NANCY
WOW!-
YOU SURE LOOK
PEACHY DAPHNE!
THE DRESS IS FROM GRANDEE FRÉRES, 5TH AVENUE ---AND THE HAT 15 AN EXCLUSIVE: MODEL FROM PARIS--- MY SHOES FROM LA NIFTĚ--- MY SOCKS
FROM FLORETTE***
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
·July 9, 1940.
By Ernie Bushmiller
*** AND MY DRESS IS FROM THE NOTION STORE --- AN' MY SHOES WERE JUST HALF- SOLED BY MR. MARTUCCIO --- AND. THE RIBBON,
15. FROM JOE'S PUSH-CART ---
---AND THE
SOCKS ARE FROM NANCY.
RADIO
ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.). ana 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Studio Saxophone Recital By Palapo
Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency of 845 k.c's, and on short wave from, 1-2.15 pm, and 1-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's. per second,
H. K. T.
12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cession.
12.30 Sullivan-Iolanthe Overture. The B. B. C. Theatre Orchestra directed by Stanford Robinson;
12.40 Len Bermon (Vocal) and The Organ, The Dance Band and Mic. 1.00 Local Time Signal and Weather Report,
1.03 Dance Music,
1:30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast und Announce- ments,
1.45 Light Piano Bolos and Vocal
2.15 Close Down, 8.00
items.
The Tomb Scene froot Gounod's "Romao and Jullet.”---- Georges Thil (Tenor) and Mile. Feraldy (Soprano) with Orchestra.
6.18 Saint-Sacna-Septet, Op. 85. 0.32 Closing Local Stock Quota- lions.
6.34 Margaret Sharidan (Soprano) and Light Orchestral Music.
0.65 Ignas Friedmen (Flano) play- Inc Chopin's Mazurkas, Op. 41, No. 1 and Op. 50. No. 2.
7.03 Selections from The Mald of the Mountains" "Wake Up and Dreams", "Bilster Cinders", and "Chu| China Chow",
7.30 London Relay The News. 8.00 Local Timo Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03 Bludlo Saxophone Recital by Palapo with Plano accompani ment by Nura Kanix-1, Capriccio (Gurewich); 2. Romanza from Con certo No. 1 (Crogun); 3, Waltz Ile- wellyn (Wicdoeft); 4. Ilona (Hun- garian Czardas)
ai the Organ.
8,23 Robinson).
8.35 VarietyA Boy and A Girl Were Dancing, A Letter To My Mo- Vor Derickson and Brown; I
I Just ther, Got A Letter, Baby, What Else Can with Orchestra;
•Do?. Ethel Water Then of the Hot Club
Man I Love,
ove, H. C. G. Strut, The ΟΙ France with
Django iteinhardt (Guitar) ond Stephane Grappeily (Violin); New Frontiersmen, Raymond Nowell and with Orchestra; Rising Tide Chorus
Selection, Orchestra."
9.00 Loudon Relay-Tho New
and Topical Talks.
9.45 Variety.
10.15-Dance Music,
11.00 Close Down.
7 LEAGUE OF HEALTH
Despite the departure from the Colony of many of the members of the Women's League of Health under
the evacuation scheme, the League is still carrying on.
Morning classes hava censed, but, for the time being, classes will be
£5,000,000 More For Old Folks' Pensions
Po Leung Kuk Work
Chairmen Present Reports
Past and present committees of the Po Leung Kuk were received by the Officer Administering the Govern ment at Government House yester- day. The reports of Chairmen were received and His Excellency congra- tulated them on the results attained.
The Colonial Secretary, Hoa, Mr. In A C. North, Hon. Sir Robert Kote- wall, Sir Robert Ho Tung. Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie, (Secretary for Chinese Affairs), Hon. Mr, M. K. Lo. Hon. Dr, Li Shu-fan, Ilon. Mr. W N. Thomas Tam and Mrs, llo Leung were present.
