YUAN
Off To War
-In Pair of Flannels
Miss Nien Yuan Yao, a graduate in sociology at London University, is com- ing back to China, but not to her own home.
Her home in Peking is flestroyed, her mother, father, brother anel sisters ure scattered, mud she does not know where they are, or if they areĮ alive.
She said: "I am not going back to look for them. There is no family or poreamal life left in China. We just trust each other."
That attitude has cost a girl of twenty-three a great deal in per-
onal happiness and ambition. She went to London three years ago and worked in child welfare clinics in Bethnal Gre.. because she thought| the most important work she couli do for the new, Ideal China would be
done through child education,
FIGHT FOR FUTURE
And in the month she passed her fest examination war broke out.
She had news of friends, in China's air force, being killed or lost. She tead of her old school being destroyed to the foundations.
Gradually
teary Canton
read of the fall of she was drained of the thin
dry-eyed and reasonable. "We meant to lose Canton. Re- sistance cost us too much in
in Strang- million It would have col hal. lives to defend it, and our interest was purely sentimental the ancient vity and buildings. We are not de- fending ancient doncs, but the future,
of every life we can save."
All her Western clothes-her black
hat with a veil, fox furs and high-
hreled hoes-are to be stored.
She le taking a pair of Hannel trousers, a sweater, mid a jarket.
THE
HONGKONG
YAO PUTS
TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER
9,
1938.
AWAY HER FURS
M: Hader, left, Mr. A. 1. Penn and Miss Wood intently watch the posting up of the nines of startere at last Saturday's
1. Picturial News.
OF NOWHERE'
'KING OF
CO. STRANDED
When the curtain came down at the Garrick Theatre, Southport, recently the company playing "The King of Nowhere" found there was no money to take them any- where.
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Miss Cathleen Nesbitt and Mr. Robert Speaight head the cast. The information was that there was only enough left to pay about 10a. each.
Mr. Speaight telephoned to Mr. Godfrey Tearle, president of Equity (the actors' trade union), who personally guaranteed the ratiway fares to London.
Mr. Max Kirby said--"When we opened at the Opera House, Manchester, in October we had been guaranteed a ten-week four, to be followed by ten weeks in America.
"At the end of the first week we
had a letter to say that the financial becking had been withdrawn.
"As the management of the Winier Gardens, New Brighton, where we were due, were faced with the pros- pect of closing the theatre unless we appeared they guaranteed the salaries of all but the four principals, and we went there for the week.
"The same, arrangement through a week at the Theatre Royal, Bournemouth.
LORD ELIBANK ON TRADE IN CHINA
London.
Lord Ellbank, speaking in Scot- land recently emphasised the serious effect on British trade of Japancie aggression In China. The occasion was the annual conference of the Scottish Unionist Association held of Glasgow, and Lord
Ellbank noved
resolution urging on the
all
steps to alleviate losses to British trade and in- measure the denunciation tarests. He suggested as a retaliatory of the Anglo-Japanese
trade agreement with a view to excluding Japanese Unless exports from our Colonies, we stood up to Japan, he said, we were going to lose our trade in that part of the world. The resolution find was passed unanimously.
Sow the necessity for taking |
"The Southport management at vanced £75, but after Saturday night's show, when liabilities were met and this £75 had been repaid, the takings would give us about ten shillings each.
"It was too late for money then.
us lo
"M. Tearle came to the rescue andł the landadies have shown us every kindness. He we are.
We are sup-
posed to be opening at Brighton shortly."
Six-Word Will Probated
left
Lancaster, Pa. Mary D. Keefe
one of the shortest wills ever probated here She wrote: "I leave everything to my sister."
£5,000 Estate For It's Part of
Secret Daughter
BOX IMPERIAL
NEEDLE WORK PROOF BY WOMAN BELIEVED DEAD
With an old needlework box, a photograph and a birth certificate a woman proved recently, in a Chancery Division action which had a distinct Dickensian atmosphere, that she was the long-lost daughter of a dead Brighton grocer and was entitled to his £5,000 estate.
AIRWAYS PROFIT
YOUR
There's nearly 14,000,000 square miles of territory in the British Em- pire- and some queer fact for every ; mile of 11!
