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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

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GENERAL

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"GRASS WIDOWS"

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HEARTS OF THE NATION

GRACIE FIELDS IS BACK IN BRITAIN AND THE HEARTS

OF HER COUNTRYMEN

wars, burt she Commons during

Gracie's songs have cheered soldiers of two was criticised in the press and the House of last year because she remained in North America.

Parachute

If Richard K. West of New York was not suffering too badly from the nervous tension that usually attacks a bridegroom as The waited at the altar. he must

As bombs fell in London, cdi- While the European confilet was i have observed something fumiltar torials reminded her admirers that In the so-called "phony war about the gown. their Gracle wasn't

his bride, Miss at home to period she went to the United Betty Lingle wore in endure

Evanston's the raids. Often her States and made motion pictures, First Baptist church recently. picture Was hissed in newsreel in Hollywood for her large Brit sh theatres.

Empire following

NATIONS DARLING Bu That's Borgatten now, and she's the Nation's daring agat: - The Lall, blonde tethe La cashire qution mil girl with cer comic gestures and dialerts.

While she was being attacked in Parliament aus press, she made a extensive personal appearance fair 4 € quada and hang in New York For British wat ree!

Past autumn she said

ind received a

She gave a charity show betere war workers at Rochdale the other apology pron Baldwin duy (1 started slowly but when Secretary of Parliament,

It was over, they were shouting. cusations vulced there "she's still our Gracie "

considerably.

Although altered it was mude West once used to bat! out of his of a parachute Mr.

plane, and beautiful gown,

reade. To

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shimmering in the candlelight.

with the liken folua

The use which his parachute Molly-

had been put was a surpris cabled Webb, the bridegroom, as i was to the Tamfly riends gathered to the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Ligle, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. West, all of Evanston repeat their wedding

for at that she

and her husband had taken large

To a Britain, there's magle just amounts of cash from England

in her walk onto a stage Grace when they came to the United

States.

her

is 43 hr vore has an exceptional range and Hittle rise, but showmanship is amazing

ROBUST SONGS

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She can sing robust songs 3000 war hardened oops to the Dopulation accompaniment of their

whistles and cheers, then have titer bawl ing in their battledress as she sings an old Irish lullaby

Asmara in B.trea is a town of "grass widows The Includes 30.000 Italian women wives of prisoners of war or pya cuated fron dangerous parts of

Oracle does have much to say Ar abo ine

Gorlar

about the last year but that she's glad to get which is

home and wants to by deser-

sing and sing and slug 20 assault on troops, factory workers and "every-

forgive me for 3.000 feet, Que who'll

being away song when things were bard

Abyssinica Here wives of ail Halls where Italy's last force being steady depicted don, awaits the final 1's defences at top of almost unclimable elltts.

LIVING ON ALLOWANCES Asmara's streets arp thrinted by Italian women living ou alla ances granted by the British Gov- ernmen

viljan residents

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Her husband said then that the A lavish collar of Duchesse lace British War Office ad instructed belonging

the West family Mias Fleids to go to Canada, and added beauty to the parachute that the amount of money they sk The bride wore a tiara 01 had taken along Wan necessary the same lace, to which was fast because she was paying not only ened a long tulle vell her own expenses but those of her carried Easter lilies. troupe as well,

ALL RIGHT AGAIN

But when Oracle got up and sang the other day, everything was ali right again to the public.

She finished with "There'll Al- ways Be An England" and a lot jut people listening salu it seemed as though there would be at tint. "now that Gracie's back."

B. W. O, F.

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and she

NEWSETTES

They're wins but the newly- born

daughters of Mr and Mrs. David

Cabera of Pueblo won celebrate their birthdays un the same day. The first was born at 405 am. on Saturday but the second didn't arrive until 27 hours later about. noon Sunday.

The following is the latest 11s:!

When hillside near Mrs. J. C. subscriptions received Le date Rosenberger's home burst into

Itali Boout the work peaceably, show. ing a remarkabl disposition.

Outstanding among the many for credit of the BW.OF co-operate with British, authorities fortune tellers In Hongkong today

who have shown great leniency

in the Patinent of the Ifallants.