Mr. Chan Kam-po, Chairman in 1938, said the outbreak of hostilities in China had vastly increased the calls on the Po Leung Kuk and Government had given an additional grant of $10,000. Most of the cases dealt with were of kidnapped child- ren, multaal adopted daughters and refugee women and children. There were domestic disputes over marriage and girls who had run away. Prosti- tution, the repatriatlon of stranded families and the tracing of others wero subjects
to which the Com- mittee had also paid attra
attration. Mr. Ngan Shing-kwan, Chairman of 1930, said the registration of mul- tsat and adopted daughters was or- dered in that year and the Kuk inmates Increased to 1,157, compared with 830 ins
in 1830. About 154 Inmates were found employment, 421 sent away, 34 were taken in by families and 19 died. Three batches, totalling 248, had to be accommodated In the King's Park refugee camp and others were taken in by the Salvation Army
Home and Talpo orplinnage. Considerable Improvements were Lalandia mandore employed by made to the Kuk buildings, thanks
The Queen Visits B. E.F. Wounded The Queen, on a visit to wounded B.E.F. men at a hospital in the South of England, talking to Sergeant William Wron, of Worthing, Sussex. Sergeant Wron was wounded in the left arm by machina-gun. bullets
Boiling Tar Causes
Death Of Military Driver
AN inquiry was held recently by
were
the Singapore Coroner, Mr. Walter the P.W.D. in Johore, said that he to generous donations, and the in- MacQuarrie, into the death of Pri-was in charge of a number of labour-dustrial taltion section was made vate William Robertshaw, of the ers repairing the road to Mersing, more important, Royal Army Medical Corps. Private 371⁄2 miles from Johore Bahru. Robertshaw died in the Singapore
Mr. F. T. Lo, Chairman of 1040, Half of the right-hand side of the said the number of inmates was con- General Hospital on Feb. 18., after road, which was 10 feet wide, was stantly increasing and the expenses an accident on the Mersing Road, taken up by the repairers and the were so much heavier that he anti- where a car he was driving hit a other half was open to traffic, said cipated a large deficit this year. boiler containing hot tar.
funds to ensure proper care of the There was an urgent need for more unfortunate women and girls.
that
Dr. Ton Kim Cheng said Robertshaw was admitted into the General Hospital at 4 p.m. on Feb, 17 and died the next day. Death was due to shock from burns caused by boling tur.
Lalandi.
"I heard a loud noise and, turning role that motor-car had knocked over a boiler containing hot tar, which was lying on its side.
His Excellency replied, in a speech interpreted by Mr. Lo, that his own Most of the tar was on the experience in the S.C.A. Boto 20 ground, but some of it had splash-years ago had shown him the value Before he died, said the doclor,
of the tasks performed by the Po ed over this car. Robertshaw told him that he was Lalandi" "baid" that the occupants of Leung Kuk. He particularly congra- driving his car at about 11 o'clock on the car were a man and woman, and their happy team work.
tulated Mr. Ngan and Mrs. Ho for the morning of Feb. 17, when a tyre they had far stains on their limbs. burat. The car skidded Into a tub He stopped a car coming from the of boiling tar.
direction of Mersing and the man) and woman were taken to hospital.
Edith Margaret Kishander, a staff nurse attached to the Indian Military Hospital, said that she was in the ear
Ling from Singapore through Johore.
THE new supplementary being driven by Robertshaw travel- pensions, regulations for which are now announced, may cost another £5,000,000 a year.
At present there
are
held at the Helena May Insitute on 275,000 old-age pensioners Monday and Thursday evenings,
Members are reminded that there receiving extra assistance, are centres all over Australia which which amounts to about
£5,500,000 in all.
they will be able to attend
evacuated to that country.
FOR ONE GLORIOUS MOMENT.” SHE RULED A MIGHTY EMPIRE! The world's mut stirring far shey, Nçc klivey's must tragle quétu?"
THE MAD EMPRESS"
By MEDEA NOVARA W LIONEL ATWILL CONRAD NAGEL Screen Play and Dislogue by Juan Dars, Jerry Chodáros and Migul C, Tors + A VEEAGRÄPSÉ KULEASH Produced and Diescroč by BUGUEL G. TOKEKS -
NEXT CHANGE AT THE
KENG S
If the number of pensioners askt- ing for supplementary allowances rose to 400,000 the cost of these, it is computed, might rise to £10,600.- 000.
