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Easter fashion parade held at the Skyroom

Reminders

Today

Services Dance, European YMCA,

6 p.m.

Kowloon Gramophone Society, classical concert, Diocesan

More than 500 people packed the Skyroom Bolf-

room yesterday afternoon to witness this year's Easter fashion parado staged by the Women's Auxiliary in aid of the Society for the Protection of Children,

The 'affair was 'described by its organisers as an outstanding success, both financially. and socially.

Tickets were sold out long before the start of the show, and the vast auditorium of the circu- lar Skyroom was packed; to capacity. Nearly 800 luncheons were served.

the proceeds turned over to the Society, One Chinese house- cont, uino donated by Ying Tal, fetched a record $380,

Boys School, 8.16 p.m. Wah Yan Past Students Associa-

Members of the audience were tlon monthly dinner, Speakers

nearly ns, well-dressed as the The Governor, Roof Garden,

Music was provided by the models themselves, The predom- HK Hotel, 1 p.m.

Skyroom orchestra by permission inant note yesterday Was on HK Oxford and Cambridge So- of Mr. Al Richardson, the Ball-hats. Nearly everyone wore hats

clety annual dinner, HK Club, room's manager.

Miss

Luana | —in all colours, shades and styles. 7.45 p.in. United Services Recreation Club, been attracting

Alcaniz, Cuban singer who has | Many affected new arrangements crowds to the of feathers-mostly the Lelong dance. 9 p.m.

Luna

Pork every evening, pro- up-down motif-and the hair- Cheero Services Club, tombols,vided an exquisite floorshow. styles were short and trim.

7.30 p.m.

Two cocktull frocks donated by Indian Recreation Club, dance, 8 Ying Tal, well known dealers in embroideries and brocade, were auctioned off during lunch and

p.m.

Coming Events

TOMORROW

HK Art Club, sketching party to Talpo, members to meet at Kowloon Star Ferry, 10.30a.m. Toc II classicul Concert, 50,

MacDonnell Road, 8.30 p.m. Confirmation Service, St. Andrew's

Church, 11 a.m. (GOC-in-C will read the Lessons.

MONDAY

Crown Land Auction land, PWD

offices, 3 p.m.

TUESDAY

Frailty of human nature

The weather contributed to a

total absence of furs, but a few ladies were long netted gloves. Purses this year were away from plastic, smaller, more feminine, and much less practical.

Conservative shoes

The shoes were conservative, | mostly black, · The three-quarter

skirt was nowhere to be seen, but- the Schlaparelli back-bustic and the, Jacques Fath elongated hipn were much in evidence.

Seventeen models-drawn from the ranks of the prettiest ladies of the Colony's younger sel-look The frailty of human nature part in the parade. They were East Aslatie Company, cocktall was commented upon by Mr. Miss Heather Anderson, Mrs. party, Jurobean Room, IK Wicks at Kowloon yesterday. James Reynolds, Miss Shauna Hotel, to 8 p.n.

after discharging D Morailty play "I"Will Arlso" at

former Anderson, Mrs. T. G. Ridgeway, Christ Church, Kowloon Tong, colonel on an allegation of Mrs. Claude Burgess, Mademoi- 8.30 p.m.

causing a public mischief. An selle S. Robert, Miss Patricia added charge against defen- Mrs. Nartin Hansen, Mrs. Dhun Foster-Hall, Miss Judy Howell, HK Rotary Club, luncheon, talkant for living on the earn- Ruttonjec, Miss Bridget Holt, on "Development In Postwarings of prostitute was with Miss Luba Skvorzov, Mrs. Erik Japan" by Mr. B. Crane, drawn in the course of the Huttemeier, Mis Normn Stevens, Roof Garden, HK Hotel, 12.30

hearing.

Mrs. F. von Oven, Miss Jane Mon pan.

