The New Zealand Times reports that a unique and interesting wedding took place on board the s.s. Wakatipu on Thursday afternoon, when Mr. , a well-known and well-to-do storekeeper from Pahiatua, was united in the bonds of matrimony by the Rev Mr Ogg to Miss Ching Fan, of Hong-Kong. The latter came by the Wakatipu in charge of another Chinese lady, in the capacity of chaperon, and left the boat only after she had become Mrs Chin Ting. The ceremony was witnessed by a large number of Chinamen and white people, and the principals were most stylishly attired, and attracted a great deal of attention. It is stated that a formal application will be made for a refund of the poll tax on Mrs Ting, and that if this is not complied with, a test case will be given that a Chinese woman married to a natur
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| - The New Zealand Times reports that a unique and interesting wedding took place on board the s.s. Wakatipu on Thursday afternoon, when Mr. , a well-known and well-to-do storekeeper from Pahiatua, was united in the bonds of matrimony by the Rev Mr Ogg to Miss Ching Fan, of Hong-Kong. The latter came by the Wakatipu in charge of another Chinese lady, in the capacity of chaperon, and left the boat only after she had become Mrs Chin Ting. The ceremony was witnessed by a large number of Chinamen and white people, and the principals were most stylishly attired, and attracted a great deal of attention. It is stated that a formal application will be made for a refund of the poll tax on Mrs Ting, and that if this is not complied with, a test case will be given that a Chinese woman married to a natur
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| - The New Zealand Times reports that a unique and interesting wedding took place on board the s.s. Wakatipu on Thursday afternoon, when Mr. , a well-known and well-to-do storekeeper from Pahiatua, was united in the bonds of matrimony by the Rev Mr Ogg to Miss Ching Fan, of Hong-Kong. The latter came by the Wakatipu in charge of another Chinese lady, in the capacity of chaperon, and left the boat only after she had become Mrs Chin Ting. The ceremony was witnessed by a large number of Chinamen and white people, and the principals were most stylishly attired, and attracted a great deal of attention. It is stated that a formal application will be made for a refund of the poll tax on Mrs Ting, and that if this is not complied with, a test case will be given that a Chinese woman married to a naturalised Chinaman before landing in New Zealand is under existing law exempt from the poll tax. == Categories ==
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