THE CHINESE WAY.
SELECTING A BRIDE. I The ex-Emperor of China, who was to lbe married this month at Pckin. chose his bride from photographs, and was not permitted to see his wife till the day of . the marriage. • Mr. Percy -T. Marks, a Sydney solicitor. I who has fust returned from a trip to 1 the East, said that the forthcoming marriage was the chief topic of interest in Pekin. The ex-Emperor had been educated on modern lines, had an English ■ tutor, and spoke English and French ! fluently. The ex-Emperor's first choice of a wife was not acceptable to the authorities, and'he had derided to make her his "Fei Tez," whirl, would give her rank next to that of the Empress. j =
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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 307, 28 December 1922, Page 3
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