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WOMEN'S PAGE

ROLE OF INDIAN WOMEN

IN POLITICAL LIFE

MADRAS.--Mra Mona Hensman had to fight their enfranchisement, delivered a lecture on "The Place the women of India had a different of Women in Politics". at the story to tell in that they were.

» Pachayappa's College, under the helped by men and were welcomed

auspices of the College Union.

Mrs. Hensman said that. unlike the women of western nations, who

into politics. Such of them. as would like to enter politics. she said, should be prepared to face a certain amount of oppost ion and should realize that if they joined

WEDNESDAY'S any party and signed a pietige.

MENU

BREAKFAST Baked Apple Cereal

French Toast

Jam Colée

LUNCHEON

Puree of Carrot Soup Tomato Salad

Oven Baked Beans Buttered Turnips

Rice Cakes Brown Bread Blackberry Tart

Tea

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DINNER

Fruit Cocktail Potato Salad Baked Fish Steak

Tartar Sauce

Escalloped Celery Creamed Spinach Cheese Cake Coffee

they bound themselves to certain routine thought and action. How- jever, whatever their polities might be, they had to work for social legislation aiming at the welfare Of women and improving their position and status in society.

A GREAT PART

In these days. when they all {locked forward to internationalism." Mrs. Hensman added, women had a great part to play in politica. Although each country had to develop its national characteristics and culture, they had to bring all nations toegther. There was the movement for disarmament and peace. To achieve success in that, women in politics and out of it had to work, realizing that a war would. mean the loss of their husband. sons or brothers.

The lecturer expressed the hope that women would not merely content

themselves with social

SOCIAL

The international dancers "Frances and Fred" who will

guests during the coming entertain Gloucester Hotel Dion er month with their unusual routines of Ballroom Dances:

reform or with the educarton and UNUSUAL

reform of women alone, neglecting

the "other half". In politics, it was BALLROOM

necessary that they should bring

in the ideals of "mother craft or ENTERTAINMENT

mother control".

LAST DAY TO-DAY!

FREE

TO SEE

10. Pairs of Guest Tickets

THE CITADEL

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IN

Beginning last Saturday and different Boding today, six questions are being published daily. The answers will be found in the advertisement pages of the "Hongkong Daily Press". for duration of the contest, which means that you have to save your paper for four days. All you have to do is to refer to the advertisement which, in your opinion, contains the answer to the question, COMPETITORS MUST SUB- MIT THEIR REPLIES IN ONE LOT AND NOT SEPARATELY

WBO (THOSE

SEND SOLUTIONS SEPARATELY WILL BE DISQUALIFIED) to the Competition Editor, "Hongkong Daily Press," 319 Marina House, before 12 Noon to-morrow, and the senders of the first ten correct replies received will each be given a pair of tickets to see M.G..'s picture "The Citadel" at the Queen's and Allambra Theatres. Answers must be anbasitted in the space left vacant for that purpose. These, together with the names of the winners, will be published in due course. Our decision is final. Members of the staff of the Hongkong Daily Press and their families are barred

from the competition.

TO-DAY'S

UNIVERSALLY ACCLAIMED ONE OF THE 10 BEST PICTURES OF THE YEAR," IT'S BRITISH TOO!

Rosalind Russell and

Robert Donat in "The Citadel”

AN

M-GM PICTURE

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Answer :

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Answer......

3. What will be replaced if they shrink?

Answer:

4. What was distilled in the year of Trafalgar !

Answer................

5. What can be seen at the Shanghai Ban Fat Co.

Answer .

6. What can you buy for thirty centa

Answer ...

Name (in block letters)

Address:.....

Telephone (if any)

(Clip out the above and return to the "Hongkong Daily Press." REMEMBER! Replies sent in separately means disqualifica--

tion from the contest).

Frances And Fred

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At Gloucester The international team, Frances and Fred, are now. entertaining dinner guests" In the Roof Garden of the Gloucester Hotel.

Evidently the

'management

nf

FLINT CURED STONE-AGE

ENGAGEMENT RENEWED

Navyman To Wed At Hongkong

Notice has been given at a London register office of the forthcouring marriage at Hongkong Cathedral of Capt. Francis James Wylie, B. NA IL. M. S. Tamar, and. Miss Pamela Dorothy Barrow, of Portman Mansions, Mary- lebone Road, London,

Capt Wylle is a widower,: 42 years of age, and Miss Barrow ly 20 years his junior.

