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SIGRID GURIE

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Samuel S. Hinds

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH May 15, 1939.

EMPIRE AIR Social Items

DAY

Displays Planned By 'R.A.F. Stations"

Instead of the usual weekly meet. |ing of the Penco Pledge Union on Wednesday, members and those in- terested in the work of the Union are

invited to visit Social Settlements in Wai Ching Street, Yaumat, where the P.P.U, is carrying on a social work started by another group two years London, May 14,

ngo. Those who intend to make this Next Saturday is Empire Air Day. visit are asked to meet at the Jorden During the day the Secretary for Road Vehicular Ferry wharf at 6.45 Air and the Chief of the Air Staff | p.m.

will make a trial tour of das miles, Their actual travelling time for the distance, which in the days of stage

coach might have taken three and half days to cover, will be three and halt hours.

The tour, which starts in Kent, will take them into Yorkshire, Lin colnshire, Nottinghamshire, and Warwickshire.

AVIATION EXHIBITION

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At Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shang- hal, the wedding took place recently, of Mr. John William Ephgrave, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. W Ephgrave, of Shanghai, and Miss Nancy Doris Draper-Bentley, daughter of Mr. and Mra. II. Draper-Bentley of Shanghai and Vancouver.

FRONTIER

CLASH

Manchukuo Allegedly

About · 100

Invaded

Hainking, May 14. gular troops staged a large-scale in--

Outer Mongolian re-

cursion Into Manchukuo territory across

the Halalia River on the border in the small hours of Thurs- day and launched an attack on the Manchukuo patrols near Peirh Lake.

The Manchukuo patrols immediate- ly responded and after seven hours of brisk fighting repulsed the invad- ers with considerable losses;

They will visit six out of 53 RAF.

Abandoning five dead, the Outer stations over country, which are -The marriage was solemnised re- Mongols retired into their own fer- staging Empire Air Day displaycently, at the St. Andrew's Presby-ritory. Manchukuo forces seized a British Wireless.

terian Church. Penang, the contract- quantity of arms and ammunition.

g partles being Mr. Walter Stalder, Proprietor of Swiss Cafe, Penang, and Miss Margaret Kellerhals, The bride. An exhibition of aeroplanes, lus-arom is the only son of Mr. and Mrs, trating the historie epoch of avin- Kori - Stalder of Bern, Switzerland, tion, will open on Wednesday at the while the bride is the eldest daughter Manchukuo foreca 10 kilometres Science Museum, south Kensington, of Mr. and Mrs. Johan Kellerhals, west of Peir Lake on May 4. Tho

also of Bern, Switzerland.

Manchukuo forces succeeded in beat- ing back the Mongols,

for six weeks,

Exhibits

London, May 14.

Include the original Wright biplane of 1903,

a Bleriot

monoplane similar to that in which TO ASSIST REFUGEES

Vimy

the designer flew the Channel in July, 2009, and the Vickers bomber In which Sir John Alcock Perosi's "Resurrection" By and Sir Arthur Whittle-Brown made the first Trans-Atlantic fight in 1910.

Choral Group --British Wireless,

GABLENZ ON WAY HOME

Hainking, May 14. The German Junker JU-52 mono- plane pllated by Baron Von Gablenz, director of the Lufthansa Aircraft Company, left here at 2.34 p.m. on Saturday back to Germany, via Fukuoka, following completion of ijs goodwill flight to Japan and Mon chukuo.- Domei,

The plane will reach Hengkong on Tuesday.

AIR SERVICES Arrivals and Departures Of Planes

Outward

For London, Australia and British Countries: Imperial Airways 7 am May 18 Imperial Airways 7 1.732. Any 19.

The Cheral Group, under Mr. E.

It is also revealed that about 50 Outer Mongolian troops armed with three light machine-guns crossed tho border. und opened fire.

In view of the repented invasion

Mongolian forces,

of Manchukuo territory by Outer

the

Manchukuo

patrols on the western frontier are inking strici precautions.-Domei,

Qualdt, will present Perost's "RE MARRIED ON SUNDAY surrection" on Thursday night for the benefit of war refugees. The Mr. Victor S. Mamak Weds entire proceeds will be given to the Emergency Refugee Council.

Miss M. Passos

p.m. in The performance will take place at:

the Chinn Ficet Club The wedding took place on Sunday Theatre, His Excellency the Gov-at the Rosary Church, Kowloon, be ernor has given his patronage and tween Mr. Vietor S. Mamak and Miss has consented to be present.

The Oratorio will be presented in full with orchestra)

companiment. To and organ

new

Mercedes Passos.

The bride, who is the daughter of this is the the late Mr. J. M. Passon, was on the first performance in Hongkong, it is staff of the National City Banit of well known in all European countries New York. und has been performed many times

Choral

She was given away in marriage

in all the leading cities during they her uncle, Mr. J. Brook, of the last 40 years. It makes heavy de- monds on the tenor soloist, who has Standard Vacuum Oil Co., and was the part of the narrator, and the Thelma Rozario and Cecilia Passos.

fattended two beidemaids, Misses

nong its members Guston d'Aquine, Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., and

Group is for

is fortunate in having The bridegroom is on the staff of who will take this part,

Lorenzo Perosi is the Director or is a noted expert in theatrical meice- the Sistine Choir, one of the world's up: For Chungking, Sian, ele: Eurasia greatest choirs, and is equally well- and C.N.A.C., services indefinite.

The Rev. Fr. L. M. Rossi officlated known as a conductor and composer.fut the ceremony, and afr. C. Baptista, Fer U.S.A.. via Manila and Guam:The Resurrection" is Pan American Honolulu Clipper 8.30 ledged master plece and is a brilliant undertook the duties of best man.

acknow of the Hongkong and Shanghat Dank, May 10.

For France, via Hanol; Air France

and highly original composition, 8.30 am. May 20.

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Seats may be booked at the oflec The reception was held at the of the Emergency Refugee Council, Peninsula Hotel, where the many Gloucester Building, first floor, from friends of the bride and groom fore- 9am to 5 pm. Admission is $5 to athered to honour the customary From London: Australia and Dri-the dress circle and $2 to the audi-toasts. Ush countries: Imperial Airways torlum. Every sent in the house The honeymoon is being spent at p.nu. 15. Impérial Airways 5 p.m. Maymay be reserved, ·

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FIGHTING

IN STREET

Three Water Sellers Face Court Charge

A fight at a street water fountain on May 12 led to the appearance of : three coolies before Mr. E, Himsworth at Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday, charged with disorderly conduct.

Inspector Edwards said the men earned their living by carrying water from the fountain and selling it to residents

the neighbourhood. There was an argument as to who Ahould get the water first and a fight started.

Chan Hung-wong, 33, was dis- charged owing to lack of evidence, Lau Kong, 20, and Chan Kau, 17, were bound over in a $10 bond for a year.

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