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position

Rivera,

MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1929.

The temperature this forenoon WEDDING TO-DAY at 10.30 was 63 degrees as com pared with 78 degrees yesterday | CEREMONY IN ST. JOHN'S at 2.80 p.m.

CATHEDRAL

FATEY-GEORGE.

..

NAVAL SUICIDE

FUNERAL OF A "HERMES” MARINE

Over the week-end only four

SHOT THROUGH THE HEART cases of small-pox were notified and one case of enteric fever. All

St. John's Cathedral was the Service honours were accorded were Chinese.

scene of a pretty wedding this Marine William H. MacDonald, afternoon when Miss Florence RM., of the aircraft carrier, Mrs. Walter Le Count aniled Elizabeth George, eldest daughter HM.S. "Hermés," at the Protest- from Manila on Friday for Hong of Mr. and Mrs. A. George of the ant Cemetery, Happy Valley, yes- Kong where she will remain dur-Royal Naval Yard, became the today, following his death on ing the Manila hot season. bride of Mr. Walter Bruce Patey, Saturday from a rifio shot

Mr. and Mrs. E. Glenn Hoffman second son of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. through the heart.

Pattey of Burnham-on-Sea, He went off watch on Saturday and their daughter left Manila on Somersetshire, England. He is at 4 p.m. and proceeded below Friday on the "Empress of Asia" Chief Officer of the Douglas a.s. deck whers he ended his life. He for Hong Kong. They are takingai Ning."

is known to have been very retir-

Home by way of Europe.

Passengers arriving on the Saarbruecken" included Mr.

a six months' vacation, going The Dean of the Cathedral, the ing. In his 15 months' service on Very Rev. A. Swann, officiated, "Hermes" on the China Station, and there was a large attendence he went ashore only once on of friends.

leisure, at Shanghai, and seldom The Misses Maude, Winnie and mingled with his shipmates. He Choy Wal-chuen, Mr. Choy Wai- Peggy George (sisters of the was not married. tong, Mrs. Marie Dalison, Mr bride) were the bridesmaids.

The Rev. T. A. Giles, officiated John Dalison, Mr. Jose de Garcia,

The bride's dress was a beauti-at the funeral service. John Wilh. Rohnstock, Mr. Henry fül creation of white salin trim-volleys were fired by a party of Three Smith. Mrs. Lina de Garcia andmed with lace and orange blos Royal Marines from the "ilermes" Miss Gretel Strauss.

soms, with satin train and a long and a bugler sounded the "Last

At to-morrow's meeting of the embroidered veil surmounted by Post." The coffin, in the proces

a wreath of orange blossoms. Hersion from the Naval Hospital, was Sanitary Board a letter will be

carried on a gun carriage, draped read from the Government rela-bouquet was a sheaf of lilies.

The elder bridesmaid's dress with the Union Flag, and drawn tive to the appointment of Dr was of mauve frilled georgette by Royal Marines from H.M.S. W. V. M. Koch and Mr. Wong with crinoline hat and silver"Suffolk." Kwong-tin to be members for a siloes, whilst the other two, who Among the officers who attend- further term of three years. were similarly attired in pink ed were Commander R. Rams- georgette, wore cans of lace and betham, Lt.-Comdr. W. €. Passengers leaving for Hong silver shoes. They all carried Camidge, and Lt. Walker. Other on the P. and O. s.s. "Khiva" on posies of violets.

ranks included Saturday included Mr. J.

detachments of Mr. A. George gave his daugh- Petty Officers and men from the Evans, Mr. and Mrs. H. Mter away, whilst Mr. G. H. Bick- RM., Royal Navy, and Royal Air Graham, Mr. and Mrs. W. J.

R.

best man.

OPERA SINGER

Graham, Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Kelly, ford; a brother officer of the bride-Force. Mr. M. G. O'Connor, and Mr. and groom, discharged the duties of Mrs. T. G. Weall.

Mrs. A. George (the bride's mother) wore a dress of brown MADAME GALIJ-CURCI BACK One hundred thousand pesos worth of property went up in and fawn crepe-de-Chine, with

IN COLONY smoke at 2.30 a.m. last Wednes-hat to match,

A reception was held at Lane,

Madame Gulli-Curci, the famous against General di day when the Veloso building on Crawford's Restaurant after the

Rosario and San Vicente streets, Manila, was burned by fire of unceremony, and the toast of the opera singer, arrived back in the Colony by the steamer "President The Madrid Cabinet, which to known origin. Eleven shops and bride and bridegroom, was en McKinley" from Manila after the ail appearance, is merely the tool dwellings owned by eight Chinese thusiastically honoured by the greatest triumph that has fallen

many guests present. of Dictator di Rivera, does not concerns suffered great losses.. Following the reception, the to the lot of any vocalist in the Far East. Thousands were re- intend to become panicky regard- A surprise was sprung on those happy couple motored to Repulse fused admission in Manila, houses ing the outburst, which, rightly who attended the concert in aid of Bay where they are staying until being bought days before her con-

nt the Wednesday when they anil for cert. or wrongly, they persist in attri- the Women's Hostel

University Great Hall on Satur-England via Canada on the R.M.S. buting almost wholly to disgrunday night when two dainty water- "Empress of Asia.”

