THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 11, 1941 CORRESPONDENCE
D.F.C. FOR ATTACK ARMY
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A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
ON BATTLESHIPS
The D.F.C. has been awarded to Pilot-Officer Raymond
Alexander
Sin"Now here is a special an- Elser, of No. 149 Squad-
nouncement."
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ron, for gallantry in an
TENNIS
the Scharn- on
We all sat up and waited last attack Monday night at 8 p.m. Then
a perfectly delightful rig-horst and Gneisenau at
came
marole to the effect that owners Brest.
their of radio sets should keep sets under control and not annoy their next door neighbour -un- necessarily.
This little example rather typi fles Z.B.W.'s outlook.
I personally had put up with a longer bout than usual of the music box-it looks even better, than it sounds-and it too seem-
ed to think the same as it stop- ped and for practically a minute there was silence before the 8 o'clock time signal cut through the air. Then the special announce
ment
and then what was going to happen during the week! Can you imagine people in each household sitting down and taking down in longhand, shorthand or by any other means the week's programme? If this is broadenst for people outside the Colony, it interesting to know would be whether they contribute to upkeep of Z.B.W.
far
the
In short, I think Z.B.W. wastes too much time doing little.
W.B.Z.
SCHOOL
FOR CHARM
Personality and charm consti- tute important courses
for the students at the Fassifern School for Girls at Henderson, North Carolina.
Dr. Joseph R. Sevier, President introduced the course three years ago, with eight lectures dealing with component parts of charm and personality. He says he notes decided improvement among the students in courtesy, consideration and general charm.
Eight speakers for this season's lectures, coming from North Caru- lina, South Carolina, Virginia and New York, have taken subjects along the lines of charm and per- sonality.
PARADOX OF WAR
AN AMERICAN RED CROSS OFFICIAL DECLARED THAT FATALITIES IN BLITZ BOMB-
DEFEAT
the
Playing at Sookunpoo yesterday in the Second Division of Tennis League, Kowloon Tong Garden City Association beat Army Tennis Club by 8 sets to 1. Capt. R. E. Guest and Lieut. c. L. Pearce (Army). lost to F. H. Kwok and T. E.
Ling lost to H. T. Bee and Dr. P.
P. Khoo