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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1927,

Traditional Hospitality of the Welsh.

the jockeys other times he will ST DAVID'S SOCIETY guardedly disclose that he is in- voking the law of averagės (though you cannot see how). Mostly, however, he will answer you with the one word-system. And with that you must go your way content. His faith, if gen- uine and not merely a ruse to escape the importunities of pun- ters seeking the "sure thing" and

LAST NIGHT'S DINNER.

ROYAL MARINES.

The Men Who Have Come to China.

HIGH STANDARD SET.

Although the King is their Worthy of the best traditions the "dead cert"-his faith is of the Walsh people with their Colonel-in-chief and they are phy- sically-and in other ways too- [touching, for more than once it

has been conclusively "proved me for hospitality was the wel one of the finest bodies of men come given by some thirty to wearing His Majesty's uniform, (1. systematically proved, if you forty members of the Hong Kong is only upon such occasions as the like) that betting systematically St. David's Society to an equal present despatch of battalion to usually means ultimate loss. Even number of guests last night on China that the Royal Marines come

the

if you follow the advice given in the occasion of the annual St. into the limelight. Being quartered in the naval ports of Chatham, this column on Monday and limit David's dinner observance. the number of your bets so that a Also in accordance with the Plymouth and Portsmouth they are run of bad luck cannot cost you justly established reputation of not "seen about" to the same ex- tent that Army units are, remarks more than a known sum, still the the Welsh for music was the ex- the naval correspondent of chances are against you. A few cellent programme of entertain-"Daily Mall" years ago before the flat racing ment which followed dinner. season began, "Truth's" sporting The gathering was presided writer gave a list of fifteen horses over by Mr. D. J. Lewis, Presi it should "pay to follow." One dont of the Society.

Then, again, they Occupy 81 anomalous position halfway be tween Army and Navy, Afloat, the Royal Marine is under the Navy Discipline Act; ashore he is under the Army Act, yet he is a part of

First Royal Marines, The first Royal Marines

were

of his readers consistently follow. Among those present were: ed the list, betting a pound each Mr. R. Sutherland past Presi-the Navy all the time and the ad-" time any one of the fifteen randent St. Andrew's Society, Mrs.ministrative headquarters of his That meant an investment of £89. Tratman, the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. corps are at the Admiralty. He is Sixty-four of these were losses Wolfe, Mrs. D. J. Lewis, Mrs. dressed like a soldier and drilled but the odds received made the Wolfe, Mr. D. W. Trátman, Mrs. like a soldier, with a certain amount balance of wins produce $132 178.G. Grimble, Doctor Black, of Navy training added, and he is enllated for the purpose of serving This Past

President 8d, a profit of £68 odd..

of St. An- aboard warships. In short, he is.. satisfactory and very fortunate drew's Society, Mrs. Suther a sea soldier, result" was largely due to one land. Mr. I. E. Hopkins,

But horse paying fifty to one.

treasurer of St. David's Society. such odds are rare and cannot be Mr. W. A. Dowley, President of the soldiers who were in olden days expected by the systematic pun-St. George's Society, Mrs. J. H. embarked for duty in men-o-war. ter. However, apart from inter-smith, Doctor W. L. Thomas, Only the larger warships these days est in the experiment, the gentle-Vice-President of St. David's carry Royal Marine detachments, whose duties aboard are not great- man doubtless considered £89 Society, Mrs. Lindsell. Mr. ly different from those of the blug- fair risk for the fun he had 5. J. R. Mitchell, Mr. J.T. Prior, jackets. In addition to manning

And secured during the season.

Mt. G. S. Hugh-Jones, hon. secre-guns and taking part in the general that, after all is the way most tary of St. David's Society, Mr. work of the ship, the Marines pro- people regard racing, whether P. Anderson, Mrs. Olsen, vide sentries, officers' servants, and they bet capriciously or system-Madame Sarrault, Captain R. D. men for special duties. atically!

LOCAL WEDDING,

MR. G. W. GUEST AND MISS EDITH MAY.

pore.

