The Archive · 1940

Wedding of Mr. J. E. Fairbairn and Miss Aileen Broad

Yesterday afternoon the wedding took place very quietly (owing to the bridegroom's coming departure on war service) in Holy Trinity Cathedral of Mr. J. E. Fairbairn, of the Finance Department of the Shanghai Municipal Council and son of Mr. W. E. Fairbairn, former Assistant Commissioner of Police, and Mrs. Fairbairn, formerly of Shanghai, and Miss Aileen Broad, daughter of the late Mr. W. E. Broad and of Mrs. E. M. Broad of Mayfield, Sussex. Mrs. V. Bogie was matron of honour and Mr. R. MacNeil acted as best man.

Mr. C. J. Cole, wore a dress of bini The bride, who was given away

The wedding took place quietly in} ish-mauve French alben, cut on Holy Trinity Cathedral yesterday princess lines. Her toque was of the Retiring Police Officer afternoon of Mr. John Edwin Fair-same material and her accessories Honoured at Police Club bairn, son of Mr. W. E. Fairbairn, were brown. She carried a posy of former Assistant Commissioner of|pink carnations and tuberoses. The Detective Inspector H. C. Glover of Police, and Mrs. Fairbairn, formerly matron of honour was Mrs. V. Bogie.|the Municipal Police force was of Shanghai, and Miss Aileen Audrey Her dress was of navy and powder|honoured at a gathering of police Broad, daughter of the later Mr. W.|blue georgette. With it she wore a officials including Major K, M. Bourne, E. Broad and of Mrs. E. M. Broad, of turban to match and her accessories Police Commissioner, at the Police Mayfield, Sussex. Dean Trivett offi- were navy blue. Mr. R. MacNeil was|Club yesterday morning when they ciated. best man. met to bid farewell to Mr. Glover who p Seven suspected robbers were brought before the same tribunal yesterday on a writ of d-tention They are among the 30 odd suspected criminals recently arrested by the police. who suspect that they are responsible for number of crimes committed in both the Settlement and Concession. It was alleged in cow that they had been identified by victims at an identification parade held in the police station. One pistol was seized from the suspects and it hae beer identified as the nronerty of silversmith living in Ave The silver workshop wa robbers some time ago and the pistol' is part of the loot is leaving the Force to join the Britis! forces.

Mr. Glover who has been attached to the Special Branch was the recipient of a suitable presentation in token of ihe esteem in which he is h his brother officers, Term with the forse yest we Shanghai with his family on September 23, pre-o joining 9 fighting unit. in their, although soaking wet, and another attempt was made to dislodge them, but it was of no avail.

Finally tears gas bombs were thrown at the rioters, forcing them to look for cover. Prior to this, Colonel Hornby, senior officer of the S.V.C., was when he attempted to enter yard of the Camp to reason with General Hsieh, the commanding officer of the "Doomed Battalion."

An Ugly Turn Besides demanding that all barri-Cüde& be removed, it was reported that the rioters shouted that they had surrendered to the British Troops in and since the latter had gone away, they were "no longer obliged to remain under guard.

/The trouble started on Friday when General Hsieh and the internees objected to repairs being done to the Mier the P/W.D. coolies sewn at gate leading to the football feld.

"Camp, they were forced to stop Sit then took an ugly turn as their work by the soldiers, The in-

t a hundred of the internees stormed into the yard of the Russian Regiment Guard and attempted to disarm its members. The arrival of "Mann, Commandant, put a stop a pi platoon and Major G. H.

to the riot and, after concescirrs had been made by both. sides, the interrupted work was resumed.

esterday morning, however, the mutiny broke out again when the coolies came to complete their work and to erect barbed wire barricades. Neither the arrival of the platoons, the police riot squad or the two fire engines had any effect upon the rioters, Latey in the afternoon, after the soldiers had been chased from their position, one platoon returned to the Russian Regiment quarters, but the other remained in the Camp as a measure against further troubles.

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