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The draw for a Buick car has LADIES MUST DRESS' been postponed to June 3.
COMPARISON OF FASHIONS IN MISS VALLIS LATEST
PRAPS-
PRAPS NOT!
Passengers arriving yesterday on the "Taiping" from Australia, include Dr. and Mrs. J. Harris, Major A. C. Barry, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Atherton, Mr. J. J. McIntosh
Fox Film production, and Mr. and Mrs. 3. C. Richmond.Ladies Must Dress is having its heal anything, ma'am."
A LESSON FOR EVE
The
Pedlar: This, ointment will
Housekeeper (eagerly): "}} take a tin, then; perhaps it will heel my boots."
Two robbers entered No. 6 final showings to-day at the
Queen's. Lee Tung-street, Wanchai, yes- It is an excellent picture for the terday. They held up the in- mates, who were all women, and modern miss to see, as it shows
that a miss of to-day (short Pat was wanting, to sell Mike ransacked the premises. They left with booty to the value of skirts, etc.) is by far more attrac- his night shirt.
tive than the miss of years ago "And why do you want to sell $281,
(long skirts and all the rest of your night shirt?" asked Mike. the ancient garb!)
Shure and what, good is it to Virginia Valli, a brunette, as me now whin oivo me new job av "Eve," takes the leading role as right watchman an' slape in the a quiet, old fashioned office girl in day toime?" replied Pat. Ward's Department Store. Play-
DON'T WASTE WATER
ing opposite her is Lawrence Voice of the baker's man: "It Gray, (as Joe), who decides that is all very well for you to say you.. she must be more up-to-date in won't marry me. You are no
An interesting feature of the her dress, Nancy Carroll, a growing any younger, and I may programme being offered at the blonde, as "Maizie" brings about be your last chance. You will be
on the shelf soon," Queen's Theatre to-day, is the the necessary change.
Others of note in the cast are Voice of the cook: "Eh, I know M.G.M. News which shows a
that I am on the shelf now. And clever exhibition of boxing, be- Hallam Cooley and Earle Foxe.
Besides the picture, there is every now and then I rolls to the tween two fox-terriers. They don
a pair of boxing gloves each and, the latest M.G.M. News, an edge of the shelf and I looks over standing up on their hind legs, Aesop's Fable Cartoon entitled and I sees you and I rolls back hit each other with remarkable "The Two Slick Traders" and an again!" reality.
The weekly return of the Medi-
cal Officer of Health contained
All were
excellent Our Gang comedy, "Official Officers."
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Rather large lady of house (to diminutive plumber who has just fitted a new geyser): "How many
get a nice hot bath ?"
Diminutive Plumber:
"Well,
eight cases of enteric fever and HOME UNEMPLOYED pennies shall I have to put in to one of diphtheria. Chinese with the exception of one British, case and one Indian case of enteric. Two of the cases! were imported. There was one Yester- death from diphtheria. - day a Chinese case of diphtheria was reported.
NUDITY IN COURT MAGISTRATE AND COATLESS CHINESE
ALLEGED "TEA MONEY"
THE LATEST OFFICIAL REPORT
INCLUDES 39,450 GIRLS
lady, speakin' for meself, I can get nicely covered. for tupence. but I expec's you'll find it, a bit expensive."
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London. Yesterday. An enthusiastic fisherman was The Secretary to the Ministry telling some friends about a pro- of Labour (Mr. H. E. Betterton,posed fishering trip to a lake in C.B.E., M.P.) stated that on April Scotland.
2, there
total of
"Tons!"
"Will they bite easily?" ·
were 012 the regis "Are there any trout there?" ters of the Labour Exchanges asked one friend.
1,163,800 unemployed..
more than The total was 20,078 on the previous week and 27,797. more than a year before.
Comprising this total were 907.100 men and 30,400 girls- British Wireless Service.
COTTON TRADE
ORGANISED SHORT-TIME TO CEASE
"Will they? Why they're abso- lutely vicious. A man had to hide behind a tree to bait a hook,”
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The old gent standing in the long queue outside the picture palace felt someone touch his back from behind. Turning sharply round he saw a youth about to leave the queue.
supply is erratic or less than "the other fellow" is supposed to be getting there is at once a ten-! dency to ventilate a "grouse." That idealistic communal spirit
"Has accused got a coat has been tested and found want-
asked Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the ing. Therefore, if one desires the Central Magistracy this morning existing restrictions to be re- when a Chinese appeared in the with the moved with the least possible de- dock before him lay, it is still the duty of the in- dividual both to himself and to the rest of the community to con- tinue practising economy and self- denial. That effort will be found in his Court, and was told that The Bolton Master Cotton Spin- well worth while in the end-accused when arrested had noners Association has decided that "But I thought I might forget when the official edict is issued coat.
the organised short-time working in my place, so I've put a chalk mark It was stated that accused was the Egyptian yarns section of the on your back." that the individual may resume seen by a Chinese constable in Lancashire spinning industry shall using as much water as pleases.
upper portion of his body bare.
