PAGE 6-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
SOCIAL
WOMEN'S PAGE
Shorts Will
Be Shorter
For Women
Men delegates to the annual general meeting of the Women's Amateur Athletic Association in Loudon recently left while Miss Dorothy Saunders. Empire Games' runner, tried on shorts.
Women athletes are ch- their deavouring to smarten track attire, and the wlinesses of
fashion this promptu parade entered into a long dis- -cussion on what should be the Inside-leg measurement for shorts.
Four and a half inches was voted too long, and three and a half inches too short. Agreement was reached on a length of four inches. Mrs. Taylor; Northern Counties secretary, reminded delegates that!
runners wearing many Women shorts reaching to the knee put up times a few years ago which had scarcely been improved upon by present-day athletes. She said the
for
shorts shorter dictated more by fashion than utility.
move
was
After her fashion artist display. Miss Saunders said: "Running this year I had 3 in. shorts which were very comfortable. I think the new length of 1 5. will be quite
smart."
Soon To Wed
The following forthcoming mari riages are announced:-
Mr. Lam Wing-sul, clerk in the Sanitary Department, and Miss Luk Yin-king. residing at No. 251 Wanchal Road, third floor;.
'Mr. Andrew Tak Kwong Chan, musle teacher. of No. 44 Caine Road, first floor, and Miss Mavis Queente Cheong, residing at No. 94 Ngai Chi Wan Road, first floor. Kowloon City:
H
Mr. Joseph Peter Tsul, secretary. of No. 42 Western Street. second floor, and Miss Kwok. Ho-wing, of No. 60 Hennessy Road, top floor;
Mr. Kwok Wal-yin, clerk in the Miss Sanitary Department, and Chan Put-king of No. 27 Hing Lung Street, first floor:
IN BETWEEN THE RACES
Picture taken at the Twelfth Extra Race meeting. Mrs. D. M. Biggar, wife of the Manager of the Chase Bank. Is in the fore- " ground. (Photo by Lelea).
NEWSETTES
Mr. E. L. Pan, president of the China Travel Service, is paying a visit to Shanghai,
·
Mr. N. F. Allman, one of Shang- hai's leading American lawyers, is on a visit to Hongkong
Leaving here in the ss. Empress of Canada yesterday, was Mr. U. G. Frondorf, of Messrs. Ault & Wiborg.
•
•
Mr. C. Finch, of the Chinese Maritime Customs at Kowloon, left for Shanghai in the ss. Empress of Canada.
FOOTBALL POOLS UNKNOWN TO LORD' DERBY
Lord
Derby, "as he was leaving A meeting of the Liverpool Personal Service Society, sald: "I never thought for one moment I was coming to an anti-gambling meeting. "I should not have come if I had known. I don't bet. I have never been to a greyhound track in my life, and I don't even know what a football pool is."
Mrs. M. Stocks, secretary of the London Council of Social Service, who spoke earlier, attacked total- isators and football pools.
But when she said: "I do not think it is a sin, or even a moral danger, to go to a race meeting and have a bet," Lord Derby said. "Hear, hear,””
SATURDAY'S. MENU
BREAKFAST
Chilled Raspberrles
Hot Cereal Soft Boiled Eggs
Corn Meal Cakes and Honey
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Creamed Corn Soup Crab Salad Vegetable Plate with Poached Eggs Asparagus Salad with
Cheese Dressing
Peach Tart
Tea
SUPPER
כן -
Assorted Fruit Cup Cream of Tomato Soup Cold Meat Loaf -Stuffed Baked. Tomatoes Fried Rice Aspic Salad · Raisin Tarts and Tea
Open Umbrella In Hand
Of Shot Man
Walking up a drive leading to a house in Winn-road, Southamp- The Arst meeting of the Hongton, a cook going to start work at 1.30 am. saw something that kong Chamber Concert Club will made her jump back in horror.
be held at Government House on Tuesday at 6.30 p.m.
•
Mr. W. O. Lancaster, formerly chier accountant of the Shanghai- Nanking Rallway, arrived in Hong- Mr. S. T. Bitting, Mr. A. S. Gub-kong from Shanghai in the ss. bay and Mr. C. S. Gubbay salled Canton. for Shangha! In the s.s. Empress of Canada yesterday.
•
Mr. R. P. Winkler, of Messrs Connell Bros., was a passenger in the Empress of Canada, salling yesterday for Shangha!,
•
Dr. George Sellett. formerly U.S. District Attorney for China in Shanghai, returned to the northern part in the Empress of Canada:
+
Mr. H. K. Peters, of the Shanghai Arm bearing his name, left for Shanghai in the Empress of Cana- da yesterday.