All Hutan rolujal police. in er astmetive uniforms,

assist.!

the British military pollee to con-

troi traffic. The petrol shortage is being rapidly overcom

CHINA MAY SEND

SILK TO U.S.

iy Wenser Ma 35 who is well known for his uncanny

Accuracy

foretelling coming events.

MORE KEMARKABLE

Previously acknowledged

and $739.238.33.

bloom unexpectedly she decided to €115investigate

She found tulip bulbs had been carried to the hill from Analysts Government Laboratory her garden by gophers and buried monthly 965. A. H. Quinness just deeply enough to bloom when monthly, 20. D. G. Day month-spring arrived.

y 15, Mr. F. M. Deacon month-

More remarkable is the fact that 10. Mrs. Perdue for employ-

knew whia! was coming not

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ing amahs to knit for chlidren of Dr. Carlos P. Ruinulo, well-known jebly to h's clients but to hlasell, bombed areas 10. Mrs. Cock for Journalist in the Philippines, ar-

although precautionary measure to ward of an eva event was not always successful

emptying tallers to sew garments rived in Chungking by plane on for children in bombed areas 10 Saturday morning from Manila via The Eastern Athletic Association Hongkong to study Free Chins at After a nord day's work in which. 26. Yale f 1 C.H.S.S. Badge 1, first hand. Interviews with Chinese he gave valuabic advice to scores Quarry Bay Working Party Government leaders have been ar

The United China Hili clared on Sept 6 it had received wedlock, Ma went home one even-

of cents seeking fame, wealth or 1450 Club de Recrele 14th Dona-ranged for Dr. Romulo, and he will Chungking reports that simpleng only to discover through

tion: 850 On Insurance Co., Ltd. De entertained by the Rotary Club 25 AK Chan: 10, Kowloon Docks and other organisations. Froni that RC 17th Donation for St Dun- Chungking he will proceed to

for the

silk will be available

usual professional medum United States from China it the something

amiss present silk expansion programine; would happen that night.

in China continues successfully.

his

or unpleasant stans 121, A. Vaswani 25. Total: Kunming. Bangkok, Singapore and

5740,434.83 and £115

The organisation reported that

WRITING CHARMS 50 Claes War orphans have been

The seer was rather alarmed, "adopted" by Anierleans after as his forecasts always came Dut radio appeals had been broadcast. correct. Fortunately he believed Among those adopting "warphone" he also knew how to avold up- was Mr. Albert Einstein. world- į favourable developments by writ.. famous physlelst. The adoptiから

ing charms. each send the club US$10..

TIN HAT

BALL ON OCT. 3

ENTIRELY NEW CABARET

Several new dance numbers are

husband

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RIGHT AGAIN!

now being rehearsed by leading NOT HER UNLUCKY

members of the Colony's fair sex,

NUMBER

Batavia.

HISTORICAL LANDMARKS IN HONGKONG

living.

Prophet Ma accordingly pre- pared several charms and asked

Interesting light was shed on several houses in Hongkong bear. h's wife To paste them

ing significance on the Chinese Revolution by MR. MA SIU-CHUN the wall to prevent the influx of evil

in a broadcast over the local Broadcasting Station last week. spirits. Being non-believer in

According to Mr. Ma, one of the earliest revolutionary socie- astrology palmistry and kindred

ties Fu Yen Man Shia Kwong Fuk Wul was inaugurated an acfences. Madame Ma

March 14, 1892 at No. 1, Pak Tz Lane, (1st Floor,) Central District, stuck the charms in the wrong order and

There were 18 members includ tually took charge of the affairs direction to the chagrin of hering Messrs. Tse Chan-tal. Yeung jof the Society.

