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Cathedral

WOOD-HALLARAN

St. John's Cathedral was the acene of a naval wedding this after noon when Miss Kate Mona Enid Hailaran, younger daughter of the late Colonel, and the late Mrs. Hal- laran, was married to Lieutenant Christopher John Wood, R.N., of H.M.S. Iroquois, eldest son of Colonel and Mrs. Wood of Drift- ways, Barnham, Surrey.

The Very Rev. Dean A. Swann,

M.A., D.S.C., was the officiating

clergyman.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1930,

CORRESPONDENCE

WANG CHING-WEI

[To the Editor, China Mail.] Sir,-A news atory entitled "Polson Gas For Chine," appeared in the front page of your issue on Saturday containing the following sentence:--

"AND SO TO BED"

The First Night's Success Repeated

A GOOD RECEPTION

"And So To Bed," which was re- peated by the Hong Kong A.D.C, In the Theatre Royal last night, was

"We publish below relevant portions of the text of a mani- very well received by a big audience. festo purporting to be signed by about the genuine amusement creat- Although there was no question Wang Ching-wel, the Chinese anti-Kuomintang leader, who is

ed by some of the lines and the now in China, setting forth the situations, one left the theatre with principal points of his protest." rather mixed feelings, principal

were amongst which The undersigned is particularly Hannibal, fine actor as he is in any that Mr. surprised at the mention of Wang part, was hardly at his best in a Ching-wel as the anti-Kuomintang character which is admittedly a very

the leader. Everybody understands difficult one to portray.

It is difficult to achieve popular auccess with a character such as

Entering the Cathedral on arm of L-Commdr. A. M. Hughes, that Mr. Wang Ching-wel is the R.N., who gave her away, the leader of the Left Wing of the bride was attired in white crepe Kuomintang. aatin, of mediaeval style, with pearl Owing to the notorious adminis-"Pepys" is delineated to be in this girdle, and a train of white crope tration of the Nanking regime, and play-at once a coward, a braggart, satin lined with white georgette, the betrayal of the principles of and a liar, with very little that is In one or two and trimmed with sprays of orange the late leader, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, noble about him. blossom in corners. She ware the founder of the Kuomintang, of the scenes Mr. Hannibal seemed a white tulle vell, and carried which caused the decline of the to sense this, and consequently a sheaf of pink roses.

Party, Mr. Wang Ching-wei came appeared to be a little restrained. Miss Annette Taylor and back from Europe last year, and But he scored most palpably in his Miss Gillian Dutson, who were in has been working very hard for the scenes with "Mre. Pepys" (Fay attendance as bridesmaids, wore "Rehabilitation of the Party and Grossman), who played with fine white organdie, over pink Kate the Salvation of the Country" verve and understanding through-

In fact, Greenaway dresses and Leghorn His mission is merely to prevent the out.

one thought that straw poke bonnets.

Kuomintang from declining.

these acenes, together with the one Lieutenant H. J. C. Stokes, R.N.,

Mr. Wang Ching-wel is the between "Mrs. Popys," and "Mrs. was best man, while Lt-Comdr. Chairman of the Central Executive Knight". (Esme Howard Johnson), Burnford. Lieut. Baker, Paymaster. Committee, elected by the Second in Act II-which latter wis really Commander Bath, and Surgeon-Lt Congress of the Kuomintang, a post-admirably acted-wore in no small Graham. R.N., were groomsmen.

tion which he is still holding. The degree responsible for the popular After the ceremony, a reception 50 called Third Congress was reception accorded last night.

"Mrs. Knight" was an excellent was held at the Hong Kong Hotel, illegally summoned and elected, whore the guests toasted the usual and was, therefore, an unlawful study and her .Aceno with honours.

one, This should show that Mr. "King Charles II" (C. P. Marcel) Later, Lieut. and Mrs. C. J. Wang Ching-wei is not an anti-in the second act reflected great Wood left for their honeymoon, Kuomintang leader; but, on the credit upon both players, All the which is to be spent in Manila, the contrary, he is the lender of the players in this acene-the situations bride's going away dress being of Kuomintang as a whole. What he in which are not entirely novel

the dictatorship of deserve credit for rescuing it from erosity, it must logically follow belge georgette, with coat and opposes in

Chiang Kai-shek and the uncon-dull banality on the one hand, or that no niggardly spirit must en-"

The bride'a gift to the groom was stitutional government which he sheer buffoonery on the other. ter into the contractual rela-ja gold cigarette case, and the dominates: tions between the Government as groom's gift to the bride was

diamond brooch. an employer of labour and its em- Mail.ployees who are paid on a dollar

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News in Brief

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Dr. Minett, M.B., B.Sc, M.D., D.P.H. gave a lively and interest

versity yesterday on "Hygiene and its Importance to Schools."

