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"GLADDEST OF GLAD-RAGS" AT POTTS-COHEN WEDDING: H.K. FASHION PARADE

BY ROZANNE”.

"Everybody loves a Wedding. and Hongkong folks prove no exception to the rule, so out they turned in their gladdest of 'clad rags' to see Miss Antonia Cohen walk up the aisle, on the arm of Commodore Dicken, to become Mrs. Jack Potts,

hat being

PASTEL SHADES

The two Lucas twins, Miss Kay! All white was worn by Mrs. T15- and Miss Lorna, daintily clad in bett. Miss Diana Dodwell and Miss organdy of a delicate peach, and Hopkins, the latter's crowned in velvet poke-bonnets of an adorable little pill box with the same shade, were a perfect flowing-chiffon-ends-forming a fo for the stunning gold lame choker. brocade frock of the bride. Most original Indeed, were the bouquets..

A spring-flower pattern in soft the bride's being of a lovely gold-!

pastel shades danced lightly over en colour and the bridesmaid's a

Miss Wendy Wilcox's black frock deep crimson, and the flowers! seemed to be Singapore tree or- and her off-the face black straw

had a graceful full-face vell. A bril chids of the woody-stemmed type.

liantly coloured herbacious border Everyone had a word of admira-

to shoulder, tion for the bride's mother. who sprang from hem bad flown from England for the front and back of Mrs. Winter's smart frock of black marocain and

wedding, but who did not, to quote, looked very gay.

the "Lake Chamberlain, bring an um-

bridegroom's witty speech. Mrs, Dodwell, in black lace with

brella with her!" The new gun- a wreath of flowers in her wide- metal green was the colour of her brimmed hat was most amused at smart ensemble, her

boater

hat the reference in Commodore Dic-1

was veiled in silvery grey and she wore a corsage of gardenias.

ON THE TAMAR

Graciously receiving the guests an board HMS. Tamar was Mrs. Dicken, dressed in white silk with

Good-bye, mummy- Looking longingly across the water to the Empress of Australia. ... Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret waving farewell on

May 1

FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS

The following forthcoming mar- ken's amusing speech to herriages are announced:- daughter Anne's recent wedding. Captain Charles Ralph Boxer, Near her stood Mrs. Black in a Lincolnshire Regiment. Officer on bright cherry frock with an inter the General Staff, China Cemmand, eating pattern of black and jade. and Miss Ursula Norah Anstice Another bold pa en I saw was on Tullok, of No. 25 Peak Mansions; Mrs. Bagram's white frock: pillar-

a large pattern of black spots and box red, black and royal blue be big pleated pun sleeves. Hering the colours.

young Airedale "Cotty" looking very resplendent. in a new white collar and lead!

RED AND WHITE

Toasting the health of the bride

SOCIAL

WELFARE WORK AMONG FACTORY

GIRLS

Y.W.C.A. Service - Centre Opened In Gordon Road,

With the rapid growth of Cause- Way Bay and Shapkiwan as an in- dustrial area, the need for welfare work among factory hands has consegue.itly Increased. Besides Providing Exetory girls with the rudiments of learning in 'night schools, the YW.C.A. has esta- blished a Service Centre for them at Gordon Bäad, Whitfield.

This Centre was officially opened yesterday by Mrs. Lam Woo, Chair- nan of the Industrial Committee. YW.CA., in the presence of friends and representatives of the eight Y.W.CA. Industrial Girls' Club, which are collectively known as the Yau Kwong Tuan, "Fellowship of Light

· LONG-FELT. NEED

This Centre tulalls on a small scale, a long-felt need, for not only is it an office and industrial wel- are work bureau, but it is also a hostel for factory girls, a library, and a meeting place for discussion No. 288 Prince Edward Road, and cups, lectures, hygiene and first Miss Ko Slok-kheng, of No. 138d classes and recreation. Belcher's Street, second floor, Ken- nedy Town;

