THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 5, 1937.
THE
WORLD
GOES
CORRESPONDENCE
Sir,The following is a letter which I have received from the Hon. Sir Willian H. Goschen, K.BE of the London Hospital, acknowledg ing the 5 sent after my Dancing Display in November Inst
Dear Miss Capell, It is a great
our
BY pleasure to hear from you again and to receive your welcome gift to] funds resulting from your dancing display. I send you my warm thanks, and I hope you will "It would be interesting if any of convey also to your pupils this ex- your readers could give any inforpression of my gratitude for the mation on this point.
letter to a London news- paper:-
"One sunny day last week I was listening to the wireless when I be came aware of a dance being per- formed by a feathery little fly-in the bright sunshine. Up and down, backwards and forwards, round and round, faster and slower, higher and lower, swinging and swaying, the little dance went in perfect time describing almost the movements of a conductor's baton.
"Was this chance or sense?”
+ *.
I am glad to be able to auswer
this letter.
valuable help which has reculted from their efforts and yours. With all good wishes for the coming year,
Believe me,
Yours very truly,
W. H GOSCHEN,
Chairman.
Yours etc.. VIOLET CAPELL
NO LOCAL TATTOO
Coronation Suggestion Not Adopted
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The proposal to hold a Military
I am fully authorised by the Tattoo in Hong Kong during Coro- Horse Fly Glee Society to state that flies are intensely musical.
nation week has been abandoned by the Coronation Committee
Who has not heard of the in-
It is understood that the military mortal Fifth Blue Bottle Symphony authorities offered to hold a full and the tremendous Garbage Tattoo without charging admission, Fugues, the original scores of providing the cost were bome by which are fortunately preserved for Government. the nation in the Fly Paper Museum?
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The Coronation Committee decid- ed that in view of the uncertainty of weather conditions in May, as Flies are great harpists: The well as for other reasons, it would
their teeny strings-of
weeny be better that the proposed tattoo harps are fanned by the flies wings should not be held. and the resultant harmonies are A review of all the Services, how- absolutely scrumptious.
ever, will take place at Happy Val- ley, where the salute will probably
To hear a drum and fife band played by a swarm of house flies is be taken by the Officer Administer-
a thrilling emotional experience, ing the Government.
and I know of nothing more poign~- antly beautiful than "Good King Wenceslas" sung by the Fireflies' Choral Society from the bottom of a frozen drain.
gentleman named Lavo recently startled the Europe newspaper world by gobbling two full-sized daily nes Journalists were rather.... aback, as previously they had never regarded themselves as being in the catering business.
Now the hero of this incident has gone a step further.
"ACTORS a
TWO WEDDINGS TO-DAY
Two weddings will be solemnised in Hong Kong to-day at 3.30 pm. Miss C. B. Pegg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. E Pegg, and Mr. F. J. Soden will be married at St. Joseph's Church by the Rev. Father Byan. At the Union Church, Kennedy Road, Miss M. D. G. Rossell will become the bride of M G. Davies, of the Hong Kong Police Force.
FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS
at
The following forthcoming weddings
He came
unskimmed are announced: Mr. William Manlever
Messrs. er Brown, solicitor, of hare the other day and bet its owner Hastings and Co., and residing that he would eat it all including Palm Court, 21, Nathan Boad, and skin and bores. The bet was taket, Miss Frances Mabel Watson, who is and Mr. Lavovich swiftly won zad en route to the Colony per sa. Nakieta; collected his bet. One of the on-Mr. Leonard William Hume, civil ser lookers asked him what he was go vant, of 25 Prince Edward Road, and ing to have as dessert after he had
eaten the hare.
Miss Kathleen Dallas Fisher, stenogra-
her, residing at Sb, Hankow Road,
Kowloo
they do not want war”
"Your hat," said Mr. Lavovich, and swiftly and neatly dislodging it from the questioner's head he de- If this is so, half Europe must voured it in less than half a minute. consist of a lot of perfect block-
His latest
heads pronouncement is "This is nothing for a reasonable bet I will eat a whole sheep!
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Lady Astor, the American-bo Member of the House of Commer
said the other day: "Until people are educated, anything
happen When people really
Mention of war calls to mind an advertisement in a Paris newspa- per. The advertiser had a flat to let and, after extolling its virtues (h mod san, etc.), finished with
odern
BRITISH CABINET AND
DUKE OF OF
London, To-day
Statements that the Govermne:
has decided not to seek
vote for the Duke of Win that King George may be provide the former annual income, appear in t
The
on was
Civil
WINDSOR
yesterday,
House
that the de-
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