"He ought to have one," re- marked Inspector Bloor (who was in charge of the case).
His Worship again demanded the reason of a half-naked person
in a
STOCKS REDUCED
London, Yesterday.
"I'm only going to pop over the road," said the young one, “I want some cigarettes."
"That doesn't interest me," an-
swered the old gentleman.
"I know," replied the youth.
be the act of dipping a brass cong cease this week-end and that the Two business men were com- street hydrant in Water-mills shall run as they please. paring notes, and as they had street near Connaught-road, Organised short-time to In the meanwhile it is to be
the both just returned from a tour of West, at 11.55 p.m... He had extent of 32.1/8 per cent. has beer the States, they were bitten with trusted that the Water Authority two buckets with him, which he enforced during the past three the mania of seeing things large. will not relax their efforts, well apparently wished to fill with months. Stocks have now been re-
He was arrested. supported by the "China Mail" water,
The duced to a reasonable size-Reuter. and the "Sunday Herald," to in-constable alleged that he was offered $1 "tea money." stil into the community the need Accused also asked if he could be
time to come of the set free. Hong Kong, Wednesday, May 8, 1929. for some
Not a Drop All Day! greatest possible conservation;
Accused's story was to the and that it will, moreover, con-effect that he had not obtained tinue to take the community into a drop of water the whole day
BETTER RAIN PROSPECTS
It
FEMININITY
WHAT A HOLLYWOOD DESIGNER SAYS
"I have just had to appoint an- other specialist on my staff," said the first. "I have two now who have nothing else to do but thrash the apprentices, and they are both kept busy,"
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an
"That's nothing," said the second. "I have just sent jorder to Switzerland for a dozen Increasing femininity is the St. Bernard dogs for my new ex- Up to eight o'clock this morn- its confidence periodically in re- and was endeavouring to get predominant note of the present tension to search the corridors for
some. Regarding the alleged ing one inch of rain had fallen on gard to the exact situation.
offer of a bribe, he said that the season's fashions for milady, ac- castomers who lose themselves. the Island, equivalent to three may be that we have, thanks to constable had demanded it of cording to Travis Banton, the max there!"
who designs the gowns Para- million gallons, and this amount Providence, been spared a pro- him. To gratify him he had to
Cross-examining a defendant productions. Banton, who disputed a coal bill, counsel seresn had been increased by 10 am. tolonged drought with all its pains borrow a dollar from a stall hold-mount's film stars wear for their
whose business is to foresee the said: 1.37 inch. In Kowloon the rain and penalties, but, even so, we do er near at hand.
His Worship remarked that fall registered was only a quar- not desire to undergo again in the there was no doubt that accused to Hollywood frem New York the coals?"
"On your oath, didn't you get trend of styles, has just return. ter of an inch up to eight o'clock, Colony the unpleasant and vexa was going about at
that hour where he spent two weeks study- "Yes," replied the defendant, solely to obtain water, but as which, is, of course, trifling. As tious situation with which
ing the season's fashions. In a "but
"But," interjected counsel, the rain, at time of writing, is still have been faced during the past to the bribe, he (His Worship) short time he will make his an-
was very doubtful of the
"your payment was slack.' steadily falling, it will fervently few weeks.
constable's story. There might "Women's clothing is getting
be hoped by the entire community that the amount still required to restore the water supply to nor- mal, namely, twenty inches, will
water.
we
nual trip to Europe.
