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Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 15, 1939.

BRIDEGROOM PLANS FATHER'S

FUNERAL

Wed Unaware Of Father's Death

OT UNTIL GUESTS AT THE RECEPTION WHICH

NOFOLLOWED HIS WEDDING AT OSTERLEY, MID-

DLESEX, RECENTLY WERE ABOUT TO DRINK HIS HEALTH DID THE BRIDEGROOM LEARN THAT HIS FATHER HAD COLLAPSED AND DIED TWO HOURS BEFORE.

Mr. Francis Skentes, a young hospital dispenser, who was the bridegroom, and his bride, 28-years-old Miss Edna Hillman, of Osterley, were the only two people in St. Vincent's Catholic Church, Osterley, who were unaware of the tragedy.

A hasty conference of relatives had decided not to tell them

and let the ceremony proceed.

- Mr. Skeates collapsed when news of the tragedy was broken' to him, and after recovering, went with his bride to the West London Hospital to identify the body.

The next day, they should have been on their honeymoon at Chamonix, in the French Alps. Instead, he was at home making arrangements for his father's funeral,

ORDERED DRINK-COLLAPSED

A friend of the bridegroom who attended the wedding said: "Mr. Frank Skentes, who was 65, travelled to London from Haetings, where he was in business as n chemist. to attend the wedding, and was accompanied by his daughter.

"He collapsed just after ordering a drink at a Hammersmith restaurant, and although oxygen was administered as he was rushed to the West London Hospital by ambulance, he was dead! " on arrival.

"His daughter Frances, who accompanied him, and who was with him when he died, went through the grintest ordeal of all. "She travelled on to the wedding and put on as brave a face as she could, giving no hint of the tragedy to her brother or the bride."

-Mrs. Skentes, who had remained in Hastings to look afterį

shop, sald that

China Currency Stabilisation

London.

had

British workmen inspect Bren machine gun ni the Royal Small Arms factory at Enfield, Eng- land. While British leaders hope that war may be avoided by mediation and reasonable concession,

the Empire's vast defence programme is being rushed day and night.

Canon's Wife Has

For Newlyweds

Plans Advice Bureau

BIRMINGHAM. FIFTEEN years of happy married life have "Before he left," she said, "I had a Rector of Birmingham, to launch a campaign to make

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Premonition of the husband's "dents prompted Mrs. Guy Rogers, wife of Canon Rogers, Of

terrible, dream that he had been kill-|

ed in an aeroplane accident, and the Birmingham a city of happy marriage.

whole morning I had a presentiment that something had gone wrong.

"We had been married for 43 years. believe that the excitement of the

ding must have killed him."

She Is the author of the city's best-i selling penny pamphlet, "How to be Happy Though Married," and fender

The following statement was made in the House of Commons recently regarding the China Currency Stabi-Journey and anticipation of the wed-of a mavement to establish marriage

Beation Fund:

Mr. Bellenger asked the, Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the une and qualideations of the British ex- pert on the Management Committee of the Chinese Currency Stabilization Forid; and whether he has furnished to His Majesty's Government a full report on the break in the exchange value of the Chinese dollar during the past fortnight?

in

Auckland Enlists

1,000 Territorials

advisory bureaux on'alt the housing estates to solve the problems of 45,- 000 young newly-weds.

Mr. and Mrs. Rogers are Birming- bain's No. 1 happily married couple. Sometimes in public they pay little compliments to one anollier. Mrs. AUCKLAND. Rogers' pamphlet has been a great

to enlist 1,000 Territorials in sold out of it. A campaign by the Mayor of Auck-it. Every bookshop in the city is Aurkinnd city has met with success rules for happy marriage, six rules.

Recently Mrs. Rogers gave her six The campaign Justed a month.

which will be passed on to all oppitTM| cants at the advisory bureaux,

the

ernment further to strengthen

A subsequent decision by the Gov. Territorial forces has met with some! response by the younger men. War veterans have hastened to enlist in special reserves.