Here are
few of them. Did
YOU know, of MALAYA, flust
They produce two-fifths of the work's rubber and one-third of it tin"
to
Nine out of every ten tins of pine- apple you buy are canned there?
They grow enough coconuts give one to every grown man on the "Because of the continued and de-face of the earth s a Christmas plorable delay in delivery of the
present? new landplane fleet, due to cream- stances over which the company had) no control, the number of passengers every 250 natives? carried on European ervices during
unly maintained."of Insects? states the annual report of Imperiul | | Airways.
the year VIt”
There is only One European 10
There are 250,000 different sorts
The negritos belleve that the dead
Passengers carried on all routes trees?
There
Empire
Ship May Order "Bearded Men Only"
Dartmouth.
go to a western paradise of fruit Sailors who serve in the Proft amounted to £97,267, comchurch in the East-St. Paul's Hill. Research, now being built Christian non-magnetic research ship! proft pared with the record
104,735 in 1937. The directors re- commend a dividend of 7 per cent.
Mr. Justice Bennett was asked to decide the next-of-reased from 80,367 to 62.105. kin of Mr. Julian White, who died intestate on January, 20, 1936.
Mrs. Ellen Smith claimed the estate, alleging that she was the only child of Mr. Julian White and Mrs. Ellen White, who died in November, 1935. Cousins and other relatives of Mr. White contested the claim.
This was the story to which Justice Bennett listened:
i
of
the oidest
where St. Francis Xavier died?
Singapore is the greatest fortress for the Admiralty, may be on the Ordinary shures, which will on earth and regarded by Australia compelled to grow beards. absorb £82,738.
MORE MAIL Traffle ton miles operated showed
an increase of 00 per cent., due to
The introduction of the non-surcharge
and New Zealand as the first dc. fence line in the Pacifle?
Mr. the lexitimate child of the intestate mall scheme over the Empire routes. there, besides falling in love?
and entitled to the elate.
On December 10, 1893, Mr. and
register office.
·
mais.
WHO
marooned
"on
The Tenova self-supporting sock is sock. and suspender made one. Once these Tonova socks are on they're up for good. Lastex yam is woven through the patent top, causing the sock to cling, gently and faithfully, without drag or sag. And, being joined for life, sock and suspender enjoy the luxury of the laundry together.
For day-time, sports and evening wear.
MACKINTOSH'S LTD
that the builders, said substitutes have been found for nearly every steel article re- quired.
Mr. J. J. Sautter, managing And did you reallse of the WEST director of Messrs. Philip and INDIES that...
Nelson established his reputation Son.
infles, including Truffle ton
Columbus freight baggage and passengers, on Jamaka in 19032
Jamalea takes £2,000,000 of our Mr. Julian White, it was revealed both Empire and European services Mrs. White were married at Brighton had long clieved that his daughter from 5.171.504 in 1937 to goods a year? And sends us £1,000-
000 of bananas each year? 8,353,018. was dead.
Mlica flown totalled 0,223,000, Bligh of the Bounty landed Si Eighteen days later a
His wife, an eccentric wantan, had, i waxi
kept secret from inst 5,231,855.
Vincent's first breadfruit? born in St. Giles' Institution, London, for some reason,
The company paid £2,043,117 un That child (Mrs. Ellen Smith now) him that fact that the daughter was account of new aircraft during the was placed in the custody of dive.
At his death Mr. White appeared year, an increase of £1,028,000. family named Round, who lived neur! Drury Lane,
child
to have litle money, but a search of
the hous revealed the extent of his
Until she was 11 the child was re- wealth.
gularly visited by a woman whom,
ti
Relatives w.re advertised for, and
daughter.
she believed to be her mother. Then among those who replied was
the visits ceasect.
In the meantime this woman haarl given her a needlework box, telling her that it was more than 100 years! old and had belonged her grand- mother.
It was engraved with the name "Mary Ann Steer." That was the maiden name of Mr. Julian White's mother.
A photograph also came into her possession, which she identified as that of the woman who used to visit
her.
