CHILD EMPEROR.
QUAINT MARRIAGE CEREMONY, By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Dec. 3, 5.5 p.m. Pekin, Dec. 1. Seated on a dragon bed in the palace of the Forbidden City early this morning the seven teen-year-old Emperor and his fifteen-year-old bride exchanged golden cups, solemnising their marriage The eimple ceremony was preceded by an elaborate ritual, feasting continuing for a week. Before dawn a long procession took the bride from her father’s house to palace, thousands of people lining the streets. Two thousand mandarins and foreign guests witnessed the ceremony. The Empress entered the palace, never to leave it again unless the monarchy is restored.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Astrn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1922, Page 4
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105CHILD EMPEROR. Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1922, Page 4
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