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SHANGHAI DEBATE

"MEN MAKE BETTER SECRETARIES THAN WOMEN"

Because the majority of gentle. men in the audience at a recent debate at the Shanghai Foreign YMCA preferred blondes, the blonde and youthrul Miss E de Shelmo, who opposed Mr. John Wilson's proposal "That Men, Make Better Secretaries Than Women" garnered 101 votes against 85, des- pite the fact the proposer put for ward a well-thought-out and tell- ing case, writes the Shanghal Even- ing Post and Mercury..

Mr. Wilson, opening the debate. stated that there are 'more women secretaries than men because there is always a good market for cheap labour, even if it is inferior. He said that the female secretaries knew How to tickle man's vanity and give him the feeling of being 8 big shot, a talpan. They know how to apply soft-sap, Mr. Wilson declared.

OTHER LONGING

CHARITY SOCCER MATCH

Chinng Wing-ehol bringing off a clearance in Saturday's foot-" ball match at Caroline Hill played in memory of “Darkie” Chen. Also in the ploture are Chan Tak-fal, Ng Koo-cheeng, Yim S yam, Hsu King-sing-and Kui Wing-fook-Sun Ying Ming).

Pawnbroker Tells Court Of "Ingenious Fraud"

Described as having been allegedly concerned In ̈an “ingeni- ous fraud," Lam Mal, Lam Chong Hol and Lam Kuan Wing, en- ployees of a pawnshop, appeared before Mr. Conrad Oldham, in the Second Police Court, Singapore, in a preliminary' inquiry into allegations of having falsified accounts and the abetment

of falsifying accounts.

Outlining the facts of the case,

TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1941.

FOREIGN MAILS

RONGKONG, TUESDAY, 6th MAY, 1941,

Air Mail Service by British Overseas Airways to places west of Karachi (India) is temporarily suspended.

The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications.intend. ed for persons other than the addressee.

The Printed Matter Service to the following places in China is temporarily suspended:---

Yunnan

Szechuen

Kweichow

"Hunan

Fuklen (except "Amoy and Kulangsu) Kwangei

North and East of Kwangtung.

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

INWARD AIR MAILS

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Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct vice"--SanTM Francisco date, 7th May, !........ Air Mail by “Pan-American Airways, Direct Ser-

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The proposer went on to say that || most girls regard a business career as something to l in the time between leaving school and getting married: The deep longing" they all have of being wives and mothers sometime in the future does not allow them to give all their thoughts and energies to their

To cover the discrepancies, it work. Mr. Wilson also pointed out the prosecuting officer said that was alleged that a genuine pawn that all records for testa in it was alleged that between June ticket showing redeemed pawned secretarial works are at present 6, 1940 and Jan. 1, 1941, the three articles for about the same amount held by men

men carried out a very ingenious was not entered in the redeemed All the dependable secretarial fraud.

pledges' book:

Mr. Lam Man Thin,, owner of Theye were said to have used a joba are held by men, said Mr. Wilson. Women have no knowing which, through agents. they three pawnshops, one of which ledge ร commercial correspon-pawned in their pawnshop for $10. was Chop That Woh, at Joo Chiat dence and still less of the business The pawn ticket and the ring Road, said that one morning he with which they are connected, were alleged to have been return-received Information relating to ed to the three men by the agent, his pawnshop in Joo Chiat Road and they marked on the ticket and on the following day, on Feb. able business, declared the pro-that the article had been redeem-2, 1941, he went to the shop with poser, using these weapons against ed. The men were then alleged his son, to keep a watch on the Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with the Reg. man which man has never yet to have kept the ring for future place. been able to defend himself.üse. Women employees, concluded Mr. Wilson, ride roughshod over the other members of the staff and last of all they cannot keep » secret.

