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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 6, 1940.
LATE NEWS
CHINESE
ARTIST
Exhibition At Kam Ling Restaurant
The blending of Chinese and West- ern styles of landscape painting has
Annual Ball Of S.P.C.
been accomplished most effectively Women's Auxiliary Hold by a Cantonese artist from Macao, Mr. Kwan Shan-yuet, whore exhi billion opened at the Kam Ling Restaurant yesterday,
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Dolightful Function
Roosevelt's' Triumph
Defeats Garner In Sonato Voto
OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH!! WASHINGTON, Apr. 5 (UP). -President Roosevelt scored a Under the distinguished patron gejsmashing triumph over Vice of His Excellency the Governor and President Garner to-day when Lady Northcote, Lady Noble and the Senate, by a vote of 46 tu Mrs. A. E. Grasset, the Women's 34, killed the attempt to limit Auxiliary of the Hongkong Society for the Protection of Children held the trade pact programme to one their annual Ball at the Peninsula year. Hotel last night.
Comprising 120 paintings, Include ing
panorama striking 30
f.. "Evacuees," depicting refugees streaming from a bombed city across a war-scarred countryside, the ex- hibition will be open between 11 am.
The Senate plunged into the bitter and 10 p.m. to-day, and to-morrow.
For those who did not danes, there light-Roosevelt's influence pitted pupil of Me, Kwan, who is 20, la
was a card room.
against Garner's-on the proposad the famous artist from Canton, Mr.
Credit for the attractively present-made by Senator David Walsh to ex- Ku Kim-fo.. Some of his war scenes ed cabaret items goes to Miss Daisy tend the trade pact programine for may be placed in the
In the category of O'Keefe. The programme included one year instead of three. anti-Japanese propaganda posters, ballroom and acrobatle dances, and a The debate begun immediately but they have been executed with delightful burlesque presenting beach after the Senate had by 43 to 38, de- strength and baldness of line.
fashions in the "good old days" of teated the amendment introduced by In the Immense variety of his
Senator Henrik Shipstead to exempt work this promising young artist 1900, and the better days of 1940.
The programme opened with agricultural products from the tariff excelts equally well in the delicate patriotic number with Lillan Mac- changes in future trade pacis. brushwork of nature and bird studies
Farlane,
Unwarranted Kathleen Benwell, Norcen Jordan, Shella Reeve, Dawn Digby President Roosevelt told the press ment of street scenes,
Amongst his many animal studies innd); P (representing En- that a three year extension was best
ind Betty ist fine picture of two snarling
Gray, calculated to assist industry and busi- and (by permission and courtesy of ness, and to obviate the possibility or gers inspired by a plus avelling Licut-Cel. D. J. McDougali, M.C., embarrassing the new administration artist paid to humble Chinese, circus. Mr. Kwan admits commanding the Royal Scots), Pipe whether it be Democratie or Re-
Rankin,. (representing Scot-publicum.
Vice-President Garner told friends Pauline Strange and Bunty Forbes that he would vote for the amend- ang Ireland); and Betty ment. He said no emergency existed, Helen Lindsdell, Alison hence a three year extension was un- Fisher and Suzette Compton
warranted. (repre-
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Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Report issued yesterday says;
The Market is still suffering from the neglect mentioned last week, The inevitable two corollaries accom- pany this neglect: volume of business 14 small and prices herome dificult to
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DINNER DANCE
The Northumberland and Durham Association of Hongkong will hold a Dinner Dance in the Rose Room of the Peninsula Hotel on Friday, April 12. commencing at 8.30 pm.
Tickets may be purchased from Committee Members, trom the Management of the Hongkong or Peninsula Hotels or from the Secre- tary. A table plan is open at the Periinsula Hotel.
enting Wales).
Those clever and charming to More Allowances
dancers, Rosic Tan, Rosita Woo! Helen Lung and Billy Tse, went into
For Ratings
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LONDON, Apr. 5 (Reuler).-The tncular "Valse Acrobatique"
way presented by Winifred Raven and Admiralty and Army Council has
increased chilldren's Audrey Oakenfull, while Pauline nounced Strange offered a colourful Caucasian allowance for lower deck ratings in
other ranks. dance,
The seule is now six shillings
Mrs. Percy Chen, the popular ex-week for one child, ten shillings ú ponent of classical dancing, delighted
the
tion of
spectators with her Interpreta-week for two children, 12 shillings "Demande et Reponse" for three children and three shillings Gloria Yee and Thomas Lee, acknow extra for each additional child. ledged ballroom champions of Hong- kong, demonstrated the quickstep. tango and waltz.
DIPLOMATS IN CONFERENCE
The caburet ended on a bright comedy note, with the "Beach Wear" number. Noreen Jordon,, with the
BRUSSELS, Apr. 5 (Reuter),~A assistance of Dawn Digby, Patsy diplomatie conference was held here Wood, Sheila Reeve, and Rosaleen yesterday at which reports were re- Grant showed what was worn inceived from the Belgian Ambassadors 1900; while Betty Pestonji
and in London, Paris, Rome, Berlla and Suzeite Compton, with the assistance The Hague.
of Winifred Raven, Alison Fisher, The Belgian Premier was present Dorolly Raven, Lillan MacFarlane, at the conference which was presided Audrey Oakenfull and Belly Rich-over by the Foreign Minister, M. ards were the modern mannequins. Spark.
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