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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1933.

WEDDING BELLS.

MARRIAGE OF CHINESE LADY TENNIS PLAYER

A wedding of particular in-

CONTRACT BRIDGE

terest to the foreign and Chinese By W. E. McKenney

communities was solemnised at the Registry yesterday afternoon when

There is no question but that Biga Enid Lo, the Colony's fore-tho squeeze is the most interest- most lady tennis player, became the ing of all plays in bridge. Some bride of Mr. John L. Litton.

are hard to recognize-others are [apparently simple.

have

to

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CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. P & O BRITISH-INDIA APCAR AND

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES,

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

The Steamship,

"D'ARTAGNAN"

(COMPANIES Incorporated in ENGLAND) Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for Straits, Java and Burma, Ceylon, India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Australasla, Including, New Zealand & Queensland Ports, Red Sea Egypt, Conalantinople, Greece, Levantine Porta, Europe Ete PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.

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From Rong.

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Arrived Hongkang on Tuesday, the 26th April, 1933, From MARSÉILLES &c. Consignees of Cargo by the above named steamer are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Optum, Treasuro and Valuables Both bride and bridegroom are! The squeeze play, however, that are being landed and placed at their well-known in Hongkong, Mr.stands above them all is the triple risk in the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd., Litton being employed in the firm squeeze-where you

Kowloon, whoneo. delivery can be of Mesura. Benjamin and Potts ajuceze both opponents

obtained na the goods are landed.~ while the bride is the daughter of squeeze them on all three suits. Goods not cleared within 7 days †BṛUTAN |Mr. Lo Cheung-shla and the sister: The following hand is the most including date of arrival, will be

of Messrs. M. K. and M. W. Lo, interesting, from a playing stand.sabject to zent.

All claims must be sent to the one time tonis doubles champions point, of the recent tournament of the Colony.

hold in New York City. Mr. Lou undersigned before the Thursday the or they will not ba recognized. The bride, who was given away Gotthelf, secretary of the Metro-4th May, 1933, by her father, wore a drees of politan Bridge League, was sitting

Damaged Packages must be left in French white georgette, the crea-in the south. Mr. Gotthelf usual- the Gedowns for examination by the NALDERA tion of "Oberon," and a long flow-ly uses the one-over-one bidding consignece, and the Company's Bar KAIBAR-I-HIND ing train trimmed with pearls. system, but with this partner he veyor Mesars:-Goddard & Donglas

a veil of French was playing the forcing two club

BURDWAN lace and a crown of pearls. Miss convention.

Carro only. Trixic Chon attended as brides-

She also wore

The Bidding

maid, being dressed in an eau-de- nil

Mr. Gotthelf opened the bidding coloured creation made by "Oberon." The flower girls were with three clubs, West passed the two little daughters of Mr. M. and his partner bid three hearts, H. Lo, their dresses being of East passed and Mr. Gotthelf bid Victorian, style, made of

French five clubs.

georgette of eau-de-nil, sheli pink,, North made the exceptionally

powder blue and lemon.

A

strong bid of jumping to six no trump. Mr. Gotthelf held 100 hon- My, W. A. Zimmern supported ours in clubs and felt that no the bridegroom an best man.

trump was not the spot on this reception was subsequently particular hand-that he had to held at the Hongkong Hotel where play it where the honours were. the happy

the couple were re-Therefore his next bid was seven cipients of the felicitations of their cluba. many friends.

Ordinarily, in the one-over-one system, the bidding would have The Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, been South one club, North two no Colonial Secretary, and Mra.tramp, South four clubs, North Southorn were among the large gathering. Lady Peel had In- timated her intention of being pre- sent but owing to her indisposition was unable to attend.

Well-known Couple. Torsting the bride and bride.. groom, Mr. George Potty said it was almost needless for him to talk very much about the couple as they were so well known to really everybody. He could not say enough for them. Mr. Litton, he had known certainly for 14 years. Ever since he left school je. had been with his (the speaker's) firm and was still with him-In spite of his black eye he

with him. That said. was still Jenough for itself.

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five clubs, and South six clubs. I As regards the bride,

Mrs. don't believe that the hand should Litton, all those present knew herbe bid for a grand slam.

at 10.00 a.m. on Monday, the 1st May, 1933. Consignees must have A Revenue Officer in attendance when any damaged dutiablo goods examined by the Co.'s Surveyors. No claim will be admitted the goods have left the goods have left the Godowns.

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after

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

P. PAYLAS, Agent. Hongkong, 25th April, 1938.

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M. Kouznetsoff complains that the Manchukuo directors did not take active measures to safeguard of the Chinese the interests Eastern Railway, especially with KAIBAR-I-HIND regard to the safety of the em- TILAWA ployees and their possession. Ilo finally demands that instructions be, given to the authorities so well. She bad. he thought. However, Mr. Gotthelf had ar- beaten everybody at every game, rived at a seven contract and now Manchuli and Suifenho not to in- hoped she would continue to do so. tionally well in order to make his C.E.R. for transit haulage between more especially at tennis, and he proceeded to play the hand excep-terfere with the legal use of the the railways of Soviet Russia.-- Young people when they got mar-contract.

Reuter. ried usually thought they could re-

The Play tire for life; but that was not so.

The singleton jack of diamonds Referring to the bride's father, was opened by West. East went Mr. Potts said he had known Mr.up with the king and Mr. GotthelfIf he plays the queen of hearts. Lo us a boy. He (Mr. Lo) has in the South won the trick with the dummy's eight spot will be good. while he discarda the deuce of now retired but the speaker had nee. not, Mr. Lo had raised a family He

ran off five club trieks. spades Mr. Gotthelf will discard. when they all knew and one which from the dummy he discarded the eight of hearts from dummy

and the triple squeeze in was something to be proud of. Mrs. three diamenda.

the charm of that Litton was

West was able to follow on four pleted. family.

of the clubs, but on the fifth club First Enst WEB squeezed in Mr. and Mrs. Litton were young, he discarded a small heart. EaBlapades and diamonds and then with everything in front of them followed with one club and then West was squeezed in hearts and and the speaker could not see any-let go two diamonds and two apades. thing to hinder their lives. Both spades.

•

can-

It was interesting to note at this were fond of sports, the bride- Mr. Gotthelf then led the are of groom being fond of golf as well as hearts and followed with a small tournament that many moro grand tennis, and they were both hard heart, winning in dummy with the slams have been bid than at any workers which was the chief thing King. He returned the five of previous tournament, due to the in life.

hearts and East felt the first fact that last November the rub- ber laws were changed so as to The toast of the prosperity, long [squeeze, life and happiness of the couple Of course he must discard a increase the grand alam bonus to was enthusiastically honoured. spade-this is the start of the 2250 points-in other words, it The bridegroom suitably replied triple squeeze. He cannot let go now pays to gamble occasionally Mr. Gotthelf's on the bidding of what be termed and thanked Mr. Potts for what of a diamond or had been said of him and his wife, queen and seven will be good. Mr. "possibly doubtful grand slam" The honeymoon is being spent at Gotthelf trumped the heart with and naturally these same tactles Tytam, the bride's going away his gond deuce of clube, West fol-are being carried into duplicate Bridge.. even though the grand dress being an ensemble of pink towed with the seven of hearts. printed ninon blege crinolin, with Mr. Gotthelf now led the queen slam bonus at duplicate remains picture lut.

of diamonds and West is squeezed. at 1500 points.

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