In the Renown" at the present Thomas, Mrs. Rundell, Mr. H White, Mr. J. Wynn Williams, moment the Duke of York has a

Marine orderly and Marine order Mr. R. E. Lindsell, Doctor J. Ces are in charge of the Royal Megown. Mrs. Mitchell, Mr. J. H. apartments. The Royal hairdres Smith, R. A., Doctor Morrison, ser 1st: Marine, too. The Royal, Doctor Nicolson, Mrs. Fredericks, Naval School of Music, which pro Mr. C. J. Walters, A. B. F. vides bands for the whole navy, is Razey, R.N., Mrs. F. White, Mr. also a Marine establishment,

In the old days when sailors were The wedding. was solemnized. Ca Thomas, Mrs. Hooper, Mr.

inclined to be mutinous the Marine sanction of the Secretary of at St. Peter's Church, West

F. Hooper, Mr. G. H. Elkins, Mr. detachment of a ship was always State for the Colonies it will be Point, yesterday afternoon of W. H. Bell, Mrs. Remington, Mr. berthed between the officers and the May, only daughter E. Ralphs, Mr, D. H. Blake, Mr. crew as a measure of protection. seen what would have been the Edith

of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Fincher. H. Owen Hughes, Lieut. Hughes, That custom still obtains, for tradi position of the Government of and Albert Edward Guest, R.N., Mr A. B. Rawörth, Mr. tion dies hard...

A high standard is demanded of Hong Kong in an emergency aris-only son of the late Mr G. W. PD. M. Richards, Mr. A. B. Stone, ing out of the upheaval in China. Guest and Mrs. Guest of Singa- Mr. D. Davies, Commander R. Dal recruits, for the Royal Marines have a record of fighting in all parts Williams, R.N., Inspector George,of the world of which every officer Tolerably certain is it that such The Rev. H. Copley. Moyle Mr. J. Muir, Mr. J. S. Thomas, and fla Justifiably proud. a Bill here would have created officiated, while Mr. G. W. B. Mr. J. Barrett, Mrs. Black, Mr.Thoir badge of the globe (given immense opposition--no less, in Griggs was at the organ. The G. Grimble, Mrs. W. H. Bell, Mr. them by George IV.) wreathed with J. Owen Hughes, Mr. Justice laurel and surmounted by "Gibral fact, than it did in Kenya. But service was fully choral

The bride, who was given away J. R. Wood, Mr. H. R. Reming-tar" and their motto "Per Mare, the position of Kenya is entirely by her father, was attired in a ton, Mrs. Raworth, Mr. E. 1.Per Terram" are a recognition of on a different footing from that gown of white charmeuse trim Wynne Jones, Mr. A. Dyer Ball,this. The Royal Marines are one of Hong Kong. Here there has med with silver embroidery and Mr. R. R. Davies, Mr. A. G. of the few regiments that have the right to march through the City of pearls, with train of georgette, Langston, Mr. A. Morris, Mr London with bayonets fixed. been serious trouble on our very embroidered with silver and H G., Hughes, Mr. T. J. Price, threshold over it, indeed and pearls and edged with silver lace, and Mr. E. R. Price..

"Land of Our Fathers." we play be very sure that only over shell pink georgatte. Her

long veil was of tulle with coronet After the loyal toast and that dire necessity would have driven of pearls and orange blossoms. of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales the authorities to introduce a land she carried a sheaf of chry-had been observed, the President compulsory military service mea-santhemums and rosebuds.

proposed "The Land of Our The bride was attended by Fathers. In view of the trou- Miss Edwina L. Rogers as brides-bles that had surrounded the 66 YEARS ON STAGE. The fact that no attempt will maid, and Miss Iris Woolley as Colony for a period of nearly ever be made in the direction of flower girl. The former wore a two years he thought it was a After 66 years' continuous dress of mauve georgette with matter for congratulation that work as a circus and music-hall compulsory service is no reason

mauve tulle toque, trimmed with there was so large and represen-artist. Mr. Fred Griffiths is short- Hong Kong.. Wednesday, March 2, 1927. in itself, however, for not silver roses and streamers. Misstative a gathering present.

ly to retire. Volunteer Woolley's dress was of shell pink A message of good wishes from He claims to have represented means georgette with a bandeau of tulle. Sir William Rees Davies, a past on the stage nearly every animal The bridesmaid carried a bouquet President of the Society, was the Zoo, so it is fitting that he be idle

of sweet peas, while Miss Woolley read amid applause. Continuing, should now become a keeper of to say that in this Colony carried a silver basket trimmed the President said that they had real animals.

met to vivify the memories of He is taking a small farm in we have reached the ideal men with tulle and rose buds.

The bride's mother wore a their homeland. They rejoiced Kent. tioned by the Straits Times"-- . gown of fawn georgette within their pride of their country, In his dressing-room at the that every young man coming to lowered border, and black pic of their princes and warriors, of London Coliseum he told a "Daily the country is joining as a matterture hat. Her bouquet was

of their poets and bards. They were Chronicle" representative that he .of course. Not only would it be sweet peas.

proud of the fact that they were had represented: free equal and loyal partners in that union of great races who formed the British Empire,

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VOLUNTEERING.

