What Rear-Admiral Stirling described as a unique event took place at Hongkong on September 25, when Lieut, H. M, A. Day, A.m., Royal Marines (at present attached to Flight "No, 401, R, A. F,) and Miss Doreen Holgate, younger daughter of Mr, Harold Holgate of Shanghai, were married aboard H.M.S, Tamar, The upper deck had been decorated with bunting and flowers, and formed an extremely effective back. ground for the white and khaki uniforms of the naval and military officers and men while the dresses of the many ladies present added a touch of daintiness to ensemble, The bride, who was given away by her father, was attired in a dress of beaded creme georgette over a pink. slip, anda veil of embroidered "white net with a atte of orange blossom. She was attended by her sister, Mrs. Basil Cornaby, who wore a dress of saxe blue voile over a rose pink slip, with a saxe blue hat ornamented by a rose pink rosette, while the bride's two-year old niece, Zillah, acted as a pretty, if diminut Lieut. M. A. Maude,.N., Com-nanking No, 401 Flight RAF, carried out the duties of best man, and the service was conducted by the Rev. G. H. Hewitt, Mids, Rus, Chaplain of H.M.S. Tamar. Engineer-Lieut. A. S. Bedells, n.v., presided atthe organ, Rear-Admiral and Mrs, Stirling very. kindly lent their quarters aboard for the reception. In proposing the health of the bride and bridegroom, the Admiral remarked that he regarded it og a_privil and particularly so in that, during his long experience at sea, this was the first wedding he had attended in one of H. M. ships.
The bride's going-away dress was of powder blue crepe-de-chine with a grey marocain coat and a blue hat The honeymoon is being spent at Fanling, Manta, Oct. 4—Colonel Carmi 'Thompson' left' for Hongkong and Shanghai to-day on the str. President Jackson. Miss Louisita Wood, daughter of the Governor-General, also left by the President Jackson to-day—Reuter.
Tue body of Mr. Jan Blakenberg. of the Netherlands Harbour Works has been recovered from Hongkong Harbour. Our Hongkong correspon dent reported a few days ago toat. Mr. Blakenberg was thrown into the sea by the recent typhoon and. drowned, in spite of efforts made by an Indian who witnessed the accident, to save him. This man with gomihis turban and weighting one mendable presence of mind Palle ff threw it ta the drowning man. /The seas were too violent for him to suc ceed in, catching it.
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