Why Scots Keep Their Return
Tickets
"Every Seat who comes to England keeps the return half of his fleket." That Is the slogan of Mrs. Norrie Fraser, 32-year-old secretary of thei
INTEREST IN CHINA
London.
|
Tobago was Crusoe's Island? We battled with the French, Spanish and Dutch for 200 years?
Every known pirate of the West sailed there?
Barbados rolls rum for 25, a bottle? And of BRITISH GUIANA has It is our only South American pos aersion?
Sir John Wardlaw-Milne is one of
It takes and sends us £1,000,000 those Members of Parliament who of goods a year? show a very lively interest in affairs I was Raleigh's El Dorado?
But experts are baffled by the steel ruzor.
so far they have been unable to find a non-metallic substitute.
Slingshots Fell Grouse
MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS ALEXANDRA BUILDING Des Voeux Road Central.
Every Critic Says:
AHIT
AMERICA RAVES !
"One of the funniest comedies
made".IFE
ever
"Not since "The Thin Man' has there
Inven such hilarious comedy." LOS ANGELES EXAMINER
"Same class with The Awful Truth' "—
VARIETY
"There's Always A Woman"
with
JOAN BLONDELL & MELVYN DOUGLAS now showing at the
THEATRE.
KING'S
Cathedral Jubilee
Solemn Consecration Marks Occasion
The Catholle community of Hong- long yesterday celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and the Golden Jubilee of the Caine Road Cathedral which was inaugurated on December 8, 1080.
Martyrs inside the altar. Following pruyers, the Bishop performed three and lustrations of the inner walls door of the altar and finally poured out, on the floor, the holy water in the form of a cross, At the com- pletion of his lustration, a solemn prayer of thanksgiving was said, and this concluded what may be called the "baptism" of the Cathedral.
Accompanied by the Clergy, the Bishop then went to a chapel close to the Cathedral where the relics that were to be entombed in the altar were solemnly exposed, The relea were carried back to the Cathedral in procession followed by the Faith- ful, who were now allowed to enter the Cathedral, The Holy Reflex As an act of thanksgiving, the were then momentarily placed on Cathedral was solemnly consecrated decorated table, and after the Bishop by H. E. Mgr. Valtortu, Vicar had anointed a little cavity in the Apostolic of Hongkong, asalsted by middle of the allar stone, the relies the H. E. Mgr. Da Costa Numes, were placed there and sealed in with Bishop of Macao, and H. E. Mgr. cement.
Titular Deswazteres, Maximiana. The ceremonies
Bishop
of
П
koly
Going on to the next part of the con- nected with the consecration com- ceremony, the Blahop poured menced at 6.15 a.m. and in spite of oils all over the altar stone in the Yakima, Wash.
the early hour a congregation from form of a cross, and then placed In- Four bunters who went into moun-fall districts of the Colony attended. cense at the altar. When this was At the end of the Consecration, over, a priest took his place at the tains near Leavenworth in a fruitless
Pontifesi High Mass was celebrated. altar, and swinging the thurible went Commencing the Consecration unceasingly round the altar through-
Towards the of rituala, services, Blahop Valtorta, escorted by out the remainder of the ceremony.
Clergy Falthful, walked
quest for deer spent their idle time in China, since these are of great im- They recently discovered the portance to Dritain. He asked an-world's highest waterfallf a mile killing grouse with slingshots. They
which appended: were A. A. P. Russell, Sir J. Wardlaw-Millme med et high-from an aeroplane, and are word Springer and H. B. Middle-three firmen round the external white airhop worked down the rive by the
various
Prime Minister whether the Govern-ns high as Ningarn? ment are
aware of the rapidly deicriorating conditions in parts of China owing to Japanese measures; and what action It is in- tended to take to improve these con ditious?
Mr.
On the child's birth certificate, the London Scots Self-Government Com House Butler: Yes, Sir, and as the
whg described
mother
ns "Ellen White, chorwoman of Dudley Street,
London," otherwise Mra. Fanny White.
kaulf.
