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N. LAZARUS. Hong Kong's Only European Optician Manager-BALPH A. COOPER Established Over Forty Years. Registered Optometrist (Canada)

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LOCAL WEDDING.

MCBRIDE GAIRNS.

CEREMONY AT THE UNION CHURCH,

A pretty wedding took place yester day at the Union Church, when the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie officiated, between Mr. J. M. McBride, of the China Sugar Beaning Company, son of the late Mr. Wm. McBride and Mrs. McBride of Greenock, Scotland, and Miss Margaret Elizabeth Gairns, daughter of Mr. and

Mrs. H. Gairns, of 3334, Nathan Read.

The bride, who was given away by her father was charmingly dressed in white crêpe morocain trimmed with fine lace and pearls, and wore a veil and wreath of

THE WEEK'S DIARY.

Today.

Display by Quarry Bay School scholars, 11 a.m.

H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 pa "King Edward Hotel tea dance, 430 F.m..

Hockey: HK Hockey Club “A” v. University at University Football

Reception and dance at Clab Lusitano' round, 4.43 p.m.

on occasion of 60th anniversary 1.13 P.

First dance of season at Military Hospital, Bowen Road, 8.30 pm to 1 am.

LONDON, November 20th. The news officially made known this week that the contract for the Admiralty Dock at Singapore has been placed has naturally created a good deal of interest, which is not confined" to trade circles.. The fortunate firm, Mesra Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Limited, of Wallsend-on-Tyne, will be able to employ some thousands of men for 18 months, range blossoms. She carried a bouquet and the price of the work placed withThe bridesmaids were Miss Betty Baker them is £1,200,000. Other industries will

and Alias Phyllis Ponsford. They wore also benefit. It is said that a suggestion dresses of pale blue crêpe-de-chine trim-Sang) Outward: Australia and New that the Dominions might between them share some of the cost has been under the consideration of the Imperial Con- ference now sitting in London, but no decision has so far been reached.

of roses.

Philharmonic Society present "Pirates of Penzance," Theatreal Fal, 9.15 p.m.

Dance it Peak, Olübüör members and subscribers, 9.30 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "The Humming Bird."

World Theatre: The Great Divide." Stor Theatre: "Recompense.". Principal Mails:-Inward: Europe tid Negapatam (letters only, Aum

Saturday.

med with gold lace, and gold Ince Dutch Zealand (Changte), 10.30 a.za. caps and shoes to match They carried bouquets of yellow chrysanthemums.

Mr. J. Petrie acted as best man." After the ceremony, a largely-attended | Course. reception was held at the Roof Garden, Hong Kong Hotel. Later Mr. and Mrs. McBride left to spend their honeymoon

In some quarters where opposition tà the scheme has been made from the first criticism is again offered. But it is of very little account, and is based now, as in the first instance, on the assumption -for which there is not a shred of at Repulse Bay and Macao. The bride's evidence that the construction of the going away costume was

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in effect that Britain is embarking upon jumper suit embroidered with brown another phase of competition in the braid. She wore a brown" hat and Fox matter of armaments. Generally speak-fur. ing, satisfaction is expressed that the: The bridegroom is well-known in the work is to be started. The best safeguard | Colony as a footballer, having played for the peace of the world is to be prepar with the Hong Kong Football Club for ed for war.

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List of Presents,

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H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m Fanling Huat Steeplechase, Kwanti Saturday's issue).

Cricket and Football (details in

Yachts.

Yachting: Challenge Cups for Racing Philharmonic Society's final per- formance of "Pirates of Penzance,' Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.zo.

Dance- Craigengower Cricket Club. Queen's Theatre: "The Humming

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Sunday.

Yachting: 3rd Championship Race for Cruisers.

Bishop Valtorta blesses New Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor Ngau Chi Wan, Kowloon City, 3 p.m.

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Monday. Extraordinary General Meeting Peak Tramways, Ltd., Hong Kong Hotel, 11 a.m.

Yachting: Ladies' Section RH. K.Y.C. 5th Championship race.

H.K. Hatel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. King Edward Hotel tes dance, 4.30 Principal Mails-Inward: U.S.A., Honolulu, etc (President Polk); Europe vid Negapatam (papers only, Vogtland)...

