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ROSE ROOM RE-OPENING

Don And Sally Engaged

Don and Sally, the popular pair of entertainers, are due back in Hong Kong for the re-opening of the Rose Room of the Peninsula Hotel before they proceed to Eu

rope.

hai had bargained for their services, the Cathay Hotel finally signed them to appear on their floor,

BUILDERS BUSY IN KOWLOON

Chater Bungalow Site

(BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.)`

article in this paper referred to were put up. To the older genera- A few days ago, the leading, buildings in the immediate vicinity the building trade of Hong Kong. tion, Chater Bungalow was one of the land marks of Kowloon and with its passing began a new chapter in the history of the peninsula.

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slum quarters of Yaumati Shamshuipo.

and

and mention was made of the Much has to be said of these many modern buildings-offices dancers who have given the Faresidences and tenement houses East such excellent entertainment.

that have been completed during Brought from the United States by

the past year or so, and of the the Canidrome Ball Room, they of construction.

many more that are in the course

So much for that particular district. The article in

On going along Nathan' were largely responsible for the suc

Road, we see new buildings on cess of this well known resort and question, however, did not make

Speciae reference to the buildings buildings that have taken

every side-large and spacious were held oyer for several months.

the They appeared in Hong Kong at

in Kowloon and as there is a great place of the old-style houses which the end of last Season and after

deal of work going on in the several well known clubs in Shang-penfusula, I should like to mention are now only to be found in the would be too much for one article. some of them-not all, for that

One does not need to go far from Going still further north, we being done, and, the ferry to see the work that is come to Waterloo Road. Prince Chater Bungalow site alone, a loon Tong, and in all these dis- the old Edward Road, Homuntin and Kow- good houses are being put up, some of meat. All sorts and sizes of houses many modern dwelling-tricts we find evidence of develop-

and are already in occupation. which have already been completed may be seen in these quarters, and in Prince Edward Road, may be Writing on this subject reminds found some of the prettiest houses one of the good old days before-detatched or semi-detatched in the land was sold. Then, the the whole of the mainland and grounds of the bungalow, with indeed of the Colony. its low-walls and trees grow ing all along the border, gave that part of Kowloon quite a small at- mosphere. I always looked upon it as the seat of the squire, as it were, but that was in the old days long before the many. modern

The Management of the Penin sula Hotel re-engaged Don and Sally Jennings on the suggestion of many patrons who had admired them before. Every dance they do is a poem of loveliness and beauty Pages could be written of the beau- ty of Sally, particularly when she wears the rose petal gown which has been made especially for her Appearance in the Tose Room on the 7th October. Sally looks like

pairting come" to life.

On the programme with these Favourites will be Lilian and Vir gioia Worth, whose dancing is fresh as a breath of air from an open field. These two American beauties have been received enthusiatically in the U.S.A. Both are lovely young- sters and their work is the last word in grace and beauty.

Virginia Worth is really Virginia Brooka, who until just recently ap- peared on the Silver Screen in Edu- cational Comedies and Lilian was appearing in the Pasadena Play house in George Bernard Shaw's play The Applecart," playing the part of the King's mistress.

With beauty such as these girls possess, entertaining is the last thing they should do. Just to walk of the floor and be admired would be suffi cient.

With entertainers of such stand- ard those Room is sure to be packed to capacity and add one

more to its list of successes."

THE FIGHTING SERVICES

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SQUADRON LEADER TREVETHAN

The appointment of Squadron Leader R. M. Trevethan, MC., from the non-effective sick liat to No. 90 (Bomber) Squadron, Upper Heyford for Flying Duties in the place of Wing Commander A. S Maskell, is to date from August 11,

1933.

on

TERRITORIAL ARMY

INCREASE IN STRENGTH DURING JULY

show

appear to have hit real estate The trade depression does not

cwners or landlords in the least, for whatever effect it has had on business in general, house- building goes on merrily all the time.

WOMEN DETECTIVES

Three Appointed To Scotland Yard

(Special Air-Mail Service)

London, Aug. 23. Three women have been appoint ed to the detective staff at Scotland Yard."

