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Princess Of LADY HOPE AND THIRTEENTH EXTRA RÄCE MEETING

Italy Is New

Year Bride

Rome. Dec. 29.

The wedding of the young".. est daughter' of the King and Queen of Italy, Princess Marla of Savoy, and Prince Louis of Bourbon, will take place on January 15.

PRINCES MARIA

The bridegroom, wha 1x *39 years of age, is the son of the late Duke Robert of Parma,

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AN UMBRELLA

Once Mistaken For

A Shoplifter

Lady Hope, widow of Sir Edward Hope, recently told Mr. Ivan Snell. the Marylebone magistrale, how she was once mistaken for a shoplifter.

She was appealing on behalf of her parlourmaid, Constance Mary Russell. 30, who, admitted taking remnants from two" Oxford-street stores and was fined £5, with £2 108 costs.

Russell, sald Lady Hope, had been in her service for 15 years, and had charge of her Jewellery and plate. "My feelings towards her art those of respect

| affection," she added.

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Lady Hope thought that the maid had, become "flustered" while out shopping because she found that she might be late home to prepare tea. There were times when many people had mental aberrations. aberrations.

"TO MY HORROR

"This happened to me three

PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN at the Thirteenth Extra Race meet-

ing at the Happy Valley. (Photo by Leica).

NEWSETTES

The British gunboats Tarantulaj

yesterday.

Prospects of obtaining permis

the latter's second marriage. H years ago." continued Lady Hope. and Robin left harbour for Canton slon for free translation of west-

mother is the Infanta Maria An- tonta of Portugal, and one of his sisters is the ex-Empress Zita of Austria.

"I was in Burlington-arcade and wished to buy a very good um-" brella, but they were too expen sive for me. As I went out of the The bride is 24 years of age shop. to my horror, a hand was Transocean.

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MARRIAGES AT

THE REGISTRY

lald on my wrist and very gently a beautiful umbrella was taken from my hand.

"I remember the awful feeling. I cannot explain it. This, of course, is what Constrace has gone through."

Three marriages were solemnised before Mr. T. J. Gould, Deputy Re-

Of all her servants: Lady Hope gistrar di Murriages, at the St-declared, she placed Constance preme Court yesterday:

Mr. Erich Burmeister, merchan, and, Miss Marta Stohler, secretary the Witnesses being Messrs, K.

Schaefer und Paul Dietrich,

Mr. Albert Chan, son of Mr. Chan Hon-key, retired mercharu. and Ms: Luettle Chung, daught of Mr. Chung Man-yew, witnessed by Messrs Percy Larken and G. Lay.

"at the top of the list."

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The Kowloon-Canton Railway agnounces that a new local time- table will come into operation on

ern language literary works into

Japanese from the "international Copyright Union have become more favourable, according to Pro- fessor Kenzo Takayanagi, a his return to Tokyo from Brazil after attending the International Copy- The H. O. White Bursary for right Conference. 1938 has been awarded by the

January 1, 1939.

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Shangha: Municipal Council to La petition that the Yu tribes in Kleinerman, a pupil at the Public Lanchanghalen, Szechuen Province, and Thomas Hanbury School for be given military training to serve Boys.

in the present war, was sent to the National Government by Mr. Huang Tao-peng and others on behalf of the tribe on December

The Shanghai Municipal Coun ell has been informed that Mr.

Mr. Snell commented that Rus-Goto. Acting Consul-General for 21. The numerical strength of the

scil's case · differed from the in-

cident described by Lady Hope. She went to two shops and took five remnants. It seemed in- explicable that people. of such good character should steak in this

way..."

He told Russell that she ought

Mr. Ng, Chuck-man and Miss Lee to be very grateful to Lady Hop Sau-ying. the witnesses being for giving her a fine testimonial. Messis. Ng Stn-hing and Lee Long- The maid agreed, adding: "I have never had a better employer."

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Japan

in that port. has

been tribe totals more than 100.000. elected as a Judge of the Court of and the majority of them are Consuis to succeed Mr. S. Hidaka. physically at.

The Science Institute established The inheritance tax, 35 pro- In Lalichow, Kansu province, under mulgated by the Chinese Govern- the auspices of the Sino-Britishment on October 8, is expected 'to Boxer Indemnity Refund Canmi-be imposed by the beginning of tee is to be formally declared open next year, according to Informa- on New Year's Day.

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tion obtained from Chinese bank- ing circles. Measures for the en- forcement of this tax will be 'car- ried out gradually inja number of

Cinchona trtes, says a message to the Wen Wet Pac." have beer found growing in Yunnan province | districts. land the Chinese Government is now planning to set up a factory for the manufacture of quinine for medicinal purposes.

