1937-04-16 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 16, 1937.

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like the highly original manner in which a Company Chairman the other day opened those solemn proceedings which occur once every year in even the best of Companies -the Annual Meeting-

He said:

"It is just past 12 o'clock (Noon), and this meeting has been called for that hour. It would, therefore, be quite in order if I should call on the Secretary to read the notice of the meeting and the Auditors' report.

EMPIRE SUMMER SCHOOL AT OXFORD

The Summer School of the Royal Empire Society always draws many visitors from overseas and an at- tractive and instructive programme is being arranged for the Fifth School which will be held at Oxford again from Friday, July 16 to Fri- day July 23.

The provisional programme speakers at present includes:-

of

The Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Inskip, K.C., M.P., Minister for the Co- ordination of Defence.

The Rt. Hon. L. S. Amery, M.P., Former Secretary of State for the Dominions and for the Colonies.

R. S. Hudson, Esq., M.P., Parlia- mentary Secretary for the Ministry of Health.

The Hon. Sir Hal Colebatch, [C.M.G., Agent-General for Wetern

Australia.

"You will not require me to have the report and the statement of ac- counts read as a formality, since Major the Hon. J. J. Astor, M.P., there has been ample time to have President of the Empire Press studied them during the past fort-Union and Chairman of the Times night."

Publishing Company.

德窨

M. Andre Siegfried, the distin

He concluded?

before moving the adop-guished French writer and critic.

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tion of the report and accounts, * The Viscountess Rhondda, Editor ❝THE STREET SINGER”

would just like to say that if any shareholder desires any further in- formation I hope to be able to make up my omission after the Chair- man's motion has been seconded."

Now this, foul readers, is some- thing of a departure from the usua' routine on these occasions.

of "Time and Tide.”

Arthur Bryant, Esq., the noted historian and lecturer.

Lt. Col. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, M.C., M.P., President of the Royal Aeronautical Society 1935-36.

Accommodation For Visitors Those attending the School will The Chairman, as a rule, speaks be accommodated in Wadham Col-

(men as if he were a combination of the leg

only) and in Archbishop of Canterbury and the hostels and lodgings in the town. Archangel Gabriel, with a note of Meals may, however, be taken in deep reverence in his voice. The

ladies the College Hall by those, room is hushed, the monotonous included, who

accommodated

voice drones on and on and on

elsewhere. Visits will be arranged and the share-holders squirm in to Colleges and to other places of their chairs and think of the drink that is waiting them when the old so-and-so gets through.

But not so, on the occasion quot- ed above, I should imagine. There a happy informal air about was things in general and I am sure many

are

în the interest

neighbourhood. There will be a number of Garden- parties and facilities for bathing, boating, tennis and golf.

The enrolment fee for the School and lodging is £4.4.0d for those in is £1.1.0d, and the charge for board

a merry quip was hurled College, and rather less for those back and forth between those pre-

accommodated elsewhere.

sent,

As it is Coronation year, it is will be a But this is not enough. There is anticipated that there room for much improvement. The large number of visitors from over- proceedings could be enlivened much seas who will want to attend the further.

School, so early application is advis-

The meeting could, and should, able. be run on the lines of a musical All communications and enquiries comedy.

should be addressed to the Society's The Chairman should be young Honorary Corresponding Secretary and handsome, So should his wife, or to the Director, Empire Summer who should be present. They School, Royal Empire Society, North- should open

open the show with a duet umberland Avenue, London, W.C. 2. "Here we are again” în the best Pierrot troupe fashion.

The share-holders should join in

the chorus.

STARHEMBERG DIVORCE

After proceedings lasting several The reading of the report should years Prince Starhemberg has at be set to music and "parts" should last succeeded in obtaining from the be allotted to each of the share- | canonical court a declaration of holders. Why should the Chairman nullity of marriage with his wife. sing the whole damn thing?

When he was. Vice-Chancellor

Every now and then the singers Prince Starhemberg, who wished to should stop while a snappy chorus contract another marriage, made a of young ladies, clothed in the special appeal to the Holy See for minimum amount of draperies the marriage to be annulled. He which could pass the Censor, should was told that on political grounds come on and do the odd dance ́or it was impossible for the Vice-Chan- twórz Mt.

cellor of 'Catholic Austria and com- inander of its Heimwehr to con- sider such a step. Now that he has retired from politics, however, this

Prince Starhemberg was married

If the Company wanted a new ship or a new hotel or something, they should literally make a song and dance of it, instead of clothing special obstacle no longer exists. their natural desire to expand their activities in formal- and dreary in September, 1928, to Princess "wording."

Marie Elisabeth, Countésa ́Salmi An American cheer chorus might Reifferscheidt-Raitz. There are no be formed, with the Chairman as children.ga leader. A few "Ran Rah Rah's

would brighten things up no end.

such a popular feature of social

To carry the thing a stage fur-life in the Colony that a few ther, the general public should be favourable balances might be ex- admitted and a charge made. An- perienced. nual Meetings would soon become

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