The fact that a Bill, having

'as

its object compulsory military service, has been scotched in Kenya Colony, furnished the "Straits Times" with a lever to press home the benefits of Volun

sure.

strengthening.

the

every

Corps by possible. It would

Mr. Frank Brett, of the teering. Whilst satisfied with a fallacy to assert so, but it is a P.W.D., was best man

fact that there" are many, fit

A reception was afterwards the position in Malayà generally, it remarks that "the ideal will be young men who have been fesiheld at No. 229, Nathan Road, reached when every young man dent some years here and who after, which the happy couple motored to Repulse Bay for the coming to the country joins the have not yet joined the Volun-honeymoon which will be extend Volunteers as a matter of teers and do not intend to do so. ed by a trip to England. course." It adds that, without Many, again, have enrolled, only! taking an alarmist view of the to drop out after situation in China-where, in fact, the possibility of trouble in- volving the use of British force is perhaps less evident than it was a fortnight ago-it can be the present state of

said that affairs in the Far East em-

a year or 30.

STOWAWAYS. THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING

TO CANTON.

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ANIMAL IMITATOR.

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MAN WHO MADE QUEEN

LAUGH.

A monkey. A buffalo. A fighting cock. A donkey. A wrestling lion.

After referring to the episcopal He had also been a singer, a labours of Dewi Archbishop of dancer, an acrobat, a conjurer, a Wales, their patron saint, and to tumbler and a clown, a tragedian the Cathedral which bears his and a gymnast.

Start at Five.

name and contains his mortal re- mains, at Mynyw, Pembroke, "I was apprenticed at the age jahire the President gave the of five to an old cireus man named toast which was observed by the Matthews, and made my first That, of course, is regrettable;

singing of the Welsh national appearance in Cinderella" at song, "Hen Wlad fy Nhadau." Newsome's Cireus, Oxford. but there is no use blinking facts

The Guests.

"I was bound to Mr. Matthews and trying to believe that in

The toast of "Our Guests" was on a seven years' contract, and matters Volunteering every

Peter Shemchedze (Georgian) given by Dr. Thomas who coupled my salary was a halfpenny a thing in the garden is lovely" in and Constantine Shebelin (Ser- with is the names of Messrs. week for the whole of that

Al- period. Hong Kong. There is room for bian) were this morning charged Dowley and Sutherland:

before Major Willson with. arriv-though the Society could not "But whenever my perform- considerable Improvement. It

ing in the Colony without papers, compete in size with the Soance was considered unsatisfac- phasises the necessity of every fit may be that the proximity of the as stowaways on the s.s. "Lee cieties which their honoured tory the halfpenny was 'docked," young man becoming efficient in trouble in China; and the sight Chung" from Shan Mei, in Chin- guests represented, what they and I got a clout instead." One Hacked in number they endeav. of Griffiths' first appearances in the use of arms, ready to take his of so many of the Regular Army ese territory,

The accused said they had no oured to make up in their warmth public was made by emerging place where he is required should coming out from Home, will intention of coming to Hong of welcome (applause),

from a carpet bag carried by Mr. stimulate interest in Volunteer-Kong. They were under the im- In reply, Mr. Sutherland, after Matthews. an emergency arise.

At a performance at the Coming so soon after the aning. That, again, may be no pression that the steamer was some witty reminiscences of

going to Canton, where they had Wales and Weleh names, referred Coliseum in December 1828, on nual inspection of the Hong Kong more than a pious hope, but it is been told they would be able to to the immense value of National behalf of the Variety Artists Societies in the East and, said Benevolent Fund Mr. Griffiths Volunteer Defence Corps, and one that is worth while express- find work. coupled with the possibility of ing if it can exercise the slightest, His Worship passed sentence of that the larger societies had the earned the title of "The Man who

moral effect on those fit young to be followed by deportation.

admiration for the made the Queen laugh."! one month's imprisonment each, greatest our Volunteers being called upon

smaller units who so worthily The Queen was immensely to perform more strenuous men still outside the ranks of the

upheld the traditions of their amused by Pego, the horse, of Hong Kong Volunteer Defence

which Mr. Griffiths is head and dutles than at present, the re-

Corps.

Mr. Dowley also replied. and front legs, and his son hind legs. marks of our Singapore contem-

Col. J. F. C. Fuller, D.8.0., has said that on the 28rd" of next porary are extremely apposite.

been appointed Brigade Commap-month the St... George's Society der, 7th Infantry Brigade. Since would be able to do something Had our Volunteers not risen to

February last year he has been more in entertaining kindred the occasion so nobly in the past

Military Assistant (General Staff Societies. Officer. Ist grade) to the Chief of it le safe to say that the action

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