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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

WOMEN'S PAGE

GIRL GUIDES REPORT

Work For Refugees Appreciated

The work of the Hongkong Girl Guides on behalf of the refugees who flocked bere from North China in the latter part of last year, which received a special mesange of apprecia- tion from Imperial Readquar-" ters, the main He that emerges from the report of the local Girl Guides' Association for 1937-38.

This help, which was eagerly volunteered when the Committee working at the Jockey Club, ap- pealed to the Association, com- prised chiefly of bed-making, run- ning errands, and the supervision of the linen cupboard, and was rewarded by the message from Lady Moore, Commissioner for the

"Imperial Colonies, that

Head- quarters feels very proud of the Hongkong Guides.".

CANDID CAMERA AT THE RACES

PICTURE TAXEN at the Ninth Extra Race meeting held at Happy

Valley. (Photo by Leica).

NEWSETTES

Mrs. P. Desborough leaves Hong-

Captain F. W. C, Thomas, British kong to-day for London by Im-Army Paymaster, who left Shang-. hal last week on transfer, was en- perial Airways plane..

tertained by his friends at a fare- wel: dinner in the Shanghal Club on October 24.

GOOD ATTENDANCE

The Royal Array Military Corps The report shows that Guides will hold a dinner dance on Satur- meetings were held regularly from day in the Rose Room of the September onwards during the Peninsula Hotel.. period under review, with a good

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average attendance, and the Hope The offices of the French Con- is expressed that they will be kept sulate will be closed to the general up, as they form the chief means public to-morrow. it being "All of contact between, the Commis, Saints Day." sioners and Guides.

A good deed the Guides did was Mme. Flora Rosemberg. French to visit weekly children in the barrister-at-law has returned to Tung Wah Hospital during the Shanghal from a business trip in autumn and winter months, and France. when the chlidren were trans- ferred to their present quarters at Lalchitok these visits were still kept up...

A meeting of the Licensing Board will be held in the Council Cham- per on Tuesday, November 8. to The Report also contains detalls consider 45 applications under the of changes in the personnel and Liquors Ordinance, 1931. accounts of the activitles of each

Individual Pack and Company, and The Wuhan Songsters will give aut the Chinese should be of much interest to all two. recitals who are keen on the Association Y.M.C.A. in Bridges Street at 7.30 and the movement ́in`rëneral. p.m. to-morrow and on Thursday,

The annual meeting of the As- respectively. sociation will be held on Monday. November 21.

Romantic

(GRETA GARBO, PRINCESS'

MATCHABELA)

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Miss Marlon Dudley, the newly- appointed general secretary of the Canton Y.W.C.A., has arrived in Hongkong from American on route

to her post.

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SOCIAL

QUIET WEDDING CEREMONY

Mr. Kong And Miss

Nancy Kwok-

The wedding yesterday morning at the Registry of Miss Nancy Kwok to Mr. Kong Chi-wing, B.Sc., joined together two well-known familles of the Colony.

Miss Kwok is the daughter of |Mr. and Mrs. Kwok Gon-hing. treasurer of the Wing On Bank, The bride was educated here and in Shanghai, where she has many friends.

The groom is the son of Mr. Kong I-sue, and is well-known in educational circles.

The ceremony was quietly con- ducted and a reception was held in the home of the bride.

Plans for a wedding trip were not announced.

Round About

Entering one of the beauty shops in the Colony one afternoon was a young woman with long. glossy locks.

Mr. P. R. S. Walsham. former. A very determined expression. Deputy Commissioner of the Chi-was on her face as she asked for nese Maritime Customs at Chefco, a hair cut. preceded on Home leave aboard the 5. s. Ordensburg, accompanied by

Mrs. Walsham and family

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The operator gave a startled look, and appraised the customer's long, lovely, thick hair wound in a knot at the back of her head.

Business is business. However, Captain H. Galvao, who arrived from Portugal ten days ago for a the barber could not refrain from and visit to Macao, will return to admiring the head of hair Europe, departing by the Imperial expressing the thought of pity to Airways plane to-day. He will, cut the tresses off to a bob. transfer at Bangkok to a K. L. M plane.

Amongst the successful candi- dates selected for appointmenta in the Colonial Administration Service during 1938 are Messrs. T. V N. Portescue and C. G. M Morrison."of Cambridge University, who have been appointed to Hongkong.