Bir J Simon: I would remind the hon. Member that the Management Committer cuntains Ave members, namely, a representative of each of the two British Banks, and of each of the two Chinese Banks concerned, together with one member appointed

Shot at Train-While the British by the Chinese Government with the High Commissioner in New Zealand, approval of His Majesty's Treasury. Sir Harry Batterbee, was travelling The last named is Mr. Cyril Hogers, from Christchurch who was formerly a member of the is believed to have been staff of the Bank of England and has pierced the window of his compart-table

Meter Nickel Misplaced

AUBURN, N. Y.

They are:-

(I) You must redise before you marry that marriage is made to last a lifetime.

is necessary

(2) Self-control on both sides.

(3) Engagest

se

couples should

a doctor before they murry, (4) Children are a nuturil completion of marriage.

(5) You must not start in debt und

(6) Marriage between people of different nationalitles is not recommended.

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A.R.P.

THERE ix trouble among

A.R.P. organisations in Middle That's exactly what

sex and Surrey

A mass re-

signation is being considered by you will say about 160 Kenton, Middlesex; wardens, your Gabardine, Palm- who went to hear a first-aid beach, Sharkskin and lecture, at Priestmend school. The lecturer didn't turn up.

The wardens have suggested a re- solution be put to the Harrow Coun cil, urging them to realise their responsibilities and arrange proper meetings.

ENTHUSIASM WANING

"There is no reason why so many ether couples should not have the happiness that my husband and I One of the wardens said: "We have experienced," Mrs. Rogers sald.have a large number of enthusiastic "So many tragedies could be averted wardens, all of whom are gradually if young men and women

try to understand one another.

having their enthusiasm dampered "That is where the bureaux will einte the gravity of the situation, or by the Council, who fall to appre- help. They will be conducted by Dunedin, what A policeman reports that he was selected, broad-minded social wor perhaps think wardens do not mat- bullet approached by a motorist who was kers, doctors, teachers, and clergy, ter, If they do not want us, then

operate one of Auburn's and we hope that young couples will

ganisations where there is training and discipline.” The first bureau-has-already-help- ed a number of young couples who

Mr. J. Dudley, of Kenton-road, an had been on the verge of separation. A.R.P. warden and ex-Serviceman, I sounded Mrs. Rogers on the pro-sald: "I know many wardens are blems of the "henpecked" husband, threatening to resign and drop out the ambitious young wife who wants of A.I.P. work altogether,"

for some time now acted as technicalment. Broken glass fell on another new parking meters. Asked by the put their problems frankly before they should let us get into, ether or-

ndelser

of the Central Bank of passenger, but no one was injured. patrolman what he did, the notorist thera." China, Mr. Rogers regularly furnishes The accurrence is believed to have said he put the nicke) on the curb! Its Majesty's Treasury with reports, been un accident..

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Murder Petition Decision

GEORGETOWN, British Gulana. The Governor, Sir Wilfrid Jackson, has replied to the petition, signed by

The woman is Dr. Edith Doddie, who since May has acted as Borough Assistant Medical Omeer of Health for A.R.P. work, but who has been replaced by the council, Dr. H. A. Nathan being officially appointed! In her place.

The

One of the wardens said: "Ever 080 persons, for the release of Chi- since she began work on our A.R.P. molnik, an aboriginal Indian serving scheme, Dr. Doddle's keenness and ja sentence of seven years for thelelelency has been an example and

murder of another aboriginal named encouragement to everyone. Moses. Chimolnik's case will be re-casualty scheme she has organised is viewed when he has served one year, one of the best in the country.

A fresh aboriginal murder is re- "But a few people on the council ported from Aware, Paranta, Rupu- are opposed to married women em- nunl, where Dennis, 20, stabbed Ban-ployees and are Jumin, another aboriglunt, aged 18,

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