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MACAO RACE MEETING: INTERESTING VISITORS

From Our Own Correspondent

MACAO, June 20-The idea of a race meeting devold of any feminine interest as regards millinery, creations is as vague as a fashion show without a feminine audience. And thus, though a smaller crowd than expected attended the June Meet-.... ing of the Macao Jockey Club at Areia Preta last Sunday, the ladies tripped about the Club lawn in their gay colours with “nucessories,

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GARDEN PARTY AT CHINESE WOMEN GOVERNMENT HOUSE

A garden party was given yes. terday afternoon at Government House by His Excellency the Gov. ernor, Sir Geofry Northcote, to the Court of the Hongkong Un versity and recent graduates,

His Excellency received the guests in the Ballroom. About 900 persons were present, includ

the ing many ni

graduates' friends

A splendid programme of muste was provided by the Band of the

conducted by Bandmaster

Among the fair visitors from]A A. ("Pa") de Mello, shipping the Hongkong were Miss R. Smith and agent, who can still show Miss Lindsell, both of whom were young many points about horses 1st Battalion, the Royal Scots. escorted by the Acting H. B. M. and horse-racing. Vice-Consul, Mr, A J. W. Hocken- Looking-over, early in the meet-Jordan. hall, and Cadet Mr O. W. Walters.ing, at the paddocks were Police Friends

Gor the Commandant, Capt. Carlos were dropping in Officials' enclosure on and off to gulho, and Mr. C. E. de Vasconcelos. chat with them, among whom Lt. Col. A. Arez, Commissioner of were Cadets 'Mr. E. C. Luscombe | Police, found the lawn preferable. and Mr. R. Thompson.

A Newcomer

TWO MARRIAGES

AT REGISTRY

Miss Millicent Evelyn Murray. Mr. H. 8. C. McComb, Water-of No, 247 Prince Edward Road. | works' engineer, and Mrs. McComb was married to Mr. Eugene Max arrived comparatively late, but in Joffe, engineer of the China Light time for Mrs. McComb to lead in and

Co., Ltd. The wit- their race-winning pony Hogmanay nesses were Mrs. D. Hilda Crofton after the Gula Handicap.

and Mr. V. E. Freeman,

GREAT HELP TO

THE SOLDIERS

CHUNGKING June 21

(T/ Ocean)--Dr, Tsu, a member of the War Service Corps, who has re- turned from a tour of the fronts, in addressing a press conference, declared that the War Service Corps was assisted by the sending of medical units by Shanghai Chi- nese and equipping of the Chinese field hospitals.

Dr. Tsu especially praised the spirit of three new units which have just arrived at the front. He highly lauded the Kwangsi people especially the women carrying out the work of reconstruction..

erous "unknown Chinese women."

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Dr. Tau concluded his eloquent speech praising the Chinese wo- Mrs. C. Bames, accompanied by Recently arrived from Portugal Two weddings took place yes menfolk especially the enormous her sister Migs T. Rosario, were veterinarian Dr. J. Vidigal, was a terday at the Registry, Supreme work of Madame Chiang Kai-shek surrounded by all-American newcomer in the paddock encion Court, at, which Mr. T. J. Gould, as well as samples of the un- party which included her Pan-Alr sure, but not for long. Before the Deputy Registrar of Marriages. daunted patriotic work of num- husband Mr. Walter Greavis last event he had chalked up officiated. (P.A.A.8 radioman in Macao)"and several more acquaintances..... Mrs. Greavis, and Comm. Kelly and Lt. Comm. Moncey of the U.S.S. Perry,

The Xavier Sisters Also showing keen, Interest in the whole proceedings were the Xavier sisters, the Misses Aurea, Among other local residents Miss Ma May ho, of No. 282 Des Hongkong have agreed that there is Margarita and Fernanda, who whose presences were also noted Voeux Road Central; was married

nothing to beat Phospholene for found tongfortable accommodation were Macao Councilor Mr. Leone to Mr. Yee Lim, of No. 135 Calne removing dirt and other stubborn In the rail stand. Generally lawn Hau-yuan and Mrs. Leong, and Road. The witnesses were Messrs.stains from clothing and it may promenading were. the Misses Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Davis, Marle and Laura Leitao, who were escorted "by flying-officer. Silverinho.

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The Navy's Interest in horse- racing were manifested by the presence of several junior officers of the NRP, Joao de Lisboa, while Lt. Freitas Ribeiro, local Aviation Commandant, was among the Clubhouse stand spectators.

Power

Chan Ying and Lo Ylu.

NEWSETTES

The Nolasco family were repre sented by MH Nolasco and Moonlight Picnic on Wednesday daughter. Misa Amelia Nolasco, next, June 28, at 8 pin,"

both of whom were meeting

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The Y. M. C. A will hold a The Air Raid Precuations Officer Eriglish and Chinese is enclosed in announces that the Chinese trans- each tin, which are sold at MessTS. lation of "Frotecton of your Home Lane Crawford Ltd., at $2 per tin. agatrist Air Raids" is already on sale at 3 cents per copy. The local Chinese booksellers have been informed where they can obtain coples. The book may also be obtained from the, Women's Alt

| friends in the general stand, and The next meeting of the Legis

Mrs. H. Nolasco, who had a lot lative Counell

will be held on

to chat about with Hongkong Thursday, June 29.

friends in the OfDcials enclosure.

