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JOAN MACDONALD METHODIST ACT OF

MARRIED

OMITS "OBEY" FROM SERVICE

(REUTER AND BRITISH WIRELESS.]

LONDON, Sept. 20.

MISS JOAN MACDONALD, the

first Prime Minister's daught er to be married from Chequers, to-day became the bride of Dr Alastair Mackinnon, at the neigh-¡ bouring town of Wendover.

The wedding was witnessed by -hundreds of distinguished men of lotters and politics who filled the little Congregational Chapel to overflowing.

i

UNION

DUKE OF YORK AT CEREMONY

-

fanITISH WIRELESS 'SERVICE.)

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1932.

GANDHI AGAIN

FIT

JAPAN ACCEDES TO. BRITISH REQUEST

EARLY TERMINATION OF FAST EXPECTED

[THROUGH RETTER'A' AGENCY]

Poosa, Sept. 21.

REGARDING CAPTIVES IN

MANCHURIAN

(TOKLUGH REGTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANTUNG CIVIL

WAR

LULL IN FIGHTING

REPORTED

ITAROVON BEUTER'S AGENCY.)

Ruoay, Sept. 20.

TOKYO, Bept. 21.

CHEFOO, Sept. 21. THE legal Act of Union of the

three, Methodist churches in TO-DAY Gandhi was early astir, IT is reported from Mulden bat THE situation is quiet here and it and well. He recòired visi the Military authori. Britain, took place this afternoon

the general is that tho in the Albert Hall in the presence tors whose intervention is calice have agreed to accede to the full in the fighting will continue of a large congregation, which inculated to terminate his fist hefore British request to safeguard the pending the outcome of the present oluded the Duke of York, who re- long, as

the Chinese intermediary between the negotiations for a peaceful settle- an agreement on presented the King and who was vexed question of the "Untouch bandits and Mr. Phillips, and, ment of hostilities between. General accompanied by the Duchess, ables" franchise appears to be pending the release of Mrs. Pawley Han Fu Chu and General Liu Chen

and Mr. Corkran, not to altack | Lion. on the horizon.

No clash in the Leiyang area is their captors even if in the mean-

PAWLEY-CORKRAN OUTRAGE

PLAYING JAPAN'S

The Bishop of London and other Bishops, leaders of Non-Conformity

This morning's visitors included at home and abroad, the Lord Ma yor of London, Mr. Walter Runci- the Liberal leaders, Sir Tej Sapratime they commit further outrages. as yet reported, man (President of the Board of Mr. Jayakar who spent two hours Trade) several members of Parlis-submitting to the Mahatma the ment, Sir Josiah Stamp and other new scheme evolved at a confer enco of Hindu leaders at Bombay, prominent Methodists were present.

The chapel Was

Conferences of the Wesleyan Me and which is believed to be accept beautified by

thodist, the Primitive Methodist able to the "Untouchables" them.

Kelves, choice flowers from the gardens of and the United Methodist churches having given their separate and Chequers.

The bride, who was markedly self-joint assent to the deed, Dr. Scott Lidgott, President of the Uniting composed, emitted the word "obey" Conference, declared the Union ac

complished. from the marriage service,

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and his daughter Jean, who is a doctor like her husband, were both cheered to the echo on their arrival at Wend-

over.

five

There are over one million ad-

FRAUD CLAMM BY OLD WOMAN.

herents in Britain of the Method-JUDGE ON "LOVE AFFAIR ist Church, which comprises about

WITH BOY OF 21." twelve million members.

The Duke of York rend message from the King congratulat-

United ing the

Churches:- I welcome the Union as marking one neople-a cause always near my heart."

GENEROUS OFFER BY

**DAILY MAIL

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

LONDON, Sept. 20.

THE Daily Mail, in hopes of stimulating the authorities, to prompt and decisive steps to ave Mra Pawley and Mr. Charles My husband would think noth- Corkran, announces that it is wil ing of killing me....I am frightening to offer £10,000, towards the pounds for standing room in the step towards the unity of Christian od of him....He has got £500 post of bringing them to safely.

year more out of me...He is

The bum, the journal declares, brute,..."

may either be paid as ransom or used to meet the cost of a rescue which may be thought it to secure party, or applied in any other way

People paid as much as

cottage gardens oppositte the chapel.

