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PAGE 6-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

SOCIAL

WOMEN'S PAGE

Girl Takes Bachelors'

By Storm

Club

Miss Violet Myrtle Fletcher

has not only captured the

heart of Mr. Stanley S.

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chairman of the Bachelors Naval Wedding

Club in London; she Bas taken the entire club by storm.

Nearly all of them attended the wedding at St. Mary Abbot's, Ken- sington, London. Moreover, they privately passed a resolution that Miss Fletcher is the only type of womanhood who is a worthy ex- cuse for walving the rules...

Here are the attributes these bachelors applaud :---

: She uses no lip-stick.

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She has no fussy féminine mannerisms.

She is liked by everyone, and was a favourite of the late Earl Haig, her godfather.

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Although not strikingly pretty, she has enormous charm.

Because she fulfils all these con- ditions. Miss Fletcher has saved her husband a two-guinea fine. It understood that his fellow- members have decided to pay it. *

REVEALS A SECRET

When a reporter asked Miss Fletcher how she felt breaking up the Bachelors' Club she laughed gafly-and revealed a secret.

At Cathedral

T ST. JOHN'S CATHEDKAL

Α on Saturday, Miss Erila

Maria Blair became the bride of Surgeon-Lieutenant Comman- der William Gärden Finnie, of HMS. Tamar,

The Rev. D. Vaughan Edwards, of HMS Tamar, conducted the cere- mony."

The only bridesmaid was Miss H. Durey, while Surgeon-Lieut. Com- mander J. Murray Park undertook the duties of best man.

A reception was later held at the bride's home, at No. 1 Garden Ter- race. The honeymoon will be spent at Repulse Bay.

CHINESE BANKER

MARRIED

On Saturday morning two well. Known Chinese in the Colony Miss Beung Lok-ching and Mr. Chu Hok-yuen were united in marriage by Mr. T. J. Gould at the Registry.

Miss Leung, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leung Fat-ngan, has been a "At least a third of the" mem-teacher in the Colony for several bers are married," she declared. years. After a short honeymoon "they barred married men the trip the newly married couple will club couldn't exist.

reside in Hongkong, Mr. Chu being, "Mr. Bond will probably con-connected with the Bank of Cum- tinue as chairman, In fact, and I'munications. shall encourage him."

WOMEN'S A.R.P.

LECTURES

The Hongkong Women's

LADY NORTHCOTE

AT PRIZE DAY

Lady Northcote, wife of His Ex- Aircellency the Governor, gave away

Raid Precautions Union announces certificates and prizes to successful

WEDDING AT THE REGISTRY

MR. AND MRS. CHU HOK-YUEN photographed after their wedding at the Registry, Supreme Court, on Saturday, bride was formerly Miss Leung Lok-ching. (Photo, A. A. Kahu).

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100.000 CHINESE CHILDREN ARE KIDNAPPED

It is reported that the Japanese have kidnapped about 100,000 Chinese children from the occupied areas and taken them to Japan and Tal- wan. Their blood is made used for blood transfusion for wounded soldiers. Recently the Japanese Military Special Bureau again notified the Shanghai puppet "Municipal Government" to gather 100 Chinese children, between the ages of 13 and 16, to be sent to Dairen where they will be trained for three months military aples.

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that the last anti-gas lecture be-students at the annual Prize Day "DIVORCE ACT A

lore Christmas will be given to- of the Heep Yunn Girls' School on morrow at the Y.M.C.A.. Kowloon Saturday.

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The course will be continued on After the prize-giving tea was Tuesday, January 3. at 6'p.m. served, following which a concert The Hongkong Chinese Women's and a drill display were presented Club having moved to No. 11 by the pupils. Queen's Road

Central, anti-gas į

Lady Northcote was welcomed by lectures will be given there on the Principal, Mrs. W. K. Cheung. Wednesdays and Fridays at 11,30

3.m.

Anti-gas and first aid lectures

are being arranged to commence in glad if anyone interested will com January. Mrs. A. Murdoch, honor-municate with her at No. 192 The ary secretary of the Union, will be Peak.

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SOCIAL REFORM”

Sir B. Merriman's

Tribute

Sir Boyd Merriman, President of the Divorce Division, speaking in London recently, highly praised the Matrimoniai

Causes Act.

came into force on Jan. 1,

which

The

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NEWSETTES

The next Criminal Sessions will be held on Friday, December 18. at 9:30 a.m

The number of emigrants leaving the Colony for the Straits Settle- ments during November was 1,150.

Friday's health returns show five cases of dysentery, two cases of chicken-pox and one case each of eoteric fever, measles and cerebro- spinal meningitis,

Mr. I. J.Villington-Scutt. general manager for the Far East of Messrs. Ilford, Ltd.," and Mrs. Vil- The name of Mr. Kwan Wing-lington-Scott sailed for Home in hong has been added to the list of the Canton authorised architects.

Brig. and Mrs. G. S. Low safled from Hongkong in the s... Canton on Saturday.

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Dr. J. T. Smalley has resumed duty as Acting Deputy Director of Medical Services. It is noted.

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The Hon, Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke. MC... has resumed duty as Director of Medical Services

Mr. H. Hall. Inspector of Works P.W.D. and Mrs. Hal walled for Vancouver in the Empress of Canada on long leave.

