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DAILY PRESS

SOCIAL

WOMEN'S PAGE

SERVICE AND REFUGEE

WORK IN H.K.

Annual Report Of Activities Of Hongkong Y.W.C.A.

The annual report of the Hongkong Y.W.C.A. released yes- terday discloses statistics of work with human beings and especially under war conditions existing in the past year that practically defy calculation.

However, the report discusses the stents, every inch of space is used demands on the inadequate Bon-for camp beds. It has become a bam Road quarters. During the social service centre. It is also a past twelve months classes » were | temporary travel service. held in arst aid, air raid preçau-¦ "Adolescent girls through the clubs tions, training for refugee camp of the National Y.W.CA. WR Kwong work, committee meetings and Movement recelye, guidance and community groups. All these have character 'building. There are ten crowded in on club meetings of such self-governing clubs in Hong- school girls, young married women, kong.

students and members, besides the; A student "rellet committee was regular classes in Mandarin,rganized following the fall of domestic science, social, service etc. Canton, the planning carried out One of the stabilizing projects by Y.M. and Y.W.C.A. secretaries, specially mentioned is the summer The National Student Relief Com- camp, or holiday house, which has mittee allotted $2,500 to the Bong- various periods for primary school kong committee, and the National girls, students. employed girls, Government added another $10,000, teachers and housewives, with a'which is being dispensed for travel, programme planned to suit the scholarships, loans, and a hostel for needs of each.

girls. Plans for training and em- ployment work are being made. By

OUTSTANDING WORK The service and refugee work carried on by Y.W.C.A. 'workers In the old Government Civil Hospital and Victoria Jail,

The Hongkong Committee fo Student Relief, with Ambassador Hsu Shih-ying seated in the centre.

"FOUR WEDDINGS

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Four weddings took place at ·

the Registry, Supreme Court. yesterday, at all of which Mr.

T. J. Gould, Deputy Registrar

of Marriages, officiated. The parties were:-

NEWSETTES

Mr. T. S. C. Whitey, of the Colonial

The Bureau of Audit of the Min- Secretariat, celebrates his 30th birth-istry of Audit will shortly be re- moved from Chungking to Kun- ming, capital of Yunnan where

Mr. Wu Wen-chow, of the South-day to-day. west Transportation Company, and

Lady Phillips, wife of the H. M.

the end of February, after only sir Miss Betty Ho Tso-yim, of No. Consul-Genétal in Shanghai, left offices will be set up. Mr. Ho Ch!-'

weeks of work, 320 students had been interviewed.

then later in the now camps at "QUINS" TO

North Point, King's Park, Kami Thu and Fanling has been of outstanding aid to the WIT sufferers and refugees. Co- operation with many other or- ganizations doing warrellef work has also kept secretaries and volunteers busy.

MEET KING

AND QUEEN

OTTAWA, Mar. 14 (Reuter)-Mr. Oliva Dionne, father of the Dionne Quintuplets, has accepted an in- vitation sent by the Ontario Gov For nearly seventeen years there!ernment for the "Quins" to go to has been free mass education, Toronto to meet Their Majesties (schools) for girls and this year the King and Queen when they these schools have been re-organiz-visit Canada in May.

ed into a department of their own. The "Quins" will be presented to There are four such pieces of work, Their Majesties on May 22 in the Chambers

Dragon Terrace;

Road, Kowloon, and "Miss Tung:

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Mr. Tau Zul-lo, of No. 552 Nathan for home recently via Siberis, 1 has been appointed director of

the Bureau, and will shortly pro held at 8 pm. on Saturday, March 25, post.

The annual Wolf Cal Rally will be ceed to Kunming to take up his at the Volunteer Headquarters parade ground.

Ling-yang, of No. 24 Ice House Street;

Mr. Tse Wing-tu, of No. 27 War- ren Street. Tainang, and Miss Fung Mui-yung, of No. 26 Talhang Road: and

Mr. Wu Do-thay, of No. 129 Queen's Road Central, and Miss. Tai Kit-man. of No. 130 Fuk Wing Street, Shamshulpo.

