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ROYAL VISIT TO
N. IRELAND POSTPONED
LONDON, April 18"(Reuter) -The visit of the Dake and Duchess of Kent to Northern' Ireland has been postponed Indefinitely,"
A notice issued from 'the official residence of the Duke of Abercorn states that, "at the request of the Government of Northern Ireland, the Governor informed the Duke that it would be preferable 11 the projected vialt of Their Highnesses did not take place this year."
The Duke kindly acquiesced and "oxpressed the hope that he may be enable to pay a state visit Northern Ireland upon his return trom Australia."
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The Duke and Duchess of Kent the
second week of October
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NEWSETTES
SOCIAL
DIVORCE FOR FORMER TENNIS STAR
Mis. Elste Alice Pittman, who be- fore her marriage was well known as Miss Elsie Goldsick, the interna- tional lawn tennis player, was granted a decice nisi in the Divorce Court recently by the President, Bir Boyd Merriman,
Mr. and Mrs. Pittman were mar- ried at All Souls.' Langham-place. W., on Jan. 4. 1930. Mrs. Pittman. who gave her address as Stratford- court, Oxford-street, W., accused her husband, Mr. John Bernard Pittman, of adultery with a woman named at a London hotel. The sult was not defended.
The case for Mrs. Pittman was that her husband, a chartered ac countant, was sarcastic and dicta- torial towards her. In March, 1937. they agreed to separate.
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BERLIN, "April 18 (Reuter - A is person eating more fat than
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Sliced. Bananas and Cream Scrambled Eggs with Chopped Ham
Rye Toast Coffee
LUNCHEON
Celery Soup
Potato Salad
Spareribs and Sauerkrout Creamed Carrots and Peas Corn Bread
French Pan Cakes
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Fruit Cocktail
Tomato Aspic Sulad
Fish Steak Mushroom Sauce
Escalloped Cauliflower Potato Putts Blackberry Ple Coffee
$6,000 SECURED FOR WAR RELIEF
Mr. Larry Lehrbas, formerly of needed for his health and strength Saturday's "Flower
A public lecture on "Abyssinia," will be given at the Y.M.C.A. to- the morrow at 9 pm, by Lt. Col. H. B. Holt. O.B.E., M.C.. Prof. R. Robert- son, M.A... will preside.
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The four-day Charity Fair held at the Cerunation Park. Talping FM.3., during the Easter holidays for the benefit of the China Red
Cross Fund realised a total of about 515.000, Straits currency.
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A motorcar reported stolen at 12.45 p.m. yesterday from Gleneals. was found in Duddell Street at 2 p.m. The car is an Austin 7. No. 105, the owner being Mr. Wong Man-fun.
"China Press," Shanghial, who is now associated with one of the leading news agencies in the Imperial America. left by Airways plane Della for Rome to assist in covering the European situation for his agency."
The Minister for Denmark. Mon.
must be classed as a traitor for stealing from his fellow-country- men, declares the official organ of the German medical profession.
Exception to this rule is made for occasional festive occasions.
A position unprecedented. t steur O. de Oxholm, accompanied believed. in the legal world is that by his family, has left Shangha! of Miss Peggy: Rosanove, who is for Denmark on furlough. During just beginning a Law course at the his absence Monsieur Poul School, Melbourne University. During her Counsellor of Legation, will act as course, she will serve articles under her mother, Mrs. Joan Rosanore, a Chargé d'Affaires,
well-known Melbourne solicitor. Her father is a doctor.
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The forthcoming wedding is an-
Mr. H. da Luz, of the Hongkong Canton Macao Steamer Co.. was fined $15 by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest theas the Central Magistracy, yester-nounced of Miss Cecilla Maria Botelho, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Botelho, of 93 Broadway Ter- race, Happy Valley, to Mr. Henrique Antonte Noronha, at 4 pm. an April 30, at the Church of St. Margaret and St. Mary. Happy
Japan's annexation of Spratley Islands has estranged day, for failing to notify the relations between Bangkok and change of ownership of car No. Tokyo, as passports of a projected 177, Slam Goodwill Mission to Japan were suddenly cancelled.
On his way to Europe on a spectai mission, Mr. Chin Tien Koo, men-
Mr. Bert J. Chen, manager of the ber of the Central Committee of Rellance Motors, who has been on the Kuomintang, was officially wel- a short visit to Haiphong, re- ccmed in the F M. 8. by the Ipoh turned to the Colony on Sunday Chinese community at a tea party and is leaving for Shanghai in a at the Perak Chinese Chamber of few days:
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Chan Yau, 30, was sentenced to eight months' hard labour by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Court yesterday, after being found guilty of larceny of $75 Chinese Currency from the person of Chan Pan-kat. woman, at Connaught Road Central, on April 18. Com plainant was in a rickshaw when defendant came up and snatched the money from her hand.
Charged with possession of 999 heroin pills, in Douglas Street, on married April 18, Chan Ming was fined 40008, he default, six months' hard labour by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Court yesterday. De fendant had a previous conviction of larceny in 1931.
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Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister, attended a Requiem Mass at Westminster Ca-
The Chinese Youths Medical thedral on April 17 for the Aus- Relief Association will hold B tralian Premier, Mr. Joseph Lyons. farewell tea party to-day at St. H. M. the King was represented Francis Hotel in honour of the by the Duke of Kent.
fourth medical unit of doctors and nurses who are leaving for the Chinese battle front in a few days.
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Sale" Result
Last Saturday's squally weather In no way dampened the enthu- slast of the hundreds of school giris who had undertaken to parti- cipate in the drive for funds for war rellet, under the auspices" of the Chinese Women's Club, for they
raised well over $8,000.
