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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S
NEW “RIGHT HAND"
IS "SWELL EGG"
GRACE TULLY · PRIVATE SECRETARY
HIS
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IF YOU'VE BEEN WONDERING HOW PRESIDENT ROOSK VELT HAS BEEN GETTING ALONG KECENTLY WITH RIGHT-HAND PRIVATE SECRETARY. MARGARET "MISSY" HAND. ON THE SICK LIST, STOP WORRYING GRACE TULLY IS ON THE 108
UNDERSTUDY
Good-looking, zestful Grace is "heting Pelvale Secretary is the President" now, although she still holds her former $3,600 title of assistant to the "INCREDIBLE MISSY "
Grace's 13 years of Roosevelt We Just keep at it. revising and experience make her a runner-up recopying Inte Into the night. for the Roosevelt Service Mcda) sometimes several days running held by "Missy" with 21 years. I always type the first draft and
EXPERIENCED BAND
the President's reading сору
it 'akes a little of the drama And often Grace Tully's eyes out of the aftuation to have such the only ones that see the Pres!- an experienced hand stepping into dent's Jast minute Additions. the intimate White House post-scrawled hastily on Ale MASU tion. No heart-lutterings, no script in his own hand stage-fright, none of the familar 'GRACE IS A SWELL EGG trepidation every Becretary feels "Hitler is now cribbing the sur- about "how to handle the boss." prise 'stab in the back'
phrase." At least Grace Tully, won't admit chortles Grace Tully. rith а any of these thlugs
humour that roust sland her "I may have telt these thinks good stead to
parry the tong ago when I first started in dent's gibes as well the working for the Roosevelts." she cracks of newsmer and qualifies, with a twinkle in her,graphers who cover FDR blue Irish eyes. "But even theu "Yea, Grace is a swell еgg.TM I started in working for Mrs. seems to be the reportorial con- Roosevelt and she puts everyone sensus
in
Presi friendly photo
at ease." Now Miss Tully takes Grace fully needs her sense of on the thousand personnel juba humour and the President has for her-per-too, in the sonal letters to answer, books and she's Going. pictures to select. visiting godsons gave m after to be looked after special dishes breaking pace
GENERAL
"Most exciting mes around the White House are speech-writ- ing sessions." Here President Roosevelt makes a last minute check on a speech with the aid of Private Secretary "Missy " Cefland, eentre, and Assistant Private Secretary Grace Tully.
TIN HAT BALL
THREE DANCE BANDS
ISLAMIC UNION
MEETING
The Seventh Annual General Meeting of the Islamic Union took place yesterday morning. at 11 o'clock. at the Cemetery Mosque. Happy Valicy, and the following It is believed that the Tin Hat were elected for the current year- Ball will be the first pocaslon in the RM. Omar, A.R. Markar, S. Yu- her steady nerves, Colony at which three famous suf, M.S. Hussain. B. A. Hussain strenuous double job dance bands provide the musteal; A. Minu, M.H
Hassan. SAR LeHard fare.
Bux. A.M. Rumalm. S.M. Rum Thanks to the management, the jahn. KNazar and M.A. Cameros, and is recovering splendid dance band of the Glou- to be ordered-plus the typing of from neuritis and chronic heart
Different matters were discussed cester Hotel will augment speeches and handling of Vital ailment It may be montig
the among them, the Chairman, Mr. bands of the 2nd Batta. noter and documents. withoufore she is able to take
The Omar, made up the Royal Scots, and
Appear to the Art. turning a
Carnetru's-embers to increase their hair of her upswept Job again. Meanwhile Grace Ls
доле talented musicians on the coiffure,
wisely "sleeping every
night, tons, so that the other Ininute
members of the Ball.
which are more unfortunate and be better taken
fect," abe says
in bobby."
"Missy" years of the heart-
are
care of
"One goes the best one ckpossible," and not indulging In Abc Litvin, the leader, and his evacuees could even though it may not be per- any strenuous pursuits-"not even "Gloucester Music Masters"
enthusiastically giving their Ber- vices free. and will take thefr: share in the
dance from midnight onwards.
