A very pretty wodding took place at Holy Trinity Cathedral on Thursday afternoon between Miss Gwynedd Marguorito Smedley and Mr. Howell of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, The church was beautifully decorated for the occasion -|with a profusion of white flowers and tall feathery branches of bamboo. The Rev. A. J. Walker performed the service, which was fully choral, Mr. Ward presiding at the organ. The bride who was given away by hor brother, Mr. J. D, Smedley, wore a handsome gown of white satin trimmed with effective passomontorie lace, The long court train was composed of thick satin brocaie, a big bow of full being attached to the left corner by a wreath of orange blossom. The bridal veil was of tulle, and was fastened by a tiara of orange blossom, a lovely long garniture of which decorated the front of the gown. The only ornament worn by the bride was a pearl-studded heart, the gift of the bridegroom, and she carried a shower bouquet of white geraniums and asparagus ferns.
She was attended by her sisters, Miss Inez and Miss Dulcie Smedley, who wore pretty frocks of white organdie over pink, and quaintly fashioned hats of while straw, trimmed with white lace and pink roses. They carried lovely shower bouquets of La France roses, and both wore s gold cash suspended by a gold} chain, which had boon given to! them' by the bridegroom. After the service x reception was held at Mr. Smedl house in Markham Road, which was attended by a large number of friends. Amongst the numerous presents was a very beautifully designed Iapaneso silver tea service presented by the members of the Tai-koo staff.
The happy couple left later on for Poking, when they intend to spend some portion of the honeymoon, Bans Heaters, Josep: Henry Sidney was brought up for trial on charge of, on the 20th of April 1905 feloniously, with menaces, demanding of one Wa Ab-tong $50 local currency with intent the said money from the said Wa Ah-tong feloniously to steal, take, and carry away contrary to the Statute in such case made and provided.
Mr. H. P, Wilkinson, (Crown Advocate) conducted the prosecution; Mr. F. Elis, assisted by Me, G. D. Musso, de-
Accused pleaded not guilty and the jury was then empanelled and sworn, The Crown Advocate, in opening the Prosecution, stated that until the time of the laying of thie charge accused was a constable in the Municipal Police force. Wa Ab-tong was an assistant in a Chinese shop*in Woochang Ro: ment, might be in many forma. In this case it consisted of one man accusing another of wrongdoing. It did not matter whether the man menaced had been doing wrong or not; of whether he had been guilty of any crime, demeanour, or mistake. The menace, in this case, took the turm of one men saying to another—you have done wrong and ules you give me something 1 will get you into trouble. The trouble might men prosecution and consequent imprisonment. So long as is amounted to such a threat ay took away from the person to whom it was addressed the power of voluntary choice, it'was.a menace, It would be for the jury, under his Lordship's dievetions, to tind as a matter of fuct whether in accused's case it did or did not amount to thenaco. The second pert of the charge was "with intent to feloniously steel, take, and carry away."" A gued definition of steriling was: the wrongful taking of goods of another with the intention of keeping them for the profit of the taker. In this case the jury would have to decide whether the.$60 were taken away from Wu Ah-tong; and whether ho (Wu) was forced to Part with them wrongfully without any proper of legal ex-use, Quunsel then outlined the evidence he would call.
Me, Ellis asked if Dot.-Sergt. Vaoghan would be called. In the Police © urf, Mr. Wright, who was pros: cuting, stated that he was a very important-witness, Mrz. Wilkinvon'said he had no objection to"calling Dut. Sergt. Vaughan to enable the defence 10 erous-examine him, John McDowell, Detective-Inspector, sworn, said he knew accused. Ho was constable in the Police force. Witness effected "his arrest on the 15th of May in Honan Koel, near Ningp" Road.
the warrant over and cautioned him, Cross- examined ly Mr. Kllis—Accused's name was Joseph Heary Sidney. When the sworn inforniation was lodged for the pur po-e of oh-alning 9 warrant witness gave accused's name us James. Witness first gave accused's name as Woo Ab-ling which was a mistake. The name was given to witness by Mr. McNeill. When aries'ed accused said he was going to the Central Station to give himself. up. Aovased might be 18 years of ago; witnogg
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