These young ladies, students from thirty-two schoots in Hongkong, started out early with their trays of Flowers," which were "sold" to thousands under the supervision of
a committee of ladies.
Three prizes were awarded for the largest Individual collections: these were won by Miss Constance Ho, who secured $200.83, Miss Kwok
Wei Chum and Miss Choy Po Woon
$188.03, and Miss Pamela Ho $78.20. The three schools whose students secured the largest amounts were the To Shuk Girl's School, $541.18. the Sun Sau Girl's School, $417.92 and the Yat The Girl's School, $321.-" 23,"
These prizes were donated by Mrs.
M. K. Lo, Mrs. Li Shu-fan, Mrs. Y, K. Chow, Mrs. Li Shu-Puf, Mrs. Lam- ert Kwok and Mrs. Violet Chan,
The committee or the Chinese Women's Club desires to thank the staff of the Tung Wah Hospital, all the Chinese Theatres, the C1- nese Staffs of the Hongkong and Shangha Banking Corporation and
India the Mercantile Bank of (Compradore Departments), the Wing On Bank, the Hongkong Sani- Chinese organizations in Shang-
arium and Hospital, the Li Clinic, hat have jointly "despatched a telegram to Generalissimo Chiang China and South Sea Bank, the Kal-shek paying him respects for Chinese Staff of the Hongkong his leadership in the present gen- Hotel. Wing On Department Store, eral counter-offensive, which 19. Sincere Department Store, the Sun progressing favourably. Although Company, the China Emporium, under difficult circumstances, the Elite, Lucille, and other concerns Chinese organizations in Shang-for their courteous co-operation in hal, the telegram states, firmly making the ditve a success. support the resistance and are ready to exert every effort to achieve the final victory,
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MARRIAGE AT -
REGISTRY
The following passengers left by the Imperial Airways Delphinus and Della yesterday: for Hanol-
The board of directors of 54 Mr. J. K. Lien, Mr. Lutz. Mr. Stich-
Mr. Li Po-hing, a member of the nothe: for Bangkok-Mr. Baru- persons, including Mr. Yeh Chu- watari for Calcutta-Mr. P. C: tsang. Minister of Publicity of, the staff of Messrs, Shewan, Tomes Gulati; for Rome Mr. L. Lehrbas: Kuomintang. General Feng Yu- and Co., Ltd, and the son of Mr. for London-Major P. R. H. Skrine. hslang. Deputy Chairman of the La Chik-cho, teacher, was married Military Affairs Commission. at the Registry, Supreme Court, Because of the risk of conveying Messrs. Shao L-tze and Kuo Moyesterday to Miss Wong Mee-chun,
elected new officers of of No. 123 Hennessy Road, infection by kissing, Hammersmith, 10, were W. Borough Counell's Maternity the China Culturaj Anti-Japanese and Child Welfare Committee have Federation. Messrs. Yu Yu-jen, and Chen Li-fu ordered 1,000 discs marked, "Please Wu Chih-bul,
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do not kiss me" on both sides, The were elected honorary directors. discs will be on sale at ld. each
at the welfare centres and will be tied round babies' necks.
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The Chinese Youth Medical Relief Association is responsible for the maintenance, of three ". To attract attention to his invenmobile medical units at the front tions, chief of which is an auto- and one medical station at Shum- matic signalling device for aero- chun. Two qualified doctors and planes, Alban E. Monterlo, a 20- fourteen graduate nurses are in- year-old metallurgical chemist of cluded in each unit. In addition California, has started to walk to monthly salaries, travelling ex- round Australia. He expects to penses and general support of the work his way,
Monterio claims personnel, the Association provides that his signalling device will au-all surgical equipment and medical tomatically transmit an aeroplane's supplies. bearing in the event of its crash- ing.
In future the Anzac Society of Shanghal will be known as the Dr. Vladimir Doubovsky, 70- Australian and New Zealand Bo- year-old Russian dentist of Shang-clety of Shanghai. At a special hat who last week was admitted general meeting of members of the to the Russian Orthodox Hospital society the change of title was on Route Bay Zoong, after having decided upon following a lengthy taken an overdose of Veronal, died discussion during which it was out that the name on April 12, without having re pointed gained consciousness. The deceas- "Anzac" was i applicable only to ed was found in his rooms at No. those members of the Australian 834a Avenue Joure and a search and New Zealand Army Corps whe of the premises revealed a letter had served during the Great War written by him in which he stated in the Gallipoli campaign. As few that he intended to commit sul of the members of the society in elde, without however giving, any Shanghai had belonged to this reason for his decision. Dr. Dou- Corps it was felt that a change of
title was desirable. bovsky leaves a widow.
Mr. T. J. Gould, Deputy Registrar of Marriages, officiated at the cere- mony, and the witnesses Messrs. 8. H. Wong and Lee Chung-pol
ANNOUNCEMENTS
were
The following forthcoming mar riages are announced:---
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Mr. Andrew Petrovitch Tk8- Нап- chenko, merchant, of No. kow Road, Kowloon, and Efros- sinia, widow, of the same address;
Mr. Chin Yat-keung, student, of No. 238 Lockhart Road, second floor, and Miss Young Man-ming, of No. 102. Prince Edward Road, third floor;
Mr. Tho Fook-wâi, merchant, of No. 585 Nathan Road, second door, and Miss Lan Yow-har, or“ No. 37 Mosque Street, second Boor.
FLYING MATRON. Matron Ashburner, of Darwin hospital, claims to have the longest hospital round in the world.
She has charge also of Alice. Springs hospital, in Central Australia, 862 miles away and of: several other hospitals in between,
Miss Ashburner who is in her early thirties, makes all her hos pital rounds by aeroplane,
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