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Mr. Somerset Maugham, the no- velist und playwright, has been promoted to be Commander of the Legion of Honour.

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At 4 pm next Wednesday, HE the Governor will play golf at Shek-O for the Over 45's against the Under 45's

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H.E the Governor and Lady Northcote will, at 4.30 p.m. om Thursday, August 17, visit the Lit the Sister of the Poor at Kowloon,

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Sir Herbert Phillip, HM. Con- sul-General' in Shanghai, returned on Aug. 4 in the ss Shutien from Welhafwel He has resumed charge of the British consuläte.

The death occurred on July 31, at Hollywood, West Byfleet, of Mr. Thomas Summers Baker, late ofį the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, aged 81, A Requiem Mass, was held at the Catholic Church on Aug. 3 and the burial took place at Brookwood Cemetery.

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HE the Governor will attend | The death occurred on July 31, Monday's tennis match between after a very brief illness. at the Hongkong and Thailand (Siam) at the Hongkong Cricket Club, The game will start at 4.30 p.m.

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On Tuesday next at 11 a.m.. H.E. the Governor will open the long distance telephone service between Hongkong and Manila and be tween Hongkong and Chungking.

The death occurred cr Aug. 2, at Glenealy, Woking, of Miss Florence Emeline Linstead, elder daughter of the ate Mr. T. G. Lin- stead of Hongkong.

"IRON LUNG” |

MAN WEDS

CHICAGO, Aur. 11 (Beater) -A marriage licence was in- sued yesterday to Fred Snite, the "Iron Lang" man, and Miss Teresa Larkin, aged 25, who is described as

an old friend of the family.

A later message stated that Shite and Miss Larkin were married in the former's home. Snite remained in his. "Iron Lang" throughout the service.

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The honeymoon spent in a trailer which has been specially equipped to carry An "Iron Lung" ap- paratus.

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Mr. John J. Hearne, arst High

CHINESE SOCIETY WEDDING

MR. HENRY CHIU & MISS KATHERINE MA

The marriage' of Miss Katherine" Pul-sheung Ma, youngest daughter of Mr. Ma Tsul-chtu, J.P., promin- ent merchant, and Mr. Henry Kl- Fan Chiu, incal sportsman, Was solemnised at the Registry. Su- preme Court, yesterday.

Mr. T. J. Gould, Deputy Regis- trar of Marriages; officiated, and the witnesses were the bride's father and Mr. Chiu Chong-fan, the bridegroom's brother."

THE RECEPTION

The Grill Room of the Hong-

Peace Memorial Hospital, Watford. Ji Marion Alma, wife of Mr, John Archibald Plummer, late of Hong-Commissioner for Eire in Canada, kong Hotel was thronged with kong. The funeral took place on

sailed from Liverpool on Thursday guests and relatives of Mr. and Aug. 5 at. Bushey Parish Church,

Mrs. Chiu during the reception afternoon for Montreal. The post

Mr. Hearne that followed the Registry Lord Halifax, who spent the last is entirely a new one. twa days at the Foreign Office re- was formerly Legal Adviser on turned to Yorkshire on Thursday foreign affairs to the Eire Govern-

He wil

be back in ment

afternoon.

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London next week for a few days. While in the north, the Foreign Secretary will be in constant touch with the Foreign Office,

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BRIDE'S DRESS

The happy bride wore a gown lof white organdie crinoline, made The following passengers left from a design of Chanel' by Hongkong, by the 3.s. Chaksang on Madame Helene of Femme Aug 10: For Shanghai Mrs. Moderne. Over her face wis an Horton, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Hoelich; embroidered vell held in place by "It is expected that HE the Mr. D. C. Dudley, Mr. J. Schacht, a halo of orange blossoms and A bountiful harvest is expected Governor and Lady Northcote will Mr. W. Gausheimer. Franc's she carried a posy of Chinese in the East Klangst areas, most of go Into

Mr. Yu residence at Mountain Green.

Shing-che: For jasmins. the farmers having already reaped Lodge next Thursday, the 17th in-Chefoo-Mrs. R. O. Harris; For Escorting the bridal pair up were their crops. It is expected that stant, Visitors books will be avail-Tientsin-Master Edward Hurley. Miss Elsie Law. Maid of Honour. the harvest this year will be better able beth at Mountain Endge and

and Mr. Ip Kul-ying. best than those of previous years.

Governor House..

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"Good morning, sunshine i* "Go to blazes! ** "Now, now-temper! That's not like mummy's little blus- eyed boy."

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mine.

· Oh, go and climb a tree. I hope you get a thick head like

·Teach you to jeer."

Thank you, I can jeer perfectly well-I don't need any lessons. As for the thick head - so long as I stick to Gimlets or have a stiff glass of Rose's lime juice before I glide beneath my mos quito net -- I'll never get one."

"You'll get one row if you don' clear out [Pause.] What did you say about lime juice ?" "My dear fellow -the path- ology of the common bangover is interesting. The blood alcohol content falls rapidly after ad- ministration of Rose's Lime Juice the stomach...” "Fred does this stuff work retrospectively?” "No harm in trying. Send your boy out for a bottle of Rose's now." "BOY!"

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9 under the auspices of the Wo- men's Section Committee. Profts were devoted to the fund for the forthcoming "Nautical Fair" in connexion with St. Andrew's Church.

