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PAYING OFF THE STRIKERS.

BONUSES OF $30 IN CASH AND BONDS.

TALE OF CHIANG KAT SHEK'S RETURN.

UNION RULES.

WEDDING.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14th, 1927.

MR. G. T. PADGETT AND

MISS V. M. MAY,

The wedding of Mr. George Thomas Padgett and Miss Violet Winifred May took place at St. John's Cathedral on Saturday after- noon Both bride and bridgroom,are very well known in Hong Kong and have a wide circle of friends The bride is the daughter of Mr. (FROM DUE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT. and Mrs. G. T. May, Hong Kong, and the bridegroom, the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Padgett, of Belvedere, Kent, is an employee of the Hong Kong Electric Company, Ltd.

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PEACE!

FTO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONG KONG

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now

SAFOAM."

FIRE FIGHTING APPARATUS.

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SI-Fermented, as it was, with an atmosphere of peace, the Prime Saturday of the "Safoam" fire ex- THE WEEK'S PROGRAMMES. Minister's speech at the Guildhall tinguishing apparatus which has banquet on Thursday evening pre- senta interesting reading.

recently been introduced at the Baldwin's eloquent tribute to Dr.A.P.C. installations at North Point Stressemann and M. Briand will be and Taikoktsui for the purpose of welcomed by all students of inter-

Valencia, the "delightful national polity. We can but hope quickly extinguishing any fires which that a new era is in sight--an era might occur at either of these bulk which has set so many feet dancing, characterised by sense of oil storages. As the greatest care has been almed by Metro Goldwin unity and brotherhood among men.

And it is of this, in its wider and the most elaborate precautions Mayer. Mae Murray plays the title case, that I would trespass upon are always taken in dealing with rôle, a charming gamine of Barce- your space for a brief period.

If, we look back over the broad large quantities of oil, a fire in an lona, who attracts the notice of the sweep of history, what do we see?oil tank is fortunately an extremely governor, ably played by Roy Within a few years of the death rare occurrence, but nevertheless d'Arcy. Given this much it is not of Christ, the last remains of the the A.P.C. considered it expedient hard to guess the rest of the story, Temple was destroyed, and the Roman Empire, just created by Augustus out of the wreck of the Roman Republic, established its universal sway over the civilised world.

as an additional safeguard.

Tho "Safoam" Bpparatus is con- nected to all the oil storage tanks So excellent was ita rule which vary in size from 500 to 8,000 that for a few centuries it looked tons capacity. The test was carried as though the era of eternal peace. had arrived. But the fabric of aut in a 500-ton tank, measuring 20 Roman rule was perishing at the feet in height with a diameter of heart, and not long after Constan- 34 feet, from which part of the tine had proclaimed Christianity the official religion of the Empire, root had been removed for con- that inrush of the northern barvenience of inspection, and the ob

ed it altogether.

tune of which most hold happy niemories for a large part of the audience should bay been given so sordid an interpretation. Perhaps it may be argued that the story of Valencia and her sailer lover, with its sacrifice on both sides, over whaims that of the attempted seduc tion, but a hero who can hold his own against Roy d'Arcy on

the past few days the Canton Authorities have been pay

The Rev, H. Copley Moyle, the ing of 300 to 600 unemployed daily n bonus" of $50 in cash and Cathedral Chaplain, conducted the

wedding service. bonds being given to each indivi- The bride, who entered the church dual. If this process is maintain-en the arm of her father, by whom ed it is hoped that, by the end of she was given in marriage, wore a November, all the free lodging and Rown of white charmeuse, medieval Jewish State were awept away, the to install the "Salam" equipment and it seems rather a pity that a

style trimmed with pearls and boarding houses will be oficially diamente, and train embroidered abolished. The Authorities will with pearls and orange blossom

She carried a bouquet of white month for the provide $300,000 &

and white heather. Miss Joyce Thornhill the redemption of the bonds given to

bridesmaid. She wore a pretty the unemployed, as a bonus.

dress of blue tafetta trimmed with silver Ince and pink georgette with hat to match. Her bouquet was of pink roses. The bride's mother was attired in a dress of old georgette and lace, with black lace at and Master John Thornhill and Miss

were in blue sation.

