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ENVOY AT MOSCOW

Ambassador Lord Chilton and his wife boarded the Nurd Express at Moscow last week. The popular envoy steamed out of professional life. 11 had reached the retiring age of 62.

A LETTER FROM LONDON

SOCIETY AND EVENTS

Princess of Wates violets seem to be this season's most popular choice for evening

wear.

The Royal Variety Perform-

a at the Coliseum was 28 grand affair.

like Covent music-hail

The audience looked more

I have told you

Princess first-night audience at

than a Bibesco was carrying a murt made Garden'

that

of these at the "Katia' premiere-audience-beautiful gowns, jewel

I have seen them and flowers Alled the house. His succaSOT

William since then Sir Is

The royal box was decorated Seeds (56), who was H.M's Ambas- twined on wire round the low de-

of. an evening frock, with red, white, and blue, flowers: sador to Brazil from 1930-1935, and colitage

mounted Other parts of the house were has since been one of Britain's worn high in the hair

into massed with carnations and chry- two unemployed Ambassadors; the on a Spanish comb,

bracelets, and ear-santhemums, and leading down other is Sir. Hughe Knatchball-necklaces,

from the stage on either side of Hugessen, who was wounded last rings, and even pinned on to the

the stalls

were great banks of year in China.

back of evening gloves and bugs.

massed flowers.

made

Sir Willam did such tactfui One Sund Street florist told me work as Minister to Albania when that they are making bouquets of Great Britain abandoned Albania the violets in the form of loose sprays, with a red rose or a gar- denia in the heart of the spray.

Those loose sprays are then

a corsage decoration." o

waist with

Mussolini's domination, that he was appointed" Inter-Alited Filgh

·Commissioner for the Rhineland In 1928

As Russia was forgotten used as at Munich the tact of Sir William clipped into the Seed åt Moscow will be particularly | +-welled breach. useful.

As A reward he will draw salary of £2,500, an annual ex- pense allowance of £4,150, and an extra months' annual ipave A concession made by the Foreign Office. "In 1933 to compensate ils

diplomats for being "marooned"

the Red Capital.

CLINIC OPENED BY PRINCESS ROYAL

at

Girls of the Royal

of Needlework had their lingerie show this week

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The Queen, in a dresa of silver lame with an overdress of tulle. looked charming. She wore a diamond tiara in her hair, and a white fur cape over her shoulders,

Schoor

own

The Duchess of Kent,

accum panied by Viscount and Viscoun

satin tess Halifax. wore oyster i with a silver fox cape. wore a diamond tiara.

She also

Best part of the show was the It was held at Sir Philip Sas-

Was Allea n's house on the white marblend when the "stage first floor landing, and the models with 300 artists-past and present,

of dressing-gowris, negligees. and all singing the Lambeth Waik

tea gowns

were

paraded

300 were

Florria

| RIVÅLS TO CROWN THE QUEEN

When Dr. Lang Lost His Claim

Should the Archbishop of York, in view of the position of the north of England in modern English life. be al- lowed the privilege of crown- ing the Queen Consort?. Tus point is raised by corres- pondence and documents "which appear as an entirely new chapter the the

edition of in

second biography of "Randall Davidson. Archbishop of Cante.bury," by the Bishop of Chichester. Dr. Bell, published recently. Oxford Uni- versity Press, 21s),

When Klug George V. and Queen Mary were crowned in 1911 the present: Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Lang, was Archbishop of York "Some Mc. then

put forward welg.ity reasons" why the Archbis- hop of York should be allowed to crown the Queen. The suggestion was lisallowed

AL the Coronation

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King

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George VI and Queen Elizabeta DIVORCE REFORM Dr. Lang, who had then become Archbishop

fol- of Canterbury.

lowed time-honoured practice and SUGGESTION BY

by Among the mannequins against a background Forde. Harry Tate, the Vanbrugh

sisters, and Sir Seymour Hicks of black curtains.

The parade was watched by the

The King and Queen looked as crowned both the King and Queen. the It would appear that Queen. Queen Mary. Princess though they were enjoying them- Helena Victoria, and Princess selves they laughed, and on one | Archbishop of York based his pro- ur two occasions swayed to theposal that he should be allowed to Marie Loullo.

