CHARTERING THE ARMANESTAN."
MANILA SYNDICATE'S SCHEME
If arrangements now being carried on by a group of Manila shipping men do not fall through, a large steamship owned by British. interests and under British re- gistry will invade the Hawalan shipping line early this year-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1928.
WOMAN'S WORLD
FOR OUR LADY READERS.
POTTERY PAINTING.“
Announcement has. just been made by Mr. R. M. Robles, well-HOW TO GET BEST EFFECTS. known Manila businessman and goneral shipping broker, that he will soon uct as agent in Manila for a group of Manila commercial men who are now in Hongkong and who have obtained a charter of the British steamer Armanėstain,
which is expected to arrive in Manila from that port early this month. The vessel, he announced, would be detalled on a run to Honolulu and New York, accepting for these ports.general cargo and passengers. Should present ne- gotiations come to fruition, Mr. Robles said, the vessel would make the trip of Honolulu from Manila under his general supervision.
It was pointed out that undër such arrangements, many Filipinos going regularly to Hawali would make their trip on a Filipino-char- tered ship,
The Armanesian is a 7,000-ton vessel, and has accommodations for first and second class passen- gers,
THEFT ON MAIL TRAIN.
TWO PASSENGERS DETAINED AT KUALA LUMPER.
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Kuala Lumper, Dee, 7. A daring, theft occured on last * night's mail train from Penang. A Malay gentleman, named Sheik Ahmad, who was travelling first class to Kuala Lumper, fell asleep at Tapah Road and on woking discovered that his silk coat had disappeared. He started a search and found his coat nicely hidden under a seat,
A Hylam, who was a first-class passenger, and two other passen- gers also discovered the loss of cash amounting to about $60.
A Hylum and his compatriot. were both arrested and on being searched it is alleged that the ent thief wns found to be carrying 5240 in cash and the other $116. Bath men will shortly be produced. in the police court.
LETTER GOLF.
From CAS. to DIL. takes five strokes, according to our solution.
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1-The idea of letter golf is to change one word to another and do it in par, a given num- ber of strokes. Thus to change COW TO HEN, in three strokes, COW, HOW, HEW. HEN.
2-You can change only one letter at a time.
3-You must have a complete word, of common usage, for Slang words and each jump. abbreviatious" don't count.
4--The order of letters can- not be changed.
One solution is printed on-
Another page of this issue.
FOR DANCING MEN,
EQUALLY APPLICABLE TO LADIES.
Don't say you can't dance cause you never have done so.
Pottery painting is simple art that can be exercised with a minimum of expense and experts ence. The rough casts or "bl cult ware can be bought from the local pottery for a few pence, and then it requires only a little jstyle.
LACE AND CHIFFON.
Spidery black lace and pale green chiffon fashions- the.
evening charming
wrap pictured aliove.
A BEAUTY `HINT.
HOW TO REMOVE LINES.
Those distressingly ugly lines which run from the nose to the be-mouth need persistent massage to remove them. The skin should be Inflict yourself on a few good prepared by laying folds of lint, dancers, watch, how others dance, which previously have been wrung and you'll soon acquire stops anuut of hot water, on the face.
After ten minutes of this treat Don't be shy of dancing thoughments plentifully smear the fingers you haven't finished learning. na nourishing cold cream and Not half so many folk as you with a firm pressure of the two imagine are watching you, and middle fingurs work from the nose. anyway dancing is a cure for self- towards the temples. Do not consciousness,
stretel, the skin but apply firm Don't forget to thank your part-pressure.
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has not come up to your expecta- When to Give the Treatment. tions or realised your conception This should be dono every night of the perfect dance. Your part- until there is an improvement, and er may be thinking similarly. then twice weekly is bufficient. Don't forget to dance with your Two or three times in day soak a hostess as early as possible If you plece of cotton wool in a lotion are at a private dance.
ingenuity on the part of the artist to transform the rongh model into
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OUR FOOTBALL COMPETITION.
PRIZE OF $50 WEEKLY.