The duties of best man were discharged by Mr. R. W. Smith, and Mr. G. C. Thompson and Mr. Arnold-reted as groomsmen,

Following the ceremony at the Cathedral, there was a reception at the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden, which was attended by some 180 guests. The health of the bride and bridegroom was submit bed by Mr. G. Murray, and Mr. Padgett suitably replied. The health of the bridesmaids was pro- posed by Mr. R. W. Smith, the

best man."

The original schemes for solving the problem of the unemployed included the development of the port of Whampoa, in which large numbers of workmen would be need-

the

ed; the organisation of the unem- Margaret Dixon, the train-bearers, barians began which finally destroy-ject of the test was to demonstrate screen is hard to come by, Lloyd

un-

ployed, into labour corps to assist the Northern Expedition; and the despatch of many of them occupied lands. All these schemass ended in talk. Everyone is glad, however, that at last something is being done and the happiest of all are the property owners who will get their houses back after having been forced to let the unemployed use them for the last two years and a half.:

According to information gives out by certain Press agencies, Mr. T. V. Soong, upon arrival in Shang- hai, asnounced that he was there to welcome members of the Central Executive Committee of the Party zo, Canton for the much-advertised but still undated Fourth Session, According to the report, many pre- fer Canton as the place of meeting, and it is stated that General Chiang Kai Shek may he expected in Can ton shortly.

day afternoon.

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Mr. and Mrs. Padgett, later left for Remuse Bay prior to departing for Manila, where the remainder of the honeymoon will be spent.”

The Presents.

with the trẻ-

how quickly the "Safoam guds could be ejected on to the oil.

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The

THE WEEK'S PROGRAMMES.

Queen's. To-day:Valencia." Tomorrow: Behind the Front," a restora by special request of the amicing "The Magician."

World:

Then followed the dark ages, an

Hughes as the sailor Felipe is cer era unexampled in its chaos and

As is doubtless well known the tainly good and acts his part well, But it rapine and perpetual war,

** Safoam" apparatus works on the the barbarians conquered Rome, displacement principle, whereby an but d'Arcy has the glamour of his magnificence ̈nad. the excellent Christianity conquered the bar alkaline solution is forced into a barians, though it was a very feeble mixing chamber containing foam- words which are put into his mouth manifestation of the spirit which generation chemicals of an acid to add to his well established re- had first blazed forth in Palestine.nature.

The rapid formation of putation as a star.

There are some very pretty scenes And so gradually a new Europe carbon dioxide gas (CO2) causes the came into being, the Europe of mixture to expand lhd issue from in Valencia" and several which are admirably staged. It is a film chivalry, of the crusades, of the the delivery outlet in a dense froth, medieval Church and the feudal this delivery being assisted by which will probably prove sa popu- monarchies of France, Germany, water pressure from the water main lar here ne it has elsewhere, for it or a pump or both The froth so has much co recommend it besides England and Spain. This alu was an era of constant war, of formed covers like a blanket the the orchestral accompaniment. feadal baron with feudal baron, surface of oil, or other inflammable

The Magician, of kings with one another and liquid which may be contained in with rebellious nobles, between the the tank. This blanket can being at the Queen's on Wednesday "The Magician" which is shew- Papacy and the German Emperor. made of varying thicknesses.

Then came the Renaissance and the test on Saturday the apparatus till the end of the week should be the Reformation

was in action until a thickness of an excellent film. It has been pro The bridegroom's gift to the bride was a diamond wrist watch; mendous revival both in the vitality 3 inches of foam had been obtain duced by Rex Ingram, who made and that of the bride to bridegroom of Christian life and of culture of ed. The "Safoam" suds were not The Four Horsemen Mare Nos- a gold half-hunter pocket watch all kinds. The New World was driven into the tank, with the trum" and "Scaramouch," from a The bridegroom's gift to the discovered, democracy had a new rapidity anticipated, but the opera story by Somerset Maughan. Abice gold wristlet birth, nationality came into being tion of the plant can, with very Terry whom you will remember as bridesmaid was watch and to the trainbearers he and the discoveries of natural little trouble, be considerably in the beautiful Austrian spy of "Mare

Kience opened an entirely new gave a gold slave bangle and gold vista to mankind which has cul- proved and from the data obtained Nostrum is the heroine. cuff links. Official reperta-issued from CA

Among other presents werminated in the wonders of modern at this initial trial, it is expected film has been taken eutirely in that very efficient and entirely satis Europe and many interesting places "civilization, con state that the bandits who have Bride's Parents, linen and cheque; been terrorizing the principal cities Bridegroom's Parents, entree dish; war-like as any that preceded it.

