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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20. 1932 m. T

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RESIGNATION OF MR. R. M. DYER.

LANTERN LECTURE GIVEN AT HELENA MAY INSTITUTE

By W. E. McKenney

It was officially announced yeater-East Indies as a

A lantern lecture on the "Dutch tourist centro” day that Mr. R. M. Dyer, Chief was given at the Helena May in- Manager of the Hongkong and stituto last evening by Mr. P. J. Whampoa Dock Company Ltd., had van Bearda, of the Travellers' Om-

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Prior to showing numerous álldos Mr. Dyer's Career.

depicting the life of the peoples of Too often the partners keep bid-

the Islands, the lecturer stated that ding against each other until they Mr. Robert Morton Dyer, C.B.E., the area of the Islands was 2,000,- are forced into a high contract B.Sc., M.IN.A., is one of the 000 square kilometres or 880,00 and the losses are apt to be heavy.

This area was 72 Colony's The best procedure with a hand

best-known residente, square miles.

times the size of Holland the of this typo is to stop bidding and has been associated with the mother country, and equal in size Immediately the altuation is dia- business and social life of the to the whole of Europe, excluding covered. Such a hand hardly ever community for a good many Russla. The population was over resulta in a game, and the best one years. He has been Chief Man- 62 millions, the same as the popula can hope to do la to minimize ager of the Hongkong and tion of Germany at the present losses.

Whampao

Dock Co., Ltd., for time. During the last ten yenis twenty-two years, and in Scottish there had been an increase in circles capecially is one of our population-of about 20 per cent,

and this was attributed to most highly esteemed residents.

the excellence of the modern sanitary Mr. Dyer la a native of Glas-conditions and not so much to the gow, and a son of the late Pro-surplus of births over deaths. fessor Dyer, who many years When the sanitary conditions were back visited the Far East when bad the infant mortality was engaged on a mission to Japan. enormous but now it had reached a As a member of Saint Andrew's normal proportion. That increased Society, of which he has been population would be a great ad- Chieftain On more. than one vantage to the country in helping occasion, Mr. Dyer has parti-production in these times of depres- cularly taken an interest in the alon. The climate of the country Scottish Company of the Volun- was also very agreeable.j teers niso in the Hongkong Rife The Islands were easily reached Club and in the troops of Scottish from Hongkong, the journey taking regiments that have been station-only seven or eight days, if there ed hero from time to time. His was no atop at intermediate ports. active participation in work for The inter-Insular traffic was the welfare of members of the intensive. The Royal Navigation Both sides

Shaforce who were quartered in Company owned 155 steamers with vulnerable. South passed and West opened times of 1927 will be recalled. It tona. They called at 360 ports in Hongkong during the troublous a total tonnage of apprex. 202,000 with one diamond. North over- called with one spade and South

was largely his Influence that re-the islands, and the number of

the steamers aulted in the formation of a kilt-miles covered bid two hearts. West did not have a re-bid in spite of his foured section of the local Boy Scouts, 1930 was over 5,000,000. In the high card

in which body he has also been Netherland Indies there were over tricks, therefore le

largely benefactor

1

5,000 miles of railroad and over passed.

32,000 milles of good motor roads. For the past four years there had Many Activities.

been an efficient air-service there and this included a line to Holland Mr. Dyer's activities, in public from Batavia, the journey taking affairu in the Colony have been between eight and eleven days. numerous. He has served on a Many of the nobility of the land number of local committees, in- took part in the dances in the towns cluding that on the Economic Re- which were a feature of their lives. sources of the Colony. His other The native dances were on a much interests have seen him a mem-lower scale and were not per- ber of the Court of the University formed in the beautiful dresses of of Hongkong, President of the the better classes. Hongkong Rifle Lengue, Steward Nearly 100 slides were shown by of the Jockey Club, Chairman of the lecturer of the country, the the Boxing Association, Chairman peoples and the dances. of the Hongkong Club, President of the Hongkong Football Asso- ciation a member of the Harbour Advisory Board, and an unofficial Justice of the Peace since 1918

The Ridding.

were

If North felt justified in bid-operator. ding two spades, the ball was started rolling and every bid thereafter cost extra points. Some. pulrs were down as many as four tricks on that deal.

