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A REAL GEORGE DIARY OF LOCAL

Rejoicings In Bel- grave Square

EVENTS

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31. Anniversaries and Holidays. — Hallowmas Eve. Fesat of 85 Nemeslus and Comps., Mm.

Auctions. Leasehold Property, Hughes and Hough's Sales Room.

"(Special Air Mail Service)

Landon, Oct. 10. "He's a real George." This was the comment yesterday of the few 3 pm people privileged to visit the new

Cinemas Prince. They were emphatic about | King'a:—The Farmer Takes A «hía Tesemblance to his father; -

Wife."

George, I learn from official Queen's:-"The Arizonian " sources, is among the probable | Central:-"Chinese Picture." names of this latest member of Orienta.:-"Society Doctor." the Royal family. Nicholas is World:-"Chinese Picture."

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Commercial-Debts and Claims against National Commercial and Savings Bank, Ltd., due.

A snob is a somnambulist who another. A thirdhame may be Alhambra: "Manhattan Moon"

David, after his uncle, the Princa Majestic:-"The Great Hotel Mur- motors in his sleep.

of Wales.

der." Plans for the christening are Star:-"Gigolette." Many comedians recelye larger already being made. The middle salaries than cabinet ministers. | or November, shortly after the This is only fair. After `all, i Duke of Gloucester's wedding, is comedians do change their patter suggested. The ceremony is ex- occasionally.

pected to take place in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace,

The Duke of Kent gave a small family luncheonety yesterday at No 3.- Balgrave nqURID, Prince and Princess Nicholas were there The Duchess of Kent's sister Counters Toerring, acted as bos- tem

Five shots were fired at the President of Uruguay the other day. In that country it seems that Presidents go in on a ballot and

out with a bullet.

“I'll have a good chance to land, a job if I can only get my "nose 'made a bit more Grecian."

"A job in the movies?" "No, a job in a restaurant."

Australian entering hospital: "'Ullow, BUL.” **Ullow, Steve.""

"Come in to die? " "No, yesterdy."

Janitor, you could cool our apartment nicely if you would rua ice-water through the radiatora

"Can't be done, madam.” "What did you have in them last winter?"

A fisherman got such a reputa- tion for stretching the truth that hè bought a pair of scales and Insisted on weighing every dish he caught, in the presence of a wit- ness.

One day a doctor borrowed the fisherman's scales to weigh a new born-baby. The "baby weighed forty-seven paurids.

Grievances, unlike bedclothes, should be slept on before alred.

Meetinga-HK. Philatelic 30- clety, “S. O. M. Post," Board Room, 5.30 p.m. Theosophical" Society. 6 p.... Victoria Chess Club, Gloy- cester Hotel, 6.30 pm; Monthly, Bible Union of South China, Em- manuel Church, 5.30 p.m.

Miscellaneous.-Entries close for Peace Poster Competition: Bridge and Mah Jong Tournament, Pen- | Insula Hotel, 3 p.m., to raise funds for a Matshed Church at Sham-

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VANLOADS OF BOUQUETS Flowers arrived ilterally by van- loads for the Duchess yesterday. | shuipo. Two vans were unloaded outside Rehearsals.-Chorus. "A Country her house. They contained quan- Girl,” Cathedral Hall, 8.45 pim. titles of magnificent roses, dark Hong Kong Singers, Brahms' "Re~ red and yellow, White dowers in- quíem," St. John's Cathedral. 5.30 |cludèg Wlies and chrysanthemumis, p.m.

and among the blue and mauve Blowers were violeta' and gentiana.

Bouquets were also brought by chauffeurs in private cars." There was £ lòng chitinted procession of blooms.

All the colours gave the effect of a rainbow against the all-white walls of the Duchess's bedroom. The task of arranging the flowers was a lengthy one.

Social--Civil Service Cricket "C.ub, 8.45 p.m., Whist Drive.

Sporta Badminton St. Andrew's Club "Tournament (anal)}**

Moon:--X Moon, 5th. Day. Sunrise.-6.27 a.m. Sunset.-5.48

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E Tides.—High at 12.39 and 22.51; Low.ai 6.00° and 16.11.

TRADITIONAL CLOTHES

PRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1. The Duchess of Kent will be

Anniversaries and Holidays. able to wear the extremely com- "All Saints' Day.. Hallowmas. fortable and homely traditional

Auctions, Leasehold Property. dresses - somewhat inaccurately China Auction Rooms, French called "peasant" garments-which Bank Building, 3. pim. were among the presents from her Greek and Yugoslav friends.