Bpt this era, too, his been as factory working will to potained are shown in Paris, Italy, and The demonstration was attended, Switzerland, and also the famous of Limehow have now all been sup- European Staff H. E. Co., Ortho-There were first the religious wars, among others, by the Captain gambling rooms at Monte Carlo. pressed. Some 200 uandits were pogie Vivtoria gramophone: Mains

E. D. C. Wolfe); the Harbour captured and nearly 300 rifles taken. Dept. Chinese Staff, Tientsin rug; then the dynastic wars, and last Superintendent of Police (Hon Mr. Administrative offices, public Mr. and Mrs. G. Murray, marble the recent ware over democracy Master (Lieut.-Conur. G. F. Hole, schools, and labour unions in clock; Mr. and Mrs. V. Sorby, and the freedom of nationality. Canion observed November 12th, traveling clock; Mr. and Mrs. A. Certainly the prophesy of the .N.), the Superintendent and As- founder of Christianity that there sistant Superintendent of the Hong the birth anniversary of the inte. N. Lucey. Japanese vaze; Mr. and would be wars and rumours of Kong Fire Brigade (Messrs. Brooks Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, as a holiday. Mrs. A. Alleson, blackwood reading

Kinghorn of Mesore Butterfeld & The Chungshan University stud lampe: Miss C Allison, fruit set wars in the days that were to come. Ed Moss); Messrs. Murad

has been proved true. ents who have been visiting Horg: Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Paul, black cat

The reason is not far to seek, but Swire's Engineer Department; Mr. tea cosy and ten pot stand; Mr. and Kong returned to Canton by the is. S. Stanesby, silver jam jar: this experience of war and coin-B. J. Lacon, of Messrs, Jardine, war film. Wdnesday to Saturday: ¦

motion on earth does not mean that Matheson Engineering Corporation Canton-Kowloon railway on Satur- Mr. AC Everett, 8 silver serviette

rings; Miss R. White, cut glass there has not been steady progress Mr. Carothers, officer in charge of Upon the assumption by Mr. Kan scent bottles; Mr. and Mrs. Wall the time. Slavery has gone, works, Naval Yard: Mr. Hayward, Nei Kuany of the office of acting Reynolds, 9 silk cushions: Mr. and brutality is everywhere now ten-Naval Stores Offer: Mr. W. E. Chief Commissioner (Mayor) of M. W. A. Russell (Bride's Sister pered by humanity, political auta- Bell, the General Manager of the now giren place to A.P.C.; Mr. J. K. Bousfield, the Canton Municipality, the following and bother-in-lak), blackwood il-cracy has government, justice is acting General Manager, Mr. W, A. new appointments were immediate- ver eatinet; Mr. J. May. (Bride's popular ly gazetted: Szeto Foon, Commis-Brothers), silver sweet dish: Misses available to all (with the possible Butterfeld, Superintendent Engineer exception of some parts of unhappy and various members of the APC siontr of Public Finance; Chen Padgett (Bridegroom's

China), and temperance is on the Engineering staff, : Yao Tso, Commissioner of Public syphon stand; Mr. and Mrs. G. Works; Chen Ping Kun, Commis- Watson (Aunt), silver cake basket; increase. And never has the growth. sioner of Public Utility; K, Y. Wu, Mr. and Mrs. A. Bispham, fish been so "rapid as in the last fifty Commissioner of Public Lands; and knives and forks; Mrs. Titmas, years. Despite the Great War, it Kwan Yan Cho and Chan Pakacense burner; Mr. W. Sprat is unquestionable that to-day we Chuen, Private Secretaries to the silver salt cellars Mr. and Mrs have the beginnings in human Mayor; Chen Hek Man, Chief A. Gillard, silver butter dish; Mr. thought of a unity and brotherhood Clerk; Chan Shang, Disbursing and Mrs. A. M. Thornhill and among men. Just in proportion as Officer; and Lo Ying, Seal Keeper. family, cut glass bowls; Mr. and this grows will it bring in its train Fokia in the second hand dealers' Mrs. Holdman, brocade cushion; equitable international laws and a

