THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
1930.
"In Perfect Trim."
REPARATIONS ISSUE.
'GERMANS OBJECT TO THE DATE OF PAYMENT.
London. Jan. 7,
At the adjourned. Reparations Conference at the Hague, yester day, the Ministers of the six inviting Powers discussed incon- clusively the question of the date on which German payments under the Young Plan should be made.
Was
A proposal of creditor Powers that payments should be made on the 15th of ench month resisted by the German delegates. who claimed, they had assumed payment would be made at the and
WOMAN'S WORLD
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Secrets of the Hands.
CHARACTER READING QUITE EASY.
of each month. The newspapers. Gypsies anywvliere will read your state that the Germans protested palm if you cross their hund with that earlier payments would the aflver. The reading of other people's Athletes of both Bexes an- preciate the merits of Pinkettesolve them in a loen of interest characters, however, is quite easy. because these dainty little regula-amounting in a year to five million with but a little knowledge.
marks, whereas the creditor The shape and, movement of the tors help keep them "in perfect Powers declared that the Paris hands is often a surer Indication of trim."
expert calculations had been based Do you seek to be freed from on payments on the 15th, and the character than the velce or man- nera. A woman's hands will give constipation, alck headaches, August session of the conference away more accreta than her lips. bilious, attacks, liverishness, un had reckoned upon payments on It is often impossible to tell a pleasant breath, pimply skin? that date. If the German conten-woman's age by her, face, but å Let Pinkettes, laxative perfection, tion were accepted, the creditor glance at her hands will sometimes
Powers would lose this interest, -obtainable-from chemists every-
tell you more than perhaps she would desire. With nge the skin becomes loose and the texture of the surface suffers-this is impos- able to hide. Not only will the akin on the hands tell you some- thing of the personality, but the shape and movement of fingers will shed light on character.
where at 60 cents por vial.-make you well and keep you well.
The
More time to study the details of the proposed plan of payments was asked for by the German dele- gates, and the discussion will be resumed on Thursday.
The British delegates remark that the raising of queations of sanctions in the event of a de. herate default are unnecessary. but the matter was discussed · as
MORRISON between the French and the Ger mans during the afternoon, and the French delegation will today present a proposal embodying their ideas of a solution.
PIANO.
STANDS ALONE FOR PLEASURE PLAYING
AND
The
non-German
Reparation Committee, after hearing state: ments in regard to the Austrian
the
Thumbs and little. Angers are worth studying.. A short top joint
in the thumb denotes a narrow but
sentimental mind, like that rather of a hardheaded hut obstinate busi- ness man who is devoted to his! wife. The thumb being slightly | thinner between the jolnis In good sign, but if it is very thin, egotism must be expected. Like and Bulgarian cases by represen-wise if it remains, straight it in- tatives of Austria, Czecho-Slová-
dicates ignorance. kit, Roumanin, Poland and Bul- garla, appointed a drafting com- mittee to work on proposals for effecting certain modifications in the scheme of payments.--British
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The little finger indicates culture, a crooked little finger denoting arrested development and lack of |cultivation. "Artistic appreciation can be seen if the first and third fingers are well coated with flesh on the underside.
Too rounded finger-nails and tapering fingers show nervous tem- perament, but a person with short; stubby finger-ends will be leas In- telligent than one whose fingers taper.
All young men should look for the palm that is much narrower at
the base of the fingers than neurer the wrist. This is the mother London, will appear in a short sen-hand, and denotes a bonic-loving son of resitals here in February,person. The ambitious, hand, how- Brought together by a common taste for old English vocal" musle, they ever, is the exact opposite, and the
back is marked by blue veins.. have made a particular study of the work of the madrigalists of all coun- tries and it is in polyphonic music of this type that their greatest suc- cessca have been attained.
The study of hands often shown
the calling of the owner. The pianist's hands are lung and thin like thos of many artistle people, These madrigals, moteta, ballets, A violinist can always be distin- folk songs and canzonets have been guished, the constant stopping of a valley of dry bone for centuries strings marking his loft hand in-un and it took a real prophet to make unmistakable fashion. Surgeons are them live again. Moreover, it re-supposed to have long, thin fingers, quired the highest art, joined with but this is not so they are often expert knowledge, to accomplish stubby and ordinary, but the whole
hund looks quick and virile. ** that aim,
The moulder of pottery' has
light of quick.
hands,
need and
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ABEd. digit on his hand, tinent, in Amerien
opted the Women potters are hard to find, England. They have adopted the but they are said to have the most unfamiliar habit of singing seaterl at ease around a table after the beautiful hands in the world. manner of those for whom the
| madrigals were written 350 years ago. Audiences everywhere have succumbed completely to the charm of the music as presented by this distinguished company of vocalists. The English Singers represent the last word in part-singing and, as such, may be enjoyed to the full by the discriminating musician as well as by the lay listener.
