1939-08-31 — Page 6

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SOCIAL

Flying Visit

THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1939.

DRAWING

WOMEN'S PAGE To Brother OF DUKE OF

How Much Do You Value

Your Husband?

Twenty thousand pounds compensation is being paid by the Irak! Government to Mrs. Morck Mason, widow of the murdered British Copsul in Mosul. It seems a large sum, representing roughly the capital necessary to bring in an income equal to that earned by the murdered man at the time of his death.

Many will say Mrs. Monck Mason, serted her after 11 days. Pittsburg is lucky to get as much. Other County court ordered him to pay month main- will say that no amount of money the girl £100 can be true compensation for the tenance.

loss of a husband. These will proh- Freak case of alimony coming ably be in a majority, what collate in life is that of Mr. and Mrs. you think? Disregarding for a James Burton of Southend, Three moment the strictly personal de years ago they were married. He of the sense of loss, how much was 65 and she was 78. She said does your husband mean to you she was marrying him as "a com- In 'hard cash?

panion and comfort. In her re- To the unimaginative woman maining years." She owned pro the husband is worth bread and perty in the London district. butter" and Just a tth more. To After four daya James Burton the practical wife the husband is left his wife and only returned to worth every bit of his salary. Tu see her intermittently. A year later the ambitious climbing wife the Southend Matrimonial Court de- husband is valued at the salary or creed that Burton' should pay his fortune to which he might one day wife one penny a week mainten-

Jance. aspire:

Consider the value set On husband in a divorce court wher the subject of allimony crops up: Except where the Income is very large, the usual order is for one: third of the joint incomes of hus- band and wife, Normally, the hus- band is the sole earner of income. In this case a man earning £1000 must pay his wife over £300 a year.

When a man's income is very large the heavy expenses involved

So much for the companion and comfort!

How much do you value your

husband?

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AMERICAN WOMAN MAKING 30 - DAY TRIP TO BANGKOK

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** LONDON, "Aug. 19° (By Air charcoal Mail) — Sargent's drawing of the Duke of Wind- sor as Prince of Wales, which was refused by the Tate Gal lery, is to be kept by the famil- ty of the late Sir Philp „Sassoon.“

At 55 She

Is A Great Grandmother

LONDON, Aug. 18 (By Air Mail) The distinction of being =

· great-grandmother at 55 has come to Mrs. Ellán Stávens, of Surrey, by the birth of a baby girl to Mrs. Jean Claxton, of Chaucer Avenue, Richmond, Mrs. Stevens's granddaughter. and Sir Phiifp bequeathed it

Mra. Lily' Sinclair, mother of Mrs..." another picture to the Gallery Claxton, has become a grandmother The portrait of the Duke was at 35.

LONDON, Aug. 17 (By Alr Mall)--Mrs. Jull Lloyd, of Norwood, New Jersey, wants to see her brother, who is living in Bangkok.. But she can afford only 30 days for the trip. She arrived at Southampton from

Mrs. Stevens married at 20, and and is continuing her journey by An official of the Tate

́at 21, hed' a daughter. When this sald daughter, Lily was 16 shé married to-day: "So far as we know the Mr. Ian Sinclair and bad her frst. She leave's London to-morrow for drawing has been in the strong child. again a daughter. when only

refused on the "ground" that It

Miss Ruby Lym, daughter New York in the Bremen to-day was not good enough,

air.

This daughter, Joan, - in 1937 celebrated her 16th birthday by

Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Lyt, was married at Kowloon Union Church yesterday afternoon to Mr. Willie Wong, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wong Amsterdam: from there she will go room of a bank in Threadneedle 17 Yao, of Oakland and San Fran-on by way of Athens. Basra, Jodpur, street since July." cisco, who is an aeronautical en-Rangoon, to Bangkok, where she gineer with the International will spend five days with her

The marriage took place at 8t, falling in love with Mr." George brother. Aviation Corporation.

John's Church, Ipoh, FMS, en Claxton, married him and now has She will travel home by way of Aug. 18, of Mr. Arthur John Tite, a daughter. Hongkong, where she will go aboard eldest son of Mr. H. W. Tite and the Aring boat Yankee Clipper for the late Mrs. Tita, of 49, Cheriton Miss Lean Stok Keng. second New York.

The RAT. K. Mackenzie. Dow performed the ceremony, and Mrs. Irene Short was at the organ. The bride was attended by a Maid-or- Honour, four bridesmaids, and two Lower girls.

The bride was beautifully gowned a white lace with julet cap and a short veil, and carried a bouquet of white. tuber roses. The Malo- of-Honour, Mise Finny Lym, a cousin of the bride, was in jade green.

POWDER BLUE TULLE

Two of the bridesmaids. Misses Doreen Ma and Frances Lee, were in powder blue tulle, and the other two, the twins, Misses Barbara and Florence Lee. In pink tulle. They carried french bouquets.

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The bride's mother, Mrs. Arthur Prof and Mrs. I.. M. Cochran Lym, was in black silk net with In keeping up his position are taken to account. In a recent Burnett sailed for Manila on Tues-were passengers in the Tjitjalengka silver floral pattern, and she wore

was day by the m. s. Titjalengka. on Tuesday. bound for Boelelenga corsage of African daisies.

two little flower girls were case the husband's income

mauve £24,000 a year and the order made secured to the wife £3500 a year for life, plus £500 a year for joint lives of husband and wife.

YOUNG GIRL DESERTED

Mrs. C. W. Clift was a passenger A.R.P. Short Course Lectures willi be given weekly at" the Helena in the Empress of Canada return- May Institute on Wednesdays at ing here from Manila 9.30 am..

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The bride's dress was by Mar- lene, and the bridesmaids' en- sembles by Mrs. Daisy Lee.