The destination of the happy couple on their honeymoon has been kept a class secret.

Both the bride and bridegroom studied as doctors at the same Uni. versity.

The Prine Minister gave his

The Duke of York said the Union marked the opening of a new era in the life of one of the greatest spiritual forces in the modern world. He regarded Methodism as a leading factor for world peace.

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These remarkable statements oe after her second marriage a few curred in letters written shortly

during the hearing of her case that years ago by a woman, who stated their release.

she is now 74.

daughter away in the presence of a OFFICIAL HANGMAN sizes at the resumed hearing of the in Hong Kong

women,

very large congregation, including several Cabinet Ministers and other famous men and Large crowds cheered the bride as a piper hended her car to the church. The reception ceremony was held at Chequers.

TATE HAS RELAPSE,

NOT GOING TO AUSTRALIA

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY]

FOUND DEAD

OFFICIATED AT TWO HUNDRED EXECUTIONS

[TROGGR REUTER'S AGENCY.]

They were read at the Leeds As- claim by Mrs. Georgiana Wells, late of York, and now of Hove (Sussex), for the return of £3,000 alleged to have been obtained from her by frand in 1924 by Herbert Etherington, her nephew an elec

Blanche trical engineer, Etherington, his wife, both of Moorgate, Acomb, York, and Cyril Haworth of Kirkhammerton,

and

Į

Te-Day

FAIR GENERALLY

'YESTERDAY'S WEATHER REPORT, FORECAST AND BEMARKS, 181VED BY THE ROYAL ODSERVATORY AT 5.40

P.M. STATED:-

When the case was opened Ha- worth, who was alleged to have played the part of Mrs. Welis

OYER for the last lover, and to have gone through a "mock marriage" with her, gave evidence on her behalf, and stated that he had taken part in de frauding Mrs. Wells, who was at that time Mrs. Sharp.

LONDON, Sept. 20. JOHN Ellis, who had been the off.

eial hangman twenty-three years, was found dead at his home in Rochdale today with his throat, cut,

Ellis was fifty-eight years of age and had been in ill-health for some little time.

He officiated at two hundred and

It was also stated that later Mrs. Sharp had settled. 23 a week

LONDON, Sept. 20.

Sussex and MAURICE Tate,

England bowler, will not aç. company the M.C.C. team to Aas-three executions, including those of for life on a Mr. Wells before mar.

He suffered a relaps today and Dr. Crippen and Sir Roger Caseying him.

tralia.

a definite decision was made.

On the eve of the departure of

ment.

the team, Tate was taken ill with DISARMAMENT

nervous trouble, but recovered, and expected to join the team at Toulon to-day.

SCRAP OF PAPER IN SPY CASE.

FOUND IN MILITARY CAMP.

The picking up of a scrap of pa per has led to an excusation of espionage in which are involved a soldier of the Chasseurs Alpins, a foreign consular agent in Nice, and an italian workman.

CONFERENCE

CHIEF BRITISH DELEGATES

LEAVE LONDON

[DRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]

RUOBY, Sept. 20.

THE Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, and the First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Bolton Eyres Monsell, left London this afternoon for Geneva do attend to-morrow's

meeting of the Bureau of the

Disarmament Conference,

Sonne days ago a sergeant of the Chasseurs Alpins stationed with NEW SITE FOR his battalion on the heights of

Piexa-Cave found lying near the

camp a slip of paper on which had

been scribbled, notes encerning the

strength and movements of French

MOTOR RECORDS

troops in that part of the frontier. AUSTRALIAN OFFER

The sergeant at once handed

slip to an officer.

the

A brief inquiry led to the belief

that the handwriting was that of u soldier of the battalion named Jac-

Semeria.

TO WELL-KNOWN

RACING MOTORIST.

Sydney, Sept. 10-Lake George, When arrested at the gateway to the Federal. Ter Semeria begged to be given a rifle ritory, may be the scene of an at- or a pistol and left in solitude for tempt on the world speed record.

0008

A moment As he obviously wished to commit suicide, his request was

refused

A Name Withheld.

