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THE- HONGKONG. FELEGRAPH.

NOTES & COMMENTS.

A Worthy Cause.

TUESDAY: FEBRUARY 28, 1922.

DAY BY DAY.

LIFE MUST ALWAYS BE A COMPROMISUN- BETWEEN COM- MONSENSE AND THE IDEAL-

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Wa sea from papers just to hand that a fund has been opened as a parmanant memorial to the late Sir Arthur Pearson. who did

The annual meeting of the 80 much during his fatima for the wellare of the blind, and that Kowloon Realdants Association, his widow, Lady Pearson, has fixed for this evening, has been been appointed president thereof. postponed to a date which will be One-third of the fund is to be announced later. devoted to St. Dunstan's, the

TO-DAY'S ROYAL WEDDING.

Marriage of Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles.

Welsh mines to make a wedding ring. In accepting, the Viscount Affered to pay for the gold, bot bir. Pritchard Morgan asked him to accept it as a wedding gift. Queen Mary's wedding ring way SOME INTERESTING DETAILS.

also made of gold from Wales To procure the metal it was Britishers in all parts of the ties the King and world will to-day be talking and and

Queen, found necessary to take washings their only daughter.from the bed of the thinking of the marriage of Their Viscount Henry George Charles River Mawdsch' as the Gwyn Majesties only daughter, Princess Lascelles, K.C., D. S. O., was 39 mine, one of the Morgan group Mary, to Viscount Lascelles. The years old last year, having been has been lang closed down, event takes place at Westminster born on September 9th. 1882 Holand over half an ounce of gold Abbey, this being the first ois the eldest son of the Earl of was obtained by an old-time enterprise in which Sir Arthur Mrs. Cland Severn is to dis-assion for 640 years that the child Harewood, and is Captain miner in the district. worked constantly during the last tribute the University certificates of a reigning sovereign has been temporary Lieutenant Colonel) six years of his Lfe, one-third to at the inauguration of the new married there. The ceremony in the Grenadier Guards. He the National Institute for the Lecture Hall at the St. Paul's will be attended by the loading was educated at Eson, became Blind, and the remaining third to Institution Anglo-French School personalities of the day, and will Hon. Attache at Rome in 1905-07 to Princess Mary recently by the Th wedding oake was presented be divided among all ofher rec-at Causeway Bay on Saturday at be the biggest social event which and was A. D. C. to the Governor National Association of Master ognised blind charities through-5 p.m.

bas taken in England for many General of Canada from 1907 to Bakers. Contectioners, and out the British Empire. Prior to

1911. He served in the Great | Caterers, represanting more than this divisjon, é per cent. will ba During Race Week the Hong-

In Hongtong, the occasion basWar, being three times wounded 18,000 members of the trade. It deducted from the total for kong Hotel Company's new been marked by the aten-of-war and besides being awarded the stands six feet high and weighs the Fresh Air Furd, which was motor-coiches carried 3,958 per un port dressing ship, whilst the D. S. O. and bar was honoured over fire bondred pounds. Sir Arthur's first charity and sons to and from the Racecourse. Union Jack has been displayed with the Fronch Croix de feature of the cake is the repres which was created in order to Each of the six

on all public buildings. At night, Guerre. send children from the slums of average did twenty trips on each | warships in harbour will be big cities for a holiday in thej of the four days. About savanty illuminated.

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A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD. country, well over four million people took advantage of the

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Marriage.

youngsters having benefited by special trip to Rapalse Bay on this means. As to the work at Sunday. St. Dunstan's this rast philan

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List of Bridesmaids. It is expected that there will be The following titled Indies are approximately 2,000 guests at the Princess Mary's bridesmaids- The following telegram was wedding ceremony. The normal Princess Maud, daughter of the sent by the Hongkong St. George's seating accommodation of the

late Daka of Fife. thropic concern has still before it Last week's health raturn Society yesterday:

Abbey for big wedding ceremonies Lady Rachel Cavendish, daughter the task of training some shows eight cases of plaque (six

~Controller of Household, is about 1,400. But even 2,000 is a of the Duke of Davonshire. hundreds of soldiers whose sight, fatall, 16 of small-pox (13 fatal). Buckingham Palace, London-small number compared with Lady Mary Thynne, daughter of damaged in the war, subsequent-six of spotted fever (four fatal).

the Marquis of Bath. Maoy Lady Victoris Mary Cambridge, ly left them, despairing and help- and three of enteric fever (all George's Society. Hongkong those who have been besieging less, to be re-educated, trained, fatal). All were Chinese exceptions in universal sod heart-felt the authorities for seats,

daughter of the Marquis of DENSYS-CLARKE At St. John's Cathedral on Friday the and turned into happy and useful ing one case of enteri, in which good wishes to Her Royal High- requests from organisations with Princess Mary-Edkins, which Princess Mary is associated