Mr. Yu Eng-bin, merchant, of

WEDNESDAY'S MENU

BREAKFAST

Mangos Cereal Bacon Waffles

Jam Coffee

LUNCHEON

Chicken Broth.. Salmon Salad Pork Chops Baked Beans Carrot Souffle Buttered Turnips Brown Bread Custard Tes

DINNER

Clam Chowder Asparagus Salad Roasted Chicken Rice and Gravy Cauliflower au Gratin Buttered Beans Baked Alaska Coffee

The King has approved the resignation of the Bishop of Shefeld, Dr. Leonard Hedley Burrows, on the grounds of age, to take effect in August. The Bishop Oxford man, he was is 81. An ordained in 1881, and married in 1888. His wife died in 1934.

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Abbot of Ampleforth Abbey, York, for the past 15 years, the In addition, it is. hoped that, with Right Rev. James J. E. Matthews, died recently at the age of 63 the money subscribed by the in- dustrial girls on Labour Day, f years. As Dom James Matthews he was the first English Benedictine *sses for poor children and fac- Re-tory women "could be held this monk to take a degree at Oxford since the Reformation. HA Was summer in the same premises.

ordained a priest in 1896.

Mr. Ho Dak. foreman of the

. Mrs. Thompson was talking to together were Miss Dowbiggin in a Sworn Measurer's Office, and Miss Mrs. Dowbiggin as the procession bright red and white striped frock Leung Lan-ying, of No. 173 "formed for shaking hands with the and Mrs. Pringle whose peach bas-clamation Street, second floor.

newly married pair, and she was ket hat in white straw had a wearing the most fascinating pafr matching trimming of green for

of white many-trilled gloves to her green silk dress." match the white organdy trimmings I only caught a tiny glimpse of to her navy outfit.

the bride's going away costume

Just behind them were Mrs, so great were the crowds to see Hickman and her small daughter her off, her large black straw hat. Claudine, the former in an ensemble with the upward sweep of brim, of grey blue and diminutive veiled and jade green streamers matched hat, and the latter in grent.excite-a black frock and coat of revers- ment, particularly when she ob-able material with jade green tained a peep through the skylight spots.

at the array of presents attrac- tively laid out in a cabin down be low.

SEDUCTIVE STYLES

The fatest of fat pancakes in white was Miss Rosemary Vickers hat, and a seductive little bow tled behind, enabled her to tip it] over one eye in the approved style, Cool white was very popular, and it certainly always looks quite the "cats whiskers" for style.

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DEBUTANTES LEARNING TO BE

NEWSETTES

Gen. Ho Kuo-kwang assumed office as Mayor of Chungking on Monday morning.........

Mr. Donald Davidson, of the P.W.D.. celebrated his birthday yesterday.

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Queen Mary recently declared. open the new Mary Macarthur Holiday Home for Working Women

IDEAL WIVES at Stansted, Essex.

This year's debutantes should

The engagement is announced between Mr. Ian, C. C. Pemberton. Chartered Bank, Shanghai, eldest son of the late C. F. M. Pemberton. Dúllabcherra Tea Estate, Sylhet. and of Mrs. Pemberton, of 8. Collingham Gardens, S. W. 5, and Louise, younger daughter of Mr. W. A. R. Wood, C.M.G., CIE, and Mr. Wood, of Chiengmal. Slam.

