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WOMEN'S PAGE

WOMAN'S DIARY CANDID CAMERA AT KWANTI RACES £15,000 HEIRESS

OF HER BETS

Entries Checked For

Income Tax

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Leonard Seymour Balls, veterin ary surgeon, of Kenley Park House, Kenley, Surrey, and his wife, Ida Ethel Balls, were committed for trial, at the South-Western Police- court, charged with making filse entries in, income-tax returns. Ball in their own recognisances of £500. each was accepted.

They pleaded not guilty and re- served their defence.

Mr. Thomas Hargrove, an inspec- tor of the Inquiry Branch at Bomer- set House, aid that he examined Mrs. Balls's diaries and compared the entries with Ruff's Guide to the Turf. In the 1938 diary, on Feb. 3. there was an entry that at th Gatwick meeting she won £12 10s. on Rathluric. According to Ruff's Guide, that horse did not run at Gatwick, but won the first race BL Manchester on Feb. 5. The diary made no reference to the Manches- ter meeting.

In the 1927 diary there were en- tries showing losses of nine each way bets, whereas according to Ruf's Guide, the horses concern-

PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN st the Fanling Race meeting held at Kwanti last Sunday. (Photo by Leles),

NEWSETTES

"Mr. J. K. Swire, director of the

firm of Butterfield ang Swire, is due here in the ss. Rawalpindi.

ed came in the Arst three, and The Rev George W. Shepherd, ⚫place mpney should have been re-adviser to the New Life Movement.

ceived.

is a visitor to Hongkong.

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ES BET ON RIO EITA There was a similar error in the M. Marc Charourne, the French -1926 diary respecting horse author, is a visitor to Hongkong. named Ria Rita. In the 1929 diary having arrived from Chungking. there was an entry showing a £5 bet on a horse running at Fontwell,

when La fact it ran at Newton Ab- bot. The diary also showed win ning place bets on two occasions when there were only three horses running.

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Mr. R. La Salla. of Messrs Matiners & Co., Ltd., left yesterday in the s.5. Taksang for Haiphone.

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Mr. G. B. Taye, general manager

The 1933 diary showed on April of the China Fruit Corporation

saled for Swatow yesterday.

There will an official dinner at Government House at 8.15 o'clock next Friday evening.

IN DOCK

Her Marriage To A

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* Scoundrel "

One of two 23-year-old women who were in the dock at London Sessions récently was said to have inherited £15,000 three years ago. The other, it was stated, had been ja drug addict, but, was now largely

cured.

The girls, Anne Mitchell, a mo-

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del, and Patricia Mallory, of no Cheese Crackers & Fresh Grapes occupation. pleaded guilty to ob- taining clothing to the value of £51 6 8d from a Baker-street costumier with Intent to defraud. They were stated to have abscond- ed from a home together three days before. the offence was com- mitted.

Sentence was postponed.

Det, sergt. Burgess said that Mitchell, who was bound over at Bow-street in July on charges in- volving fraud, was born at Cardif She had been educated at a private school and at a Putney convent.

In 1935 she inherited £15,000, to which she had access either on marriage or at 21. About a year later she married a man named Mitchell. and since then all the

H.E. the Governor will be pre-

Happy Valley at 4 p.m.money had been spent. sent at next Saturday to watch the match between the Malayan Rugby Union and the Hongkong Football Club.

Mr. L. McMeeking. Section En gineer for Imperial Airways who has been visiting the Colony on 2 routine Inspection tour, departed for Bangkok in the Delphinus yès- terday morning.

Mrs. E. Johnson. wife of the former pilet flying for the Chinese Government and who met his

FORGED DRUG PRESCRIPTION

Mallory, was sentenced to four nonths in the Second Division at Marylebone in August for procur- ing dangerous drugs without au- thority, and for bbtaining "such drugs by a forged prescription. On appeal, she was bound over.

Mr. Ashe Lincoln defending: The man Mitchell married was

worthless?-He

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Salmon on Toast Apple & Walnu: Salad Roasted Beef Baked Sweet Potatoes Bustered Beets Grilled Mushrooms Hot French Rolls Chocolate Pie-Cofe.

JUDGE LISTENS TO FANFARE

Trumpet And Bugle

Call Records.

Proceedings in Mr. Justice CID86- man's "Chancery Court recently were brightened by trumpet "and bugle calls reproduced on a port- able gramophone.

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The gramophone, placed on the solicitors table in the well of the court, played records while Major Hector Ernest Adkins, of Seymour-

quite scoundrel,

Until she met him she was quite all right. After having married him she kept very bad company in road, East Molesey, director of the Royal Military School of Music, Having exhausted the £15.000 Kneller Hall, Twickenham, she resorted to cheque fraudsgiving evidence. Yes.

15 full odds on a horse that dead- hrated. In the 1926 diary there were 103 entries, of which 91 show-

'kong over the week-end for ed the starting price in Ruts German Consulate-General, has North China, will arrive in Hong-

short visit. Guide, and in succeeding years the arrived here in the ss...Gnelschau entries were similar but fewer. in en transfer from Paris. number.

