One of the most brilliant' socie! events in Chufu, Shantung, was the marriage of Me. Kung Teh-cheng, aged 17 years, the 771h lineal descen¢ ant of Confucius, and Miss Sun Chi-fang, aged 18, of Peiping, in a modern ceremony held here this afternoon, Gen, Han Fu-chu, chairman of the 'Shantung provincial government, ciated at the wedding, which' was' witnessed by a large group of officials and friends, including Mr, Li Ching-hsuan, representing Dr, H. H, Kung, Minister of Finance, who is the 75th descendant of the sage.
The couple will make their at Chufu, where the groom is "ofMcial overseer of sacrifices for Confucius" The bride is a grand-doughier of the late Mr. Sun Chia ting, President of the Board of Clyil Omices in the Ching Dynasty.
Mr. Fu Tseng-hsiang, Minister of Education under the defunct Peking regime, was the oMfelal matchmaker,—Cential News.
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