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THE WAYS OF BIRDS:

AN INSTRUCTIVE LANTERN LECTURE AT KOWLOON,

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'VARSITY STRIKE.

CANTON GOVERNOR TO TAKE

STERN ACTION.

DECEMBER 13, 1930.

PRETTY WEDDING.

MR. R. MacKAY WOOD AND MISS WEST.

"Bird hunting with a camera”

Canton, Dec. 12, The wedding took place yester- was the subject of an interesting The Provincial Kuomintang and day afternoon, at St. John's Cathe lantern lecture given by the Rev. Kwangtung Provincial Govern | dra), of Mr. Ronald MacKay Wood E. A. Armstrong at St. Andrew's menta are determined to take and Miss Kathleen Margarot Church hall, Kowloon, last night, striet mensures in punishing West. Mr. Wood is the only son to a fairly large gathering. students who have gone on strike of Mr. and Mrs, W. MacKay Wood, The lecturer described the mode at the Sun Yat-sen University, in of Alderley Edge, Manchester. of Being and habitat of a number | opposition to the Nanking Govern. He is Civil Engineer by profes- of birds in the British Isles, and ment order appointing Mr. Talng sion and for the past two years these he illustrated with a large Kam-shing at the new Chancellor has been attached to the staff of number of coloured slides, which in succession to Mr. Tai Chi-tao, the Public Works Department. ere interesting as well as in who has been appointed Chairmun Miss West is the younger daugh- estructive, Some people, he said, of the Examination Council.

ter of Mr. and Mrs, F. J. West, of thought that bird photography re The Provincial Kuomintang hoa Wilmslow, Manchester, and arriv- quired a lot of patience, but he issued Instructions, through aed in Hongkong with her parenta could only guy that it was inten-Executive Council, for all students by the as, Ranchi, on December 6. sely interesting. He compared who are members of the Kunmin- The bride's father is an ex-Lord to fishing.

because it was not only tang to attend lectures, and ab- Mayor of Manchester, na Alder- the photographs which one got, but senteen will be dismissed from the man of the Manchester City Coun- it alan took one to delightful places Party.

cil, a magistrate. nf Honorary where there were the proper Bur- The more truculent among the Colonel in the Manchester Terri-l student strikers have opened a torials, and by profession a Civili In the course of the lecture Mr.in collecting about $1,000 to fin-

subscription and have succeeded and Mechanical Engineer.

Al yesterday's weddling, which Armstrong referred tu various birds, including the thrushes, blue-e the trip of a student delega- was favoured with perfect wen- tion to Nanking, appealing perther, the bride wore a dress f tita, swallows, swifts, robins, and

sonally to the Nanking officials parchment antin, with Limerick the Braganza duck which he and Mr. Tai Chi-tae, requesting ince train and net vell, and car- was not so common in. England as

him to return to Canton. The ried a bouquet of gladioli. The in Scotland and Ireland. I lived on hish and ita eggs were of a fishy on Governor, General Chan bridesmaids were the Misses Mary Ming-shu, who delivered a speechyal and Evelyn Baskett, and their Laxte, The wood pigeon was a very timid bird, and built ita nest into the students at the University, dresses were of old rose pink, and saying that the or, they carried bouquets in the form The turtle dove was a close der of Nanking must be respected of Victorian posies. The bride's} trees relative of the wond pigenn, bal

even if he has to take drastic | mother's dress was of grey gear- snudiler.

Pheagents.

the lecturer, action in bringing the students to gette and Ince. were not very particular where they their senLÁGN,

The bride was given away by laid their eggs, Sometimes two

her father, the bridegroom being In birds would lay in me neat.

attended by Mr. 1. D. Lenox, as fact, he one day found a pheasant's

Best Man. while the groomsmen) org in the nest of a wild dark.

were Measra, C, D, Bartlett and] J. R. Richardson.

roundings for photographing birds

In their homes,

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The brown owi wan found in Eng- land but bol in ireland The short- pand owl or the ground owl was rare species in England. It had a strange quality, which he had not een in any other bird, and that was of flashing fire cat of its eyes.

A number of other birds were described, before the lecturer con- eluded his lecture, He was accord

nd a vote of Thanks for a most en- terlaining evening.

SERVICE NEWS.

VINDICTIVE COMING OUT

WITH RELIEFS.

Sungen. Lieut. S. P. Quinlan M.B., B.Ch.. kaa been appointed to H.M.S, Gannel, of the Yangtse Flotilla.

Payme. Commur, H. A. Thompson hax been appointeri to H.M.S.

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Reliefs For China.

The cruiser Vindictive, which has been in reserve at the Nore since her withdrawal last year from duty as flagship of the Serond Cruiser Squadron, Atlantic Fleet, is ordered to leave England in March next for a trooping the China Station.

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SMART RESPONSE TO TRIAL CALL YESTERDAY.

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The officiating clergyman was the Rev. H. S. Koop, M.A., and the serylee was choral, with the Cathe- dral Organist. Mr. F. Mason, A.B.C.O., at the organ.

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A Kuo MIn News Agency mes- Following their abolition, the The bride's going away dress unge from Nanking says the cable affairs of these offices will be was a green wool crepe two-piece canference has agreed that the taken over by the Chinese Tele-

An emergency call similar such as would be made in the event of civil disorders in the Colony, was witnessed yesterday, when the Emergency Unit--a specially organized section of Bay Hotel the Police Force designed for the quelling of riots and clvii din order-turnedd out on a trial call, ¦ costunie,

There are five contingents in the Unit, the first of which, on Al the sounding of the alarm, 3.16 p.m. assembled and led the march out of the Central Police Station compund in two minutes. They were followed by the maining four contingents, each of a composite character, and accompanied by plain-clothes men in Intllet-proof vests. The last of the 170 men in the Emergency Unit left the Station 15 minutes after the call, on a short route murch before dispersal.

A NEW ARRIVAL.

DUTCH STEAMER'S FIRST VISIT TO PORT.

Commander R. II. Death is at pre-for Hongkong and 1,759 sent in command of the ship.

Voyage of the Hermes,

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Carrying #02 tons of general cargo tons for through porta, the Dutch steamer Rondo arrived in port at 7am. on this Colony. Thursday, this being her first visit to

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Ab alteration has been made in the programune for the aircraft-) She is a steel screw steamer of carrier Hermes, Captain E. J. G.] 1,549 tons gros and 4,755 tona nett, Mackinnon. D.S.D. The ship will being under the command of Capt. But now proceed to Bombay. Her Crete with a crew of 50 Europeans reviseal programme is: Colomb famburg on October 17 for the East Decembar 13-16; Singapore. De-and sailed from Manila for Hongkong cember 21-31; Hongkong, January on December 8. 6. The Hermes has recently been home to Chatin to refit and res commission.

INDIAN UNREST.

VICEROY ABANDONS VISITS.

TO, TWO COLLEGES.

The owners of this steamer are the Holland East Asin Line for wham Messrs. Juva-China-Japan-Lijn are the leni agents. She was built in 1914 by the Rotterdam, Drouġel, Mant, at Rotterdam, having a length of 150,3 feet, n benm of £5.9 feet and a depth of 35,6 feet.

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Washington, Dec. 12. The death has nccurred

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Calcutta, Dec, 12. The Viceroy abandoned a visit to the Scottish Churches College centenary celebrations, following receipt of a letter from the prin-

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