Two Sickly Boys in Singapore
Made Healthy and Happy. By
Baby's Own Tablets.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1929.
WOMAN OF 80 AS RATS'
FRIEND.
· NEIGHBOURS PROTEST TO
COUNCIL.
London, May 18. Residents of Platta-lane, a fashionable road in Hampstead, were alarmed recently by the num-j ber of rats and mice frequenting their houses.
Investigations were made, and ins a result a complaint was made to the sanitary authorities with regard to a certain house,
It was alleged that the occupi aut. Mrs. Rachel Emily Willard, 80, harbored the rats and placed food and water in the garden for them.
These allegations Tablets
Just as Enby'a Own helped the two little song of Mr. M. A. Karim, cloth merchant, of Baghdad Street, Singapore, whose portraits are shown above, so they will help other children suffering fram similar troubles.
"Some time ago my two little sons, were afflicted badly with infantile indigestion, accompanied by colic, atulence and attacks of feverishness," writen Mr. Karim. "They were cross fretful and could not sleep well 'nt night.
and
This worried their mother and me a great doul until we tried Baby's Own Tablets. These mado the children's bowels move frogly, after which their feverish ness and restlessness disappear- ed, their digestion and appetite improved, and in a short time they became perfectly well. Baby's Own Tableta are an excellent medicine for young children."
Chemists everywhere sell Baby's Own Tablets, or post free, 60 cents per vial, from the Dr. Williams, Medicine Co., 60, Kinng- ai Road, Shanghai
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WOMAN'S WORLD
FOR OUR LADY READERS.
Your Child's Mind.
SOW THE SEEDS OF BEAUTY,
Continually one meet people who protest that they never read in a book, know nothing at all about Yestigated at Hampstead. Police muste and eannot tell one pleturo lard was summoned under the Court yesterday, when Mrs. Wil-from another. Rata and Mice Destruction Act," But while they are to be pitied 1919, with obstructing a sanitary their parents are to be blamed for inspector in the execuiton of his not opening their eyes when they duty.
Mr. W. G. Kershaw, scolor sant- tory inspector, said when he went to the house as a result of the complaints he found many signs of infestation by rats, and much evklence of rat runs in the garden. Willard with a notice to abate the Subsequently he served Mrs.
nulɛance and made an appointment to attend with a rat catcher.
were young.
A child is very receptive and in consequence takes colour from his environment. If his parents are fond of reading and he lives surrounded by Books, he will turn turns to breakfast or dinner. If to literature as naturally as he
music and art are heard, sean, and discussed as a matter of course, he will accept them as part of the Mrs. Willard did not open the daily life and grow to find them door and pushed
as necessary as sun or rain. through the box.
"Dear Little Vules."
two letters
In one letter to the council, said Mr. Kershaw, she wrote:-
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"I refused admission to your officer becutive 1 consider as a free citizen I have fulfilled my duty to the little country rats who cume into my garden, and also because I object to being considered the scapegont of Platte-lane."
Mr. Kershaw suld the rats were aut country rals, although Mrs. Willard always referred to them as "Dear little voles."
Rats, he added, were intelligent animals, and if people put down food and water for them they soon
got to hear about it.
Mr. Grobel, defending, said Mrs. Willard maintained that she was a freeborn citizen, and held the ohl-fanhioned belief that her house wis her castle.
The Greatest Cruelty.
thing brought up in a house bare
"The Fashionable Hip-Belt." This sketch explains exactly how to fashion the modish hip- belt described in an article on this page..
days start in earnest, there is little time for these things. After wards a boy may go straight into business, or a girl may marry and
The Fashionable $2
"Hip Belt.
- HOW TO MAKE IT. ⠀
You may bring one or two of your existing frocks right up to date by making for each a shaped hip belt, like those featured on many of the latest modele.
It is necessary, of courne, to use materin either to match the gown | or to provide a decided contrast. The contrast is good, so long as you repeat the colour nota in a triangu- lar kerchief for the shoulderà,
2.
OUR NEW BRITISH CROSSWORDS.
Across
1 Pertaining to the aye 0 Means of ascent.
Measure waist and hips, and cut a paper pattern, triangular shape, as indicated in the sketch. Try this pattern en and make any necessary alterations. When you are satisfied that the hip belt will fit, cut two pieces of material ex- 11 Yielding. neily to the size and shaps of the 13 Advanco. pattern. Sew a strip of thin whale 14 Amidst bone in the centro of one piece, from 15 One who deifies.. the middle point to the straight 10 Bundle of straw. edge. Mark the line of the stit 19 Ingenuous.