Mr. F. H. Stewart, who is back ing Wizard" Smith, the Austra- lian racing motorist, to break the

The Absent Husband, At the resumed hearing last month judgment, was entered, with costs, for Mr. and Mrs. Ethering ton. Judgment for Haworth

not asked for.

Was

Mr. Willoughby Jardine, addres ing the jury, said that the case one from the was a very serious point of view of Mr. and Mrs. Etherington, for it amounted to a charge of conspiracy and fraud,

THE ANTI-CYCLONE REMAINS SOUTH MANCHURIA, AND THE SEA OF JAPAN- A TYPHOON OF LIMITED AREA IB BITUATED ADOUT 300 MER

SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG ITS DIRECTION OF MOTION IS AT PRESENT UNKNOWN. LOCAL FORECAST: N.E, WINDS, MODERATE TO FRESH; FAIR OXNER-

ALLY.

WIVES NOT TO BE ́ MINISTERS.

BISHOP SHARES HYMN- BOOK WITH METHODIST.

"GAME"?

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Sept. 21. IF the Shantung war lords are not definitely playing the Japanese game, they could not be presented at Tokyo by a better opportunity, commcuts the Manchester Guard. ian. It observes that raping civil wars are a normal rule in China but the trouble in Shantung has special importatoe, owing to the attractiveness of the peninsular to Japanese imperialists and military, as a diversion in North China would be valuable to both Japanese soldiers in Manchuria and Japanese diplomatista.

SURRENDER OR STARVE.

THE "REDS" IN A SORRY

PLIGHT.

(From Our Own Correspondent.}

RIVER STEAMER STRIKE.

SEVERAL VESSELS LAID UP.

EFFORTS TO SETTLE.

The steamers Sai On and Charles CANTON, Sept. 21. Hardouin, of the Tung On Steam- Representatives of the different ship Company, are for the moment papers hare called on General Yu laid up in Canton, owing to the Han Mou, Commander of the latcrews having gone on strike.

The Company also owns the "s. Army, and offiger-in-charge of the 1st Cojums of the Canton Expedi-Tung On and Paul Bean, which are tionary Army in Kiangsi, with the also on the Hong Kong-Canton run,. object of getting his views on the and in order to provent the crews "Red" situation.

of these steamers from joining the General Yu said ho had not de-strikers in Canton, the two vessels, cided when to return to "the front" which are now in Hong Kong, are but as far as he could make out also suspended from the services. from reports received from his field The Tung On Steamship Com headquarters in Kiangsi, all ap- pany also owns the Hang Choong proaches to the outlaws have been and Sing Cheong, which are operat- blockaded by the Government troops ed between Canton and Macao, but so that the former will either have so far these steamers have not been to surrender or strive to death.

affected. This report is confirmed by re-

fugees from the war zone," who It is understood that a represen“,

also state that rehabilitation work'tative of the Tung On Steamship is making good progress.

Company has proceeded to Canton The general said ho could not to negotiate with the strikers and confirm the reports which are to the effect that the Reds have no effort will be spared to bring retreated to the western border of about a settlement. It is believed Fukien.

Chung, commander of the 2nd In being resented by the crew.

A statement by General Chen that certain recent dismissals are dependent Division, is to the effect It is believed that both the Chi that from Taiyu to Shunfungere authorities in Canton and the British Comulate in Shameen 'are The Morning Post argues that (Kiangsi), there is no trace what endeavouring to bring the strike to

over of the "Reds.”

claim. As Manchuris was a person- Fu Yi, historically, has a better

al appendage of the Manchun, there is poetic justice in Pu Yi becoming the titular Governor of his ances- tral estates if the new protectorate could be justified, as it can be by the establishment of security and good government, and if bandit outrages can be ended in order to established the. "open door" to be maintained as Japai promises. Then not Japan alone but the rest of the world would profit.

CRISIS IN

MANCHURIA

UNITED STATES SEEK SUPPORT

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SOUTH WEST POLITICAL COUNCIL..

..

APPOINTS ASSIST, JUDGE FOR CANTON SUPREME COURT.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

an end.

