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The P. & O. s.s. Karmala, from Hongkong, arrived at London on the 22nd March at 2 p.m.

A PRETTY. NAVAL WEDDING.

AFTERNOON.:

RN, the eldest son of Col. and Lieut. Christopher John Wood, Are: Wood, of Driftways, Farn ham, Surrey, was married this afternoon to Misa Kate Hallaran, and Mrs. Hallaran, the ceremony younger daughter of the late Col. taking place at St. John's Cathe dral, Dean Swann officiating.

The Very Idea!

Thus a writer to the London Morning Post:I beg to enclose a cutting from the Daily Mod of April 1, 1931:

held yesterday at the offices of the A meeting of the Cabinet was Daily Express, the Prime Minister, Lord Beaverbrook, prasiding. It is under discussion were the Govern understood that the subjects ment By Newspaper Bill. The Chancellor of the. Exchequer, Vis- There was a large attendance of count Rothermere, is considering friends including brother officers the question of the depleted Trea of the bridegroom. The bride aury. It is probable that there will entered on the arm of Lieut. be an addition of a shilling to the Comdr. A.M. Hughes, RN. by Income Tax, but this will not apply whom she was given away. Sue to registered readers of the daily looked very charming, carrying a Man and Daily Express sheaf of pink roses and wearing

offer any prospect of permanent betterment of present conditions; and that, unfortunately, is still a distant expectation. "If," it is

TION, STATE, CITY ON THIS EARTH CATHEDRAL CEREMONY THIS added, "the slump in silver promotes EVER AFTERWARDS RESUMES ITS an earlier solution, of China's LIBERTY.-Walt Whitman. political problems it may prove in The Chief Justice yesterday re the long run, a blessing in disguise." served judgment in the land mort

We should have thought that, the sage case. leading business men of the Colony The P. and O. 8.5, Rawalpindi, could have gone much more fully from Shanghel, is due here at Into this matter than the Cham-am on Friday, ber's report indicates. They must know from actual experience how the

currency tangle is causing commercial stagnation, and we are frankly surprised that they have no auggestions to offer for dealing with the problem. The fatalistic attitude of waiting until peace comes to China and a higher standard of living is realised, geta us nowhere. Surely a crisis of the

A small quantity of fireworks present magnitude should call forth will be fired at the Stonecutters something more positive and con. Rifle Range for proof purposes on structive than a mere statement of Monday, March 31, the ill-effects of the slump and a The motor vessel Tourcoing, of pious hope that eventually our pre- the Norwegian Africa & Australia Line, left Singapore on the 24th sent trials may prove a blessing inst. and is due here on Saturday, in disguise. Is there no alternative 29th. inst. but for Colony to be

Mr. Jullus Forstmenn and party, aboard the luxurious motor yacht Orion, left the Colony to-day."

effect.

A

"Now take the Smith family there is mamma, papa, and the baby, How many does that make

Bright Son: Two and one to carry.

The Empress of Russia is due a dress of white crepe satin set here at 8.30 am. on the 31st inst. In a medieval style, with pearl and will berth at Pier No. 5, Kow-girdle and crepe satin train which loon Wharf.

was lined with white georgette and trimmed at the corners wil sprays of orange blossoms. white tulle vell worn with a

The landlady of the country inn Wreath of orange blossom com- pleted an altogether charming had organised a "sweep" among her regular customers. When the The bridesmaida were Miss blacksmith called for his "usual," Annette Taylor and Gillian he asked the good lady the result Hudson, who wore white organdie of the draw. muslin over pink Kate Greenaway dresses, and Leghorn straw poke prize, my old man drew the second "Oh," said she, "I drew first

bonnets.

prize, and my son the third. 'Aren't. Lieut. H. J. C. Stokes, R.N., dis- we lucky? And, by the way, you Mr. F. Mason was at the organ. "No," replied the smith; "Ain't be held in the Board Room of

A reception was held, subse 1 lucky!" Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., quent to the ceremony, at the Ltd., on Friday at 5.45 p.m.

