1940-12-27 — Page 7

Friday,

NANCY

I CAN'T REMEMBER · WHAT IT WAS I WANTED - BUT

I KNOW IT

WAS SOMETHIN'

GREEN!

WAS IT OIL OF WINTERGREEN- LIME DROPS-- GREEN SOAP-**?

OR THIS OR THIS

Married In America

On Xmas Day

Ming Tong Mel-ll, second daugh-

ter of Dr Hollington K. Tong, Vice-

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Latest Donations

To War Fund......

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

DID IT LOOK LIKE THIS

OR THIS

OR ---?

A total of $1,316,700,01 was reach-

Seamen Entertained At Sailors' Home

4

About 85 seafaring men from the

Minister of Publicity in Chungking, ed yesterday by the War Fund in-Royal Navy and Merchant Service, and Mrs Tong, was married to Mraugurated by the S. C. M. Post Ltd, Chen Yih in the United States on with the following donations:

Christmas Day, according to a cable- ram received by their friends here. The couple will remain in the States) for some time.

Both bride and bridegroom are graduates of the Missouri School of Journalism, from which the latter lins also obtained a Master's degree, The bride holds an MA. degree in Political Science from Kansas Uni- versity,

Air The bridegroom's father Is

editor-in- Chen Ching-han, former -chief of the Shun Pao, a well-known Chinese vernacular paper in Shang- hai, and at present manager of the Chung Shing Coal Mining Company.

Anonymous Anonymous "Starko" "AhPorno"

with about 20 Sea Scouts, were enter tained by the Sallora Home to the usund dinner on Christmas Day when Rev. Cyril Brown, assisted by the Instituto's Manager, Me W. V. Field,

FLOWER DAY PROCEEDS Me Ho Kom Tong, the Chairman, an¡presided: nounces that the Flower Day organised on December 21 by the Hongkong Chinese Ballet Association realised the net sum

follows;

There was

the

usual Christmas

of $3,000, which has been distributed as tree from which every man present

Brian War Organisation Fund ... #Treceived a gift. After dinner the| British Fund for Relief of Distres party visited merchant seamen in the HK. Anti-Tubercularis Association 600 various hospitals and distributed Lady Pollock's Food Kitchens .... Home for the Aged (Sisters of the

In Chinna

St Louis Industrial School Society for the Protection of Chui-

tiren .....

At John Ambulance Society of St Vincent de Paul. 1.K. Boys and Girls Clubs Associa

tion

300

presents.

300 300

The Institute's annual Christmas 300 scosqu dance will be held to-night; 200 at 9 o'clock. The Royal Scots Band 200will attend. All seafaring mon in the 200 Colony are invited.

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December 27, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

WELL, I'VE SHOWN YOU EVERYTHING

IN THE STORE--

I GIVE UP..!

·AH-I KNOW A PENNY

STAMP.

MAKE THE

Chantecler Restaurant

Your Rendezvous for the New Year Holidays

Announcing

Extension till 2 a.m.

on. Saturday, Dec. 28

SPECIAL DINNER AND DANCE Cover Charge $5 each. COVER CHARGE FOR NON-DINERS

$1 each..

GALA NIGHT, Dec. 31

New Year's Eve

Extension till 3 a.m.

"Streamers, Confetti and Fun Galore"

DANCE PROGRAMMES ARRANGED BY THE POPULAR CHANTECLER DUO,

ALSO MISS VALIYA, PIANO ACCORDIONISTE, AND STEVE MORINY AND HIS BANJO IN CATCHY AIRS AND POPULAR MELODIES.

Tables may be booked in advance. Tol. 50021

Come to Chantecler for your Cakes, Biscuits, Sandwiches or Bread

U.B.BEER

LIGHT & DARK

BEER AT ITS

BEST.

BREWERY

UB

W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.

ANCHORS AWEIGH FOR THEIR FUNNIEST COMEDY HIT!

