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MAKING LIFE ABOARD SHIP "PLEASANT
Latest Innovation On President Boats
When the
President
Coolidge sail from San Francisco on May 5, for transpacific ports, its ship's company will include
Miss
Catherine Jewell, comely young nurse, whose job is something new" in "ocean- going service.
Miss Jewell, a graduate nurse, wears a trim navy blue "uniform with overseas cap. to serve ship's hostess. But when she assists Dr. Willam Wildman, ship's surgeon, her uniform will be the
traditional nurse's
white. Her title "surgeon's assistant.”
As hostess, Miss Jewell's duties will introduce passengers to each other, or maybe mend a lttle traveller's doll, anything to make life aboard ship pleasant.
Dr. Rodney A. Yoell, chief sur- geon for the American President Lines, said the President Coolidge Is the first ship to employ a that "surgeon's assistant" and similar assignments" will be made to all other vessels of the com- pany's president-ship feet.
KOWLOON PORTUGUESE DOUBLE WEDDING
PICTURE TAKEN AFTER THE DOUBLE WEDDING at the Rosary Church, Kowloon, on Sun- day afternoon, when Mr. Willred Lawrence. the Colony swimmer, was married to Misa Olga Ribeiro, and Miss Isilda Rosario became the bride of Mr. Luiz A. Vieira Ribeira The Rev. Father Rossi officiated and a reception was held later at the "Club de Recreio.
"“QUINS” TO VISIT ROYALTY IN TORONTO
A recent report states that Oliva
NEWSETTES
Dlorine has accepted the Ontario LL-Comdr. E C. F. Nicolay las Government's invitation to take been posted to H. M. S. Medway Qualifications for the job are: the quintuplets to Toronto on May A diploma from 2 recognized 22 to meet King George VI and school of nursing. a registered Queen Elizabeth.
Mr. Dionne is quoted as saying nurse's certicate from the Call- fornia State Board of Health, in a letter to Harry Nixon, Ontariɔ "Mrs. Dion- good..character and U. 8. citizen- provincial secretary:
ne and myself are pleased ship.
accept your kind invitation."
CHARITY BALL ON FRIDAY
The Government has offered to send two special railway cars to take the Dionnes to Toronto.
When the invitation was issued in March, Dionne looked on it with The grand Fancy Dress Charity disfavour and asked why the Royal Ball being organized by the Hong-visitors could not call on the quin- .kong Branch, of the National tuplets at Callander.
If the children go to Toronto it Women's Relief Association, in aid of war wounded and refugees will will be their first trip away from pe held on Friday night at the home since their birth, May 28, Grill Room of the Hongkong 1934.
Hotel.
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Tickets at $5.00 each are .ob-
Mr.
Hall-Patch, C.M.G., Financial Adviser to HM, Embassy in China, is a visitor to Hongkong. Celebrating his 33rd birthday He is going Home on leave. Mr. to-day is Mr. Percy Clark, Össis- | Hall-Patch originally came to tant Government Marine Surveyor, China as a member of the staff
of Sir Frederick Leith-Ross..
Tenders for certain stalls in the the steamer left yesterday for Aus-NewCentral Market will be re- tralia.
Mr. K. A. Kaluzhny was a 'pas- enger on the s.s. Changte when
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Mr. and Mrs. A."Liebes, "tourists, were passengers on the ́s.s. Changte yesterday...
45th birthday yesterday..
ceived at the market at 2.30 p.m. to-day. Stalls will be let for re- tail business only and wholesale business will not be permitted i the new market.
TUESDAY'S MENU
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Orange Juice
Cereal
Sausages & Apple Fritters
Hot Biscuits
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Alligator Pears, Stuffed
With Crab Meat
Squab with wild Rice Broccoli Hollandaise
Bran Muffins Sponge Cake Squares..
Lemon Sauce
Tea
DINNER
Green Turtle Soup
Asparagus Salad Cheese
Dressing
Breast of Guinea, Hen
Fole Gras Green Peus
Wild Rice with Currants Glaced Onions Almond Custard Ring
Cookies:
Coffee
H.K. GIRL WEDS IN SHANGHAI
The wedding took place in Shang- hal last Wednesday, at H. M. Con- sulate-General, before Mr. G. V. Kitson, of Mr. Eric Wolfetone Snow McGregor, elder son of the late Co- lonel F. H. McGregor and Mrs. Mc- Gregor of Streatham Hill, London, and Miss Rosina (Paddy) Sully. second daughter of the late Mr. A. H. Sully and Mrs. Sully of Hong- kong.
A reception was held in the evening at 105 Columbia Road, the residence of Mr. L J. Davies.
· FORTHCOMING WEDDING
"The
forthcoming wedding is announced between Mr. Andrew Simpson, elvil servant, attached Mr. E. J. Ellis, Inspector, Police The death is announced of Mr to H. M. Dockyard: residing at the Headquarters and Secretariat for Hsieh Chleh," member of the Kuo- European Y. M. C. A., and Miss Chinese Affairs, celebrated his mintang Central Supervisory Com-Francis Vera Strand, secretary to mittee and State Councillor, on H. M. Trade Commissioner, resid- Sunday morning at his Chengtu ing a No. 18, Hillwood Road, Mr. R. J Everest. M. B. E.. Senior residence. Mr. Hsieh had been a Inspector of Works, Public Works | revolutionary leader for the past Department, attained his. "55th thirty years, and was a staunchi birthday yesterday:
supporter of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the late Party Leader.
