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TREATY RIGHTS AT ·
ICHANG.
Attempted Encroachment by
the Officials.
DUKE'S WEDDING
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Two Ministers Refuse to Officiate.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3. 1921.
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£35 paid mant coming to the foreign fires arisen in connection with, tha | H.K.* S. Bank b. 710 in Ichang through the hands of projected marriage of the Duk. the local Commissioner of Foreiga of Mailborough and his pretty. of E. Anin Affairs bas startled the for iza Amanican fiances, Aliss" Gladys residents here by its boldussa. Deacon, status the Daily (ihronicle Coming at the end of two success. Paria correspondent, wrung on ful lootings within six months of the 22nd ult.
"A fortnight ago the duke gave ansanother, its significancə səsmə intensified. It' is small wonder the required notice under the to the that the representatives of foreign Foreign Marriage Act firms have immediately answered British Consul-tieneral, declaring the Commissioner telling him di- bis intention of being tasrmed by rectly and in the firmest way that that official. the stipulatious of the document The necessary delay demanded will not be met, writes the Ichang by the Act expired an Alonday, correspondent of the N. C. D. N. and the duke may now be married. Douglase8
EVERYONE TO BE SEARCHED. by the Consul-General on any day K. Staambosis b The letter which the Commis-between the hours of 10 am. and Indos (Pref.) sioner writes is dated July 12, 3pm. But at the consulate nothing Indo Def. Lon/Reg. n. 1921. In it he states that he has more has been heard of the affair. Lado Def. H.K. Reg. D. received an official telegram from In the meantime an announce Shells the Super-Tuchun at Wachangment appeared in several French Ferriss directing the local magistrate society papers that the union the Duke, and Miss and police to investigate thorough between
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ia the Super-Tuchun's telegram necessarily implied-the presence Docks, Wharves, Godowas, &i. to signify intended exemption of of a clergyman. Bdt, up to this foreign firms or property from evening, the Duke and b.s fiance: such a search, Thor have re had been unable to find any quested him, therefore, to notify clergyman willing to officiate at not only the foreign consuls, bui Saturday's pet-many. also, the foreiga firms, hospitals, schools and rissions that their property may be subjected to police search.
Dr. Goodrich, pastor of the american church in Paris, was approached in the first instance,
and he politely declined.
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avening beloon Lands It is particularly pointed out Dr. Goodrich this
for bis that as foreigners residing in explaiced the reason
L. Reclamations b ichang are not protected by con-refusal. "Yes," he said, "it is Wear Points. cessions as in Hankow or Shang-perfectly true I was asked to hai, and as they are merely living bless the marriage, as the French on Chinese territory surrounded papers patit, but I declined the by Chinese, they are subject to invitation solely on the ground Kung Yiks the same Municipal regulations that, as a clergyman, I bave coo-Lsa Kung Mow- as the Chinese.
scientious objections to remarry Orientals There is nothing in the Chinese anyone who has been divorced. 13 Cottona Commissioner's letter to indicate am adhering to my res.lution,
Lengtszopoos respect for foreign treaty rights, and that is all I know about the acquired and conserved a so matter." great a cost to the foreign Powers. and particularly to Britain.
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On further inquiries 1 tal that Such a proposal that the police a second clergyman, an English without legal warrant should one, had been asked to perform neareb indiscriminately would ap-the religious ceremony, but he, par extraordinary even in our too, had declined, pointing out Dairy Farms nwn home countries, where in to the duke's representative & fact Electrics H.K. b. 23.60 92. "23.70 time of peace it would be coo- of which he was apparently ignor-Electrics Macao b. sidered a violation of the constitc-ant, that as clergyman in France Hongkong Ropes a tional rights of the house holder. can perform & religious marriage H. Tramways
Perhaps this surprising docu- ceremony unless the couple have ment is one more indication of already been married by the civil the gradual decline in the prestige authorities.