Commodore Stan and Admiral Babe take you on a rolling ocean of laughs where your cares will be scuttled to the bottom of the seal

Hal Roach presenis

STAN

OLIVER

LAUREL & HARDY

in

SAPS AT SEA

TO-MORROW KING'S

THE

Directed by GORDONDOUGLAS Rufsend the UNITED ARTISTS

KING'S THEATRE

UFS

WATCH SAVED HIM-During an air raid over Eng- land, a picco of shrapnel went in there, but didn't hurt J. A. Smith of Rotherhithe. His watch doflected it. Smaller piece stuck in him, so hot that he dropped it when ho pulled it out.

Italian and American

Sailors In Brawl

and

Shanghai, Dec. 26. the Fourth Marines Headquarters, Scores of American and Itallan apologised for the incident Marines and sailors were injured offered to pay all damages. last night in a battle at the Royal Majestic Cabaret,

Choice,

bottles and tables flow, damgoing sections of the cabaret. It is understood that the fight developed Reuter declares that nine Ameri- from a minor argument in which the can marines and three seamen have Americans ridiculed the Italians. been sent to hospital. The Italian

after

The Ballroom reported to have sustained a loss of $5,000 in unpaid chits as well as $2,000 damage to furnishings,

over

It stopped when officers arrived casualties are wiknown but several 20 minutes of wild swinging. ard said to be seriously hurt. The The Post and Mercury states that browl, followed an argument an Italian warrant officer died of the use of a table. Sikhs of the injuries. He pulled a gun in an op-Setlicment Police Intervened and parent effort to fire it to stop the assisted the Americans. The clash fighting but an American sallo: has been settled amicably and no threw him from the ballroom down repercussions are expected.

fight of stairs, causing head in-

juries.

It is said that during the brawl Indian Stowaway

an Italian saflor threw a cabaret

girl through a bass drum and an

American pushed the sallor's head

up and down the piano keyboard.

the

In Court

Italian naval officers dented that Shin A Pan, 34, of Mudras, India, warrant officer had died. The was sentenced to two weeks' hard only injuries our men suffered were labour for stowing away from Shong- abraslons on the outer part of the hal to Hongkong aboard a British hands. Our men are light drinkers steamer and ordered to be expelled and heavy fighters," they declared. from Hong for entering the

However, it is understood that Colony

a valid passport by seven Italians were badly cut by Mr E. Himsworth at Kowloon Magis- flying glass when the marines throw tracy yesterday.

at least four Italians through the Det. Sergeant Hill said that de- closed window, The Italians fell fendant was found on board the ship against the verandah railing instead after had left Shanghai. It of into the street.

appear-

ed that the defendant was absolutely

..

The Post and Mercury stated that "broke and had been formerly em 25 Americans and Italians had been ployed es an elephant trainer in o admitted to hospital-United Press. circus. Defendant was trying to

Domel declares the brawl is un-return to India. derstood to have started with a ま violent argument between an Ita=" MEDICAL ASSOCIATION lian sailor and Q United States sailor. The two parted but when A meeling of the Hongkong and the American returned, four Italians China Branch of the British Medical jumped on him, precipitating the Association will be held

0.15 p.m. free-for-all. Chairs, tables, battles, to-day, in the Urban Council Cham- and glasses were thrown during aber, with Dr., PS. Selwyn-Clarke, 20-minute battle which the marine, President, in the Chair, Italian and shore police were un-

Dr. E. W. Kirk will read a paper

able to stop and which came to an entitled "Medical Practice in Hong- end only after the appearance

Italian and American officers.

of long in 1940".

All members of the British Medical

The Evening Post declares that Association are cordially invited to Italian officers yesterday called on be present..

THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ~

The grateful thanks of the Society is heroby tendered to the many subscribers during the year ended 31st October, and the Treasurers are pleased to report that the income nearly covered the increased ex- penditure,

Hon. Treasurers:

Mr. A. McKellar, C.A.,

c/o Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co.,

P.&O. Building.

B. Kwok Chan

c/o The Banqua, de L'Indo-Ching,

Hong Kong

November, 12th, 1940.

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