Cambridge. h. of February, 1922, Henry Lardner Deanys. 2nd, son of Henry members of society, while in ad- the victim waJ Jew. There

were received for accommodation Lady Daris Gordon-Leanaz, Lardner Dennys of "The Elms". Thames Ditton, Surrey anddition there are no fewer than were also two Chinese deaths

The following reply was receiv. for representative parties to daughter of the Duke of Rich- grandson of the late Major-General John Nisbett to Sybil Mary, thirteen hundred men who, having from influenza.

ed to-day-"Buckingham Palace, attend the ceremony, and the

mond and Gordɔo. youngest daughter of Mr. W. E. Clarke of Hongkong.

been trained, have their interest

London, Feb. 27th.-President, St.King and Queen intimated their Lady' Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, watched, their employment as- Labour troubles bare not only George's Society, Hongkong-wish that these requests should daughter of the Earl of Strath- sured, and their handicrafts occurred in the bigger cities and Princess Mary sends sincere be acceded to as far as possible. supervised for the remainder ports, says to-day's Canton Times, thanks for your kind message, The Royal, brida will enter by | Lady Diana Bridgeman, daughter of their lives. Where neces for labourers in the interior and

which H. R. H. greatly ap-the great western door, and the of the Earl of Bradford. sary St. Dunstan's purchases smaller places of the province

raw material for them have followed the lead of their Lady-in-Waiting.”

preciates. Joan Mulholland, bridal procession will pass on Lady May Cambridge, daughter their

of the Earl of Atblone. and assista them in market-colleagues in other cities in ing their produce. Regarding the order to obtain more pay and National Institute, it is in touch better treatment from their em with representatives of American players. It is reported, tailors blind societies, and they are and workers in textile factories. work out of whom there are considerable endeavouring to scheme by which embossed books numbers, have startet a gooeral

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY, 1922.

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THE ANTI-PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN. Since the passing of the Volstead Law discussion has raged in the United States. and elsewhere. respecting for the blind can be produced in strike after falling to secure the merits of Probibition. There has been more coa-the same way in both countries. promise from their employers troversy since the enactment of the measure than there was By this means the literature for for an increase in pay. A petition during the period leading up to it, or else it is that we the blind of both countries would bas baan presented to bave heard more of it. Now the executive committee of be interchangeable, and not only magistrate of Ko-yui district,

to would the range of books bɔ]Shiuking, appealing the American Federation of Labour has instituted a doubled, but the cost of producing government to arbitrate in the campaign, or is attempting to do so. for the repeal of the embossed literature throughout matter. Volestead Law and the substitution of a measure permit- the English speaking world wou'* ting the sale of light wines and beer. The Federation be greatly reduced. la view of condemns Prohibition as a social and moral failure. and these facts, the Arthur Pearson contends that there is general distegard of the law, which Memorial Fund is coo which is warthy of the greatest sup has created an army of bootleggers, has increased amazingly port, and we have no doubt that the traffic in poisons and drugs, las increased unemploy- donations from Hongkong ment, and bas raised taxes a billion dollars annually. went to Lady Pearson would be

This is a sweeping set of charges indeed. The Vol.much appreciated. stead Act meant the institution of a large force for detec-

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The first enforcement of the new Ordinance passed at a recent meeting of the Council for dealing with maintenance cAMES effected by Mr. J. R. Wood this morning in connection with the suit that Mrs. Elen Amelial Taylor recently brought as the Petty Sessional Court at Bristol against her husband Mr. Aubrey Wilfred Taylor, of the Indo-China

CHINESE NEWS.

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The Wedding Presents. Regarding the presents, a telegram received during this week-end stated that never has a royal bride received wonderful collection. jewellery alone is estimated at a value of £130,000. The Frincess is devoting the larger part of the numerons fonds susbcribed to jcharitable objects. Fands hare

boon opened in practically avery - Itɔwn in Great Britain, whilst all the Colonies have also joined in. Below we give some particulars (of what is being done in this direction, the examples given |being typical of many others:-

Princess Mary's, wedding gift from Viscount Lascelles was a {string of pearls.

Lord and Lady Harewood, the future father and mother-in-law of the Princess.

gaya her diamonds.

Princess Mary received from her Royal relatives many useful articles, in addition to beautiful jwels. The Prince of Wales's gift to Princess Mary is a motor-car. As he gave his sister her first lesson in driving a car, the gift is particularly appropriate.

