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HỒNG KONG to

SINGAPORE

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in days by AIR

DORADO

Fast four-engined air liners leave Hong Kong on Fridays, reaching Penang on Saturdays and Singapore on Sundays

At Penang connexion is made with the London- Brisbane route. Now operating twice weekly. This brings Hong Kong to within a few days of England ..and Australia

Fores: HONG KONG to:

Penang £30 - Singapore £35 - Brisbane £99 - "Landon £175

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

11 AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES 1A1LS

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PASSENGERS FREIGHT Bookings and Information from IMPERIAL AIRWAYS (Far East), 14, 4, The Arcade, PENINSULA HOTEL, Kowloon, Isl. &1905, or the Company's Booking Agents.

Take SANATOGEN-then you

will not feel so

Weak nerves are starved nerves. Not dangerous yet, but a condition

"nervy"

which usually be- comes worse unless something is done,

The nerves must be fed, and that is exactly what SANATOGEN does Sanatogen feeds the nerves and thus strengthens them in a per- fectly natural way.

Give your nerves Sanatogen and that tired "nervy" feeling will disappear entirely. That listlessness, those sleepless nights and lack of appetite-ali symptoms of weakened nerves. ---will soon be forgotten. You will feel healthy again and

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ten years younger. Fresh red blood will flow through your veins, put- ting rosiness into your cheeks and bringing a sparkle into your eyes. Think of it: over 25,000 physicians have testified in writing, to the remarkable results obtained with Sanatogen. Follow their advice and get a package from your chemist to-day.

SANATOGEN

The True Tonic Food

Obtainable at all Chemists.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1936.

NO ATTEMPT AT RECORD

THE

VARSITY GIRL'S

ADVANTAGE

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RETIREMENT OF CAPT. ADEY

AVIATION

PUBLIC

DISAPPOINTED '"

London, June 1.

The determination of the Cunard Whitestar Line and Queer. Mary's Commodore Sir Edgar Brit-

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the maiden

The Value

contem-

It is when she has struggled through her first encounters with the chilly buffetings of "real re" that ner University training begins to tell. The graduate is quicker than the

BY MISS J. P. STRACHEY .. London May 12. per, good sense-and these things. The value to girls of a University too, have a chance of growing and ten to make no attempt upon the education is not, perhaps. much flourishing in the shelter of college Atlantic record

Parents whose life, anong friends and questioned "now. voyage which would not be con-daughters wish to enter a profes-

poraries who femper their criticism sistent with due care and respect

with admiration, and their sym- sion are very ready to help them for the liner's new machinery dur-

to go to college, since a University | pothy with laughter in period ing running

was well-

degree is an essential qualification known.

tor well-paid and responsible work. Nevertheless DS news came

The teaching profession, the through of the great ship's magni-Civil Service, the Bar, adminis ficent progress for the first three trative and organising work-all days of the voyage a possibility require a University degree, and that she would beat the record this is, of course, not an idle or 2 without special effort began to De snobbish fancy. It is because the canvassed. This idea was finally possession of a degree implies that abandoned yesterday. however. a girl has spent at least three years when it was, learned Queen Maryn hard mental work, which as a had had to reduce speed for rule (there "are no doubt, excep- several hours on Sunday owing to tions)" has traiued her mind in fog and in all circumstances satis- certain directions. faction is very generally expressed' At the University she has been at her performance on her first encouraged to venture into the Atlantle crossing which is held to Geld of knowledge, to arrange and have fully sustined high hopes compare facts, to consider evidence; which

from the premises. her designers. builders, to reason

whole think independently, to write clear- owners and indeed, the

ly and with elegance. She has nation had set upon her.

ived for three years in world Queen Mary twice broke the re- cord for a day's run. Between noon where the pursuit of truth is the

non-graduate to learn her job, readler to catch hold of essentials, to consider a problem with detachment and to enjoy solving it. She will be more,, ch- pable for taking responsibility, more useful in judging the merits or defects of a new idea, less content with routine, better able to adapt herself to changing conditions of work.