Hongkong Hotel, where Lt, and Mrs. Wood received the congratu The annual inspection of the St-lations of their many friends. John Ambulance Brigade by H. E. The honeymoon is being spent The Oficer Administering the Gov- at Manila, the bride's going-away "ernment will be held on Murray dress being of beige georgette

Parade ground on Thursday at with coat. 6.15 p.m.

DODWELL & Co., Ltd. with China, un disasters buered. The annual meeting of the Hong-charged the duties of "best man." haven't paid for your ticar

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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1930-

THE CHAMBER AND THE DOLLAR.

from the currencies of both being based on a commodity which is de preciating in value with every week that passes? Investigation may show that there is none, but, on the other hand, there may, after all, be something in the plea so strongly put forward in many quarters that some effort should be Mr. Paul Sykes, Canadian Trade made to stabilise the Hongkong Commissioner, returned to Hong- dollar. At any rate the possibility Chenonceaux. Mr. Sykes travelled kong from Shanghai by 5.8.

should not be ruled out by merely to Shanghai with Hon. Herbert Marler, Canadian Minister -to spent some time there on official business.

"AND SO TO BED" BY THE A.D.C.

• •

A school was pursuing its placid Courso (relates a Manchester Guardian gossip) when a woman appeared in the hall carrying a big hammer, and calling loudly for Miss So-and-so. Misa So-and-so duly ap peared, but at the sight of the hammer beat a hasty retreat to her "room, where the secured the door.

The head mistress now came on the scene, and suggested that it might be better if they talked it over in her private room.

resorting to a policy of utter in Japan and his party, and has ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL NIGHT come here to use this hammer, and

"No fear," was the reply: "I've I'm going to use it. My Johnny's got the seat right out of his pants."

"But surely," urged the bewilder- ed head, "Miss So-and-so did not

"No" said the irate parent, "and I'm not blaming anybody, but I'm going to knock that nail down.

action. This is a matter in which

AT THEATRE ROYAL. the Government should with every

Anyone who left the Theatre reason hope for some guidance Two Chinese of Woosung Street Royal last night after seeing "And We must confess to some sur from the Chamber of Commerce, appeared before Mr. Whyte Smith So To Bed" not satisfied with the do that?" prise that the annual report.of the So far, if the annual report tells fat the Kowloon Magistracy this production was certainly hard to morning on charges of harbouring please. The standard of the acting the whole story, none has been two girls. The first defendant was was far above the usual, and the forthcoming.

additionally charged with being in singing as well as the co-operation possession of a fighting Iron, name-

the players and the ly, a knuckle-duster, fit for an un- orchestra was well-nigh perfect. lawful purpose. On the application of Detective Inspector Fallon, the two defendants were remanded for one week.

into consultation

Sugar Subsidy.

between

The eye was struck from the very beginning with the colourful costumes and the delightful scenic effects, the blending of the tones being very effective.

A man handed the chemist small packet of powder..

"Do you mind telling mo .what

that is?" he asked. "I think it's sugar."

The chemist tasted the powder. "It certainly isn't sugar," he de- law

"Then my wife may be right,”- said the man. "She bought it for rat poison.",

Yesterday's health return shows,

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce has so little to say in regard to the currency crisis, caused by the slump in silver, especially as it affects the trade of! the Colony. There can have been few occasions in the history of the every form of political doctrinair- A pitfall is somewhere set for Chamber when a more serious ism and Mr. Showden's dictum lectura (illustrated) will be

The actors had the advantage of situation has confronted the busi that the food of the people afust given by Mr. Charles D. Moore, playing to a fuil house of ness life of the Colony than that be untaxed, come what may, has B.Sc., A.M.I. Struct. E., on Archi- enthusiastic listeners and were at which at present exists. Yet, so found its own particular snag in tecture, in the main building of no loss for well-merited applause.

