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WOMEN'S PAGE
LATE MRS. COBBE BEGAN STUDY OF CHINESE
LANGUAGE AT AGE OF 85
The late Mrs. Laura Eliza Cobbe, who passed away at No. 9, Cameron Road, Kowloon, last Saturday," after a long Illness. #zed 90 years, arrived in the Colony in 1934.
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SOCIAL
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Boarding Oficer D. G. Cairns: H. E. the Governor will be pre- family and friends her experiences observes his 38th birthday to-day. sent at the King's Theatre next in the days when children after
school hours scraped the lint from:
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Saturday night, at 9.30 p.m., at a Mr. James Key, officer-in-charge screening of "Kidnapped" in ald ole linen that was used in dressing of the Government Radio Office of the Boys and Girls' Associa wounds.
will be 40 years old to-day.
Although then 65 years of age, 'A Httle lady of dominating per- Cobbe the late Mrs. Cobbe exhibited arsonality. the late Mrs.
Mr. Walter Kwok has arrived immense interest in Hongkong, to throughout her lifetime exhibited the extent even of beginning a a keen interest in the journalistic here in the Empress of Russia from
Stanghal study of e Chinese language. A profession. She wrote voluminously historical and biographical Latin scholar. Mrs. Cobbe, as Missjon
Captain S. 9. Appleyard arrived Laura Eliza John, attended the subjects for the Munsell Publishing: University of Pennsylvania from Company and the Lewis Publishing here yesterday from Shanghai in
the Empress of Russia. 1866 to 1870, graduating with the Company of Chicago. Her husband degree of Bachelor of Arts. served for many years as
Laura Eliza John, of the Penn-editorial writer on the staff of the sylvania Johns, who arrived" in old "Chicago Tribune" and the old America about the year 1725 in the Chicago Herald.". English
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Quaker
The late Mrs. Cobbe la survived migration, was married to William R. Cobbe of by two daughters, Mrs CB Willard Chicago, the Cobbe family having and Mrs ZD. Rapp, and by her settled in Virginia and North grandson. Mr. G.L. Rapp. Carolina after arrival in America
In 1835.
NEW HOSPITAL OPENED BY THE KING
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Mrs. E. B. MacNaughton, wife of the former Chairman of the Shanghal Municipal Council, is visiting the Colony. She travelled here from the north in the Em- press of Russia.
Dr. Honorario C. Evangelista; Mr. A Caplan, of Warner Bros. Shunghai veterinary". surgeon captain of the Philip- of pine the Empress
Company. He arrived in
Shanghal VC- Pictures, is a visitor to the Colony, and
lunteer Corps, was a passenger in Russia from Shanghai.
the Empress of Russia.
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A passenger in the Empress of Russia, Mr. K. F. Langer, of the Omnipol Trading Co., Shanghai. arrived from the north. -
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Among the passengers who left the Colony yesterday on the P. and 0. Canton for Shanghai was Miss Gladys Amy. A popular member A branch of the family later
Mr. Schtsu G, King, of Shanghai or the Colony's younger set, Miss established its home in Cape Cod
and Tientsin, is visiting the Colony.Amy is connected with the firm of Massachussets, "producing two mer
having arrived in the Empress of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, "LONDON. April 21 (Reuter)-Russia from the north. who have been more than well known, on the American scene, the His Majesty the King. accom-
A general committee meeting of humorist-philosopher, Irvin 8. Cobb panied by the Queen, opened the and the baseball giant of another new £850,000 Westminster Hos- arrived back in England on Thurs- Association will be held in the
pital, which was removed
from day following his visit to the Junior N.C.O' Dining Mess, Wel- its old site opposite Westminster Mediterranean and Istanbul'
lington Barracks, on Thursday. Westmin knew Abbey to elsewhere in Cobbe
May 4 commencing at 7 p.m. An official dinner party will be l America in the days of the Cister. War when she was barely 12 years The two children's wings of the given by H. E. the Governor at
The annual dinner and ball of of age. Four of her uncles served hospital bear the names respec-Government House at 8.15 p.m. St. John's Ambulance Association in the War. "Antiseptic gauze was tively. Tot Princess Elizabeth and next Thursday.
will be held in the Hongkong unknown in those days, and Mrs. Princess Margaret Rose
Hotel at 8.30 p.m. on Friday, April
the H. E
Governor
The Archbishop of Canterbury the Royal Engineers Old Comrades Telegram Despatched
day: Tyraneus Cobb.
DAYS OF CIVIL WAR
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H. E. the Governor will attend 28. the special St George's Day attend. Service at St. John's Cathedral to-morrow..
Mr. A B. Moulton. 01 the R. C. A. Victor (China) Co,, came to Hongkong in the Empress of Russla from Shanghai.
