian rites that question. They are as thorny with which the year had opened, exorbitant rentals have to be pain Road, by Mr. R. A. Dastoor,.. as they are manifold, and we situation justified the expectation nure use is the public that if they reception will be held at "Buxey

adding that the financial and trade for new houses they are of little assisted by Mr. Anklesheria.

Following the. ceremony, would hesitate to lead our readers of an early return to the gold had not been built,

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to the frontiers of a cloudless basis. In mail week there had

The Rents Ordinance certainly Lodge" and a string band under the baton of Professor Gonzalez week-end-for which the weather been received at the office of the need"entination, but better penis will be in attendance. man be thanked!-under such a High Commissioner in London an than mine will have to adduce legal

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The honeymoon will be spent at bodeful banner. Rather would we important summary of the trade arguments.

Macao. of Canada for the twelve months biased people will endorse my have them drop the cares of the ended September, 1924, and a statement. week with at least one pleasant comparison with the two previous thought in their minds, Therefore years, reveals a steady return to prosperity on the part of to-day we shall refrain, as we have Dominion commerce-a marked said, from debating once more the increase in exports and a decrease merits of the Rents Ordinance, in imports, the principal feature with all the hopes and fears being an increase in exports last year of no less than $75,100,519 therein contained, and shall instead, so that our pen be equal to the theme, draw a moral for Canada's next customer, exports

Hongkong, February 6.

EUROPEAN FAINTS..

over 1923 and of $279,687,266 over 1922. The Empire remains easily ALARMING STREET MISHAP.

to various countries under the

Apart from the fact that the bride's parents are well-known in the Colony, unusual interest is attached to this afternoon's nup tials, as it is said to be the first Parsee wedding to take place in China during nearly two centuries that the members of this community have been in the country.

$30,000 DOPE HAUL..

the future, a moral, which if it British flag totalling $469,468.567 An alarming accident befall would have shocked the late Sir as compared with $448,078,578 in Mr. J. C. Fletcher, assistant Henry May, cannot but intrigue 1923 and $362,260,932 in 1922, master of Queen's College, when SMART SEIZURE AT

The dropped in a faint on the pave- | The United States came next. the present generation. That

outside Mesars,' Wm. Imports last

year totalled ment moral is, of course, to be found, $826,196,002,

Powell, Ltd., compared

in Pedder Street, with

• KOWLOON GODOWN.

ONE MAN ARRESTED. as already indicated, in the $902,993,825 for the year ended this morning at 11 o'clock. At- attitude of the Government September, 1923-a decrease of tracted by the commotion outside,

Yesterday evening a party of a European assistant of this towards the fate of the Rents receive by far the largest quantity Mr. Fletcher on the ground in the ports Department proceeded to $76,797,823, Canada continues to establishment looked out and saw officers of the Imports and Ex- Ordinance. Instead of settling the of her imports from the United throes of a fit. Mr. Fletcher was the Kowloon Godown, in charge of question for itself, with its usual States, although those from iramediately taken inside Mesara. European revenue officers, and decisive confidence, the Govern- the British Empire totalled Powell's "establishment and re- seized a quantity of material be- ment is having the issue ralsed in $101,611,556. It may be noted mained there about half an hour, lieved to be morphine of the the Legislative Council by means easily the greatest single item in Anderson, who had been

that grain and grain products are in the course of which Dr. J. value of $30,000. PLUMMER.-Died in London, on of an open resolution, and upon Canada's export trade; but good moned by telephone, brought him godown contained gelatine. The Bum- Other cases opened at the February 6,, John Isaac Plummer, M.A., late of the the result of the ensuing dis- returns are shown for metals, to consciousness. He was later dope, which was packed with the Royal Observatory, Kowloon, cussion, the final decision will paper, and manufactured wood, taken in a taxi to the Hongkong cargo, is thought to have been

landed As a link in the chain that welds b. presumably depend. There was the Empire together, British sub-

Continental aged 80 years. (By Cable).

It is believed that Mr. Fletcher steamer. never a matter, as we pointed out jects in Hongkong will rejoice to is susceptible to violent fits, and One man has been taken into yesterday, upon which the learn of the era of prosperity fore-that this is the second attack custody. Hongkong, Saturday, February 7, 1925. Government could more wisely shadowed for Canada in the within a short period.

consult public opinion than the Speech from the Throne.

BEHOLD

fate of the Rents Ordinance- unless, if the remark appear not churlish, the exception might be

SOLDIERS ACQUITTED.

Once upon a time-the phrase found in the Colony's obsolete Corporal H. J. Short, East

AVIATION FATALITY.

is used not so much because we health system-and although Surrey Regiment, was acquitted FUNERAL OF MR EARNSHAW have forgotten the exact date but some people may feel disposed to which tried him for drunkenness. yesterday by the Court Martial more because we like its fairy say that the Government is simply A report of the proceeding appeared story sound-once upon a time, evading its obligations by leaving in yesterday's "Chino Mail, then, there was 2 Hongkong the decision-and possible odium Private Noonan, of the same regi- ment, was also acquitted on charges governor who said that there was to the unofficial members of the of slackness on parade, throwing his no such thing in the Colony as Legislative Council, we are hopeful coat at on N.C.O., and striking an public opinion. That worthy man enough to think, rather, that the N. C. O has since been gathered to his Government is genuinely anxious fathers-peace be to his stormy to ascertain the attitude of public spirit1-but we wonder what he opinion upon this vital question would say were he alive in and to act in accordance with that Hongkong to-day, for not only is attitude-in short, that the the present Government tacitly Government's action is a bright, admitting the presence of public a shining sign of the times.

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MOTOR SMASH.

TAXI STRIKES LAMP POST IN NATHAN ROAD.

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PASSENGERS IN HOSPITAL.

THIS MORNING.

Borne on a gun carriage pulled A serious motor smash occurred by eight European policemen and last night at Nathan Road, just followed by Mr. Claud Earnshaw, outside the Central British School his brother, and two particular premises, at about 9.30 o'clock last friends of the deceased, the mortal night when taxicab No. 1952 remains of Mr. R. Earnshaw whose crashed into a lamp post. tragic fate a fortnight ago, as the The driver of the taxi was con- result of a descent from an veying three of his lady friends aeroplane,deeply afflicted the from Hamantin to the Star-Fetery- TROUBLESOME COUGHS.

whole Colony, were borne from and it is alleged that, 'lo trying to A troublesome, consulem, aloep disturbing night the Victoria mortuary this morning overtake and pass two motor buses stopped by taking Chamberlain's Cough to their last resting place at the be lost control of his machine and Remedy. You will like the soothing, Happy Valley cemetery, DENM ran straight into the lamp post.. healing coating it puts on an inflamed. A military party from the bar The three passengers in tho tickling throat and the promptness with racks was in attendance, and a taxicab were injured, and taken to which the troublesome cough is stopped. salute was fired over the grave.

hospital, For sale everywhas.