1939-03-07 — Page 6

PACE 6-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

SOCIAL

WOMEN'S PAGE

HER RIVAL

HAD GOT GLAMOUR

A wife who complained that

"she had been libelled in an

article by a "glamorous"

Wo-

man, with whom her husband want to live, lost her action

in the King's Bench Division.

Mrs. Valerie Constance Mayo, of Hampstead Garden-suburb, N.W.. sued the "Sunday Express,"

She alleged that expressions used in an article by Mrs. Louise Turistall meant that her hus

was 1 band. Mr. Harry Mayo, bachelor and free to marry, and that she, therefore, was not law- fully married and was the mother of legitimate children

The defendants admitted pub- lleation of the words complained o, but denied they they were capable of a defamatory mean- ing.

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Mr. Gilbert Beyfus. KC, for Mrs. Mayo, sald she was married in 1928, and had two daugh- ters. Her husband, a stock jobber, earned about., £1,000 £ year.

In October, 1937. he went to live with Mrs. Tunstall, who had, in the same way, deserted one of

her many husbands.

FLAT BURGLED

A year ago the affairs of Mr. Mayo and Mrs. Tunstall became notorious, a Mr. Tunstall burgled the Hat where his wife and Mr. Mayo were living. He was COD- victed at the Old Bailey.

The trial was on Feb. 15, and on Feb. 20, the "Sunday Express" published an article in the form of an interview with Mrs Tun- stali."

"She appears to be a woman who passes from the arms of one man to another, sometimes with the sanction 01. the marriage ceremony, but often not." said Mr. Beyfus,

The article was headed, "The Woman I Am, by Mrs. Louise

Tunstall," and contained following passages:--

the

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MISS DORA CHOW and Mr. Kwok Hayman are seen at the Annual Race Meeting at Happy Valley. (Photo by Leica).

A QUEEN STAYED-TO

HEAR NURSE

A speech by a young nurse who, fair-haired and smiling be- fare a vast audience including the Archbishop of Canterbury, famous doctors, and 1000 girls, defended nursing as a career, so Interested Queen Mary that she postponed her departure for an overflow meeting and heard her to the end.

Queen Mary was at the Guildhall, young nurse from London Hospital, where she had heard the Arch-rose to speak.

bishop of Canterbury read her ap- She wore the mauve and white Deal for more nurses and launch a check uniform, white apron, and national campaign for more eruit for the nursing profesalon.

re-white cap of a probationer.

Halfway through the speeches

Speaking without a trace

of

she was about to leave the hall for nerves Miss Few said: "I want to

e other meeting in the council convince you that nursing is worth chamber when Miss Helen Few, a while as a career.

not going to say so in public,

"Mr. Mayo, as a man of honour, would have felt bound to marry me after that..."

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FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES

DESHABILLE MODELS

Deshabille modes do not, as theg once did, consist of silk and lace of the merely "pretty" variety; they are smart ih material and cut. The house coat, beauti'hilly tailored In exquisite fabrica, has made the dressing gown take after it in smartness, while night dresses often look like evening frocks and nake two-piece ensembles · ̈with their smart covering wraps.

White slipper satin, brocades and velvets in gorgeous green, reds and sapphire blues ma the smar boudoir wraps and coats; they are finished with buttons scarves and sushes like an evening redingote, and smart fastenings make them wholly unlike the old wrap-over styles.

The evening gown with contrast- ink skirt and corsage is shown by.

Hebert Piquet. One has a skirt in brick-red wool falling straight and tight over the hips. But cut fully into a short-pointed train at the back. This model is much favour.

New fashion freak is the glove, that covers only the thumb, leaving the other fingers bare-to be re- spectfully taken, bowed over the kissed. Those who have long neg- lected this dainty ceremonial, stüt adhered to by the "bien eleves." must not forget that one kisses the hand of a married lady only.

Round About

The car was sadly in need of paint, its vintage beyond memory. and the general condition. Was almost in the junk stage. Yet ́aj young Chinese man in solled over- alls it at the wheel of this pre-i historic motor

conveyance," the motor was in action with many

The following forthcoming mar- |.chuga. riages are announced:--

Mr.

Tardrew

Down the hill he started, taking, George Henry

a bump in the roadway with much Pearce Manager of the Victoria | savoir faire-but just at this point Radio Shoppe and residing at No. a bang echoed up and down the 276, Frince Edward Road, Kowloon, street. and Miss Lily Chan, of No. 13 Caine Road;

"You may have formed wrong impressions of nursing because you have heard of allered unfavourable condi- tions. But if you talk to the average nurse you will find she is interested in her work and gets a good deal out of life."