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The young lady's expression did not change, nor did she utter a word. In a determined manner, she stepped into the barber's chair and seated her- self, then stolcally ́gazed into the mirror before her.

The barber went into action with comb and scissors-Clip. clip, clip, yards of shiny, soft hair allthered to the floor.

Twenty minutes and madamoi- Mr. E. H. Munson, Regional Sec-selle of the long hair now wore a retary for the National Committee shaped bobbed-coiffure. of the Y.M.C.A. in China, who has been visiting Foochow, Amoy and Swatow, arrived in Hongkong from Shanghai during the week-end. He expects later to pay a visit to

Canten.

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Dr. Henry Van Dusen, dean of the Union Theological Seminary, who was in Hongkong several days Mr. Edward H. Lockwood, general ago, is now visiting Kunming. He eyes, will later attend the International secretary of the YMCA. in can- She Missionary Congress at Madras: ton, is now recovering from his re-

Her physical characteristics are chiselled features, wistful artistic unstudied. coiffure. is passionately in love beauty, is sensitive, a shy

dreamer, and

may be

artist. writer

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She

actress.

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ses best, at

home. there- fore. collects luscious tea- gowns.

with day-

Romantic (Greta Garbol

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cent illness and expects to leave The annual general meeting of hospital in a few days. He expects the Hongkong Girl Guides Asso-to leave. Hongkong in the Empress ciation will be held at Sandi-of Japan for the United States on landa Hut on Monday, November November 11

21. at 10.30 3.03. when Lady Northcote will preside.

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Descending from the chair the

customer thanked the barber with la dignified stare.

The barber quoted a price for his services; the customer "turned and replied That hair on the price," and she left the shop! floor is worth more than your

CANTON Y.M.C.A.

INTACT

Word has been received from Canton to the effect that the Canton Y.M.G.A. and Y.W.C.A. are

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1938.--PAGE 7

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FAMOUS DANCE TEAM

The Hotel-going public in the Colony will be very glad to know of another return en- gagement of Pat Sykes and J., A. Andrew, world famous for their ballroom dancing and in- terpretations.

Their winter debut will take place to-morrow evening in the Gloucester Hotel roof dining room. There will be two exhibitions of dancing each night, except Sunday, for the whole of this month.

Miss Sykes, since her last ap- pearance in Hongkong, has visited Landon and her family. A motor trip across the United States (her Arst visit to that country and they. -sold her on American cigarettes), and ice cream and in the summer

Wei Kwong-ching, until recently intact in spite of the fact that the secretary of the purchaking com- Canton City Electricity Plant, which Mrs. Ogden, wife of Mr. A. G. N. mission" of the Chinese Medical is only a stone's throw away, has Ogden, H. B. M's Superintending Association, pleaded guilty at the been totally gutted. Consul, and Mrs. Telfer, wife of First District Court, Shanghai, re- The "Hongkong Daily Press" has Major-General A P. D. Telfer-cently to the misappropriation of been informed that Japanese sol- The ines of her gowlis are Smollett, returned to Shanghai $7,040.71 from the Association's diers entered the YMC.A. building simple to show off their texture from England via Siberia, in the funds. and colour. They ard unfussyss. Dairen last week, and tucklees, aually made of

His Excellency the Governor, velvet, chiffon or satin.

Firing practice will be carried Sir Geoffry Northcote, will pay an The romantic seldom finds out from Fort Davis between am. official call on Dr. Arthur Tamag-

In co-operation with the Director pattern print to please her. and and 6 pm today. Anti-Aircraft nini de Souza Barbosa, Governor of Medical Services, Dr. P. 8. engagements in Malaya, Batavia when she does it is hand-blocked. Aring practice will also be carried of Macau, on November 7. el Selwyn-Clarke, volunteer workers and the southern cities.

TUESDAY'S MENU

BREAKFAST

Grapefruit Juice Cereal

French Toast

with

Jam

Canadian Bacon

LUNCHEON

Pea Soup

Smoked Salmon on Toast Corned Beef and Cabbage Spinach

Boiled Potatoes Hot Butter Sauce Lemon Chiffon Ple Tea DINNER

Shrimp Cocktail

Bouillon Fillet Steak/ Mashed Potatoes.

