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PICTURESQUE KOWLOON

WEDDING

Mr. Arthur John Ropes And Miss Eileen Bonnar

ARCHWAY OF SWORDS

The wedding which took place yesterday at St. Andrew's Church in which the parties were Mr. Arthur John Ropes of the Royal Artillery and Miss Elleen Nora Bonner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. C. Bonnar, must be recorded as an outstanding social function of the season.

The Church was full to capacity and 'the route between the Church and the RA. Mess, where the reception was held was Ihed with Indian troops. The bride and bridegroom, upon leav Ing the Church entered a motor car which was drawn by Indian soldiers along Nathan Road and Granville Road. Indian pipers. preceeded the car,

Upon leaving the Church Mr. and Mrs. Ropes passed under an. archway of swords, formed by the brother officers of the groom.

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The bride looked charming as and beautiful womanhood, she entered the Church on the bridegroom he had only known for arm of her father and walked slow a few short days, but he felt he ly down the aisle followed by her had known him a long time from two pretty bridesmaids, Miss Rose-reading his contributions in the nary King and Miss Yvonne Shen-papers. ton. She wore a dress of ivory It must be pleasing, said Mr. satin with silver metal medallions Mackie, to have Mrs. Ropes present inlaid in the train and the pretty at the ceremony and he thought it pleture she presented was complet was something quite remarkable ed by the bouquet of white roses in a Hong Kong wedding to have and African dalsles, which she car.the mothers of both bride and ried.

bridegroom present. He asked the gathering to drink to the health, happiness, and long life of the

The bridesmaids dresses of ruby velvet with deep cowls of white satin, at the back, looked very be-bride and bridegroom. coming. They carried showers of white chrysanthemums

The bridegroom was attended by Captain D. Dunlop who performed, the duties of best man

The Rev. J. R. Higgs, BA of clated, while Mr. Rupert Baldwin provided appropriate music at the

organ.

The bridegroom in replying made a brief and witty speech in the course of which he thanked Mr. Mackle for the kind words he had used and assured the gathering that he felt truly honoured that they should have attended in such" large numbers both at the Church and at the reception.

There was a very large gathering

Amongst Those Present of military officers at the Church,

Among those who attended the including a number of Indian off- cers. After the wedding, the couple Hearle: Col. and Mrs. Carrington wedding were: Col. and Mrs. passed under an archway of swords Sykes, Col. and Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. and upon reaching their waitingo. C. Borrett, Lady Southorn, Lt motor car was greeted by a cheer from the Indian soldiers there.

Col. Fordham, Lt. Col. Kuhne, The car was then drawn by soldiers Major and Mrs. Parkes, Major Mat- from the church to the R.A. Mess, Intyre, Major and Mrs. Leger-Wood where the reception was later held Major Tindall, Major and Mrs. Preceeding the car, were the In: Hancock, the Hon. Mr. C. Gordon dian pipers, who looked quite smart Mackle, the Hon. Mr. J. Owen in their red turbans and white Hughes, His Hon. Mr. Justice Lind- sell and Mrs. Lindsell, Mr. A. O. coat.

Lang. Mr. H. Owen Hughes, Mr. P. 1. Collison, Mr. and Mrs. E. I Wynne Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Young- husband, Mr. A. T. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. MacKintosh, Dr. Smaller. Mrs. Goldman, Rev. and Mrs. Po- well, Mr. J. L. MacPherson, Mrs. Stevenson, Miss F. Stevenson, Miss B. Walker, Miss Eve O'Hagan, Miss V. Blackwell, Miss Gerrard, Miss J. Dowbiggin, Miss M. King, and Miss J. Church.

A long string of crackers was fired to greet the newly wedded couple, upon their arrival at the

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY

TWO CHINESE WEDDINGS

Kwan-Chow

Two well-known local Chinese familles were united in matrimony yesterday when Miss W. F. Chow the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chow Ping Un became the bridé of Mr. C. Y. Kwan, a member of the local legal profession. The civil cere- mony was held in the morning at the Registrar's office at which, Mr. George She performed the duties of best man. The bride was "at- tended by the Misses Y. K. Lo and T. 8. Loung.

