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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

WOMEN'S PAGE

QUIET WEDDING HELENA MAY

AT "REGISTRY

Mr. Lan Man-kit

And Miss Tsang

INSTITUTE

YEAR OF MANY CHANGES

AID FOR RELIEF

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ORGANISATIONS

Resolutions Passed

By Committee

of the

The resolutions, adopted by the committee provide for:

A year of many changes and im- A wedding of interest to the

A big sum of money and a large Chinese in the Colony took place provements was recorded in the

quantity of medical and rellef presidential report when the. yesterday afternoon at the Re- gistry, when the Deputy Registrar Helena May Institute for Women supplies were distributed to var ious reliet organisations B.9 1 of Marriages,, Mr. T. J. Gould held their annual general meeting result of the meeting of the Ex United Miso Tsang Lai-yung in yesterday.

Lady Northcote, patroness of the cutive Committee of the Hong- marriage to Mr. Lan Man-kit, at

Institute, was among the large, Women's Relief Association held

kong Branch

National a quiet ceremony.

The bride. former student og number present.

on Tuesday. Mrs. R. M. Henderson, President the Fairlea School. was attended by Miss Tsang Yuet-fong. The of the Institute, was in the chair, page boy and flower girl were and in the course or her report. master Tseng Chin-yan and Miss recalled the coming into being of Ng Ting-kwon, respectively.

the organisation and its progress. Three hundred guests gathered Lady Pollock, a keen member of at the Hotel Cecil in the afternoon the Institute for many years, gave to honour the bride and groom a very interesting account of the at their reception. Dr. 8. W. Tso, history of the Society. C. 6. E., LL.D., Mr. P. M. Hodgson. called the keenness of Lady May atd supplies to two first aid volun- Supplying medicines and first Dr. S. F. Lam and Mr. Walter founder of the Helena May Institute.teer units and two volunteer' ser- Hanming Chen extended toast and remarked that there

vice corps which are praceeding of good wishes for the newly-weds. something about Lady May that to the war areas, namely, the

An unusual situation existed in always carried sunshine. "She is that the bride is the thirteenth one of the most gracious women sister of Dr. Tsang Fuk-cho, who we have ever had in the Colony."! 18 well-known in Hongkong.

alt Lady Pollock.

She re-i

was

Granting a sum of $5,000 (N.C.) to Dr. Wong Men, head of Dr. Sun Yat-sun Memorial Hospital. NOW VOCUated into the interior for operating 2,000 beds for the wounded:

Youth Medical Relief Unit, the Hongkong Overseas Medical Rellet Unit. The Service Corns of the Hongkong Students Relief Asso-

After a short honeymoon the The meeting concluded with an elation and the Hol Luk Fong euple will return to the Colony auction of 1939 magazines. where Mr. Lan will take up his duties with A. S. K. Lau. solicitors.

East River Service Corps.

Securing ambulance cars for the St. John Ambulance:

in advance. three Paying. months' expenses to the Service Corps of the Youth Boys' Scouts and burying one ambulance car Hung Fan-cheng for their use;

OTHER CEREMONIES

!ping. The witnesses were Messrs. Two other marriages were per-Cheung Chuen-sam and Liu Pun formed at the Registry yesterday. The other marriage was that be

In the first ceremony, the con- tween Mr. Hung Chung-on and tracting parties were Mr. Lee Bing-Miss Lau Chau-lin. The witnesses

Messrs. cheung, of the Ping Sing Knitting were Co., Ltd., and Miss Cheng Choy- and Hung Kiu-cheng.

NEWSETTES

Dr. Douglas Laing, who has been on a visit to Shanghai, is due back

in Hongkong in a day or two.

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Mr. David W. K. Au, of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, is returning to Hongkong from Shanghai about the middle of the mouth.

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There were 59 traffic accidents in the Colory last week, as the result of which 33 persons were .njured.

Mr. Tao Taun-on will be host to a small tiffin party in the Jacobean Room of the Hongkong Hotel ta- morrow at noon.