Asparagus

Green Peas Cota Blaw Salad Fresh Fruit Cheese and Crackers Coffes After Dinner Mints

and made an inspection of the hostel but left shortly afterwards.

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LAMBETH WALK

When you witness the Plas-

find two better teachers or de- monstrators.

uut from the vicinity of Tai Wan Geofry will be accompanied by of the Kowloon Chinese YMCA Tau (near Clear Water Bay) be-Lady Northcote. The programme on Saturday and Sunday conduct- |tween 9 a.m. and 6 păm.

for the visit will soon be announ- ed an investigation into the candi- Glide, the Lambeth Walk and the red by the authority,

tion of the street sleepers and re-swing dancing of this team, you "Pop-Eye the sailor fans mourn

fugees of Kowloon and Shunshmi- will be right up to form in your the death of E. C. Segar. After

Mr. K. E. Dik, Manager of the po. About Afty workers took part.odern dancing, and you could not house-pointing and tap-drumming Passenger Department of the Java- for a living, he took a course in China-Japan Line in Shanghai, ar- cartoon drawing and joined the rived in

Members of the Chinese YMCA the Northern port last and Y.W.C.A. were hosta at a party'

The management of the hotel "Chicago Herald," Then he went week from Singapore in the .. given to refugee chlidren at the announces there will be no cover Inte film cartoon work, and, with Tegelberg, accompanied by Mrs, oid Victoria Gaol on Saturday charge on Monday and Thursday Pop-Eye, gave Mickey Mouse his pik and child. Mr. K. E. Dik suc-afternoon.. With fresh

evenings, commencing to-day, oranges, closest rival.

Miss Sykes expressed herself ceeds Mr. F. C. J. de Ridder who is candies and biscuits, which had leaving at the end of the year for been donated for the purpose, the happy to be back in Hongkong; it children were given a good time. so much like home." and they They were taught games and sing-await to greet many old friends of 50, and dispelling for all time they still thinks love is the world's were able to forget their porrow.

Romantic author, at 74. Eltoring and told stories, so that they past years met during their eater-

tainment season in the Colony, popular - "joke that she is over

At the end of November, Pat richest treasure. She attributes Next Saturday, a similar visit will įeighty. Mistinguett offers her own her surprisingly young appearance be made to the refugee camp at Sykes and J. A. Andrew will fill an

formula for health and happiness to plenty of good food, hard work, the

ergagement at the Raffles Hotel, cat, sleep, and love when you like. and relaxation. On modern youth, Those paying the visits were mem-

Singapore.

|she comments: "I am amazed at bers of the Junior Departments. Mr. Anselm Chub, Rssistant manager of the head office of the the young people's defeatist at

Mistinguett, famous French dancer, came to London with birth certificate proving her age to be

that city.

a new post.

titude."

old Government Hospital.

Members of the Hongkong Chin- Bank of China, has returned to

ese X.W.C.A held a social gather- Hongkong after a business trip to

The Tokyo War Department has ing at the Kowloon Branch Canton. Changsha and other places in the interior. Mr. Chuh was indered the confiscation of a novel, YM.C.A. In Waterloo Road on "A Certain Fellow, His Bister's Saturday afternoon for the purpose Canton just prior to the fall of death which was written by a of according a welcome to Miss Me well-known novellat Napya Shiga. Dudley; who recently arrived from A prominent member of the The Japanese Home Office also or- New York to take up the gen- Shanghal German community andered the Osaka gendarmerie to exal secretaryship of the Canton a very well-known merchant, Herr "deal appropriately with the au-Y.W.CA. Among the nifty ladies thor, in addition to confiscation of present were Mrs: Paul Todd, Dr. Fritz Reiber, dled enddenly on

This work, which is listed in Japan-. T. Law, principal of the True October 24 while en route." from Europe to the Far East in the sese libraries as one of the leading Light Primary School, and other Gneisenau. The late Mr. Reiber,world books. The ire of the war leaders of the local Chinese com- who was 68 years of age, left Department was aroused by a munity. Mr. Ezetu Wal, principal Shanghal in the early summer passage in the book which deals of the Ling Nam Middle School, with his wife for a holiday trip to with a conscript who hated mill-gave an address on "The Ladles

Opportunity to Serve China."

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The reason for this private visit to Germany of the Italian Crown Prince was the wedding of Prince Eugene of Bavoy, and Princess

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