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THE TWENTIETH CENTURY PLANNED

KITCHEN

Mrs. Darcy Braddell has planned a kitchen with no dark corners, for cleanliness and easy management. The position of the sink, draining board and table save time and energy by re- ducing unnecessary movement, Off, the kitchen is the little "alcove" roots

The Colour Scheme is in pale Tropics where fresh air must cir- cream glossy enamel to walls culate as much as possible, and celling. The 4-foot dado of glazed tiles is in cream one cream one tone darker than the walls. Two capping bands of Vermilion provide the colour contrast. The windows are painted. In the same shade.

Skirting is of Black glazed tiles with the wooden architrave moulding to the doorways en- amelled in Black to match.

As to artificial light the ideal kitchen should have 'spectal points over each essential unit; but this is not often practicable because of expense. Modern frosted glass fittings set fush against the cell- ing give the cook ample diffused light.

THE OPEN DRESSER

Open shelves of the dresser type and fitted above table height. (30′′) cupboards are essential for things in constant use. For the enclosed cupboards themselves well fitting doors

essential--the type with an over-lapping Up edge are the most satisfactory.

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Miss E Grayburn, daughter of Sir Vandeleur Grayburn, 'Chief Manager of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, at the Cupboards should not be too Fifth Extra Race meeting held at the Valley. (Photo by Leica).

deep. 14 Inches being about the most useful, whilst for those above five feet in height, should be con- aiderably shailower?

Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, U. 8. Ambassador to China, who arrived in Kunming on Tuesday night. will "leave for Chuuchar to morrow. The U.S. Ambassador A change in the modem kitchen paid a courtesy call Gen.

on that has been rather too drastic Lung Yun, Chairman of the Yu- is the elimination of the old-nan Provincial Government, fashioned dresser in preference for terday. He will be entertained the entirely closed-in cupboard. at a farewel party

given by This is not a good practice in the various circles to-day.

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A new Bill to amend the 'Com-

Brigade Department, will celebrate mon Gaming Houses Ordinance in his birthday to-day.

the Colony of the Straits Settle- ments was published in the Gov- Mr. R. J. B. Clark, Architect, ernment "Gazette" recently. It is Public Works Department, cele- designed to suppress Chap Ji Kee bates his birthday to-day.

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The marriage of Mr. J. E. Henry, of Reuter's, Ltd., Singapore, and Miss Moira Pigott took place in Singapore on June 3.

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The death took place at "Green- bank" Peradeniya Road, Kandy, of Mr.

Charles James Backhouse. The late Mr. Backhouse who was one of the oldest planters in Cey- Mr. H. 8. Ong, the well-known lon was 79 years of age. He came farmer Cambridge Badminton to the Island sixty-one years ago. Blue, is now in Ipoh FMS. and and began life as a coffee planter. admitted to the.. Bar. He "intends to practice in Ipoh."

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The death occurred in London on June 1, at the age of 73, of Lieut-Gen Sir William Marshall, who served on four fronts in the Great War.

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In a broadcast in French from Chungking to the people in Europe

Wednesdaf. morning Father Vience Lebbe, naturalised Chinese citizen of Belgian brta, who is head of the North China Field Service. Corps refuted the appeal for "peace" recently made by Catho- lies in Japan.

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Mr. M. A. Délisert, manager of the KLM. and K.N.IL.M., air liners, and Mrs. Dellaert "left for Europe by the KL.M. air liner on A very interesting lecture was eight months' holiday.

Prof. Homer 8. Wong. Mf. given by Delinert's place, in Singapore has former Dean of the Faculty of been taken by Mr. E. R O. Hank.

Arta, Pelping University. to stu- dents of the Anglo-Chinese School, Sir Matthew Nathan. Governor Ipoh, FMB. Later, Frot. Wong of the Gold Coast from 1900 to addressed Rotarians at the weekly 1903, of Hongkong from 1903 totiin meeting of the Ipoh Rotary 1907 and of Natal from 1907 to Club on the subject of "The Science 1909 and Governor of Queensland, of Will Power." from 1920 to 1926, who died in April left £19,896.

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A memorial service for the late Dr. Anne W. Fearn, whose ashes

"I wish to be sent to prison for were brought to ́Shanghai in the the rest or my life as I cannot Chinese Prince was held at 5 p.m. any employment," said a on June 4 at the Community Chinese vagrant when he appear-Church, Shanghal. The ashes of ed with several others before M. the deceased, who was well known P. F. Y. Radcliffe,

in Shanghai as a missionary and First Magik. trate, Ipoh, FMS, recently.

medical practitioner, are to be in- terred privately in the family plot.

