THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MIXED GRILL
A Merry Miscellany Ashley Sterne
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I am sometimes inclined to think that the folks who create the Paris fashions must derive their Ideas from going to bed too spon after a heavy lobster supper. In no other way can I account for the bizarrerie of some of their notions. The latest is ladies' stockings on which are painted a portrait of their husband or fiance. I cannot think, however, that there will ever be so much of a vogue for hosiery of this nature, as the fea,
few husbands tures of so dances are really suitable for da- corative purposes; and no woman. would wish to go about adverlin- ing the fact that her man's face was about as beautiful as the back of a cab. Moreover, there would be no little difficulty, in the case of the wife for fiance) of some fat-cheeked City alderman plump-jowled stockbroker, to get all of the face on one stocking: and though this problem could he solved by painting half the face on one stocking and the remain- ing half on the other, a word or two of explanation would in jux- tice to the man, have to be embroi dered underneath.
"For con- tinuation, see left knee-cap" would make the matter clear, but would hardly contribute to the picture- squeness of the landscape,
One thing I know for certain.
for dropping a sardine in the Duchess of Bootlo's beer-mug?
Why the Hon. Mrs. Moldeigh Marthagh's hair turned henna in A single night?
RIVER STEAMERS.
FATSHAN BROUGHT DOWN BY NAVAL RATINGS.
POLICE ACTION.
On the arrival of the Fatshan last evening at 7 p... it was learnt that the vessel had been brought down by Naval ratinga from H. M. Ships at Canton, nastated by members of the King's Own Scottish Bordorers.
All crews of the river vessels at What occasioned Capt. Elbeaux-
to Canton yesterday attempted Lifter at the National Sporting
walk out in the morning, and while Club, yesterday, to challenge Phil
those of the Faishan were success- Scort to contest 150 rounds, spot
ful in getting clear of the wharf, barred, over six flights of hurdles, under Rugby rules, with Capa.prompt Police action prevented the blanca (conceding queen's bishop
crews of other ships from follow- ing suit. and a bisque) for the world's ping-pong championship?
Whether the rufescence of Lady Ginnand-Ffrench's nose is really due to frost-bite? and-
Whether the ladder which sud- denly appeared in her atocking last Monday night was the truc reason, as she alleged, for her
ringing the fire-alarm at the cor- ner of Park Lane!
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The fashion would never be adopt-knowledge may advance," says an ed by American film-actresses. Even their long puraes would never stand the strain of new stockings and new portraits every few weeks.
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Quite a number of readers have written to me during the past few days, apropos of my last week's famous Jugo- remarks on the
Czecho-Slavakian composer, Plik Smkif, all declaring that they have "never heard of him befürt, and asking me to give some particulars of his career. I comply with their request with pleasure, y
Plk Smk (pronounced exactly as spelt) was born simultaneously in both Jugo-Slavakia and Czech- Slavakia, in order to protect his copyrights in both countries, in ig now 37 1890. Ho the year years of age, and in 1921 will, therefore be 55. if still alive. His father, Gphuk Smklf, was a fish- monger, and taught young Pik for his first scales, the "doh" which was provided by his mother, who worked in a bakery. He rumarkable early displayed aptitude for writing music, and was sent to be trained in Paris, where he studied composition at the Conservatoire and decomposi-
He als tion at the Morgue.
il
"However much our scientific uninent physicist, writing in a science journal, "I feel confident that there will always remain one problem--the origin of life which will never be solved." But wait a moment please, Eminent Physicist:
The problems of mature are solved
ne by one
By patient, Inborious toil;"
We know how the currant gets into
the bun.
And the sarding gets into the oil.
We know why the sea and the sky
are both blue,
And why Arass and groengages are
not;
And we know that the heat of the
son is all due
To its being so fightfully hot. And Danks to the efforts of wise
scientists
We know why the map-tides are
law;
And we're also aware that the atom
consists Of electrons which whizz 'to and
fro.
.
And we'll find out one day whether
Mars's red glow Is the to red air up aloft; But very
fear never will know
that we
Whether mermaids have hard roes
or soft
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Londoners all. 1 feet sare, will be delighted to learn that the statue of Eros is shortly to be reinstalled in Piccadilly Cirens. For many months the poor little fellow has been languishing in The Embankment Gardens, with nothing more important to dis charge his arrows at than the 1.C.C. trams and the electrical advertisements for tooth-paste and learnt to play the triangle aler
whisky--targets worthy of his the expert tuition of Professor
been the Isosceles; the Jew's harp under unfailing marksmanship. Picca that of Professor Waters, of Baby-dilly Cireua hus aeter lon; and the portable harmonium nader that of the late Uuele Bones, of Margato. His first composition was a symphonic poem entitled "Angels on horse-back," but as it turned out to be practically iden tical with Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries," it has never yet been performed in public.
Another splendid instalment of this gripping life-story will ap pear next week.
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Questions Which All The Social World is Asking.
Who the young nobleman was who got thrown out of the Fritz grill-room last Tuesday evening
AEROPLANE MISHAP.
