Tt mist be confessed that one of the most enterprising Rotary Clubs in this part of the world ix the Singapore Club, and its Inst meet ing made history in that it was the first occasion on which a Chi nese lady took the rostrum. and Addressed the club. Wer subject was "Straits Chinese Women:
and their friends listened enthralled terday and "o: day." and members 'a5 this cultivated young lady. ex: Pounded fo then the recent history
ow quickly the era of emancipa China's women-folk, and showed tion had dawned. "Even "in. thei amen said "bias (Foo Simo, they were so carefully guarded that they were di 1° pleasure of looking out of the window. If they were detected in such am act, the parents severely rebuked, and Sometimes. even punished then, Fooking out of the window, indeed The modern young Chiness women had sometimes gone too far in the other direction, affirmed Miss Foo.
As one speaker said when moving a vote of thanks, the mere f that 8 Gacaetndy wag aren jot how far the' modern singapore Rotary Club
om Chinese women had advanced In the pant decade oF (0
'The Malays' New Year have' just colebiated the of Hari Raya Puasa (literally the Great Day after the Fast), and it has: been a delight merely. to walk about the streets and look at the Malays in. their festive attire. The Malay always
standing. lesson to his hurrying ise peaceful creatures "ho is neighbours. He knows that in thig climate one should not be too serious about anything, and be thrives accordingly.
When he has to take. things a little more easily, when custom bids him don his most becoming garments, when he thas merely to Took, beatitiful and stride about, he does this more Hperfectly than any other human Hteast' of colour, and luckily the Our atrects have, lately been actual day of Hori Raya was quite five, at any vote. in the morning. 'One saw. Malays, in motor cats, trolley' buses, rickshaws, and walk: ing the streets, and each male vied with each other male In the Yuousness "and. "gorgeousness iis apparel. The Malay dress con-wists of 2 pair of trousers and ait (a Woose surplice-tike garment) lover which ix worn the sarong, which ig a sort of kilt, Every conceivable combination of colon has been een, and it~ was quite impossible to note exactly what. wax most favoured this year. The most beautifully dressed Malays were certainly those who wore self-coloured trousers and. bain with 8 sarong continuing that colour but
detail." Piok was very much favour: breaking, "away "from it in some ed, and it may be imagined how bright. were the streets. when one saw all' over' the place these fatlies. of pink mixed" with other vivid colourings. especially. vivid ear-Admival GG. Chilton ix Stall, paying their firs ved in Tehang. on board FIN'S. Bee on the evening of Monjdsy, January' 15. Unfortunately, thet ari first appearance of winter and they found ichang snd district mantled white following on a very heavy snowfall Rotary and Zero Clubs do not in this small port, but, by the Kindness of Acting Consul and Mrs. [Cameron ' representative gathering lof British subjects had the opportenity of meeting the new RAY. and his' Staff at dinner on, the evening] lof their arrival. There were _no fspecehes, but in the course of the Cameron voiced the when he extended guests, and expressed the hope that their time on the Yangtze would be jo happy one. On Wednesday, Rear-'Admiral Chilton gave a most en-Joyuble "At Home" which was attended by the naval officers of the various gunboats in port, Chinese Jul, amd members of the foreign
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