However, if North reasoned carefully he should have reuched the proper conclusion. South's hand could not contain more than moderate strength, for he had passed originally. He should have at least five hearts to justify his two-heart overcall, and that bid was probably a danger signal to warn that he did not have spade support. Therefore, North's best course was to pass in spite of his singleton heart.

י.

The Play. West opened

the king of dia- monds, and upon receiving the en- couraging eight from East, he led the ace and then another dia. mond. East ruffed the third one and returned a small club, West winning with the acc.

and co-

LOCAL WEDDING.

vory

in

CEREMONY AT PEAK CHURCH YESTERDAY

A well-deserved tribute to Mr. Dyer's many good deeds on the Colour's behalf was the conier- meat on him of the C.D.F. in the King's Birthday honours in 1930.

The Peak Church was the scene A glowing roterence to his work of a pretty wedding of conalder- was made by H. E. the Governor able local interest, yesterday at the Investiture at Government afternoon. when Mr. John He returned his last diamond House in September that year, Reginald Hinton, of Canton, eldest and declarer was obliged to trump when His Excellency added that son of the late Mr. and Mrs. F. J. with the ace of hearts in dummy. both the Admiral on the China Hinton, WAB married to Miss

A. Swann.

He returned the king of spades Station and the General Officer Kathleen Elsie Keogh, second and West won with the ace, lead-Commanding were fully apprecia-daughter of Lt. Col. Rev. and Mrs. Ing his last club in return. Easttive of, the services rendered by T. M. Keogh. The ceremony_was took the club and returned an-Mr. Dyer on behalf of the soldiers performed by the Very Rev. Dean other, and whether

declarer and sailors out here. trumped high or low, or not at all, the could not prevent, West from

taking a heart trick.

Thus the opponenta took two diamonda and diamond ruff, two spades, one club, and one heart at the end, defeating the contract two tricks.

Allowing South credit for his 100 honours, the net penalty was 200 points, and that was top score for North and South. North would also have been down at a two apade contract, but without the componsating honours,

ENGINE TROUBLE.

the

In much of his public and charitable work. Mr. Dyer has had able and sympathetic as- sistance of his wife. on home leave.

Mr. and Mrs. Dyer are at present

Mr. Dyer's Successor.

The bride, who was given away by Mr. F. Syma Thomson, wore a dress of white charmeuse, and the charming effect was enhanced by her bouquet of white Honolulu creeper and double ceamos. The bridesmaid was Miss Maureen Greig, whose dress was of white antin, and who carried a bouquet of mixed gladioli. Mr. A. C. I. Bowker, the Interport cricketer, was best-man.

Mr. Dyer is succeeded in the post of Chief Manager at the Kowloon Docks by Mr. Edward Cock, M.B.E., M.İ.C.E., M.IN.A. Mr. Cock who is a Cornisbman by birth has been associated with the Colony for a number of years, and has also taken an active part in public affairs. One of his ehler Interests has been the Kow- loon Residents' Association, of chine. which he is a past President and committee member. He has also

at 167, the Peak, the residence of A reception was afterwarde held

Mr. and Mrs. F. Syme Thomson, the happy couple leaving later for Fanling for their honeymoon. The bride's going-away dress was 11 striking one of floral crepe-de-

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Pesce since 1928. sailing for New York are held up in posts has been President of the being made a Member of the Order Mr. Cock had the honour of Southampton ewing, to engine trou Kowloon Golf Club, and a mem- ble in the A.. Olympic. They will beter of the committee of the Navy

of the British Empire in 1917, for transferred to the new motor ship Georgie, which is sailing on Satur. Lengua branch,

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