CHINESE WEDDING.
MARRIAGE OF A POPULAR
LOCAL COUPLE.
The wedding between Mr. Tank: Man Chon and Miss Edith S. L. Chan was solemnleed St. John's Cathedral on Saturday, at 3 p.m. The ceremony was performed by the Very Roy, Dean Swann,
The bride is the eldest daughter of the Inte Mr. Chan King W. and the bridegrooms comes of one of the oldest Tamillies in the Colony, and is well known among the Chines social set, being popular racehorse owner and rider, The bride was given away by her brother. Mr. Chan Wing Kit, and was attended by Miss S. M. Chan and Miss K. W. Tang as brides- maids, The duties of heat man were performed by Mr. T. F. La with Mr. Andrew Tae as grooms man. A very large gathering af relatives and friends were presat
at the ceremony.
afterwards
CONTRACTOR ROBBED.
DURING STREET OUTRAGE
AT MONGKOK.
THE
HONGKONG
GEMS OF PERIL.
(Continued from Page 3.)
TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1932.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES. CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
THE DEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
From MIDDLESBRO, LONDON and STRAITS.
3BRVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGRIES MĀRITIMES.
{MICEL
KURUYE
LIK
FIZIKA
The Steamship,
"ATHOS 11" Arrived Hongkong on Wednesday, Arrived Hongkong on Tuesday, the 19th January, 1932. From MARSEILLES &c. vin SAIGON.
Footpads in Anchor Street,ach knowledge brought only added Mongkak, กร Saturday night, a becoming flash to the pale checks, held up a contractor and relieved, and a desier radlines to the grey The Steamship, him of 3500 he was taking homes #yes There were many here to-
"DENVENUE" Consignees of Cargo the attack, wight who read their scandal pas-
are hereby pere,
remembered and informed that all Goods are being hey Frankly craned to gel a view landed at their risk into the hazardous
Consignees of Cargo by the above of the girl who was reputed to hold and/or exira hazardoux Godowns of
The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf named steamer are hereby informed the Jupiter automobile millions in
and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or that their goods with the exception of the hollow of her hand,
from the wharves delivery may be Opium, Treasure and Valuabes are obtained.
being Innded and placed at their rak
11 transpires that came as a complete surprise, the sletim not espreting any danger from two other perlestrins until he was suddenly felled with a crashing blow on the skull.
A foreman, named Yuen Che. wah, who was accompanying the contractor, declares that pepper was frown at him by the gang which, whi he maintains comprised four other persons in addition to
Well, the wise ones murmured. The contractor told the Police afterwards that he lay on the she was good looking enough cer- ground dazed and he could only tainly to have turned any man's indistinctly rather that the mend, particularly an old widower's went through his pockets and took who had spent close to 50 years of his life in respectable wedlock with the wad of note,
his first and only wife, Jupiter was lucky man, said these. And there were others who said "What togh, her engagement has just
young. Ruy bren announced to ther!" And still others pointed in rebuttal, that young Ruy- who decouely abrent, and young man carurting her be, anyhow? Just a herring drawn across the trail, replied the wise mues And having exhausted the subject, they turned their altention to their fool and to a party of Incoming downgers, during the lights in their turn. and without either youth or con- apdeuous beauty to make the ar- dent less trying.
the two seen by the contractor. One of these held a revolver.
A reception
The direction of flight taken by given at the Henckung Hotel yrill | room, where a large amber of the robbers is sail to have been prominent local residents attended towards Menrkakisul,
to offer their telicitations to the
Tusly miatried couple. Mr. Ho groom.
Kom Tong, 0.B.E., in mu eluqurent. After the reception the happy and appropriate speech, proposed couple left for North China the health of the bride arul bride-itheir honeymoon,
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Service was slow, but the souḥ arvised and stil there was no sign
De Loma. If he were already there, he must be aware of their presence after that gaudy intro- duction. He must not be here. That was the only explanation.
Then he came.. Mary heard his vien at her elbow, and jumped. She never knew where he Cate
from, how he found his way to her wide, without attructing notice.
ouice
No claims will be almitted after in the Godowns of the Hongkong the Goods have left the Godowns, and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., bo all Goods remaining undelivered after Kowloon, whence delivery, can the 26th January, 1932, wil be sub- obtained as the goods are landed. Ject to rent,
Goods nos cleared within 7 days including date of arrival, will be subject to rent.
All claims must be sent to the undersigned before the Thursday, the 28th January, 1932, or they will not be recognized.
AH claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 0th February, 1932. or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will examined on the 26th
Damaged Packages must be left in January, 1932, at 10 a.m., by Messrs. the Godowns for examination by the consignees, and the Comany's Sur- Goddard and violins. Warehouse Regulations
To comply with the General Bonded veyor Mesara:-Goddard and Douglas must have a Revenue
consigners at 10.00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 26th attendance when damaged
Omeer in January, 1932. Consignees must dutiable have a Revenue Officer in attendance goods are examined.
when damaged dutiable goods are No Fire Insurance has been effected. | examined by the Company's Sur Bill of Lading will be countersign- veyOTA. ed by
BR, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents. Hongkong, 19th January, 1932.
