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INSPECTOR D. MACDONALD MARRIED.

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1925. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

STRIKE CHANGES.

THE BEGINNING OF THE END?

GENERAL LI TAKES "OATH."

"Friends of Inspector D. Mac-i

Said to be commanded by donald. of the Hongkong Pollee Russian officers, Chinese naval Police Force, who is spending his vessels are patrolling the river leave in Scotland and is due back next month, will be interested to and approaches at Canton. At hear that he was married on July night there is marked activity. 15 to Christina, elder daughter of It is not known if the precautions ex-Baillie Norman Marrac and are a sequel to the recent. Bcl- Mrs. Macrae, of Craig Road, Ding-shevik coup wall.

While the "Canton Gazette".

The ceremony was performed writes about the severance of at the Castlehill United Free steamer communication to and

OIL THE FIRST.

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FACTS CONCERNING TUNG

ON PASSENGERS.

RETURNING BUSINESS MEN.

The return from Carton to Hongkong aboard H.M.S. Tung On of passengers of German nationality who were not taken up by that vessel has led to the assumption that there has been an exodus of German business men from Shameen.

The news that the Steamboat

has decided. Company New York, September 1.

with the permission of the Hong- The list of America's largest kong Government, to at- income tax payers in 1924 is head-tempt to re-establish trade with ed by Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Canton by despatching the s... who was assessed at $6,288,000.

Hopam there from Hongkong, has Others included Mr. Henry occasioned considerable interest Ford at $2,600,000, Mr.. Payne and general satisfaction is felt A "China Mail" representative Church, Forres, by the Rev, from Macao, in support of the Whitney at $1,677.000, Mr. J. P. that the red ensign is again to be was informed that the numbers of. |

who made enquiries this morning Ronald Mactionald, MA., of Ding-boycott of Hongkong, a Canton

carried on these waters.

Germans returning to 'Hongkong wall Union Church, assisted by vernacular paper, at a subsequent

The ship has undergone an ex-in nearly every case they had pre- from Canton was but few, and that the Rev. R. G. Macdonald, M.A.. date, reports as follows:-As con-

Mr John D. Rockefeller, Jr., has tensive overhaul and been fitted viously gone up from Hongkong, and the guests were principally ditions in Canton are abnormal the relatives of the bride and the Strike Executive has decided been actively associated with his up with wireless. It la to carry by train or other means as in view bridegroom.

to give permission to all or any father in business enterprises, cargo and any who apply for of the responsibility that the naval authorities had to assume persons to leave for Macao or the chief of which is the Standard passage. There has been ΠΟ Hongkong, provided they give a

Oil Co. Life his father, who is difficulty in getting sexmen.

for passengers on the Tung On, written ündertaking to return

it was difficult to get a permit to estimated within a week.

The Honam leaves to-morrow go up unless one had exceptionally This is in direct variance to the ❘ $500,000,000

Mr. at 8 a.m.

pressing business. It was less difficult to get a permit for return at Canton,

Beautiful wedding music wil played by Mrs. Douglas, of Forres, the Second Paraphrase being sung at the close of the proceedings.

The bride, who was given away. by her father, was handsomely attired in a gown of broche crêpe de chine and silver, brócade, caught at left side with large diamente ornament. Her long bridal veil was edged with rare ince and crowned' with orange blossom, and she carried a bouquet of white roses. She wore a long string of pearl-the gift of the bridegroom-and silver shows,

Miss Atta Macrae was prin- cipal bridesmaid. She wie it frock of shell pink crépe de chie embroidered in mauve and gold, with cape of mauve georgette, and large hat.

There were four dainty atten- dants the Misses Grace and Mary Mackay (niece of bride- groom), Miss Jessie Macdonald, U. F. Munse, Dingwall, and Miss Mary Black, of Edinburgh..

The bridegroom's brother. Mr. Duncan Macdonald, of New York was the best man,

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Luncheon followed at the Royal Station Hotel, where the toast of the young couple and the bridesmaids, was drunk, and they' had a hearty send-off on their departure for Cornwall for their honeymoon.

CHINESE FLUDES INDIAN CONSTABLE,

KOWLOON COURT INCIDENT.

--

A mild. senation was caused

noon yesterday when it was nounced that a Chinese prisoner esenped.

at

71-

had

Morgan at $574,000, and President Coolidge at $14,000.

to

to

have given charity,

VRECKED MAINE

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The Maine Express, one of New England's crack trains, was derailed by a faulty switch near Worcester, instantly killing the Breman. The engineer miraculously escaped injury, although penned in by wreckage. Une passenger and several traitmen were injured.

are

making fortunes by escorting

A German business man who returned to the Colony from Canton yesterday assured a "China Mail" representative that German residents' enfety and Their businesses were affected in the same degree as British, but there was no talk of an exodus.