Herr F Ferring, attache to the/death last month in his plane in the West End?-Yes.

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In 1926 the average bet was from Mr. R. Chen, of the Chinese £1 to £2. But in later years the Foreign Ministry, sailed for Hal number of bets tell to about half. phong in the ss. Takaang yester The amounts generally staked were day.

£5. In 1933 there were six wins' shown of £100 or over

Mr. U Sze-wing, Compradore

Mr. Hargrove said that his com- Messrs Dodwell & Co, was a pas- putations showed that from 1822 to senger in. the 5.5 Taksang, sailin 1938 the amount of income-tax un-ier Halphong yesterday. paid was £4.263 12s 1d, and the

amount, of super-tax and 'surtax Mrs. A. C. Kalbfus, wife of Ad- unpaid was £495 16s. 7d.

miral Kalbtus, is due here from

da to-day.

HE. the Governor will visit the collection of old Chinese paintings about to be sent to London for exhibition in the board room of the "South China Morning Post" at noon on Monday next.

The Chancellor of the German Consulate-General here, Herr A. Gelewsky, yesterday received the Golden Medal for 40 years' faith- ful service from the German Government. The decoration was

ed by the Fuehrer.

He agreed that out of the hun-Shanghai in the Empress of Canaaccompanied by a document sign- dreds of entries a number of the mistakes were merely as regards the day previous or the day after the racing.

FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS

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Major G. T. Wards, assistant military attache to H.M. Embassy. Ls arriving here from Shanghai in the Empress of Canada to-day.

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Mr. V. G. Bowden Australian Government, Trade Commissioner In China, is arriving in the Colony to-day for a short visit. Any one interested in Australian trade K. P. Chen who went to is requested to communicate with America to arrange ม loan for him care of Mr. S. T. Williamson. China, will return home shortly. 5th door. P. and O. Building. Mr. Mr. William Altree Allen, musi- Mr. Chen will be appointed a bank Bowden is accompanied by Mrs. clan, of No.

12 Lock Road and Mas Flora Abella Markham, artist,

The following forthcoming mar- rlages are announced:-

of the same address;

director when he comes back. Bowden.

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Major Adkins brought an action i Mr. Lincoln said that Mitchell against the International Broad- had a very tragic history." Her casting Co. Ltd. of Hallam-street. mother died when, she was young. Portland-place, He alleged that a and she had the, misfortune to fanfare of trumpets which be come into a large sum of money, of composed was broadcast by means 1 Kramophone record from which she had unrestricted use. of She had the double misfortune to Radio Normandy on March 3 and meet the man Mitchell who did 4, 1937, and he claimed damages for alleged infringement of copy- not support her in any way

right.

When her money was exhausted and she was left alone and ben niless she started on these 'cheque frauds.

"INDIAN HEMP IN NIGHT

CLUBS

"GLAD TO HAVE IT AGAIN"

With the music manuscript be- fore him, Mr. Justice Crossman irst Istened to a record "of Major Adkins's

Ita fanfare. At

con-

Major Adkins, in evidence, said that a record of the fanfare, which was used as a signature tune hy the Kneller Hall Band, was made in 1932 for charity purposes.

Referring to Mallory, Mr. Lincoinclusion, the ludge remarked, amid ald that she became a drug ad- laughter: "We did not get beyond diet, but she had become largely, the second page I should be glad

to have it again." She had I not entirely, cured.

The performance was then re- benefited by the treatment, and

peated. was willing to return to the home. The medical officer at Holloway had Prison said that Mitchell taken Indian hemp in night clubs but could not be said to be a drug addict now. There was no reason to suppose either girl had taken drugs since they ran away.

Mr. Sidney Noakes, prosecuting, had stated that Mallory paid for coats, dresses and hats by cheque. Drew, but the cheque was specially cleared and returned "no account,

A.R.P. lectures will be held at The inauguration of a Hongkong Mr. Law Kang-po, shron, of Mesara, Bradley & Co., Ltd., resic- the Diocesan Junior Girls' School. and Kowloon Residents Associa ing at No. 31 Cheungshawan Road, Duke Street, Kowloon, on Tues-tlon is to be held at the Hotel

which she signed in the name of commencing February 14. Cecil this afternoon at 3.30p.m. 2nd floor, Shamshulpo, and Miss days. Poon Wad-ying, of No. 136 Kennedy at 6 p.m. Roud, 1st floor;

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Mr. Wong Man-Sang, merchant, Lady Northcote will launch the et Ping Wo. Chungshan, Canton m.v. Breconshire at the Talko China, and Miss Lau Shum-ying. Dockyard at 6.30 pm, on Thurs- teacher, of No. 15 Cartle Road. day next. HE. the Governor wil

also be present..

