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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 18, 1940

Y.W.C.A. ANNIVERSARY

The Hong Kong Y.W.C.A. comme- morates its twentieth anniversary to-morrow at the association head- quarters on Bonham Road.

Mrs. N. L. Smith, the wife of the Officer Administering the Government, will be present. Dr. Catherine Woo, M.B.E., one of the four founders of the Y.W.C.A. in Hong Kong, and recently elected president for the second time, will preside.

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The speaker for the occasion will be Miss Pao Swen Tseng, Fang principal of I

Girls' School, Changsha,. Miss Tseng's topic "Chinese Women's Contribu- tion in the National Crises," a sub- ject she is well qualified to speak on, since she has been outstanding in her has leadership among women, and many times represented her country at international gatherings. Miss Tseng will speak in English. There will be a service of thanksgiving for twenty years of successful work, and a variety programme of music, Chinese folk dancing, and a play, ending with a fellowship supper for members.

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Born during the dark days of the last world war, and formally organiz- ed in 1920, in those days of, bright hope for international co-operation and fellowship, the Y.W.C.A. gathered strength through these twenty years, so that now in these dark war days of 1940, she has participating -3,482 women and girls mobilized to give service in the present crisis in

world.. China and the

Countless

sacrifices, hours of effort have result- ed in funds workers for refugee work, aid to the wounded, medical supplies made for both wars, padded coats and medicines for China's hard pressed troops, the onerous job of raising money through flower days, and bazaars.

our destroyers.

Mr. Winston Churchill on the bridge of one of Wearing a Duffel coate as a protection against the cold winds, Mr. Win- ston Churchill is keeping a look out.

LOST IN TRAFFIC

I next met four aviators-

the writes a correspondent to "New Yorker" who shared a common living room during the day In a British camp. All had shaved their skulls and grown long brown beards. When I ask- ed one where he came from, he said, "Germany. There are no more Prussians or Bavarians or Saxons.

We are all Germans." He said he was a Gorman who happened to live in Berlin, and that was all 1. could get out of him. Of the others, one had been shot down by six- Spitfires, an-

other by seven Hurricanes, and a third by a dozen Curtisses. I had never heard such a concerted, if unintended tribute to Allied su- periority in "the air; listening to them, I marvelled that a Mes. serschmitt could find its way through the traffic.

LEVER BROS.

LAWN BOWLS ARRANGEMENT

TEAMS

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The following have been chosen to repre- sent the Hong Kong Cricket Club in Lawn Bowls League on Saturday.

H.K.C.C.

Second Division (v Kowloon Tong, Home): J. A. D. Morrison, J. A. Mouat, G. E. Costello and B. E. Maughan (Skip); R. R. Davies, A. McKellar, G. S. Archbutt and L. A. R. Duncan (Skip); T. A. Pearce, A. K.

R. A. Mackenzie,

Edward,

Ed- A. W. wards and-A.-W. Brown (Skip)...

Third... Division (v E.R.C., Home): A. D. Humphreys, L. E. N. Ryan, A. Nis sim and P. S. Cassidy (Skip); W. A. Cor- nell, E. Hospes,, W. A. Cruickshank and ft. H. Wild (Skip); B. J. Lacon, W: J. Hansen, J. Prentice and E. S. Abraham (Skálp).

Cricket Club:-

K.C.C.

Following teams will represent Kowloon Firat Division (v Police Recreation Club, "Away"):~A. W. Smith, F. A. Fabel, W. Mulcahy and E. Kern (Skip); T, Madar, G. Moss, H. Övery and E. C. Fincher (Skip): V. C. Labrum, J. W: M. Brown, J. Fraser and F. Goodwin (Skip).

Second Division-(v Polico Recreation Club, Home):-C. J. Tacchi, R. Wellwood, A. W. Ramsey and W. Hyde (Skip); R. Leigh, G. Bowden, G. Taylor and A. Spary (Skip); A. C. Tribble, C. Champefovier, W. Parsons and R. Marks (Skip).

Reserves:-R. S. Meadows. A. H. Mar- tin and E. M. Phillps.