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1 Sendine old clothing to the Association Chung-shen Charity

SOCIAL

THURSDAY'S MENU

BREAKFAST-

Grapefruit Cereal

Jelly Omelette

Muana

Cocas

LUNCHEON

Oyster Cocktail Onion Soup Vegetable Salod Spare Ribs and Bauerkraut Buttered Turnips Assorted Nuts and Raisins Tea

DINNER

Shrimp Cocktail

Beef Broth

Asparagus Salad

→ with

Cheese Dressing Ground Stear" Patties Tomato and Mushroom Bauce Steamed Rice Buttered Beeta Hot Rolls Bread Pudding

with Hard Sauce Coffee

Round About

The noon hour traffic was at its

tor distribution among street height. Thams, with bells clang-

ing, were scattering the sleepers and refugees:

pubuc Transporting the expectant from their tracks as they navigated mothers from the New Territory the thickly populated down-Lown Pafugee Camps to the Chang-chow streets. Motor cais sounded their Hospital

norms impatiently as pedestrians wandered acoss the busy thor- ougatares unconscious of their presence. Rickshaws continued on heir way through the busy tramic The lady of leisure swears by maze.

Men, women and children crossed them they are a gift for the woman who travels. the career streets at any section on the way woman would not be without one w their destinations.

Coats .we are speaking

HOUSE COATS

The Shanghai Municipal Coun-

total of $245,267 House cll collected a from the amusement tax during about!. the period beginning January 20 and ending November 23 which has been used to relieve refugees in the International Settlement, accord- ing to a Shanghai messages.

This particular apparel has been popular for the past year and now we find it more so than in the past.

A tall, well dressed young lady commences to cross one of the busy Arriving at the inter-sections.

ram tracks she stops. People are boarding the public vehicle and it Is about to start. The bell rings, the motorman sets his car in ma- ticn.

Instant

Maycs', in the Gloucester Arcade. has a small shipment of these garments which are a saving "as- Quickly, a newsboy darts from count to you cheque-book and the curb. Noticing the your wardrobe. Over the break-danger for the child rushing in fast table, bridge or a quiet even-front of the moving car, the lady ing; at home are the various oc- grabs the youngster's shoulder as casions when house couts are worn he flashes past her in the path of to advantage.

the travelling tram.

But The styles on display in this

are very flattering. floor

The Japanese people are pre- Miss Wu Y1-fang. president of Ginling Girls' College, Nanking.aring for a very cold winter be- who has been a visitor to Hong-cause of the police ban on the use kong, left by plane yesterday for of fuel oll for heating homes. Before the war in China; police in Haiphong

Tokyo dlacouraged the use of coal endangered. health. because it marred the beauty of the city and was needed for industrial pur- shop

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The members, of the RAMC. will be hosts at a dinner dance in the Rose Room of the Pentrisul

· Hotel on Saturday evening."

Mr. K. Matsukata who is residing

poses.

the

to A Shanchal message at the Hongkong Hotel will enter-"Nam Chung Pao" save that the tain fourteen guests at a dinner narcotics

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publicly fooding the party in the Jacobean Room this Shanghai market have mostly been evening.

brought in by the Japanese from North China, a large quantity Three cases of dysentery, two 'having recently been re-transported cases of measles and one case each through the Seochow Creek to the region. The révenne of diphtherin, enteric fever, chic, interior ken-pex and ce ebro-spinal men guards of the Maritime Customs ingitis were not feg on Tuesday. are keening a vigilant watch for

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Mr. P. W. Pate, of the firm bear-

months

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the smugglers.'

ing his name, sailed for England Mayor Teng Yang-fu, of Can-. yesterday in the ss. Conte Verde, ton who has been appointed as He expects to be away for several the commander of the People's Militia of the eight districts along the Wast River, is now rallying all A strong wind and alightly the able-bodied men and scattered lower temperature made conditions nolice and soldiers for enlistment rather unfavourable

unit, yesterday. into hia main fighting Maximum temperature was, 74 which consists largely of the old Pevenne Police Corps and the degrees, minimum 65.

