 China Scene: East
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-07-24 07:30 Nonagenarian couple hold wedding banquet Having registered their marriage 72 years ago, 93-year-old Lan Chunqu and 94-year-old Lei Shengmei of Cangnan county in Zhejiang province finally held a banquet to celebrate their diamond wedding on Sunday, with the help of students from Wenzhou Medical College. Lan, who was born into a poverty-stricken family, expressed happiness at finally being able to give his wife the grand wedding ceremony he has hitherto been unable to afford, which was always a source of regret to him. The couple held hands in the She ethnic tradition as they received blessings and best wishes from the students, villagers and their family members . (Qianjiang Evening News) Hit-and-run reported by culprit under disguise A motorist surnamed Wu who knocked down a middle-aged woman last week in Lujiang county of Anhui province, did not flee from the scene, but also did not own up to her responsibility; she reported the incident to the police under the assumed identity of a passer-by. The victim was pronounced dead shortly after. After sending Wu's car to the garage to be checked investigators found fibers matching those of the deceased's clothes, as well as blood, on her car. Wu then admitted to her crime, saying that by the time she had seen the deceased standing in the middle of the road it was too late to stop. (Xin'an Evening News) (China Daily 07/24/2008 page5) |
