STAPLES
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1937. ⠀
SURPRISES
APPROACHING FALL SUGGESTS A CHANGE IN MENU PLANNING
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Perhaps you have grown a bit; tired of cold cuts, salads and mold- ed desserts, through the summer months. Why not try a few dishes of more substantial character now that an occasionul cool day pre- sents itself.
SPAGHETTI
Fry together in 2 tablespoons of shortening one chopped onion. one chopued green pepper and pound chopped bee! unt! well done but not brown. Boil pound of spaghetti in salted water until tender.
Drain and add the ment, onion and pepper. Put into a bak- Ing dish, add-one small an corò, one can tomato soup, and one bot tle (small) of stuffed olives. Grate
pound of cheese and add serving a little to sprinkle on the top. Bake in a moderate oven for 45 minutes.
EAST SPAGHETTI Put 2 caps
of spaghetti with tomato sauce in the bottom of a baking dish. Mix one pound
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beef. around
cup one-quarter 'onlon, minced
breid cup crumbs, 2 teaspoons poultry sea- soning and salt to taste. Molst lightly into balls and place on top of the spaghetti Dot with short- ening and cover with a generous layer of crumbled corn, or wheat" flakes. Bake in a hot oven till brown for about 20 minutes.
BOILED TONGUE WITH SPICY SAUCE
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Prepare and boll, a tongue and
serve with the following sauce.
1 eup julee from spiced peaches
1 cup raisins
2 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp, flour "Heat peach juice and pour over raisins. Melt butter, add flour blendlag well. Add peach juice and raisins and cook until sightly thickened. Serve tongue.
RELIEF COMMITTEE FOR REFUGEES
Nanking. Sept. 8: An Emer- gency Period Relief Committee for refugees has been organised here under the Executive Yuan," and branches will be Immediately opened in various provinces and cities throughout the country,^"
The six ministries under the Executive Yuan. the National Administration and the National Famine Relief Commission, have each sent a representative to sit on the committee.
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Efforts will be made to send the refugees in the war areas to places of safety while all able-bodied male, refugees will be enlisted to: do various types of work for the government— Central Neuk
RING OF GUNFIRE
ENCIRCLES PEIPING Tsinan, Sept. 8: Pelping is be- ing encircled by a ring of gundre that is tightening dally as the roar of big guns becomes more audible daily, according to mes- sages reaching here.
According to foreign observers who have returned to the old Capital from the Western Hills, Japanese troops are back-pedal- ling in bewildered fashion from the Mentoukou area. about 17 miles west of Pelping. being crowded back by large numbers of Chinese troops continuing their strategic retreat from the Nankow
area
CABBAGE STUFFED WITH .CORNED BEEF HASH
1 medium size cabbage
tbsp. butter
2 cups corned beef hash
1 small onion finely chopped
2 tbsp. tomato catchup
cup cabbbage stock or milk Salt and pepper
LIGHT SUMMER
CAKES
When warm asys come the pru spect of eating a rich heavy slice of cake loose its appeal even to the passessor of a highly devolped sweet tooth. So plan to serve cakes that are not 80 rich In Cakes of the texture or content. sunshine or angel food variety are delicious with fresh berries or Ice cream and general favorites well.
SUNSHINE CAKE
1
1
eup cake flour
1
tsp baking powder
tsp. salt
6 SEKS
1
cup fine granulated sugar cup strained orange juice
1 tsp. grated orange rind
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Remove the cuter willed leaves from the cabbage, Cut a slice off the top of the head. Scoop out the center of the cabbage with a sharp knife leaving about Inch of the cabbage all-round to form a cup- like shell. Put the top slice back on the shell. Tie in a plece or cheesecloth and cook in balling
Light the oven and adjust heat salted water until just slightly ten-
20 275. Sift the four, then rẻ- der. Melt the fat in a skllet. Add
measure arg.sift four times with the cornbeef hashy chopped onion the baking powder and salt. Beat and tomato catchup and the stock. yolks of eggs till formy and thick. Simmer for about 5 minutes and This requires about 10 minutes of fill the cabbage shell with the mix-beating by hand. ture. Cover the cabbage with the Add sugar gradually and con- "td" and place in a casserole.
cabbage little
Uquor and cover with Bake 30 minutes
Pour
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around the head a tight fitting lid. In in a moderate over.