of the foreigner in this part of A marriage at the Consulate Chins. Treaty clauses protecting is perfectly legal, and is ra the foreigner from interference cognised by French law as such. And those making his Consul the bat a ceremony of this kind is in médium of all intercourse with no sense a Fr.nch civil marriage. Chinese officialdom equally ap and I ar informed by com- pear to be forgotten or thrown petent authority that it would overboard.
be a serious breach of the
Foreigners chießy affected areļiaw. for any clergyman fritish American, Belgian, and proceed to solemnise a religions Japanese. It may be especially marriage without the present- interesting to see what measures ation of the certificate of civil will be taken by the virious marriage required by French-law governm.uata concerned to defendi CIVIL CEREMONY ONLY? their treaty rights.
A SHARP REJOINDER.
Wes. Powells Wisemans
Hongkong. Ang. 3. 1921.
WEATHER REPORT.
Miss Deacon. I gather, has
August 3d. 12h. 20m.-Warning insisted on a religious ceremony, to Hongkong. Coast Porta, &0.- Immediately.cn receipt of this whereas the Lake was content A depression or typhoon of un- Potter, the local foreigners entered to abide by the ceremony at the known intensity within 120 miles 2 vigorous protest. A representa-consulate. She has been very of Lat. 13' N. and Long. 1301 EL,
devction unknown. tits 0-40 Americus- company insistent on this point.
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wrote to the Commissioner of Ultimately, the Duke acceded. August 2d. 12h. 20m.-Pressure Foreign Affairs to say that bis and it was agreed that a clergy-has increased slightly to mode- house was his town and that he man should be invited to bless rately over Japan, and decreased was prepared thiresist with force the consulate marriage in order to moderately at Shanghai. It has ny attempt to enter it by assuage Miss Deacon's scruples. decreased slightly at other re- searcBer without
proper Owing. however, to tbo
porting stations, except a: Guam warrant from the American difficulty of finding a clergyman and the Bonins where it hael consul. Such prompt and definite willing to undertake the duty, it increased slightly. results as these brought from the may happen that the Duke and
of There are indications Commissioner considerable his fiancee will bave to be con-' modification of the order. He tent with the simple civil core-typhoon about 150 miles to the bas given verbal assurance that mony performed by the Commal north-of-Yap and of depressions in the case of foreigners, a General, which will, at all events, over S.W. Chine, over N.E. China numbering of the houses will be legally unite them in wedlock. over central Japan, and to them. se 8-12 gram. Kufficie at.
The marriage was performed (east ́of Visayas.
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To be quite fair, it may be sup-at the British Consulate on June posed that Tuchun Wang Chan-24. and on the following day the yuan may have failed to consider religious cermony was held. the significance of such an order
even to the extent that he may
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0.00 inches. Total since January lat, 68.96 inches, against an average of 52.02 inches.
have supposed that foreigners sailed down stream. would be exempled as a matter of to citizens of Ichang who have course from such a search. The seen both of these afairs, I FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS local magistrates, however, were hase found there apprehensive ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW, not Po convinced of such of the occurrence of another! discrimination.
LAWLESSNESS GRAVELY
INCREASING.
when foreign lives might be as little immune to attack as foreign property has been in the past. The lawloseness of this section) A BURST OF POLICE ENERGY. of the country is increasing to a As a direct result of the dangerous extent. The success Tücbun's telegraphic instructions ful looting of Ichang in November to search, seize, and punish followed by nights of isolated offenders, the local police are. cases of thievery, proved the port exhibiting one of their periodical a tempting one. The laoling in attacks of zeal. Executions ar
occurrence, June, with algunboat in port at an almost daily the time, no doubt emboldened Searchers go about at night to the banda of soldiers who are Chinese houses and wherever - constantly going through For-loot is found, the residents are in eigners and Chinese alike stood jeopardy from the uneven work- on the Band on the day following ing of Chinese justice. The guilt of Jona and watched the ship the military is so well-known that which carried much of the booty it seems as though the condemn=" forsigo property among it all-ed were decapitated by the orders fairly listing with her load as she of men more guilty than they!
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