THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1929.
OUR NEW BRITISH CROSSWORDS.
WOMAN'S WORLD
FOR OUR LADY READERS.
MOVIETONE
FOLLIES
1929.
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BIG GARAGE
TO LET NEWLY BUILT.
MODERNLY
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APPLY
GAY KEE DAVID HOUSE
Tel. C.1482
JUST ARRIVED
PERTRIX
HIGH TENSION RADIO BATTERIES 150 VOLTS 100 VOLTS
AND
45V Super Power
LOEWE RNF7,
and
H29 VALVES
PHONOGRAPH PICK-UPS
LOEWE SETS! and other accessories
Inspection cordially invited, THE CANTON TRADING AS-OCIATION
5th Floor, China Building.
SHAMEEN
WHEN BAD WEATHER] CONFINES CHILDREN TO
THE HOUSE THEY ARE. APT TO GET CONSTIPATED AND "OUT-OF-SORTS
Baby's Own Tablets
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MUSIC JUST RECEIVED
Studies by-
Berens
Bertini Burgmuller Czoruy Cramer Clementi [Iller
Lo-sshorn
Thumer
etc etc.
Classics
Haydn Sonatas Mozart
Beethoven
Bach Easy Classics Hayda
+1
Mozart Schumann etc etc.
Examination Music for Trinity College.
Songs
Abide With Me. Ailsa Mine.,
At Dawning.
Drakes Drum. Father O'Flynn.
S a Chanties Songs of the Fair. Stonecracker John. elc. etc...
Maurice Lane- Norcott
SUGGESTS AN EXCUSE BOOK.
hould take this problem in hand. It should be a simple matter for hem to produce a small volume hat looks for all the world like a pocket calendar, but. which, in reality, is an Excuse Book;
Deft:-Jean Paton completes a smart" ensemble of beige rose satin-cloth, trimmed with matching fox, with a graceful litųko mut mado.of the same materials. The lines and trimming of the muff are 10 perfect harmony with the ensemble. Two little fox heads adorn the front part of the muff and rufes
of the satin cloth.
give it tha flaring lines of the ensemble.
It is lined with matching satin. Right: Tor A
svelte winter' costume of black broadcloth, Patou creates &. striking black- white acarfy muff and hat ensemble of. astrakhan and ermine. The muff is triangular shaped, through the use of ermine godets in the astrakhan.
The Best Age to Marry,
If anyone were to ask me, I ficulty by saying the age at which think I should get out of the dif- one finds oneself moab in love, which, I fear, would not be very
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Аскона
1 Frivolous objection.
5 Relative pronoun.
8 Agitate
12 So be it.
13 Tawny-coloured animal
14
pounds.
15 System of eating.
17 Peculiar skill.
19 Gardening implement.
20 Scatter.
21 Crumpled. 23 Precipitate. 25 Gamble,
Retained.
28 Dreary,
31 Protealing power.
33 Efficient
36 Favourite theory.
37 Boer.
38. Gay.
10 Destiny.
41 Hole in the ground.
43 Gaelic.
44 Ascend.
45 Portion.
47 Pertaining to wings. 160
beam.
53 Highland sporting drive.
66 Deliver orations.
59 Tribe.
61
Breach.
69 Detachment. 63 Furnished with tiles. 64. Utilised: 55 Close.
86 Let it stand.." 67 Cry. 68 Look fixedly.
Down.
Such a product would prove "of
No question, surely, could be inestimable value to the shy man much more difficult to generalise whose brain becomes a jelly in about than that of the best,age at moments of stress.
which to marry. ff I have a fault-and it isn't "Well, let me see now," he would when a me to say definitely that I haven't say upon all occasions
if is this: I am one of those un-negative was desired. "AM. I free
on that day?" fortunate people who are, tempera-
He would then slyly turn up the mentally incapable of saying: "No." P's Poets, Picture Galleries, helpful." I simply, saunter through life mur Public Banquets, Palour Game It is just as easy to bring argu muring "Yes" to the most unauit- Pola Negri, Pianoforte Recitala ments to prove that early able questions and regretting it and solemnly read out whatever he marriages are likely to turn out I am extremely sorry, Mrs. happily, as it is to point out the "Ah, Mr. Lane-Norcott!" Indies but I have an appointment with assured and lucrative position has wisdom of waiting until an say, "I am giving an Afternoon-my dentist then." Or: "What a been, won by the prospective hus- with-Browning next Thursday. pity, what a pity, Mr. I am band, or until the young, wife You will come, won't you?" playing golf with Taylor that after-shall be able to look back upon
Instantly my brain is in a whiri. noon."
some years of happy, carefree No matter how unseemly a ques- womanhood spent without the Where am I going next Thurs- day? Could I have my appendix tion might be--whether it were weight of housekeeping upon her
merely a tedious one, such as shoulders. out-my hair cut? Surely there "Would you care to lecture to our. As a matter of fact, everything must be some valid excuse for not Women's Institute?" or a really must depend upon the tempera-GOVERNMENT SCHEME MEETS spending an Afternoon with Brown-momentous affairs, such as: "Can ment of those concerned.
ever afterwards.
ing and his admirers?