The "Young Things"

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The Y. M. C. A. will hold a Launch

Among the young things" were Picnic to-morrow, starting from Raid Precautions Unlon, Exchange

the Kowloon Police Pler at 2.30 Building,"

st. John's Church,

Kuala Lumpur, was the scene of a pretty Wedding when Mr. James Reynold Roberta was married to Miss Mary Lin Cheong. The boldegroom is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Joseph Roberts of Kuala Lumpur. He is attached to Messrs.

the Mello sisters, the Misses Christina and Cuilhemina, and p.m

The well-known Selangor and Mias Z. Amaral, a prettily-dressed | "

tennis player, Miss At the meeting of the Theoso-Malayan trio who caused many young'

Lumpur. heads (and hearts) to turn when Phical Society held at Manuk Dorothy Joyce Grenier, present Fraser and Neave, Ltd., Kuala they arrived.

Lodge yesterday, Mr. A. F. Knud-holder of the Malayan women's A nevez-missed racing figure on the lawn was Mr et spoke on "Occultism clarifies doubles championship with Mrs.

runner-up Hipkin,

to Miss Problems."

Dorothy Sansont, of Ceylon, in the The Rev. J. R. Eggs, B. A., singles title, was married in Sing- F. R. G. S., will be the speaker apore to Mr. Reginald Rudolf

FREE CINEMA TICKETS

We are giving away twenty free cinema tickets to see Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer's production entitled "ICE FOLLIES OF 1939", co-starring Joan Craw ford and James Stewart, who has recently been pushed into stardom at the M-G-M studies.

The skating sequences are in breath-taking technicolour and the performera none other than "The International Ice Follies." The picture is to open Friday, June 29, at the Queen's Theatre, and the day after at the Alhambra Theatre,

for a simultaneous rup.

To qualify for one of these tickets, all goo bave to do "is to send us an advertisement for insertion in the classified or ordinary columns of the "Hong- Current kong Daily Pres."

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made on or before Friday, June

23.

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at the Y. M. C. A Discussion Childer's "Carter, a Kedah rubber Group on Sunday at 9 p.m. His planter. subject will be "The Bible To- Day."

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The marriage was solemnised

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at Jalan Alor, Kuala Lumpur, in Gen. Chow Chi-ju was, on June the reform, style" between Mr. Ong 18, appointed to replaced Chien Hock Rye and Miss Tech Guat Ta-chun as Secretary-General of Choo. The bridegroom, is the only. the Chinese Air Force. Gen. Chow son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ong simultaneous became Chler, of Air Cheng Hong of Penang. He comes Operations, replacing Gen. Nao of a well known family in Penang. |Pang-tau.

The bride is the second daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tech Lord Halifax, the British Foreign Hong Pin. of Kuala Lumpur. Secretary, gave a luncheon party at the Foreign Office on Wednesday, A report to a European police in honour of Cal A. Koc and the inspector, alleging that she was Polish financial and military dele-kaniapped. unlawfully conaned. gations. The Prime Minister and and raped by a Chinese man was Minister for Co-Ordinaton of De-made by a pretty Chinese gir}. fence were among those present. Lan Chin Hoe,, She was sentenced to four months' rigorous imprison- The Air Raid Precautions Officer ment" by Mr. Conrad Oldham, announces that a course of Air Singapore Second Magistrate and Raid Warden lectures in Chinese District Judge, when she admitted will be held at the Chinese Y.-M. that the report was false. C. A., Bridges Street, on Wednes

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days and Saturdays at 7.30 p.m., A German-Jewish refugee, 45- Commenting" - on July 10, The year-old Marie Time, committed lectures will be given. by Mr. Fung suicide in Shanghai, on June 15, by Yam Leung.

Jumping from a window of a six- story building. She was killed The China Relief Fund Women's instantly. She arrived here from Committee in Singapore is collect Germany two months ago, left ing a large variety of Chinese several letters attributing her goods, embroidery work, etc. to suicide to lack of money and a be sent to the bazaar which is to job. This was the first case of be held in London in December sutelde among the refugees. under the patronage of Madame Qua Tal-chi, wife of the Chinese Ambassador in London.

Reported to be drifting off the coast of Cavite or Batangas is a Taunch with a macabre cargo, den, Ho Kuo-kwang, Mayor of

seven decapitated human heads. Chungking, assumed his new con-

The gruesome report was brought current duties" aa Director of Chungking's Air Defence. Head to Manila on June 14 by the launch Viam, which quarters on June 18. The assis dishing

tant directors of the Air Defence picked up the story at Nasugbu, Headquarters are Gen. Li Keng Batangas where it called with a ku, Chang Ting-ming and Chians party of sportsmen including Kwel, who assumed office at the some Americans.

same time.

Dr. Mauro Baradi, of the Eight mugs of Japanese beer a Philippine mission now in Wash- the roasted fowl "weighing about Your Ington, became a NO

pounds, and a large plate of bolled Mystic Shrine at the last icc these caused the death of a ceremonial of Aimas Temple in ship's carpenter, 6 Chinese! He the District drank the beer,rate the roast Baradi headed fowl and rice and went to bed on didates from - board the Norw

motor ves nation who cro CallerThe next tionale hot gan morning he was dead.

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