World Theatre: "The Great Divide." Star Theatre: "Recompense." vid Siberia (Aashima Maru). Outward: Principal Mails:-Inward: Europe Europe vid Marseilles (Kashima Maru), Big Ships in the Port of London.

5 p.m.; Canada, U.S.A., etc., and The P.&O. Co. docked two 20,000-ton Father and Mother, household linen;

Europe vid Victoria, B.C. (Talthybius), Tilbury this week, and in the King Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Shaw and family, McKinley), 3.30 p.m.; Canada, U.S.A., liners, the Mooltan and the Malaga, at Mr. S. Mitchell, electric cofee percolater; 1930 am Canada, U.S.A., etc., and Europe vid Victoria B.C. (President George V. Duck two Atlantic transport entree dish; Mr. and Mrs. F. Glover, silver liners even larger were to be seen--the condiment set; Mr. P. Plage, bisquis etc., and Europe vid San Francisco and Minnetonka and the Minnewashka The barrel; Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Clark, jam Europe vid Siberia (President Wilson), facts are of interest as indicating the dish; Messrs. Lane, Crawford's Staff, p.m. growing tendency for big ships to use silver ten service; Mr. Hillier and Mr. the Port of London. Before the war the Taylor, case of cut crackers, Mr. and St. John Ambulance Brigade Annual largest vessel docked in the Port was Mrs. A. W. Roberts, crystal rose bowl; Competition for "Ralphs Shield, one of 14,000 tons. In these days room Mr. R. Matthews, salad bowl and servers; Murray Parade ground, 8.30 a.m1. has to be found in the Royal Albert Docks Mr. and Mr. R. Keown, silver toas for five new 14,000-ton liners of the Blue rack, and batter dish, Mr. and Mrs. W. Championship, Faaling. 1. W. Shewan Golf Final Royal H.K. Golf Club Star line, which are in commission for H. Whitely, linen tea cloth; Mr. "and. T. D. E. Pendered.. a fast fortnightly service to South Mrs. S. White, china; Mr. and Mra, A America.

T. Hamiltos, electric kettle; Madame Invasion of Park Lane.

Cousins, silver fish servers; Mr. E. Pons No doubt the purchase of a great ford, silver condiment set: Mr. F. E mansion in Park Lane, Stanhope House, Wilkens, silver epergne; Mr. and Mrs. by a building society for offices would Mitchell, set of blackwood teapoys; strike the observer of men and affairs Mr. and Mr. S. Baker, cheque; Mr. and as a sign of the times, and of the changes Mrs. T. Brun, salad bowl and servers; which are taking place in London. Park China Sugar Refinery Staff, canteen of Lane has always been synonymous with cutlery . and Mrs. A. R. Forbes and immense wealth; it is there that the Mr. A. Gdidenberg, blackwood lamp multi-millionaires have, chosen, to take stand and shade; Mr. and Mrs. A. K. up their abode. Across the way it was Henderson, silver condiment set; Mr. usual for the soap-box orators of Hyde and Mr James Kinnaird, silver fruit Park to point the moral of their fierce dish; Miss Baker, linen ten cloth and denunciations of the unequal distribu- serviettes; Managing-Directors, Lane, tion of wealth by indicating the palaces Crawford, Ltd., silver biscuit box; Mr. within the view of the crowd.

and Mrs. J. D. Dickie, electric table Now, with one of the palaces destined lamp; Mr. and Mrs. V. Walker, ailver to serve commercial ends anything may photo frame; Mr. F. Pavitt, tea set; Mr. happen. The example may be followed, and Mrs. A. Ponsford, fish knives and or the millionaires may more somewhere forks; Mr. A. Webster, cheque; Mr. and elae. But something of the same kind Mrs. J. S. Kinnaird, silver sweet dishes; has been happening in other parts of the Mr. and Mrs. R. Campbell, case of sh West End in recent years. Piccadilly knives and forks; Mr. and Mrs. D. J. was once the site of great houses on Purves, silver salt cellars; Mr. and Mrs. other side of the street. Even Mayfair N. Watson; case of silver ten knives; Mr. now swamped with dentists and and Mr M. McTavish, electric doctors.

boiler; Miss Ponsford, silver serviette Uppingham School Closed.

