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SAILWAY
6 DAYS
10 DAYS
5 DAYS
ANADIAN
GO EMPRESS to America, Europe
Arrive Vanc.
Connecting Leave Atlantic Arrive
ship.
TO EUROPE CONNECTIONS
Leave H.K. Empress of Russia June 23-July 10 Empress of Japan July 7 July 25 July 21 Aug, 7 Empress of Asia
Empress of Canada Aug. 4 Aug. 23
Duchess of York Empress of Britain Empress of Britain
Duchess of York
Port U.K. July 14 July 21 July 29 Aug. 3 Aug. 12 Aug. 17
Sept. 1 Sept.
Air-conditioned equipment on C.P.R. Trans-Continental Trains.
Frequent Canadian Pacific Atlantic sailings to European ports.
TO MANILA
Empress of Japan on Friday, June 30th
Canadian Pacific
I'nion #uilding
SPANS THE WORLD
Telephone 20752
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To SHANGHAI via
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“Hangsang" 18th June 2 p.m. Yuensang"
Te SWATOW, SHANGHAI "Islami"
20th June 9 a.m.
5th July 9 a.m.
12th July 9 a,m.
To SANDAKAN.
CHEFOO & TIENTSIN. «Mausang" 23rd June 10 a.m.
"Yusang" 18th June 3 p.m.
"Woolgar" 6th July Noon
To SINGAPORE, PENANG. AND CALCUTTA.
21st June 3 p.m. 23rd June 2 p.m. 25th June 2 p.m."Suisang"
"Wosang"! ***Fausang "Dahpu"
"Taisang" Tai Seun Hong"
28th June 4 p.m.
30th June 2 p.m.
• Calls at Tsingtau.
* Calls at Weihaiwel.
22nd June 2 p.m. "Kutsang" 8th July 10 a.m. To HAIPHONG "Mingaang" 21st June 5 p.m. "Esang" 24th June 5 p.m. "Taksang"
28th June 6 p.m. -
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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 16, 1939.
Became A Princess In 15 Minutes
London, June 2.. Miss Joyce Mabel Blencowe, aged twenty-one, daughter of an Oxford tailor, became a Malayan princess in fifteen minutes yesterday.
She was married at the Oxford Register Office to Prince Mahmud, aged twenty-one, son of the late Sultan Zeal Abidin of Trengganu, Malay, and brother' of the present Sultan. Only eight people, in addi- tion to the bride and bridegroom, were present at the fifteen-minute ceremony.
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Miss Blencowe wore a white frock and fox fur coat, to with shoes which was pinned spray of or chids. She wore, too, a pillbox, hat covered with blue net. Her only other adornment
a pendant which had been given to her by the Prince.
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Prince Mahmud was dressed in a blue pin-stripe suit and carried a light grey felt hat.
PRESENTS FROM STRANGERS
The bride's parents were among those present and were the first to greet their son-in-law after the ceremony.
The young couple were greeted by a small crowd as they left the register office, where a greetings telegram had been handed to them. as soon as the ceremony was over. They have received a large num- ber of presents from well-wishers many of whom they do not know.
The wedding part went back to Miss Blencowe's home in East Ox- ford for the reception.
Prince Mahmud and his bride later caught a train to London, where they spent the rest of the day before embarking on the Corfu, which sails from Tilbury for Singa- pore to-day-A specially suite has been booked.
SYNTHETIC WOOL OUT OF SEAWEED
Synthetic wool out of seaweed is the latest process devised in Japan's fight to overcome her war time shortage of raw materials.
The inventor is Mr. Tadayuki
MORE DISCOVERIES Goda of the Toho Artificial Fibre
AT DELPHI
The great interest created throughout the world by the ex- quisite Sixth Century B.C..art trea- sures found at Delphi is growing as the excavations progress.
Co.
The factory, the first of several under contemplation, will be built in north-eastern Japan, and will turn out 5 tons of seaweed wool a day.
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The cost of manufacturing new product, it is claimed, will be less than that for making synthetic wool out of staple fibre.
His Excellency the Governor, as Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong, is giving a Garden
There were new finds in another small well, only 2ft under the Sacred Way, near the Temple of Apollo. This indicates that the treasures were buried there during or after the Temple's destruction by fire in 547 B.C.
The finds include three beauti-Party to the Court of the Univer- sity and this year's graduates at fully preserved leaves of an un-
Government House on June 22 at known tree. It is hoped to discover
4.30 p.m. the trunk.
Several bronze and copper statuettes were also unearthed. They cannot be described before being cleaned, but it is believed they will prove to be fine examples of classical Greek art, with a cer- tain Oriental character, indicating that they came from Greek cities of. Asia Minor.
The excavations will continue for two months along the Sacred Way and all round the Temple of Apollo.
YOU WILL AGREE WITH
JAMES
STEWART
when he says
"GIRLS SCHOOL"
is so true in its portrayal of the spirit of youth and gayety that everyone should see it."
SEE WHAT THE GIRLS ARE STUDYING, not La- tin-not French-not Draw- ing-not Algebra, BUT ? ? ?
in
GIRLS' SCHOOL
with
ANNE SHIRLEY * NAN GREY and RALPH BELLAMY
COMING TO THE KING'S
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