Police reports at the week-end shopa may not work without a Mr. and Mrs. B. Maughan, after constitution for the world which union card, and during the last few noon tea cloth; Mr. and Mrs. Bell will end wars and be the outward

cidents. day a number of them were taken wood, blackwood table; Mr. and and visible manifestation of the contained references to a number Trying to steal a ride on a tram into custody by union pickets and Mrs. W. C. Clark, chiming clock; spiritual truth that all men are the of petty crimes, and minor ac Mr. and Mrs. Westlake, silver cake children of one Father. Though forced to join the Canton Second dish, Mr. and Mrs. White, Irish there may still be stormy times. Hand Dealers' Union.

before to the to Shaukiwan, resulted in a Chi Members of the Union of Scroll-inch Mr. A. R. White, fruit ahead, we are nearer at the present car on its way from Causeway Bay bowl; Mr. J. Yea, afternoon tea promise made nearly two thousand nese youth meeting with an ae Επίνεις makers may not work alter mid-

and spoons; night, and last week two shops were Matsumura, coffee sot; Mr. and years ago, and most sober-minded cident. The conductor warned the fined for having required their ra. W. Armitt, lacquer plaques people wilt agree that Sit Lasten youth, off the tram car, and when fakis to work after this hour. The Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Dixon and Chamberinin unquestionably the he dropped to the ground he was

to be taken to hospital.

Another Chinese, who attempted shop proprietors pay the fokis for family, Japanese tea set; Messrs. most distinguished Foreign Secre- run over by s motor ear, and had extra work, but this is not accept Wing Nam & Co., silver rose bowl; tary of his generation-haa justly ed as an excuse for depriving Miss H. Hoare, handworked cush earned the gratitude of all Cristo alight from motor bus belong. persons of the necessity for rest." ion; Miss Lena McKenzie, tex tian peoples, sodat

One can but hope that the spiriting to the Kowloon Motor Bus Wong Hap Shang a powerful forks; Mr. and Mrs. J. Smith and Jabour leader at the time of the family, blackwood teapors; Mr. that permeated the atmosphere at Company, while it was in motion, anti-British strike and boycott in Mrs. and Misses Bliss, silver condi- Locarno will attend the delibera received severe injuries to the head,

Hospital. Canton, who was arrested a fort- ment eet; Mr. and Mrs. Budden tions of all future international And was taken to the Kwong Wah A Chinese of 48, Grahain Street night ago, will be tried by the and family, fruit bowl; Mr. and conferences, and share the views of Military Tribunal.

Mrs. Brown, powder bowl; Mr. and the British Premier, that the

Locarno Conference was not the was victimised to the extent of 988 banknote trick. He met two men Canton hears that Changsha, in Flegg, Satin Cushion; Mr. and Thug Seng Chi, but up to Saturday Mr. Hyne, cut glass vases; Mr. of appeasement and reconciliation, in Wellington Street, and was por Hunan, has been lost to General Mrs. Messey, salad bowl; Mr. and end, hut the beginning of the work by the old, but often successful

Bunded to part with bis money. and Mrs. A. Holland, afternoon and that the promised "peace on night the report was not confirmed.

ten cloth and serviettes; Mr. and earth and goodwill toward men Mrs. Brock, pink rug: Miss G. is actually in sight-Yours, etc.. L. E. HAYNES. Rumsay and Mr. G. Rodger, aiver

THE

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TUNG ON STEAMSHIP

COMPANY.

The Tung On Steamship Com- Tany, of Hong Kong, is negotiating for the purchase of the two steam

Sisters

Mr. G.

time

than ever

casserole dish; Mr. and Mrs. Laing Hong Kong, Nov. 13th, 1927. cat glass vases; Mr. and Mrs Clark Atkinson, Irish linen table cloth; Mr. and Mrs. Grigga, 2 brocade

WEEK-END POLICE REPORTS.