(Special Air-Mail Service)

London, Aug. 30. The latest official returns

Since June last year these women, that during July there was an in-members of the uniform branch, crease of 510 in the strength of the strength on August 1 198,500 other Territorial Army, making the total ranks. This is a net increase in strength of 8,333 since January 1, .1833.

During July 2,783 recruits were finally approved for the Territorial Army, against 1,568 in July 1992. The intake of recruits from Jany ary 1 last to July 31

was 28,04% which is an increase of 15,227 re- cruits compared with the ponding period last year,

have been attached to Vine-street Reports of their activities have been Division, working in plain clothes. closely watched by the authorities, and their usefulness had been de monstrated in casts where men would have been handicapped The scheme has proved so successful that, with the sanction of Lord Trenchard, the positions have now been made per- manent.

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It is probable that further ap- correspointmente will be made after wo men have served a probationary period in C.LD. work.

The numbers of recruite obtained in each Cominand were as follows: The women will have their awn -Eastern Command, 378; London quarters in police-stations, and will District, 311 Northern Command, work under the leadership of divi 762; Scottish Command, 135; Southsional detective inspectors in charge era Command, 623; Western Com of the criminal investigation de- mafid; 172 The largest number of partaments of the division. recruits (268) were obtained by the. 46th (North Midland) Division, fol- lowed by the 53rd (Welsh) Division, with 356 recruits, and the 48th (South Midland) Division with

347.

Squadron Leader Trevethan was The strengths of the 14 Infantry born in 1898, in Utah, United Divisions on August 1 were as fol Staten, and was gazetted as a lows, the corresponding figures on second lieutenant to the 6th (Ser-July 1 being shown in parentheses vice) Battalion of the South Lan- 51st (Highland) Diva, 80 (8,804) cashire Regiment in September, 50th (Northumbrian) Dien, 8,030 1914, transferring to the R.F.C. in (8,732).

1917. He served in France with 48th N. Midland) Divn.. 8, No. 20 Squadron, being wounded in (A,217),

September, 1917, in which year he 53rd (Welsh) Divn 8,310 (6,131)

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try on offensive patrols, in attack (9,324)

M

ing enemy formations regardless of tard (Wessex) Divn.. 1673 (7,605). their superiority in numbers. He 40th (W. Riding) Diva, 7,665 shot down at least four enemy air (7486)

craft and drove down others out of sand (Lowland) Div, 7.528 (7,865), contral. Later he served with 18th (8. Midland) Diva. 7,236 No. 46 Wing, and with (7,103) C night training squadrons, and in 53th (W. Lanenshire) Divn, 7,195 1919 served in Russia, where he (7,917).

was mentioned in dispatches and 44th Home Counties) Divn, 7,090 awarded the Order of St. Anne, (7,048)

second class, with swords. In 1925 (E Anglian) Divn.; 6,020

28 he specialized in meteorology, (8,824),

has since served in Iraq and the seth lit London) Diva. 6,118 Far East, and has commanded No. (0,071),

THE SHORTS, FASHION

(Special Air-Mail Service)

August 23. the progress of the American lawa From a friend who is watching tennis championships. I hear some particulars of the sharts with which to become a general fashion. Miss Jacobs set what seems likely Mrs. Whittingstall's shorts are Jacobs is the first player ty don well-known over here, but Miss them for championship,

trousers, are not, I understand; The champion's "abbreviated

in London and have, in my friend's ordinary shorte. They were made words, a seductive strip of blue down the side

The noble-hearted American crowd

appeared for the first time, Ap cheered enthusiastically when they

parently, too, they have a definite

gate value,

440 Flight attached to the air-47th (2nd London) Divn, 5,488 Territorial Army on August was craft carrier Hermes China Sta(6.447) tion.

(Continued on nezs column)

70er this in an increase)

The number of, officers of the t during the month, but the number Continued at fort of nent column) is still::1,015 short of establishment

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