They are parasites upon respect-

FRANCO-THAI TREATY

.PRESENTED RING

"A Hokkien, Chen Eu Teck," he said, "came into the shop and presented a ring at the counter to be pawned. An employee of the shop received the article into Dawn for $10,

***The counter assistant then gave the man $10 and also a pawn ticket...

"Later in the same day, I re- turned to the shop and made a

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SUPPORT, NOT ABILITY Miss de Rheimo, opening for the opposition, declared that it was

BANGKOK, May 5 (Reuter) cheaper to employ women RecruWith the signing of a peace tresty taries because usually they had between France and Thailand ex- only to support themselves, where-pected sometime. as a man has a wife and famuy Premier, M. Songgram, has dissolv I found the pawn ticket which

this week, the check with regard to the ring and air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.5.A, and GP.O. sometimes parents, to supported the Thai High Command which was endorsed "redeemed," while

Europe via "Pan American Airways and Trans- Beg therefore be must get a larger was formed on Nov. 13 last year. the pledged article the ring-was wage. She said that it was a ques- following the outbreak of border gone." tion of support. not ability. The hostilities. - opposer then devoted herself to flaying all the points put forward

ECONOMIC TALKS

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Mr. Lam Man Thin, continuing, said that he finally mentioned the

by Mr. Wilson, though without TOKYO, May 6 (Reuter)-It is incident to his employees and on

proving her own statements.

officially announced that

the

Speakers from the door can Franco-Japanese economie talks, thick and fast, the majority ap. regarding Indo-China were con- pearing to speak for the propost-cluded and that an agreement will

tion.

the next day, he kept watch again. On that day it was raining and

he took up a position opposite the

shop.

While there. he saw Lam Chong

Atlantic Service"...

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LATEST LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS

The following is the latest list

One youthful orator pointed be signed on Tuesday afternoon. Hol and Lam Kuan Wing run' out out that lady secretaries so often The agreement is described as of the shop towards the market. of subscriptions received to date degenerate into lady friends and so Possessing the widest scope among Owing to the rain he was unable for credit of the B.W.O.F:- bring much trouble in their train. all economie, pacts concluded in the to see what had happened.

Previously acknowledged

about

women not being able to

£100

Referring to Mr. Wilson's remark Past between Japan and a foreign Be sent his son to the shop with and $698,834.34.

Power and comprises a general instructions to check certain books

Anonymous $20, A Whittaker keep a secret, be reminded the agreement, tariff trade" payments and as his suspicions were arous-(monthly) 5, A. C. Wilcox (month

navigation and residence ed, he reported the matter to the

audience that Miss de Sheimo started her speech by saying "Now, Ladles and gentlemen, I will dis-

close a little secret to you."

HORRORS OF LIPSTICK

He continued to speak of the horrors of seeing a woman, secre- tary applying red, stickly paint to

and

(rights.

police:

IT HAPPENED IN

BRITAIN...

25, 8.WP. Perry (monthly) 25, Edgar Davidson (monthly) 50, The Analysts Government Laboratory 77, J. Finnie 50. The Portuguese Staff of Hongkong & Shanghai Bank (monthly) 50, Some Mem- bers of the European Staff Messrs. Butterfield & Swire-April 57, B. "Hersehend (monthly) 10,

of

her lips whenever the Boss stopped Mr. Eidney Alfred Clarke a Lon-¡of Stanley Park-avenue, Alperton, C. Austin (monthly) 10, W. Hewitt for breath, while dictating. Mrs. don Stock Exchange jobbet whose He was one of the first to organist | (monthly) 19, D. J. Valentine' C. M. Stuart, a succeeding speaker home was at Oak Lodge, Ham the collection of used blades to (monthly) 20, O. E. Bertin (month- said that in her experience, she Common, Surrey, and who, with supply comforts for the troops. Iy) 500, W. J. Knight (monthly) found the girl who used this red his wife Dorothy, died as the result: Tallest man in Erighton now is ANS. Exercise Pay 4.50, Quarry 10, Thikoo Club Bowls Match 20, paint found it easier to get jobs of enemy action, left £17,000. than those who did not.

the Rev. F. Noel Palmer 8ft. &in. Bay Work Party 5.50, The Prison Other speakers at the debate In- the rest of his estate as to one-ville.