Mr. S. W, Fabien, who was a through passenger in the s.s. "Wingmang" from Shanghai, ailed for Haiphong during the week-end.

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The annual general meeting of

Society will be held at the Uni the Canton University Economics,

versity auditorium on Friday, Mar. 17, at 7 p.m. During the meeting. new officers will be' Two imembers of the staff of the Yee elected and many resolutions will Taoong Tobacco Co., sailed for Hai- be passed by the majority of the phong in the s.a. "Wingsang." They members. All members including The following forthcoming mar-were Mr. W. C. Boone and Mr. M. A. past and present are cordially in- riages are announced:

Allen: Mr. William Henry George Hirst.

vited to attend.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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civil servant, of No, 262 Frince Ed-be held on the ground of the Diocesan The Boy Scout Rally this year will ward Road, and Miss. Ethel Florence Boys' School at 3 pr. on Saturday. Patrick's society will assemble at Members and friends of the St. and the new committee hopes to Lieutenant Governor's

Mudd, teacher, of No. 216 Prince April 1, when the Prince of Wales the Cenotaph at 11 am. on Friday add two more and establish a cen- in the Legislative buildings.

Edward Road;

Banner will be competed. tre which will be school, club. It will be recalled that recently Mr. William Darby, Salvation

to observe the day of their patron library and hostel...

¡Mr. Dionne expressed the view that Army officer, "of No. 73 British Cón-

Saint. The Sanitary Inspector E C. Kerrison

commemoration will SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE he was disappointed that the Gorcession. Shameen, Canton,

and will be 50 years old to-day. Another take the form of laying of In the report added emphasis is ernment had not made arranze- Miss Violet Elizabeth Elliott, Sal-official holding a similar position in wreath by the President and made regarding space and accom-ments for the King and Queen tovation Army officer, of No. 70 Sin- the same department is Mr. F. E members of the committee, and modation. There is a constant visit the "Quins" in their home gapore Road, Tientsin:

Knight, who will be 37 years old. will be continued at 9.30 p.m. stream of coming and going tran- nursery.

Mr. Harry Con Jue, merchant, of

when the St. Patrick's Ball will be The Chinese Ministry of Com-heid at the Peninsula Hotel. No. 7 Hau Wong Road, second floor,munications announces that the long- Kowloon City, and Miss Rachel distance telephone service between! Yim, of No. 107 Des Voeux Road Chengtu and Kunming will be Mr. Paul Stermer, President of Bast, second floor,

inaugurated to-day

Honolulu Y's Men's Club, left by piane for Chungking last week.

WIN

Movie Tickets Playing Round About

Beginning on Friday last and ending to marrow, small blocks, the first four of which appear below, will be published in these. columns. These small blocks when properly assembled produce a photograph of OLIVER HARDY and STAN LAUREL- the atar of M-G-M's 6lm "BLOCK-H EA DS”, which will play simultaneously at the Queen's and Aibambra Theatres.

There are altogether 28 blocks to produce the photographs, and a group varying from four to five blocks will be reproduced daily in the paper as described above.

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Collect the

blocks, assemble them to produce a com- bination photographie likeness of Laure) and Hardy and then send your solution promptly to the Competition Editor, "Hongkong Daily Preu," 319 Marina House, before 12 noon to-morrow, Senders of the fret ten correct solutions received will each be given a pair of tickets to seo "BLOCK- HEADS."

The solution, together with the names of the winners, will be published on Friday. Our decision is final. Members of the staff of the "Hongkong Daily Press" and their families are barred from the competition.

Here are to-day's blocks :-

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ADDRESS:

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BLOCK-HEADS!

POSITIVELY YOUR LAST CHANCE TO SEE THEM TOGETHER!

LAUGH PANIC!

Comic favorites in 90 minutes of hop- piness and hi-pinks!

STAN

Laurel Hardy

Will Play

QUEEN'S

and

ALHAMBRA

with PATRICIA ELLIS

BENKA

COMBELL

BELLY

GILBERT

JAMES FINLAYSON

Directed by John G. Blysione

One early afternoon a young at tractive blonde woman, swathed in furs sat at a table in one of the hotels...

The reading of several letters and a cup of tea occupied her complete attention

kept an observing eye of appraise- ment on the young lady.

