1928-04-21 — Page 10

THE CHINA MAIL,

SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1928.

THE WEEK'S NEWS IN

IN PICTURES.

NEW DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL, HOMUNTIN.-Here a very . successful "At Home" was held last Saturday afternoon, over 800 guests attending in response to the invitation of the Head- master, Mr. Featherstone. Our picture gives a good idea of the spaciousness of the new buikling, with a part of the sports ground in the foregrounit. (Photo: Ming Yuen).

PORTUGUESE COMPANY, H.K.V.D.C.

-The Members of this Company, the "baby" unit of the Corps, are here seen at their first dinner, held last Saturday at the Volunteer Head- quarters. Sented at the main table are, among others, Lieut.-Col. Bird, D.S.O., Officer Com- manding the H.K.V.D.C., Captain F. Leitao, Officer Commanding the Portuguese Company of the Shanghai Volunteer Defence Corps, Major Wolfe-Murray, D.S.O., Adjutant, Lt. R. R. Davies, M.C., commanding the Portuguese Company, and Lt. Norrie Owen. (Photo: Ming Yuen).

GOVERNOR INSPECTS POLICE-H.E. the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi) during the week inspected the Hong Kong -Police Force as well as the Police Reserve, including the newly- formed Company of Sharpshooters. His Excellency is here seen presenting medals to a selected body of the Force. The Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Captain Superintendent of Police, is standing in front of the recipients. (Photo: A. Fong.)

REMEDIOS

- MONTALTO. de JESUS. A wedding of particular interest to the Portuguese community was that of Mr. Hermillo H. dos Remedios to Miss Lucilla Montalto de Jesus, which took place on Sunday at the Roman Catholic Cathedral. Included in the group are Mr. J. H. Ruttonjee and Mr. P. M. N. da Silva, and the following attendants on the bride.The Misses Ellaline Osmund, Pacita, Montalto de Jesus, Marie Eca da Silva, Carmen Xavier, Sylvia Remedios and Edith and Laura Nolasco da Silva. (Photo: Ming Yuen).

FOX HAMSON. The wedding of Mr. Henry Leslie Fox and Miss Constance Bird Hamson at St. John's Cathedral last Satur- day was attended by large numbers of the younger community of which the bride and bridegroom are popular members... Among those in the picture are Mr. R. H. Hamson, father of the bride, Mr. G. Kelly, Best Man, Miss E., Fox, sister of the bride- (Photo: groom, and the Rev. N. V. Halward who officiated. Ming Yuen).

THE HON. SIR HENRY POLLOCK, Kt., K.C.-The senior unofficial member of both the Executive and Legislative Coun- cils, Hong Kong, whose questions to the Government have attracted wide attention.

FERGUSON FERGUSON.--The wedding of Miss L. Ferguson and Mr. J. C. Ferguson took place on April 11 at Union Church. Mrs. Lily H. Urquhart was Matron of Honour.

"SUNDAY HERALD" INTERNATIONAL CHARITY FOOT- BALL CUP.-One of the principal trophies of the local soccer

season which practically closed yesterday, won by Scotland.

GARDNER-FOLLETT.-Mr. H. E. Gardner, the well-known local singer, is here seen with his bride, Miss M. P. Follett, on the occasion of their wedding at St. John's Cathedral on Saturday last. Among the friends in the group are Mr. G. H. Bell, Manager of the F. & O. Bank in which the bridegroom is em- ployed, Mr. A. J. Bird, of the Chartered Bank, Mr. Hunter and Mr. Dunbar, also Miss Irene Butler, Master Oliver Womack and the Milsses Jacky and Jill Hargreaves-Browne. (Photo: Ming Yuen),

THE BISHOP OF VICTORIA—–— The Rt. Rev. Dr. C. R. Duppuy, D.D., who left for Shanghai this week to attend the sixth synod of the Chung Hwa Sheng Kung Hui.

RARE " JOSS" CHAIR-Many Chinese have this week paid e at a famous temple at Shaukiwan in which is this rare chair with the back, arm-rests, etc., made of swords.

The

of the temple is carried about in this chair when processions are held.

MR. B. TANNER. Predecessor of Mr. A. H. Crook as Head- master of Queen's College. Although Mr. Tanner has retired,

he was "toasted" at the eighth annual dinner of the Old Boys'

Association, the proposer being Mr. W.

Master.

EXCURSION STEAMER

The Hong Kong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co.'s s.s. zan wankly, sexcursion tring to Macao to-day. How many Hong Kong-ites have to thank this ship for a pleasant week-end?