There is nothing peasant-like about these dresses except their traditional shape and the signil- ficance of their embroideries. In the countries where the Duchess

spent most of her youth-Serbia, Russia, Greece such clothes are worn by the most aristocratic women in the privacy of their own

"Why did you buy dachs- homes. hund?"

"Because of the length of its body. All the children can pat it

at once,"

It has been claimed for women that they are the salt of the earth, which may explain why so many drive men to drink.

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NEEDLEWORK DECORATIONS

These garments are distinguish- ed by the fineness of their fabrics and the lavishness of their needle- work decorations from the rough skirts and shifts worn by peasant women at work.

Almost every village has its own distinctive feature, expressed in some differentiation of colour- weaving and embroidery, Said none too scrupulous emTM

The Duchess herself is deeply ployer to his office, boy: "If Mr. | versed

in these fine distinctions, Brown calls to-day, tell him I'm having a large collection of speci- cut" and don't be such a fool as mens to be working when he calls, or he won't believe you."

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They were testing a wall in a new

house.

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"I'm speaking quietly, Bill. Can you fear me?”

"Ear yer. Lumme, I can see yer in three places."

She is particularly tond of the special style of dress worn by "the girls of the district in which her own romance developed, and in tends to wear this more often than any other.

2.45 pm.; Navy v. Club de Récreto (Navy), 2.43 p.m.; South Chinu The following is a letter which Radio (Carbine Hill), 2.45 p.m.; actually appeared recently in the.E. y. Club (St. Joseph's, Happy V&ley, 2.45 pm.; Kowloon. "Daily Mail**

Cinemas

King's The Farmer Takes A

Wife."

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Queen's: "The Arizonian."' Central:-"Chinese Picture." Oriental:"Baby-Face Harrlog-

ton." World:-"Chinese Fleture." Alhambra:-"Marihattan Moon." Majestic: The Great Hotel Mur-

der." Star:"Friday The 13th."

Exhibitions. Pictures, Komor and Komor Chater Road.

Bccial-Hallowe'en Dinper. Vol- untzer Headquarters, 8 p.m.

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Sports

Athletics-Entries. close for two open events of South. China Ath.e- tle Association's Annual Sports Meet, 8 p.m

Hockey Club 2nd XI v. 8th Des- troyer Flotilla (King's Park), 5 P., Hong Kong Brigade v. Radio (Caroline Hill), 5 pm.

Moon-X Moon, 6th, Day. · Sunrise.-6.27 0.m. Sunset.~5,47

p.13.

Tides High x 13.40 and 23.34: Low at 6.50 and 18.30.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2.

Cinemas King's: "Cardinal Richelieu." Queen':-"The Arizonian." Central: "Chinese Picture." Oriental:-"Baby Face Hurring-

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ton," a pat World:-"Chinése Plature.” Alhambra "Manhattan Moon!”

der."

Sir, I found myself chuckling Eastern (Kowloon), 2.45 p.m.; East Majestic: The Great Hotel Mar- when I read a correspondent's Lancs, v. Chinese Athletic (Prince story. "Two fleas retired and Edward Road), 4.15 p.m. Third StarFriday The 13th." bought themselves a dog." I read Division Liga Portuguesa v. R.A.F

this to my wife, she was entirely unmoved, and said, "How silly fleas cart buy dogs. Men laugh at anything."

R. TA Cheshire.

War indeed becoming terrible. when one race was to night in Black Shirts and another in-dirty shamhež. The instructions of the Abyssinian Emperor, has deprived the Italian command of the chance of issuing the order "Don't tire intil you see the white of their shammas."

Sporta

Raliway (St. Joseph's, Happy dian R.C. v. Royal Engineers (L). (Raliway), 4.15 p.m.; 6% Joseph' Cricket, -Becond Division, In- Valley), 4.15 p.m.; Chinese Police University v. D. B. 5. (F.).

Fustiers (Navy, Happy Valley),

Football-First Division, South 4.15 p.m.; East Lanes. v. Lincolns China "B" Y. Fusiliers (Caroline (Kow-* (Prince Edward Road), 2.45 p.m.); Police v. Kow.con

Hockey-Police '2nd: *XI'

lcony; Lincolns, v. Club (Bookun- Y.M.C.A., '(King's' Park), -

Doo): LA (8) v. St. Joseph's (Mili... Racing-Eleventh Extra Racetary, Happy Valey); Club de Re- Meeting. (Happy Valley)

crelo v RA (L) (King's Park). 4.15 p.m.; Second Invision, Fusiliers University (Sookunpoo), 245

Yacht-Opening Grußsë. Moon LX Moon. 7th. Day. Bunrise-6.26 am Sunset.-5.4pm. Liricons v RAS.C. and.

p.m.

Tides. High at 11.40 and 22,15; Low at 5.14 and 15,56.

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