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Kata Frolish.. an 18-year old German show girl, was mauled by leopard on the stage at the

Dr. P. C. Chang, Bishop Paul Yu Wood Green, N.,'Empire during the show Tropical Express." Another P. Mr. Shin Chao-ying and Dr. girl who was with her in a zebra skin was unhurt,

The death occurred recently at Ottawa of Mr. Eric Brown. Director

Y, Z. Chang have been appointed by the China branch of the League of Nations Union as Chinese dele- gates to the 23rd annual meeting of the International Federation of

of the National Gallery of Canada, the League of Nations Union to be

at Ottawa, which was formed under held at New York from June 28. his direction.. He was a native

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Mr. George Muff. Socialist M. P. of Nottingham and a brother of Mrs. McIntyre's white dress had innumerable tiny white pleats make ideal wives, for they are rar for East Hull, speaking at Hull. Sir Arnesby Brown, R. A. the bodice and sleeves and she more accomplished than debs. In sald the the next general election wore 日 hat of a rich magenta previous years-even those of our would be about October 20.

day," who were shade with a tightly furled, feather grandmothers" trimming.

NEW TRANSPARENT

COLOUR FOR LIPS

This method of lip coleuring, stolen from the glamorous South Sea Muiden, makes Ups positively irresistibio{

Instead of conting your lips with an opaque lipstick that's more likely to repel than attract ... TATTOO them with a transparent Bouch Ses red that is com- pletely kesistible! It's mar pedoes. Looks just like a part of your lips and stays on' like mid. Softens lips too ...makes them doubly adorable. Try it See the fire luscious shades of TATTOO at your favourite.store. There are vari- as sixes at prices to fit every pure. TATICO your lips!

HORAL,.XREITIE. NATURAL PASTRY, HAWARAM.

TATTOO YOUR LIPS 5 for romance!

taught music and languages as a | matter of course.

Most of those who will curtsy to the King and Queen at the Royal

Courts this year

are not only

linguists and musicians but they are also learning to cook make their own clothes run a house. and do secretarial work..

THEIR ACTIVITIES

Here are a few of the activities

of some of this year's debs.:

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The longest word in South Africa 15: Mooimeisiesfonteindis- frikjaarlikesesamesetten dedingaan-

Capt. Edvard' Kitson, late Bengal sfeesvierendekommissieledevergad- Stuff Corps, who saw service during ering. It means Mooimeisieston- Annual Combined Bath Festival Sociey has decided the Indian Mutiny and who died teln District that its first festival music, drama, on Jan. 9 last, aged 98, left £1,- Dirigaan's Celebration Committee and the allled arts will be held ir 627. He was the father of Sir Members' Meeting. It is pronounc

Henry Kitson.

ed as it is spelled. July and August next year.

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Inspr. A. L. Hopkins, of the The 8th drawing on the Yushan- Twenty-four engineers from: Police Force, received congratula- Finghalang Railway Loan and the Malaya, Hongkong, Netherlands tions yesterday from a host of 7th drawing on the Consolidation India and French Indo-China, took friends on the occasion of his Loan Class "D" took place at the their first international malarlo- birthday.

Shanghai Bankers' Association on logy course in Singapore last week. Wednesday morning.

Particular attention was pald dur The "following passengers left

ing field investigations to what Hongkong on the s.s. Kutsarig on "Owing to

are termed "naturalistic" methods of fighting the mosquito menace.

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Mr. M. Speelman's Miss Naomi Rothschild: Working Sunday: For Calcutta-Lt. Col. and impending departure for America hazd at ARP., practising the Mrs. Newbigging: For Singapore-and Europe. Mr. Ellis Hayim is taking over the chairmanship of plano (she is an expert planist), Miss C. Turbyne.

Among the third batch of motor the Public Relations Committee and still leaming French with a

mechanics and drivers leaving M:. A. G. Squibbs, of. No. 7 Tax for the Assistance of European Penang for China for service at governese.

Miss Isobel Donking: Learning Shing Street, lost a wallet contain-Jewish Refugees in Shanghai. the war fronts on May 15 is Mr. shorthand. Her parents are Mr. Ing £50 and some personal papers

Mr. Edward C. Ransomt, chalt-Yeoh Quan Chye, a Straits-born Bad Mrs. T. H. Dorking, of Guls- whilst purchasing stamps in the

Chinese youth. Mr. Yeoh - Guan man of Ransomes, Bims, and borough. She is an expert horse-General Post Office on Monday.