Mr. John Richard "Bergne-Coup-
Mr. R. A. E. Denton, of the land, engineer, residing at the Hongkong Club; and Miss Evelyn Jardine Engineering Corporation,
of Mary Humphreys, No. 127 arrived here in the s. Canton
yesterday. Robinson Road,
•
Dr. Bernard E. Read, of the Mr. Bergne Coupland, represen-Henry Lester Institute for Medical tative of Messr Ruston and Research. Shanghai, returned to Hornsby Ltd. arrived in the asthe north in the Empress of Cana- Canton from Shanghai yesterday.da yesterday.
HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
LAVISH COSTUMES
"AND
SCENERY.
*.20 LOVELY GIRLS
AS
BRIDESMAIDS.
ALSO A
STRONG
CHOROUS
OF THE
GHOSTS
OF
RUDDIGORE
99
OR THE
CURSE
BY PERMISSION OF R. D'OYLY CARTE,
QUEEN'S
THEATRE
AT 9,20 PM.
DEC. 14, 15, 16 & 17
PRICES 83.30, 32.20, 81.10
INCLUDING TAX
CH'S
BOOKING NOW OPEN AT THE THEATRE.
J. V. Scott, Far East Mr. I manager of Messrs. Ilford, Ltd., and Mrs. Scott, are passengers passing through the Colony in the s.s Canton
14
Lady Northcote will give away at the annual prizes the prizegiving of the Peak School at 5.15 p.m. on Wednesday, at the Peak Club.
||
On the path lay her employer, shot dead. His left hand grasped an open umbrella, which lay across his body.
Round About
Late one evening, a coolie stood near a lighted window. With legs apart, hands clasped behind his back and eyes star- ing straight ahead at the win- dow, he bent to one side, then another, or lowered his head. From these actions passers-by gathered that whatever he was. watching was moving about on the other side of the window. Now and then he added a grunt
11
་་
.
The MRI, Commander Frank Lavington Moth, R.N. (retired), was wearing pyjamas, a dressing gown and bedroom slippers.
There was a bullet wound in his chest; near the body was a Service revolver,
It is thought that Commander Moth, who was sixty-five, used the umbrella to hide his action in strooting himself from anybody who might be on the road.
"WIFE "PHONED POLICE The Commander was missed by
was his wife shortly before he found shot.
1
Mrs. Math telephoned Sou- thampton police, told them she feared her husband had a revolver with him.
or a groan.
Whether or not he was witness- Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Handley- Derry are passing through Hong-ing a murder, a family scene, an kong in the s.s. Canton en route argument or a fight, he stood ob- for Home, Mr. Handley-Derry 15vious of people passing in the No other coolies joined a member of H.M. Consular Ser-street.
Commander Moth had been in the lonely watcher. vice in China.
The light in the room was then poor, health for some time. He had been medically attended for then with *1 the Governor and Lady extinguished. And Northcote, accompanied by Missaigh, the coolle turned and was heart disease and acute insomnia. Elizabeth Davies, will spend the about to depart when the window week-end at Fanling Lodge and opened. He was undecided as to the British India Steam Naviga will return to Government House his action for this particular situation Company, eight years ago.
The police have taken possession on Monday. Miss Davies will leave tion, not knowing whether to run for Manila on Tuesday in the s.sor duck into the shrubs. However, of letters he left: Changte.
H.E.
•
At St. John's Cathedral Hall on Friday next at 5.30 p.m.; HE the Governor, who is Chief Scout, will preside at the annual meeting of the Boy Scouts' Association.
it was of no use whatever for im- mediately a stream of water met the coolle in the face.
The deliverer of this gift re- marked: "That for Peeping Toms about my windows-scram!"
Not a word was understandable to the coolte, who shook himself
Mrs. David W. K. Au, wife of and cheerfully responded. "Good
the Chinese executive of Messrs. night Mr. and trotted down Butterfield & Swire. returned to the garden path.
Hongkong in the a.s. Sulyang on
Thursday. Mr. Au is expected here In a few weeks.
•
MT, N.R. Kirk, who has been on holiday, will be returning to his
Mr, E. Cock, M.B.E., Chief desk in the Import Department of Manager of the Hongkong and Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Whampoa Dock Company, is re on Monday.
turning from Home leave on De- cember 30 in the Empress Japan.
of
L
Mr Far T. Sung, the new Chinese Consul-Ocheral at Johannesburg, sailen for his new post with Mrs.