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H. E. the Governor will be present at a reception to be given at the Japanese Consulate General át 11.30 am, on Saturday next. April 29, on the occasion of the birthday of the Emperor of | Japan. Mr. W. Katz, of the Imperial Chemical Industries, Shanghai, is At eight o'clock on Saturday travelling from Shanghai to Man-night next, H. E the Governor, la in the Empress of Russia. Sir Geoffry Northcote, will dine with the Hon Mr.. Sidney Caine, the Colonial Treasurer, “and Mrs. caine.
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Congratulations will be extended to-day to Dr. J. E. Dovey, of the Queen Mary Hospital, on his 44th birthday.
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Capt. H. H. Fantham," of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and
Mr. V. Rose, of Messrs. Arnhold ¡Godown Co., Ltd., who has been and Co., Shanghai, and Mrs. Rose, confined in the French Hospital for were passengers arriving in the five weeks with a serious attack of Colony by the Empress of Russia typhold fever, kas left and yesterday.
returned to his home. It will
be several weeks before he will re- Mr. F. Simonsen, of the Amesume business. rican Banknote Co., Shanghai was a through...... passenger
from At St. John's Cathedral Hall at
Shanghai to Manila in the Em-5.30 p.m. on Thursday next, B. E press of Russia.
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the Governor, Sir Geoffry North- cote, will be present at d recep-
At three o'clock this afternoon. tion given by the president and HE. the Governor, who is Chief committee of the Social Service Scout, will be present at the Rally Centre of the Churches, for the Prince of Wales' Banner Competition.
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Sponsored by the YMCA. and Y.W.C.A., a Concert in the form of Mr. E. C.. Richards. of the Hong- Singing and Dramatic Contest will kong and Shanghai Banking Cor-be held in the Kwok Slu Lau Hall poration, passed through Hong-of St. Stephen's Girls' College at kong en route from Shanghal to 7 p.m. to-day. The following Manila, in the Empress of Russia.schools with take part:-Liugnam Middle School, Pul To Girls' School, Mr. H. Rowland, of the American Pui Ying Middle school, Queen's President Lines, has been confined College, St. Paul's Girls' College. to the French Hospital with an at-St. Stephen's Girls' College, Ying tack of fu. He is expected to leave wah Girls School. The proceeds by next week;
jof the Concert will go towards the
Student Relief Furid.
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Dr. J. Earl Baker, director of the China International Famine
The Rev. T. C. Wa, general Reller Commission. is visiting secretary of the Chinese Mission "Hongkong. He travelled from to Lepers, who arrived in Hong- Shanghai in the Empress of kpng from Shanghal a few days
Russia.
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ago, was entertained to tlmin at the Cafe de China yesterday by An interesting visitor in Hong- Mr. P. K. Chu, general secretary kong at the present time is Dof the World's Chinese Students" 8. K. Alfred Sze, formerly Chinese Federation. Mr. Wu is proceeding Ambassador to the United States to Kunming at the invitation of and Great Britain, who arrived in interested persons there to draw up the Colony in the Empress of Rus-
a scheme to organise and consoll- sia.
date the management of leper set- tlements in the interior and ex·· Messrs. C. Briggs, T. Malcolm, A. H. G. Storms, and J. B. Robects to be away for about two
months. son, of the Marine Department. Chinese Maritime Customs, arrived here in the Empress of Russia from Shanghai - Mr. Briggs was accom- panied by his wife
The Commander-in-Chief of the China Station, H. E Vice-Admiral|
ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND
ST. GEORGE.
The annual service of the Sir Percy Noble, K.C.B., returned Order of St. Michael and St. in St. to Hongkong from southern George, will be held cruise yesterday in H.MS. Kent. Paul's Cathedral to-day at 11.30 The Admiral'a yacht, HMS. Fal-am. mouth, arrived at the same time.
The Duke of Kent has alguider his intention of attending, a8 & The Kowloon Cricket Club's Knight Grund Cross of the Order: closing of the season dance will be The service will include Com- held on Baturday, April 29, from memoration of the Departed and 6.30 pm. till 2.30 am, when the the taking down and aitzing of Dance Band of 2nd Bn. the Royal banners in the chapel. Scots, by kind permisalon, will be There will be processions during in attendance. Tickets, including the service, in which members of Hight refreshments, will be: Ladies the Order are invited to take $1.50 and Gentlemen 32.
part.
By H.E. The Governor
the His Excellency
Governor despatched the following telegram yesterday to the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the occasion of the birthday of H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth:-
"Grateful if you will convey to Princess Her Royal Highness Elizabeth the loyal and hearty congratulations and good wishes of all communities in Hongkong on the occasion of her birthday.
Mr. Amritial D. "Seth, Indian shipowner, who is proceeding home shortly, was the guest of honour at a tea party at the Gloucester given by his Hotel" yesterday. friends. Mr. K. B. Vaidya pre- sided.
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