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MACAO NOTES.

OPENING OF NEW HOTEL.

THE CHINA MAIL,

KOWLOON WEDDING.

MR. G. H. WHITE AND MISS

VG. L. WOOLLEY,

SATURDAY'S CEREMONY,

groom.

of

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FEATURES OF THE 1927 REPORT.

LOCAL REMITTANCES.

M

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1928.

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SAILINGS 1927.

St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, The Navy League (Hong Kong was the scene of a pretty wedding, Branch) report for the year 1927 on Saturday afternoon, there being rends as follows:- a large attendance both at.. the

Membership is. now 229, several Church friends of the bride and bride-year,

the reception and

having loft the Colony during the Joined: 50 members joined dur- The parties were Miss Gladya Ing 1927. Louise Woolley, daughter of Mrs. Deaths The Committee, have to Woolley and the late Mr. W. H. record with ragrot the deaths of Woolley; and Mr. George Henry the following, Capt. A. G. McKin- EMPRESS OF CANADA White, son of Mrs. White and the non, Dr. W. W. Pearse and T. R. late Mr. G. White,

Percy, Esq.

The officiating clergyman was the Nelson Day.-On October 21 Vicar, the Rev. W. Walton Rogers Nelson Day was celebrated by lay- The bride, who entered the ing wreathe on the Cenotaph and church on the arm of Mr. Thomas Wanchai Memorial at which H.E. Hynes by whom she was given the officer administering the Gov- away, was charmingly attired it an ernment was represented by Capt. embroidered white charmeuse dress A, J. L. Whyte. In the evening trimmed with orange, blossom,

SPORTING ACTIVITIES,

Macao will soon be en fete uguin when the President Hotel, now rapidly approaching completion, is formally opened. This hotel will be one of the beat of its kind in this part of the world. The building, built alumst entirely of reinforced concrete, rises to a fieight of alinnet one Jumired feet above the pare inent, in seven storeys, and is 'a fine oxample of modern architecture, fuger entirely in initation granite. Occupying an excellent position Ht the two busiest the junction of streets in the city this towering' difico, fifty feet above the surround ing rools, cornimanda a view of the whole sity, and is already a land- kmark to all incaning vessel,

This hotel will enter principally to

The bridesmaids were the Misses successful concert was held at the the wants of Chinese visitors

Queen's Theatre by courtesy of to Evelyn Woolley, Iris L. Woolley Hong Kong Amusements, Ltd., and Macao and to a suuller. extent to and Aileen Hynes. The former in spite of other attractions was Europes, and in a pho, like wore a dress of pale blue satin Much where there is so much crepe trimmed with silver lace and very well attended. As a result transit traffic, which is likely to in the two latter dresses of pale blue the League benefited to the extent grease with the restoration of pence crepe de chine. All wore as head of $055.20 and your Committee re- in districts adjacent to Magno, after dress bands of pale blus tulle with mitted £100 to H.O. £50 of which Was to be allocated to a Navy tire establishment of staple govern.

rosebud trimming.

£50 towards ment in Canton, there will stof pale pink roses and maidenhair H.O. Expenses.

Their bouquets respectively were League Charity and

Your Committed likely be sufficient business to keep fern, and of silver baskets of sweet sent a cheque for 10 guineas to the this caravanserai nearly always full. peas tied with pale blue ribbon.

King George's Fund for Sailors Sport.

Mr. Caell Neave, assisted by Mr. which is devoted to assisting the W. J. Woolley, was best man.

anilors and their dependants

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It is extremely gratifying to notice the exchange of visits between

The reception was held at the resickness and distress, this being tents representing variar forms of sidence of Mr. T. Hynes, after which our tribute towards the celebra- sport between Hongg and the bride and bridegroom left for tion of Nelson Day in London in- MIND. Foremost in pronioting their honeymoon, the bride travel-atead of the usual wreath. Sir these friendly gaines is the Macaoling in a powder blus silk moracain Henry Pollock, who was then in Hockey Club whose team I dress with silver grey natin coat London kindly arranged for just returned from a visit to Hong trimmed with grey fur. and hat to wreath to be placed on the Nelson Monument on October 21. The Kong after acquitting itself with match.

Navy League also interested them- honour. Football, too, has its de-

selves in the Royal Hong Kong votees and one notices that an in-

Yacht Club regetta, specially-or- creasing number, of Hong Kong

ganised for the entertainment of Leans, visit Macio. Tennis, lns

the Royal Navy and Mercantile been the means of promoting much MRS. D. MACDONALD.rine and presented prizes for a interesting sport, and there is talk of converting the whole of the land nfosed by the Maeno Race Track into a golf links, interspersed with

for RMELH

football and

suitable cricket, etc.

LAST RITES AT HAPPY VALLEY.