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FOR THOSE WHO MARRY Perhaps it will be thought that I am painting too rosy a picture of the graduate, and that *38 3 cobbler I have felt bound to praise that excellent stuff. leather. Cer-

Popular Officer On The China Coast Leaving

TO DROP ANCHOR" IN BIRKENHEAD

LEAGUE FUNCTION

More Than 300 Attend Park "Hotel Dance

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FUNDS RAISED FOR PLANE PURCHASE

Shanghai, May 19. Another popular officer will be

Shanghai, May 29. lost to the China Coast on Sunday

Sponsored by the China Aviation. when Captain F. S. Adey, wharf

League and under the distinguish- manager of Holt's Wharf, leaves on board the ss. Sarpedon for Eng-ed patronage of Mayor Wu Te-chen,

where land,

he $15 to retire the lust formal dance of the spring with his wife and family. As

season was held last night in the he himself put it in an in-

Park Hotel, more than 300 guests- terview yesterday. "We are re-

taxing the ballroom capacity-at- tiring to Birkenhead for a start.

tending. Proceeds from the func- and will drop anchor there for a

tion will be devoted toward the while and look around for a per-

purchase of an aeroplane which manent mooring afterwards."

will be presented to General Chlong- Kai-shek on the occasion of his 50th birthday, late in the autumn. The Generalissiino, unable to at-

Captain Adey Arit went to sea on August 19, 1898, in the days of "wind and sali." He first came out. to China in 1898, when the ar- tend owing to pressure of Govern- rived in Hong Kong on board the ment duties, expressed his regrets. full-rigged ship Yela, belonging to A large number of officials, includ- Macdermot Greenshields, of Livering Mayor Wu, Maj.-Gell. Tsai pool. By an odd coincidence, the Ching-chun and Mr. Loy Chang. alices of this company at home were next door to those of Alfred Ecit &Co.; he joined the Blue

on Thursday and noon on Friday major interest alike of her seniors tainly the careers of the students Funnel Line in 1909," and has been

and of her contemporaries, and she has discovered the infinite variety of the roads along which the seekers after truth pursue search.

their

she covered 747 mates at an aver age of 29.88 knots and on the next twenty-five hours' run she did 766 miles at an average of 30.64 knots. For the next whole day's run ber

HOW TRAINING TELLS mileage dropped owing to the fog On to 678 inlles at 27.12 knots.

The Umited interests of home the last stage of her voyage until and school bave given way to a she reached Ambrose Lighthouse wider view of enterprises and res- she covered 841 miles at 29.07 ponsibilities and, having mixed knors. When still some miles from with men and women whose cir Ambrose Light she slowed down cumstances and whose outlook may tr half speed disappointing be very different from her own. the passengers who had expected she has learnt-it is to be hoped-nurses,

to try and deal fairly with any a last spurt.

opinion which is sincerely held and British Wireless.

honestly put forward.

THE QUEEN MARY”

No Record Made

JJ

No one would claim that this training of the mind is in itself a final or complete preparation for fe. A girl when she leaves the University has still a great deal to learn. whether she enters a pro- fession, takes up voluntary work, or marries and makes family life her main occupation.

London, June 1. The Cunara Whitestar Liner "Queen Mary" which reached. New She has to leam the rudiments York on her maiden voyage this of her profession, and she has to morning covered the distance of learn how to nt herself into the Just under three thousand miles complicated structure of the ino- between Bishops Rock and Am-dern world. She will need other Erose in four days and five hours things besides a well-trained mind and forty eight minutes according to help her through these begin to Press reports reaching London nings-courage, humour, good tem- this evening. The present record for Atlantic crossing measured over this course was set up by French Liner Normandie" in Muy last and was four days three hours twenty four minutes East to West. On the voyage West to East Normandie's record was four days three hours and five minutes." The time which Queen Mary lost in the fog which she ran into on Saturday night is officially computed at ten hours. The cffelal average speed for the entire voyage is given 25 20.13 knots. Normandie's average soced on her maten trip was 29.68

knots.-

British Wireless.

GREAT WELCOME IN AMERICA

Landon, June 1.

New York messages describe the

ITALIAN EAST

AFRICA

New Constitution Planned

Rome, June 1. At a meeting of the Italian Ca- binet this morning the new con- the territory to be stitution of

Italian East Africa, known as which comprises Ethiopis, Exitrea and Italian Somaliland, was ap- proved.

The constitution comes into force Immediately and places the huge area under a Viceroy, who will be governor-general, with Ave gover-

пога.

The Viceroy will be assisted by a governing Council, including the

highest officials of the territory,

and a General Consultative Coup- ell, including six Italian citizens, not natives, chosen by the Viceroy, and six native notables.

women.

a

with them ever since;

of the

were present, however, as well as prominent Shanghal Chinese and foreign businessmen.