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tainable at the Hongkong Hotel again with her ballet number and patrons are requested to re- Mr. Hugh Chen. will capture new serve their tables early. Prizes fans with his intricate and tricky Mr. and Mrs Wallace Harper will awarded" for the
be
best tap-dance. Then he will croon aled to Manila yesterday in the Chinese historic costumes, best few tantalizing tunes. The Chorus 'ss. Changte with their son who foreign costumes, the most origin-comprises the Misses Bella Ma will enrol in a southern school. al as well as the most comical Florence Lam, Elsie Wong, Elsle
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The speaker at St. John's Cathedral Women's Fellowship meeting on Thursday, will be Mrs. Overell, who will give an address Law, Salina Luk Gloria Yee, Lliy A meeting of the Hongkong on Egyptian Customs and super- The Misses Stella and Helen Ho Chan. Mary Chan. Pat Ho, Pris-Baseball Club will be held at the stitions." The meeting will be will execute a pas de deux. their cllla Ho. Beatrice Law, and Dora Brooks Club, 7. Middle Road, Kow-held in the Cathedral Hall at most popular number. Miss Chow.
toon, at 5.30 p.m. to-day,
costumes.
Doreen Ma, will render several These cabaret turns should
3.30 p.m., and is open to all ladies
who are interested "la this sub-
jazz and blues songs. Little Miss prove a great attraction. Beside Mr. and M:3. C. L. Copeland, with jest. Anita Lee, last seen in "Debutante helping a very deserving cause. their daughter and son, sailed to Goes to Town" will delight patrons an entertaining evening is assured. Singapore in the s.s. Changtr The engagement is announced which departed from Hongkong | between Arthur Francis Lyon, yesterday.
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Mr. S. F. Lane arrived here in Chorley. Wood, Herts (formerly of the Carthage to become secretary Hongkong) and Mary Kathleen. to Commodore E. B. C. Dicken, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. E., D. S. O. He replaces Joseph Newell, late of Oldfield, Mr. H. J. S. Scull
Knutsford, Cheshire.
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An exhibition of exotic aquarium. The marriage arranged between- Ashes is to be held at the South Capt. H. J. C. Ducat-Hamersley, China Nursery, Lee Gardens, un-the Oxfordshire and Buckingham- der the auspices of the Hongkong | shire Light Infantry, and Miss T. Aquarium Society.
13. Newall, only daughter of Mr. Stuart E. Newall; of the South Major P: R. H. Skrine, D. S. O.. British Insurance Co., in Hong- of the Rajput Regt. is leaving kong, will take place at Holy to-day for Singapore, whence he Trinity Church. Brompton, will fly to England on seven weeks' Saturday, April 29, at 2.45 p.m. leave.
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Under the auspices of the The
15th acnual ordinary University Chinese Society. Dr. general meeting of the China Bha-hst Hsu, Ph. D., Professor of Underwriters, Ltd, will be held at International Law of Yen-ching the company's offices at 4 Des University. Pelping, will give a Voeux Road, at 2.30 pm. on. Fri- lecture in Chinese on “Aeria1 day, the 28th Instant.
Bombings," in the Fung Ping Bhan Library, to-night at 8.30 The group of Chinese, Industrials p.m.Dr. Hu is an eminent who went to Macao on an investi-authority on International Law gation tour on behalf of the and is the author of such books Hongkong Chinese Manufacturers as The North China Problem,” Union returned to the Colony on "How the Far Eastern War Begun," Sunday.
"The War Conduct of the Jap- 'anese" and "Three Weeks -'of
Canton Bombinga.”. “
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Messrs. Cande, Price and Co. 'Ltd., will hold their 32nd ordinary annual meeting at No. 2 Ice House
Street (St. George's Building) at 12 noon on Saturday, "the 20th instant.
BOMBAY PARSEES ON WORLD TOUR
Passing through Hongkong in The Air Raid Precautions Omicer the s.s. Carthage was a party of announces that a course of A.R.P. Bombay Parsees headed by Lady lectures, in English, will be held Homi Mody. who are making « at the Club Lusitano on Tuesdays round-the-world tour
and Fridays, at 5.30 p.m. com- Lady Mody is the wife of Bir |mencing on Friday, April, 21. |-
At St. Francis Hotel to-morrow at 5.15 p.m. the Chinese Youths Medical Reller Association is hold-
Hormaaji Peroshaw Mody, pros minent Indian industriallar and president of Employers' Federation of India
Other members of the party are
ing a farewell tea party for Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Vakeel, MIRE
relief party which is to leave on
P. J. Vakeel, Mr. and Mrs. K A that day for Shlukwan, Northern Dubash, Mins Dubash and Mäster Kwangtung,
Dubasta
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