Model Carts. Gen. Yu Han-mou

Arriving via the Air France plane will supply all the necessary muni-

from Indo-China' this morning are, tions,

Dr. and Mrs. E. F. El d, on a visit

to the Colony for several weeks. SEAWORTES PARADE

They will be the guests of Mr. F.

B. Winter, of the hongkong and

WITH SHANGHAI SCOTTISH

quick as a fash the youngster reaches safety across the tracks, and much to the lady's surprise she almly gips a much- mended shirt in her hand, while the newsboy stands laughing at hér from the other side of the mad. nude to his waist.

NEW APPOINTMENT FOR PROFESSOR F. BOITRALL

London, Nov. 32 Professor James Francis Ronald Bottrau, formerly Jonore Professor

tae Ingusa Language and Literature at Raffles Conege, Sm- gapore, and now Assistant Director of the Eugdian Insuture, Fiorence, has been appointed secretary of the School of Oriental Languages, London University, in succession to Professor Rossetti, who has resign-

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The report of the governing body for the academic year of 1937-38 announces the gift of a collection of Chinese and Far Eastern books, numbering some 16,000 by the ex- ecutrix of Sir. Reginald Johnston. Unfortunately the bequest cannot be fully used at present owing to the temporary housing of the school in one part of Westminster, with the library in another part. and the majority of the books have M. J. Sadlens. Commercial Coun- for many years, on parade with length, short, puff sleeves, with a been placed in store.

The school will move to a new sellor to the French Embassy also the Scottish Company. V.C., at pper from neck to hem. arrived in the same vessel,

the fifteenth annual Scottish Fes-of the models have elastic shirring building on the University site in Bloomsbury in March. 1941.- tival Service held in honour of Bt.

Shanghai Banking Corporation.

The presence of a detachment of

M. M. Baudez, French Consul- the Seaforth Highlanders first

General, returned to Shanghai Scottish Regiment in the British

from long Icave in the m.v. Aramis, Army to be stationed in Shanghai'

city.

at the waist.

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WREATH-LAYING AT CENOTAPH

A wreath, bearing the inscrip- tion "From the Chieftain, Com- mittee and members of St. Andrew's

With the British Consul-General Andrew's Day at the Union Church But, hold on, no cleaners bills! Reuter, in Canton, Mr. A. P. Blunt, on on Sunday morning, added a uni- as these coats are fade-proof and

can be laundered | board, H.M.S. 'Moth arrived in har que touch to the time-honoured washable and bour yesterday from, that port. ceremonies held each year to mark with no shrinking or running of Upon the recommendation She returns to Canton to-day with Scotland's national day in, the colour, Gay stripes from the the National Military Connell the Ecclety," was laid at the Cenotaph

brownis, blues to the wines and National Government has issued a

yesterday morning in honour of the Consul-General.

The whole service was conducted lighter-hues, and a few dower pat- mandate commending General Ma Scots who fell in the Great War.

The wreath was laid by the The military authorities in Hai- by the Rev. James A. Williamson, terns are incorporated in these Pu-ching, army commander and

member of the Chinghai Provin- Chieftain of St. Andrew's Bociety, nan have made out a plan to esta- Chaplain of the Seaforth Highlan- You can be gay, comfortable.{cial Government, for his efforts in Mr. W. Kay, and the Vice-Chieftain, and very much in style with a collecting patriotic donations. The Mr. K. 8. Morrison, Those present pital is to be granted $2000 Na- In addition to the President House coat in your home, or when mandate points out that despite included Mr. A. L. Shields, Mt. travelling. No wardrobe, should the poverty of the districts where A, B. Mackichan, Mr. R. M McLay. tional currency. Military training (Me. W. J. Ferwick), committee be considered complete without his troops are garrisoning, General Mr. B. Wylie,. Mr. E. R. Forsyth." for the people is also being inten- and many members of St. Andrew's several of these garments which Ma has collected and remitted a Mr. J. D. Gilmore, Mr. J. F. Mac- sively enforced so as to strengthen Society, there were present mem- their powers of resistance against hers of the committees of various give you dash with the utmost total of $200,000 to the National gregor, Mr. J. A. D. Morrison Mr.

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