After two small legacies, he left-new Vicar of St. Luke's Preston Staff-April 193.39, WF.C. 10. The cluded Miss E Ennock, Mr. D. & half to his first wife for life, and

Staff of the Union Insurance So- Fulebain, Mrs. R. B. Whittington, then for all his children; and the

Mr. Benjamin Sampson was con-ciety of Canton Ltd-April 78.95, Mr. W. E. Hines and Mr. J. H. other half can trust for his second gratulated by Mr. Chuter Ede, Mrs. Wong 10, Sale of Postal wife for life, and then for his Parliamentary Secretary to the Labels 5.20, Bale of Knitting Bagr The debate concluded with & children.

Board of Education; during an in- Per Mrs. Dunbar -13.50, Mr. and summing up the points in their

spection of works in West Surrey, Mrs. B. C. Tavadia (monthly) 10, respective favours, by Mias de Every customer at the Britannia for not having been late or absent. Worrall (monthly) 60, A. Mc- Shelmo and Mr. Wilson. The vote Tavern, Bermondsey, who makes a throughout his 20 years service alpine (monthly) 10, R.D. Gillesple was taken, with 85 votes for the bad throw at darts, slips a half with the firm. ́proposition, and 101 for the oppo- penny into a wooden box to help sition.

to provide "mokes" for the boys." In doing its bit for the Forees the Britannia has collected more than

Lavis.

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FRIENDLY SOCCER

TOMORROW

£100 zince the fund started.”

(monthly), 25, Pay: Bub-Lt. WEL Bowley (monthly) 2, G H Cau The next day Mr. Sampson wastherley (monthly) 20, L. M. Wylie (monthly)25, M FLHaymes absent. He had the 'fin.

(monthly) 10, G. Lyon-Mackenzie Evacuated children from Bethnal (monthly) 100, Miss KM. Ander- Green were included in a St.son (monthly) 50, M. Beraha Co,

A sour has been born at Meikleour Valentine's Day distribution of (monthly) 25 Mr. and Mrɛ. C. G. A friendly football match will be House, Perthshire, to the wife of threepenny pieces and buns at Alabaster (monthly) 50, E, Wake- played between Bouth China AA. Mr. Patrick Baird, explorer. He Barton Mere, Suffolk

ham (monthly) 200, K. Joffe and the Royal Scots at Caroline Hmarried the widow of his best

(monthly) 10, 8. A Kent (month- The Mayor of Edmonton has re- zt. 5.30 p.m. tomorrow,

Lee Wal-tong will be supported Arctic expedition,

friend, who was lost on a Canadian ceived $20 for his distress tund 19) 10, Mr. and Mrs. C.. M. Hall (monthly) 50, E. W. Pudney-May from the Edmonton (Alberta) 25, John Moodle-May 20, B. M. by the champions and shield with Mr. EH Licking MVO, who Lodes of the Loyal Order of Moose Bicheno (monthly) 10, Anonymous ners of the past season.

taught many members of the and the Canadians have asked 50, Mrs. F. M. Descon (monthly) Three Eastern players Heu King: Royal Family to ride at Windsor how else they can help their Mid-10, J. A. V. Hart Davis (monthly) zen, Law Wat-kuen and Chung

Castle, has died at Blough, As dlesex námitsoká Yung-sum, who are taking part in superintendent of the Royal mewn

10. Some of the Chinese Staff of Bouth China's Malayan tour. will

Starting this week, the B.B.C.'s Messrs. Holt's Wharf April 48.07. so be seen wearing the colour Windsor Castle from 1924 to overseas broadcasts are increased Total: $700,918.05.

1931, he had the care of all the and rearranged to make the voles. horses including the Windsor of Britain beará in ever country

of the senior Chinese soccer club.

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A small charge of 50 cents and 30 cents will be charged for admis стеу.

san.

Thirty-three different · languages. Printed and Published More than 4,000,000 used razor will be broadcast-on

The South China team will be blades have been-collected since wavelengths for a total of 54 bours safling for Bingapore on May 14. last summer by Warden G. Martin, every day.

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