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Mr. T. K. Ingram, of Police Head-After visiting the Y's Men's clubs quarters and Hon Treasurer of the there, he will go by air to Kun- Australian and New Zealand Associa-| tion, will receive congratulations from ming (Yunnanfu), before resuming his friends to-day on the occasion of his voyage round the world as Am- his 26th birthday.

bassador-at-Large of the Y's Inter- national Association,

Competitive examinations for

senior postal officers will be held The Fourth Conference of the Chengtu and Kunming beginning highest research organisation, was Chungking. Council of Academia Sinica, China's

simultaneously in

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A man sitting at a table nearby April 17, it is announced. Regis-opened in. Kunming on Mar. 13. tration for participation in the Twenty-three members of the Council examinations has begun.

were present. They included Dr. Wang Shib-chieh, Dr. Chu Chia-hua, Calling a toy, he hands him a

Dr. Wong Wen-hao, Dr. Franklin L. The Department of Commerce Ho, Mr. Li Cheng, 3ir. Li Shu-bua card on which he had written a few words. The card is taken to announced recently that the num-and Mr. Zen Bung.chiun. The the woman's table, she glances at:

ber of travellers leaving the United meeting was confined to the rendering

!ashbway.

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A "buy British" policy has been approved by the Singapore Municipal 17 votes to six The decision followed Commissioners, the civic authority, by

it and the man, then tears it in States for Japan dropped by 40.4 of reports by the heads of various half, putting the pieces in the per cent. for the first six months research institutes under the Academia

Sinica. In 1933 when compared with the Next procedure--the lady Is same period in 1937. paged, but she does not respond.

When about to leave, "the boy most popular songs of the later A composer who had one of the arrives at her table with a large Victorian and Edwardian erns to her a bitter controversy which arose when corsage of flowers. She reads the credit, has recently celebrated her card" attached, then turns, walks ninetieth birthday. She is Lady which several Chinese are members, across to the man's table and de-Arthur Hill, and two generations ag posits the bunch of posies in front "In the Gloaming" was the favourite of him, and smiling she said: "No sentimental ditty in half-a-million thank you!".

English drawing roots."

WEDNESDAY'S MENU

BREAKFAST

Stewed Apricots Cereal

Fish Cakes & Bashed Potatoes

Rye Tonst Coffee

LUNCHEON

Rice Soup

Stuffed Tomato Saind

Irish Stew"

Popovers Butterscotch Pie Ten

DINNER

Fruit Cocktail

Chicken Broth

Shrimp Salad

Ground Round Steak,

Tomato Sauce

Grilled Orion & Mushrooms Mashed Potatoes Corn Sortile

Ginger Bread & Hot Chocolate Sam

Coffee

committee of the Commission, of

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1939..

"VIYELLA

GUARANTEED UNSHRINKABLE WOOL SOCKS

and

GOLF HOSE.

We have received a well assorted stock. of White, Khaki, Grey & Fawn Golf Hose. White, and large selection of Plain and Fancy Socks

in all colora,

SOCKS ...

GOLF HOSE

...from $2.50

$4.50

Loss 10% Cash Discount,

Should they shrink in washing' they will be replaced.

Our new assortment also includes Socks and Golf Hose made by "Morley's", "Two Steeples and "Jueger." Ankle Socks in White and Colours.

Inspection Invited.

Wm. POWELL, Ltd.

10, ICE HOUSE STREET.

"And when can I see

see you again

He's got it badly | Buys her pounds of chocolates (just, as if a girl wam't

slimming):

sends her the flowers it's hardest to get...

and never says

"good-night" till ha's fixad to mast her tomorrow. For she's one of thonu

women a fellow simply can't forger. Not merely the result of a good ligure

in good clothes--but a romantic personality... aderable salting.

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Why? Because she's discovered " Mischief "—ike desperately sman now

Distributors:..

Auw Pit Sent's Trading

Co., Ltd.

perfume, giving a girl a new chio,

a now power, a new glamour So

now he says it with orchidaand looks

daggere ni bla best friend (who,

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to be frank, has an eys on her too }}

The magic touch of Mischief

Saville's exciting new PERFUME

In Swagger Black-and-Chromium Flacons very High Hat!"