MORRISON TAKES HIS COAT OFF IN NEW JOB

LONDON, TO-DAY.

AS A RESULT OF ARRANGE- MENTS RECENTLY CONCLUDED, THE WHOLE OF THE UNITED THE STATES, SOUTH AMERICAN, PHILIPPINES,....... BELGIAN CONGO, AND ASIATIC CHINESE, THAI TURKISH INTERESTS OF LEVER BROTHERS AND UNILEVER HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO A SOUTH AFRICAN SUBSIDIARY PANY.

(Copyright, Fox).

BRITAIN'S FOOD SUPPLIES

London, To-day.

That the food supply in Britain is there sufficiently good to warrant being no immédiate extension of the rationing system was disclosed yes- terday by the. Parliamentary Secre- tary to the Ministery of Food who added: "We are satisfied we have a pretty good emergency scheme." British Wireless.

HITLER'S MISSION IS

GOD-GIVEN LEY

Dr. Robert Ley, the German Labour Front leader, writes of Hitler:-

"The Fuehrer will soon be recog- nised as the greatest of all men of all time. I'm convinced that he'll soon bring Europe and the world to reason, thereby making Europe and the whole world happy.

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"That's the mission entrusted to him by God and Nature."

ARGENTINE GIFT

London, To-day.

As a token of confidence and friend- ship to the British Empire in the strug- gle for freedom a committee of prom- inent cattle owners in the Argentine has decided to organize the presenta- tion to Britain of about 5,000 head of live cattle for the use of the soldiers of the Empire.

The cattle will be killed at below 'cost price in the Argentine,

Each quarter will bear a ticket with the Argentine colours and an expres- sion of good luck.

H. M. Ambassador has been in- structed to convey the Government's lively appreciation and gratitude to the generous promoters of the scheme- British Wireless.

WHEN CHILDREN

OUTGROW THEIR

STRENGTH

With rapidly growing children, nou- rishment must keep pace with growth. When it doesn't the child gets thin, pale, weedy, with no energy or incli- nation for food.

For extra nourishment, doctors and nurses say there is nothing better than Horlicks. It builds up flesh, bone and muscle by providing all the essential food elements in an easily digestible form. It replaces all the energy children expend on work and play. Through its delicious flavour Horlicks stimulates the appetite so that children get more good out of all their food.

Many boys and girls at the difficult age owe their success in schoolwork and at games to the extra strength and vitality supplied by Horlicks. Get Horlicks to-day at your usual store.

INGENOHL'S

Special Pipe and Cigarette Tobaccos

COM-Ingenohl's Standard Mixture

Totoma No. 1 Totoma No. 2

The company operates from Durban and was formed two years ago when, as a result of an exchange of interests between the English and Dutch Uni- lever companies, some £11,000,000 was owed by the Dutch to the British company and shares in subsidiary com- panies in the above countries lodged to secure the debt.

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These shares form the basis of the has South African company which also taken over this liability.-Reuter.

TAKES BAND ON HER

HONEYMOON

Twenty-year-old Hollywood starlet, Joyce Mathews, and her Venezuelan multi-millionaire husband, * Colonel Gonzalez Gomez, plan to take a four- teen-piece swing, band with them on their honeymoon. Their retinue will also include photographers, body- guards and servants.

Mr. Herbert Morrison, L.C.C. leader

Hollywood says Joyce Mathews has since 1984, took off his jacket and the most beautiful hands on the screen worked in his shirtsleeves when he and on one of them her engagement began his new job as Minister of Sup-finger-flashes a diamond ring worth ply.

£6,2501

"It was hot," he told a reporter, To the strains of swing music, the "and there was work to do."

multi-millionaire and his bride will He read masses of documents and make their bow before romantic au- interviewed departmental head after diences, who will then be asked departmental head.

pay for the thrill of seeing them by. "He was full of pep and showed a contributing to charities.

of detail,” said one They will stop at ten cities on their

honeymoon tour.

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MUSIC BY

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TIFFIN DINNER

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