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ching on the other pieces of ma-22 Performer of valiant deeds. terial and saw on ornamental but-23 Wrong tons, or work a little embroidery, so 20 Falls in winter. that there is no danger of the line. of 27 Surrenders. whalebone being apparent when the 28 Digestive medicine. both belts, hem them neatly, and 32 Lollipop. belt is worn. Turn in the edges of 29 Obnorved.
then oversew the two together,
It is strange that the very peo- ple who would lift their hands in horror at the idea of starving a child's body do not see that they are committing an even greater cruelty in starving his mind.
36 Indent on the edge. How is it possible for a young become immersed in household making very small, Invisible stit37 Obliterate.
40 Engle. The bolt is now finished, and 43 Large draughts.
d1 Transacte. should be arranged with the stif-44 Short. fened point over the right hip and 47 Rovise. the narrow enda tied in a careless 48 Flatter serviloly, knot at the left side of the waist. 40 Built
The sketches should make every-60 Transparent substances.
61 Religious festival.
of books to know anything of read-affairs or follow some profession. ing? How can he now the It is the parents' privilege to beauties of music if he only hears jazz and never seen the inside of
sow the seats of beauty in their a concert hall? How, too, can he children's minds when they grow up to appreciate art if his knowledge of pictures is bounded by the still-life studies by Aunt Z which hang in the spare room?
Before School Days Start.
It is never too early to take a child to concerts or to pleture The Bench adjourned the sum-galleries, Later on, when school mobs for a week on the under- standing that entry should be al- lowed to the council's officers.
| NEW ZEALAND QUAKE.
DANGER OF FURTHER DAMAGE OVER.
Wellington, June 20.
is now
The earthquake danger practically over. Shocks are still fell, but are diminishing in in-. tensity and frequency,
Several people are missing in. luding a gold prospector, David Russell, his son, and a family of four named Joues, who left West- port on Monday and have not been seen since,
Refugees from outlying districts are arriving at Murchison and are being sent on to Nelson,
The roads In the earthquake njen are badly damaged that they must be reconstructed.-Neu- tar
ALLEGED HOSTILITY OF BALDWIN MINISTRY,
Riga, May 20, Government, and to develop the The first All-Union conference second tendency." He considered ince the establishment of the however, that the more friendly Soviets took place in Moscow to- tendency was gaining ground, the day, under the Presidency of system of an economic and poli- Kalenin, and a long apech on inter-tient blockade of the Soviets baving national relations was delivered by Bykoff.
Rykoff began by stating that the International situation presented a two-fold phenomenon in regard to the attitude of foreign' Powers towards the Soviets. On the one band it was aggressive, and on the other the Powers peknowledged the existence of the Soviets an & factor in the International situa- tion.
falled.
Spunking of Great Britain, which he declared had shown hostility to Russia at Géneva, Rýkoff stated that many Englishmen, who wore at one time opposed to the resump- ton of diplomatic relations with the U.S.S.R., were new in favour. In regard to France, Poland, and Roumunia, however, kis langunge [was the reverse of complimentary,
He also expressed dissatisfac- tion with German polley and grati Beation at the technical aid ren- dered by the United States to the
"Our duty," continued Rykoff, "is to offer resistance to the first tendency, as recently represented by Mr. Baldwin's Conservative Soviets.
Use Mackenzie & Co's
EAU DE COLOGNE
Use a little in your bath or wash- basin in hot weather. For headaches-Add a little to hot water and bathe your temples with the solution.
THE COLONIAL
DISPENSARY.
13. QOKEN'S Road Central.
70). U. 1877.
The printed chiffon frack for evening wearing is kept free of trimmings. Here is a model, in oyster. rolour, pot- terned la blue und orange, with the deeply flounced skirt fuali- loned on slanting lines to secure the slim allhouette.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
HELLO POP! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE AND WHAT HAVE YOU IN THE BOX?
INE COME TO TAKE
YOU HOME AND THESE ARE YOUR CLOTHES HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT ?
are
ches,
l very young, so that when they grow up they may gather thie thing clear. blossoms which have sprung from that sowing..
Evening Wraps.
LOVELY DESIGNS AND MATERIALS.
are
Evening coats and wraps very beautiful things at the present time. Among many enchanting models are:-
A pink, blue and purple pattern-
ed lame and bite chillon velvet coat, the lame forming the upper" part of the eont and being avranged in deep points on the velvet skirt. Pink, blue and purple vog feathers formed the collar
Flame-coloured panne cont; with collar of matching ostrich feathers and a border of marabout, in the sune slunde, to the wide sleeves. This coat was smockel n the sleeves and at the hijs,
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Velvet embossed palest green lame ennt, cut very long and trailing on the floor at the back, with a collar and border at the hem of able.