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A party of Chinese bankers, led by Mr. Chow Chok-mun, Chairman An appeal by the Chinese League of Directors of the Chin Seng to all organisations working for Bank of China, has been touring China for 20,000 blankets for. Malaya, Java and the Philippines, hospitals before the winter has investigating economic conditions been received, in Ipoh, FMB. It is In those countries.

learnt that the Perak Overseas Chinese in aid of the China "The Second Executive. Meeting Distress Relief Fund may inan→ of the Chinese American Institute gurate special campaigns to pro-

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of Cultural Relations will be held vide blankets for

at the National City Bank (Mr. | soldiers,

8. T. Bitting's, Office) to-day at 5:30p.m.

the -wounded

It is understood that $3,000 in Chinese currency will be donated

The death occurred at Oxford on to the China Distress Rellet Fund May 27, of Mrs. G. F Beckett on the occasion of the forthcom- Terrell, the mother of Mr. Justiceing marriage in Ipoh, F.1.8., be- ABeckett Terrell, the Appellate tween Mr. Foo Choo Kai, fourth Judge, Malaya, in her 84th year son of Mr. Foo Chong Yit, JP., în 1924 Mrs. àåBeckest Türrell visit and Mrs. Foo Chong Yit, and Mias

ed Malaya, and stayed with her Elleen Tan, only daughter of Mr. son in Fenang, S.

and Mrs. Tan Theam Hick, at the Ipoh Town HAH on "Saturday,

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The death bas occurred of Sir Jame 10. Ernest Tate, а well-known personality of the Turf. He had Hopes for the rescue of Mr been a patron of the late M. D. Richard Halliburton, American Peacock and the present trainer, author and adventurer who set M. J. Peacock, of the Manor House sall from Hongkong in a Chinese establishment, Middleham, for the junk, the Bea-Dragon, with a small- past sixteen years.

crew, faded on June 1, when Capt. Richmond K. Turner, Commander Chin Fung Kee of the High of the USB. Astoria, reported that School, Bukit Mertajam, FMB, the American cruiser had search- has been awarded a Raffles Col-fed a broad area of the Paclic lege scholarship, and incidentally, without anding any trace of Mr. is the first student of the school Halliburton and his party un to win a Raffles scholarship He

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passed his Cambridge school cer- a total of over 500 specimens of tificate examination last year with Chinese manufactured goods has distinction.

been registered by Chinese ma facturers with the China

It is now apparent that F.MS Railway authorities come to the deralimen

Singapore

facturers Federatio hibition which will

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PRETTY JUNE BRIDE

MISS U. TULLOH WEDS CAPT: C. BOXER

Miss Ursula Norah Anstics Tulloh was indeed, one of Jung's most attractive brides when yes- terday afternoon, this daughter of the Iste Lieat-Colonel and „Mes Tulloh was married to Capt. Char- les Ralph Boxer.

The wedding ceremony in St. John's Cathedral took place at 5.45 p.m. on Thursday, the Very Rev. J. Wilson, Dean of the Cathedral, performing the wedding rites.

Miss Tulloh was escorted to the altar by Mr. H. J. Armstrong.

Bridal Gown

Her bridal gown of oyster crepe was designed from the princess style with long tight-atting sleeves and a heart-shape neckline in the bodice; the skirt, cut on the blas, having a train attached.

Completing the bridal ensemble was a three-yard white tulle veil attached to the bride's head with a coronet of orange blossoMR.

Roses and gladioli in white com- posed the bridal bouquet

The Bridesmaids

Miss Rosemary Prior and« Miss | Susan Wilson attended the bride. Their frocks of pastel pink and blue were charmingly set-off by poke bonnets; in their hands they carried posies of pink and blue flowers.

Capt. Boxer, of the Lincolnshire Regiment, was attended by Major H. 8. P. Hopkinson.

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Concluding the church service,

a wedding reception was held at the residence of Mr. HL J. Arm- strong, in May Road.

Captain and Mrs. Boxer will tour Japan on a short wedding trip, returning to take temporary residence in 'Hongkong,

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On the occasion of the opening of the radio-telephonic service be- tween Malaya and America on June 1, Mr. Lim Keng-hor, of the Tribune group of newspapers, and a friend of his, Mr. C. 8. Bee, who met Miss Lamour some three years ago in Hollywood, made the first call from Malaya. They conversed with Miss Dorothy Lamour, Holly- with Malayan settings, outstand wood star, famed for her pictures

Her Jungle Love." ing being *Jungle. Princess” and

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