HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
WOMEN'S PAGE
Queenie At
Gloucester
To-morrow
NEW PHILIPPINE DANCE
"Come on up to the Glouces- ter and sac mc sometime!" This · WES Queenie's invita- tion to us when we called to say hello yesterday!
That famous comedienne, dan- cer, songster and fun maker of 250 pounds of personality is back here and opens her 1938 engagement to-morrow evening in the Glouces- ter Hotel roof dining room.
A bit of hulla. Harlem rhythm, rumba, taps, torch singing, blues and Hawaiian melodies, are a few of the entertainments on the pro- gramme. The new Philippine song dance will be presented for the first time in the Colony by the three young dancers, Didian, Mary Walters and Nina.
SHAKING HIPS
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Sueaking in by the backway yes- terday we had a look at one of the rehearsals of Queenle and her troupe and we found plenty of song, music, laughter, shaking hips. in the beautiful native Hawalian dance. There is certainly some- thing in store for Gloucester patrons,
You all remember Queente and David Klall from several years ago when they opened this hotel. Java, "India and Manila have been en- tertained in the past year by these artistes and now, here they are to liven up the holiday season en- tertainment-and they will tainly do it!
A public
cer
message from this famous Hawaiian lady, "Tell Hong-j kong that I am just as bad as ever, and we say, "Queerle you have personality plus."
KAI TAK MOVEMENTS
AND AIR MAIL The newly overhauled Daedalus left" Kai Tak with mail and one passenger. Mr. Paul Buergin, for Rangoon yesterday morning.
In the afternoon, the Delphinus arrived from Bangkok with mali mainly from Australia.
To-morrow morning the Della will return to Bangkok with mail and passengers, and a plane will bring the mall, due on Saturday. into the Colony on Sunday after- moon.
The Ville de Calcutta, Air France's plane, will leave to- morrow morning for Banol.
The Pan American China Clipper will arrive at noon to-morrow from América and Manila.
£800 WON FOR A PENNY!
THERE IS ONLY ONE QUEENIE!
The most brilliant and most delightfai Hawalian personality that Hongkong entertainment seckers have encountered is un- doubtedly Queenie Kafli, who will greet many old friends and make many more new ones" at the Gloucester Roof to-morrow night, when she opens her season here.
NEWSETTES
SOCIAL
$7,000 Raised For Colony Poor
Over $7,000 was raised by the annual street collection and sale of roses in aid of the poor helped by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul which took place yesterday.
The needs of the poor are grea- ter than ever this year,, for a great number of poor families, in their effort to help relatives who are war refugees, have impoverished themselves and now are in need of assistance.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul helps the poor in their own homea,
The local poor and the refugees will both benefit by the Rose Day Collection.
The effort yesterday was better than last year.
HOSPITAL
OPENED BY QUEEN MARY
A Talk To Two Charwomen
to
Rows of Union Jacks were pegged out on clothes-lines recently when Queen Mary visited Plaistow epen the new Albert Dock Hospital or the Seamen's Hospital Society.
Large crowds cheered Queen
Mary.
wito, after opening the hospital, inspected every depart- ment. There are beds for 5.5 patients in the hospital, which has cost £85,000,
Two of the proudest women at the hospital were Mrs. Anne Clench and Mrs. Harriet Madden, who have been charwomen at the hospital for over 30 you. Both were presented to Queen Mary.
Wearing pinafores over their.
The Royal Army Medical Corps The Executive Yuan adopted at working clothes, they stood at the will hold a supper dance at the jits regular meeting held in Chung-foot of one of the fights of stairs Peninsula Hotel to-morrow from king a set of regulations govern-which they have to clean every 8.30 p.m., to a.m.
Ing the encouragement of public day. For weeks they had practised savings for the purpose of national the curtsey. reconstruction.
With a donation of $19.50 from the 9th A. A. Battery, R.A., the Poppy Day Find now totals $18, 845.52.
