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CHINESE WEDDING.

BIG RECEPTION AT THE ROOF GARDEN.

THE

KOWLOON WEDDING.

C.P.O. FOREMAN AND

MISS WONG.

At St. Andrew's Church, Kow- A pratiy Chinese wedding was Holeminised during the week-end loon, on Saturday afternoon, Chiof at the Registry Office when Mr. Petty Omcer Clarence Choslyn Lo Wah-fook, of the Hongkong Foreman, of H.M.S. Berwick, was Government Radio Service, was married to Miss Annie Wang of married to Miss Lam Chang-tong. 241, Nathan Road, Kowloon. Rev. Mr. Lo Wah-fook in the eldest son W. W. Rogern was the officiating of a former Hongkong merchant, clergyman. the late Mr. Lo Chi-kwong, while! Dressed in a simple frock of MISA Lam Chang-tang is the white satin, moulded and Baring second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. into a long train, the bride carried a Lam Wing-tao of Canton.

bouquet of white chrysanthemums, The couple were the recipients and for her bridesmaids had of numerous congratulations at a Misses Loc anch Wong.. They reception of the roof garden at the were dressed in pale green satin longkang Hotel. The bride was trimmed with white silk, and also beautifully attired in silk carried chrysanthemums. Misses georgette

with exquisite 3. Harris and M. Brown, who acted trimmfage. She was asulated by as flower girls carried baskets of Miss Lam Yung-kin (bridesmaid)rosos. and two flower girls.

Mr. A. Mooney gave the bride In the evening friends were en-away and Mr. C. C. Francis was tertained at the Kam Ling Restau-hest man. rant.

After the ceremony a reception The honeymoon will be spent in was held at 241, Nathan Road, and Canton and Shanghal.

the couple left for a honeymoon at

Kown

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HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH,

SILENCE ON NONNI RIVER FRONT.

JAPANESE LOSSES.

Mukden, Nov. 21. Mystery surrounds the happer- Inge in the Taltslhar region.

Reuter.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23. 1931...

BENTLEY MINING

DISASTER,

THIRTY-FOUR DEAD IN

EXPLOSION. ·

London, Nov. 21, Fellowing the report that oleven

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General Honjo's Headquarters miners had been killed and 40 having arived from Norway sin to-day again declaring that wire injured in an explosion at the less communication is interrupted Bentley Collfery near Doncaster, Port on the 17th November, 1931, consignces of cargo Are hereby and that there is no news from comes the further information notified that all goods are being the Nonni River detachment.that the loss of life was greater landed at their risk into the

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The second report shows that hazardous gedowns of the Hongkong the death roll was 18 and the and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whonco delivery may be obtained, Mukden, Nov, 21. number of injured 27. This morning a newly arrived Seven men are still ontombed Goods not cleared by the 24th Novem- Japanese brigade marched through in the pit, which in binzing fiercely, ber. 1931, will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged Mukden, visiting the Shinto shrine rendering the work of rescue proc-packages are te be left in the godown and the War Memorial. It after-tically impossible,

where they will be examined on the wards marched past General Honjo There were 1,000 men under 25rd November, 1931, at 10 am. by near his headquarters.

ground at the time of the disaster. our Surveyors, Mears, Anderson and The men are being quartered in The death roll, therefore, may be Ashe. the Chinese barracks near Blar- greater than at present be ascer- shal Chang Hauch-liang's arsenal, tained. outside the walled city.

It is believed that the brigade numbers approximately 6,000 men, which means that the strength of

the army in Manchurin will be nt Jeast 2,000 over Treaty limits un- til such time na the Korean brigade returns.--Reuter,

A pathetic crowd of tight-lipped men and weeping women huddled at the pit head walting for news. Heroic attempts at rescue are forno of the shaft by partles of being carried on in the blazing in- miners and doctors who rushed from the surrounding districts.

The first explosion was followed by an inrush of gns, which over. came a number of men.

Japanese Casualties."

Mukden, Nov. 22. Japanese casualties in the fight-midnight, qne of the rescuers being A second explosion occurred at ing on Wednesday and Thursday blown to pieces. have been offteinlly published.

Death Roll Mounting. They show that the weather was

London, Nov. 22. the chief cause of the heavy losses,; The death roll at the Bentley frostbite Claiming 300 victima out Colliery has been increased to 34, of a total of nearly 450, the athers not including the five men missing.

31 killed, 101 wounded and-Reuter.

being

13 missing.

The infantry

were the worst

sufferers, having 24 killed and 77 GOVERNMENT wounded. No officers were killed but eight were wounded and one is missing.

No estimate of the Chinese casualties is affered, but it is be- lieved that they

much havier.Rruter.

were

Russia's Attitude.

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Sunday, November 16-His Ex jcellerey the Governor and Lady Peeli lunched with Mr. Stanton at Fanling, attended the Fanling lust ani Race Club's Race Meeting at Kwanti Race Course.

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MURDER TRIAL.

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seems to me to tend to suggest that all the murderers had gone. doesn't follow that all the per- sons guilty of the murder had gone, of course.

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dinner party to members of the accused for their defence. longkang and Shanghai interport This concluded Saturday's pro- cricket teams. The following were ceedings and the case was ad-

TAKADA Nanking, Nov. 21,

also present: Mr. H. R. B. Hancock,

SIRDHANA o'clock this At the closing session of the 1.11. Mr. Justice Lindsell, Captain Hjourned until ten Fourth National Kuomintang.. Sears, Captain R. L. Burnett, Mr. morning, when the defence will be Congress there was adopted E. W. Hamilton, Mr. A. C. Beck, Mr. heard. four year plan providing for the R. Callis. Mr. E. J. Davis, Mr. F. atrengthening of the nationul A. M. Elliott, Mr. A. Pierey, Mr. F.

[Syma Thonison, Mr. A. A. Rumjahn, defence system, the re-organisa-" Thursday, November 19-Hí tion of the military, naval and celleney the Governor presided at the aviation forces, and the introduc-meeting of the Executive Council. tion of intense military training Mr. and Mrs. Precce arrived throughout the country.

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Friday November 20.-Mr. Barrow

arrived at Governmeni Houre.

The Congress also decided reinstate all members of the Central Excentive Committee who K. I. L. Mackenzie, Senior Nuval Saturday, November 21-Captain bad been expelled for political officer, West River, enlied on His Ex- reasons. including Pang Yu-rellenry the Governor. Captain Mac- hsiang and Yen Isi-sban.

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Ho Ying-ching. reporting on Government House. The following Japan's military strength, de were the guests at dinner: Hon. Mr. elared that Japan could mobilise Colonel and Mrs. Gowan, Commander and Mrs. Crenay, Captain Burnett, 6,000,000 men within a month. and Mrs. Shelley, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Reuter.

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