As a result of what is now being done no pensioner will find himself in a worse financial position, al- though in
different people may receive slightly different rates--some in accordance with the old, payment, and others with the
new.
some
arcas
Extra in Winter
For the single pensioner the re- gulations provide for a standard Income of 10s. 6d. a week, the As- sistance Board being empowered to increase the
supplementary pension
of Ds. Bd. during the winter-8.g.,
fuel
for
For the pensioner couple the re gulations provide for a standard Income of 32s. a week, subject to the rent paid is above adjustment
or below standard. There will be no adjustment either up or down for a couple paying 6s. rent a week,
Following is a list of weekly in- come which, whatever its ownership, will be disregarded: Friendly Society sick pay, the first G.; National Health Insurance benent, the frat 7s, Gd., and the first £2 of any maternity benefit; disability pea- aloris, the first £1 workmen's com- peruution, one-half; super-annuation,” the first 78. Od; alckness payments under the Old Age and Widows' Pensions Act, the "frat-Ta, ed.,
The Board will take no account of earnings by the pensioner or by his wife up to Sa., a weekt euch (as -compared with 38.),
POLICE RESERVE
1
Questioned by the Coroner, Lalandi sald that the tar in the To be Called Up for Extra
Duty To-morrow
boiler had been boiled early that morning, and was hot at the time) of the accident.
In his Anding, Mr. MacQuarrie As a result of the existing state of said that there was no evidence that tension, the Hongkong Police Reserve any person had been criminally con
Different companies of the Re-
There was no one else in the ear and she sat beside Robertshaw.
They had crossed the causeway
is to be called up for extra duty as into Johore and had been travelling cerned in Robertshaw's death, which from Wednesday." for about an hour, she said, when the had been caused by shock due to cur hit something.
burrs received from heated tur. She fell to the floor of the car. "I therefore find that Robertshaw servists will then be posted for day continued the witness, and when she died of wounds received outside my duty. managed to open the door, she found jurisdiction, and I think that a more It is understood that those Re- many people had arrived оп the satisfactory conclusion to such an in- servists who are Government ser scene and she was transferred into quiry might have been reached if i vants will be the first called out but another car, and was taken to hos had been held in Johore," said the the Police Reserve authorities still pital.
have the matter under discussion,
Union
Coroner.
Won Him
£2,750 Award.
one of its
THE largest High Court award over secured' for members by the Ship Constructors and Shipwrights' Associa
tion has been announced.
It is one of £2,750 and costs, on the judgment of Mr. Justice Hallett, to a driller, Mr. H. W. Claydon, of |Clifton-road, Canning Town, E
of
He was at work on a piece staging siung over the side of a ship while at anchor in the Thames when a barge, owned by V. Darling Gros.,. collided with the ship.
Claydon attempted to avoid being involved in the crash, but in jump-
"Locked In.' Took Painting
EXHAUSTED BY FEVER 7
Then read this:---
You are not out of danger when fever, has subsided. The weakness It leaves behind exposes you to relopes or fresh infection. You must rebulki your, worn-out body immediately and quickly.
The way to do this is to find a food that soothes the enfeebled stomach and provides all the nutrition valme of big, solid meals. The food wery many doctors, choose for their fever" paticnla is. Horlicks, It la nourists- - ment in the most eually digested form. It repairs the damage to nerves and thiuet, build up: strength, creates
ing from the staging on to-the barga THE thick who stole
stole a Goins, new vitality and helps to keep com-
his leg was crushed.
It
borough painting from the Pump
was necessary to aroputate the Room at Bath recently is still tree.plcations out of convalescence. Pa. leg below the knee.
Police are convinced- he is an ex- tients who turn against other foods "This case," Mr. J. W. Wilcocks, port, for the pleture was cut neatly are able to enjoy Horlicks Get i acting secretary of the union, told from its frame and the ass lay to-day from your store. the "Daily Herald," "Is evidence in intact nearby, itself of the valuo, and benefits to be obtained from Trado Uniontam."
ROTARY
The
theft WAR
discovered; "by. cleaners, :and it ja thought that the thief· must have hidden in the building before it closed on a ADDRESS |recent. Monday, night..... Mr. Henry Poterson will address
The picture-a self-portrait-had Hongkong Rotarians at their tilin to-hung in the Pump Room, only a few day. His subject will be "The oldest months..
muiltary treatise in the world, Part It was left to the city “by, Mr."
--- // Shirley Fox, the artist.
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