Apart from the formal dancing, o my own College justify the view

spontaneous fun and hilarity were that a University education is of

enhanced by a number of raffles, He arrived in Shanghai in 1919, the greatest value in getting in-

the unique teresting and responsible work, and when he took over the post of as- prize drawings "and I have no doubt that the same assistant wharf manager of Holt's aeroplane race, something never true of other University

Wharf, and held this post until before attempted in China. Stubs. Newnham graduates are to be 1928, when he was promoted wharf to dinner tickets entitled holders to try their luck in the Prize Room found in a great variety of occu- manager. During this time, in

where an ample number of hand- pations, and the fact that tht is keeping with the polley so seems to show that University company, he was interchanged with some prizes donated by twenty education does not produce

Hong Kong several times, but, ge- foreign and Chinese firms, awaited single type of mind or a rigidly nerally speaking Shanghal has lucky drawers academic outlook, Civil Servants. been his home. His two young sons The aeroplane races proved most doctors, artists, farmers, musicians, are pupils of the Cathedral School Interesting. Six machines

librarians, accountants, for Boys, and are sailing for Eng-pended on wires, moved forward to house-property managers. head land with him. He has not yet the roll of the dice, expelled from Chinese society mistresses-a hasty glance through decided where to put them to containers by the Roll of past students shows all school there, as that will, in a large ladies. Each aeroplane was num- and dice indicated the these and many others.

measure, depend on where be and bered, Mrs. Adey settle "in the country number of spaces it would proceed. Lucky winners, likewise, received somewhere; I hate towns."*

handsome prizes.

SERVICE AT SEA

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ENTERTAINMENT 'ELL RECEIVED

SUS-

The Importance of education to the professional women is, then, sumciently obvious. It is, I be- tieve, equally valuable to those who marry, or who do not enter a He Was a captain at Sea U profession. People sometimes seem through the war, on both the North to think that if a girl marries when Atlantic and China runs; his ships-

Special entertainment afforded a note to the evening's she leaves college her education on these runs included the Bellero- | high has been wasted. But surely this phon and the Ajax, respectively pleasure. Miss Fin Sun charmed not so. Marriage and the bring- He was in command of the next with her daintily executed toe ing up of children make great de- ship in line to the Tuscania, when dance, while later Master Gordon mands on the intelligence, the that ship had the misfortune to be Chiun and his sweet little sister temper and the character

Violette, entranced with tap of a torpedoed off the North coast of wife and mother, and it will help Ireland, but, generally speaking, he

dance speciality. Vocal selections her to make a success of married had "good luck all through the

were rendered by Miss Eva Hwang. She needed no introduction to the Hte If she has wide interests, a piece." In 1927, when he was in trained mind. a capacity for seeing Hong Kong, he was presented with gathering. Concluding the enter-

another point of view. It will help her to educate her children, and when her children begin to grow up she will have time for 'ather

work outside her home which badly needs doing and which she will be admirably fitted to do.

the M.B.E.

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L tainment Miss Lewandowska and Mr. D. Li excelled with their He repudiated any suggestion

interpretation of a Viennese Waltz." that his life at sea had been at Heartily applauded they responed all adventurous, and proved ex- with a delightful encore. tremely reticent when asked to

draw upon his fund of reminiscen- ces for the benefit of the inter- Women. both married and un-

viewer. Not unexpectedly, however, married, are doing voluntary social he was full of his plans for his re- work in many directions as mem-tirement, which are purposely..va- bers of Public Assistance, Educa- tion, Housing. Children's Care Committees. as School Managers and Hospital Visitors, in work for

the blind and for invalid children,

are

gue, as he wants to look around a bit first."

He was born in Bristol, but does not intend to go back to that city, as he doubts it there is anyone there whom he will remember. Ee intends to settle somewhere in "the country, probably in the north of England," but, until he has got his bearings does not intend to.com- malt himself.—(N.C.D.N.).

Among those who entertained at dinner were Mayor and Mrs. Wu Te-chen, Dr. Sze Ming-sze, Mr. Loy Chang, Mr. H. D. Norris, Mr. Y. M. « Chen, Maj.-Gen, Tsai Ching-chun, Mr. Jabin Hsu, Mr. James Li, Messrs. 'Kwangson Young, Walter Kwok, Y. P. Chow, E.' P. Howard.. Capt, Zotti and Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Ling.

A large number of foreigners at- tended, and among them noticed were Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Miles, Mr. and Mrs. Bland A. Calder, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Crokam, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cannon, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Butrick, Mr. and Mrs. R. Walter. Capt. and Mrs. R. A. Boone. Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Fritchman, Mr. and ̧ Mrs, F. C. Cleary, Miss Chiara

and so on, but many more wanted in town and country for work among girls and women, Among the sick, the infirm, the aged, the unemployed. The help that they can give will be ten times more valuable if aympathy can go hand-in-hand with know- ledge and experience and an edu- cation which develops initiative and a sense of responsibility may FRENCH HONOUR Denthaus, Count Wols Castell and

lead to new solutions of social problems.

