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rit secured two other Academy Awards just the.anme. Spencer Tracey won the award for the best male performance of the year for his portrayal of Father Flanagan in "BOYS TOWN" and the writers of the Story received the other award for the best screen story of the year. The picture will play simultaneously at the Queen's und Alhambra Theatres from Saturday next, June 3, 1939,

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Lt.Cdr. and Mrs. Nelson and. Another meeting of the Canton

children sailed for London yester- University English Club will be

day in the a.s. Aeneas:

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held at the University on. Satur- day, June 3, at 7 p.m.. The speaker

Mr. G. Maganial, President of will be Mr. J. M. Bertram, famous the Indian Chamber of Commerce, correspondent of the "Manchester will visit Japan on a holiday. |

Guardian" and the subject of his speech will be "The Present-day Conditions of the North West."

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Surg. Lt. J. L. S. Steele-Perkins, of HMS. Tamar, and Mrs. Steele- Perkins, left for London yesterday in the liner Aeneas.

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The Kansu Education -Depart ment is rigorously pushing a two- year mass education programme to Fay Lt. J. Q. Britton, of HMS. rld the province of Its 1,000,000 Tamar, sailed for London in the literates. About 12,000 people in s.s. Aeneas yesterday accompanied Lanchow, the provincial capital, by Mrs. Britton.

alone have received elementary. education as a result of the efforts,

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THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1939.

Spectators in the rain at the Fifth Extra Race meeting at the

Valley. (Photo by Leica).

£20,000 GIFT FOR FRIEND

TWO WEDDINGS AT REGISTRY

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Chicken Broth Deviled Egg Salad

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Shrimp Cocktan Pickled Cabbage Salad Roasted Lamb Mashed Potatoes

Baked Carrots · String Beans

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Cheese & Crackers” Conеe

The annual meeting of the Bri. It is estimated. tish Legion was held at the board room of Messrs. Jardines, Mathe-Captain J. Sparkes took Com

mand of the P. and O. Corfu on

The estate of capt. John H. Mr. Hermann Hofmeister mis- son and Co., Ltd., yesterday.

May 26, and Captain J.K. Chaplin. Ball, Park Village East, N.W., has sionary, of the Basel Mission, Talpo been valued at £221,381 inp. Road, was married yesterday at The strike in the Lun Chong R.N.R. has been granted · leave.

£63,692). Duty wa Cotton Mill has

£11,557. Mr. the Registry, Supreme Court, to settled. Captain D. M. Stuart. Staff com- gave £200 per annum to his Miss Lotte Mondon. The witnesses been Work was resumed "on Monday, mander of the Strathallan trans-

ferred says a Shanghai report.

{wife, his son John B. Ball, and his were Messrs. E F. Wilhelm Batz to command of the Strathaird which left London per annum and property known as

Idaughter Audrey Ball, and £300 and Karl F. Erny.

Commodore A. M. Peters, who or Queen Mary, it was stated at May 12, in place of Captain Tie-

Another Registry marriage was Tuesday assumed his duties in 'Marlborough House on Tuesday is kell who is on leave.

Ringmore Towers, Shaldon, to that between Mr. Ho Tak-ming, succession" to Commodore E B. C. June M. Gibson. Other legacies in-broker, residing at No. 18, Con-Dicken, yesterday paid official calls continuing to make good progress, No further official reports will be

jcluded:

naught Road Central, and Miss on His Excellency the Governor and Sir George Trimmer left Singa-

To his friend Sydney E Lucas Lee Taui-ming, of No. 98, Lockhart His Excellency the General Officer Issued for the time being.

pore for England by the Carthage £20.000 "to be deducted frun my Road. The witnesses were MH. Commanding the Troops. The calls Сол his retirement from the gold in his charge." The South China Athletic Asso- position

W. Hul and Miss Lau Kwal-fong. were returned and the customary of chairman, general ciation's tennis courts at King's manager and chief engineer of in Toklo his collection of arma trar of Marriages," officiated at both

To the Japanese Navy and Army" Mr. T. `J. Gould, Deputy Regis-salutea were exchanged. Park, which were closed last month the Singapore and Penang Har and armour. sword fittings and ceremonies. for re-turfing, are now ready and bour Boards. Sir George, who is other metal work. will be opened on Saturday.

|57 years of age, has been head

The residue wag left upon t. ust of the Boards since 1923 and first for his son John B. Ball attaining joined the organisation in 1919. 35 years of age.

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The death occurred at Auckland, New Zealand, on May 9, of Helen Dixon, only daughter of Margaret Dixon, of Auckland,' and Mr.

jage of 23....

