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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 15th, 1928.

MARRIAGE CUSTOMS IN CHINA

HOW MATCHES ARE DECIDED

DAUGHTERS A LOSING PROPOSITION.

[BY CLO]:

Marriage entoms vary in different parts of China, but throughout the length and breadth of this country it has always been held that daughters are losing propositions. This is obviouelly true to anyone cognisant with the fact that in China matrimony a distinct gain to the man Hs need spend only a small sum of money, and what his wife should bring to his household would amply compensate.

In certain parts of China, a brido continues to be supported. by her parents for three years or more after marriage, In Hong. Kong this custom is observed duly to the extent of a month or so. It depends materially on the wealth of her parents. The path of a Chiness bride is certainly not strewn with roses and she has to pass through a grueling time during the first three daye of her married life.

Happily the ao customs" are now not very rigidly obsérved. “ The educated and westernised Chinese have totally discarded tha flowery sedan chair" and its attendant ceremonies. In its place "Man Ming Kit Fung" has come to stay. This is a seim-foreign ceremony, which can be truly regarded as a great boon to Chinese ladies.

Lin Sen" Requested-The First

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CINEMA NEWS.

SEVENTH HEAVEN COMING TO THE QUEEN'S.

Seventh Heaven, which has bsen based on the singo, play of the same name which had a success ful run in London, is to be shown.

days, starting on Sunday next.

Most of the setion takes place in the Montmartre quarter of Paris but there are other scenes in the French capital during the early daya of the war. The war scenes are very different from any which have been shown previously on the screen.

The cast includes Janet Gayner and Charles Farrell, as “ Diane ". and Chico. Owing to the excep

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tional length of the picture there will be only three performances daily, which will start promptly at 2.30, 6.00 and 9.15 p.m.

Advance booking for the dress circle is now open at the Queen's Theatre. MARION ME

My Boat Girl

Mary Pickford's new picture, My Best Girl," which is comedy

her intended husband die the un- with a note of pathor will be shown fortunate girl has "to" remain at the Queen's Theatre from to-day In the Chinese marriage market spinster for life, for no mother to Saturday. The story of a shop would allow her son to marry a girl, Maggio Johnson, who through the matter is "reganded contract between two parties, girl who had, before marriage, to all the hard knocks she receives, still retains a belief in better things the girl's side aptly known as Chinese metaphory enten

was written by Kathleen Norris. as the female side and the

Charles Rogers plays the part of man's side as the male side." A Renouncing Her Girlhood.

Joe Grant, Mary's employer, with professional match-maker would The engagement may be of any whom she falls in love. A great begin the affair by approaching the duration, it depends on the age future, has been predicted for this mother on the female edo for the | nod- curcumstances of the man. young actor. Many unusual photo- lin san of a daughter, which she i On the day before' the wedding, the graphic effects have been contrived would take to the mother of the girl has to go through the formal by Charles Rogers, who has been mals side.

Lies of renouncing her girlhood, chiet camers, man for Miss Pickford She gets up at three o'clock in the during the last ten years. morning to have her hair washed, and after this she remains în bed itil the wedding day

hër

The lin san is nothing more than the hour, date and year of the

MyAt Tha Star. girl's birth and is always written

Kenneth Harlan and Mary" Mo on a piece of red paper. When

Allister are the two leading players the male side receives the Tim san,

On the day when the maiden" The Sap," which is being shown it is at once taken to a fortune- renounces her girlhood,

at the Star from to-day to Saturday: seller together with the hour, date trousseau, furniture and every and year of the birth of the man thing that was bargained for is The story deals with a man who has been mollycoddied all his Rle by who is comtemplating marriage taken to her future husband's his mother, is drafted to France The two lin some would be comboues. The Chinese generally make during the war, and accidentally pared, by the fortune-telling eage. big parade of this. A number If he finds that the girl and man of coolies are engaged to take the becomes a hero. On his return home his reputation is destroyed by were born under friendly stars and things over. If there are forty the town bully but the climax comes that there are no conflicting in chairs, forty coodes would have to when he vindicates himself by beat fluences in the lives of the two, he be engaged, the idea being one ing his enemy in a terrife fight. advises the mak side mother to an to each present. Generally!

The leading lady, Mary McAllister, proceed with the negotiations wife brings three sets of quilts, & is a clever little actress, and does

complete set of furniture, cooking some good work in the picture.

tensile, cuspiders, talte ornamente sad, clothes for the four seasons.

At The World Her jewellery is placed in a gas Magnificent forest settings, drama, case and taken to the husband's romance, comedy, and a spectacular house on a table carried by two climax, are all to be found in the coolies. The bride applies every-new film at the World Theatre thing for the home if her parents to-day, "The Understanding Heart." are rich, except "the bed.

The story deals with the lives of the forest rangers whose work is to watch for fires and fight them when they break out.

Striking A Bargain,

A WAITER'S VENDETTA.

The tipping of weiters at restaur ante by customers has often been the cause of trouble. An example of this was heard in the Police courts yesterday."