Mr. Stephen Ascherson, as "Pel- ham Humphrey." Improved greatly upon his first night's showing, and achieved one of the successes of the evening. Another effective "bit”

was Polly Benson's blackamooro maid.

were all.3d-

Yours, etc.,

P. TSU, Delegate of "La Federation du Kuomintang en Europe": Hong Kong, March 28.

[Our

The other parts correspondent will understand that the China Mail equately played, and the action was cannot favour or oppose any of pleasingly smooth from start to One must congratulate the the political parties in China. finish, We are willing to publish A.D.C. on a most interesting and news any contribution emanating finished production of a play de- from any party provided, it manding considerable skill in inter- steers clear of bel or defama-pretation and presentation. tion and is not calculated to do more harm than good to the in- torests of China Ed. China Mail.]

FALLING STONES

35

A small quantity of fireworks The dollar class can justly com-will be fired for proof purposes at plain of the higher prices of the Stonecutters Kille Range on Mon- necessaries of life and, therefore, day. must look to the Government as

Only one

case of smallpox has their employers for that been reported in the Colony-from pecuniary alleviation every whit Victoria City on Monday. The

to patient is a Chinese. ад necessary to them as the sterling class. Mr. M. K. Lo is fairness personified when he concludes that great hardship is ing lecture at the Hong Kong Uni- being experienced by officers on the sterling basis in consequence of the present rate of exchange. A Chinese trick cyclist was at That hardship must be removed the Kowloon Folice Court to-day at whatever cost at the earliest fined $10 for riding in circles in possible moment; otherwise it Jordan Road.

No fewer than three Chinese stated to have had a friend on the were yesterday taken to the Kow- would be impossible to secure handle bara. Hong Kong. Wednesday, Mar. 26, 1930. content and efficiency in the

loon Hospital suffering from in- juries received through stones fall- public service. But, as Mr. Lo

day at the Supreme Court in which ing on them, in different parts of a dollar basis have also been hit another man for the recovery of one of the men is reported to be hard by the operation of the same certain leasehold property. Judg- economic law. Therefore, it again ment was reserved. legically follows that if content-

London Offices:-The Far East- ern Advertising Agency (London) Lt., 36-39, Southampton Street, Strand, W.C.2.

Salaries in Colony

merce in

the course

of

Lo. Apparently that letter is in- tended only for the consumption of readers of the morning papers, as no copy has so far reached the China Mail. Notwithstanding the curious omission either on the part of the Chinese Chamber or of the writer of the letter in ques- tion, it is as well that some of the points emphasised should receive

The case

The defendant was

was concluded yester.

A Trio of Mishaps in Kowloon

does well to point out, officers on Mr. Li Po-kwal sued his son and the mainland. The condition of

at $2,500,

!

A search of the bottom of Long Island Sound is to be made in the hope of finding British gold, sup. pased to have sunk with a pay-ship during the War of Independence.

Women are rallying to the sup- port of the King of Spain, who can also count on the majority of the Army, on the Church, and a great part of the Conservativo element.

So

RANDOM REFLECTIONS

serious.

FROM THE EXPURGATED A strong criticism of the

He is Ng Shek (50), a stono

DIARY OF TUCK SUN PAO report of the Salaries Commission

breaker, who was hit on the head by

Hong Kong, Yesterday. was made at yesterday's meeting

A lecture on "Commercial Educa-ja rock which was loosened by ex-

Somebody makee too much ery of the Chinese Chamber of Comment and efficiency are to be main- tion," will be delivered by Profes-cavation work and rolled down the

hill.

This accident occurred at the England aide now blong No. 5 air tained among the dollar class, or R. Robertson on Friday, at 8.80

plenty, gaa let a lengthy letter from Mr. M. K. their plight must also be taken p.m. in the Union Assembly Room back of the Kowloon Hospital, where power, and he also

same fashion talkee my of the University. All interested work is proceeding in the prepara-out (all into consideration by the Govern-are cordially welcome.

tion of the site of the maternity American friends). What for ha section of the hospital. ment without any unreasonable

do that, my no savvy. My think The second man was Lau Ching he blang too Two coolics who wore entrusted loss of time.

allly and catches He was sunstroke. Long time before I with a quantity of aloe wood and (24) a motor lorry driver. Furthermore, Mr. Lo will find

ginseng

(Chinese medicine) to hit on the right hip by a stone makee go misalon school, and my considerable support for his argu-carry to the Star Ferry wharf from weighing 20 lb. which fell down the blong little Iogle learned. ment that he cannot see the a shop in Bonham Strand, failed to hill at the north side of Prince my think that if England side no justice of allowing merely the flat appear at their destination, and are Edward Road, where excavation blong No. 5 air power, other coun

still missing. The stock is valued work is also in progress.

try, no can become No. 1: My think rate of increase of 20 per cent. on

Chol Yuen (40); cook of the ss. If anything have got No. 1, there dollar salaries,, irrespective of

Ngok Fee, was the third victim. must be No. 2 and No. 8. Long whether those on the dollar basis Regarding pitch and tons as a He was injured in the right leg by time before France side blong velly are married or unmarried. There game which required great skill, and being hit by a flying piece of rock atlong, that time England kide no Bome attention from all the news-has been too much tendency in the the Kowloon Magistracy to-day Kowloow Dock, where a new dry side blong No. 1 power.