FLORAL TRIBUTES.

number of events. The Committee have to thank the following donors to the prize fund, Mr. Scott Harston, Mr. J. H. Taggart: and Mr. Van der Steen. H.E. the Officer Administering the Govern-

Students in Hong Kong.

News of the death at 8.80 ment, Mrs. Southorn and Admiral Scholars from the Mato Lyceum on Fturday inorning of Mrs. D. Boyle were present on both occa- to the number of over one hundred Macdonald, an old resident of the y presented the rowing prizes at sions and Mrs. Southorn very kind- visited Hong Kong on an educa-Colony, was received with deep ro-the close of the regatta. On Octo- tional trip. Among the places seen gret by large number of friends.ber 21 this Branch sent the follow- The devensed Indy was the widowing message to the H.O.:-"Hong by the young people was the Hong Kong University and the Hong of Major Donald McDonal who was Kong Branch desire be associated Kong & Whampoa Docka, where a partner in the firm of Mnedonald with Empire colebrations Nelson much time was spent in the work and Hunter, consulting engineers Day. Stop. Community appreciate shops and anong the laboratories, and murine survey ra, wito passed valuable services rendered Far

of both institutions.

Thenway at Home in 1022, after lay- East by H.M. Navy during prosent Macno students gave a musical en-ing retired from the firm. tertainment at one of the Hong Kong theatres, special feature being the Portuguese folk-songs and country airs of distant Lusitanin.

etc.

Visits of the nature are strongly encouraged by His Excellency the Governor, Senhor Tamagnini Bar-4 bosa, and a similar visit was paid to Canton by Macao scholars not long ago, in pursuance of the policy to foster and maintain friendly reln tions with the peoples of neighbour ing colonies and territories.

TWO ACCIDENTS.

Pakkai. (Kongmoon), Yesterday. A junk loaded with firewood was sunk in front of the Customs House here last night when she was run into by a passing launch. No life was lost. It is suggested that tha junks mast-light had been blown out by the wind, causing her to be unsighted.

The locomotive of the first train was derailed at Pakkal station of the Sunning Railway yesterday owing to the faulty condition of the track brought about by rotting of the sleepers on the line-Our

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Mrs. Macdonal is survived by two children, a son and a daughter. One son was killed during the War, when he heki, a commission in the Flying Corps.

Her surviving daughter is now Mrs. I spent resides in England, where Jo san (Harry) is engaged in business.

critical times Stop Kindly give publicity foregoing," and this was read out at the Nelson Day dinner when about 360 people were pre- sent including Admiral Beatty who was the guest of the evening. Owing to the decision of the Home Government to curtail their build- ing programme your Committee

considered it advisable to cable the following message to 1.0.-"This Branch considers any reductions The funeral took place at the strength Navy, very disastrous Roman Catholic ceinetery, Happy generally and particularly condi- Valley, in the afternoon, and was tions prevailing Far East Please | well attended.

Shanghai protest Government." Branch were advised by us of the despatch of this message, and were asked to hack us up. ·

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The service at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. Father Rossi, and amongst those present to pay their lunt tributes were Messrs. Accounts. The past year has, Syne Thomson, D. K. Benil Gen. we think, been a fairly successful 0. Gordon, Gone and while the annual concert itinert, A.

$953:20 Mackichan, realised

against F. M. Crawford, Geo. Gritable, G. $1,580.40 the previous year we are Miskin, R. Hunter, He Kom-tong. pleased to note that the effective the League has Ho Kwong, Ho Leung nud Colonel membership of

nearly doubled insomuch as al- Mrs. Maclonald's nurse who bad though In 1928 the total amount of been her constant companion for $436.000 the past year as you will aubscriptions received was only some time, was also present.

willie," Wreaths were sent by:-"Peggy," see from the balance sheet before sum of you has brought in the "Gordon," "Hilda und $820.00 under this heading. Jane," "Agnes and Kyrke," "Olive In the middle of March last year and Harry" and "Katie Archee." we were able to remit £250 on ac- Lady Chater, Mrs. A. G. Gordon, count of the Wanhalen Rellef Mrs. D. K. Beuil, Mrs. Dora ArmFund partly as a result of the strong, Mrs. Maitland, Mrs. Ho newspaper appeal and partly from Fook, Mas Phyllis Ho, Miss Nancy a sum taken from the proceeds of Ho, the Misses Jean, Grace and the 1926 Concert. In addition to have forwarded to the Florence Ho, Miss Cheung, and this we Miss L. Cheung.

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UNCONSCIOUS IN BUNK.

Cheung Chung second cook of the 88. "Sai On, was found un conscious in his bunk on Saturday morning and upon the vessel's arrival at Hong Kong was taken to the Tung Wah Hospital, where It was found that life was extinét It is believed the man died heart failure,

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