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No. 22798. ✯ BEDA*** HONG KONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1931. * BA÷ƑX Price

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EVENTS.

D-day.

(August 20.

Soldiers Club Billiard Tour- nament, anal, e pm,

Queen's Theatre: "Crazy" That Way."

World Theatro: "The Story of | Kin Tan," Part„I. (Chinese älm),

Star Theatre: Anna Christie Central Theatre: "Bad Sister," King's Theatre: "Quick Millions, Prince's Theatre: This is

Heaven

Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels.

Tideo:-High at 1,40 and 2.30: Low at B.15 and 7.65.

Friday.

(August 91.)

Soldiers Club Billiards Tour- nament; ânal, & p.m..

Queen's Theatre: Crazy That Way."

World Theatre:

The Story of

Kin Tan," Part I. (Chinese Alm).

Star Theatre : Anna Christjo.” Central Theatre: "Bad Bistor." King's Theatre: Quick Millions." Prince's Theatrey "This Is Heaven."

Dinner Dances at Hong Kong

and Peninouls Hotels.

European Mail-Inward: Europe ria Suez (Hakusan Maru); Out ward: via diberia (Hakuna |Maru):

3.30pm

Tides High at 2:20 and 4.27; Low at 9.54 and 8.30.

Saturday.

(August 28.)

Lawn Bowls-First Division Taikoo . Craigengower, Civil Ser- vice v. Kowloon, Club de Recreio

A DAY WITH A LONDON REGISTRAR.

SHOREDITCH AND MAYFAIR MANNERS.

with new paint and hung with portraits of illustrious mayors) with a great collection of palms and greenery.

In Shoreditch.

I have found the men whose busi ness it is to reduce Londos to its elementals-life, love and death, writes Mr. Berkeloy Savile in the Evening Standard. They are not a it concerned with how much money you make or how famous you arried in full bridal array, the bride Your dreams, ambitions, sorrows loave them cold.

groom with white tie and new blue suit. Buttonholes are almost: đe rigueur.

They ignore you as long as you'. stick to the trivialitics of existence, like building up a grocery business,

In Shoreditch they often get mar»

An uaber in uniform brings in the

or winning a Wimbledon anal or consenting parties, and their friends courting the caretaker's daughter.and relatives, all the men with But let you be born or die or at white carnations up. The bride, à tempt to marry that caretaker's say little thing, in a frilly white daughter and they insist on know frock, is very suro of herself but not so sure of her aspirates nor of the ing the why and tho wherefore. They are cool, callous men, these words, she is called on to repeat. registrars of births, deaths and marriagos, and they sit in littl

faces everlastingly filling in forms

and ledgers to record the lifebeat" of London.

call upon all these persons-- 'ere present to witness-that I—

Sarah Jane Blank-do take thee-

William Joha. Smith-to be my awful......... 14

"Lawful," repeats the registrar. To them come the heartbroken' mother and the bashful swain and,

"Sorry-lawful wedded · hui-

band"! outside their doors, squabble the Ten minutes, and it is all over heirs intent on paying as little as and the next party is ushered in. possible: towards the funeral, ex-j penses. The registrars, unruffled by: The record at Shoreditch is 14 tears and blushes, atop their ever weddings, all on Easter Saturday, lasting scribbling to ask What is and in the last quarter they have put through more weddings than your name?? or How did it hap- pent" or "What is the age of the twenty churches in the district your future wife They write down the facts neatly Land if you' want a certificate of what you have the marriage certificate to the bride told them they will give you' one-

| with a gallant flourish. That is" for the reasonable sum of 2a. îd.

yours," he says, and may. you |have long life and happiness.”

+ Oncial Galety. Kowloon B.G.C. Second Divi-

Somehow, I think, marriages sion: Craigengower - Taikoo, Kowinon v. Civil Service, Kowloan touch their official hearts a little. B.G.C. Club de Recreió, H.K. They unband alightly and permit Electric Yacht Club.

themselves a Beeting sinilo or Auction: Lammert's Sale of Dishaps a word of congratulation, and tillary Fittings, Salesroom, noon.

then swathe themselves in red tape Queen's Theatre: "Crazy. That

The official manner is least agnio. Way."

discernible at Shoreditab. In fact, Shoreditch is the gayest place in London for a register-offics mar riage; Princes-row and Henrietta

combined.

At Shoreditch the registrar hunds

A Knowing Oficial. The East End registrars seo life. One of them told me that a deal and dumb couple prosented them selves for marriage recently. They had to read copies of the destara. lions and sign them. A merry wed- ding party had to be called to order and warned that marriage was serious business. When they left a demater of port wine was found under one of the seats. The regis trar, a knowing fellow, rang up the Go to Shoreditch, preferably on public house on the other side of Dinner Dances nt Peninsula a Saturday morning and you will the road. "Why, we have licen Hotel and Repulse Bay Hotel. And that it believes in Walt Whit-searching for that high and low for

World Theatre The Story of Kin Tan," Part I. (Chiness. film)." Star Theatre: "Anna Christie." Central Theatre: "Bad Sister." King's Theatre: "Quick Millions."street art gloom-ridden by com- Prince's Theatre: “This Is parison. Heaven."

European-Mail-Inward-Europe

Suez (Col di Lana). Outman's "Hopeful green things" as the last hour," said the publican. ward Europe via Suez (Fushimi a marriage send-off. It puts up a A man on his "death bed in hos. Maru) 0.30 The Ke Europe via green awning at the entrance in pital, wanted to marry the woman Siberia (Pres. Madison) 6 p.m.

Tides High at 3.12 and 8.13; Old-street and it decorates the who had been his friend for thirty

Low at 11.38 and 0.22.

chamber (already brightly green

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