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be some truth in accused's story
Jones: "Women, I am of the but he would rt ask the stall away from the boyishness which Having been brought up with holder to give evidence, as he has prevailed so long," Banton de opinion, are different now from
clared. "There is softness what they used to be." certain ideas, we are astonished, might corroborate the statements about the new fashions that is Brown: "How's that?" we feel sceptical, when Sir J. C. (whether it was the truth or distinctly alluring. There is also Jones: "There's my daughter, be forthcoming. In that event, we are officially assured, to-day, there Boae tells us that plants have a not) so as to "get one" on the far more variety than there has for instance, she's taking up the nervous system similar to that constable. Therefore he would bean in some seasons. The waist law, whereas her mother always will be no need for further re- of animals and pulsating tissues convict on the first charge obtaining water)
tine is approaching normal and lays it down." strictions on the consumption of corresponding to the heart. And (unlawfully
The lecturer was addressing the yet, after all, there is nothing to and fine him $6 or 7 days' im-skirt hem lines are going down.” The skirts of sport costumes be amazed at in the discovery prisonment, and dismiss the se
are unly slightly longer than they students on epidemics. Suddenly that different kinds of organisms cond charge.
have been, Banton explained. he pounced on a slumbering youth solve the same vital problems in
The longer skirt is, however, more on the back row. the same sort of way That
"Now, Jones," he said, "name noticeable in the evening and something does pulsate inside a
afternoon dresses. All of such something that spreads."
"Jam, sir" was the sleepy.. gowns have the uneven hem line. plant there is no question. It re-
The new trend in fashions will retort. mains to be decided whether this layer of throbbing tissue fulfils
be reflected in the gowns worn by the function of a heart: Sir J, C.
Paramount stars in their forth... Bose is of opinion that it does and
coming productions, Banton stat- that the rise of sap in trees (hitherto never adequately ex- plained) is due to the action of the pulsating tissue. The Spec-in charge of the British Consal-"You modern girls," said grand-free." tator" (London).
CONSULAR CORPS
VICE-CONSUL TRANSFERRED
TO FOOCHOW
[From Our Canton Correspondent.]
Canton, Tuesday. Mr. A. A. L. Tuson, temporarily
ate-General of Canton, has re- ceived his transfer to Foochow, where he will be Acting-Consul.
It will be seen, however, that we have a long way to go before we can safely say that there is no further need for economy in the daily consumption, and more espe- cially in the individual effort to prevent the wanton waste of water. Until that full amount of twenty inches is registered and not even a seer can tell when that will be the community would be well advised, even though the heavens be opened and the show. ers of blessing are steadily descending, to "go slow." The reports that for the seven days until the arrival of Mr. G. S. ended Saturday last, only ave Moos, M.B.E., who is at present vagaries of the climate are no
cases of small-pox were notified Consul in Foochow and will be less proverbial in Hong Kong than All were Chinese and. one was taking over the Consulate-General they are in other parts of the imported. Four accurred in the in Canton.
Victoria registration district and globe. The whole community may one in Shaukiwan, Kowloon thus suddenly cease their commendable being free of the disease for the economy in the consumption of first time for six months. There water, only to find that expecta- were seven deaths. tions have failed where most they promised.
Restrictions in the water con- sumption are at all times irksome to the individual. Self-denial in
The Medical Officer of Health
Mr. Tuson will not be leaving
ed.
Angry Young Man: "When I bought a motor-bike from you à few weeks ago you said if any. thing broke within six months you would supply a new part
Salesman: "Certainly, sir.. "Grow more and more like men
What may I have the pleasure of In my youth girls were feminine providing for you?"
And more becoming then." Her unrepentant granddaughter,
mamma,
Who was by no means dumb, Replied, "They were becoming,
But dee what they've become."
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Young Man: "Well, I want a new ankle, four front teeth, and a funny bone."
A methodist bishop in the North-west tells of a conversation The boy golf champion of he once had with a Wyoming France, Andre Ghantram, and his man touching certain difficulties. predecessor of two years ago, of the latter's religious tenets. Two ladies were discussing the Firmin Cavalo, are in Scotland,
"Bishop," said this naive merits of the new curate practising for the Open Champion-Westerner, "I do not refuse to be "Yes, indeed," one remarked, ship. They are respectively 16 and lieve the story of the ark. I can Mr. P. Mullins has been apa thoroughly charming man. 17 years old. Jurado, the Argen- accept the ark's great size, its odd pointed second grade clerk in the And what I like about him is that tine champion, is to compete again shape, and the vast number of Works Department at the Naval he is a real altruist, der
animals it contained; but when I You don't say so her friend
am asked to believe that the chil- Yard..
replied "Well upon my soul-1 Secretary of Northampton Town dren of larae carried this un heard him singing in the choir Football Club since its formation in wieldy thing for forty years in last week, and I could have sworn 1897 Mr. Arthur Jones has died, the wilderness I must confess he was a tenor t
that my faith breaks down. “
Three cases of smallpox were such a precious commodity notified yesterday, all being Chin- does not come natural. If one's | ese
this year.
aged 67