THIS WAS HER HAPPIEST DAY
THERE was a joyous skirt of the pipes as a bride left the church_yestry recently on the arm of her officer bridegroom.
Miss Nell Porcher had just become the wife of Lieutenant Ian Murray, of the Highland Light Infantry. And her own father, Prebendary G. L. Porcher, had performed her wedding ceremony. He had just given them his blessing.
It was the happiest moment of her life when a piper from the bridegroom's regiment led her wedding procession from the church to the rectory.
The bride looked up into her husbeen arranged for earlier at a week's band's face and smiled.
notice.
But in this happlest moment' tragedy was striking bebånd her,
As the walked with the pipe music in her ears, her father col- lapsed in his vestry.
As the wedding procession entered the rectory n doctor was racing to the vestry.
And as the laughing bride AVILI about to begin her recepilon, her father died where he had given her his blessing.
A police officer hurried 10 the
rectory. And the bride's smiles be- come tears. She learned that her happiest day had become the most trogle.
Prebendary Porcher was rector of Weston-super-Mare. I was in his parish church that_the_wedding_toole place.
Dofics Winets
He had been in ill-health, but he
was determined that he would per-
form the marriage ceremony,
The bride's brother, Mr. Michuel Porcher, said: "It was terrible for her-on her wedding day.
-"But she was very brave and was persuaded to leave for a two-day honeymoon in London with her husband."
The bridegroom had obtained leave for the wedding. which, originally planned In June, had
LIKE
THE
The bride in a nicce of Vice- Admiral Sir James Somerville,
One of her wedding presents- from her mother—was 2,000 three- penny pieces in a red flannel bag. Her grandmother gave her mother the same present in the identical bag.
"When my daughter was born," Mrs, Porcher said, "my mother start- ed collecting threepenny bits again. After her death went on with it.
"When I was married this gift was jokingly described as "Two thousand reasons why I should go to church."
Saturday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH June 1, 1940,
UFS
War wirn japan, in the indefinito tuture, in unavoidable, Roar Admiral Joseph K. Taussig, right, told. Sonate Naval Affairs Committee. With him is Major Caorgo F. Ellot, who urged
larger navy,
Bobbie Hale Dies
ROBERT HALE, pioneer revue, be blazed an early revue trail at tha comedian and father of Sonnie and old Empire, Revue and pantomime Binnie Hate, died recently ut his dame roles claimed him. and his "Drawn War Would Maidenhead home, med 66.
ebullient personality and marked That night Binnie, In "UP and
and versatility were un institution during Give Nazis Time
Apart from some film work, he had To Plan Another“
Defeat of the Allies, said Sir Ar chibald Sinclair, the Liberal leader, at Manchester, would end freedom in _this_country_and_throughout Europe. What was happening now to Poles, Czechs and Jews would happen to Engilshmen, Scols and Irishmen Protests and resistance would then be vain.
"A drawn war leaving the Nazis in control of Germany would be equal to defent, for with their instruments of tyranny they would compel the Germans to maintain a powerful army and air force and would plan further aggression,
Touch
Son the Saville Theatre, and the last war.
In
Out To Play,"
at
$400 on us
usual done little since 1937.
Robert
with Sonnie and
his wife, Jessie Matthews, on tour with the Phoenix Show, but fell ill a week before the London opening, and George Carney took over his part at short notice.
Both Binnic, and Sonnie received
exceptionally, warm receptions from the front of the house that night.
"Bobble" Hale this real name was Hale-Munro) was born at Newton Abbot In 1874 and first appeared on the stage at Weymouth Theatre Royal when he was 17.
He made his first London appear- ance at the Comedy the same year.
Musical comedy was his forte, but as a handsome hero, until 1912, when
OF A
Britain Honours
Italian
Was
A gold watch
presented recently to the Indian sea captain, Romano, by the. Governor of Malta, General Sir Charles Bonham-Carter, on behalf of the British Government, for rescuing survivors of an Imperial Airways
liner which crashed off
Sleily on December 21.
The Italian Consul-General replied on behalf of the Italian captain and thanked the Governor for his proise of the captain's seamanship.
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