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bought quantities of Japanese cement because it was cheaper than British brands. Approval of the committee's action was given, but for the future the principle of "buy-British" when It is learned from the China ever possible has been adopted, National Aviation Corporation that the China-Burma airline, which A protest to the Siamese Govern- was originally to be inaugurated on ment: against the recent expulsion February 28, has been Indefinitely of some 3,000 Chinese from Siam postponed owing to the lack of from the Board of Directors of the The general meeting of the Nor- The planting of a total of over: necessary facilities.

Singapore Chinese Chamber of wegian Association in China took 20,000 trees along the two sides of Commerce was voted in Chung-place on February 24. The follow- 910 kilometres of provincial high- The Board of Directors, and king upon receipt of a copy of the ing were elected on the committee ways has been decided upon to be officers of the Hongkong Y's Men's protest. The message pointed out for the period February 1939 begun immediately under the Club will be hosts at a Fellowship: that there were no reasonable February 1940 C.N. B. Aall, Pre- auspices of the Agriculture Im- Dinner to be held at the Chinese grounds for the action taken by sident, R. Sundsbak, Vice-pres-provement Bureau of the Fukien Merchants Club, China Building, the Siamese Government. Similar dent; B. W. Enger. Hon. secretary: Provincial Government, Some 5,728. on Thursday March 23, at ? p.m. action will be taken by the Minis-K A Persen, Hop. treasurer: Bv. workers will be, enlisted under the All Hongkong, Y's men, past and try of Foreign Affairs here. present, and all Y's men from other

Froland, E. Fasting, C. Josefsen, national labour requisition law to clubs are cordially invited.

Committee,

undertake the work of planting '' the trees, which is expected to be

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The, bollowing passengers arrived

by the a.s. "Takrang" from Hal- Gen. Li Han-yun, Chairman of phone, on March 13-Mr Robert for Shanghai and Tientsin by the March

The following passengers sailed wholly completed by the middle of the Kwangtung Provincial Govern Stanley Atkin, Mr. William Charles A. "Mingsang" on March 12: ment, is in receipt of a telegram Cadman, Mrs Grace Cadman, Mr. Mr. U. J. Kelly, Mr. R. Harse Mr. V. Niskanen, Consul-General from Mme. Chiang Kai-shek re- Frank

Hastings Fisher, Miss mana, Mr. and Mrs. Sternberg, for, Finland, who left Shanghai, questing him to organize a relief Maguy. Gross, Mrs. Hildred Hay Mr. J. T. Callahan, Mr. C. Jaeger accompanied by his wife, for Ja- association for children from the king, Mr. Richard Henry Malone, man Mr. A. A. Bremner, Mrs. A pan, Manchuria and Finland be- war zone. Such an organization is Mr. Jacob Pollon, Mr. Charles Noble, Mrs. G. R. Coutts, Mr. B. fore taking up his new appointment. to take care of children under fifteen Peterson, Mr. Fernando Rodrigues, Elphinstone, Mr. J. M. D. Jenkin, in Cape Town, was entertained by and to provide them with educa Mr Max Rubens, Mrs Paula Mmé. L. Gilles de Felichy and 2 members of the Finnish communi tion. Special attention is to be 'Rubens, Mr. Joseph Ringenbach, children, Dr. Hans Oberlander, ty at dinner in the Cercle Bportir paid to the children or servicemen Mr. Edwin Malcolm Sutherland, Mr. CH. Jebsen, Mr. Chan, Mr. Francais Ditzing the dinner many or those killed in action. Chair M42 Anatol Schnieder Mr. Ray Cheng Hin-san, Mr. and Mrs. tributes were paid to the departing man Li will shortly announce a mond Whitehead, Mr. Kendall de Worrall, Mr. and Mrs. E, Jobe, Mr. minister and his wife and they detailed plan for the relief of the Cinz Longmire, Mr. Francis Maher, Mrs Wilding, Mr. W. Hwere presented with a silver bowl destitute children.

Neville Merritt,

Hoover Miss F. Wildings,

on behalf of the community