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SOCIAL
D. W. Yuen arrived yesterday
from Elagapore in the 3.3. Corfu
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Mr. A. Marshall, of the Kowloon
Docks, is going on Home leave via
Canada. He is sailing in the liner
Mr. D. Fraser arrived from Singa- Empress of Japan which leaves
pers in the sà. Corfu,
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Mrs. V. Souby arrived from Lon- don, yesterday morning in the sis. Corfu.
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Coldnet V. R. Burkhardt arrived from Singapore yesterday in the 5:3 Corfu..
to-morrow.
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Sub-Inspr. T, E Wilkinson, of the Shanghal Municipal Police, i passed through Hongkong yester- day in the s. s. "Corfu. He was accompanied by Mrs. Wilkinson.
Mrs. A. Harmad, whose husband is associated with the Shanghal
Mr. S. J. Chen was a passenger (Power Co.. is travelling to Shang- arriving on the 3.5. Cörtu yesterday from Singapore,
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Mrs. H. West, was a passenger in the 5.3. Cortu which arrived in Hongkong yesterday.
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A traction agreement was signed at the Chinese Embassy in London -on Mar, 14.
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Mr. S. J. Chen, who has been visiting Singapore, has returned to Hongkong in the Corfu.
Mr. A. E. Nobbines, of the Asia Agencies, Shanghal, arrived here
in the P. & O. 9. 8. Corfu yesterday.
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hai in the Corfu, which arrived here yesterday.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Martin 'and their two children passed through the Colony in the as. Corfu go their way to Shanghai. Mr. Martin is
Mrs. Fehily, Mrs. O'Connor, Mlas Kelly, and Mrs. Gray photo- graphed at the Annual Race meeting held at Happy Valley re- 'cently. (Photo by Leira),
TWO WEDDINGS AT REGISTRY
Mr. Sung I-chung, Journalist son onnected with the Astatic Petro-of Mr. Sung Far-san, Chinese Icunt Co., in the North,"
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Consul-General in Johannesburg, was married it the Registry, Su-
Mr. D. W. MacEwen, who is being preme Court, yesterday, to Miss transferred to Shanghal from the Ying Yi, daughter of Prof. Ying local office of Messrs. Mackinnon, Shih The bride" recently arrived Mackenzie & Co. returned to the in Hongkong from Honolulu, Culony yesterday in the 5.5. Corfu. en route to the north,
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Witnesses of the ceremony, were Mr. Eaton K. C. Tsai and Mr. Shih Chao-chang.
The marriage also took place atį the Registry yesterday of Mr. Lau
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. R. Humble, of the Kowloon Docks, are proceeding Mr. A, E. Nobbins, of the Asta on Home leave in the P. and O. Agencies, arrived in the Colony in Rawalpindi on Saturday, They Kwong-chung, son of the late Mr. the ss, Corfu yesterday from will be accompanied by their two
Parang,"
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Lt.Cdr. and Mrs. W. Harrison. R.N., arrived in the Colony in the s.s. Corfu from Colombo yesterday morning.
Lt. and Mrs. F. W. Mitchell. R.N.. and their daughter Miss R. E. Mit- chell arrived in Hongkong in the 5.3. Corfu from London.
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Mr. E E. Johnson will shortly arrive from the United States and open a U.S. Maritime office in the Colony.
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children.
Lau Chu-pak, one-time member of the Legislative Counell, and Miss So Shuk-yin..
Gen. Chang Chun, Secretary. The bridegroom's brother, Mr. General of the Supreme Defence Lau Tak-po, and Mr. T. S. So were Council, has been named con- the witnesses. currently Secretary-General of the National Spiritual Mobilisation! Association.
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Mr. T. J. Gould, Deputy Registrar of Marriages, officiated at both ceremonies.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The following forthcoming mar- rages are announced:-
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Mrs. J. G. Robertson, Miss R. Robertson and two other young members of the family returned to Hongkong yesterday from London;
Mr. Lew Soo-gong, engineer, of in the s.s..Cortu. Mr. Robertson is connected with the Medical De-No. 422. Prince Edward Road, third Boor, and Miss Lai Tak-kan, of No. partment in the Colony.