•
Admiral Sir Charles Little and Sung in the m.v. Ruys yesterday Sir William and Lady Shenton afternoon were among those present at the festival dinner of the "Seamen's Hospital Society held recently at the Mansion House, London,
•
The health report for Thursday shows eight cases of dysentery, Ave of diphtheria. three of enteric fever and one case each of cholera, chicken pox, cerebro-
At 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, H.E. measles,
the Governor and Lady Northcote spinal meningitis and puerperal
will be present at the annual fever.
meeting of the Hongkong Bociety
for the Protection of Children, to be held at the Helena May "In- stitute.
1.
H.E. Major-Gen. A.E. Grasett,
D.S.O., M.C., Officer.. Commanding
H. M: Forces in China, will pay his official call on H.E. the Gov. Mr. Samuel K. Szeto, head ofernor at 10.15 a.m. on Tuesday at the firm bearing his name, who Government Hotise. The call will has been on an extended visit to be returned at Flagstaff House at Balgon, the Philippines and Mala- 11.40 am. on the same day.
Mr. DF. Landalo, of Messrs. ya has returned to Hongkong.
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., 18 HE. the Governor, accompanied leaving for England by air by Lady Northcote, will attend the Tuesday next. He does not expect annual prizegiving at Queen's Col-to be away for very long. Upon his lege at 11 am. on Friday next, return, he will assume charge of and will distribute the prizes and the affairs of the Ewo hong as Mr. certificates.
J. J. Paterson is going on leave.
+
+
•
on
Mr.. R. G. MacDonald, of Messrs. Among the passengers arriving Canton from Dodwell & Co., Shanghai, and, here in the sa former presidant of St. Andrew's Shanghai were Mr. R. J. Elias, of Society in the northern port, is the Central Agency. Mr. A. D. visiting Hongkong, having arrived Fraser, of the Asiatic Petroleum in the 5.8., Canton.
Co., Mr. B. W. Harris, of Mesare Harrison, King & Irwin, Mr. M
Mr. Uy Teng-yla, of the China McDermot, of the Yee Thoong To- & South Sea Bank, left for Bhang-bacco Co. and Mr. and Mrs. JD. hai yesterday In the as. Empress McLeod. Mr. McLeod is associated of Canada and will return to the with the International Paint &
Composition Co. Colony at the end of the month.
He retired from the service of
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1938.
JAEGER
CAMELHAIR & WOOL
COATS
OF INFALLIBLE CUT
Jaege: go to Asia for their Camelhair--to the two humped Bactrian Camel, whose fine undercoat provides material for Jaeger. coats, dressing gowns, rugs, etc. Only the hair of the Camel's undercoat is good enough, says the Jaeger analyst in texture, as delicate as the heart could desire: in colour, tawny, natural gold: light, soft. With wool added in." the weaving it gives thématerial special strength. Then there are Jaeger Tweed Coats, so reasonable in price, so notable
a
in warmth.
OBTAINABLE
IN EVERY FIRST - CLASS
STORE
*AEGER HOUSE, 204-206, Regent Street, London, W., England
Make your lips savagely lovely
with one of these exciting jungle colours
Here's an entirely new idea of lip colour; reds created from the adven turous spirit of impatient jungle romance Enricing, thrilling, squagé reds that put the beat of 10-OMS on lovely ladies" lips. Extremely indelible, too; SAVAGE clings savagely.. yet it keeps lips soft and gmooth seductively smooth.. savagely lovely! Five exciting shadest TANGRINK.. FLAME. NATURAL.... BLUSH. JUNGLE
SAVAGE LIPSTICK
FOR YOUR COMPLETE BEAUTY TREATMENT, "USE SAVAGE POWDER AND DRY ROUGE
TRUST YOUR DENTIST
-he says KOLYNOS
for Clean White Teeth and Healthy Gums
HOUSANDS of dentists throughout the
THOUSANDS of
remarkable ability to remove unsightly stain and clean the teeth without harmful bleach- ing or scratching the delicate enamel. Kolynes actually destroys dangerous mouth germs that cause tooth decay.
Brighten your smile with KOLYNOS
KOLYNOS
DENTAL CREAM
.
Try this antiseptic cleansing dentifrice that dentists approve and discover for your self the joy of a clean mouth and sound, attractive teeth.
Kolynos is most economical--because you use only half as much as ordinary toothpastes. One-half inch on a dry brush is enough,"
For further economy-.. buy the large tube
KOLYNOS
the antiseptic DENTAL CREAM