The Chief Petty Officers' Club Ellot Vale,
dance in the Rose ing will hold a Room of the Peninsula Hotel on Tuesday evening.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. E. A. R. Fowles yesterday. Mother and child are doing well. Mr. Fowles is connected with the Aslatic Petroleum Company,
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A tired loolding mun, of about 40 years of age, entered the small cale. Peering about he re- cognized a few friends gathered at the counter where food and drink were sold.
On being hailed by his friends he joined the group, seated him- self on a stool, and listened their conversation.
"This will give us something to talk about for 'months," said Mrs. Estate valued at £118,841 (n. Madden afterwards. p. £74,851) was left by Mr. Ed- Mrs Clengh who is 68, has made win Thomas, of The Pagoda, a vow personally to clean and Blackheath, bulid-polish every day the patch of contractor, principal of linoleum on which Queen Mary Thomas and Edge, of Woolwich stood while talking to her.
"Never did I dream that I would Ah annuity of £52 to Regimental shake hands with Queen Mary, Sgt.-Major dash. Royal Berkshire she said.
One friend turned and eyed the Regt. 1s Among the legacies of Capt. Gerald Herbert Bishop. late Queen Mary spoke to 14 patients, that he was in need of sleep. His wards gentleman and cast the remark Royal Berkshire Regt., of Pall Mall One, a coloured seaman from Bom-eyes seemed
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380).
While inspecting the
Professor S. Lautenschlager will speak on "The Meaning of the Several members of the Hong- Cross" at the meeting of the Dis-kong Chinese Women's Soldiers students of the department of cussion Group of the European Relief Association visited Chinese Economics of the University of Y.M.C.A. on Sunday at 9 pm. wounded soldiers receiving medical Canton are eligible to member- attention at the Kowloon Hospital ship. Students of other depart- Zoroastrianism
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lecture
£800 in a football pool, for which yesterday.
he paid exactly one penny. Mr. Salter returned to the Colony on
on
of rest.
quarter
Concluding the observation and closing the remark he said, "And you are the proud owner of a new pipe. I see."
The chiding was all in good
An extraordinary plece of good luck befell a Hongkong man on was given by Mrs. M. P. Talatin Wednesday. They distributed ments are also eligible. The pro-humour, the gentleman taking it Home leave when Mr. A. W. Salter, at the meeting of the Manuk many "comfort" articles to the gramme will comprise a speech, as such, looked at the speaker and of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., won Lodge of the Theosophical Society soldiers. There are more than 30 music, entertainment and retresh-friends about him. "Why shouldn't
wounded soldiers in the hospital. ments..
I be tired, a baby girl was born: into our family at three o'clock Mr. R. Warren; the well-known Owing to the departure of re-
A Kwangtung-Kwangel "highway this morning, and it is not every the s.8. Scharnhorst on Wednes-fugees to
Australian journalist, has arrived is being built by the authorities night I wait about to be a father." other quarters, Bt. "day."
Peter's Church, West Point, and has been in hospital in Hankow been approved by Generalikimo. his head, struck out his chin and in the Colony, from Shanghai He of the two provinces after having was his pronouncement as he tilted the old Victoria Gaol will be suffering from an attack of Chiang Kai-shek, reopened to street sleepers, to-dysentery and typhus. The Jap from
The road is squared his shoulders. Sel-wal in
"Now, after all your talk you can- Kwangtung, anese authorities flew him, with through Kwangning to Huaich!, have the privilege of buying me other foreign "journalists,
from in Kwangs!. A demonstration
It will be ready for drink," said he, whereby getting of machine Hankow to Shanghai early last service shortly. It is understood in his innings with the kind embroidery will be held at the
month. European YM.C.A.. Kowloon, in ¦
that the new road joins with the friends... various highways
Mother and child are doing very connection with the guest morn-
at, southern
well. Kwangtung.
