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THE WORLD'S COW
HAVE YOU SEEN IT?
LOOK IN LANE, CRAWFORD'S WINDOW.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1929.
This Baby's Stomach. Troubled Her Until Baby's Own
Tablets Set' It Right.
Another Mother In Burma Gives Thanks.
The fame of Baby's Own Tablets continues to spread throughout the world, for parents in all walks of life find them unique In the rapid efficiency with which they restore ailing infants and little children to cheery health.
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For example, Ma M. So, a Burmese mother who keeps little shop in the Zendow Bazaar, Rangoon, states:-"A few months ago my baby was far from well. She had stomach troubles, and cried every night. Having heard of Baby's Own Tablets I got a vial and gave them to baby. The resuls were very pleasing. Baby as soon cured 'no langer suffers now from her stomach and seldom cries."
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No mother need hesitate for a moment about giving Baby's Own Tablets to her Httle one, for they arc guaranteed free from injurious Ingredient and absolute- ly safe even for the youngest and most delicate infant.. As n remedy for infantile indigestion, constipation, colic, there 19 nothing else like them. They quickly relieve teething pains, croup and colds, cheek diarrhoea, allay fever, ¡expel worms. Chemists everywhere sell them, or post free, 60 cents per vihl, from the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Kiangae. Road, Shanghai.
COLLECTED £250,000 A YEAR.
A TAX OFFICIAL'S ' DEFALCATIONS.
Formerly collector of taxen for the parish of the Liberty, of the | Rolls, Leonard Walter: Purdon, 35, of Cursitor-street, W. C., was sen- tenced at Boy-street. Police (part to three months in the second división for embezzling money received by him from tax- payers.
Mr. W. Spencer, prosecuting, (said Purdon was charged in res- pect of sums totalling £196, but an audit revealed a deficiency of £740.
Pordon's net salary in the last three years had been. 1225, £215 and £210. He had control of about £250,000,000 a year.
extra
Mr. J. J. Melatyre, defending, said that in 1926, when Purdon's! salary was £219 a year, he applied for an increase owing to work, but the Inland Revenue au- thorities found that his pay was higher than it should have been and redured it' by £7 a year.
WOMAN'S WORLD
FOR OUR LADY READERS.
The Jewels of the Moment.
The girl in the top left corner is wearing necklet and benculet of rhinestones cut into bars and circles; the one on the right wears a complete 'art' comprising necklet, bracelet and white luequer aqanres. Below is a pendant in coloured enamel with silver chain, while some new beads. of red and dult blue crystals and rhinestones are seen in the jewel-box. The set comprising necklet, butterly, enr- -rings and bracelet is carried out in grey, and pale green
Reguered metal.
Today's Problem.
WHY DO WOMEN ILAVE UGLY KNEES?
in rubbing
iL rotary direc- Lion
and round
round. t!}] the skin feels warm and glowing. Then with the tips of the fingers, pinch and knead the sides of the mees gently.
Stand erect, keeping the leg
This question, "Why is it that perfectly straight and the knee quite stiff. Bend the knee, quick- every woman bas ugly ly, raise the foot, and with a sharp
almost
In 1927 he made a similar apkners?" was put to ma by a weil-jerking movement throw it for plication, with the result that his known actor, and it set me taking wards, bending the foot at the salary was still further decreased, sterk of my neighbour's knees in ankle and curving the toes down- but in 1928 he was granted a rise bu and tube. Certainly 1 wao wards. This exercise, besides of £16 a year.
forced to acknowledge that there improving a thin knee, develops a was ground for his remark.
too thin calf, and generally im-
Not a "Princely" Salary, This was supposed to be a part- time occupation, but the work oc- copied the whole of his time, and even his wife had had to assist him with clerical work.
The knee, like every other fea-proven the shape of the leg. I lure (is it a feature?) can be im-should be practised from ten to proved with care, and even after fifteen times with each leg. a very short time will show results,
if treated systematically: Massage and exercise' will work wonders
For the Too Plump.
When the knees are too plump.
The insurance company would with a too plump knee, and mas-for beauty they should be mas- refund the whole of the defalen- sage with a little cream will turn saged with fresh lemon juice or a tions to the State, and in order the thin, hony knee into a pump Rulle white wine vinegar. Bathe to make restitution to the company and dimpled one. Purdon had insured bls life for the amount involved, payable in 12 years. A friend had guaranteed the premiums.
Mr. Mead said that considering the large amount of money be re- ceived, Purdon's salary was not a princely one..
LETTER GOLF SOLUTION. Here is the solution puzzle on another page.
RUSH, RUST, REST, SENT. SEAT, SLAT, SLOW..
CRINOVIN
A Hair Tonic
removes dandruff and prevents loss of hair.
Too Thin.
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them in hot water, as in the caso, of the too thin, and smear tho skin; after drying it, with lemon When the knees are too thin, and juice or vinegar. With the tips this is generally the case in these of the fingers go over the whole days of strict dieting, they should surface, pinching and kneading be bathed in very hot water of five to break down the fatty tissue, minutes, dried and massaged either paying special attention to the with few drops of olive oil or sides of the knees, for it is there
Olive oil that fat accumulates. a good feeding cream. is excellent, but it should be alightly warmed before being 4p- plied. Pour a few drops into the And do remember how important pain of the hand, stretch the leg in these daya is the perfection of to the out straight in front, so that the the fit and the quality your stock-
ankle is on a level with the knee, ing. The least
slackness RENT, rosting the heel on a chair or stool suspicion of tightness at the bond SLOT, Fit the palm of the hand over the of knee can be so very far from knee, cupping it as it were, and charming. Stockings must be good work the oil into the pores, ones.
