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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

OBITUARY.

GENERAL MANAGER OF BANK OF INDIA.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1928.

MARRIAGE OF R. A. OFFICER,

RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT

Mr. William. John Kemsley Hegarty, general manager of tho National Bank of India, died suddenly in mall week at the age of 55. The bank loans in him 4 mont devoted and skilful servant. His reputation in the banking world stood so high that quite latoly he was offers a position Wright.

HOUSE.

As reported yesterday, thero was a large attendance present at St. John's Cathedral when Miss Edith Marjorie Sinton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Sinton, was married to Lieut. R. F. Wright, RA, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. T.

elsewhere of exceptional im-

When the bride and bridegroom portance and influence, but he left the Cathedral after the core deliberately preferred to continue In administrativo charge of themony they passed under an arch of swords by offleers of the RA. institution which he had forved

the car being drawn by men from from his early professional years.

the Hongkong and Singapore He entered the dorvico of the bank in 1894, and was sent out to Brigade, Royal Artillery, the East three years later. Ho knew all the Indian branches, and had managed one after another of thom, including the chief one, Calcutta. He was inspector of the Indian branches when he be- camé London manager at the beginning of 1927, and was call- ed to the general managerskip

In London loss than a year ago on the retirement of Mr. Charles Nicoli. A bachelor, living at the Oriental

gave his Club, he energies to his work without stint; but never lost his human ness in this absorption. He was adored by his staff, and appre- clated and trusted by the clients of the bank, to the advancing fortunes of which he had so much contributed...

BEAM WIRELESS.

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London, Nov, 20. Interesting figures showing the incrunsing extent to which the Post Office wireless beam services are being used, were given in the House of Commons yesterday,

On the Australian service, dur- ing the first year's operation over seven million words were handled; on the Canadian service over four and a half million; on the Indian service over ten million; and on

the South African over eight mfillon.

During the first complete week in each service the wordage paid for was, 63,000, 59,000, 115,000, and 88,000 respectively.

The weekly figures have now in. crenood on the corresponding. services to, 181,000, 113,000, 258,000 and 200,000 words. British Wire

lear,

THE NEW PRÍMATE.

INDUSTRIAL CHANGE

HOW EVOLUTION IN BRITISH INDUSTRY TAKES PLACE.

London, Nov. 20.

The process of social'evolution with the change In the nature and location of national Industries la disclosed in the Ministry of La- bour Garette.

For purposes of analysis, one hundred industries have been trented separately, and of these sixty-six record increases during the last five years and thirty-four show decreases.

Workers in the silk and arth- ficial silk industry have increased by 93.6 per cent, and the expan- slon last year almont equalled that' of the four preceding years to gether.

The reception was held at Gov ernment House immediately after

Statistics confirm in a striking the ceremony, there being a large number of guests, The bride cut the wedding cake with her hus- manner the southern trend of in- ercased its number of insured band's sword, assisted by His Ex-dustry. The London area has in- cellency and Licut. Wright. Later the four bridesmaids cut the cake workers in five years by 10.2 per cent, London and the south-eas- which was topped by a miniature tern counties, taken together, now

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Those present included His represent 25.7 per cent, of the in- Excellency the Officer Administer sured population, as compared LIVERPOOL Ing the Government and Mrs. Sou- with 24.2 per cent. in 1923.- thorn, acompanied by Capt. Whyte British Wirelcas, and Major H. B. L. Dowbiggin, the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, the Hon. Dr. R. H. and Mrs. Kotowall, Sir Henry Gollan, Sir Shouston and Lady Chow, H. E. Major Gen- eral C. C. Luard, Lady Pollock, Colonel R. B. Skinner, Mr. J. Owen Hughes and a large number of other prominent residents.

In addition all army Units, In the Colony and the Naval and Air Force Services were represented, there being many Royal Artillery Officers present. The tables at the reception were decorated with the coloura of the bridegroom's regiment.

LADY MEMBER.

WILL NOT STAND AT THE NEXT ELECTION.

London, Nov. 20. Mra. Hilton Philipson, formerly Miss Mabel Russell the well- known actress, who has been the Conservative member of Parlia ment for Berwick-on-Tweed for six. years, has announced that she will not stand ns. a candidate at the noxt General Election.-British Wircicae.

His Excellency's Toast. H.E, the Officer Administering the Government proposed the married life. Mrs. Wright would health of the bride and bride, have for her husband an accom- groom wishing them much joy and plished linguist, as when Lieut. happiness. With regard to "joy" Wright was appointed A.D.C. It the bride and bridegroom had was known that he spoke Urdu taken great care to bring it with and would be able to deal with the

them.

As ab often happened in the case of weddings solemnised in Far Eastern Colonies while the bridegroom was well known to all in the Colony, his wife was a com- parative stranger. Mrs. Wright had only been In Hongkong a very" short time and most of those pre Bont did not know her before. She had quickly charmed them all, however, and had proved that the bridegroom was a most sensible man in choosing her as his bride. They would all regret that she was not likely to be long enough in Hongkong for them to enjoy her as much as they could hope, but she would be long enough in the Colony, he hoped, to take away London, Nov. 20. with her pleasant impressions of Invitations to the enthronement Hongkong and its people. of Dr. Cosmo Gordon Lang as

With regard to the bridegroom Archbishop of Canterbury have he was well known and had come been sent to the Prelates of Chris-back to Hongkong to find friends tian churches throughout the of his father waiting to greet the world..

son of their old friend. His There will be representatives of frienda had since multiplied like the Greek and Russian churches as sands on the seashore. woll na delegates from South Afri- ca, India, Canada, the United States and Protestant communities in the British Isles,

INVITATIONS TO HIS

ENTHRONEMENT..

on

A Good Augury.

Mr. Southern continued that he The ceremony will take place in and his wife had had the pleasure Canterbury Cathedral De- of cloac acquaintance with Lient. cember 4. It is twenty-five years Wright for two or three months since the last Archbishop of Can- and the more they knew him the terbury was enthroned.-British better they liked him. That was Wireless,

surely a good augury for a happy

non-English speaking guards who made a noise in the night. Mr. Southorn added that he believed Lient. Wright would make as. perfect a husband as he was a2- ceptable anʼan A.D.C.

A wedding was the one Ben- on which ho timental occasion

quoted poetry, continued Ills Ex-1 collency who finished his speech with

"What e'er he did was done with 80" much case.

"In lim alone was natural to please."

On the call of His Excellancy. honoured and the toast was' cheers given for the bride and bridegroom, Lieut. Wright saying in reply that it was impossible to express his true appreciation of the way in which the toast bad been received and for the many kindnessen shown to Mrs. Wright and himself. They were greatly indebted to His Excellency and Mrs. Southorn for holding the re- ception at Government House. It was the proudest and happiest day of their lives.

The bridegroom proposed a toast to the bridesmaids, to which Lieut. Joy replied. The couple later left on their honeymoon," Mrs. Wright's going away dress being of beige crepe-de-chine with, a brown hat and fur trimmed coat.

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