It would be almost impossible to far as we are able to judge from the the sugar problem. The industry the University, under the auspices pick out from the body of players report of the Chamber's activities in the West Indies is reported by ciety on Thursday next at 8.45 p.m. but special credit is due to hy one Chinese case of smallpox The

of the University Engineering So- any whose work was outstanding, Lord Olivier, a Labour Peer, to The general public are invited to Grossman as Mrs. Pepys. She last year, the Committee does not appear to have gone at all deeply be in a precarious position, and attend. Attention is drawn to the played the jealous wife to perfect return for the week ending March he says quite frankly that com- change of time which is to be tion. As Sambel Pepys, the loyal 22 gives the following cases, figures on a problem

plete ruination would follow the which affects every line of business repeal of the sugar taxes, involv-

8.45 pm. Instead of 5.30 p.m. as and honest servant of the King, in parenthesis indicating the num previously announced.

but whose peccadillos had stirred ber of deaths, Typhoid 2 (1), and which seems destined to coning as it would the disappearance

up his wife's anger, E. W. Hamil-smallpox 10 (10), diphtheria 1 (1) tinue to disturb trade for a very of Preference. During a recent his master, a foki of a shop in Re-house.

Following a plea for leniency by ton was a great favourite with the cerebro-spinal meningitis 1 (1), influenza (1), malaria (4) and considerable period. We realise, of debate in the House of Lords, clamation Street was sentenced to All the other players performed tuberculosis (42). course, that the crisis has made its Lord Passfield admitted

six weeks' hard labour. by Mr. their parts to the satisfaction of Mauritius is in similar plight. stracy this morning on a charge of

Whyte Smith at Kowlon Magi-| their audience but space will not Special investigators have urged larceny of $50. After a report of the Government. to catablah the loss of the money was made the a single

defendant was suspected, and, when purchasing agency

questioned, admitted that he had for the British lales, to buy taken it. The master intimated to and other supplies at the market who was a relative, had promised Empire sugar at a special rate his Worship that the defendant, figure, and to further increase the to make good the loss. British Preference. The Gover:- ment has declined, as was to be expected. It will not acquiesce in any proposal which would increase the price of sugar to the British consumer, but it is hinted, as a

at LANE CRAWFORDS ||effects felt very much more during the past three months than during the period covered by the Chamber's report, but if the matter has latter- ly been under discussion, we should have thought some mention of the fact might have been included in the

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ANCHOR LOST.

LATER PICKED UP BY POLICE LAUNCH.

allow of a detailed description of their merits. The performance WHO WAS-

was perhaps the best that has yet been offered by the A.D.C. and all who took part in it are to be con- gratulated on their fine display-

FLOWER SELLERS AT

NEW PITCH.

NOW MOVED INTO ON LAN

STREET...

NICK BOTTOM?

Nick Bottom was a weaver by profession, and lived, according to Shakespeare's de- lightful "Midsummer Night's Dream," in the state of. Athens at the time of Duke Theseus..

The artisans of Athens "decided to get up a 'play for

the Duke's entertainment.. They

chose to perforin "Pyramus and Thisbe," and

they met in the glade of a

Let us see what the report has to say in regard to this matter. It is admitted that currency problems have been "the principal anxiety" of

Last night, the flower vendors business in Hongkong and the Far

who have occupied stalls in Wynd East for some months, and that the justified and that Preference will Ltd, made a report to the police moved to their new quarters in On wood to cast the different

Mr. D. Forbes, of the Bank Line,ham Street for over fifty years remain. But the Government has on behalf of Capt. Davies, of Lan Street, where they have been and ever-changing, conditions is taken another line of policy, in ad- the 8.5. City of Birmingham, that accommodated just off the pavement painful, but the Committee has dition. A few weeks ago, it was on Monday his ship anchored at the left-hand side.