By especial desire of the Princess, the gift from ber brides- maids is quite simple in its character, but of a nature that, she will be able to retain all her life as a memory of this happy

Princess.

tion work, and probably there has been plenty of corrup-As Others See Us. tion, as is apt to be the case when such an extensive It is always interesting, and Steam Navigation Company, for measure is put into operation. We have not seen proof sometime informative to see our-maintenance. By this measure We have Mr. Wood gave effect locally to that this force is abnormally venal, and improvement may elves as others see us. reasonably be booked for when the authorities have had therefore been looking out for an order that was made in

any comments which members of Home Court. Mr Stevenson. time to get a better grip of the situation. As to whether the San Francisco Chamber of on Mr Taylor's behalf, confirmed the increase in drugs has been of "amazingly large Commerce who recently visited the order of the Home Court in proportions, mach defien Is upon the point of view. With the Far East may have made order to shorten the proceedings. liquor cut out, it is not surprising that people of a certain about us. The first that we have and agreed to the application type have resorted to drugs. Apparently, this traffic has endstory, as the following ex-ing the complainant) to pay the encountered is distinctly com-made by Mr. Webster (represan:- been very large indeed. By ordinary logic this is a tract from a statement made by amounts, overdus by instalments matter for greater stringency, not repeal. The conten- one member of the party shows: which were to commence from tion that unemployment Las been increased is another Hongkong, a beautiful city to-day. of the objections always raised in connection with situated on a high mountain-

A Reuter's telegram despatch-Warrior's grave. The marriage event. Therefore a bracelet con- ed from London Fosterday and takes place in the sanctuary, the taining the miniatures of her reforms, and it is inevitable at the start that there should us island, with attractive bulid- ings and fine streets, unequalled

received here to-day says:- bride and bridegroom standing at bridesmaida appealed most to the be dislocation. The contrary argument is that there are anywhere in the Far East, is an

the steps. "Bright sunshine to-day revived counterbalancing benefits, prople spending on other things example of British enterprise... A Peking telegram says it was the hopes which the heavy rain

The King, it is expected, will Viscount Lascelles has asked the money that would have gone on drink, apart from British laws regarding construc decided at a meeting of the resterday quenched that Princess give away bis daughter.

the Princess to farmish four of the The service at the wedding will rooms at her fature London which there is the question whether it is desirabletion of all kinds are rigidis Anfaite clique in Tientsin to Mary's wedding will be favoured

House - for a huge number of people to make their livelihood enforced with the result that support the candidature of Tuan with weather conditions favour-follow the Prayer Book order, home - Chesterfield

the ..city is far above) Chi-jai as Premier. out of the drink traffic. Finally, there is the question of the average from the standpoint

able to the enormous throng of including the promise to "oboy." entirely in her own taste. The Wa Chio-chu has arrived at sightseers already crowding Lon-

rast of the house he is arranging The Wedding Dress. cost, and additional taxes of a billion dollars per annum of safety and sanitation. So it Fengtion and has had several den. A thousand have arrived

himself, for oli forniture is a are calculated to stagger even the wealthiest nation on is evident that Hoogkong made interviews with Chan Jok-lin on from different countries of the Princess Mary's wedding dress hobby of his.

The Dominions have been well earth. But how is this figure arrived at? We have read good impression on this visitor important matters.

world, bundreds from the United is of brocade, which has been. something about the cost of enforcing Prohibition. and it Most of us at one time or another at any rate. And well it might

States alone and

from specially woven in the North off to the fore in the wadding gift to Gaoy France. Great numbers arrived England. The brocade is decorat Princess Mary from the Marys has been put very high, but nothing approaching the en-izdalge in the Britisher's preroga- RIFLE LEAGUE. during the week-end from theed with the rose, the shamrock. (Marions, Mays, Maries, Mirisme, ormous figure named by the Federation. It is arguable,tive of grumbling and criticising,

provinces, spending Sunday and and the thistle, and also with &c.) Newfoundland was the first too, that the cost will be much less as the people become but, regarded in the balk. Hoog

to-day in viewing the Abbey emblems representing other parts to cable cows of its participation accustomed to the veto.

kong always inspires visitors to Another Close Contest.

precincts and the processional of the Empire. Much gold and to the Committes under the Hon.

The numerous stands ilver wire work

used Mrs. Geoffrey Hope Morley, There remains the general question of the liberty of load praise, particularly regarding H.M.S. Merlin met the Police route.