The Canton Beamen's Guild, ac- cording to messages from that City, have presented the following de mands to the Tung On Steamship Company:(1) Dismissal of the | existing Chinese inspectors on the two vessels conserned; (9) An in- crenec in wages; (3) Re-instatement. of the dismissed members of the Crew, or alternatively, that the Guild secure new workers to take their places.

CANTON, Sept. 21. General Li Taung Jen presided n the 36th session of the South West Political Council which was held here yesterday when the proposal {. submitted by the Department of Finance to divide the province into

33 separate districts for the col lection of tobacco taxes came up for considerable discussion. No decision, however, was arrived at, and it was agreed to hold the mat ter in abeyance.

The Council approved the ap pointment of Mr. Luk Pei Kam as assistant judge of the South West Branch of the Supreme Cours in Canton.

LONDON, Sept. 21. Among those present at the meet THE Times Washington corre ing were: Generala Chen Tai spondent anys that the British Tong and Au Fang Po, Messrs. aide memoire has been sympathetic-Chow Lu, Liu Chi Wen, Li Hin ally received. Offejala point out Bang, Chang Yin Man, Mak Woon that the 'Government would regret Chang, Lo "Yi Chum, Lin Xun any move towards an increase in Koi, Teng Chak Yu, Teng Tanng urinaments and that the aide Yang, Yang Hai Chik, Li Pau and memoire has aroused interest in Chen Yung. the visit of Senator Reed to Lon- don and Paris.

claim in return for French support to the United States' attitude in the Far East.

It is understood that Mr. Reed Manchester. There is no ob-hinted to M. Herriott, yesterday, Mr. Wells, he said, had evaded stacle to the entrance of women to

that the United States would sup being called, and he believed he the ministry of the

French veto on the German Methodist port had deliberately kept out of the Church which cannot be overcome box because it might have been with patience and goodwill." shown that it was his intention

This view is expressed in a report himself to strip his wife of all of the committee appointed to con- sider the admission of womes to the her money."

Mr. Jardine then read extracts ministry which was read at the from the letters written shortly Methodist Conference in Manches after her marriage by Mrs. Wells ter resently.

to Mra, Etheringt n, whom the ad- On the question of marriage the dressed as "Dearest Blanche." committee expressed the opinion

F

Co-

Mr. Reed is one of the adminis tratious staunchest supporters in the Senate and should Mr. Reed be induced to support. the League in nny form of pressure against Japan, the Senate might reasonably be sup- used to follow him.

Last year United States' In one of the latters she wrote: that all offer for the ministry I never thought Bobby (Mr. should be for hfe service, and that operation with the League respect Wells) would have been such a rot as by marriage a woman accepted ing Manchuria was handicapped ter. He is going about with

another vocation involving respon by the Senates refusal to co-oper- married woman. I think he would sibilities which would interfere with c

Although Mr. Stimson has re-) not like me to have a penny, the fulfilment of the duties of a that he could stamp on me and do woman minister; marriage should frained from commenting on Mr. what he likes."

be regarded as equivalent to re- Reed's mission it is believed that Mr. Jardine said that the reason signation unless un special applica- Mr. Reid was instructed to assure British Government that in his mind why this "Bobby the tion the conference determined the Brute "the kind husband so 80 otherwise.

America would support, the League licitous about his wife's intereat- had not gone into the box was that ters is to be considered by the

As the question of women minis-in any Manchurian decision. nu allegations were not true, that newly united Methodist Church in the story had been concocted by London in September, the con- himself and Haworth, who were forence did not discuss the report

Happier. Days.

"Sexual Abnormality."

N.Z. CRICKETER FOR ENGLAND.

two. roguen.

Mr. Arthur Morley, for MTS, world's land speed record, was reWells, said there WAS DO induce-

The Bishop of Manchester Dr. cently approached by a deputation He is then alleged to have made from the Collector Progress Associament to get Haworth to tell any Guy Warman, beaded a deputationR. C. BLUNT, AN ALL-ROUND-

to the Church of England and the TER, GOING TO NOTTS. a full confession. He stated, it is tion, which urged the natural ad thing but the truth/

Free Church Council, Enid, that he had been collecting vantages of the lake in this rogard.

Welcoming the visitors. Dr. H.