COLLIDES WITH WATER BOAT.
sanie without him, and, I, for on, shall rejoice to go him once again perched on his familiar plinth He was for many years the land- mark by which so many Preemus- ns, returning from their hectic labours at the Cafe Royal, steered their way home; and i shall never forget how, on the night he was removed, I saw the Grand Arti- choke of the Knight's-Tippler of Jerusalem kneeling on the pave meat at the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue, auxiously calling upan the night-winds, to inform him
whether the locality in which he was at the moment situated was Wandsworth Common or August Bank Holiday.
FALSE NOTE.
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST INDIAN.
Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy this morning, an Indian, named Asraff Ali, who stated he
A plane from the Hermes, on re- turning from manoeuvres at 11
Was a broker, Was o'clock yesterday morning, came in collision with a water boat which charged with uttering a forged was rounding the stern of the air- $500 banknote at No. 62, Holly- wood Rond, when paying for cruft carrier. Slight damage was drinks. Mr. Armstrong, of Messrs. caused to the plane's starboard Deacons, appeared for the defence, float but none of the aviators were and applied for a remund.
Detective Sergeant A. V. Balor in any way injured.
The plane had "landed" and was who prosecuted, suggested bail of
$1000. approaching the Hermes, when the
Mr. Armstrong replied that de- water boat rounded the stern of the vessel and crossed the fairway fendant could put up only $500,
Sergeant Baker: We allege that An attempt to of the aircraft. avold a collision was made but the the defendant had already receiv atarboard.font of the plane struck ed $450 on his false note. the boat, resulting in a leakage. His Worship: I will split up the
A motor boat from the Hermea difference and make it $750. went to the rescue and the plane was safely hoisted on board the carrier.
.
Defendant was remanded until next Friday.
The crows of the Kwong boats and others were threatened with shooting by the Police should they attempted to desert and in conse- quence, all vessels sailed for Hong- kong, although rather late.
This morning's news is that the crew of the Fatshan have been
SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1927.
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HENRY FORD SUED.
JURY-WOMAN'S ACT VOIDS
TRIAL.
on
Vita-tonal
Columbia like life itself
Detroit, April 22. The Federal Court has declared a mis-trial in the million dollar libel suit brought against Mr. Henry Ford by Mr. Aaron Sapiro, a wealthy Chicago lawyer, on ac- count of alleged anti-Jewish ar- ticles in Mr. Ford'a weekly paper The Dearborn Independent, on the ground that it was impossible to proceed as a jury-woman had given an interview to a local paper.
The trial has been proceeding for several weeks at very great expense, and has aroused vast pub- lie interest, as it is though; that anti-Semitism played a large part in the Dearborn Independent sug- gesting that there existed a Jewish conspiracy to control agriculture in the United States.
The jury consisted of six men and six women, who were not con- nected with the Ku-klux-klan, nor were of Jewish race by blood or marriage.
Mr. Ford's counsel, Senator Rend, a prospective candidate for The Presidency, was seized with severe pain. in the abdomen and removed to Mr. Ford's hospital- Reuter's American Service:
THE MEXICAN HORROR.
FEELINGS BADLY HARROWED.
Mexico City, April 22, The spectacle of sobbing men, shrieking women and wailing chil- dren alighting from the carriages completely overcame the crowds lining the platform, on arrival of the relief train bearing survivors of the terrible bandit train-out- rage.
Men broke down and cried, and women fainted or became hysteri- cal. One woman on learning that her husband was among those kill- ed, shrieked and attempled to tear of her clothes and throw herself under the train. A young man alighted from a pullman car, with Baniacal laugh, and invited his friends to dance. I transpired that he was insane as a result of the tragedy, in which his wife and three children had been butchered.
Another man returned with only three girls out of a family of eleven.
Altogether twenty children were Some bure gaping massacred. wounds similar to those caused by dumdum bullets. Men in the crowd cried piteously at the sight of three children wrapped in blankets and covered with hideous Lurns-Renter's American Service.
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JAPANESE MORATORIUM.
A MODIFIED APPLICATION.
Tokyo, April 22, A moratorium has been pro- claimed, effective from to-day, for twenty days.
It does not apply to the pay- ment of wages, payment of debts to local governments and public bodies, and to bank deposits under 500 yen in amount-Beuter.
Per the Rev. W. T. Featherstone, nination of Signor Mussolini, have Three dozen packs of playing been sentenced to 30 years' im- cards, four acts of draughts, one prisonment.
Ducci has been sentenced to 12 set of Chean, six Footballs, aix Tennis Racquets, one dozen Tennis years and one month, Nicoloso and balls, Illustrated Papers from a Luigi Calligaro to 10 months and local Mess, Illustrated Papers 20 days, Riva to 7 years, Angelo,
A Clydesdale colt, 16 months old, from the Diocesan Boys' School, Calligari to four months, and
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The first three aentences accord- been sold for £1,500 which is loan from Messrs. phone on
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