They will commence their season. here at the Theatre Royal on Fri- day, 14th February. Booking will open at Moutrie's on Monday, 3rd February.
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· London, Jani, 7. The Secretary for India has appointed General Sir Alexander Cobbe to succeed Field Marshal Sir Claud Jacob, as Military Secretary, India Office, when Sir Claud Jacob vacates his appoint- ment on May 9.--British Wireless,
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YES, I WILL--AND UNCLE HARRY, I (WANT TO TELL YOU. WHAT A WONDER- FOL TIME WE'VE
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There's grace and young beauty in the fitted bodice and the flaring double-tiered skirt of the hydrangea blue molre frock shown at the right. A lone flower adorns the dress ut the right side of the back instead of the front. A modified princess line gixes the dash of youth to the flowered taffeta frock in rose tones pictured at the left. Its wrap-around skirt is cut to fall diagonally aeross the front.
Wise Ways to
"Beauty.
[By Anne Môreshy.}
and their varying needs, und knowa when her clients' troubles are be- yond her scope and should have medical attention.
Soveral of the best beauty apecialists are as insistent upon general physical culture as upon If we could all lead perfectly the needs of the face alone; they. healthy lives, with enough mienia) have experts who will teach the minds alert, best excreines for individual enses, work to keep our enough physical exercise to keep Also-which is just as important- our bodies fit, and no worry, the they will see that the "cases" per-
a form them. beauty opcialints would have much poorer time.
Poorer, yes, but not necessarily impoverished,
Care of the Skin. After the very early twenties nourishing One may be perfectly well and every skin needs a exceedingly happy, and yet conaci-cream to feed the tissues and keep ous, that one's skin or one's facial the texture smooth. This is ca muscles, one's hair, or one's carri-pecially important in these days, age falls short of excellence.
when hard work and strenuous On the other hand, the very play are so commonly indulged in. many people who are neither so The atmosphere of cities, the dust well nor so cheerful as they would of the roads, and the effect of like to be; usually find far more constant exposure to sun and wind, marked reasons for objecting to levy heavy tolls upon the skin which is not kept meticulously their appearance.
clean, sufficiently nourished, and dully toned up after exertion. In both these cases a visit to a Everyone cannot afford to make reliable beauty specialist can provela constant habit of beauty treat
The Logical Result.
do with miracles, or magic. It i merely the logical result of expert knowledge.
Few of us have the time or the desire to study the ills to which
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18 Bend.
19 Successor.
20 Lye of soap and water.
2 Affectedly modest,
26 Reeßing-jacket.
28 Ireland.
29 Weapon,
32 Musical term.
33 Bother.
34 Cry like a dove.
35 Fright.
36 Roving journey.
38 Twilled worsted cloth.
40' Advise.
42 Mute:"
44 Went round.
40 Clock face.
48 Keep off.
49 Opposita to weather.
61 Obliteration.
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54 Habituntos.
55 One who quits work. 56 Gratify.
67 Wild animals.
1 Urge.
2. Regretted."
Down
3 Sportsman's dog.
4 One who pilliges,
5 Cleft.
6 Go back.
7 Smooth,
8 Hinuter....
LETTER GOLF,
At first glance, to-day's letter golf looks like EASY WORK. It's not so easy, however,
E
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1.-The idea of letter golf is to to be the beginning of infinitely menta, but most people can afford
to have at least one. This is very change one word to another and better things. This has nothing to well worth doing.
do it in par, a given number of Apart from the immediate bene-strokes. Thus to change, COW to fits of which one is conscious after HEN, in three strokes, COW,
very thorough cleansing and HOW, HEW, HEN,
2-You can change only che toning of the skin and bracing of the muscles.... apart from the letter at a time. rest and the feeling of refreshment 3. You must have a complete the skin, the hair, and the facial which a beauty treatment also pro-word, of common usage, for each muncica are liable, or the remedies vides... one can, by watching the jump, Slang words and abbrevia. which put them right. The reapon-methods and motions of the expert tions dont's count. sible beauty specialist makes it her attendant, learn a great deal about the daily care of one's own face, business, to do so..
and therefore Increase the valuc of such preparations au one chooses to use.
She has learnt to differentiate between the many varieties of skin
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4. The order of letters cannof] be changed.
11 Pats gently.
13 Bagpiper.
15 Fought. 19-Number,
21 Prolected.
29 Marks made by blows..
23 Cats cry.
24. Before in time.
26 Greenroom.
27.Talked enthusiastically,
30. Freeze.j
31 Piece of timber.
37 Lubricated.
98 Commence. ·
30 OverturnI."
41 Perdition
43 Brothers' children.
45 Vigour
47 The whip.
48 Bother.
40 Light contrivancë,
50 Margin,
52 Related by blood,
53 Goes
day's Solution."
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