J. E. In Exchange.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
NOW THAT MY ELEPHANT AND MY MONKEY ARE GONE, AND THEY GOT THE MAIL. OUT THAT TAG SWALLOWED, YOUD THINK ANY "TROUBLES WOULD BE OVER ANY
OLD DAY THEY ARE !!
The Fit of Your Stocking.
or
Handbags.
SOME INTERESTING FEATURES.
Ilandbags have a never-ending- fascination for women, and some of the new feather bags embody interesting features. ›
The straight line is illustrated by a bag with one of the now three-tier frames, a device which provides two separate handbaga In one, by enabling the front part to be opened quite independently of the back. The two interiors are again sub-divided into sections. This not only makes for safety, but for tidiness Inside the bag. Another safety notion is to have a banknote pocket inside the flap. Many of the newest feather pochettes are fitted with this pocket.
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OUR NEW BRITISH CROSSWORDS.
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1 Fragmenta. 5 Rogues.
10 Telegraph.
12 Exclamation.
Across.
A practical workaday handbag manages to keep its figure in spite 14 Boundaried surface.
17 Banquets.
of the fact that it houses a mani-15 Pormission. cure set, a mirror, and a comb. 16 Fury. This is a useful type for the
19 Ancfont musical instrument. woman who has to be out, all day. For people who prefer a plump 22 Mentally cound
21 Painful, handbag, and there are still some 23 Portion of an opora,
26 Fix.
who do so, there is the bunch bag
eut from a single skin and gather-27 Bird's habitations. ed on to a curved frame. The ad. 29 Entoring. vantage of such a bag is that 30 Ajutage. since the skins have to bo per- 31 Misuse,
fect, and there are no seams to 32 Fashion anew, come undone, it wears inde- 34 Social position. finitely. A hair-brush, mirror, 37 Peop and pocket-comb are accommodat-38. Command.
the 42 Fling. ed in small pockets inside lunch bag.
Sprigged Taffetas.
This piquant, old-world mp- terial looks its best when, made into a piquant, old- world frock, for which the accompanying design is ex- cellent. The square neckline and the long, fitting sleeves are finished with rueked bands of plain taffetas to tone.
A Wandering Mind!
FIRST THING YOU KNOW!:, BETTY'S DAD WILL BE BOUNCIN
IN FROM AFRICA AND ZIP-BETTY'LL BE
GONE" OH, WOE
IS ME!
44 Bellow,
46 Parochial.
47 Bear.
49 Wickod.
50 Think.
51 Image," 52 Matured. 53* Eras.
54 Into,
56 Fastened securely.
1 Parent.
Down
2 Malay dagger,
3 Motive,
4'Beat.
¤ Salnd vegotablo.
7 Used at Ben.
THE
Smooth surfaces. 9. Wise. 10 Buoy's up.
11 Modo of performing.
33 Blocks of granite.
18 Treacherous female:
20 Old male garment.
24 Dried cocoa-nut kornol
25 Imprint,
26 Slow.
28 Palate.
32 Decree.
34 Prank.
36 Streak,
30 Dressing-table.
89 Bone, of fore-arm.
40 Work hard.
41 Lively dances.
43 Demonstrates.
44 Balliff.
46 Enger.
48 Filled with roo.
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Yesterday's Solution,
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SCREEN'S GREAT EMOTIONAL ACTRESS
IN THE CROWNING TRIUMPH OF HER CAREER!
NORMA ALMADGE
NOMAND
The WOMAN DISPUTED
UNITED ARTISTS" PICTURE
AT
THE
QUEEN'S
BERLIN BAN ON RUSSIAN FILM.
CENSOR & LUNACHANSKY'S
LIBEL.
Berlin, Jan, 25.
mon
THURSDAY TO SATURDAY
haunts, and is in fact, à sheer pices of anti-German pro- raganda. It is accordingly ban- ned by the Censor on the ground "that it la culculated to discredit German intellectual life."
It would be interesting to know what the Censor said when ha The German film Censorship saw that other Soviet propaganda has prohibited the public exhibi-film, "Storm over Asia," which is tion in Germany of the film "Sala-a scandalous libel on the British mander of which Lunacharaky, Army and the British uniform, the Soviet Commissar for "Cul-yet it is allowed to draw large ture," is the author, and in which crowds every day in Berlin. It his wife plays the leading femi would be still more interesting to imagine, what the Censor would nine role.
This film pours scorn and ridi-have said if the officers and troops cule an German professors and in this Alm had been wearing students among their own Ger-Reichswehr uniform.
GEE BUT YOU LOOK. THOUGHTFUL TAIS ANORNING, FRECKLES=;
RIGHT THIS MINUTE
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING OF?
By Blosser
I WAS JUST WONDERING IF A WASP GOT ON A NETTLE, WOULD THE WASP STING THE NETTLE OR WOULD THE NETTLE
STING THE WASP!
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