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The bride wore a dress of Ivory Chiffon Velvet while the brides- maids wore Apple Green Canary Batin Crepe.

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The Repoption Subsequent to the wedding a reception was held in the after- noon at the Hong Kong Hotel and the large gathering of both Chi- nese and foreign friends testified to the popularity of the newly wedded couple.

Str Robert Ho Tung

In toasting the happy couple, Sir Robert Ho Tung said:-

Ladles and gentlemen: Though

GREEK SHIP STRANDED

DECEMBER 21, 1934.*

Henry Keswick To The Rescue

BOND STREET CROWDED

Women Gather To See Princess

was

The Greek ship. "Ann Stathatos," An enthusiastic welcome is stranded at the South West given. Princess Marina in Hond- Point of Hainan Island. The street, when she visited the exhl- grounding took place on Wednes- bition of Royal portraits by Mr. day, at 12.30 pm. The ship has Philip de László at Knoedier's оп board A full carro of Galleries recently. anthracide. She has cabled to With her the local agents to say that she is actually stranded on a rocky bottom at. Comete Bank and had indicated in an earlier message that she would try and refloat herself at the next high tide.

Apparently the effort was un, successful for she has since wire- lessed the agents for the services of a tug.

The "Henry Keswick," with Mr. T. H. G. Brayfield on board, left Hong Kong at 2.45 pm yesterday for the Hainan Islands and will probably reach the Greek ship by Saturday noon.

The "Ann Stathatos" is 5,100 tons. She was formerly the "Per- sian Prince."

well. He has chosen his career. But I venture to think that

were her parents, Prince and Princess Nicholas, and also Princess Helen of Roumania, Princess Irena of Greece. Prince Paul of Greece and Prince Chris- topher of Greece.

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Bond-street, walch has the most elaborate wedding decora- tions in all London, had been crowded throughout the day with spectators who hoped the Princess would attend the Private View While the Princess was inside the busiding the throngs on the pave- ment grew even greater.

By the time" she emerged hundreds of women were puck-) ing both sides of the street. Traffic was at a standstill Pedestrians wishing to pass along the street had to pick their way between the cars and buses. while visitors with invitations to the private view had great diffi- culty in reaching the door,

I am not well enough to partici- pate in a public function, yet, be- cause of at least two very happy well, reasons it gives me great pleasure he has never been so wise in the half an hour in the gallery. Mr.

to be here this afternoon to pro- pose the toast of the bride and bridegroom. (Applause). The first reason is this. The bridegroom is a bosom friend of my son Ro- bert and I feel sure that he would like me to be present not only to congratulate the happy couple but also to say that although he cannot be here in the body, he is very much present with you in the rit. Secondly. I am, an old friend of both the familles of the bride and bridegroom. I know the Chau family well."-The bride's father, Mr. Chow Ping Un, is of course, well-known to all of us.

exercise of that innate power of discernment as when he "chose, for his life helpmate and partner, the charming bride who now stands by his side. (Applause).

Ladies and gentlemen:-A union so perfectly matched as that we are celebrating, a union of Law and Beauty, of Justice and Charm, and founded on mutual love, mu- tual respect, and mutual under- standing, is as we Chinese say "Preordained in Heaven and I predict for the bride and bride- groom every happiness in their married life, (Applause),

The Princess spent more than

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de László, who has known her since she

six years old, escorted her round the exhibition and showed her that it containa two portraits of her.

There was general agreement that Mr, de László's portraita were an excellent likeness and that

the artist had most successfully transferred to his canvas the intriguing beauty of the Prin- cess's amber eyes.

The Princess lingered &

time over the brilliant character long

study of the Duke of Kent. "It is exactly likę :him," Before the portrait of her father she said. and mother she stood for some time, and expressed her admira- tion of them to the artist.

After the Princess had chatted with several friends and remark- ed on the Bond-street decorations, she was accompanied to her car by Mr. de László,

The crowd waved handkerchiefs and threw hats in the air. The Princess was wearing a small round hat of brown velvet with & gold feather in the centre.