Telegraph"
The "Hongkong offers a prize of $50, to the ronders who send in twelve correct fore- casts of the results of the English and Scottish League matches (to be played on Saturday next, Jung- ary 7th) "set out in the "Coupon below...Not; goal scores are required; only forecasts showing wins or draws,
In the event of no render fore- casting all twelve matches, a prize of $25 will be given to the reader who sends in the greatest number of correct forecasts; and in the event of two or more readers sand ing in an equal high number, the prise of $25 will be divided. „
The competition is in accordance with the rules published in the Telegraph during the weeks August 20 September 24.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" FORECAST COMPETITION.
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Matches to be played on Janu- Ary 7th
DIVISION L.
Cardiff
Wednesday. West Ham. M'lesbrough.
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V Clapton O.
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Huddersfield" v consisting of two ounces of rose-
Everton Don't apologise in an effort tomary water and one dracm of tine- cover up blunders and faultyture of benzoin, and pat the steps if they are the mistakes of saturated cotton wool along the your partner. She will know of deepened lines. such mistakes, só keep quiet and
The Smile that Irons. prevent her embarrassment,
The old practice of blowing a Don't get in the middle of the feather is great help in getting floor like an exhibition couple. rid of the lines. It should be done Keep as near the edge of the floor whenever one has a few minutes as possible, and so maintain uno spare. Another great point Is iformity and prevent
the confu- to keep the corners of the mouth sion of, oncoming dancers.
turned up. A frown deepens the Don't frown when dancing, lines, but a smile helps to iran Look happy about it,
them out.
Don't look daggers at the couple which inadvertently collide with you. Accidents of this kind aro bound to happen in the most crowded and fashionable ball- rooms.
Don't ask your partners if they kuply this, 'that, and the other while a dance is in progresa” Be- tweeń dances is a better time for instruction.
Don't wear shoes that either pinch or are too roomy. · The former will make daring tiring: the latter are no less fatiguing.
Don't criticise the dancing of| those around you. Your own dancing, in their eyes, muy call for even more drastic criticism.
FITTED FROCKS.
BUTTONHOLES OF VIVID
COLOURS:
an artistic vase, jug, marmalade Ruttonholes are important de
·lish, powder-bowl, ash tray, or tailst of the new afternoon frocks. some such useful commodity.. They herald one of the big changes Simple designs of flowers and in the dress world-the decline leaves are most effective, but for of the simple slipover freek, and the less ambitious many beautiful the rise of the more elegant fitted Conventional designs of inter-pe
These fitted frocks invariably lacing squares, triangles, or circles
Tasten down the back, or, rather. can be accomplished.
A row of, buttons, Take the biscuit-ware, and draw they button.
the same Calour as the dress, the design in pencil, then cover with a coaling of gum. Paint peas from the neck to the waist- sperinily adapted for patteryline, and they slip into button- painting can be purchased for holes that are stitched with bril shilling or two from any art shopliant silk ant finished off in little These should be mixed with turrow-like points. It is the bui pentine to a fairly stiff paste and pnholes-not the buttons--that. applied over the gum. It is well trim the frock,
DIVISION III, (SOUTH). Bournemouth y Brentford, Norwich
Exeter.
8 Told.
9. Paradise.
10 Bristle...
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17 Extract.
11 That on, which metals are ham-21 Contend,
mered.
12 Was alive,
13 Devoted to divinity.
16 Parts of faces.
of candidates for (Scotch).
18 Making & roving journey.
10 Kind of open portico.
20 Number.
22 Meat
dish
25 Do wrong
26 Tranquillity.
34: Debated.
DIVISION IIL (NORTH).
Bradford Stockport
Wrexham.
Southport.
29 Male hawk.
31 Furnished with a pad.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
32 Animal's lair.
Falkirk
Rangers
Clyde
Celtic. Cowdenbeath. Hearts.
33 Tear asunder,
38 Enlivening.
41 Grates.
LOVELY LACE.
Name
Address
No. 19
Dale
Strike out the teams which you. think will lose, but make no marks in respect of matches which you think will be drawn.
All claims must reach this office not Inter than Wednesday follow- Ing the date on which the matches are played.. No prize will be awarded for which a claim has not been made.
Before sending in your coupons, mark your forecasts on the dupli- cate list given below.. Keep your duplicate lists and compare them later with the published results of the matches and if you find that you have eight or more correct.send in a claim for the prize.