Our stately buildings, the subject, and the demand for light wines and beers has thoroughfares and evidences of Tai Hang range on Sunday, when the demand.

good in & Rifle League match at the erected are insufficient to meet in the weaving of this brocade. Lady Reading herself organised Princess Mary's train is of pure India, and Lady Jellicoe per- a reasonable sound. At the same time it suggests the thin careful sanitation. Regarding the former won by three points.

ayud silk, ivory in colour and formed the same office in New "Princess Mary was still busy shot with real silver. The pro Zealand. Lady Stubbs wife of end of the wedge, and, moreover, anti-Prohibitionists many of the older buildings in Scores:-

on Saturday receiving deputations cess of making this was ignore the fact that the Volstead Law was the result of a Chinatown, it cannot be said that

very Sir Reginald Stubbe, Governor of and presente at Buckingham slow, and only a few inches were Hongkong, has been working referendum, or, when they refer to this, they declare that strictness in construction laws,

there is much evidence of past]

Palace. Their Majesties held the finished each day, because of the enthusiastically here; and Lady it was a "spatch" vote. "That again is a familiar plea. (but by degrees these places are

last of three wedding receptions at great care which was taken to Plumer enlisted the Baroness St. James Palace today. Every turn out the finest sample of Ingustes d'Amico as the rallying The opponents have pot adduced anything like con-baing got rid of as opportunity clusive proof, in the absence of which the admission of offers,

where the appearance of members the day when the greater A. B. Hoare such an argument would leave the statute book in a state of perpetual finx. For ourselves we are no bigoted enemies will be totally rebuilt. But that St. Barry of light refreshment, but when an epoch-making measure will take time. In the macawhile,te. James of reform has been enacted it is a grave step to talk of past errors are being avoided, and, Wtr. Norris repealing it before there has been a thorough trial. No both in regard to the type of Bergt Pledger... 29 23 18

houses and the character of new doubt there has been evasion of the law on a wide, even a vast scale, as was almost inevitable. Time must be allow roads, a fine legacy is being left Corpl. Brewer... 18 20 22

for future generations. We have ed for the complete organisation of the preventative much to be proud of in Hong-

Total.., machinery. As it is, it is difficult to credit assertions that kong, and when we take long Hongkong Police.

26 32 27 drinking continues upon as large a scale as when there views it will be coneeded that Mr. Wilson

25. 25. 26 British enterprise and persever Mr. Booker was a licensed-house at every street corner. This may ace have dons wonders both on Mr. Grimmet... 30 25 16 bave occurred in particular areas or at particular periods, the island-and the mainland. Mr. Mackell 26 21 26. but while opponents are putting forth the kind of state- Visitors freely acknowledge so Mr. Knowles

25 21 26 ments referred to above supporters of the Volstead Act much, and we ourselves ought to Mr. Shaftain declare that there is plenty of encouragement to warrant be proud of the fast and recognise Mr. Shepherd.... 22 22 23 the assertion that America will never "go back." At least our debt to those who are aiming Mr. Dick

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point of the Malta. Mrs. Smuts was head of a similar band in South Africa, to whom Prince

79 { monstralions of loyalty and affec Princess Mary agreed to accept Arthur of Connaught gave bis 76 tions. A number of seats have her wedding bat from the Luton unofficial blessing, while Ceylon 74 been allotted in the Abbey to the firm of hat manufacturers who and Jamaica were also amongst 70 Colonial Office,to the Dominions presented the Queen with the bat the Dominions organising their 61 and Colonial representatives. Her Majesty wore at her wedding share in the gift.

60 Another Reuter's messagesys in 1893. As in the case of the the King has invested the Earl of Queen's bat, the material is of the 583 Harewood (Viscount Lascelles finest Dunstable straw,

father) with the rand Cross of 85 the Victorish Order.

Up to a few days ago, 078 eight thousand sterling bal been received by the organisers of the Ring of Welsh Gold,

gift by the Marys of the Empire and it was decided to ask Princess Panned from the bed of a little Mary to accept a fine rope of Bride And Bridegroom. Welsh stream in the, zlens north pearls reaching to the waist. Her, Royal Highness Princess of Dolgelly, North Wales, gold Princess Mary is to give, the 72 Mary (whose fullname is Victoria was secured for the wedding ring larger part of the money to the 69 Alexandra Alice Kary) was born of Princess Mary. When the Girl Guides movement, enabling

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67 at York Cottage on April 25th, engagement of the Princess was the provision of a training home 64 1897, and Will therefore be 25 announced, Mr. Pritchard Morgan and hospital camp.

years of age very shortly. She offered to supply Lord Landelles

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580 in the third child of Their Mujes«} with: suffiolent gold from his