12. Essex Crescent, Kowloon Tong; Mr. Yu Ylu-in, clerk of the Statis- tical Office, Imports and Exports and Miss Leung Department; Yeung-wat, of No. 240, Queen's Mr. Har road West, first floor; Chee-kwok, engineer, of No. 9. Dra- gon Terrace, second floor, and Miss The ship's company of HMS. Soo Luin-tseng, of No, 25, Shing Birmingham will present a musical On Street, second floor, Saiwanho, farce, entitled "Wild Boar's Lan,"
Captain H. H. Fantham, of the
The Hon. Mr. T. H. King. Com- HK, and Kowloon Whart and Go-missioner of Police. is proceeding down Co.. is confined to the French Hospital with a slight illness.
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Mrs. H. E. Wright was a traveller in the s.s. Corfu from Bombay. Her husband is engaged in the in- surance business in Shanghai.
Mr. W. M. Thompson, Assistant
on Home leave on Saturday in the P and O. Rawalpindi. He will be accompanied by Mrs. King and the Misses K. and J. King.
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Superintendent of Imports and pean Y.M.C.A. on Saturday at 9
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Exports, celebrates his 34th birth-5.m. Proceeds will be in aid of the day to-day.
Society for the Protection of Children.
Mr. A. M. Holland, of the Public Works Department, returned to the Colony yesterday morning in the s.s. Corfu from London. "
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Morrison, ot the Harbour Department, returned from London yesterday in the P. and O. steamer Cortu.
Mr. T. Coleman, also of the Kowloon. Docks, is going on leave; on Saturday, sailing in the liner Rawalpiridi.
Col. V. R. Burkhardt, G. S. O. 1. has returned to the Colony from Singapore. He travelled in the
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Mr. D. Fraser has returned to Hongkong after a trip to Singa- He was among the Corfu's
pore. passengers
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Round About
A few of the large commercial The 5.5. Chenonceaux, which was vessels coming into this bay are due to arrive in Hongkong from usually met off the Star Ferry pler Marseilles on Mar. 18, has been by a small escort of sampans
CEI- delayed, en route. Consequently, In these little boats are she will only arrive in Hongkong nese boys wearing only shorts: on Sunday, Mar. 19 at 9 am. and screaming, shouting and hollering sail for Shanghai and Kobe on the a welcome and their desire for! same day ar 2 pm.
coppers, to the passengers lining the promenade deck. If their
At the Y.M.C.A. to-night at "s remuneration is large enough they o'clock, Mr. M. F. Key, O.BE.. will dive into the water, or else they give an address on a journey.across use nets attached to long poles, the United States by motorbus, One early, chilly morning 1 with an account of Yosemite, the steamer was met by this smal Carlsbad Caverns and the Grand band and a new form of enter- Canyon. An original feature of tainment and salesmanship the evening will be a pageant of Introduced by one particular beat. American men's, fashighs, Illustrat- and Its boys. ins cowboys' clothes and other gay styles,
was
The tallest of three stood in the including the "Gipsy sampan's center; on his head was Doodle shirts popular in Hono-a man's hard straw hat, a Ettle
Julu. Professor R. Robertson-of worse for wear. Sitting on his boy's the Hongkong University, will shoulders was another, also wear- preside.
ing a discarded hard straw, and standing on his shoulders was the He was smaller than
Mr. J. L. Simmon, of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., Shang-...
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hal, is traveling to the northern Mr. J. McKelvie, of the Hong- third boy. port from Home in the s. 8. Corta.kong and Whampoa Dock Com-the others, on his head," too, was pany, and a member of the H. Ka broken hard straw hat, fnches Colonel and Mrs. G. E. Grimsdale, A. Council, is proceeding on too large.
were in perfect Royal Engineers, and their two Home leave to-morrow, sailing in These three chlidren arrived in the Colony on the Empress of Japan accom- balance. Screaming and clapping the ss. Corfu yesterday from Lon-panied by Mrs. McKelvie and their hands they caught any coppers
three children. don.
which came their way, however, when coins of larger denominations Much sympathy will be extend-were received they upped their Mr. and Mrs. E. Williams, the
hats and performed a tumbling British Embassy, are returning to ed to Mr. Lau Tak-Do, General Shanghai in the s.s. Corfu which Manager of the Hongkong and act, all ending up in the water.
arrived in Hongkong yesterday morning.
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Yaumat Ferry Services, and Mrs. Laú on the death of their Ave-
year-old niece following an attack The death occurred on Tuesday of dysentery. The little girl's of Mr. Dee Hong-luc, one of the Mr. H. E. Wright, of the York-mother passed away only recently leading Chinese merchants of the shire. Insurance
the and father is at present in Aus- Philippines. Deceased, who was Norwich Union Fire Insurance Co., ' tralla.
closely related to Mr. Dee C. Chuan is a passenger in the ss. Coriu from
(vice-president of the Chinese Bombay returning to Bhangbai.