Grandmother Greeted Drummer Boy Deserter
ALWAYS LOVED ME'
and Cathedral and anointed 12 CrossCEB of the Cathedral, praying, sprinkling them with holy water. The which were placed in the walls and door before each of which was a lighted Bishop, then approached the
con-
symbolized of the Cathedral, which was locked, candle. The 12 crosses and knocked on 11, at the same time the 12. Apostics upon whom, an
the Apostolic Church saying the words of a Palm. The foundation, door was opened and the Bishop, es- was built. The consecration corted by a few of the Clergy, en- cluded with a second oblation of in- tered.
In the evening there was a Solemn. The Interior of the Cathedral was Triduum with Benediction of lighted by 12 candles placed along Blessed Sacrament, the
tence.
the preacher
CONTINENTAL
is aware is Majesty's Gov- ernment have made representations
ita deserted nave and alales, and as being the Rev. Fr. R. W. Gallagher, Fraser is organising a vigorous to the Japanese Government in all
the chair sang Wie antiphon "Peace SJ. in London for Scottish in cases where British Interests have
Recently seventeen-year-old drummer boy Harry Bus-
be with this House," the Bishop and It will begin directly. been adversely affected.
sam was free to return and work for the grand-mother for visualise
Another Member who quite fre-
Clergy proceeded to the altar, where an Independent
have quently shows an interest in these whose make he ran away from the Army.
they prostrated themselves and re- Mr. Justice Bennett said that Mrs. Parliament for Scotland, to
Harry deserted when his grand- would do it again for my grand-elted the Litanies. Following the re- locking of the door of the Cathedral, Smith had beyond all reasonable comutele control of internal Scottish matters is Commander Marsden, and
mother,"
the Bishop traced out the Greek and doubt Identifled the photograph of the affairs, with some sort of Common- he also asked a question with regard
Latin Alphabets in ashes, which had woman who had visited her and told wealth Parliament with England for to the British Garrison at Shanghai: mother was forced to sell her home asked the and live in rooms, for it was she who Commander Marsden her she was her mother as that of the Navy, Army, and Air Force," the secretary of State for War whether had brought him up since his father
Seventy-eight-year-old Mrs. Bas-been previously strewn in the form
of a cross over the floor Fold.
One of the elovances of the ita proposed to reinforce, the bat-died of war wounds ten years ago.
Cathedral. The court-martial who heard his Ram Rald: "Harry always loved me. He left his job to join the Army bo- Committee is tallon of Seaforth Highlandera at that Scotland, because of economie Shanghai in their task of protecting story at Bordon Camp, Hants, on pressure, is being drained of its the British sector of the perimeter October 11, sentenced him to twenty cause all his friends did so, and he died Jast of the International Settlement; and, eight days detention, but the sen-was lonely
mother
At the conclusion of this part of best talent through emigration.
Blahop blessed "As far as London Scots are con-if so, when, and how many British fence was suspended. Later it was Aurust, and the money she earned the ceremony, the
stopped coming in, he never went come holy water and sprinkled it on This being so, it followed that Mr. cerned," sald Mrs. Fraser, "a great troops will be dispatched for the quashed.
Harry, who was in the 2nd back from his leave. He was wor- the altar, walking round, the altar the majority would welcome the oppor-purpose? Julian White must have been
times reciting appropriate tunity to return to Scotland if jobsj Mr. Hore-Bellsha: The 2nd Bat-
Batin., the Buffs, told the court ried about me, and searched for a father of Mrs. Smith,
Julian were available for them there. talion, The East Surrey Regiment, is that he spent weeks searching job to keep me. I know he did not | prayers. Then commenced the pre- Subject to proof that Mr.
"They have kept the return half on its way to reinforce the British London for a job. He added: "I run away for any other reason but paralion of the cement which were White was the only son of la
Garrison at Shanghai.
am not sorry for what I did. 1 'to come back and help.”
to be used to close the Rolles of the mother, he held that Mrs. Smith was of their tickats to this end."
work-
Mrs. White.
produced a She had also box, about the genuineness of which there was no doubt, Mrs. M. A. Steer was admittedly the mother of Mr. Julian White.
Belf-Government
"When his
seven
Relics of Martyrs
of
the
STURDY
and
STRONG
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