The bride's going-away dress tled students in Madrid, in spite colour etchings were put up to of evidence to the contrary, which auction at the suggestion of the will be of green and fawn silk,

.

with a velvet hat and shoes to match.

LEAF DAVID

Jewish Ceremony at the Synagogue

Madame Galli-Curci will give only one concert in Hong Kong— at the Queen's Theatre on Monday. next-as she has still numerou engagements in the Far East and these must fit in with her forth- coming tour of the American cities.

The Magic of Her 'Art In a lengthy critique of her con-- cert in Manila the "Tribune" says. in part:

"In the treasure-trove of a

Vice-Chancellor, Mr. W. WV. shows that the upheaval is at least

Hornell. The bidding proved partly political, is no longer exclu-very keen, and eventually the sively confined to students and is paintings were knocked down to directed at overthrowing the Mr. Chan Lim-pak for $110. Dictatorship. The Cabinet an-

Ho Yeung-shing, manager of nounces that those students par- the Kam Wah goldsmith's shop, ticipating and coming within the No. 928, Shanghai-street, Yau- At the "Ohel Leah" Jewish reach of the authorities will be mati, in a report to the police Synagogue. Robinson-road, yes famous diva there will always be sent to rigorous imprisonment and yesterday, alleged that on March terday, the wedding took place of kept, with the fragrance of laven- that the fathers of participating Sang with 12 American gold coins and Mr. Nathan Leaf, a private in triumph, the picture of a theatre 9 he entrusted a foki named Sui Miss Regina David, of Hong Kong der, the memory of a night of students under age will be heavily worth $86.40, a bracelet with six the King's Own Scottish Border-crowded as it never was crowded

gold coins worth $70, a gold chain ers.

before, with a people held spell-

fined.

She

*

It is very doubtful if such mea- worth $15.50 and 88 mace of gold The ceremony was performed bound by the magic of her art. sures will prove efficacious. It worth $60 to be melted down and by Rabbi Mr. G. Elins in the pre For Madame Galli-Curch, in her will, of course, largely depend made into bangles, and the foki sence of a large gathering of the farewell concert last night at upon how strong a hold and how absconded with the property.

friends of both parties, including the Grand Opera House, was ap Sir Elly Kadoorie.

plauded to the echo and was com-- widespread the opposition to the Mr. and Mrs. Camilo Osias, the The bride, who was given away pelled to give a series of encores Dictator really is, for if it spreads Resident Commissioner of the by Mr. David S. Gubbay, was by a public enraptured by the SAPHIERE.-On March 11, at the much further it will be hardly Philippine Islands arrived by the charmingly attired in a chic gown consummate artist, whose song

Country Hospital, Shanghai, to

"President McKinley" en and veil made by "Eve," of China-"on its mighty pinions took every Mr. and Mrs. T. Saphiere, a possible for General Rivera to 8.8.

continue in office. He certainly route to Washington. With Mr. building, and carried a bouquet of living soul, and lifted it gently to

Ostas are his three sons and two white roses.

heaven." GARDNER-On March 11, at the will not be able to act as he his daughters, two secretaries, also a

was attended by the "To write of last night's con- Country Hospital, Shanghai, to been acting for some considerable niece, Miss Abellara, and cousins, Misses Lily Elias and Mary cert is to write in superlatives. Mr. and Mrs. G. F. (Eric) time past, as it is unlikely that Mr. M. and Miss E. Mina. Mrs. Crossan. whe wore dresses of pink The unseen hand that in her pre- Gardner, a daughter...

he can continue to defy not only Osias's cousin, Miss M. Cuaresma, silk with white tulle frilles. Their vious concerts seemed to have is also in the party, which also in- bouquets were of sweet peas, been holding her back that she many of the leading men of the cludes Mr. and Mrs. Manuel ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

The duties of best man were may not give of herself entirely to country but the Sovereign him- Roxas, speaker of the House of carried out by Corporal A. Law Manila, was no longer there. It self. Ostensibly, friendship con- Representatives, accompanied by OIL.

had vanished from the very start tinues between King Alfonso and his secretary (Mr. Jose Fernan- After the ceremony, a reception when she appeared on the stage dez) and his nieces. Misses Picaso was held at the Jewish Recreation and she was greeted with a thun- General di Rivera, but it is plain and Guevara; Mr. and Mrs. Club, where the usual toasts were derous applause. It was evident that it is not likely to be durable. Rafael P. Alunan, Secretary of the enthusiastically honoured. The that the welcome established a There can be no doubt, on the Department of Agriculture and Band: of the K.0.5.B. rendered contact between singer and hear- other hand, that the Dictator is

Natural Resources, and daughter, selections. On hearing that the ers, and when the first notes of Miss Lourdes.

bridal couple were not leaving "Se tu m'ami" of Pergolesse were regarded as a powerful force by

antil today Sir Elly Kadoorie heard. Galll-Curci at her best in those whom he has put in nominal

Kindly arranged accommodation the Metropolitan of New York power, and much will depend upon

for them at the Peninsula Hotel. stood revealed in all her glory as their attitude during the next

a consecrated artiste, holding no- thing and giving all.”- few months as to whether Spain's dictatorship, at present apparent-

KWANGSI GOVERNOR ly crumbling, will totter to its ultimate fali..

