In pre-historic days father's strong arm and heavy club were the only safeguards of childhood's years. Disease swept the world unchecked, and naught that man- kind could do in its dark ignorance sufficed to save child life. from its. deadly ravages.
To-day how. great the change! In every home where Baby's Own, 'Tablets are, kopt at hand parentu live in a happy sense of security for their children's welfare, know- ing from practical experience that in these Tablets they possess the greatest anfeguard obtainable against those disorders of the stomach and bowels which are the cause of most infantile sicknesa and mortality. -
"Father or mother-realer, have -you Baby's Own Tablets ready in your home to protect your little ones' lives? If not, your chemist ; can supply them, ar sent post free n 60 cents per vink, by the DE: Williams Medicine Co., 60 Kinngse Road, Shanghai, “
BIG RAILWAY SCHEMES
SOUTHERN TO" "SPEND
£4,300,000.
Conches with corridors down the middle, special coaches' for, the electrified Brighton line, new locumotives for PARACHUT and ponds traffe, new steamers on the Channel 1-fanda uut Isle of Wight services; there are some of the Things on which the Southern Railway will spend. £1300,000 dür- ing 1980, a programme of de- velopment and improvement which.) will provide a large amount of work for British firms.
A number of lorries and parevi vans needed for roat services will be constructed at a · dst of £21,610, and at Doverin new Customs shed is to be put up costing £36,000.
The electrification of the lines from Dar ford to Gravesend (11 miles), Wimbledon to West Croy- don eight mile), and Twicken- ham to Windsor (27 miles), at a total expenditure of nearly £2000- 000, will, it is hoped, be finished in time for the 1980 amner ser- vices.
The Isle of Jersey and the isle of Gnerney, the two vessels ber ing built for the Channel Islands | service will probably be sailing before Easter. They will have a speed of nearly 20 knits, and almost half of the accommodation will he fur sreond class passen
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SHARE PRICES.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY FEBRUARY
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
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The following is the list of local' share quotations issued to-day":
Banks.
Hongkong Bank, $1400 an Chartered Bank; £16. Morgantile A....&B., £29. n. East Asia $100 b.
Insurances.
Canton 1, $745. b
· Unión Ins., $380 b.
North China, Ins., Tls. 160 b.
·Yangtze Ins., $50. ^n.
China Underwriters, $1,70 · n. China Firos, $340- b.-
H. K. Fire Ins., #880 b.
Shipping,
Douglases, 8251. 5.
"H. K. Steamboats, 8251 cm.
H. K. Tugs, $2. n. Indo-Chinas, (Def.) $70 n.. Union Waterboats 825
Mining.
Bonguets, $5 b. Kailans, 50
n
Langkots, Tis. 13.60 n.
b.
S'hai Explorations, Tis. 1.30 n.
Raubs, $147 b.
Tronobs, 21/n. ¦
Docks, etc..
-Kowloon Wharves, $155
Whampoa Docks, $32 b. China Providents 85.59 s. Hongkown, Thn 190 1.
n.
Now Engineerings, Tls. 7.80 b. Shanghai Docks." Tin. 120 a.
Cottons.
Ewo Cottons, Ts, 16.50 sa. Oriontals, Tis. 2.30 h. S'hai Cottons, Tls, 83 (old) he
Landa, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $12.50' by HK. Lands, $65 kn... S'hai Landa Tis. 195 11. Humphroys, $14. Roalties, $8.40 R Chinora Estates $98 8.
Public Utilities,
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Tramways, $19.60 | b... Peak Trams, (old) $11.75 .. Star Ferrios, $681 m. China Lights, (Old! $19.50 N. II. K. Electricn, 871 B. Macao Electrics, $23 b. Tolophonos $9.80 b. · China Buses, Tis. 171. b. Singapore Tractions 10/- · 9.
Industrials.
China Sugara, 75 cts. b. Malabona, $37 n.
Cald Macg, Ord: Tis. 10 Canton Ice $2.50 n. Cements (Comb.) $14.85 8. Ropon $7 85 n.
United Asbestos $5 b.
Stores, etc.