WEDDING AT

REGISTRY'

Among

Speeches will be delivered by the Chairman, Dr. Y. T. Kwok, Dr. H F. Kong and others, and Mr. M. A. da Silva will officiate.

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between Mr. Chau Cheung-ming the speakers will be Dr. Klang Luong, within a few minutes of wireless operator, of No. 29 Wynd-Kang-hu.

each other, became brides, the nam Street, and Miss Ng Chan- wah, daughter of Mr. Ng Yiu-sai, At Flagstaff House at 8.30 p.m. former of Mr. Chia Cheng Guan merchant. Mr. T. "J. Gould, Deputy on Wednesday next, HE, the Gov-(son of Mr. Chia Yee Soh, motor and Mrs. Registrar of Marriages, conducted ernor and Lady Northcote will magnate of Singapore, the ceremony, and the witnesses dine with H.E. the General Officer Yee Boh), and the latter of Mr. Wu Mrs. A. Kuo Hslang, son of Dr. and Mrs. were the bride's father and Mr. Commanding

| Wu Chiao Shim of Tientsin, China. Lung Chiu-kit.

RETREAT PLAYED AT H.K.C.C.

At about 8 am, on March 3, 1937, he switched on his set in order to hear about the Test match, and he heard his fanfare being broad-

cast.

It was contended by the company that the performances, if they took place, were not authorised by them. They denied the alleged in- fringement.

Round About

His Excellency the Governor. Round

the

was

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As the Penang Municipal Band played the strains of Mendelsohn's Wedding March, Mr. Leong Eng

Sir Geoffry Northcote, and Lady. The formal opening of the Hong. Khean led two daughters to the

the Four men sat drinking coffee in kong Kowloon Tenants Associa-altar on Jan. 22, for a double wed-Northcote were present at Retreat The wedding took place at the tion will take place at 3 pm. to-ding uniting well-known families Hongkong Cricket Club yesterday a snip's saloon. Three of them were

Miss afternoon when

was passing travellers.. the fourth of Penang and Singapore. Registry, Supreme Court, yesterday day in the Hotel Cecil.

sounded by the Combined Military visitor on board. Their corve.sa- Janet Leong and Miss Constance

and Pipe Bands of the 2nd Batta- tion was most nectic and, at certain

there

combined llon. The Royal Scots (The Royal intervals, Regiment).

|laughter.

Half an hour passed and still they The Retreat was under direction of Drum Major Degnan continued their intent conversa- tion, absolutely unaware of what Senior naval and military officers went on about them. Now and then were also present. The stirring martial music and the faultless-people stopped and looked at the

group Intently. ness of the performance thrilled

Though

nothing there was the large crowd.

outstanding about tic group. however, onlookers could not help but notice; one 'gentleman spoke English, the other, three, Itallan.. German and Dutch respectively.

There was no common language between them, each used his native

Grasett.

and

Handbags And Gloves

Bulky in appearance are hand baga and gloves to go with spor clothes, while shoes are solid and square-toed.

In recognition of his services in connection with the re-floating of the ss. Conte Verde after she had grounded outside Lyeemun · Pass to have changed very little of late, during the big typhoon of Septem- there is a subtle difference in the ber, 1937, Mr E Cock is to have way in which they are carried this bestowed on him on February 3 the Order of the Knight Cominan- 3e25din. Large square envelope shapes Wide skirts, Atted bodices, and der of the Crown of Italy. The in- and morning bags with sensible flared coats present the problem vestiture will take place during a on board the Conte handles are in calf with hand-sewn of how best to preserve the correct reception edges, in all shades of tan, brown, outline while walking, and many Verde. Mr. Cock is chief manager 'and natural pigskin, and there is job the new handbags have wide of the Hongkong & Whampoa Dock a new raisin shade which looks soft handles designed to be held Co., Ltd.

particularly well with tweeds. They on the wrist-a much more becom-

MALE FASHION DICTATORS

Committee Formed tongue, throughout the conversa-

A committee, consisting of ax

tton.

go

with slip-on

band-stitcheding fashion than that which insists gloves, wrist-length and matching colour.

arm.

of London's most exclusive tailors, has bega formed. to "dictate"

don, will pool their ideas about men's fashions.

Set up by the Association of style, cut and colour, which will London Master Tailors. the com-be passed on to the remaining mittee will meet once a month 70 memoers of the association. in a on the bag being tucked under the in intricate designs have returned in discuss problems affecting Eventually they will reach the

and to favour. Very new are bags of men's tailoring

the This new move is part of the For amarter town wear there For evening there are soft pouchy metal, lame cut on the square linea mend styles for adoption by

talloring trade's drive to recap- is a great variety of shapes in Jewelled fastenings, and bags in of sports hardbags, to be. worn whole trade.

These

of declining prestige men, whose "customers ture the. black or coloured suede and fine shapes in velvet and suede with long gloves of the

are the best-dressed men in Lon London as a male fashion centre. antelope. While the design seems with petit-point or minute beads material rucked up to the elbow,

to

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