*If you are the honest man you Strellett and Miss Susan Strellcti. hy claim to be," said Mr. Wicks to There were several cute Water defendunt Suen Chiln-fai, ¡"you Babies.

brot An outstanding feature of the seas show Was the Chinese styles cou

-Miss modelled

Dora Chan, four Miss Jesale Lam, Miss Mabel Dunn, Miss Bessie Wong and Mrs. M Anne Teng.

Puls Styles were shown by Yingern Tal, Bond Street, Vague, Madame sur Lebon, Josephine C., Winnie Heft Styles, Gantner of California and ed Karet of California.

ovel was arranged by

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OFFICIAL NOTICES,

APPOINTMENTS

Mr. V. There: Cadot Officer on probation, effective from January 15. Ha arrived bere ali March 11.

Mr.

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M. Hetherington Deguty Clerk of Councils, effectiva frums March

22,

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Mr. Justice E. H. Wilma 1 Acting Chief Justice, effective from March 18.

Acting Mr. A. D. Bebles:

Pulam Judge,, effective from Narch 18,

Director of Publia Works, vīfective trama March 19,

will never see this woman again."

Mr. Wicks was referring to the chief prosecution witness, Wong Ping, ollos Ngal Mo-ping whom the magistrate sald was a self- confessed prostitute

Wong first took the witness stand. In a drawn out hearing. she, alleged that defendant had forced her, to be engaged to him after she had met him in Nan- king before the Communists took over in December 1940. The woman further stated that he had forced her to come away with him to

to Changsha, then to Canton,

Mr. A. H. Mcitride: Aeling Assistant meanwhile having forced her to become a prostitute in Changsha and Canton, as he had no money and

of a a job.

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Mr. F. F. A, Morgant Acting

Live Engineer, effective from March 19.

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The makeon de Beaute, and

Vivenne's

all stockings worn in the parade stac were "Berkshire" nylons sold by pe Tyeb and Company.

Many of the creations were really outstanding.

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Nothing modelled yesterday and caused any surprise, because the all Tho:" charge - against defendant tastes wero essentially conserva-Ro

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Easter Parade beauties

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BOCORU, JA TUGU expeammermanne

was out was that he had misinformed the tiva. But Mrs. Martin Hansen ping, OFTEN SUITE ZUZU, Mr. J. Reynolde: Permanent arts police by reporting that the we- occasioned a stir when she parad-floor. The first was given even had spoken to her.

man had stolen 13 taels of golded an evening gown by Josephine years hard labour, while Chi-ping

him. On Wing's in black lace. belonging to

trale,

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Mr. A. E Perry Acting Меракт

Kowloon-Canton effective from March 12,

Generallegation, a charge of living off 'Railway. the earnings

of a prostitute was added. The ex colonel denied both charges.

MM. G. O'Connor Acting Diestor of Eduration, effective from March ZT.

Mr. R. J. Bricket Acting Prou Chlef Officer, Fire Brigade, effective from March 13.

Bello Publia. Bchers. effective March 18.

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The woman also stated that defendant finally brought her 'to Hong Kong where she had to con- Unue making a living immorally, She charged that she had wanted to leave defendant several times

claimed that Suen assaulted her.

Swindler

three years.

sentenced to indictment--three counts of pos-back.

two years

Hong Kong fast,long at the fashion-show show was hold in aid of the Society for

r evidence affic

case

Was given, before Mr. Thomas yesterday by Miss M. E: P. tas summoned on a charge of

2302 recklessly and using ne and insulting language to-

officer on March 1.2

istant Police

Najnant, Band Sto

by

leged

ated by:

Police

mourn death of McLaren

at traffic Flags of B. and S. ships in nor the port were flown at half mast at yesterday in token of respect for Mr. E. McLaren, Assistant brick and

with his Manager of B. and S. Harig

about Kong Office, whose death oc When he curred in London, to horn

cliff

it

Mr. McLaren, aged 47 years, is survived by, his wife, and two daughters. They left the Colony ne box Inst year for the United King- 200 as a dom, together, with Mr. McLaren quarters. who went Home on furlough,"