MR CHARLES MORGAN RECEIVES

RARE DECORATION

London, May 9,

Mesors. H. H. Starte, Roy Holbrook and George Danzy.

welcome which hundreds of thou- sands gave to the new iner "Queen Mary" on her arrival. Many thou-

BUILDING FOR TO-MORROW sands standing on roofs of motor

On the executive committee wêre I wish that more parents of the cars in the hill, overlooking the

The Governorships are Eritrea,

Messrs. Id Ta-Chao. 8. L Loo, C. 24. entrance to Narrows, watched the with the capital at Asmara; Am-leisured class could be persuaded

P. Ling. Walter Kwok, Tom to give their daughters as sound last stage of the historic maiden hara, with its capital at Gondar;

Wong, and Edward Leong, while n's they give their trip. Aeroplanes hovered overhead, Galla and Sidamo, with Jimma an education

those assisting with reception were. the Misses Virginia Chang." Lee Crowds massed by Battery Point their capital; Harrar, capital Har- sons. They are just as well worth

Ya-ching. Marjorie. Tam, Augusta, cheered lustily as the Queen Mary rar, and Somaliland, with the pre-t, and to be content to give them a finishing school education is a

Mr. Charles Morgan, the dis-Chang and Messrs. K. L. Woo and passed into the Hudson River for sent capital, Mogadiscio.

Addis Ababa will be the capital real waste of brains and ability tinguished novelist, had conferred Phillip Foch. Several score others docking at her 50th Street berth-

upon him yesterday at the French constituted various committees. British Wireless,

of Italian East Africa, and will It is unfair to the girls, who are

deprived of the happiness which Embassy in London the Insignia whose efforts Judging by the out- have a special administration, with

comes from a fuller and deeper of a Chevalier its own Governor.

de la Legion standing nature of the function. Life, and it is unfair to the coun- The constitution recognises thetry, which is deprived of their ser

contributed no little toward mak- Coptic Church and makes the

The grant of this honour toing the ball a success."N.C. Dally vices. Perhaps in this connection

Newa.* teaching of Arabic in Moham-

I may be allowed to conclude with English men of letters is extremely medan territory compulsory.-

the eloquent words of the recent rare, and recognises the reputation Heuter.

Report of the University Grants of Mr. Morgan's works in France. Committee.

WHITSUN HOLIDAY AT HOME

London, June 1. Cool overcast weather during the Waltsuntide holiday has resulted

FLIGHT TO CAPE

crowds showing preference for 1 door places of entertainment and Museums Theatres and Cinemas have had Targe attendances. Many

Londos, June 1. outdoor events, however, have Nairobi message states Squadron drawn spectators in great numbers Leaner Hilton

who

newspapers

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d'Honneur

Mr. Morgan, aged 42, is the son Mirror." "The Fountain," "Epitaph "In a world which at the present of Bir Charles Morgan, past preston George Moore," and his latest time seems to be experiencing a dent of the Institute of Civil En novel, "Boarkenbroke." series of shocks to civilised life gineers comparable in. violence to those of earthquakes in physical nature,

DRAMATIC CRITIC

Mr. Morgan was a great friend? of another distinguished novelist, the late Mr. George Moore, who

requested that Mr. Morgan should

and in which confidence in the He Was educated as a tava} power of human reason to control officer, and served throughout the as well and bathing, walking and suggest is attempting to beat, the the course of human affairs seems war: He joined the editorial staff write his biography. Owing, how- camping have been popular Roads record recently established by Mire to be roughly shaken, it is hardly of "The Times" in 1921, and ever, to the difficulty in obtaining " have been somewhat less crowded Amy Mollison for fight from the possible to exaggerate the crucial succeeded A, B, Walkley as prin- certain documents, Mr. Morgan

was anticipated and it is Cape to England arrived there ab importance of the training to be cipal dramatic critic in 1926, hoped the result will be seen in eight o'clock this morning local received by those from whom in fewer accidents than in previous time and took off two and half the next generation leadership, in the various spheres of life may years.

hours later.

naturally be expected.” British Wireless,

than

British Wireless.

had to abandon the work The "Epitaph on George Moore" is

He is a member of the counella study of his prose rather than a

of the Royal Bociety of Literature, reminiscence of his conversations

His works include "Portrait in a and life."