Alas, I cannot think of it. "I'd I'd be delighted." I stammer miserably.
So on Thursday I spend my afternoon with Browning and his admirers, and, when it is all over and done with, common politeness compels me to thank my hostess.
"I have had a most interesting time," I say, now lying glibly.
"I am so glad," my hostess re- plies promptly. "Don't forget it is Longfellow next Thursday. You will be sure to come?"
PRINTING PRESS Vocal Scores & Piano Selec-Do 1 face this terrible situation
AGENTS FOR
The
tions of Old & New Musical like a man? Do I reply frankly Comedies & Gilbert & and brutally: "Wild horses would Sullivan 'peras.
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no1 drag me to a Longfellow after-1 noon" 7 Or: "Next Friday I leave England for ever. These poetsi are more than I can bear"?
I do not. I'd-I'd be delight- ed," I stammer.
1
Honestly, my incapacity for say- ing "No" is wrecking my lifa....
My own view is that some firm of pocket calendar manufacturers
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
YOU ARENT ANY MORE TO BLAME FOR TAS GETTING LOST THAN I AM, DAN➡ COME ON, LET'S 60 BACK TO THE RANCH AND SET
'SOME HELP!!
GOSH.....I FEEL BAD ABOUT
THIS!
found there.
you lend me ten pounds till next
This attractive new sandal for evening is made of black and white crope de chine and interestingly balanced
piped with silver kid....
AFTER ALL, L RECKON THATS: THE
BEST THING TO 00....
ALL RIGHT, -COME
ON!
1 Mcan follows. 2 Friendship. 3 Go round. 4 Concern. 6 Sorceress. 6 Antiquity. 7 Formerly. 8 Stripe.
COAL PROPOSALS.
WITH APPROVAL-
London, Nov. 18.
Girls who are well-fitted to cope with the difficulties of housekeep- ing on a small income, and whe have the good sense to know that The Government's coal pro happiness does not depend upon posals were accepted at all the outward show, will probably be
of miners conferences held during happier married to the man their choice than waiting, in the week-end except in Yorkshire. definitely for him, to reach some higher post, which may take an unconscionably long time to come. But, as I have said, every case is different.-H. M. In Exchange.
Friday 7" the shy man would feel perfectly safe with his little Excuse Book in his pocket.
"Alia, alas," he would regret, and proceed to read out his
reasons.
...
The South Wales Miners' execu tive has unanimously recommend- ed the men at their conference in Cardiff to-day to accept them.
9 Flatterer.
10 Writing fluid,
11 Giving out fumes.
16 Barter.
18 Narrow-fillet
22
Bang.
24 Heavenly 07h.
26 The hangman's rope. 27 Scotch
garment Rallow
Transparent substance.
30 Entangles.
sa Walk.
Funeral carriage.
35 Handsome.
56 Think.
39 British duck.
40 Sweetly perfumed.
42 Conjunction.
45. Musical instrument.
48 Chief.
48 Noose.
49 Agreements.
50 Musty,
G1 Swift.
62 Perfume.
54 Period of time.
65 Otherwise.
67 Sunked space before a window.
58 Circuit of a coart
60 Kindled..
Yesterday's Bolation.
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LETTER GOLF.
Á POLO GAME isn't usually played on a golf links, but it can. be in letter golf.
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The secretary of the Yorkshire miners announces that there is, 1-The idea of letter golf is to and has been, no question of York. change one word to another and do it in par, a given number of shire leaving the federation, and strokes. Thus to change COW to that Yorkshire delegates will be HEN, in three atrokes, COW, present at the resumed miners' HOW, HEW, HEN.
2-You can change, only one letter at a time.
It would then be a comparatively delegates cor "erence in London simple.matter for him to raise his on Wednesd... The Yorkshire hat in a polite way and pass on out!
3.-You must have a complete of the other's fe for ever, still miners are opposed to acceptance
other word, of common usage, for each by 53,000 to 37,000,, but in glad to be alive.
Jump. Slang words and abbrevia- districts the Government protions dont's count. posals were approved by over- whelming
majorities.--British Wireless.
Well, it seems a very good idea to me, I must say. I will consider any reasonable offer for it.
Poor Lindy!
I HATE TO GO BACK WITHOUT HIM AS MUCH AS YOU DO,. BUT THERE'S NOTHING
ELSE WE CAN DO ABOUT IT NOW!
WE'LL GO AND GET LINDY NOW AN'......
OH! "THAT'E RIGHT!! SEE,
3 FORGOT ALL ABOUT. "KIM TIED TO THAT TREE!!
4.The order of letters cannot One solution la printed on be changed.
ME WERE THINKING)
SO HARD ABOUT
FINDING TAG
THAT WE
FORGOT ALL
ABOUT HIS POOR PONY!!
GIDDAP!
By Blosser
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