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A protracted dry spell around Peiping, Tientsin, and Paoting

Announcements

service manager Philco Radio The following forthcoming mar-Distributors, No. 40%, King's Build- riages are announced:-

|ing, and Miss Marjan Honoria Kew, Mr. Frederick Norbert da Silva, of No. 50, Robinson Road;; mercantile assistant, of the Linma- Mr. Leung Cheong-yuen, clerk af, The Sino-French University | hang Mines, residing at No. 109, the Colonial Dispensary, reading Charles Dixon, of Shanghal, at the since the beginning of spring has which has been in Peiping for the Waterloo Road, and Miss Anns at No. 1. Canal Road West, second turned the cotton fields in the past decade is being removed to Frances So. of No. 545, Nathan floor, and Miss Wong May-klu, of cotton-planting districts marked Yunnan. The students of the Road;

No. 145, Hennessy Road, “ third out by the Japanese into parched university.. who have arrived in Mr. Hurbert Ho Lung, student, floor; H. 8. Murray-Smith, of

Kurming from Peiping by a of, No. 220, Cheungshawan · Road, Mr. Ho Nal-chung, vory engra. HMS. Medway, left for Home in these fields, and even if there roundabout route are attending second floor, and Miss Cheung ver, of 'No. 37, Gage Street, first terday in the Blue Furinel ner Aeneas, accompanied by her chil-were a downpour now it would be classes at the Yunnan Provincial Tsun-tal, of No. 109, Electric Road, floor, and Miss Lau Yuk-chan, of No. 164. Fayuen Street, third, floor, too late as the planting season has University pending the re-opening ground floor; passed.

Mr. Vladimir Alexander Itenson, Mongkok.

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Eng. Cmdr. T. E. Davies, of the]"

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land. No seed has yet been sown

The marriage took place recent

R. N. Torpedo Depol, Kowloon,ly at the Singapore Registry be

a passenger in the liner]) Aeneas which salled for the United fore Mr. Conrad Oldham of Dr. W. G. Gross, a surgeon in the Mission Kingdom; via ports, yesterday. He

Hospital. Balige, Sumatra, and was accompanied by Mrs. Davies.

Miss Ingeborg Brand, who arrived Chinese Industrial Coin Singapore from Hamburg, Ger- operatives will hold a general many. The bridegroom is the son meeting in Chungking on June 15 of Mr. and Mrs. E. Gross, of when co-operative work in various Dessan, Germany, while the bride provinces will be thoroughlydis. Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. cussed.

A. E. Brand of. Hamburg.

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Commodore E. B. C. Dicken. OBE., D.S.C., proceeded Home in The China Relief Fund commit: the liner Aeneas, accompanied by tee, together with its sub-commit- Mrs. Dicken yesterday. Commoitees from Balik Pulal and Province dore Dicken has just relinquished Wellesley, held a general meeting his post as Commodore in Charge. at the Phllomatic Union in Penang Hongkong.

recently, with Mr. Ong Keng Beng In the chair. A gathering of over Pay-Cmdr. H. G. Oswin, Secre 100 were present and they gave tary to Commodore Dicken, was their pledge to boycott Japanese also a passenger by the

Aeneas goods, not to work for the Japanese which sailed for London yesterday. and to contribute to the Chira He was accompanied by Mrs. Relief Fund,

Oswin.

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Miss Margaret Amy Allen, daugh-

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Used articles such as cloths.

ter of Mr. L. A. Allen, Mala- shoes, and hats, amounting in yan Civil Service, Kuala Lum value to about $4,000, have been pur, was married at Chelsea Old received by the committee of the Selangor China Distress Relief Church to Mr. George H. Newsom,

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son of the late Mr. G. E. Newsom, Fund FMS., and they will be re- Master of Selwyn College, Cam- mitted to the Hongkong branch of the National Relief Association to bridge.

be distributed to the refugees The Chief Justice, Sir Atholl there. The committee has also re MacGregor, lett last evening for Ceived supply of medicine which Shanghai to sit at a session of the will be remitted together with the Court of Appest there. He will be used articles.

fortnight and Away for about a

of their own university.

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will return in time for the June An interesting talk is promised Criminal Sessions at the Supreme at to-day's luncheon meeting of Court.

the Y's Men's Club when Mr. Charles Johnson and Mr. George Gen. Huang Shu-chu, Chairman Cadogan will describe the adven of the Kwangsi Provincial Govern- turous Jungle journey through ment, has remitted $10,000 to Gen. Burma and Slam which was un- Ho Kuo-kwang for the relief of dertaken a few months ago after Chungking air raid refugees, Mr. their chance meeting in Calcutta, Mel Huan-hou, a native of Hupeh both of them being in search "of resident in. Chungking has also adventure in the wilds of that contributed $40,000 to the Chung-part of the world. To-day's meet- king Municipal Government, half ing will be held, as usual, at St. of which will be used for relief Francis Hotel Members may bring purposes and the other half for guests.

the promotion of education,

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