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SERVICES

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Autoist: Salesman:

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tires?"

Autoist: "I should say not. I'm fortunate to have an automobile."

An actor who was not so well known as he thought he was, re- ceived an offer of a part in a new London show. Being on tour at the time, be replied by telegram:

Local Exchange Quotations

T.T. ON LONDON: 1/38 (nom.)

T.T. ON NEW YORK: 321

NEW CAP FASHIONS FOR

THE NAVY

Will accept double what you But They Will Look

offer. Otherwise count me out."

Next day he received a telegram which read:

"One, two, three, four, Ave. six, seven, eight, nine, "Out."

Just The Same

London, Apr. 18. The Admiralty, haying sudden-

The home was one of many notedly discovered that the naval of because Washington had stayed cers' capa are quite out of mode, there.

have issued an order to bring them into fashion again.

Visitor: "'Which room did Washington stay in?”

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ton he stayed here."

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6

Anniversarles and

Beginning of Summer.

Holidays.-

(Li-hsla..

St John the Apostle before the Latin Gate

Cinema

King's: "Let 'Em Have It."

Queen's: Two Fisted." Central: Stamboul Quest' OrientalTop Hat." World: "Chinese Picture Alhambra: "Broadway Melody

o 1938.

Majestic-Murder On A Honey-

moon."

Star:-"Forsaking All Others." Dances.Cheerò C.ub Tea Dance. 5-7.30 p.m.

Meetings-Ladies' Christian As sociation, at 10 Queen's Gardens, May Road, 3 pm; Kowloon Union Church Women's Guild Monthly Business, 10 a.m.; St. John's Cathedral Finance Committee 12.30

V.D.MA.. Committee. In the Vicar- p.m.. Chartered Bank; St. Andrew's

age. 9 p.m.

Social."Get-Together" of Aus- tralian and New Zealand Assen Members, at Gloucester Hotel, 5.30

p.m.; Kowloòn Cricket Club Whist Drive 9 p.m. Whist Drive, Salors' Home and Seamen's Institute, 40 Gloucester Road, 8 p.m.

Moon-Full Moon. 11.01 p.m. I Int'c. Moon. 18th. Day.

In the uniform regulations just Issued with the Fleet Orders al terations have been made in the shape and style of the caps.

Instead of being slightly oval, as must have stopped here before I formerly, with the diameter from was hired."

front to back in. longer than that from side to side, the caps will now be exactly circular." The peaks will no longer be lin. deep but 20. deep in the middle. The grommet -which stiffens the crown of the caps-used to be made of cane. Now it is to be made of whalebone.

The diameter or the caps willi range, on a proper "sliding scale, į from 8 13-16in. for size 6 to 11St Stanislaus. Bishop and Martyr. 5-16 for size 71.

The young bride was extolling the virtues of her husband to a friend.

"George. is just the most gener- ous man in the world," she de- clared. He gives me everything

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The result of the new fastidious- ness. I am assured by naval out- Biting experts, will be precisely nothing to the naked eye, says a currespondent in the *Evening Standard." The new caps will look exactly the same as the old.

Sunrise.5.48 a.m.; Sunset.-8.52

p.m.

Tides. High at 8.40 and 22.10; Low at 230 and 15.45,

THURSDAY, MAY 7

Anniversaries and Holidays.-

Cinemas

King's: "Let 'Em Have It." Queen's: "Personal Mald's Sec-

ret."

Oriental:-"The Rainmakers." World: Chinese Picture." Alhambra: "Sylvia Scarlett." Majestic: Dangerous Waters.” Star:-"Peter Ibbetson,"

The fashion in naval caps was

Meetings. Victoria Chess Club. set many years ago, and crystal-5.30 p.m. Theosophical Society, 6

SON OF FORMER sed for all time in a "sealed pat-p.m.; Toe H. Group's Meeting at

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tern" a regulation sample, kept in Kalming Building. first floor, 8.30 a room in the Admiralty devoted to p.m. that purpose alone.

Miscellaneous. — Claims against Naval outfitters nave long ago the Estate of John Sutherland

Mr. H. N. Lander Is abandoned making the exact re- due: Kowloon Women's Charity

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Married In

England

gulation cap, and have been selling caps which are the shape at tast ratified by the new orders.

Games Afternoon at St. Andrew's HaD 3 p.m.; Spring Festival at Quarry Bay School, 11 an

Social-Tombola on board HMS. Tamar, 7.15 p.m.; Civil Service Cricket Club Whist Drive. 9 p...

The marriage took place on Agry NAVAL UNIFORM Cheero Club Bridge and Mah Jong

18 at St. Mary's Monken Hadley, of Mr. Hugh Neville Heath Lander. second son of the late Bishop G. H. Luder formerly Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong, and of Mrs. Lander, of 1, Ravenscroft Park, Barnet, and MisH Mary Grace Weale," only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Weale of Willoughby, 'Hadley Com-

non, Barnet,

Paymasters Have Change

Drive, 8 p.m.; Matshed Church Whist Drive, 7.30 p.m.

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Sports

Golf.-Royal Artillery Meeting (Fanling).

Racing. Entries close for Fifth Extra Race Meeting, noon.

Moon Int'c. Moon.

17th.

Sunrise--5.48 a.m. Sunset.-6.53

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London, Apr. 18. The Admiralty in current Fleet Orders notifies that paymaster mis- | Day:

The Bishop of St. Albans off-shipmen and paymaster cadets who

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The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a princess gown of white satin, with a wide train falling from the waist, and an old family lace veil. Her white tulle vell was held in place by a neaddress of orange-blossom.

The white turn back, ́ notched hole and button, will be worn by these officers on the collar of the undress cost, white tunic and round jacket.

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Tides. High at 8.04 and 23.00; Low at 3.00 and 16.25.

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Cairo, May 5. The victory of the Nationalist Waid Party in the Egyptian Par- Hamentary elections of last Sun- day is even more pronounced than was first indicated. Out of the total of 217 mandates, the Wald Party has scored no less than 183 Seven Independent Deputies, im- mediately after the elections.. de- cided to join the Ward, this party thus being further increased to 170. There are still 15 results out- standing.-

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