Mark your envelopes Football" on the front and write your nume twithout address) on the back of the envelopes
MARK AND KEEP THIS DUPLICATE LIST. DO NOT FORWARD IT TO US. IT IS PRINTED: FOR YOUR CONVENI- ENCE SO, THAT YOU MAY KEEP A RECORD OF THE FORECASTS YOU HAVE SENT INS
v.. Wednesday. Huddersfild!". v. West Ham.
v. Middlesbrough!
Swansea.
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Everton
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Reading
Bournemouth
Norwich
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Bradford Stockport.
Falkirk Rangers Clyde
A black velvet frock was made to remember that the colours come out much darker on the finished distinctive by the scarlet button- product, and to allow for this. holes that made vivid splashes of
A square, made of blonde The pottery proprietors in Eng-colour all the way down its back.
dire lace edged with gold, land are always willing to supply The arrow ends of them were
elongated-reaching
which may , out
be worn damaged biscuil-ware free of very,
pictures above, or trian- When nearly two inches-and gave that charge to practice, upon.
gularly as a shawl is worn. the paint has thoroughly dried irregulné effect that is so smart. take the vessel back to the pottery to have it glazed. This costs very little, and, in return, you have the design permanently fixed, and the vessel is complete..
the
Scarlet suede shoes were only note of colour in the front.
V.
Clapton O. v. Brentford.
V.
Exeter.
Wrexham.
Southport.
Celtic.
Cowdenbeath, Hearts.
Paris-An academy of smokers Inis being organized in Paris, with
women as some of the
charter
For morning wear jumpers but
The short-skirt fad apparently toning down the front are the newest whim. Again the buttons has lost none of its vitality. match the jumper and the button-Hollywood its influence has been If no glazing is desired ordinar les arrow shaped, foo-make strong enough to cause one studio members. The greatest drag on water-colours can be applied splashes of eclour which are re-costume designer to announce, the organization just now is the very sulemnly, that milady's question of whether women should direct to the biscuit-ware, and pented in the narrow belt...
Duvernola, covered with a thin coating It is a fashion which implica pyjamas; henceforth must stop smoke pipes. Henri varnish. This makes a very pretty a return to industrious needle midway between the knees and author, leads the opposition, and vessel, but the design tends to work-fer wellmade buttonholes ankles, instead of reaching all the also contends that women should
way to the ankles as heretofore: not smoke cigars. wear of if washed.
need both time and cure.
12 Title.
14 Soon.
15 Used for sharpening razors.
47 Go forward.
49 Residence of Pope.
52 One time European ruler.
53 Relax in Intensily.
54 Sacred to Hindus.
65 Visionary.
56 Part of winding staircase.
57 Chums.
58 Funeral piles.
59 Shrub of the plum genus.
Down,
1 Strike repeatedly.
2 Forbid contact with.
8 Exhibiting force.
22 Perfume from flowers.
93 Conceited fellows.
24 Yields.
20 Substance used for writing on.
office 27 Allow entrance to.
4 Nutives of certain country of
Northern Europe.
6 Funeral orations.
0 Number,
7 Ascendeil.
28 Ronyin magistrate.
30 Guided.
31 British farm animal.
85 Plunders.
36 In an upward direction.
[37 Essential to life.
39 Not foreigners.
40 In front..
42 Stubborn.
43 Gully.
45 Small portion,
46 Heads of persons.
47.On top.
18 To profit. "
50 Small room.
51. Part of the neck.
Yesterday's Solution.
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The Idol!
Lock! Look! SEE WILLAY'S
CONN!!
ISN'T A FUNNY!
WHAT Isar?
THAT'S A CLOWN!!
I WISH I was
A CLOWN LIKE ZAZ!
YEAH-ME TOO, TAGE I'DONT'SEE WHY I;" WASNT BORN A 'CLOWN INSTEAD OF
ME!
By Blosser
HELLO
BOBBY!
GBE! DO!
You know
A
BOBBY?
YES HE ALWAYS- STOPS IN FRONT OF OUR BOX AŬ SAYS
HELLO TO ME!
BOY!! WISH I WAS
GREAT LIKE
YOU!
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