A PEAL TOO MUCH.

Bell-Ringers Reat The Bell Rope

I now ask you, one and all, to having served as a Director of charge your glasses and drink both the Tung Wah Hospital and deeply with me to the Health, the Po Leung Kuk, whilst the Happiness and Prosperity of Mr. public services rendered by his un-

and Mrs, Kwan, (Appiatze),^ cle, my old friend the late

Returning thanks Mr. Chau Mr. Chau Shiu KI; require no remind- sald: er from me.

Sir Robert Ho Tung, Ladies and Still leas need I re- mind you of the many public rer- Gentlemen My wife and I thank vices of the Hon, Mr. T. N. Chau, you all very heartily for coming who is so worthily carrying on here this afternoon and for hav the splendid tradition of his lateing so warmly responded to the revered father in the Legislative toast proposed by Sir Robert Ho Council (Applause). I can claim Tung. In particular, we feel very the privilege of very many years happy to see Sir Robert here with of friendship with all the three

us to-day and are extremely grate- gentlemen I have just named as

ful to him for his kind words. Sir well as with other members of the Robert is not only the Grand Old Chau family.

Man of Hong Kong, but he is to I know the bridegroom's family all young folks, as he is to me, equally well and it gives me par- an unfailing counsellor and friend. ticular joy to see my old friend I have often been the fortunate Mr. Kwan Kok Wu, the grand-recipient of his invaluable advice father of the bridegroom here to and never have day. In fact, I am so intimately counsel to fall, My wife and I Tasmania, recently

An attempt was made at Hobart, by visiting connected with the Ewan family shall never forget the advice which English beli-dagers to ring 2 that to-day I feel as 11 oke of he, from the depth of his own special peal At Holy Trinity

(Applause). my own song was being married. experience; has given to us to-day. | Churci..

We shall never forget that at a This was a peal of Kent Treble- supremely important moment of bob Major, with- 5,028 changes. our lives and inspite of the weak none of which are repeated twice. state of his health Sir Robert and the task takes nearly three marriage, and this especially as I blessing.

successful came and bestowed upon us his hours,

have had over 50 years of married life behind me A large circle of -my-friends-call my married life

successful one. If that is the case,

The Hon. Mr. C. Gorden Mackie, who proposed the toast of the health of the bride and bridegroom, said that he (the speaker) must be one of the very few people in Hong Kong who was present at the wed- ding of the bride's parents in 1905.

Because I feel thus towards the The couple left last night for bridegroom, I think I can well He said that he knew the bride Manila and Baguio for their honey-pass on to him a piece of advice much better as a child than as a mioon. The bride's going-away grown-up. He was glad to see that dress was of rust coloured material she had developed into charming with coat and hat to match.

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Mutual Confidence

Lord Lothian, speaking at Oxford recently, suggested as a Nearly 6,000 Doctors and 1,000 member of the Joint Select Com- Hospital Matrons accepted the in-nuittes which produced the India Vilation of Bovril Limited to visit Report, that people should read and inspect their London Factoly the report carefully and weigh it on 13th, 15th and 16th November. before they began to criticize.

Doctors and Matrons from every part of the British Isles from Land's End to John O'Groats-at- tended. Even the remote Orkney Islands were represented.

The whole processes of manu- facture were shown to the visitors, from the large pans each holding the concentrated juices of 300 Oxen to the familiar bottles, jars and tins which leave the Factory: Hygiene is the Reynote of the Factory. While fine cattle are being tended on up-to-date Tanches in Australia and Argen- tina, and hundreds of employees are tuming them into concentrat ed nourishment, ' white-coated chemists are constantly testing end analyzing in laboratories be hind the scenes.