Now England' not gambling, Mr. Whyte-Smith at during blasting operation at the hiong No. 1 power.

France papers in the Colony. To talk of

side no blong all same before. Bo pastin mercantile arms as fined three Chinese 35 each, because dock is being constructed. "the vital importance of the re-well as in Government service they caused an obstruction by play-

stlong. That blong logic. commendations of the Salaries

to appraise the value of the un-ing the game in Argyle Street, near Commission to the Colony in gen- married man at a scale unreason-

the poultry market. eral" is a mere juggling with ably excessive in comparison

Mr. Paul Sykes, Canadian Trade] Viscount's Son's Leap goody friend Ah Ching blong all words if the opportunity is not with the value of a married man, Commissioner, returned to Hong

to Death

same. Ho no got aanstroke, he embraced to acquaint "the Colony In fact, there has been a gratui-Kong from Shanghai by the 6.5.

talken plenty gas, and s'pose, he, Chenonceaux, Mr. Sykes travelled The Inquest was held at Westrainster catchee substroke (all sama to-day), In general"--through the only

tous penalising of married men to Shanghai with the Hon. Herbert in mail week on Capt. the Hon. he talkee about Flower Street and possible vehicle, the Press in gen- far removed from the ethics of Marler, Canadien Minister to Alexander Agar-Robartan, aged 37, Frenchman, Ha, Ya, my too much eral and not only a section there

equity and justice. It is time that Japan, and his party and spent youngest son of Viscount Clifden, who laugh, but Ab Ching he think he of with any grievances under this "tax on thatrimony"

for some time there on official bust-threw himself from a window in his blong No 1 too. Ha, Hah,

father's house in Grosvenor Square, W. which the Colony in general may that is just what it amounts to ness.

Mt. Victor Agar-Robartes said his

My talkes you more to-morrow. be suffering or may be likely to were banned both by the Govern In a report to the Police Fung but

brother had been in a nursing home, returned recently, During suffer. This differentiation of ment and by private employers of Ying (18), the son of Fung Tak, the war he was badly wounded in the newspapers can be overdone even labour. We are at one, therefore, Peak, stated that during his father's 1916, and though he never showof gardener, employed at 455. The law at Icos, but went out again in in the interests of those whom it with Mr. Le and the Chairman absence two Chinese entered. They signs of shell-shock, he was undoubtedly is sought to benefit by publicity of of the Chinese Chamber of Com-ragged his bound him to a table, strained; the war affected his nerves. a limited nature.

merce. In their criticisms stole a blanket and two pieces of He had had sleeping draughts.

clothing worth $4, and decamped. Mr. Oddle, the coroner: Just his and trust that they shall bear was not released until about half nerves and sleeping badly and generally through the Chinese repre- an hour later, when his father threatened suicide, but he has apolon run down?--Yea. He has never the islative turned,

It is inevitable that any criti- cisms of t the Salaries Commis Įsion's. report should deal at length with the treatment proposed to be meted out to officers on sterling balsand, officers on dollar basla. Likewise no surprise is forthcoming when com

are made between

the

***A lecture (Illustrated) will be riven by Mr. Charles E. Moore, B8A.M.I-Struct E on Architec ture in the main building of the Unly

Bock

RUINED BY WAR

Logic blong velly good, but a’pose a man catches surstroke, logie makee chop chop go away. My

Ten Years Ago

[From the "China Hall" March 28, 1920.3

To-day's dollar is worth 5/-

The Government is willing to of being tired of it 1.7 ME

Nurse Dumbell said Mr. Alend money to persons proposing Robartes got up at 6.30 am, and sat to build residences. amekings watching her play patience Application for such advances At 7.20 am, he said he was going to should be addressed to the Colonial:

his water on the floor Above And Treasurer, Belg

her not to follow him. Shortly The Governor - has appointed Jarda, hit) alutar entered the roum Missra. Tratman, Pollock - Lan-

what sort of night he had bad Chu-pák

waa' found in the stree

of Suicides while; of: Un

Helyoak to form

mmittee for the purpose of ad-

he” Government firegarding

of money, from “Pabila

2K1 V-FNKLande to persons proposing to build

houses for residential: purposes.

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