Mr. James Lim was best man, and the ushers were Messrs. Her- obert Tong, George Chow, Wally

Wong and Paul Lai.

Mr. C. G. Helde, of the YM.C.A. Miss R. Mulliken, of the Pal movement in China, has returned A young American girl student,

a visit Miss Dorothy Logun Moore, re- Ying School, who has been spend to the Colony from cently eloped with a fellow-student ing her holiday at Baguio, returned Manila. named Philip Davidson, aged 20, to the Colony in, the Empress of who was heir to £200,000. He de- Japan.

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The usual Whist Drive held weekly at the YMCA. w future be held on Wednesdays in- stead of on Mondays.

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Surgeon Capt. H. V. Hobbs, RN... will deliver a lecture on “Anatomy" at the Y.MC.A. on Wednesday next, Sept. 6. at 6 pm.

A reception, followed by a dance. was, held later at the Hongkong Hotel. The honeymoon will be spent at Repulse Bay.

The death' took place at the General Hospital, Shangha!, on Aug. 23, of Mr. Arthur - Leonard Crompton, Head Gaoler of the Mr. R. A. E. Denton, of the Jar- |Shanghai Municipal · Gaol, The dine Engineering Corporation, has funeral was held on Aug. 25 at the returned to the Colony from a Hungiso Road Cemetery. trip to Manila.

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Ladies having spare time to Lt.-Col L W

Bassett, of the make up bandages or help with U.S. Army. Is visiting Hongkong hospital equipment will be given. having arrived here in the Empress an opportunity of doing this at

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Mr. H. N. Steptoe, of HM Con- sular Service in China, has rived in Hongkong. He came here from Manila in the Empress of Japan.

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the Helena May Institute 01 Wednesdays at 10.30 a.m. and at the European TM.CA, Kowicon: at 10.30 am. on Mondays.

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Mr. Hugh G. Deane, Jr., former exchange student, 1937-38, Harvard

Mr. R. Baldwin, of Messrs. Atiein- University, Cambridge, Mass.. to & Dallas, Shanghai, is a Ling Nam University. left Hong- through passenger in the Empress kong for Hanoi yesterday accom of Japan. He is on his way Shanghai from Manila.

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topanied by Mrs. Deane en route to Chengtu, where he will be. West Chins correspondent for the Chris- tian Science Monitor.

The forthcoming marriage laj announced of Mr. Ian MacRubert,

of the Chinese Maritime Customs, Amoy China, and Miss Evelyn Hongkong Dorothy Witchell, stenographer. of

No, 10. Middle Road, Kowloon.

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The following passengers left on Tuesday in m.a, Tjalengka for Java and inter-, mediate. ports: For Manila: Mrs. G. C. Caldwell, Mrs. L. C. Davis, Mr. B. Hulsemann, Miss Lee Wal-yu, Miss Lee Fook-ching. Mr. Li Fook- jars are wanted by the Women's Air Raid Precautions Union. These Scan, Mr. Li Fook-hing, Mr. U. a. Neukom; For Macassar: Mr. and may be sent to 292, The Peak; the Mrs. F. H. Tiedeman, Rev. and Mrs, Helena May Institute, or the European YM.C.A. at Kowloon.

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G. Woerner, For Boeleleng; Mr. and, Mrs. Sam Coldren, Mr. E. Laidlaw, Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Walker: Mr. A. N. Macfayden will be the For. Soarabaya: Mr. E G C, E speaker at the YM.C.A. Discussion Emihoff, Mrs. L., Blair and 2 chil- Group on Sunday at 9`p.m. His|dren, Mrs. J. C. Pitz Henry and subject will be "Can Europe Re-child, Mr. 3. Kitto, Mr. and Mrs. E. cover Without a League of Na Kroeger: For Sourabaya: Mr. H. C. tions?" "Mr. P.S. Cass'dy will Mair, Mrs. K. E. Marle and infant, preside.

Miss U A Neutom Mrs E. FA. Ternego and children.

The Women's ARP. Union are seeking, free of charge, rooms, re- Mrs. L W. Geddes, honorary 'or- spectively. In the Wanchal Dis-ganiser of the charity show. "The trict, in the Kennedy Town Dis-Circas Comes To Town,” staged, in trict, and in the Central District aid of the Bingapore Children's for the purpose of recruiting, Aid Society, has received from Those willing to give their time Lord Nuffield £500 with the follow- and services are requested to the ing letter:"By some happy Secretary: `W.ARRI, 2nd Floor. chance, I recently noticed in The Exchange Buliding.

Sketch of July 28, under the photograph or Miss Mabel Wong The Hongkong Philharmonic and several other extremely good- Bociety will hold an informal looking young ladies, that you were meeting at St. John's Cathedral organising an entertainment in Hall on Thursday, Sept. 7. at 9 aid of your local Children's Ald p.m. in connexion with the forth Society. I am very pleased indeed coming production of Not Not that I became aware your latest Nanette, when members will have charitable enterprise, as I feel that the opportunity of meeting the it is, one with which I should like Honorary Producer, Mr. W. Robert to be associated and I therefore, son, and Honorary Musical Direc-have the greatest pleasure in sand- tor, Surgeon Capt. O V. Hobbs, ing you herewith a draft for $4.250, RN.

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Road, Folkestone, Kent, and Mss daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lean Ta Mr Lloyd told the "Evening' Helen Aline Lockhart McCall, The of Taiping. FMS. is coming Standard" at Southampton to-day younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs to Hongkong where she is to take that she had done a little tying H. W. L McCall, of Cliftony 'Te, up a course of medicine, She 18- some time ago but had not yet, Thanet. The Rev. 8. C. Kell om-an old girl of the Taiping Lady

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