This morning, in addition to small comfort to offer. The refer officially announced that the Bri- fouled, and he lost it, together with patrons, many

Junk Bay, when the

residents went ence to the effects of the silver tish Government would share with several fathoras of chain.

along to the new site to see the slump on the Colony's export trade the Colonial Governments the Yesterday, police launch No. general lay-out of the stalls. On the whole, business seems to have is interesting. It states that this lossen of the industry under a reported that at 6 am. It had been just as brisk as usual, al- branch of our commercial activities Buarantee scheme, provided the located the anchor and was proceed though visitors to the Colony will

ing with the work of raising it.

anchor

EXCHANGE RATES.

British commitinent does not ex-. which should eventually benefit by ceed. £500,000. The sugar indus-, the exceptionally low exchange, istry, therefore, is to be bounty-fed, handicapped by disturbed conditions the Government following the in South China Provinces. As we example of the countries that have have on many occasions pointed out, created the cut-throat competition, Paris however, disturbed conditions are which reminds us that Mr. Tom Geneva not peculiar to China, and, in res-Shaw is a believer in the view that Milan

Oslo pect of Kwangtung, at any rate, it economically and politically, whe-Balsingfors can hardly be claimed that affairs bound to the international system.

ther we like it or not, Britain is Athens

Buenos Aires are at present nearly so chaotic as Mr. Snowden scouts the view, New York Hongkong they have often been in the past. while subscribing to it by admit Amsterdam We venture to suggest that the ting the

silver crisis, and not disturbed con- subsidyed for the propose

ditions in China, is as, responsible

The St.

Stockholm

Vienna Madrid Bucharest for the interference with our ex-

Bombay port trade as it is with our import Brigade, Y.M.C.A. Division is

John Ambulance Yokohama business. On the question of holding a benefit concert on the Milan

Brussels Copenhagen remedy, the Chamber says that ap- 4th and 5th April. (730 p.m.) at Prague

the Chinese YMCA Auditorium. Lisbon parently only peace and a vastly The following donations towards Blo improved standard of living in the Divisional furd are acknow Shanghai China, as the principal ailver ledged with thanks: Anonymous Silver (spot)

$100, Mr. Fung $60, Mr. Ho Ki $20. Silver (forward) naing country of the world, can

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find it more difficult to locate the floral display.

Yesterday, we stated that en quiries made by the police from the Masonic authorities regarding the possibility of a site being. London, Mar. 25.

secured near the Masonic Hall Had. .124.25 not been replied to, but we are to

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day informed that this is incorrect. Our information yesterday “ was 1984 supplied by the Inspector General 875 of Police (Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe) 19 who, on his attention being called 42% 1/6% to the matter this morning, said 4.86 31/02 the police letter had been answered .12.12% by the Masonic authorities, whose 18.10 reply had also been acknowledged. 34.575 Mr. Wolfe said the mistake was 89.00 entirely his, and he much regretted 818 it The Masonic letter stated that 1/5.18/10 they would not see their way clear

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MR EDWIN HAWARD.

London, Mer, 25, Mr. Edwin Haward, who

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been appointed editor of the North 19/18 China Daily News, is sailing on Linh 384dlers Thursday for Shanghai-Reuter,

parts and carry on their rehearsals. Bottoni was given the part of Pyramus, but being a fat old fool, he wished to play every other part as well, including the part of the lion, for which he demonstrated his fitness by roaring with all the might, of his lunga,

Being told, however, that Pyramus was a very fine part Nick Bottom's vanitywne appeased, but during the first rehearsal the mischievous sprite Puck happened to be foaming, through the forest, and clapped upon his shoulders a huge aas's head His comrades fed in terror. but Titania, the Fairy Queen, awaking from sleep in a nearby bower, fell in love. with the monstrous ass, and had him garlanded by her elves, and: Julled to sleep.37 When he awoke, Puck had removed the ass e head, and Battom pat all,his experiences down to a dream Bottom's Dream, which has become famous phrase in literature."

For all his foolishness and pomposity, there was a grain of hard common sense fa-Nick Bottom, and he certainly had no rival in suggesting devices for the entertainment of the Duke