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GLITTERING THRONG IN QUEEN'S THEATRE LOBBY

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Elite Of Colony Arrayed In Brilliant Ensembles

(By ROSETTE)

THE OPENING NIGHT OF THE "Romance of the Western Cham- ber" on Tuesday evening was without doubt a great success. long awaited event surely came up to expectations.

This Magnificent The acting of the leading characters was beyond cri- The play was ticism while the stage dresses were gargeons.

fresh

As I stepped foot into the Queen's Theatre I had the thrilling opportunity of seeing the elite of Hongkong all arrayed in their be- witching ensembles, My eyes were so dazzled by the glittering throng that fully a minute elapsed before I began to take in averything”-

A vision of red and silver soon Calne, caught my attention and I found from a trip to Peking, was in a

looking extremely myself gazing at the four beautifulį trailing gown of yellow and Mrs. attendants-Mrs. William Yee, Miss Selwyn-Clarke Gloria Yee, Miss Constance Ng charming in her evening gown of looked equally Quinn and Miss Emily Ko, busy blue. selling programmes.

OSTRICH FEATHERS

My eyes

Mr. and Mrs. La Tse-fong and wandered and soon their two daughters made up the rested on the charming members latter party. Mrs. Li was in grey of the Gock family. They were while her two daughters were in Mrs. Lambert Cock who wore a printed frocks. silver lame gown with flowers of pastel shades as designs. Mrs. Gock Lam Sheung in black angel skin trimmed with golden embroideries and Mrs. May Gock in a delightful gown of green silk-her buttons of silver beads were quite a novelty They all looked radiant in their high colures.

MOST DIGNIFIED

SOCIAL

KING FAROUK OF EGYPT, with Queen Farida on his right, and the Queen Mother.

"F" Either Way

Fifty girl who last year made the wedding trousSENU for King Farouk's beautifa! Queen Farida are agala bury at work. New designs of em- broidery and lacs were brought each day to Cairo's Montaza Palace for Her Majesty's appro- This time, 500 fingers were busy on the layette of a Royal babe expected early this month. The

val

famous septuagenerian specialist, Dr. Calzolari, was sum

QUIET REGISTRY WEDDING

DALZIEL-MARSH

Mr. Adam Gray Dalziel, of Knutsford Hotel, Kowloon, and Miss Winifred May Marsh, daughter of Mr. George Marsh of No. 182. The Peak, and a member of the teaching staff at the Central British School, were married very quietly at The Registry, Supreme Court, yesterday..

Mr. T. J. Gould, Deputy Registrar

and white velvet gown, was

Mrs. Li Shu-fan, who chose a black moned from Italy recently by Messrs. T. Swan and PC. Jackson. nesses being Mrs. E Petrie and of Marriages, officiated. the wit- gether with Mrs. Gerrard who also were already giving tips on the member of the Hong Kong Ladies

to-King Farouk, and palace know-al's preferred black. She had on a child's name.

Miss Marsh is a very popular suited her soignee charm. cape of ostrich feathers which it would be called Fuad." after, eleven at outside right and when If a boy, they said Hockey Club, playing for their first would surely begin with an F, the Gloucester Hotel, there were many its grandfather; if a girl. the name the reception was held at the Royal Family's lucky letter. Farouk's sisters: Fawzieh. Faiza,

Names

of her friends present to offer of Fuad's

Falka, Fathia.

daughters, their fellcitations.

The honeymoor is being spent at Repulse Bay.

The Ho Tung alsters drew my attention next-Dr. Irene Ho Tung and Mrs. Jean Gittins were both

As I sauntered out into the en-In black; the former wore a silk trance I once again beheld two dress with a three quarter length parties coming in at the same velvet coat while the latter was in time. The former consisted of the a long evening gown. Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo and Mrs. Lo: Lo wore a grey velvet which suited Mrs. Grec the Hon. Mr. Sydney Calpe and her down to the ground. and Mrs. Mrs, Caine and the Eon. Dr. P. 5. Florence Yao, the youngest of the Selwyn-Clarke and Mrs. Selwyn-sisters looked chic in white velvet, Clarke,

Mr. Ho Leung and her sister

NEWSETTES

Mrs. Lo, looking most dignified. Mrs. Ho K were there quite early, was in a blue lace gown with the former's dress was of black lovely short blue velvet coat to and a red rose which adorned her match. while her guests. Mrs. collar added colour to her charming from Shanghai in the ss. Tsinan Américan

Mr. G. E. Mitchell arrived here Mrs. M. R. Melrose, of the person The latter looked very on Monday. becoming in red and black lame.