Wellington, N.Z., Sept. 11- information concerning military He was assured that a straight,

The letters from Mrs. Wells, M. Maldwy Hughes, President of affairs for transmission to a con hard and almost perfectly level sular agent in Nice through the in-track of black soil, fifteen miles in by Mr. Jardine, had been intro the Conference, spoke of the "hap loger Charles Blunt, one of the duced only to blackguard Wells, pier relations that now existed be best all-round cricketers on the New Zealand team who toured England termediary of an Italian named length, could be rolled out. Antonio Berro, who had been em- Mr. Stewart, who was impressed and had nothing whatever to do tween the Churches"

Dr. Hughes shared a hymn-book last summer, has accepted a busi- nese appointment at Nottingham played for soms time as a verkman with the claims and appreciated the with the case.

It might be true that in 1924 this with the bishop, who commented: on the construction of frontier for sentiment that the project should be tiffentions Berro has also been ar- undertaken within the bounds of old woman had some sexual abnor "if in 1791-the first time the and is leaving for England at the Blunt was born at Durham on John Wesley's death-the audience rested and is reported to have ro Australis, informed the press to-day mality, but, if that were so, it was conference met in Manchestar after end of this month. vealed the name of the foreigner for that he had just received "Wizard" a matter which called for symphad been told that one day the November 3, 1900, and he was only

thy only. whom they had been working. But Smith's reply to the proposition.

Smith considers that be is under He submitted that Mrs. Well president of the Wesleyan Confer- six months old when the family this has not been disclosed.

would share bymn-book left England for Now Zealand. Bemeria was born in Monte Carlo obligation to New Zealand, for the had been swindled by Herbert ace of Italian parents, and for some people there have assumed respon- Etherington, who exploited the in with a proud and pompous prelate, His first visit to England was in time was a teacher in a religious sibility for the electric timing firmity of the old woman, combin and sing with him one of Luther's 1927, when he came over with the

Britain, bean horrified and appailed school there. On rocking his ma equipment, which is essential, and od with the weakness of the young hymns, I think they would have first New Zealand team ever to tour A dificult man to get out, Blunt jority he had to decide whether he also have been most hospitable to man..

also can hit extremely hard. Play- would adopt Freueh or Italian na- his party, assisting in many ways.

ing in a club match for West Christ tionality First he decided to be Hn adds, however, that he is pre- come an Italian, and left for Italy pared to consider Lake George if in order to join the navy. Bue on those interested will assumere the journey he changed his raind sponsibility for the preparation of and returned to enlist for five years the track and other incidentale

Mr Stewart told newspapermen in the Chameurs Alpids,

It is believe that the military to-day that he knew the natural information he is alleged to have advantages of the lake and was pre- communicated to his paymasters is pared to use his influence in the ex- of little real importan

ploring of its possibilities,

Mr. Justice. Finlay, summing up, said that the case was an in teresting and in several ways very unpleasant one."

He did not propose to discuss Church-recently, he sent the ball is charactor of Wells referred to seven times out of the ground for First of all, there were the let in the very painful letters written six in the course of an over of sight tors written by Mrs. Wells to the affectionately by Mrs. Wells to her balla. Last summer, he made the young man-ludicrous lettera to niece! He married a woman 30 highest score of the tour when he mass between an old woman of years older than himself, and he totalled 225 not out at Eastbourne and a boy of 21 Buch letters left (the judge) thought the fairy would against the Gentlemen of England. a very bitter taste in one's mouth, have no doubt that he married her Blunt also is a slow legbreak and

googly bowler. Unued at foot of sexs columa," for her money.

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S.W.B. WHIST DRIVE.

PLEASANT FUNCTION ON TUESDAY.

The South Wales Borderers held - a very successful whist drive in the Sergeants' Mesa, Murray Barracks, on Tuesday evening. There were twenty tables, and C/Sgt. Jarman. mado: a very efficient M.C.

After the whist drive, Mra, Nor- man, wife of Sergt-Major Norman,: S.WB., presented the prizes. The results wore as follows: Gentlemen-1st, G.B.M. Gilmar- tin, 2nd, Petty Officer Scott, R.N.

Bobby, Mr. X, RN. Ladica:-1st, Mra. Bandiman; 2nd, Mrs. Gilmartin.

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