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FRIDAY'S MENU
BREAKFAST
Canned Peaches Cereal Poached Eggs Bacon Toast and Jelly Cocoa
LUNCHEON
Cream of 3pinach Soup Iineapple & Cottage Cheese Salad Brolled Oystera
Steamed Broccoli with Lemon
Cabbage au. Gratin
Hot Popovers
French Pastry and Coffee
DINNER
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Several Chinese delegates, in-
ing of the Women's Section on cluding Dr. Wu YI-fang. President Thursday next at 10 am.
of the Ginling College for Girls.
Mr. Chen Tien-hsiao, the wall- DESERTION Mr. Fritz Szanto arrived in the formerly in Nanking. to the Third known artist, is going abroad for
*
s.s. Conte Verde on Wednesday. International Missionary Congress the fourth time to raise fundsIVORCEN
has received two calendars of the
American Insurance Co. of Newark,
Chinese
of
to be held in Madras, India from for China's wounded soldiers and He will lead the orchestra at, the Parisian Cafe, in the Metro- December 12 to 28, salled for India refugees. He is leaving to-day for pole. Hote: Building, which will on the sa. Conte Varde on Wednes. Manila in the Empress of Canada. MADE ABSOLUTE open its entertainmen: reason in day. It is learned that the ques- Exhibitions of paintings sund the middle of this month
tion of the relief, of Chinese war Chinese har and lute concerts
The first divorce to be granted in London on the ground of de- refugees may be brought up for will be held at various places.sertion was made absolute in the The "Hongkong Daily Press "discussion during the conference. After exhibitions m the Philippines,
Vacation Court recently. The where he is going to make a short Truthang, a village in Changshan stay, Mr. Chen will go to Europe to Ebt. Joseph Patrick Davis,
recree nisi was granted in March NJ. for the year 1939. The Hong-district where Dr. Sun Yat-sen was America. The local
the Highland Light Infantry, kong agents for the American In-born, and Talenshan, near Trul- Chamber of Commerce has cabled surance Co. are Messrs. J.M. da hang. will be converted into re- to various organizations overseas against his wife, Louisa, whom he Rocha & Co.
fugee zones in the near future as to give him every possible assis-married in 1932, plans to this effect are being, tance.
- Other decrees made absolute
included those obtained by Members of the European Y.M. drawn up by local and Hongkong CA. will have an opportunity to charitable organisations and for-
Mr. Cheng Hung-nien, former The Countess of Carrick against day to view the Bayer Pharma- eign missionaries. The Sun Yat-president of the Chinan Univer- the Earl of Carrick, whom she ceutical Company's film of the sen Memorial School in Tsulhang sity. Shanghal, has been appointed married in 1830:: Berlin Olympic Games. Admission will be turned into a camp to ac- a member of the Central Relief Mr. Aaron James Harris, a jewel- is by invitation, and screening commodate the refugees. It will Committee stationed in Kwang- ler and silversmith, who cited Vis- | commences at 5.30 p.m.
be under the supervision of a Bri- tung. Yesterday he met Mr. Hau count Scarsdale as co-respondent: Shih-ying, chairman of the Com- Bir Lews Thomas Loveden Fryse, tish pastor.
mittee, for instructions. He will a 74-years-old Welsh baronet, on later meet officials of the local the ground of the desertion of his Chinese and English relief, or-wife, whom he married in 1894;
and
Sir John Rahere Paget, 'K.C....of į Lennox-gardens, S.W., specialist in The University of Canton Econo- banking law, author of The Law mics Society will hold its inaugur of Manking," and an Hon. Fellow al meeting to-morrow at 7 pm. In ganizations with a view to making of the Institute of Bankers, who the University auditorium. The close connections so far as his died at the age of 90, left: £6,378 object of the society is to promote work in the war areas. 19 concern (n.p. £8,108).
learning and goodwill. Allied.
Mrs. Dorothy Annle Alice Booth against Mr. Leslie Webster Booth, the singer.
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