According to the cabled: report along after a short illness

from

London, Mr. McLaren died

knight in

Jasze

seen the

A life member of the Hong car Kong. Club, member of the Royal

Hong Kong Golf Club and for-

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er. She He left Shanghal Ind

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ve used arrived in Hong Kong to take o offler over a responkibib, post in the

local office.

was

Denies charge She told the Court that the com- The jury of six men and one woman who deliberated for anplainant had had a grudge against hour and a half, found Tam Kuen her since. September and

all four counts in the summoning her to get his own

session of the notes and, one of She denied that she had driven possession of the implements of recklessly and also offered to forgery..

prove to the Court that her car Miss Elexhor Thom: Acting Principal, but that the colonel had in turn

could not have been driven at over Two years' hard labour was The Jury, however, added a plea 40 miles per hour along Kennedy refused to let her igo. She also the sentence imposed by Mr. of leniency on behalf of the third Road, as Mr. Clunie had"

said. James Wicks on a young man accused, who was convicted on

She said that the car she was After a parlod of intense ques- who swindled some $890 from one count. Second accused, Tam driving at the time was one which tioning Mr. Wicka decided that

Chi-wo, was accordingly dis- Mr. Clunie had wanted to bu the authenticlty of winess evid- various people after posing as

to buy but charged.

she "I would one who had authority to em- enco was doubtful.

had bought it first.

Miss sooner believe defendant than I ploy workers for a factory.

Mr. Perey Chen and Mr. V. J.L.Smalley said that she had brought would this

a self con-

Sub-Inspector J. H. Evans, pro-D'Alton, instructed by Mr. J.C. the counter-summons against Mr. Publis Mr. Wicks sald, secuting, of and moxey Stewart, appeared for first ses a manner which endai- prosecution could not Tin, aged 25, had obtained money cused. Second and third accused gered her life. She said that he prostued collaboative evidence, from 72 persons under false pre-were defended Mr. Wicks naked the opinion

by Mr. D'Alton tences.

knew her address and could have also on the instructions of Mr. easily followed her or sant a sum- the prosecution officer if he ex- Mr. Evans, outlining the case, Stewart, Mr. A. Hooton, Crown mona later on instead of driving Arti pected the Court to convict on the said that Yip had approached his Counsel.

evidence of a prostitute without relative, Ngan Kwal, and told pector Tom Cashman, CID Chief row road,

assisted by Chief In his car beside her along the nar further substantiation. The off-him he had authority to employ for Kowloon, prosecuted. cer DSI Chan, after a short con-coolies for a new factory in Tal Lieutenant . H. N. da vs Honsultation with his legal adviser, Kok Tsui, Defendant gave Ngan

withdrew the second charge,

- Mr.—Wong-Winzənin?-Reglatrar — of Persona.

Hmum, Lộ Sue Tü-chen, Pung Kwok, wing, David C. H. Ling and Munsing

Dunas Amalekant Registrace of Persons.

Mr. Y. A. Flaber, Engineer, Works Department: appointment to the permanent and pensionable mtablishment approved, effective from January 1.

Captain MacDonald, Royal Jery: Honorary Alde-de-Camp to the Governor, effective from Tubruary 10,

Kong Regimenti Honorary Aldeida-Camp

to the Governor, effective from April 1.

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Pilot Officer E. F. Micks, Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force: Honorary Alde-de- Camp to the Governor, effective from April 1.

fessed prosti,man,

Musicale at Villa Magnolia

Clame as ane -

deemed that he had

Aften she had concluded her

All the accused denied the al-evidence the case was adjourned

fence contended that the accused had been holding the notes con Serned in trust for a Nationalist know the nature of the bills they secret service agent, but did not had in their possession.