Alterwards there was a "sk-

Key Would Not Fit down" tea at a big round table

When the Princess Royal open-i ed the new €10,00 health clinici

High Wycombe she found difficulty In fitting "the key in the door and was helped by the Mayor. Mr. A. . Gibbs. After- wards she planted a tree in com- memoration of the opening.

The Princess, who was accom- panied by her Lady in Walting. Miss Sybil Kenyon-Slaney. in. spected the High Wycombe and Beaconsfield. V. A. D.. the British Red Cross Society and the mem- Lers of the nursing division.

music.

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to crown the Queen on the ground that Also in the house

night that at the Coronation of King Cooper. Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in Sir Philip Sassoon's dining were Mr. and Mrs, Gary

Marlagan. predecesse. Dr. Mountbatten. who had arrived in England that his room. Lady Louis Lady Cholmondeley. and, Lads same afternoon. They seemed to crowned the Queen. Smith-Dorrien were having ten be paying as much attention

This the only occasion since the royal box as to the stage, and the Norman.Conquest on which an a 10 same time 15 the roya!

were very impressed with the Archatop of York has erownid

the Queen Cons.rt.

party.

When, tea was over the royal guests chose models for

serves.

them

@harm

Queen

and sweetness of

Joanna Chase

NEWSETTES

to

As President of the Royal Air Forte Nursing Service. Princess Royal also visited the Princess

M. E. Cock, cluer manager of Miss Kathleen Grusu, f Messrs Mary Hospital at Halton R. A. F.

the Hongkong and Whampoa Duck A. S. Watson and Co., Ltd,, who i camp, which she opened. 11 years C., Ltd., is returning from home now on vacation in Canada, will proceed to England and will return She was received by Air Vice-leave by the Empress of Japan on

Friday.

to the Colony by way of Suez

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"IN HIS RUGGED WAY" When Dr. Lang made his request I 1911, it wrst based on any ancient rights of the Sec. He poin- ted to le immense increase in the importand of the North of Eng- land,

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SINGAPORE JUDGE

A suggestion that the Singapore ; Bar Committee should press for a revision of the draft petitions for divorce, which petitioners had to

all in, was made by Mr. Justice Pedlow Li the Singapore.. High Court recently when the divorce petition of

Van Dorothy M. Cuylenburg against John Bertram Van Cuylenburg came up for hearing.

The petition had not complied with the rules laid down and was adjourned sine die:

The judge said that the rules had to be followed trespective of whether they were reasonable or not and the court was left with no discretion.

ACTION POSSIBLE

Di. Davidson, in a reply to Dr. Lant, said: "I share your view that our nonoured, predecessors both in North an South, muddied this business sadly, and that their ar-

He had mentioned the point to rangements such as laevitably to bequeathe à legacy. of difficulty. the Chief Justice and it was pos- sible that steps might be taken to "My beef-though I have no Marshal P. C. Maltby, Alr Officer

street evidence that dear Tem-alter the form. Commanding No. 24 (training)

Mr. Paul H. Bordwell has been ple Archbishop announced

of Canterbury Grain, and guard of honour. She then spent an hour touring between Galbraith Armar Lowry appointed Vice-President of the when Dr. Maclagen was Archbis the only safe thing to do was to Corry. The Royal Inniskilling American President Lines. Ltd.hop of Yezzi wre in his rugged follow closely the requirements of the wards and dhatting with a

of the late and will have his headquarters fo

rule two of the Ordinance. number of patients and was after-Fusiliers, only son wards entertained tú luncheon, by Major and Mrs. A. Lowry-Curry: the Orient.

and Gloria Anthea, daughter of the matron and sisters..

Harker. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Kobe, Japan.

Major and Mrs. H. York Irwine left Shanghai last week in the m.v. Marechal Joffre.

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Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Middleton of Shanghal, arrived in the Colony on Sunday by the's.. Wing Sang. They will spend a short holiday here.

..

Captain Patrick Smith, retired Brush officer now engaged in lecturing, who has been visiting:

pray disrewarded, or despised his tory, tradition or precedent, has been misled as to the facts... But most certainly it ought to have been made clear at the time. We must see that it' is made publicly clear soon by some official pro- nouncement. The usages of feudal times don't fit well into a Zemocratic age."

