1934-02-07 — Page 12

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WOMEN'S CLUB

BUSINESS MEETING HELD

·YESTERDAY AFTERNOON

The business meeting of the Hongkong Women's International

WEDNESDAY,

FOOTWEAR TRADE.

QUESTIONS ASKED OF ORIENT COMPETITION

London, Feb. 0.

%

FEBRUARY 7, 1934.

BIG INCREASE.

UNEMPLOYMENT REGISTRA- TION FOR JANUARY

London, Feb. 0.

Questions were asked in the The substantial increase in un- Club was hold yesterday afternoon House of Commons to-day concern-employment during January, which in the Club Rooms, a large num-ing competition in rubber footwear is recorded in figures issued by the ber of members being prosent goods from Hongkong and Singa- Ministry of Labour, is mainly at-

tributable to the seasonal dépres Following afternoon tea, Lady poro.

Bion; but other factors have tend- Sauthorn, addressing those pré-

Mr. Thomas, roplying, said reed to add to the apparent increase, sont, said:

To the extent of 23,000, the in- presentations had been received from Canada and the matter was crease is wholly statistical and does under consideration,

not indicato that fower situations Mr. Runciman said his attention are available. It is explained by had been drain to the question of the exceptionally large increase in footwear imports Into Great Brithe number of juveniles leaving tain, which likewise wore receiv-school and registering themselves ing consideration.-Reuter,

as applicants for work,

"This meeting da being held for the purpose of reporting how far the Club has gono sinco It was opened, eight months ago to the very day, and also for the purpose of receiving, suggestions, fmm

members.

"As regards non-members, 1

In 1919 the birth rate was high want to explain that this Club was

and children of that year are now originally started for the business giris and women of this Colony Sandes and Denison. She also industrial recruits. In the normal because we. And that girls, after thanked Mrs. Jack for organising course, theso children will get situations during a month or two. that the in- The return shows tiflins in rostaurants, found they the library.

"The point of this Club, how- had no place for rest after lunch. The Club is not only for business ever, is that we cannot make It crease in the number of registered girls but for all women in this pay with only 250 members," Lady unemployed over the December

Southorn continued.

figure was 164,987.-British Wire. Colony,

"We must have over 500 mem-lees. bers to feel safo. I left this Club

Achievement.

"On looking back over the eight last June, a prattling babe, and months hard work for the Com-came back to find it in Its teens PLACE IN PROGRESS. mittee, I find that the results are but not able to stand on its own highly satisfactory. The ladlen legs."

who have run

this Club have

managed to entice quite a number

П

great

The Finances.

IMPORTANCE OF HORSE TO FARM AND ARMY

Moscow, Feb. 6.

the

Mrs. H. F. Sommers, in outlin- of members. This is achievement. The food here is ing the financial' position of the

A striking defence of the horse- excellent and there is a friendly Club, said that with 266 members, spirit throughout. I want to put the total expenditure was $6.- was made to-day by War Commis- to these 959.50, na against receipts totalling sar Voroshilov when reviewing, be- on record my thanks ladies who have borne the heat $4.118.48 The capital was $28.fore the Communist Party Con- gress, the economie. progress of and burden of, the long Rummer 151.12,

At the conclusion of the meet-Russia during 1933. days. A Club like this does not

He declared that despite the grow up just like a mushroom, Ing it was announced that Mrs.

of farming, but need loving services which Raymond and Mrs. Welll had kind-mechanisation have been fully riven by the Comly donated a blackwood writing horse continued to be very neces-

desk to the Club, Mrà. Nichollssary to the Soviet.

"Once and for all we must put In thanking Committee members hnd donated a clock and Mrs.

an end to the theories which would and others who have helped serve Elder waste-paper baskets.

Miss Gray proposed that deck replace the horse with machines. the Club during the past summer, Lady Southorn specifically men- tennis should be started in the and to talk of the extinction of tioned Mesdames Biggar: Som-Rest Room, the proposal being the horse. Moreover, now as in the past, the horse is of tremend- mers, Gerrard, Y. K. Chow, Mait-carried.

As an experiment, the moneyous importance to the army of land, Alabaster, Peter Tod, Alec

Frank for running the Club was kindly Russia, the Commisaar declared. Potta, Middleton-Smith,

-Rauter Special. Howard, George Hil Simon, provided by Mr. Tang Shut-kin.

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