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MEAT LOAF -
cup raw carrots
1 small onion
1 pound beef
1 pound pork
pound vea!
1 tsp. salt
Few grains pepper
"1 egg
1 cup bread crumbs
cup milk
2 tot slices bacon
Grate carrots and chop onton.
Mix chopped meat, carrots, enloa seasonings, egg, crumbs and milk. Pack Into a greased loaf pan. Lay strips of bapon over the top of the fort. Cover and bake..
DRIVEN BACK
FROM PAOSHAN
COOL DRINKS
If you wish to serve non-alcoho- ilc beverages you'll find these suggestions timely and interesting.
FRUIT JUICE COCKTAIL Four into a shaker, over 1 cup of cracked ice, 1 cup each of pine- apple and strained orange juice,
cup juice from canned raspber- jrles, cup cup grenadine and 4 tablespoons strained lemon juice Shake vigorously and pour in cocktail glasses, add a fresh straw- maraschino cherry to berry or each and serve.
ICE COFFER. ANGOSTURA
6 cups coffee
1 tbsp. angostura bitters
1 cup cream
cup sugar
Cracked ice
Frozen whipped cream'
Add angostura bitters to coffee and chill. Before serving add cream and sugar to taste. Serve
in tall glasses with cracked ice and top with frozen whipped cream.
LOGANBERRY PUNCH
1 cup boiling water
in
1 tsp tea leaves
tinue beating until stift. Add orange rind, then Juice and flour, mixing alternately, stirring throughly. Carefull fold In the stimy beaten egg whites, last us- ing wire whip and rotating the bowl with one hand while folding in with the other. Turn into an unailed turk's-head pan, being careful not to stir batter as it is being transferred.
cup sugar
cup loganberry juice cup lemon juice Few grains salt
Combine boiling water and tea, let stand 10 minutes, strain, over sugar and stir til sugar is dis- solved. Add iruit juices. put in glasses with crushed ion and add
Bake for first 20 minutes at 275 degrees then increase the temperd-ginger ale or water. ture to 300 degrees and bake for 50 minutes longer. Invert to cool in the pan, ke angel food. "and remove when cool,
ICING FOR SUNSHINE
CAKE
STRAWBERRY JUICE COCKTAILS
Wash and hull 1 pint straw- berries, sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar. let stand hour and add Beat cup granulated sugar. }]} cup orange juice, "cup grape- cup" powdered sugar. I cup shred- fruit juice und 1 and † cup lemon ded pineapple and 1 egg white to-juice. Add few grains salt. MIX, gether until the feing is very stiff rub through a" sleve, Chill and holding its shape.
serve in glasses. に春を
A DIPLOMATIC CRISIS
maintained." In
The attack on the Union Jack and the serious wounding of our Shanghai, Sept
8: The lone Ambassador in China has created Chinese battalion in Paoshan
a formidable diplomatic complica- tion with Japan in which was reported "missing" tol-
a situation lowing the brief occupation of the already perverse. The reaction of town by Japanese earlier in the the public here is one of Indigna- week, yesterday fought a desperate tion, though the calm front shown battle agains: a Japanese landing in face of all the Shanghal de-
velopments is party from the north-eastern sec-
Government circles the affair is tion of the town
viewed with great gravity, and no attempt is made to minimise its seriousness. Sir Hughe Knatchbull- Hugessen had 17 very narrow the information БО escape, and far available does not justify the assumption that he is out of danger. Japanese leaders on the spot are profuse in their apologies and concern, but the diplomatic explanations to be demanded will be searching. In waiting for the fullest information before taking action with the Japanese Govern-
The Japanese detachment ad- vanced up to the town wall but were taken completely by surprise when Chinese reinforcements from the Lion Forest Fort area launched u terrifc attack from the rear.
the Chi-
outside
Sandwiched between nese forces the Japanese made a frantic attempt to break through and escape. The Chinese In the town however, peppered the Japanese with machine-gun but- lets from the top of the walls while their colleagues mowed down the attackers as they sought to retreat... Only a hand- ful succeeded, to escape leaving a large number of dead and wound- ed on the outskirts of the town. Last night the Japanese land batteries opened a two-hour bar. rage on the Chinese positions in Chapel but were unable to silence the Chinese guns. The trench- mortars in Chapel shelled the Japanese in Hongkew early this morning, many of the missles scoring direct hits on the Japan ese positions.--- Central Neok.