Their engagement WOX an- nounced in September 1937, but It was stated towards the end of the following February that the marriage would not take place.

At that time the prospective bridegroom was a commander in the Navy. He is the youngest son of the late Mr. J. O. Wylle. M. C. He was promoted to captain in June 1938 for staff duty in China.

Miss

13 the elder daughter of Paymaster Captain and Mrs. T. L. Barrow. Buriton. Parkstone Avenue, Southsea.

Barrow

FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES

The following forthcoming marriages are announced:-

Mr. Frank Myles Burns,-private In the 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots. and Miss Chan Mok-pot of No. 101 Gloucester Road, Arst floor:

Mr. Edward Owen Murphy, ae- countant, of the Peninsula Hotel, and Miss Elsie Alice Balchin, of Chatham Apartments;

Mr. John Rudolph Eugene Raschle, merchant, residing at the Gloucester Hotel, and Miss Edith

Jordan Road, Kowloon

MAN'S HEADACHE RAY of No. 14

A stone-age man, whose skull has been found on Crit- chel Down, Dorset, had ||30- dergone a trepanning opera-

tion carried Dut with the

this Stone Age operation was a neater, more efficient job.". LETTING OUT THE DEVIL

Why was the operation carried

flint instruments of his age, out? There the records are aflent.

A circular piece of bone had probably the man had a head- been cut cut of the skull and re-ache that wouldn't be cured. placed, And the patient, ved.

The skull was found by Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Piggott, during their excavations on the down. demonstrated their and and the detective work to men and women archaeologists in Dor- set.

the hotel have reserved these outstanding artists for the closing of the winter entertainment season They ending the last day of April.

for Reservations

dinner and dancing are breaking records and is attributed to the dancers who are on tour in the Orient for the first time.

Frances and Fred, formerly on the boards at the Galleface Hotel Colomboy have tripped their de licate, fantastic dance steps through Europe. South and North America.

A DEPARTURE

The style of dancing they are! presenting for the Hongkong public's amusement is a departure from the usual exhibition of ball- room steps and poses. To de-

is fine their particular style difficult, as it originated from their own heads and feet. could be interpreted as graceful acrobatic ballroom dancing.

During the ten minutes of their performance every hour after 10 p.m. each evening, except Sunday,

It

Enlarged pictures of the skull showed the details of the opera- tions, and revealed by scratches made by the knife where the surgeon began his task.

A skull that had been tre- panned in 1860 is to be seen at the Royal College of Sur- geons." Mr. Piggott said: "Bat

he sat down and howled

"Hils people," said Mr. Pig- gott, "thought the only thing to do was to let out the devil, so they made a hole in his "head."

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may So much is theory. Ee have been a warrior wounded in a tribal war, a lover who lost the battle for a mate.

of

But civilisation marches on. We have found more certain means Down, destruction. Critchel that held so long the secret of the Stone Age patient, has now been taken over by the RAF. as a bombing range.

NEWSETTES

Mr. J. T. K. Gilchrist, Inspector

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A batch of

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 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 a large selection of Plain and Fancy Socka in all colours,

SOCKS

GOLF HOSE

...from $2.50

14,50

Les 10% Cash Discount

1

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 "Juegor." Socks in White and Colours.

Inspection Invited

Ankle

Wm. POWELL, Ltd.

10 ICE HOUSE STREET.

Goodnight Six. Goodnight milady!

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but she has such an air about her that the She is a milady' at all. Commissionaire (who knows a thoro’bred filly when he sees one) is taking no risks. And can you blame him? For she's a Personality. Mors, far more than a mare adorable bundle ofʼ cutanser" in wizard clothes. More than mere ly lovely. More than graceful, smart and gracious. For to her other charms, she adds the magle breath of "Mischief "—ike desperately smart new per- fume that Maylair has taken to its lashionable and fastidious heart. Exciting. Distributors:

Auw Pit Seng's

Trading

eleven "young

Co, Ltd

of Works, celebrates his 35th mechanics and technical experts from Singapore will arrive in birthday to-day."

Hongkong shortly en route to the Congratulations are offered to interior to offer, services to China, these two accomplished enter- Mr. P. J. A. Hamilton to-day on according to information gathered tainers float, glide and whiri about the occasion of his 51st birthday here. A similar group of 33 ar- the floor. The soft musical ac- companiment is the only echo to their graceful, esthetic dance numbers

Celebrating his 44th birthday to-day will be Mr. J. B. G. Wyatt.

of the Harbour Department.

