DINNER DANCE FOR WAR WOUNDED
The Hong Kong Chinese Women Association An- Soldiers Relief
THE CHINA MAIL SEPTEMBER 17 1937.
AMERICAN RESPONSE TO CHINA'S MOVE
AT GENEVA
WASHINGTON, TO-DAY.
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WOULD CONSI DER CAREFULLY ANY INVITATION BY THE LEAGUE OF
PORTUGAL'S NAVY IN
FAR EAST
Lisbon, To-day-
The Portuguese Admiralty has decided to establish an “Eastern Naval Division.”
First step in this direction is nounces that a Dinner Dance to NATIONS, SUCH AS IS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN SENT TO
the transfer of the sloop "Bar- raise funds for the purchase of WASHINGTON TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RECONSTITUTED
tholomen Dias" to Macao to join
China hospital material to aid wound-ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE FAR EAST.
THIS DECLARATION WAS MADE BY THE SECRETARY the forces already in
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sed Chinese soldiers will be held on
Friday, October 8 at the Roof-Gar- OF STATE, MR. CORDELL HULL, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE den of the Hong Kong Hotel.
YESTERDAY.
MR. HULL DECLINED TO SPECULATE IN REGARD TO
A floor show is beer arranged to WHAT THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION IS LIKELY TO BE, WEDDING TO-DAY
which a number of the Colony's BUT HE ACKNOWLEDGED THE PRECEDENT FOR AMERI singers and dancers will contribute CAN CO-OPERATION IN THE COMMITTEE'S WORK ESTAB Dinner will be served at SPLISHED WHEN THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PARTI- Miss Tamara Ellis, daughter of (Chinese menu). Tickets will be
CIPATED IN A CONSULTATIVE CAPACITY, ON THE OCCA-Mr. Henry Ellis, Senior Customs Examiner of the Chinese Maritime SION OF THE MANCHURIAN CRISIS IN 1933. $5.00 per head obtainable at the Hotel and from members of the As-
Customs, Swatow, became the bride Robert Stewart Wal- sociation.
the Officer. Swatow, at cision of the Council is that the Registry this morning. question of an American observer on the committee is not likely
sham,
It is suggested in well-informed under Article XVII of the Coven of Mr. Mr. Chang It Ou, a travelling quarters that should the United ant
to participate, Mr. artist attached to The Sin Po of States decide
States Java, has kindly placed at our dis-Leland Harrison, United posal 50 of his paintings and has Minister to Switzerland, would be generously agreed to donate sixty appointed United States represen- per cent. of the proceeds of the sale (tative. thereof towards the funds of this Mr. Harrison Association. The paintings will be Geneva-Reuter.
China exhibited at the 1st floor,
Most important feature of the de- Custom Chinese Maritime
Building, on September, 16, 17, 18 and 19 from 10 a.m. till -8 p.m. each day. The public is hereby cordial-
ly invited to attend.
The Association
acknowledges
with thanks the following dona- tions:
to
The ceremony was conducted by is at present at arise, at any rate in the immediate Mr. W. A. Jones, Deputy Regis-
LEAGUE DECISION
Elastic Procedure Chosen
The
Geneva, To-day. decision of the League
W. J. S. $500, Mrs. E. Cock $100, Council, taken at its private ses- yesterday, to refer the Mr. J. H. Taggart $100, Mme. Mon- sion
targis $50, Mrs. C. G. Alabaster $50 Chinese appeal to the advisory com- Mrs. Scott Harston $25, Mme. G.mittee of 23, is a more elastic pro- Van Wylick $10, Mrs. K. Heiberg cedure than if the question was $10, Mr. J. P. Braga $10, Miss Ary considered by the Council. mar $6.50, Mrs. Henderson $10, Dr. Wellington Koo, the Chinese Mrs. Sorby $20, Mr. R. Pestonji $10, Kayamally & Co., $25, Tyeb & Co, $5, Mrs. L Dunbar $10, Mr. K. S. Pavri $10, Mr. C. M. Karanjia & Co., $10, Mr. Ho $1, Mr. P. J. R. $1, Mr A. G. B. $1, Mr. J. P. Vasunia & Co.,
$2, Elite Styles $2, Europe & Ameri-
can. Co., $2, A. Chong $1, East Asia-
tic Trading Co., $10, Loo Brothers
$5, G. T. L. $25, Dr. & Mrs. Li Tso Yan 200 packages of Bandages, Lint Etc., Shing Kam Moving Picture Co.
$22.
BRITISH HISTORY BY B.B.C.
London, To-dzy.
delegate, accepted the proposal subject to the reservation that if any occasion arose he claimed the right to refer the matter back to the Council and retain all his rights
TREASURY EXPERT ON CASUAL VISIT TO WASHINGTON
London, To-day. Sir Frederick Phillips, one of the
Under-Secretaries of the British
Treasury, who is spending a holi- day in Canada, will visit the United States before returning to England and during the visit will have talks
The Autumn talks programme of with Mr. Morgenthau, Secretary of the British Broadcasting Corpora-the United States Treasury. tion includes the creation of mo- Enquiries in official quarters in of London show that there is no ques
mentous scenes in the House
Commons during the last 200 years tion of the opening of negotiations by means of descriptive reading and for of discussions. quotations from speeches.-British Wireless.
Hard Luck!
The subjects of the conversations which may take place have not been defined and the visit.is re- garded as being mainly for the pur- pose of establishing personal con- tacts.
A Washington-press message attributes a statement to Mr. Morgenthan regarding his meeting on Monday with Sir Frederick Phillips that he has no intention of discussing war debts. British Wireless.
Norwegian Visit To England
London: To-day.
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The Norwegian Minister of Com- It is indeed hard luck when a bilious attack, disordered liver, or a-sick head-merce and Fisheries, accompanied ache, compels you to keep indoors by several members of the Nor- whilst your fellow sportsmen are out wegian Parliament and Norwegian in the glorious sunshine enjoying the Government officials, is arriving at games. But your misfortune need be but brief if you take Pinkettes, the Newcastle to day on a visit to Eng- little arative liver regulators,
Hand in the course of which they Gently yet speedily Pinkettes dispe
will study the harbour and docks iousness and sick her
angements in London, Manches
and Newcastle. - In
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