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New restrictions between the foreign concessions in Tieritsin. and the outside world, were an- nounced at Tientsin on December 22. Traffic is now permitted only" in day time, and on seven speci- fed roads. Only soldiers, and na- tionals of Third Powers with Jap anese Army Headquarters permits, are allowed entry at other times. More barbed wire has been erect- ed at the borders of the British and French Concessions.

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As a token of their respect, Chinese in Germany have present- Kai-shek. The flag was presented ed a national flag to Gen. Chiang

un their behalf by Dr. Cheng Tien- rang, until recently Chinese Am- basador to Berlin, and formally accepted on December 31 by Gen. Chang Chun. Director Generalissimo's Headquarters in of the

Chungking on behalf of Gen Chlang.

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Plans for strengthening China's power of resistance have

been decided прод by Gen Chiang Kai-shek. These will embrace the organising of the Chinese peasan- try for resistance and the promo- Lion 21 education among the masses over an extensive area. Civilians in the guerilla areas will also be mobilised to take part in guerilla warfare under the plans.

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Mr. Wu Chang-ken, adviser to the Kwangtung Overseas Affairs Bureau, and general manager of the export and import fom of Fung Chang Sheng, has returned

The Agricultural Bureau of the Klangst Provincial Government is shortly establishing a Cotton and Wheat Factory at Ki-an, Kiangs. The wedding took place at Holy Planting in Kiangst will be under- Telrity Cathedral, Shanghal, on taken along improved methoče. December 24. of Mr. Ronald while experts and their assistants William Mann, of the Texas Co. will be sent out to the various dis-here from a business inspection (China), Ltd.. and« Mlas Elaine tricts to educate the farmers On Grant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. improved methods of planting. Charles Pearson Grant of Shang hai.

Chinese banks, during the past year, contributed a total of $300.- King Leopold of Belglum. and 000,000 towards the develòpment of the Queen Mother, Queen Eliza- the southwest provinces. This beth, have arrived by express at amount represented one-third of theCote d'Azur. They will stay the total Investments made by the for a fortnight at Beaulieu Sur banks during the year and was " invested in commercial, industrial

Mer.

and agricultural enterprises set up Prime Minister of Eire, Mr. | in collaboration with the Chinese Eamonn de Valera, will visit the Government. the United States in May next year. His programme" In Wa- shington includes a stay at the White House as the guest of Pre- sident Roosevelt,

The Skang Provincial Govern-" ment will be formally inaugurated on New Year's Day. Mr. Wang Chi-lu, Vice-Minister of Interior, is leaving for Kang-ting, capital of The Very Rev. C. Braga, Salesian sikang, to officiate at the bath- Provincial to China, arrived yester-taking ceremony of members of the day by the s.8. Conte Rosso. FT. provincial government. He Braga left China for Italy last May make the inaugural address on In order to be present at the Gen-behalf of Dr. H. H. Kung, President éral Chapter of the Balestans held of the Executive Yuan, In Turin in June. He was wel- comed back by a gathering of Balesians and friends.

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Mr. Yu Ta-tu, well-known Chin- cae novelist and essayist, has ac- Miss Chang Tsung-wu, grand-copted the invitation of Mr. Aw daughter of the late Mr. Chang Boon-haw. Singapore multi-mil- Chien, famous scholar, statesmanonaire, to become chief editor of and industrialist of Nantungchow, the "Sin Chew Jit Pao" owned arid was recently killed in action when published by the latter in Singa. the Chinese guerillas, with whom pore. Mr. Yu will resign from his she had joined, clashed with Jap-counsellorship in the Fulden Pro- troops on the Shanghai-vincial Government and leave for Nanking railway, according to Chi-Singapore shortly. nese reporta,

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One more district has been add- Oplum smoking will be complete-ed to the ten under the jurisdie- ly suppressed by the end of this tion of the "Greater Shanghai City' year in Kwelchow province, It has Government" headed by "Mayor!! been decided by the Kwelchow Fu Siao-ch. The ten districts Provincial Government. Meat-heretofore' under the control of while, measures for the Improve-the City Government are Chapel, ment of agricultural products in Nantio, North Pootung, Feng- the province are also being pur-hsien, Chuang Sha, Nanwel, Pao- sued. The rearing of cocoons by shan, South Pooting and Western improved, methods has netted a Shanghai. The dictrict just add- clear profit of more than $100.000 ed to the territory is Ktating. be- this year and this industry will Negotiations are going on now be extended to a number of tween officials of the "city Govern districts in the province next year, ment" and the "Klangsu Provin- under the auspices of the provincia Government" for transfer of cial government.

control over Klating.

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