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"SUNSHINE SUSIE DIES IN BERLIN

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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 8, 1937.

WORLD GOES BY By "ULYSSES"

wife

R. W. E FAMILIES LEAVING

The transport Dunera carrying reliefs for the Navy and Army in

leave again for the United Kingdom Jon October 15, taking home families of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, who are at present in Shanghai.

HE latest proposal in Italy, says Science is trying to eliminate the the Far East, arrived from Singa- Berlin, To-day.

a news item, is that decora-glare of headlights, but nothing is pore this morning with the families Renate Mueller, one of Ger- tions should not be conferred on being done about that of a of the Middlesex Regiment and will many's and Europe's most popular bachelors.

when Hubby trumps her ace film stars, died in a Berlin nursing home yesterday at the age of 30 after a long and painful illness which she contracted as result of a slimming cure which she under- weit în 1988.

Despite her illness, Fraulein Mueller insisted on continuing her work, but production of her last film, "Togger," a story of German newspaper life, was carried out only with much difficulty.

Owing to the indistinctness of her voice, her part had · subse- quently to be synchronised, a fact which was only made known on her death.

Fraulein Mueller acted in several British films and scored an instant success in her first picture produc- ed in Britain, "Sunshine Susie," with Jack Hulbert Trans-Ocean

The first to do her stuff for me was

Bertha Brown,

We used to see the talkies when

she came to town, But she did so much talking that

I didn't care for she- And that is why I haven't got my

OBE

:)

The next to do her stuff for me

was Janie Jones, She liked to sing "The Rosary? * in dulcet tones, But I couldn't stand the tedium of the "hours I spent with she

And that is why I haven't got my

OBE.

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The last to do her stuff for me was

Daisy Dean; "

She said to me, "Your dancing is

the best I've seen":

·But my feet were kinda useless

when I danced with she--- And that is why I haven't got my

OBE.

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The inventor of matches was hon- oured by a recent biography. Think of it, if it weren't for him, we The Commander-in-chief of the might never have known what to China Station, Admiral Sir Charles. balance on top of a bottle.

Little, arrived in Amoy yesterday aboard the Cruiser Cumberland on his visit to coastal ports.

Playing cards were stolen from a London warehouse. It is denied, H.M.S. Westcott, of the 8th De however, that this was rendered pos- stroyer Flotilla, arrived in the Co- sible by the night watchman going lony to-day from Wei-hai-wei. "nap."

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A girl with a good complexion is can't get him out," said a complai- usually very conceited about it. And nant to a London magistrate. That's even if she hasn't one, she is apt his storey and he's sticking to it. to put it on

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* A famous golfer's wife sued for Just another of those headings: divorce, a suggestion for others to "Chinese Awaiting Major Attack" use the driver less and the spoon

more often. It is expected that he will arrive

"Is that limburger cheese good?"ogether with General Assault.

asked the customer, to which

approachable"

the

It's

DINNER AND DANCE ompradore replied, "Good?

In Aid Of China War Relief Fund

Latest effort of local Chinese to collect funds for war relief is the organisation of a dinner and dance at the Hotel Cecil, on the 10th October, from 8 p.m. to 2. am

The function is being organised by the following members of the Chinese community: Messrs. Li Sing Kui, Peter H. Sin, Tong Big Chuen, Lan Kit Nin, Chan Wai Chuen, Pun Yau Shing, T. O. Tso,

Lau King Tsing, Lau Yuk Wan, Lee Chenk Kuen, Yung Koon Man and Chan Lan Fong- The Hotel Cecil is to provide dinner at its own ex- pense, and the committee will be able to devote all the proceeds of the dance to the War Relief Fund. Tickets are $5 each

It is also learned that Mr. Toni Desmond and his famous dance orchestra have promised to provide the music programme, while vari- ous well-known local artistes will render special items to add to the entertainment of the evening.

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TWENTY YEARS AFTER

London, To-day. Fourteen new cases of delayed action blindness after 20 years, due to the after effects of poison gas, were admitted last year to St. Dunstan's, where 2,000 war blinded men are still under care-British Wireless

International Se Lawyer Passes

Dedham (Massachusetts), To-day.

The death occurred here yester- day of Thomas Nelson Perkins.

Mr. Perkins, who was 67 years of age was the well-known interna tional lawyer-Beuter.

A woman was hit by a car that backed into her.. The driver pro-

"He swears that the second door bably was one of those who always of my house belongs to him and I gets his pedestrian.

Player's Navy Cut Cigarettes.

THE DISTRIBUTORS IN HONG KONG OF

PLAYER'S NAVÝ CUT CIGARETTES REGRET

THE TEMPORARY SHORTAGE CAUSED BY

THE INCREASED DEMAND AND WISH TO

ADVISE THAT SUPPLIES OF THE 10's PACK-

ING ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE FROM ENG-

LAND BY THE S/S "AENEAS” DUE HONG

KONG ON OCTOBER 12TH, 1937, AND SUP-

PLIES OF THE 50's PACKING ARE EXPECTED

TO ARRIVE FROM ENGLAND BY THE S/S

"CALCHAS DUE HONG KONG ON OCTOBER

18TH, 1937.

itish-American Tobacco Co. (China) Ltd.