Reservations for tables at the Bal Indicate that there will be a very large attendance
MOST EXCITING TIMES
But she does love dancing And Must exciting times around the though she hasn't any "steady." White House offlee, she says. are she is frequently seen with con speech-writing sessions. Advisongressional or semi-official escorle phrase-makers and extra stono stepping out At Washington's graphers make the executive | swanky Versailles Room or the ..ices hu
breezy Shoreham Terrace
MEDICAL AID FOR CHINA
The current issue of the British Medical Journal published under date July 12-contains the follow- ing letter from Lord Horder
"Sir. The Chuna Medical AN Commitwe appeal for your interest and assistance
carry on Its work.
AUSSIES CARED
FOR BY NUNS
programme
NEWSETTES
The forthcoming marriage be-
Three Australian spidierz bave tween Lance-Sergeant Reginaid beer, discovered in a convent at Thomas Clino. Royal Artillery, of Kifissia. near Athens. where they Stanley Barracks, and Miss Tereza
An
FAMILY LOTS Mr Omar stated that besides individual lots, there were a190 family lots, but that the former's lots were almost up to the capa- site he thought it would be quite fair that Individuals could be burried in the latter's ground, available. provided such lots are otherwise it might have to hr requested that the cemetery be closed by Government.
WINTER TIME
i had remasted hidden and were Young. of No. 7 Homuntin Street. It is officially announced in the cared for by the Mother Superie" has been announced at the Regis-Government Gazette that Hong- since thr Greek campaign. thetry. Supreme Court paper Pister Lloyd announces,
kong Winter Time will be entore-
Ed from the beginning of next month.
Several of the convent's inmates The following have been ap are to be tried before a German pointed Nursing Sisters, on proba- A 4 a.. Hongkong Summer military court.
tion. with effect from Sept. 5, Time) on October 1. 1941. all 1941--Miss Maisie Mary Metraite, clocks
be put back 30 Miss Dora Revell, Miss Doris Jane minutes. Scourse and Miss Barbara Earner
For four years China has held The German military authorlites out ag dinst the aggressor and war in Greece announced that many has produced devastation
British and more
soldiers destruct.
ure be- nut only of homes lieved to be hiding in the country, toonstries but of hospitals. | and offered a reward of trom ene
increasing number of thousand to ten thousand drain wounded, sick, and crippled need- mai for information leading {
China. with their discovery. resources. has
and
with al.
Ing
medical
ald
siender mcdical
vallaung allempted
to deal with
this suffering. and Dr
Robert MISS P. HARROP
Lim, Director of the Chinese Red
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"BOWL-OF-RICE" CAMPAIGN
SINGAPORE,
Sept.
20.---Com-
The registration
the Ta! Kwong Newspaper (Hing Kee has bern eancelled in accordance with the provisions of Section (5) of the Printers and Publishers Or-memorating the 10th anniversary dinance. No. 25 of 1927.
of the Mukden Incident, the local Chinese Relief Funds Women Com- mittee have launched a three-day} "Bowl-of-Rice" Movement to help Chinese and British war refugees.
The movement is supported by various restauranta, guilds and social workers and a large proceed expected therefrom-(Central News).
John Ross Muskett Suiter and Inquiries made at the Queen Walter Heathcote Lock have been Crass, has SC up nom rus medi Mary Hospital vesterday elicited permitted to quit the Hongkong cal urilts for treating the sick and the information that Miss Phyllis Detence Reserve with effect from Sobeu Bid for training first-Harrop, Lady Assistant to the Se- Sept. 11 and 17, respectively.
cretary for Chinese. Affairs, who
i workers for the fighting Ser ill $ but in Chilia the number entered the Hospital on Sept. 12,
doctors with
peuto! D+ Western world for favourably."
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Henry Harold Fantham hasis modern training was operated on for appendicitis been reassigned from the Com- is low. anu ir 1939 Dr Lim ap- last week and was "progressing batant Group to the General
Group for Essential Services and! Arthur Jack William Evans has been reassigned from the Com-. batant Group to the Key-Posts Group in the Hongkong Defence Reserve.
help.