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Major-Gen. A. W. Bartholomew sailed for Home in the s.3. Canton on Saturday. He was accompanied by Mrs. Bartholomew,

M. T. W. Hasegood, Assistant Harbour Master. and his family left for Home in the ss. Canton.

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"Mr. N. II. France. Professor of History at the University of Hong- kong. left for Home In the Canton on Saturday,

Addressing the University London Law Society on the chan- ges introduced into the divorce law, he said he had seen enough of the working of the new act during the past nine months" to say, with con- fidence, that Parliament had effe ted a social reform which had

returned from Home leave last not merely relieved a great many week, has resumed duty as Deputy hearts in the most intimate re-Director of Medical Services. lations of human Hfe, but had also done a very useful service in help- ing to restore respect for the rule

of the law

The three years' marriage bar apparently has not caused any great hardship because, in nine months, there have been exactly 39 applications to have it removed." he said.

Dr. D. J. Valentine. M.C., who

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Mr. W. O. Lambert, who return-

ed from Home leave last week. has resumed duty 15 Government Marine Surveyor.

Commander T. C. Stf. R.D. R.NR. (Retired). has been a pointed to act as Deputy Harbour Master. He has also been ap The insanity provisions required pointed an official Justice of the very considerable safeguards and Peace.

he considered they had a system

Saturday.

Mr. Hugh Braga, of the Hong- kong Engineering and Construction Co... was a passenger in the Canton salling from Hongkong during the week-end

Mr. Lee Fong Aloe, formerly Chinese Consul-General at Samoa, who has been visiting French Indo- China, returned to Hongkong dui ing the week-end.

The Canton Customs House officials, who are at present in Hongkong and Macao, have been | summoned to retum to Canten for the resumption of service there on Instructions from the Central Re- ventic Office.

Dr. Howard Smith, who is in charge of the United States' Public Health Department in the Orient, returned to Manila in the Presi- dent Coolidge yesterday. He has been staying in the Colony for several weeks.

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Medical inspection, vaccination, disinfection and quarantine as the

discretion of the Port Health Off- hai, including Woosung, It is noti- cer is being carried out at Shang-

fled in the "Government Gazette."

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kong Y's Men's Club on Thursday At the next meeting of the Hong"

at 12.40 pm at the St. Francis Hotel, two films. "Ceiling Unlimit- ed" and "Trans-Pacific by Clipper" will be shown, by courtesy of the China National Aviation Corpora- including ladies. '.

Members may bring guests,

tion.

The engagement is also.

an-

working by which it could be said Mr. Charles Ernest Davis hasnounced. between Patrick James that the interests of the insane been appointed' to act as Controller Fuller, youngest son of Captain person were protected. That ap-of Stores during the absence from and Mrs. E. F. Fuller, of Croydon, plied to poor people as well as the the Colony of Mr. William John and formerly of Shanghai, and well-to-do,

| Joyce Marjorte, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Dickson, of Bromley. Kent.

GENERAL RELIEF

Anderson.

Mr. J. W. Platt. assistant mang- One of the arguments used ger of the Asiatic Petroleum Co..

The Efficiency Medal of the against the insialty provisions was was a passenger in the 6.5 Can-

Volunteer Defence that the courts would be flooded ton saling for Home on Saturday. Hongkong

Corps has been awarded by His with insanity cases during the next

Mr. K. R. Quick, of: Imperial Excellency the Governor to Com- three years. It had been said that

Quartermaster Sergeant there were 10,000 spouses waiting Chemical Industries, (China) Ltd., pany

Thomas Seddon.

for last January 1. The precise called for Home in the ss. Canton Henry Lane Lockhart and Corporal number of petitions fled up to date during the week-end. was 250.

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On 'Thursday evening, the School

The engagement is announced Sir Boyd said he thought that, of Accountancy, will hold a supper between Alan Greaves, of London, broadly speaking, relief had been dance In the Rose Room of the son of the late John Greaves, of given in respect of the major Peninsula Hotel, grievances of ordinary married life and that there could now be no possible Justification for & resort to sham and the imposition of fraud on the court.

Commenting on the increase ́in petitionis, Bir Boyd said that taking

Hongkong, and Mrs. Greaves, Nith- bank. Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, On Friday evening, the Central and Aileen, younger daughter of British Association will hold

*Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Callander, late dance in the Rose. Room of the of Rodona, Dumbreck, and shortly Peninsula Hotel,

at 15, Kirklee-terrace, Glasgow.

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Mr. Vincent Dare Sorby has been] It is notined that the name of the principal registry alone, in the appointed a member of the VolunMr. LJ Tse-zong is substituted for Indiac months to the end of Septem-teer Advisory Committed in place that of Mr. David Wal-kwok Au ber, they had this year over 6,800 of Mr. Arthur Golden Langston on the Committee appointed to against 3,700 last year,

with effect from November 24, advise His Excellency the Governor regarding applications under the

He thought it was remarkable that of that increase of over 3,000 Mr! O. G. Steen has been ap- Companies Ordinance, 1932, for aú- petitions nearly 2,700 were for pointed Oriental Trame Repre-thority to get as auditors in res- desertion. That was proof positive sentative of the American Presl-pect of Companies, other than Chi- of the grave necessity for that dent Lines. He will be stationed nese Companies, which keep their particular reform,

In Shanghai.

accounts in Chinese,

MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1938.

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