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rived here recently.

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Under the sponsorship of Mrs.

Li Hon-wan, wife of the Chairman

of the Kwangtung Provincial Gov-

Frances and Fred present the

Mr. E. G. Price, of Messrs Batter-ernment, a number of orphanages unusual in ballroom entertain- ! ment with a bountiful amount of field and Bwire, Yokohama, arrived will be established in the vaTÍOUS charm for the Colony's pleasure in Hongkong on the s.3. Prealdent parts of Kwangtung to loving patrous. "

Round About

Pierce.

care for

the numerous war waifs. Each orphanage will accommodate 500 children.

Mrs. R. G. Gillingham, wife of the Superintendent of the RCA Victor and Columbia Phonograph The following passengers sailed The four legged mute at the Company, has arrived in Shanghal, for Haiphong on the s.s. "Wosang" on Mar. 19: Mr. N. Brydasten, Mr. Dog Show howled and barked

Mr. W. J. Monk and Mr. A. J.R Minutil, Mr. Higgs, Mr. T, Y. their approval or disapproval of

Evans, British Shipping Vice- Fang, Mr. C. C. LI, Mr. Chung Hal. the activities throughout the day. Consul, Shanghai, were the princi-Mr. L. C. Tơu, Mr. C. T. Lee, Mr. They gossiped and conversed in pal guests at a time of the plea--E. T. K. Woo, Mr. C. L. Chang, Mr. their own language, passing com-sant little group delighting under C. T. Shia, Mr. K. E. Leung," Mr. pliments or alurs on the various the name of the Shanghal Club and Mrs, 8. C. Wang, Dr. and Mrs. other members in the show.

on Mar. 16. Mr. and Mrs. Evana Poliftzer, Mr. and Mrs. Kam Ching- The Judging of the beauties was left on home leave. on. Mar. 13wa, Mr. and Mrs. Ko Ting-tcheng. completed, prizes distributed and by the so. Empress of Japan. all the pups returned to their comfortable firesides.

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The annual general meeting of The Shanghai Municipal Council St. Andrew's Branch of the Vic- On the following day one little gives notice that the operation of torla Diocesan Missionary Asso- ball of fluff, recognized ag a dog, bath houses is prohibited except clation will be held at St. Andrew's brooded over the outcome of the under permit issued by the Com- Church Hall on Tuesday, March -- selections. He was not a prize missioner of Police, The proprie 28, at 8.30 p.m. sharp. The Rev. winner, why? His pride and feel. ings were hurt, and so were those ora of bath houses are accordingly N. V. Halward will speak on required to make application to "Missionary and Medical work in the Commissioner of Police, Police Canton." When human friends sympathis- Headquarters, Foochow Road, for ed on the shameful course of, the the requisite permits, past events, his master responded. "I'm not angry, the pup is the one that is mad!”

of his master.

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The following passengers sailed by the 8.a. Taksang on Mar. 19: Kwetyang. the provincial capital To Tientsin-Dr. P. I Wu, Miss of Kwelchow was all excited on Lily Lee, Mrs, P. N. Pchillakoff, A howl from the fluffy bail on Mar, 20 when the first publicity Miss T, N. Pehillakoff, and Mr. the end of the leash seconded the week for the second phase of the King Lin-seng; to Shanghai-Mr. remark.

hostilities was inaugurated. A Hsu, Mrs. H. Hawkins, Miss Rose mass meeting under the chair-Lin," Mr. BR Wosencroft, Mrs, 6.

A whist drive will be held at Kowmanship of Gen. Wu Ting-chang, Miao, Mra, T. Y. Mac and Mr loon Union Church Hall on Thurs Governor of Kwelchow, was held Mra Chan Ping-hing; to Bwitow day, March 30, from 8.45 pm. before an attendance of more than Mr. C. F. Chuang, Mr. Kwa Eng- Tickets will be at 50 cents.

1760 people.

lee and Mr. Asker.

disturbing, glamorous. And yet in.

perfect taste. No wonder the best-

looking Bachelors in her very ax-

clusive circle are looking daggera mi

each other and wearing out her tele;

phone in endless efforts to makes date!

The magic touch of mischief

Saville's exciting new PERFUMĚ

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

THE

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