GOLD EXPORTS FALL.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
No Fire Insurance will be effected Jby us in any case whatever.
R. OIL,
Hongkongt. 19th January, 1932,
Agent.
X. Y. LINE (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.)
Fram EUROPE and STRAITS. The Steamship,
UNSETTLED INDIA AFFECTS FOREIGN SHIPMENTS.
Bombay, Jan. 23. Congress propagandin umung up-cmiatry sellers of gold, com having arrived from the above parts, Lined with the picketing of the Convienees of Care are hereby in- local
had exchanges, is formed that their Goods are being
"HARUNA MARUM
I was as if he had sprung from Tecting the sport of gold, The Fanded and placed at their risk in the
Freund
The
at her feet in a burst
Wharf and a sume, e Heelzebub, But the, and 69, liner Ranpura salled Hongkong and Kowloon explanation was
with £1,000,000 in gold.down Company's Godowns at Kaw- quite simple-to-day Jone nudes were not, being honour which is 40 per cent, below last look, whence delivery may be obtained.
d with the spotlight. De Loma week's shipment. Reuter. had simply walked in the door, and by the very sensible process Following the narrow raia
pit form which skirted the room, ist and the parapet, he had arrived by what seemed miraculous menus at this Jupiter table,
|
New York, Jaiti, 23.
Goods not cleared by the 29th January, 1932, will be subject to rent, Damaged packages must be left in The steamer Europa salled to-the Godowns for examination by the day with $20,000,000 in gold, Consignees and the Co.'s representa- tives on any Tuesdings and Fridays, at mostly consigued for
230 p.m. within the free storage Renfèrn American Service.
Period.
of damaged
Prane-
For the exarainution was much scraping of chairs, retutinble goods, the consignees must arranging of place and settling of arrange for a Revenue Offleer to be
It was impossible to see present. She looked
quickly, in the wraps. up
All aims must be presented with- fu see the fattous smile freeze on who they were, for they were in
x lace as he saw the rubies, His semi-darking while a broad amberin ten days of the aleamer's arrival free went pale under its dark tan, glow from a huge spotlight made here, after which date they cannot
be recognized. The black eyes stared at the genes the dance-floor à colourful melange as if fascinated. His hend Jørke of moving figures, away as he saw her tooking at him. It was the first betraying move she had ever seen him make. But it
WALK
engh-plainly the unexpect
ed coming face-to-face with the nacklace had unnerved him. He was nervous as a lover as he asked her to dance. A slow thrill of power slipped over Mary, drew her up straight and tall beside him. The rubies rattled on the polished bosom of his dress-shirt. He kept his eyes turned away-his ready gift of tongue seemed to have left him all at once.
The orchestra muted its voice
Something about the newcomer her reminded Mary of Dirk, ・・ heart plunged wildly. She touched De Loma's arm.
ever
No claims will be admitted after, the goods have left the Godowns.
No Are insurance has been effected.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Hongkong, 22nd January, 1932.
BIG SHANGHAI EXPLOSION.
M
MUNITIONS CARGO BLOWS UP.
shook
"Over there-someone I want to gre." Obligingly he turned about and led her past the table she indi- ented. Almost immediately they were abreast of it. She did not really expect it to be Dirk. she had been seeing him in various
Rince total strangers
she learned he was in the hotel. This no doubt was just another optical
Shanghai, Jan. 24. A terrific explosion illusion.
Then suddenly she was looking Shanghai this afternoon, about and began to throb out a waltz. | directly into his eyes. For a long 3.30 o'clock when a lighter carry- The leader crunned the melody moment they saw no one else, heling explosives and ammunition to softly, in a yearning, passion-laden and she just that long plage of Kiangnan Arsenal blew up in the
river. under-tone. It was
eye into eye while mixed emotions somehow re-
Doors all over the city miniscent of that other night-the | swept over them both. night of her engagement party
There was a girl's surprised cry, burst open, and windows rattled, Mary thought, leaden-hearted, D "Why. Enrique!" It was Ethel, many of them smashing under the
Kaping at the man she believed to force of the coscussion. be in South America, De Lomas It was later learned
that the She looked about, not very-hope- | barely nodded. Cornelia's face explosion was due to sparks, fron Tully. e lights had been dimmed started at them frigidly--white, a tug towing the lighter, setting until only the strings of swaying, angry, atwaned.
fire to the lighter's canvas covor. breeze-shaken Japanese lanterns re-
It is reported that forly persons Then in the space of an instant) madined. By their uncertain illumi. | Dirk's face chanized as if a mask) were killed. while tremendou muition whe saw a party being had slipped over it. With a look of damage WIN done in the im- sented at a table beside the dance stony recognition, he turned away, medinte vicinity-Reuter Morning floor--two girls and a man. There
(To be Continued.)
Post Special.
only Dirk were here now, le dance it with her
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