The Matrons were welcomed by the Duchess of Atholl, and the Doctors by the Duke of Atholl. The Duke emphasised the modern, scientine methods by which Bovril is manufactured Fo

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Only once has such a feat been We wish also to thank, and accomplished in Tasmania in 1890 thank very warmly, His Honour | when Davis Grandstre"Triples; the Chief Justice and Mrs. Mac-with-5,040-changes, were "rung-by- Gregor for their gracious presence the Victorian Society of Bellring- I attribute such success to one here this afternoon. As a very era. There is a tablet.commemor- factor above others and it is sum-humble member of the local legal ating, this event at Holy Trinity med up in one word, namely, Bin- fraternity. I count it a mark of cerity: Be sincere to each other and try always to get your wife interested in your work whatever it may be. Let her be your com- panion and friend as well as your wife. (Applause),

Church. Throughout / Australia, the achievement has been accom... plished only about two or three .-. times

signal honour that the much re- spected head of that fraternity is in our mideta

Ladles and Gentlemen, you have splendidly responded to the toast In coming here this afternoon, you have given us

Recently, the tenor bell rope. stuck on the last course, but it is the intention to make two more much joy.attempts during the visit.

Yeung-Leung

Ladies and gentlemen:—I must | tell you something now about the Bridegrooms are proverbially in bride. Having undergone an in- articulate, and I feel myself the tensive and exacting course of most inarticulate of bridegrooms, nity, both foreign and Chinese Chinese studies, and having been but though I cannot adequately ladies and many others The decision which the country educated in English at the Fair- express to you our keen apprecia had to take about India was going les School and St. Stephen's Girls' tion for your prezence here this to be one of the great tests of its College, the bride is equally at afternoon, yet we want you to political sagacity, he said. It was home in Chinese and English know that we, from the bottom of by far the biggest decision this literature, and I am country had had to take for many pleased to hear that she is special-

particularly our hearts, do thank you..

Amongst those present at the years. Implicit in it were the ly accomplished in Chinese classi-reception were Sir Robert and future relations between Asia and cal scholarship. I heartily con- Ladies Clara and Mary Ho Tung, Europe in the next 100 years, gratulate the bridegroom on hav- His Honour the Chief Justice Mr. We were confronted with a decking won such an accomplished A DA. MacGregor and Mrs Mac Sion whether we could find a and charming bride. (Applause). gregor, Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, basis of cordial and friendly The bridegroom, a Bachelor of Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, Messrs. M. K. relations between a great Asiatic Laws with Honours of the Univer- Lo, George She, Mok Kon Sung, B. people and a Western national sity of London started to practise W. Tape, WA. Zimmern, Ho Wing. State That problem could only as a solicitor in Hong Kong in Chau Yud Nin, Tae Yan Pak, Tse be solved If we could have some November, 1931. Within such a Kar Po, R. Chos, Andrew Tse, Fung mutual confidence in one another, short time be has already made Heang Chuen Kwok Yau Ting, Britain and India understood his mark in his profession, and I Kan Tong Po, Kwok Siu Lang one another and believed in one have no doubt that his professional Kwok Chuen, Kwok Lok, M. W. Lo. another's good intention

career will exceed in brilliance and Horace Lo, EL H Lo S, M, Churn, success even his highly brilliant and G. Alabaster, Harole

scholastic

Some of the exities of the White Paper were lacking in a sense of humanity. They seemed to forget has many sterling that we were dealing with a very

end himsel proud and very able people. It bride whose beart was only through co-operation but to all who dall that any of the forms of con- contact An interesting display of recent stitution which had ever been Medical nims formed part of the proposed for India could ever be programme.

made to work

him.”- Hö^~ Donsenses | Smi one gifted, quality above all others, namely the power of discernment Scha The bridegroom choozes his friends Sin members of the

Bouth China's football star in the person of Yeung 8ui Yick was married yesterday at The South China Athletic Association's new Pavilion to Miss Leung Bau Ting of No. 83 Chuen Yeung Street, North Point.

The bridegroom, who has played In Interport trial games and for South China in other representa tive matches is the third son of the late Mr. Yeung Tak Lan and Mr Yeung and is also a cousin

of Lim, Yeung Bau King, China's champion lady swimmer.

bride is a sister of Mr. Leung

| ceremony Mir. Yen Hot Ki

witness white

Chik Fema Ban best man and brideg

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