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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1931.

KOWLOON WEDDING.

PORTUGUESE COUPLE

MARRIED.

OBITUARY.

DEATH OF FAMOUS SCULPTOR.

The wedding was solemnised at

London, Oct. 12. the Rosary Church on Saturday of

The death is announced of Sir Mine Elizabeth Catherine Fear- Bertran Mackonnal, R.A.

Ron, daughter of the late In- Sir Bertram Mackennal, the spector Pearson and Mrs. J. Pear-famous sculptor, was the son of a son, and Mr. Jose Maria d'Almada Scottish sculptor who had settled Castro, son of Mr. and Mrs. IT-In Australia. He was born la d'Almada Castro. The Rev. Melbourne in 1803. After a quc» Father Spada offelated.

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in.

cessful course in the Melbourne Dressed in a gown of georgette Gallery he went in 1882 to London. and French Ince made by me. where he studied at the British Blanche of Shanghai, the bride Museum and qualified for admis entered the Church on the arm of ion to the Royal Academy Schools.

After some G. W. Penraun. A

time there, he proceeded her brother, Mr. and was attended by the Minnesto Paris, where he worked for two M. and A. d'Almada e Castro nud years, and then to Italy, where he G. Botelho na bridesmaids, with spent 2 years. He acknowledx- Mianes Vivi and Elaine Rull anded no school, but was chiefly Margaret Xavier na flower girls.uenced by his time in Paris. The bridesmaide wore pustol Settling in London, he began his shades of georgette and the flower long career of creative work. girls pale yellow georgette, his early idealistic productions such na "Circe" and "For she sitteth on seat in the high places of the city" there are boldness, power of design and a

A Bense dramatic with a keen appreciation of elegance of form. But they gave little hint of the excelleper that was to follow, and to bring him into the very front rank of British sculptors.

The bride carried a bouquet of white Honolulu creepers and maiden hair fern. The brides malda had bouquets of Honolulu creepers, the flower girls carrying white posies.

The bride's mother's dreas was of beige crepe de chine, with hat to match, and the bridegroom'a mother's dress of black flowered georgette. Mrs. Rull was matron of honour.

In

of the

In 1889 he returned to Australia to carve two reliefs on the facade of Parliament House, Melbourne. He went to Faria in 1893, but loft it in 1896 for London whero

bo

The duties of best man were varried out by Mesara. M. spent the next 30 years. In 1909 Xavier and F. J. Brown,

The was elected an A.R.A., being A reception was subsequently the first colonial to be so honoured, held at 4, Granville Road, the and next year was chosen to design for the

and the happy couple later leaving

coronation medn Mação for their honeymoon. The coinage of the present reign. kride's going away dress was of His great poliment in the Local green morala erepe with hat and Government Offices in Whitehall is bag to match,

perhaps the nest work of its kind n the kingdom. "Diana Wounded" bought by the Chantrey Bequest, in 1910,

is a marble nude of extraor rary grace and beauty, while T Earth and its Elements" ยโช

Chantrey CHIANG DECLARES HE WILL Bequest, reveals

purchased by the

a rare poetie charm. The Mother" belongs to this group. The bronze statue of "The Dancer" (1904) is A werk not less subtle.

IF LEAGUE FAILS.

GO TO WAR.

Nanking, Oct. 12. At a political meeting this mar- ging Chiang Kai-shek animadvert-

"War" colossal fenula bint ed strongly on the Sino-Japanese shows a power amounting alriest situation, and said he hoped the to ferocity, which is not found In League would take steps, first of

Among these are ohin other works.

almost idly to prevent at Islington and statuca

war" would take

rusted the late bring home to

all for a just seltlement of the the South African War Memorial inbroglio, and

of Queen Victoria for Australia, India and "Phoebus in Hytle Blackburn, Park, Sydney, the Shakespeare Japan her errork in refusing to group near the Mitchell Library,

bide by the League's decisions and in occupying Chinese

proper measures t

to

tory without justifiable gro

-the bronze groups

·House, London. memorial to Going-

the

and

Melbourne, the Eton College memorial, the war medal and a large number of war memoriala throughout the Empire.

Mackennal was knighted in July, 1021, after the unveiling of his statue of King Edward. In Nov.

Chiang Kai-shek declared rat | burough, the tomb of Edward VII the National Government had ap-in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, King Edward for pealed to the League because, be memorials to ing a member, China was ander London, Calcutta, Adelaide an obligation to comply with the provisions of the Covenant. He also declared that the Japanese Fallegation that China went to the Leigut for protection was false.

He declared that the National Government's patience had been lested to the last degree, and if he was elected R.A. He paid the League failet, China would a visit to Australia in 1920, having take the matter int her Own

bron comunissioned execute the hands. "China respects the Coven statue of King George for the new and and the Kellogg Pact, but Parliament House Canberra,

League and Kellogg Pacte was very unkind

to Sydney must signatories fail to uphold their which he described as the

acred duties, Ching will not Fordid city he had ever Been. Lesitate

to make the supreme though it could have been made to crifice of bankrupting the cou-look like an opal when seen from try for half a century, to go to the sea.-Reuter and I. B. S. war. for upholding the dignity and

nered rights of International treements and to safeguard world peace."-Reuter.

M. Briand Attending.

Paris, Oct. 12.

MEN

without

WOMEN

M. Briand has left for Geneva ft attend the League Council meeting Qu Lio Sino-Japanese crisis.

It had been announced that he would only make the journey if the gravity of the situation neces- silated it.-Reuter,

Senor Lerroux Absent.

Madrid, Oct. iz. In view of great pressure of Parliamentary, business, the For elgn Minister, Senor Lerroux, will not attend the League Council, at Genova Reutor.

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