To-day: Adolphe Menjou in "A Social Celebrity" To-morrow and Wednesday: Rudolp Valentine in the very charming film "Monsieur Beaucaire," Thursday to Satur. day: Laura La Plante in "The Midnight Sun," a drama atarring the premiere danseuse of the Rus- sian Imperial Ballet.

Star." To-day: At 5.30, Richard Dix in "To the Last Man"; 9.15, Our Cabaret in." Hey! Hey 1" To- morrow and Wednesday: At 3.30, 9.18, Our Cabaret in "Cocktails, SEVERAL MINOR ACCIDENTS.Buster Keaton in Go. West"

Thursday Thursday to Saturday: 5.30, The

"Honi Sait" and on Saturday at Cohens and the Kellys."

9-18 Our Cabaret in "A la Carte." and Friday: 9.15, Our Cabaret in

As will be seen there is only one. cinema performance at the Star each day this week at 6.30, and at 9.15 each night Our Cabaret are giving one of their delightful shows.

A small boy, the son of a lard dealer, of Kennedy Town; aged ten years, was admitted to the Gov. ernment Civil Hospital sullering from scalds caused by some boiling lard spilling over him.

Ajoki of the manager of a knit- cushions; Mr. and Mrs. Glendin- serviettes; Mr. and Miss Lawson, ting factory in Nathan Road, Kow- ers of the Kwangtung Navigation sing, silver photo frame; Mr. and silver butter dish; Rev. HL. Copley loon, was entrusted with goods to Company the ss. Charles Har Mrs. Hamblin and family, after Moyle, silver ink stand and calen- the value of 8228, which he was told dout and the sa. Paul leas but noon tea knives and forks, Mr. dar; Mr. and Mra Mocock, tea to take to Hong Kong. He has general meeting of the share- and Mrs. Spradberry, salad bowl; cosy, Mr. and Mrs. U. Rumjahn, not been seen since he left the and Mrs. factory Alued at 8125, holders of the Kwangtung Naviga Capt, and Mrs. Bell Smith, silver gold necklace; Mr.

Three live pigs, tion Company is necessary to con- sweet dish; Mr. and Mrs. Himt and Roberts, silver butter dish; Mr. firm the dead. The Tung On Com family, silver rickshaw condiment and Mrs. P. Loanigan, eut glass were stolen from the Kennedy Town pany is now operating the two set; Mr. and Mrs. V. Chittenden, scent bottle; Mra and Miss Ston- Slaughter House, according to a

afternoon tea cloth and serviettes; ham, howder bowl; Mr. E. H. report made by a pig dealer. steameramantioned.

A Chinese managed to break into The Kwangtung Navigation Com Mr. and Mr.T. Armstrong, wilver Robinson, afternoon tea cloth; pany's, ships, Paul Beau and Shannon, silver spoons and tes AB. Allen, cut glass scent bottle Empress Lodge in the early hours Charles Hardouin are having some coffee spoons, Mr. and Mrs. R. and powder bowl; Mr. and Mrs. of Saturday morning. Mrs. Bons difficulty with the Canton Seamen's servieties; Mr. A. McKirdy, fish Jones, afternoon tes cloth Mr. was awakened by the nan moving about in her room and "when she Union, but friends of the Company knives and forks; Mr. and Mrs. J. Clarke (Jr.), silver sweet dish.

Mr. and Mrs. Pankhurst, after gave the alarm, he took to Bight are now trying to arrange the Hughes, afternoon tea cloth and

(Continued on next Coluvini)

noon tea-knives.

taking 32 with him. matter.

"

Mr.

HEALTH OF EASTERN PORTS.

NOVEMBER 5th. BULLETIN FOR WEEK ENDING

Plague.

1 death at Bassein, 2 deaths at Rangoon. 1 case at Sourabaya.

cases at Macassar.

2 deaths at Macassar. 1 death at Bangkok,

Cholera.

5 deaths at Tuticaria. 1 case at Singapore.

1 death at Singapore.

1 ease at Bangkok.

1 death at Bangkok.

1 case at Canton.

1 death at Canton..

FOR WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 29TEL

5 cases at Canton."

5 deaths at Canton,

• Small-poz.

3 cases at Basra.

deaths Baste

11 cases at Tuticoriin.

5 cases at Bamarinda..

1 case at Kuching.

1. case at Saigon.

1 death at Kuching.

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