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Presbyterian Mission, Hainan Island, is aalling for the United States on December 26

Mr. David W. K. Au, of Butter-from Nodoa, after some 45 years'

left for service there.

of the evening was worn by Mrs. field and Swire," who

LI Shu-pul, who looked radiant in Swatow a fortnight ago, has gone her, gown of royal purple embroi-on to Shanghai, dered with gold dragon designs.

Her accessories were all gold and

Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Raworth, | director and general manager of she had on a corsage of gladiolia can Presbyterian Mission, Hainan arrived in the Colony in the m, v, Mrs. N. Bercovitz, of the Ameri-the General Electric Co. of China, which added to her charming per-Island. recently sonality.

leave.

SECOND NIGHT

Another Large Attendance

returned

from Gheksenau, yesterday,

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The Rev. David H Thomas, of

American Presbyterian Mis

Mr. A. K. Diamond, manager of the the Peninsula Hotel, is due to re-ston. Hainan Island, will act as turn from his vacation by the ss, their delegate to the China Coun- Taiping on November 8,

cil which meets in Shanghai from October 20 to November 3.

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Mr. E. R. Coulson, of the Dairy Farm, 1s due to arrive on the Em- press of Russia this morning from Vancouver.

. (BY ROSETTE) Although the Arst-night thrill was over, the second performance Flight Lieut. C. W. Bailey will of "Romance of the Chamber", at the Queen's Theatre this morning on a journey to Rio Western depart by the Philippine Clipper last night. did not lack interest, de Janeiro, either in the portrayals offered, or

in the numbers of those who at- tended.

The public has become quite familiar by this time with the atory, and there is no need to re- capitulate it here, but a sincere

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The Connaught Road Club for Girls" wishes to thank Messis. Lane, Crawford and Co, Ltd., for ware for their party held at the the loan of their china and silver- club's premises on Monday.

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have,, been stopping in the Colony Several animals called pandas en route to Europe.

lounging in their crude,, cases, they Over in Kowloon resting and have received many yidtors, young and old, all anxious to gaze and inspect these sassy species of the bear family.

humorous and

female of only ten months.

Among the group is a young. has the privilege of sleeping out-

She side her cage and sports à collar and chain lead. these animals resemble the teddy When small, bears of youngster days. The wiggly shout, small triangle” ears, of fur. huge paws and many thickness

They are lazy devils and spendi most of the day in sleeping and

Friends of Mr. E. H. Lockwood "dozing, perking up now and then will be pleased to hear of his Mr. C. Bicom, representative of favourable progress after his apohing over them,

to squint their small shoë-button Company, leaves for Manila by the He expects to sail for the United the United States Rubber Export pendicitis operation last month.

eyes at the strangers ahing and Clipper this, morning.

States to join Mrs. Lockwood be- fore the end of the present month.

Mr. Claud Barr, of the Canadian word of praise is due the members Paclic Railway, returns to the

Mr. S. C. Leung, general secre-

of the cast, particularly the prin- Colony from Shanghal this morn-tary of the National Committee of cipals, who gave a practically ing in the Empress of Japan. faultless display. improving even

on the very high standard they had set on the first night.

the Y.M.CA's of China, who is Miss Caroline McCreery, of the terior, will be sang. for India on spending several weeks in the in- American-Presbyterian Hainan Island, left Holhow recent-China Delegation for the Madras Mission, November 30 as a member of the for a holiday in Slam.

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Mr. and Mrs. Scott Harston re-

YM.CA. Conference.

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Miss Mei Ung was even more demure than before, Mrs. Elale Lee Soong, more vivacious, Mr. Her- bert Tong more polished and romantic, and Mrs. Violet Chan turned to the Colony, from London on October 14 for Shanghai more dignified and possessed ofacation by the m. v. Gneisenau the grand air than ever.

Among those-present were Pro- fessor and Miss Middleton-Smith, Professor and Mrs. Hsu Ti-shan, Dr. Cheng Yuk-sau, Mr. and Mrs. Fung Ping-wah, Mr. and Mrs. Fung Ping-shan, Dr. and Mrs, 8. N.

yesterday.