Silver grey and pink-flowered salin wrap, lined with pink erepé de Chine and collared luxuriously with chinchilla.
Jade-green chiffon velvet cape with a wired collar, standing up round the wearer's face like the ealyx of a flower., This wrap was trimmed with matching green roses..
Gald tissue coat, cut very long at the back, with three-tiered cuffa of the tissue and a big collar of fitch.
Pale yellow lame cont with black velvet appliqued in strips and forming a narrow collar; this cont
ANHAT ABOUT THE BANDAGE ON AN READ? AREN'T YOU GOING TO TAKE IT OFF? AM I GOING TO RIDE HOME IN THE AMBULANCE
was lined with ceriae crepo de Chine, which alowed in the very wide sleeves.
Maize satin cont embraidered with blue and gold beads, and collared with blue-green feathers.
For morning wear in this trim frock of blue crepe, with cream cloth" "collar, and bands of cream cloth on skirt and aloevca braided with narrow black braid,
So Long!
YES YES YOU RIDE HOME IN TAU. AMBULANCE-
THERE BOY! THAT
FEELS GOOD NOT TO HAVE
MY HEAD
·ALL TIED UR. ANYMORE!
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2 Conclusion.
3 English city.
Down
4 Opposite to a-weather.
5 Costly metal.
6 Tarnishes.
7 Season.
8 Fruit of the onit.
9 Recovers, 10 Indifference.
A DUNMOW FLITCH CONFESSION.
JUDGE AND WIFE "MAY APPEAR IN BOX"
Court of the Dunmow Fitch, Ilford, Whit Monday. This ancient Court of Happiness und of good English fooling has to-day had its thrilla.
112 Scattered.
17 Go forth again.
18 Tone in distoric scale.
20 Venomous serpent.
21 Proclaiming.
23 Apart
24 Asiatic country.
25 Quantity of time.
20 Inst
30 Triling talk.
31 Unwoll
33 Cry like a cat.
34, "Ship.
36 Tried. 38 Wealth
130 Logislative body.
42 Turns round. 43 Files with hasto.
46 Definite arca.
40 Notion,
Yesterday's Solution.
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Mr. Kelly: Yes, I do. And- (nughing, and making the court laugh)-and wo have got the taters nnd the greens at home waiting for it.
When four persons were called to give ovidence of character, In support of the claim of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Konrath, of 1lford, the swer the question in chorus. judge ruled that they should an-
Mr. Grigsby (cross-oxamining One thrill was supplied by the the four witnesses): Now please judge himself-Major Bir George answer this question promptly and Hamilton-who, in addressing the all together: Has Mr. Konrath jury of six maidens and six bachelors, sald:-
It may be that Lady Hamilton and I may yet appear in' that box us claimants of the Flitch...... We have been married 23 years and are still on our honeymoon."
Again the court was thrilled when Councillor Kelly, of Salford, under the cross-examination of Mfr. C. E. Grigsby, admitted that ha had 13 children and that they con- sumed 42 lonyes of bread every week, besides whint we bake for ourselves."
Counsel: You are a living mar- vel, You are the eighth wonder of the world.
left off kicking his wife?
And all together-and all too eagerly-they cried, "Yes,"
from an
it was stated, in a testimonial Of Mr. and Mrs. William Cherry-
R.N.V.R. Heutenant, a lodger, that "the couple, despite hard times, never give each other.
a cross word."
The Winners,
The Flitch was awarded to:- Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Patrick Kelly, of Salford.
A second Flitch was divided be tween;
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Konrath, of
Counsel: You frankly admit that your wife wears the trousers? Ilford,
Mr. Kelly (an ex-middlo-weight champion of Ireland and ex-welter- weight of the North of England): Yosc
Counsel: Is that the secret of your happiness7
Mr. Kelly: It comes to this: Because she is the gaffer there ip happiness in the home,
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Chorry, of Hackney
Counsel for the claimants word Mr. AAS. Comyne Carr, K.C., Councillor Blsson, and Mme. Petrg (as Portia).
Counsel for the Pitch were Mr! Counsel: I suppose you know C. E. Grigsby, Mr. W. I DDono- that there is £4 of bacon at stake van, and Mma. Wallington Cas In this case?
NOW, BE POLITE
AND SAY GOOD BYE TO THE DOCTOR,
AND MISS SNOOK,
FRECKLES!
Portla).
By Blosser
GOOD BYE-GOOD BYE. I HAD A NICE TIME!
GOOD BYE!
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