*In The Balance, Banda The lin son would then be taken to the home of the male side for three days, and during these three days nothing out of the usual | household routine" must be allowed to happen. Should there be on unfortunate dip on the part of the domestic servants euch as breaking a tea cup or a bowl, negotiation The Wedding. would have to be at once broken On the day of the wedding, the off The Chinese consider this a bride simply goes to her husband's bad omen and that the married life house in a flowery sedan chair of the two would not be briseful, accompanied by her younger bro It has been known for the mar thers, or other young relatives. risge of young girls to be delayed The match-maker and the maid for over ten years in the way until servante also accompany her. On they were fortunate enough at last arrival at the door of her husband's TIPS CAUSE ILL FEELINGS. to overcome the superstitions and house, she waits Inside the sedan s

chair, until her husband comes out. prattling of fortune-tellers.

and gives a kicks at the door of the sedan chair as a signal that If everything goes right during she may cater his household the three days the lin tan was in As a general rule, the bride has the house, the male de apa long wait. The friends of the A Chinese waiter at a teahouse, proaches the female side to discuss bridegroom prevent him from hurry who looked after the tables in one a bargain, and much details as whating out into the street to kick the portion of the shop was told by trousseau, furniture, jewellery and sedan chair. No matter how much other odds and ends the bride is he may sympathize with bus beide the management to surrender his pitch" to another waiter He prepared to bring into the house the close quarters of the chair was then placed in another corner of her husband. The female side he is unable to ignore his friends, of the shop where the clients were would also bargain for the number and if he did so, he would be look of a less flourishing type, with the of cakes, roast pige, and money the ed upon as aheady a hen-pecked result that his tips were not so good husband was willing to offer. The husband,

na he had been getting from his old fast item is rarely asked for by The girl inside the reden chair is clients well-to-do parents of marriageable generally far from happy. There is He considered that the favoured girls. Instead of getting, a lump no ventilation whatsoever inside a waiter hext usurped his place and be sum in cash, they endeavour to closed chair, and in the emmering very discontented with the whole make the male side supply more months, her fat can well be im afsir he gave notice. On Tuesday cakes, pigs and other edibles, as it agined. She is often kept there for | night he returned to the teashop 14 ** good face" for one's friendas feat four or five hours, before accompanied by a few friends and to see

daughter command euch a the bridegroom comes out to give set upon the unfortunate man who high price in the marriage market the signal: After kicking the door had taken his job." It is alleged The bargain is invariably a loss of the sedan chair, he walks away that after knocking the man about, to the female made in all parts of as if he had done a great favour to be produced a knife and stabbed China That is why a Chinese his wife. The bride is then carried him in the back. The assailant and never rejoices at the birth of a into her husband's house by her his confrerce ran away, and the in- girl and for this same reason a maid servants. Her younger bro jured may was taken to the Gor- Chinese girl is always dubbed a there are not be allowed to enter, erament Civil Hospital Sit Poon For a bad bargain but ere given a las fée (the inevit hussy)

Abe red paper with money inade) by the bridegroom and they return home

Paying Torfeits.

The next day, the two dà Kou Chat, brothers to the bride, call

The Polite werd, however, able to trace the sesailant two hours later and made an arrest. He will be formally charged before M. ILE. Lindell today.

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A TEA MERCHANT S COMPLAINTS.

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e tam ~ | EASTER PRICES ANTICIPATED: The Hop Cheung rat was sam- The Compagnie de Commerce & moued before Mir. E. Lindsell de Navigation d'Extrême-Orient in at the Central Magistracy yester-their report, dated Buigon, March

The Engagement. After all the preliminaries have been settled to the satisfaction of both sides, a day will be chosen for the formal announcement of the engagement. In selecting a pro- with some edibles to enquire after as required to hand her father in pitious day, the amanse care their sister's health. If they are law and mother in law cups of cea July consulted. On the day select well received, it mear well for the and to kowlow to chemo day by the Yugo Shut Fun Com 9th, state-Our local market is cends over a girl, and if the contrary, is Clothes For The First Born on pockets of tee which had been mand from anywhere. Supplies of ed, the male side

pany in respect othm certain lábel quiet and there is, very little de number of boxes of cabes to the ugn that the gut del not find

used by the complainants since 1908. paddy are commg now regularly Mr. T. X d'Almada for the corn and we expect easier, prices for

fense side during the day and at favour in ber husband's eye. On the third day she returne to night a few tables of food are pre- On that day the bride has to go her own family to spend the day pared and Intimate friends invited through a very rough time which with them. Her parents also take plainanis siid: than the brand of April delivery to share the joys of the engaged probably costs her parents a few that occasion to trite their son-in- tea bearing that particular label. For brokens, the tendency ie partics The feast will be given hundred dollars At her hun law for the fast time, he returze had been hardled by his client week repatately, for no member of the band's friends make her a centre to her husband's roof at night and since 1908, and there had been many The total akouch of rice export- female side, may, enter the house of ridicne. They ask her rides, on the following day, the male side complaints of misapplication of the ed from January 1st to February hold of the male side until alter and if the refuses to sweX or family invites the female side, and trade maric

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the marrings, and the time applies and she cannot the was to pay it is only on this day that the two |;. The defendants pleaded that they against 211,433,380 Long 12yr to the male idé, go forfeit of so man catties of lamines met. During the best sought the tea from a traveling We quote today White Saigon The girl is now pledged to her fruits, or so many packages of month or so the bride does not est trader and had been given to un-race No 125 per cent. brokens future husband and all her future garettes She may be asked to anything from her husband's kit derstand that the brand was a new round gram : Hong Kong $0.50 movements will be carefully watch completa a rhyme and

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