On March 25, 1911, the following

"In regard to the arrangements for the Coronation Service we are authorised to state that the King

Some disturbing news from New the battlefronts In China sinc?offelal statement was issued: York seems to indicate that gentle-last summer. is on his way to the men no longer prefer blondes-at United States, least, not If the gentlemen happen to be members of the International Master Ladies' Hairdressers' As sociation."

The president of that asso-, clation has just announced that "a woman, with dark hair is a more vibrant, living personal- ity than when she is blonde." and be thoroughly commends the action of Miss Joan Ben- nett, the film actress, in swap- ping over from fair hair to the "new, deep black" 3.5 now favoured by the master minds of the international Hair" dressers.

CHANGING HUES

Mr. C V. Starr, head of Ameri-has decided that the Archbishop of accordance leftCanterbury shall, in Underwriters. can Asiatic Shanghai last week for Mukden en with continuous precedent from Mrs. early times, crown the Queen as route to the United States. Starr will join him at Yokohama,well as the King." They expect to be absent for about a year. The Shanghai office is in the charge of Mr. W. T. Sullivan..

Soon To Marry

Colonel (temporary Brigadier) H. C. ("Dreadnaught") Harrison, D.S.O. (at present Commanding the 14th Mr. Yung Koon-ng, business Infantry Brigade), has been sp manager, Arts de Luxe, Nos. 51-53 and Mis Ruth pointed Commander, 48th (South Johnston Road, Midland) Division, Territorial Chinn, living at No. 13 Caroline Army, with the rank of major Hill Road, first floor; Mr. William general, vice Major General 8. S. Wong, student, of No. 29 Kimberley

The following forthcoming mar- j.riages are announced:-

It will be noticed that the in-Butler, C.E., C.M.G.. D.S.O.. whose Road, and Miss Rosie Yu, of No. 83 creased vibrations do not seem to tenure expires on June 1, 1939. Bonham Road: Mr. Li Yak-tin, have anything to do with the Brigadier Harrison was born in teacher of No. 2 Seymour Road. original character, of the person February, 1889, and obtained his and Miss Lee Heung, of the same concerned. It is the tingling tresses commission in the Royal Marinés address,

that do the trick. Change those and the character changes to match the hue of the 'hal. Once a time it was, of course, upon

in September. 1907. He served dur ing the Great War in German South-West Africa and in France and Belgium. He was awarded the

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SILK STOCKINGS

often assumed that in the nature D.S.O and was twice mentionedIN 15 SHADES: of things the brunette tended to

in dispatches. Since the War he

be more vivacious than the

has held appointments on the Faced with the alternative, fewer statuesque blonde, but the later General Staff in Malaya and shades for silk stockings or higher theory seems to be that the same China, at the War Office, and the prices, the Hosiery Dyers Associa- woman takes on a different char-

Staff College, Quetta. He bastion has decided to cut down the acter according to the colour that

commanded a brigade

the number of shades from 600 to her hair is dyed.

Northern Command and in Pales aften. HAIR AND PERSONALITY tine and Transjordan since June That appears to offer remarkable 1937. evidence of the triumph of matter

in

This is revealed by a standard colour card for women's medium and lower grade pure silk, rayon. and wool mixture stockings issued

over mind; who would have vibrant, living personality" belongs thought that a change of hair dye to the raven-haired daughter of by the association. would produce such remarkable the night.

"Carefree,"

flesh

app oaching deviations in the personal char- However, the International Mas- colour, is the lightest. Others, in acter of the lass below the locks? ter Ladies' Hairdressers, Associa-ight reddish brown, are "popcorn," But after years and years of dill-tion is evidently more than ready"mint nude" and "tanglo." The gent lightheadedness It seems to assist them to go golliwog in darkest shades are "mist belge," rather hard lines on the platinum pursuit of richer and more violent graphite," a leaden grey, and

"dark gunmetal." blondes to be told that "the more vibrations.

In the meantime he felt that

Mr. N. Leicester, who appeared for the petitioner, mentioned that the alleged adultery took place in the Singapore this year, after

respondent had

Detitioner and lived apart,,

The petition, he said, was based on the adultery of the respondent.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1938.

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