rings; Mr. and Mrs. W. Woods, coffee There is much concern in the closing of basket; Mr. and Mrs. A L Powell, ice cups; Capt. D. G. Burleigh, silver cake Uppingham owing to an outbreak of bucket, and tongs; Mr. and Mrs. Lady Clementi, at Peak Club, 11 am. infantile paralysis, known to doctors as Middleton and family, fish knives and acute poliomyelitis.. The boys have all forks; Mr. and Mrs. V. Chittenden, fruit been sent home, a measure that has acdish; Mr. A. Duncan, silver flower vases; casioned some comment because the Mr. J. Rodger, crystal ice cream glasses disease is in this particular Σοστα epidemic, and there is therefore a danger and spoons; Mr. and Mrs. O A. Smith, that it may be spread in the country. Hampton, blackwood opium stooky Biz. cream jug and sugar basin; Mr. H. It attacks normally only the very young and Mrs. E. Hanlan, pair of pictures; Death is comparatively rare; but the effect of the discase is in many cases that Mr. J. Bullock, silver calendar; Mr. the muscles of a limb become paralysed, Wing Nam, silver coffee spoons; Mr. J. Petrie, silver and blackwood tea tray; as a result of which the growth of the Mr. W. Brown, silver sweet dishes. bone is stopped. In the majority of cases the attack in confined to one · limb- generally a leg-which of course in läter life becomes shortened. –

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Tuesday.

Distribution of prizes at Kowloon Junior British School (Gun Club Hilly by Mr. R. M. Dyer, 11 am.

H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. Boxing Tournament, Theatre Royal, 9.15 p..

Principal Mails-Inward: USA,.. Canada, etc. (President Jefferson). Out ward: Europe vid Marseilles (General Metzinger), 2,30 p.m.;'

Wednesday.

Peak School Prize distribution, by

and Commercial Bank, Ltd, at York Ordinary General Meeting Industrial Building, 2 p.m.

Cricket: Annual Match between Oxford and Cambridge Societies on H.K.C.C.

ground.

Football:

H.K.F.C. ground, 4.30 p.m.

Interport trial gazze, H.E. Hotel tes dance, 4.30 p.m. King Edward Hotel tea dance, 4.30

p.m

Christmas Revels and Fairy play at Theatre Royal, 3.15 pm. In aid of M.C.L. and Seamen's Institute Funds. lia and New Zealand, etc. (Tango Maru), Principal Mails: Outward: Austra

Thursday.

Light and Power Company (1918), Ltd., St. George's Building, 11.30 am

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At present 60 per cent of the carriage About 30 years ago Uppingham was are for smokers, but henceforth the pass.30 am. ravaged by fever, and the then head- sengers who do not want to sit in com- master, Toring, took the bold step of pany with devotees of My Lady transplanting the school to Cardigan Nicotine will have to crum themselves Bay. There it remained for a year be into the 30 per cent. of space which is fore returning to Uppingham, and the all that is allotted to them. The car fact is commemorated in the school song. riages reserved" for non-smokers will be. Infantile paralysis is reported in differ- indicated with a bright blue star on the F. Winnington Ingram, D.D., LL.D., Bishop of London (the Right Hon. A. ent parts of the country, in nearly all windows sad notice No Smoking, K.C.Y.O.) due on President Lincoln. cases as an epidemic. I see that a pre- The women are blamed for the new HK. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. paratory school st Broadstairs where it departure. Since they have taken to Christmas Revels and Fairy Play & broke out has been transported to smoking they invade the carriages ro Theatre Royal, 8.15 p.m. In aid of Cromer, where the headmaster has taken served for amokers, and this crowds gut M.C.L. and Seamen's Institute Funds. over a hotel and is carrying on manfully. the men who desire to enjoy their pipe Boxing Tournament at Murray Bar-Prompt Attention given to Mail

Smoking in Tube Railways.

or cigarette. It is expected that the racks: Borderers' .H.M.B. Hermca.

Annual Ball of Hong Kong Police No Order too small and no Order

Orders. It is announced that the Underground women who object to tobacco or who do Railways in London are to provide 10 a dash for the blue star, and scramble Principal Mails:-Inward: U.S.A,

not desire to smoke in the train will make Force, City Hall, ' p.m. per cent more accommodation on their into a carriage where they will probably Honolulu,

too large trains for people who want to smoke. have more air, but this will make no Canada, U.S.A., etc.

(President Lincoln); (Continued on next Column). man uneasy as he lights op.-H.B. Canada).

etc.

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