Kui-wan, Chan Fan, Chau Chew- No. 52, Gage Street, (1st Floor,| ngok, Wong Kwok-yu, Lo Man-Central District, is also of his- Husband atid wife quarrelled.. Lau Yin-buni, Hu Kon-chee, torical significance because it was Hot urades developed into flerce Hun Chung-yin, and Luk King-fo. here that Mr. Yeung Kul-wan was blows, resulting in injuries to his Mr. Lak King to himself stayed on assassinated at 6 pm on January head. One of the main features at the

the 2nd Floor of the same house. 10, 1601, the year of the Boxer TIN HAT BALL which is to be teller was right again, for he knew eldest among them all was elect-

The prediction of the fortune Mr. Yeung. Kul-wan who was the Rebellion. held at the Penirisala

In 1900 Hotel on in advance that something

revolutionary, Sze Oct. 3,

baded Chairman of the society. The Kien-yu failed in a plot to blow in Did of Hongkong's would happen to him that night motto of the society was "Chuu up Bomber Fund, with be an entirely The only trouble is that he could Shum

the Kwangtung Governor's new cabaret by Carol Bateman, not parry it.

01 Kwok" (Whole-Hearted Headquarters and a revolution at Patriotism?. assisted by Gelston Gilinour.

Walchow was also frustrated. The So far as Mr. Ma knows, only Liangkwang. (Kwangtung and two of the members, Luk King..fo Kwangst) Viceroy Teh Shou, a Chau Chew-ngok, are sti Manchu, was determined to ex- terminate the revolutionary ring. her usual ability and originality. United Air Lines, has just resign.

No 13, (Ground Floor), Staunton leaders. He was informed that Mr. Stewardess Clara Johnson, of Street, Central Street, is also an Young was in Hongkong and sent undertaking the production, gives

historical spot, where the Haing Chan Lain to assassinate him: every promise that the show willed after ten years with United, in Chung. Hui, the predecessor

which time she flew something the Tung be a very pleasing one.

Mr. Yeung who had contributed Meng Hul and Dresses are being specially de-other woman in the world!

over 2,000,000 miles more than any Kuomintang, was inaugurated by ary cause was, then in financial. the all his money for the revolution - signed, and a local gentleman has

Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Yow Li, Mr. difficulties. He rented. No. Miss Johnson was the thirteenth Yeung Kut-wan and others kindly come forward and offered girl In the United States to be- February 15. 1895, or according to opened a school there to teach to defray the cost of the Cabaret come a stewardess,

on Gage Street. (1st Floor)

wardrobe.

She was Mr. Lau Chan-tal. February 18, English to earn a living. A friend Other attractions and novelties in its for United was the first

plonner in her way as United was 1805.

who learned of the assassination are also being prepared. but 15 line in the country

ELECTED CHAIRMAN plot named Mr. Kong Kung-hel these are as yet in the hush-husli stewardess service on

to provide Mr. Wong Wing-sheung was warned him to leave the place. stage, the public are advised to Today there are

its planes oiected Chairman of the Hsing But he refused to do so, saving watch for further announcements.stewardessen flying the airways of Tu Yan Man Shia Kwong Fuk not afraid to die. He was actually more than 500 Chung Hut. Three members of the that as a revolutionary, he was Those who are planning partles the country, are specially requested to roserva

Wul, Messrs. Yeung Kul-wan, Tse assassinated by Chan Lam in the Miss Johnson, ឆ attractive Chan-tal and Chau Chew-ngok school. their tables as soon as possible auburn-haired girl, retired from also folried this new revolutionary Other places in Hongkong signt A large attendance is already, as the airways 'order to join the organisation, mured, and both the promotors and medical staff of the Lockheed Alr-

nance on the Chinese Revolution the management of the hotel hope craft

Later Mr. Wong Wing-sheung inchided the Shou Yee Hong Rea that the usual last minute rual California, and

Corporation at. Burbank, resigned and was succeeded by taurant in "Kennedy Town, the will be avoided, so that all table she could to the broad programme Though, Mr. Wong and Mr. Yeung and the Hung Yin Lau Restaurant contribute what Mr. Young Kul-wan as Chairman Young Yu Kce. In Gough Street, arrangements can be minde wel in of nutional defence by koping word Churmen successively, Dr in Wellington Street which had advance.

soroplane makers in good henti, Sun Yat-bon and Mr. Yew Lian-all been closed down.

and the fact that Caro] is, with

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