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HONG KONG

KING GOES OUT OF DOORS

IN A BATH CHAIR

FULLY DRESSED AND IN. OPEN FOR FIFTY MINUTES

QUEEN BY HIS SIDE.

London, Yesterday. For the first time in four months His Majesty has been taken into the open air, being wheeled in a Bath chair in the grounds of Craigwell House.

He was fully dressed and remain-

ed for 50 minutes with the Queen by his side-Reuter.

Doctor In Attendance

The British Wireless message says that advantage was taken of the warm sunshine and the absence of wind to wheel His Majesty in a bath chair round the grounds of Craigwell House.

His Majesty was out for an hour and was accompanied by the Queen: with Sir Stanley Hewett, his physi-.1 clan in attendance. It was stated this evening that the King had passed a good day.

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WEDDING HELD UP FOR A BOUQUET

BLISHED

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TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1929.

MEXICAN REVOLT

AIRCRAFT FACTORY WORKING AT HIGH PRESSURE

PILOTS BEING TRAINED

WORLD'S COTTON CONSUMPTION

SLIGHT DECREASE

INDIAN & EGYPTIAN GROWTHS INCREASED

New York, Yesterday. The aircraft factory at Long Island is working night and day to complete an order for aeroplanes IDLE SPINDLES IN ENGLAND from the Government of Mexico.

The 'planes will be equipped with machineguns and bomba racks.

London, Yesterday. According to the International

Mexican pilots are intensivoly Federation of Master Cotton Spin- training at the Air Station in Hamp-ners and Manufacturers' Associa- ton Roads, Virginia Reuter's tions the world cotton mill con- American Service.

'Planes. From U.S.A.

sumption for the 6 months ended Jan. 31 was 12,750 million bake, a Mexico City, Yesterday, slight decrease compared with the

It la officially announced that in corresponding period last year. East

FINE TO CLOUDY

The weather report issued by the Royal Observatory this

morning stated:-

The anti-cyclone has weak- ened and is now central over the lower Yangtsze Valley.

Moderate monsoon along the S.E. coast of China and fresh monsoon over the China Sea.

Forecast:-N. E. winds, mo- derate; fine to cloudy.

Indian, Egyptian and other growths increased, but American decreased 613,000 hales.

Britain's total consumption was |1,440,000, a slight decrease.

Seventy-six milia in England with [391;000 spindles stopped.-Reuter.

The

SKI-JUMPING

DESCRIPTION OF A COMPETITION

VIGOROUS SPORT

stands

first competitor above us now. As the crowd is

their first encounter Government getting most impatient, he is an- forces, led by ex-Prealdent General nounced by a long bugle blast: MISS M. GUINNESS-

Calles, defeated the rebels under This is followed by a roaring from There was a hurried, Bohemian General Urbalejo at Canitas. lusty throats and a general push- wedding in London last month The Government declares titating and craning ef necks the bet- when Miss Meraud Guinness, the the rebels changed sides when they ter to view the jump and complete 24-years-old artist daughter of Mr. learned that Urbalejo was not fight-landing. Benjamin Guinness, the million-ing for but against the Govern- aire of New York and London, ment, General Urbalejo escaped married Senar Alvaro Guevara, a with a guard of only thirty men. Chilean artist.

They met three months ago when exhibitions of his pictures and hers were held in the same Paris gallery.

The ceremony was at Henrietta- street register office, Covent Garden. WC, and although there had been so little preparation for it the bride had her wedding cake and a reception of members of her family and artistic friends R8 | well, This was all arranged for

The only favourable report from the rebels is that the southern half of Lower California has joined {them.-Reuter's American Service.

More Rebels Surrender

Mexico City, Yesterday. An official communique states that the troops of the rebel Genera! Aguferre, who was driven out of Vera Cruz hast week, have sur- rendered. Reuter's American Ser- vice.

He appears, remarkably con- fident, that young skier, presum ably a Swiss or Norwegian. He leans on his sticks, his akis

across

the slope, and glances down at the crowd gathered on the hillsides to watch his per- formance, and that of other... | professionals like himself, and' lads of the village dauntlessly courageous, but with little no style to add to their hair- raising exhibitions.

or

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The death occurred last month landing track, is in the shade of Rickmers, Menado Maru, Milo Maru, Hakuho Maru, Olderkerk, Hokkaier by Mrs. Richard Guinness, of Mr. C. W. Somerset, who was pine trees, so that the hard- iher aunt. whose daughter, Miss reputed to be the doyen of British beaten, carefully prepared mow Maru, Taiping, Talamba, President Garfield, Khyber, Mausang, Mene-

Zita Jungman, was to be married actors. He was 82 years of age which, out of the shade, arikes remains protected from the sun laus, Tonkin, Cardiganshire, City, of Pekin.

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Bride's One Earring

cloche hat with

Miss Guinness wore a red velvet orange shirt, flowing tie, and tensity that makes the eyes ache. costume with brass buttons and a "wideawake" hat led many to think Through a viete of these trees navy blue petalled collar, a lack he was the bridegroom. Beside you look across the valley to a close-Atting him Senor Guevara, who arrived ranges of mountains cutting a feather of flame red, bright red with his bride, was inconspicuous jagged pattern against the blue shoes strapped with blue, an in a navy blue lounge suit, black heavens. From time to time the glaciers that vein them split with ornament of brilliants in her shoes, and dark tie.

the heat, and you' hear echoing buttonhole, and a large pearl drop Blessing by Telephone In her right ear.

Miss Guianess's parents are in around you the muffled explosions The ceremony was about to start Paris, and, it was stated, she had and allthering of vast

released ice. when Miss Guinness exclaimed, only time to get their blessing on ." want

Oh, Home flowers.

do the telephone.

Many of the spectators have ar- please get me some flowers!" Guinness signed the register, and rived by traineau, but still more at his on skin-ski-kjoring four or five Into Covent Garden and procured house in Great Cumberland-place, on a rope behind a fast hores and

A friend immediately dashed out the reception was

Mr. Richard

held

areas

of

climbing up from the village, or

The bride said the honeymoon carrying skis and sticks scross would probably be at week-end la their shoulders and using the icy Paris, and added: "I don't think we path.

a bunch of white lac and aome Hyde Park, W. daffodils. Almost at the same moment another friend arrived with a bouquet of pink roses and maidenhair fern.

shall have a permanent home in

The rear of voices has subsided

You feel the ten- Probably we shall live to a murmur, Then the ceremony started, very London. late.

chiefly in Paris, but at present it sich "of the crowd pressed toge- I am very ther, and swaying slightly na the Among the friends present was is all quite uncertain. Mr. C. R. Nevinson, the artist, busy designing scenery for Mr. young competitor leaps half- whose appearance in

a

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round, discarding his sticks, and careers down to the brink of the "tremplin"

with & gathering speed.

He crouches low, in the position known as the "ats" knees almost touching the skin in front and arras hanging low at the sides- and then with a gesture like # bird starting on a flight, rises into the air, body well forward, legs and akis miraculously together, arms spread out and beating the air to prolong the flight.

Even through the surge of excitement that bursts from the throats of the spectators you can / hear the

hollow curfously "crunch" sound of the jumped as he lands on the hard "piste" balancing perilously for a second while your heart seems to stick In your throat

Then recovering, he superbly shoots away down the track, at a giddy pace, finishing out in the crisp, snow beyond with a dead- stop "Christiania" amid the yalis and braves of the frenzied crowd.

Immediately boys and men en skis dart from the masses lining the

"plate" to stamp, out any hol low on the rail-hard surface of the now in preparation, for the next one to dump U.M.S. In "Daily Express,"LA

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