In 1938 this committee, in co- contribution to this Immense de operation with a Norwegian com-flefeney has been small but it has mittee. sent some twenty doc-¡been appreciated. tors who have, now becnie heads
of Red Cross and are striv- ing with munequate materials
and very little trained assistance to create a medical service in the front Hne. The Chinese Red Cross, short of funds, asks us to maintain, at least i part, the doctors we sent out two years ago. The following is taken from a re-
cent report to us
Dr. Lt, writing to tay in March of this year, says, Lel me say how grateful
We are
$10,000 BRIBERY CASE TO BE HEARD ON FRIDAY
William S. Shank, charged with offering a bribe of $10,000 to Mr. Mr. Lancelot Ruggles Andrewes H. J. Crattwell, Assistant Con- here to all of you for still tak-
resumed duty as Registrar of the troller of Trade, on Sept. 7, made Supreme Court, Registrar of Com-another appearance before Mr. H ing an interest in poor China while England is being so bat-
pantes, Official Trustee and Off-G. Sheldon, K. C. at the Centrai tered from the air. It is sim-
cial Administrator on Sept. 19, 1941.
Magistracy on Saturday when ply splendid of the Britisk
hearing of the case was fixed for people, attd the common alm of our armies to struggle on
Mr. Myles John Abbott resumed Wednesday, Sept. 25. duty as Acting Deputy Registrar' Mr. M. A, da Blva, who appear- against aggression and the
of the Supreme Court, Acting De-ed for, the accused, applied for example given by Britain has
puty Registrar of Compantes and reduction of the ball from $10,- given the people of China new lumulus to fight on."
Acting Marshal in Prize in adal-1000 to $7,000 on the grounds that, Please let us have your utmost 19, 1941, it is notified.
tion to his other duties on Sept. included in the amount put up by defendant, was $3,000 which elementary assistance and let, China see that
was borrowed from a friend. As
'Moreover epidemies of typhus. Typhoid, and relapsing fever nave taken terrifying toil. In the ab- sence of qualified people to guide the Inhabitants in self-protection,
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ball, said Mr. Silva.
Mr. F. W. Shaftain, ADOL, In opposing the application stated that, while he would not ke to Mr. Frank Durell Roberts has be unreasonable, he had to oppołe
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whole families we apprectate to the full. amidst Mr. C. J. Norman has been ap- the friend now asked for the ro huve heen wiped out and entire our own troubles, the great ser-pointed to act as Superintendent turn of the loan, accused was not villages and districts have been vice to our cause afforded by tie of Prisons and Mr. J. W. Fitz-n, a position to furnish $10,000 Devastated Dy вись epidents continued resistance to aggres-Gerald to act as Assistant Super- Infantile mortality a very high. slot. Your readers' support will intendent of Prisons with effect} Over 18 per cent, of the popula be "greatly appreciated. tion of the North-west suffer from forward donations to Dr. E. R. C.
Please from Sept. 15, 1941. trachoma and this means thou- Hambly, Treharrock, Long Grove, sands of blind. Millions of people Seer Green, Buekя-I am, ham not a single dostor to give Horder,"
et been appointed a Member of the any reduction in ball as the. advice and help to
Shipping Control Board, vice Mr. offence with which 'necused' wa sick and This letter bus already borns Walter Heathente Lock, resigned, charged was a serious one, wounded, and there are no modi-fruit, in rospect of a first instal-with effect from Sept. 17, 1941. cines to treat disoase, prevent ment of £300 (approx. HLK,$4,800) epidumica, and protect the new which has been received by th
agree to a bond, of $9,000 in lieu of During the absence from the cash. born⚫
graphic transfer from the China Colony of, Mr. Belki Yano, Con- HELF APPRECIATED Medical A Committee In Great sul-General for Japan at Hong- Mr. Thomas Megarry resumed The army services alone require Britain to the Foreign Auxillary kong, Mr. Shiroshichil Kimura will duty as Principal Assistant Col- 30,000 ductors and there are but to the National Red Cross Boblets, be in charge of the Japanese Con- onial Boerotary and Clerk of Coun 5,000 in the whole country. Out of Chinm
mulate-General
cils with effect from Bept. 19, 1941)
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