Chye, who is 28 years of age, is Jefferies, the Ipswich engineering the only son of the late Mr. Yeoh woman and has won 40 cups in

He has Sir Thomas Octavius Callender, firm, the show-ring...

dled, aged 74. Hon. Valerie Canning: Dress-deputy chairman and managing received the O. B. E. for services Seng Hoe, a well-known Penang director of Callender's Cable and In the Great War, and was a noted merchant, and Mrs. Yeoh Beng making.

Hoe. Miss Bridget Burke (Lady Burkes Construction Co. Ltd, who died in rifle shot, representing England daughter): Secretarial work and December, aged 83, left £383,276. at Bisley

literature.

Mias science.

די.

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A gathering of over 200 pre- Various Chinese The death has occurred at sentatives of Miss Emma. Lu, eldest daughter

of Mr. of Mr. 8. C. Lu, assistant manager Edinburgh

Llewellyn public bodies in Kinta assembled of the Bank of China, died in the Roberts, C.B.E.,.who for more than at the Perak Chinese Chamber of Singapore General Hospital on two years was chief engineer of the Commerce in the FM8, at 16 Queen Mary, and since then had o'clock for a mass meeting con- May 8. She was 19 years old.

Perak Overseas devoted the whole of his attention vened by the to the engines of her successor, Chinese in aid of the China Dis-' treas Relief Fund. The Chinese the Queen Elizabeth. He was 57.

National Spiritual Movement was officially established.

Mary Clive: Domestic

Miss Vivien Mosley (Bir Oswald Mosley's daughter); Languages,

Miss Cynthia Hambro: Painting. Miss Diara Hambro (her sister): Playing the plaño and plane ac- The B. B. C. declined the request of the British Union of Fascists Miss Barbara Randall; Studying that Bir Oswald Mosley, the leader.

and other members should be Mr. W. Hay, manager of the art in Paris

Miss Patricia Rank: Dressmak-allowed to join in the forthcoming Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. ing. fashion drawing, and sculp- series of political broadcasts.

cordion.

ture.

FROM THE EMPIRE"

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return to

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to Mr. Tan Po-yang, member of the committee for the relief of

Singapore, left for Britain via Altogether 1,100 unemployed Canada by the P&O liner Chinese teachers from the war Bir Josiah Crosby, British Minis-Ranchi recently. Mr. Hay is acreas now in Hongkong have re- stered for teaching refugee ter to Blam, left Singapore for companied by Mrs. Hay and their Three debutantes from South Bangkok by air on May 8. Bir Josiah daughters, Rosemary and Eliza-children in the Colony, according | Africa-Miss Daphne Campbell, was going on leave, but left the beth.

Mias Grace Barnby, and Miss Betty ship at Colombo: to

studying domestic (Bangkok.

An ofcial handbook of the refugee children under the Kwang- For your complete beauty treat-Brown-are

Colombo Port Commission has tung Refugee Relief Association. ment, use Tattoo Powder, Rouge science and literature, and from

Owing to his unexpected depar- just been issued, bringing Colombo Registration for refugee children and Mascara (cream with brush). Canada is Miss Clare Hopkins to

study iterature and dressmaking. ture for the United States of in line with the other modern without schooling will commence Sole Distributor:

Two Important debutantes this America, Mr. A. C. Cornish has ports of the world. It is an en- in Hongkong on May 22 ending on year will be Miss Valerie Cole, tendered and the Shanghai Muni-cyclopaedia of port; affairs and May 31, Schools will be establish Intede or the Prime Minister's wife, cipal Council has with regret, like a first-rate encyclopaedia ta ed for them in 13 districts in the and Lady Elizabeth Scott, a niece accepted his resignation from the profusely flustrated with a ple-Colony, to accommodate a total of In the Duchess of Gloucester. Council, effective from May 4. ture to every page.

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