Mr.

in the sa. Terukuni Maru were Mr. R. T. Bryan Jr., Municipal AC-

Amongst the passengers who left

to

As usual many people wish take pictures of these animals. Passing along out- side of the animals' quarters

into the building's courtyard. there was found a crowd of Chinese and Europeans gazing

natural picture of the young baby A gentleman stood with a camera attempting to catch a

coolle holding his leader panda who was attended by

The panda was going through

lying on her back with four feet in the air and such poses. monkeyshines, a paw over the eye. her manoeuvres of coness and

A little girl, passing by at this investigate the cause of the crowd's curiosity. And on beholding the panda. exclaimed "Oh Momma, please buy me that."

Edwin van Voorheer, Farvocate, Shanghai Municipal Coun-time, stopped with her mother to

cil, and Mrs Bryan, Dr. E. F. Duck, of the Shanghai Municipal Public Health Department, Mrs. M. I. Duck and Master H. L. Duck.

East regional manager of General Motors Corporation, arrives to-day in the Empress of Japan.

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Her physical characteristics are Pak-kam. Dr. Kirk, Mrs. N. Wel, 20 Missionary Society, was

| Chat, lr. Wong Huí-lau. Mr. Châu The Rev. A. Baxter, of the Lon- aboylali-almost gaucho-figure. Miss Jessie Cheung. Miss Lulu passenger in the 85. Tsinan ar-Shanghai, has commenced his new the Hongkong Y's Men's Club will

The Rev. H. G. Newsham, former impudent features and rebellious Wong, Mr. Cheung Suk-tsun;

Minister of the Union Church,

LADIES DAY hair. :

riving here on Monday..

To-day's luncheon meeting of She should never subdue her Mr. and Mrs. T. Addis Martin, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Macgregor,

duties as Minister of the congre- take the form of a Ladles Day!" rebellious spirit in soft fashions, Major Dowling, Capt. Orgie, Mr. first half of October was 308,541, a Chester, England. The committee wives and lady friends. The speak

Nanking's population for the Eational Church at but remain impudent. She revela Gock Lok, Dr. Mel Lan-fang. Miss census taken recently by the Nan- of the Shanghat church has for- er was to have been Mrs. Ruth Wilmslow, to which members may bring their in swagger tweeds and clothes, but will

Atkins." Miss Wise and Miss Mking Police Bureau revealed. Westcott.

warded a cable to Mr. Newsham Harkness, of -panda-hung fame, expressing good wishes for a suc- but unfortunately, she has left Mr. Ernest Lohrndorff a visiting cessful ministry Mrs. Joseph H. Alley, wife of the Mary Hospital on Tuesday for a German writer, entered “Queen

for. Calcutta... past Grand Master of the Phlip-rest after strenuous travels in the Messrs. Carlowitz and Co., was pre- Theatre under the auspices of the The cast of the "Western Cham- pine Grand Lodge of Masons and north, den trekk

Herr Christian Kroeger. ber now playing at the Queen's. Chairman of the Masonic China Relier Committee, will arrive in

sented with the Cross of Merit of Hongkong Chinese Women's Club, the German Red Cross by the Ger- 'however, will be the guests of the Hongkong this morning by thie Em-of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Flacher, on Tuesday, in recognition place in the private dining room Mr. L. B. Trevor, Traffic Manager manCharge d'Affairs, Herr M. | Club. The luncheon will take man gypsy de- (El Schiaparcipresa of Japan, en route to Manila. will entertain a small gathering of of his services in connection with of the St. Francis Hotel at 12.45 signs, taking for her motto, "Anywhere she will rejoin her husband friends at dinner to-night in the the International Safety Zone in pm. thing Goes Bo Long As It Has after a trip to San Francisco. Peninsula Hotel Spirit"

where both spent a few weeks She wears informal fabrics in during the summer, Mr. Alley hay-

Nanking Irrepressible colours. In the evening returned by a recent trip of the rine Jane, was born to Mr. and No: 3" is the tople of a special sup- various fishes found in Hongkong On October 1, a daughter Cathe-

thor, Mr. H. W. Fowler, writes in Ingher clothes are velveteen, Clipper. Masonle friends will en- Mrs. A. E. French, of the American plemenit of The Hongkong Na-waters and his article is certain to "Studles of Hongkong Fishes- a most interesting manner of the printed linen, or cretonne in Goya tertain Mrs. Alley during her brief Presbyterian Mission, at Kachek.turalist," the editor of which is Dr. attract much attention. The price yellow or Romany red.

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