His motor was lying in the roadway, the man and car coa- Queen Mary in her message said;

tinued to careen down the hill. one reading the article could "I am so deeply interested in the

Minally a tree stopped his run- doubt that Mr. Mayor was in a welfare of our hospitals and their of position to marry Mrs. Tunstall patients that I am concerned to Kowloon Motor Bus Co. Ltd., and away vehicle and all that remain-

know that there is at the present Miss Lai Su-king, of No. 207. Faed were the pieces. as soon as he obtained a divorce.

Yuen Street, ground floor; Mrs. Mayo found she was "cold-time a serious shortage of nurses. shouldered""by her friends,

Mr. Chung Kwok-hung, clerk. "But "I trust equally that the

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"COLD-SHOULDERED" Mr.Beyfus submitted that no

Mr. Lealle Way Sing. Manager the Advertising Department,

In her evidence Mrs. Mayo said sense of vocation and the spirit of Messrs. P. J. Klink, residing at No. last October she obtained a de- disinterested service which have 137, Queen's Road West, top floor. cree nisi against her husband, been part of the great tradition of and Miss Young Chun-, of No. alleging.

misconduct with Mrs. nursing in this country will not be 3, Pak Tai Street, ground floor.

Kennedy Town. forgotten in the future."

Tunstall,

Mr. Mayo said to me, have proposed to you a million times, Louise. Take this chance. Come and live with me, and I will look after you until we can marry.' "Now I have made unhappiness. by saying, 'No in court when Blade for the defendants) Mrs. they asked me if I intended to Mayu agreed that the fact that marry. Mr. Mayo,

her husband left her to go live with another woman WAS well-known among her friends.

"I do intend to marry him when I am divorced,

But I was

Cross-examined by Mr. G. O

to

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NEWSETTES

Sanitary Inspector E. C. Drown celebrates his 34th birthday day.

Mr. Wallace Harper, of Messrs. to-Wallace Harper & Co., Ltd., accom-

panied by Mrs, Harper, Miss P Harper and Master W. Harper. will be returning to Hongkong on the 8.8. President Pierce, which left San Francisco on Feb. 2 and which is expected to arrive in Hongkong on Mar. 18.

Mr. J. W. Fitz-Gerald, or, the Prison Department, will be 42 years old to-day. „

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Mr. Fung Kalsning, of Messrs. Hang Tal & Fungs Co., has sailed for Shanghat, where he will be stationed for the next six months.

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Mr. Richard Shim. Inspector of the American Asiatic Underwriters, Q will be sailing for Honolulu with his family on Mar. 17. He will leave his children with relatives Hawaii, after which he and Mrs. Shim, will go to the United States, where they will attend the World' Fair. Mr. Bhim will also take

A meeting of the Chinese Cham- ber of Commerce will be held in the offices of the lastitute in Connaught Road at 230 pm, to day.

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H.E. the Governor and Lady advantage of this visit to call at

Northcote will be present at a

Mock Trial to be held by the the head office of his company.

Hongkong Legal Debating Society:

at the Hongkong Hotel at 9.15 o'clock this evening.

are

The following passengers · due to arrive in Hongkong on the 4.3. President Pierce, which left! The new Waterloo Bridge will San Francisco on Feb, 2 and probably open for trame in June, which is expected here on Mar. 1940, according to the Landon 18: Mrs. A. Knipp and Miss P. County Council Highwaya Com- Knipp, Dr. Mary Stone, Miss N. mittee.

Mrs. V. G. Bowden who has been

on a visit to Hongkong returned to Shanghai on Mar. 2. Mr.

Urbina, Mr. and Mrs. C. Curryer, Mrs. F. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. R. Deppe and Miss J. Hughes.

Bowden, who is at present in An interesting visitor to Hong- Manila, will return in the sa.(kong on Mar. 18 will be Dr. Mary Empress of Japan, arriving in Stone, who will be arriving in the Shanghai on March 10.

Colony on the s.. President Pierce

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on Mar. 18. Dr. Stone is the Arst|||||

Dr. Robert Holper, M.D. returned Chinese woman doctor. She was first stationed in Klukiang and

to Shanghai in the

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on Feb. 27 after spending seven later worked in the Bethel Hospital

in Shanghai...

months in the United States visit- ing the various hospitals, Dr. Holper has resumed his practice in Shanghai.

Mr. O. G. Bteen, Vice-President

in Charge of Oriental Affairs "of the American President Lines, has The wedding of Miss Norma just announced the transfer of Leung Wing-han, nationally-known Mr. Paul Latey, of the Shangha! aquatic, atar, and Mr. Jackson H. Office, to Tlentain, where he will Lao, Secretary of Messrs. A W. v. relieve Mr. D. D. McKay, General Turner and Co, will take place at Agent for the American President the Registry, Supreme Court, this Lines, who is going on Home afternoon. A reception will be leave. Mr. and Mrs, Lutey will be given in the evening at the Kam leaving Shanghai in March for Ling Restaurant.

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