Ak regards the general position in Canton, the "China Mall" in- formant could say little "apart from confirming the news that Li Fuk-lar's forces had sub- mitted to the Red regime which appeared to be established as firmly us anything endld be said to be in Canton. There was still 10 communication between Shameen and Canton, he stated:

HOME CRICKET.

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

DECIDED.

YORKSHIRE TOP AGAIN.

Rockefeller Jr., his been very MR. E. F. L. STURDEE, again. This is the fourth year in active in philantrophic work.

Mr. Henry Ford is the great motor car manufacturer. Like

POPULAR SHIPPING MAN LEAVING.

As will be seen elsewhere in this issue, Yorkshire have won the county cricket championship

succession that Yorkshire have been champions. On other occa→ sions there was little doubt about their superiority but the competi- tion has been very interesting this year.

policy professed all along by the PRISONER'S ESCAPE, agitators. Some think that it may be the beginning of the end. Having been so busy in the last week the Canton Government may be finding the strikers too heavyMr. John D. Rockefeller, he has a burden to bear.

been several times: considered, the

Thy Colony will shortly be losing There is still little traffic from world's richest man. Mr. Ford

a well-known shipping mun, Mr. Hongkong took" an added in- Chinese ports to Macao but mili- from a humble start is now the. F. L. Sturdes, the Canadian terest because in cricket at Home tary leaders in the vicinity

largest manufacturer of automo-Pacific's General Passenger Agent was aroused by the wonderful bikes in the world, employing over for the Orient, who is leaving on feats of Hobbs, Sateliffe and Tate the Kowloon Magistracy ut about trading junks, passengers, food 75,000 persons and turning out

-transfer to the head office in in Australia „during”, the winter about 2,500 cars a day. stuffs, cargo, etc., to Macao.

Montreal owing to indifferent and the feat of Hobbs a short Mr. Harry Payne Whitney is a health

while ago, of beating two world The man, who had several pre-

banker. He is a director of Me. Sturdes came to Hongkong † records. vious convictitans against him, bud

several big concerns, including the in February of 1934, succeeding Mr. just, been sentenced by Mr. B. W.

Guaranty Trust Co. He married P D. Sutherland who also left the Humilton to six months' hard labour

a daughter of the late Cornelius Colony on transfer to the head or lareny charge, and was being

Vanderbilt.

office in Montreal. conducted in the cell by an Indian constable. Before being placed there Tigris.

Mr. Sturdee expects to sail by Mr. John Pierpont Morgan suc ceeded his father as head of the the Empress of Canada on Septem the prisoner obtained permission Kongmoon, from his guard to enter the lavatory, troops of General Leung Hur great financial firm of J. P. ber 4. Numerous friver de here will which is on the ground floor on akai are moving southwards from played an important part in many "peedy return to health in Canada's pions- feat not accomplished:

Morgan & Co. Mr. Morgan. has wish him the best of huck and a the Cadets and it is predicted that big loans floated to help the Allien more benign climats. attention being ainted elsewhere they will eventually co-operate in the war. at the main entrance, the prisoner with Chan Kwing-ming's army in jumped over the short wall on the the outskirts of the province. other side and escaped. Seeing that: the prisoner was a long time in coming back, the constable went to investigate but he was nowhere to be found.

side of the building. The constable's

No change has been reported at Canton General Li Fook-lam is stated to have taken the oath of allegiance to the Kuomintang, or rather the Red party. Hu Han- min is believed to have been re- moved from Whampoa to Bocca Further inland than

the anti-Bolshevik

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR

The constable is now in the enstody of the Police for his on demand, to-day was 2/4 13/16 The closing rate of the dollar, negligence,

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After a great struggle Surrey are second. Lancashire were tipped," early in the season by "Plum" Warner, a former Eng- ♦♦ land captain but they disappoint- ed. Still they have the satisfac- tion of getting the better of two drawn matches with the cham-

by any other county. Mr. Sturdee is being myoceeded

Notts and Kent started badly here by Mr. E. Stone, late General but recovered. Middlesex are the Mr. Calvin Coolidge is the Agent, Passenger Department, only county beat Lancashire twice thirtieth President of the United (nadian Pacific, in Shanghai who but they fell to some of the States. He took up lew, as a bus arrived here from the North.

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Mr. Stone first came to the East Yorkshire are the only team not President. He became Preeldent in 1917, and after being stationed to have been beaten outright, when President Harding, died and at Yokohams, returned to Montreal truly an excellent record and

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