GENERAL WONG SHIU-HUNG IN HONG KONG

Among a large party of Nation- alist officials and their wives to

Hong Kong, Monday, Mar. 18, 1929.

IS SPAIN'S DICTATORSHIP

F

CRUMBLING?

All is not well with Spain. Is the dictatorship set up by General Primo di Rivera tottering to its fall? It has to-day certainly more serious

oppoaltion than it

THE KUOMINTANG

POINTS RAISED AT THIRD CONGRESS

INDIAN NUPTIALS

Bridegroom's Gift from the L.R.C.

Nanking, Yesterday. The Secretariat of the third]

On Saturday a wedding of con- Kuomintang Congress has been "Selence is destined to play an very busy drawing up the agenda, siderable interest to the local Indian community was solemn- important part in the reconstruc which is likely to include the

ised. tion of theology," said Rabbi question of adhesion to the Enelow at the annual convention League of Nations and also wheThe parties were Misa Sakeens arrive in Hong Kong from Canton. of American rabbis. "Chiengo ther radio shall be under the com- of Mr. and Mrs. A. El Cassumbhoy era! Wong Shiu-hung (chairman Cassumbhoy, youngest daughter late on Saturday night were Gen- trol of the Ministry of Communi- Tribune."

cations or the Ministry of Recon- of No. 5, Sharp-street East, and of the Kwangsi Provincial Gov- Mr. Omar Ismail, of the staff of struction.

ernment and one of the "big. York,

General Chan Hing-wan (com- mander of the Bocca Tigris. Forts).

has ever had and the opposition is of a more directly vehement and vigorous character. One of the latest telegrams from Madrid states that the disorders that have prevailed during the past

Mr. Joseph Ross, a prominent few days, with' raore or less steadiness, are becoming worse. arrived in Hong Kong by the s.8. being brought up to increase the

The ceremony, which was in "President McKinley, Rs did Central Executive Committee They were at first confined to cer- Madame Galli Curel, the operatic from 86 to 54 members, while accordance with the rites tain students in the capital pri star, and Capt. Glencross, R.N., amendments may be made to the Islam, was conducted by the Imam marily displeased, it was believed, and family..

constitution of the Kuomintang of the Hong Kong Mosque. with the Government's or more

attorney of Manila, and his wife It is believed that a proposal is the National City, Bank of New |four"" of the Kwangai faction) and

Reuter

ALLEGED SWINDLER

•

of

General Wong and his 4830- ciates have come down to visit

- It is stated that more than 300 At the subsequent reception On Saturday the Hon. Comdr. proposals have been sent in to Mr. A. el Arculli, President of the General Chan Ming-shu (Chair- accurately with the Dictator's de G. F. Hole, RN, (retired) Im-the Secretariat, of which 200 arer. Ismail, with a silver flower Government), and

Indian Recreation Club, presented man of the Kwangtung Provincial Mrs. Chan cision regarding the artillery posed a fine of $10, or ten days in connection with party affairs bowl which was subscribed for as Ming-shu, who are at present cadets, following upon the Artil- all on a Chinese named Wong and the remainder are political,

a wedding present by the bride-undergoing treatment at the Gov- lery's recent rebellious action in for unlawfully boarding the seas.

Kee, described as a ship runner, military, educational and over-room's fellow members of the armment Civil Hospital for in- juries sustained during the King Club, the province of Ciudad Real. "President Jefferson" without the

Mr. Arculll, on behalf of him- Edward Hotel fire, But the latest news shows that permission of the master or officer

self and the members of the Club General Wong, in a Press inter the disorders have spread else on duty.

Rumours of the arrest of wished Mr. Iemail and his bride view announced that he is not where in Spain, and that in

Mrs Alma N. Anderson, a Joseph L. Wilson master: mind good fortune, long life, and going to Nanking to take part in

the third Kuomintang Congress. Grenada they have been of a de- novelist, arrived from Manila by in the P200,000 swindle, in Macao, happy unlo

Mr. Jamall replied, thanking cidedly political character rather the ss. "President McKinley, and were much in the quartermaster Mr. Arculi and His cigh-matea for and friendships formed in the

route to Seattle, Mrs. Anderson on Friday at the merely a spasmodic outburst by who writes under the name of Fort Area, where Wilson's father their good wishes and the beautf- LR.C irresponsible students. The Dick Alma Newton, has been touring is working, dan De fut gift which he and his wife The would always treasure The hatte tator's effigy was torn to pieces the Orient, in search of material; The reports were to the

hich at least Indicates the Newton Anderson, and, niece the city, and in some lonely, place remind him of happy associations Fiesta with excellent Hawailamaro

accompanied by her son, M that Wilson was enticed to leave liver, he was suren would always pleased

at foot of next Colomn.) undzora. Misa, Juanita, Labland vs

was put under arrest.

the

Aloha Serenaders were lanes at thé réception and

that large