SERVICEMEN CHARGED

a number of pink carda purport- legations against them. The de- to Monday, March 3, ing to be passes telling Ngon, the that he was to charge complainant, $6.50 for each

Defendant also approached the #second complainant Ping Nam and a job similar to that of Dr. and Mrs. Ernest. To cele coolies for the factory and issue

Ngan, relinquished the post of Honorary Aldebrated their 15th wedding on them with the passes for which namely for him to collect

nersary on Friday with a $0.50 was to be charged. muovening, attended by

On the day when the coolles

Captain I. A. de Barros Botelho

de Camp to the Governor, affective from April 1.

quished the post of Honorary

Camp to the Governor, effective April 1.

from

Captain G, H. Calvert: promoted

effective from April 1.

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Lieutenant A, M. J. Wright res some bends at their home, rounded up by complainants ap-

AldeVilla Magdona," Pokfulam.

plied at the address for work, to Vocalists were Mrs. G. E. Mar- their surprise, the factory bosa den, soprano (My Dear Soul said that he knew of no such and Homing),

Miss Elvie Yuen, man as Yip Tin and that he was Major in the Hong Kong Defence Fores, Soprano (0 Del: Mio Tmate not in need of help. Complainants, Ben, Nel tor Piu Non Mi Sento, after bearing the brunt of verbal and Ecstasy), Mrs. F. Long, abuses from the swindled coolles, (My Heart At referred to Yip Tin and personally Thy Sweet Voice and Danny saw to it that the swindler waS Boy) and. Dr. Harry Talbot, brought to the station. | baritono. ·

In passing sentence, Mr. Wicks Those performing at the plane said that It was a despicable act were the Reverend Fr. Riganti, defendant had committed..

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Mr. A. H. Meßridet Member; of the mezzo-soprano town. Planning Board,

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Mr. M. Lay: mrcogised as Vice-Consil .for Switserland at Hong Kong

of China. Limiteds Elcense cancelled.

Exhibition of embroideries

Peter John. Gallagher, aged 22, Private in the Argyll and Suther=" Lands, Albert (Arthur Long, aged 20, Trooper, Royal Tank Regl ment, Thomas Dalton, aged. 24, 14th Field Battery," and Stanley.

Thomas Pressde Ag

aged 23, Privato An exhibition and discussion 1st Battalion KSLI, were charged

at Central yesterday with resist of Chinese embroideries willing a police officer in the oxocu- be given by Miss Ada Lumtion of his duty at the Lido Dance Downtown on Tuesday at 3pm at the Hall on Friday morning.

Centro of the

Rating:

was also charged: YWCA, 11, Duddell Street. with

Winnie Chian Miss Lum will discuss Chinese Long was also charged with Embroideries from historical and assaulting a police constable, geographical points of view. Chao Llang-fu, and Gallagher Samples of embroideries done and Long were also charged with Ho during various periods and in | asuviting Dennis Vietor at the

The Argrietural and Industrial Bank Mr. Harry Cre, Professor GOT might have put 72 families into different parts of China will be Lido Dance Hall.

don King, Mr. E. O'Neill Shaw, the destitute state by taking

TOMES: Əs

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Mias Rosemary To, and Miss. May money which they could shown, The different stitches The defendants · pleaded not

afford. Defendant was given six also be discussed.

and embroidery materials will guilty to the scharges:Tuesday

Chan.

Dr. C. K. Wong played a selec-months on each charge with the rhis will be the third in a. the ease, C

*** ||| April 4, was fixed, for hearing of flon for flute, while Mr. C. Parth and sixth to be taken con series of Cheng, violinist played Sonata currently,

lectures, on Things Dall of $500 was allowed each Chinese" which is being held at defendant. the YWCA The next talk will be given Dr. T. K.. Chang on April 18 when he will discuss Chinese Bronze

No. 3 by Beethoven, - of

Among the "listeners" were

Mr. G. E., Mardin, Mr. and Mrs.

L. Kadoorie, Lieutenant and Mrs,

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