The prize winners were:-

Mah Jongg- man

A supply of 'Incendiary bombs the Misses Winnle Ho and Naomi Has been received and it is pro Ng, bridesmaids. Messrs. Chan posed to hold a demonstration as Kai-him and Wong Shiu-mo to the methods of controlling groomsmen, and the two flower- these bombs outside the PW.D. girls, Misses fry Li and Ma Wing- Offices, Lower Albert Road, Hong- fong. kong, at 5.30 p.m. on Friday, Aug.

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PASTEL SHADES

The Maid-of-Honour, the brides- maids and the flower girls all wore Except Chinese Government dresses in

pastel shades of sea- bank notes which bear the names green, mauve, yellow and

pink of 'Tientsin, Shantung. and chiffon with gathered blouses and Hankow, all other legal tender in-full skirts. Each girl wore a flower cluding that issued by the Farin her hair matching the tones of mers Bank of Kiangsu and by the her dress, and all carried groups Chekiang Provincial Bank. Is acct gladiolas in her arms. ceptable for circulation in Shang- hal.

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Mr. W. Robert Taylor, Treasurer in China for the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society and a re-

*THOSE PRESENT presentative with the Associated Among those present were: -- Mission Treasurers, underwent an Messrs. LA Tse Fung. 1 Lan, San. operation at the Country Hospital, Li Shu Fan, Kam Tong Po. Fung Shanghai, on Aug. 4, and is repor-Fing Fan, 8. N. Pam, Chan Lim ted to be getting along as well as Pak, 5. W. Li, H. C. Pth, Ho Hung can be expected.

Chin, Ho Hung. Wai, Cheung Shin Ling. Peterson Wong, Herbert Recently 70 Burma overseas Chi Tong. Mr. and Mrs. Fung Pins nese volunteered for service in the wah, Mr. and Mrs. Wong Mu Lum Chinese army. After undergoing Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lau, Misses Ave months military training they Lulu Lak Salina Luk and many were accepted. Twenty of them others. Joined artillery units, while the others entered the engineering branches of the army.

Mr. Wong Mu Lum toasted the happy couple and Mr. Chiu replied

guests for their presence. In a short speech thanking the

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SHANGHAI HONEYMOON Later in the evening a dinner party was held at the Tai Tang Restaurant. at which many guest; were present.

The following forthcoming mar riages are announced Mr. Hein- rich Dietrich Hans Buelow, mer- The honeymoon is to be spent in chant. of No. 12, Fah Sbu Garden, Shanghal, whence the happy cou- Shanghai, and Miss Lucie Louise ple will depart on August 16.

Franziska Meyer, of No. 40. Corso

Firence. Genoa; Mr. John" white

Low, company secretary, of No. 23,

Cheungshawan Road, second floor,!

Educational circles in Klangsu

and Miss Wong "Chor-han, of No have issued a manifesto reaffirming

25, Sai Street, second ficer.

their support of the National Gov ernment's polley of armed The Admiralty yacht Enchan-

resistance and denouncing the tress brought the members of the subversive. activities

Wang Board of Admiralty to Portsmouth Ching-wei and Chow Fu-hal.

of

on Thursday after the Royal inspection of the Reserve Fleet In

The formal Inauguration of the Weymouth Bay. On Board the

Kwelchow Provincial "Opium-Sup enchantress was also the French Chlef of Naval Staff. Admiral Dression Bureau took place in Kwelyang, the provincial capital, Durian, who attended the inspec- tton. He left immediately in the August 3, when Mr. Wu Ting-

the

provincial governor, French destroyer Volta for Cher-chang.

assumed office as director-general bourg and reached Paris on

of the bureau,' Thursday evening,

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Mr Feng Yang, formerly Pre- Sir John C. Peter, Westdowne, sident of the North-Eastern Weymouth, late of the Hongkong University and well-known Chi- and Shanghal Banking Corpora- nese volunteer leader after the tion/ left £123,131 (NP. £122,"Manchurian Incident," arrived in 187). He gave £10,000 to his wife Kwelyang, capital of Ewelchow "as a small token of my love and Province, on August 4 en route to gratitude for all her kind and Chungking, helpful companionship,” £1,000 to

wife for life.

his nephew, Mr. Leslie Henderson, In response to an appeal by Mrs. "in token of my appreciation of Milton J. Helmick on behalf of the his services in the Great War." National Child Welfare Associa Most of his residue was left to his tion of China, the China Child Welfare, Inc. of New York has donated a

[of Wh$20,000 Preparations are now being made towards the funds of the Associa- by the various Shanghai Chinese tion for relief of the refugee public schools and universities to children in Shanghai, This observe "Teachers" Day" on substantial donation, their second August 27, the birthday of China's gift, was sent in to the Associa great sage, Confucius. By order tion through the good office of Mr. of the Ministry of Education of J. A. Mackay of the National City the Chinese National Clovern- Bank of New York Mr. Mackay la ment. the day is now officially the chairman of the Financial known as "Teachers Day, but Committee of the China Child homage wilt be paid to the Welfare, Inc. of New York in Chinese sage as heretofore.

Shanghat

First: Mrs. H. J. Bicknell. Consolation! Mrs. Ransome. Contract Bridge.

First: Mrs. Cullimore. Consolation:" Mrs. Green. Auction Bridge

First: Mrs. Millard. Consolation: Mrs. Hammond, Another "games morning will be held on Wednesday. September 6 when again profits will be handed to the "Fair Fund." Tickets only 50 cents, including refreshments.

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