The Rev. E. G. Powell, vicar of lie church, officiated. Miss Westland, made a very pretty picture in her gown of beige lace with harmonizing bhat and veil, carrying an armful of Kladioll. "Her bride's maids, "Misses Marie Paterson and Catherine Markham, wore frocks of yellow georgette Jand carried bouquets of flame colour-Jed gladioli. Mrs. E, D. C. Wolfe was matron of honour, having chosen beige and brown for her costume.
Commander 'T. B. Morpeth, 'R.N., was best man, and the ushers includ-Jed Messrs. R. Wolfenden and A. (Cairns.
At the reception at St. John's Place, Garden Road, which followed the ceremony, Sir Thomas Southern Proposed the bride's health, and took the opportunity to reminisce a ttle, most delightful yien, about his jeany connections with family, when he was a young district officer
school, Ceylon and she was absent Following other toasts and many Jzood wishes for the continued hap-pines of the pair, they left for Cheung Chou on their honeymoon, Another Wedding As is well-known, sonic weddings Jeven in this favoured spot do not take place before one or both of the contracting parties have overcome perplexing obstacles. The trip to Hongkong itself is fraught with a Jcertain amount of danger. Not long Jago an incoming bride was on a ship which was pirated, and only by her rare presence of mind did she save her engagement ring!
Then last week the steamer {Changte went aground in Manila Bay land very nearly® upset the matrix mental arrangements of a certain Hongkong bachelor.
'Miss Maisie Martin, accompanied by her mother, was travelling to Hon, kong from Sydney to marry Mr. bert Muskett here in the Colony. Thi wedding was set' for St. Andrew' Church on Saturday afternoon. The bride was to have arrived here by the Changte on Tuesday last, in good time to become quite at home in Hongkong before her marriage.
For a while it seemed that the untimely grounding of the Changte would mean postponing the wedding. But all has been adjusted, and the ceremony will take place as arrang: ed, to the great delight of all.
Miss Martin will have four bride's maids, Misses Isabelle Pestonji, Ina Buchanan, G, Owing and Loreen JClemo. Mr. J. R. Way will give the bride away and Mr. H. 8. Jones will be best. ma many, Mr. entertain "the bridal par and the guests at a reception at cit home, 254 Prince Edward Road.
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