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The Conference of the Council of General Chamber of Commerce of Academia Sinica, adjourned yester-the Philippines), was president of
Mr. C. L. Martin, of the Asiatic day after a two-day session. In the firm bearing his name; general Petroleum Co., Shanghai, and Mrs portant résolutions passed at the manager of the Zambales Lumber Martin and their children, were Conference include the formulation Co.. president and general man- among the through passengers in of a wartime academic research ager of the Philippines Red Lum- the, Corfu for Shanghal.
programme, the establishment of ber Co., director of the Philippines research Institutes in the South Chinese General Chamber of Com west and the erection of a library merce: director, Philippines Square by the as. Tingsang for Shanghai in Kunming. The Council received Garden, Inc.; proprietor of the on Mar. 15:-Mrs. G. Jaridane, Mrs. telegram: from Generalissimo Manila Laimber Co., director of the Wm. Gray, Mrs. M. R. Wilson, Mrs. Chiang Kai-shek emphasizing the Camarines Consolidated Mines, and Pedersen, Group Capt. Aitken and importance of academic studies in vice-president of the Malinao Gold -Mr. 'Malone.
emergency times"
Mines.
The following passengers sailed
THURSDAY'S MENU
BREAKFAST Chilled Figa Cereal
Creamed Shipped Beet Popovers Coffee
LUNCHEON Clear Onion Soup Mixed Vegetable Salad Bowi Macaroni & Cheese Potato Chips Fried Tomatoe Rings Lemon Chiffon Ple Tea
DINNER
Shrimp Cocktail Cauliflower Salad Stured Veal Shoulder
Glazed Onions Baked sweet potatoes Brussels Sprouts Hot Biscuits Mint Jell; Pineapple Cake
Coffee
MAID'S DREAM COMES TRUE
A
maid-of-all- shabby little work found a altuation in the home of a wealthy woman, Miss | Mary - Wilbraham, of Capemay.
New York.
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The capped and aproned maid, Margaret Mohr, tolled around 'the huge house with her pail and brush, dreaming of how wonderful
It would be to be rich, like ber em- ployer.
She took her daydreams into the beautiful gardens, and often saw herself wearing expensive clothes. brilliant jewellery.
CALLED TO SICK ROOM But back in the kitchen with her work before" her, she realised that such a life was out of her. reach.
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Recently, twenty-six years after she first started work in the house.. Margaret was called into the bed- room of Miss Wilbraham, who was 111, Then she gasped tri astonishment. nearly fainted from joy, as her employer sald In a quiet voice: "You've been such a faithful ser- vant and so kind to me that I now want you to be my adopted daugh-
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MINK COAT AND CHEQUE A few minutes later, the be wildered Margaret saw a judge and lawyers enter the bedroom, and heard them pronounce her the tegally adopted daughter of Miss Wilbraham.
hap- Margaret, radiant with piness, was presented with a mink coat and a big cheque to buy lots of the things of which she had dreamed.
Anything was hers for the asking.! she was told.
"All servants in the world day- dream of happiness like this," she sald, "but my dream alone came true."
Chinese cultural circles in Chung- king have just received a letter from the Brussels branch of the Belgian Anti-Fascist Vigilance Com- mittee expressing admiration for Chinese unity in the face of: Japanese invasion, and belief in China's ultimate victory in the hostilities. The letter promised that assistance will be given China
within
|mittee.
the power of the Com-
THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1939.
LAST DAY TO-DAY!
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Movie Tickets Playing
Beginning on Friday last and ending to-day, small blocks, the first four of which appear bolow, will be published in these columns. Theso, small blocka when properly assembled produce.. a photograph of OLIVER HARDY and STAN. LAUREL the stars of 31-G-M's film "BLOCK HEADS", which will play simultaneously at the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres.
There are altogether 28 blocks to produce the photographs, and ́s group varying from four to five blocks will be reproduced daily in the paper na described above.
Collect the 28 blocks, assemble them to prxluce a com bination photographic likeness of Laurel and Handy and then send your solution promptly to the Competition Editor, "Hongkong Daily Press, 319 Marina House, Senders before noon to - day.
of the first ten correct solutions received will each be given a pair of tickets
"BLOCK. HEADS."
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The solution, together with the names of the winners, will be published to-morrow,
Onc decision is final. · Members of the staff of the "Hongkong Qaily Press" and their families are barred from the competition.
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