POOR HOUSE INMATES
ment.
the. British Government desire to fortify themselves with the closest insight into the facta:
which will then be made the basis of the most vigorous diplomatic protest.
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61 JAPANESE PLANES SHOT DOWN SINCE AUG. 14 Nanking, Sept. 8: According to
announcement made by the Chinese military headquarters to day, 61 Japanese planes have been shot down in China between Aug.
14 to 31..
These include 29 heavy bombers, 24 light bombers, five pursuit planes and three seaplanes.
It is also announced that Bi
ITALIAN PIRACY
Moscow, Sept. 8. While accepting the Anglo- French invitation to the Mediter-
rarean
Conference, the Soviet Government insists on "récogni- tion of the intolerableness of the attacks by Italian warships against commercial ships" and asks why an invitation bad
to been sent Germany since the Conference aims at discussing only questions
connected directly
with the Mediterranean. Russia also de- mands that Spain be invited to the meeting.
Soviet spokesmen declare that they consider the Italian rejection of the Savlet note on "piracy” in the Mediterranean 28 unsatisfactory and add; "We shall continue to assert accusations against Italy."---- lenter.
ITALY MIGHT NOT ATTEND CONFERENCE
London, Sept. 7. Rumania has announced her acceptance of the invitation to attend the Mediterranean Con- ference.
A message from Rome, however, states that Italy will have to re- consider her decision to attend the conference as the result of the Sövlet 'move, and the Italian press attacks Russia angrily for her "impudent" note though some of the newspapers say that Italy will not take the Note too seriously,
The "Fopola" Dirom!" `describes Foochow, Sept. 8: Five hundred bodies of Japanese aviators who the Nole as
the latest Soviet Inmates of a local poor house were shot and killed when their manoeuvre against International went on a voluntary "hunger planes crashed, have been buried order-an attempt to send the apparently joined about 10 miles strike" yesterday, saving $5 from by the Chinese authorities while peace of Europe to the bottom west of Peiping, where severe hand-to-hand fighting is reported contributed to the national "war
their food expenses which they 56 others are still missing. Eleven to be taking place.
diers have been taken prisoners, 10 having been brought to Nan- klak.
Meanwhile, Japanese reinforce- ments have been pushing on from Peiping and its vicinity to meet the troops failing back from the west. The Japanese forces have
NIGHT ATTACKS
acknowledge Japanese reports heavy casualties among their ranks in killed and wounded. Large numbers of Japanese wounded' have been sent to Pei- ping by train from the battle area. The Chinese are specialising in right attacks, breaking ranks into guerilla... bands for this purpose. The sporadic raids on the Japan- ese flanks by these hands has been particularly haressing..
chest.".. Central News
Rellable information received here reveals that there are only 700, advanced under cover of 12 planes left out of the 60 belong- heavy artillery Bre and an aerial ing to the Japanese Combined bombardment yesterday. The Chi-Fleet off Formosa and that the nese troops, however, forced hand- commander of the air force has to-hand fighting, and a nerce en committeed suicide for fear of counter is reported to be still go- "losing face," ing on.
though political circles state there is no reason to suppose that Italy will break of diplomatic relations with Russia.
The view taken in Berlin is that it certainly looks as though RussİN is trying to torpedo the progress of the Mediterranean Conference. This statement was made by a Reuter. German spokesman to Commenting on the Soviet Note, this official said that "It is strange, The Chinese headquarters also to say the least, to send such a disced that Loh I-chin and LuNote at the moment when exorts * responsible for are being made with the view of bringing down five planes each reaching an agreement. It would
Liang
Tien-cheng
appear that Russia prefers chaos "credited with four.
to reign;"---
Reuter. Ventral New
Another battle at Hsitalpu on the north bank of the Yungting Yi-Lang River, is said to be raging, with West of Pelping at Heiniushan. the Chinese having the advantage white. about four miles from Narling, in numbers. Japanese infantrymen numbering Central Newn
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