Dairy Farms; $22.30 sa. Watsons, $12.15 s. Der A. Wings, '80. 8, Lane Crawford», $3. Mackintoshs, &18 b... Sinceres. $12 m
Miscellaneous. Amusements, $28 Constructions, $1.30 h. B'que Ind. G. Bonds, 60".
h,
n.
H. K. G. Loan 51% a. Prom.
WOMAN'S WORLD
FOR OUR LADY READERS.
A Futuristic Mode.
At least in material design, is this model developed in The full skirt is edited with ruchings of three-
coloured ribbon 10 match the material.
infeta.
Notes from Paris.
TAILOR-MADES AND TOP"
COATS.
Today's Recipe..
CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING
One and one-fourth cups stale bread crumbs, 2 cups scalded milk, square bitter
Parisiennes are wrapping them- jolves up in beautiful warm conta, top-coats that is to say. These chocolate, 2 eggs, 1-8 teaspoon salt, top-coats" slip on so' easily over 1-2 teaspoon vanilla.
1-2 cup sugar, 1
the
the little mousseline or crepe-de-Seild milk over hot water, Let chine afternoon dress, and if iterumba stand in hot milk for 30 aains they take up little room un-minutes. Melt chocolate over der an impermeable, which is dis-water, adding half the sugar and carded on coming indoors. There and milk mixture to make
enough milk taken from brend thin are several new miterials 10 enough to pour ensity. Add to
There bread and milk mixture with
chise for the averront.
re- and
in cloth, of course, and a new maining sugar, salt, vanillá woollen fabric with black silka slightly beaten. Turn into spots on a black ground, which 50 minutes in a moderately low a buttered pudding dish and bake Jools remarkably smart.
oven Serve muce,
Coats are made of this with closely fitting 'budices and fares
Warm
throat and wrist.
willy
hard
in the skirt part. They are trimmed with ermine, sable, black of lingerie are introduced at the 19. sometimes, and they
are finished with all sorts of com- plicated strappings, pipings, und incrustations.
Mich attention is paid to the sleeves of these conts. Batavin, Feb. 20.
A popular The Epidemiological Congress. idea is to cut a cuff above the meeting at Bandoeng has decided elbow. Others have inserted sec-
which re in the list of ports with which the smart. to include Bagdad and Vladivostok | Bons,
Temarkably Single-breasted coats are League Health Bureau has con- worn as much as the other kind, tinuous connexion,--Reuter,
and
is always added, A scarf even though a coat has a fur collar,
.
What Fashion Experts Have Decreed.
For
Various interpretations of the new skirt fashiona are being shown by leading Paris dress- makers. And it is at last settled that they will be accepted. the evening, they are certainly more graceful. dresses shown in Paris touch the Some of the new eyening! floor, while the longest day dress is six inches below the knee.
- New Steamers. Two new paddle steamers for
There are some charming pic- the Portsmouth-Ryde crossing two embankments, which are the
Lure frocks in flowered taffetas will have a passenger capacity of preliminaries to reclaiming fur-
and sleek dresses of printed crepe- about 1.350. Owing to the
de-chine and satin. ther 170 aeres on the south, and
These have stasty increasing motor traffic west sides of the area, are nearly i
usually small Intricate fares let betweef the mainland and the isle finished. Nearly £800,000 will be that
Fashion experts, have decreed into the skirt, and elaborate of Wight, a third motor-car ferry spent on this work during the in
Wonien are going to dress panels of the same material are versel is being provided on the present year. A new quay wall femininity this season. All the
a style that emphasises their used as trimmings. Portsmouth-Fishbourne route." and other improvements are in new dresses are designed to
Hoods at the back of low chiffon. Good progress has been made hand.
ac-evening dresses are a new fashion | with the Southern Railway's docka
centuate this phase of dress. point. It has one unconvenience, extension scheme at Southampton.
Newheaven and Folkestone har Day, and evening frocks show full though-that of giving a woman An area of 18 aeres has been re hours are being modernised at a skirts, elaborated by pleats, somewhat round-shouldered ap- claimed near the Royal Pier, and cost of £50,000,
godets and frills. Light touches pearance.
JUST RECEIVED. A FRESH CONSIGNMENT of AURORAL
COLD WATER DYES.
IN ALL COLOURS.
THE PHARMACY
(FLETCHER & CO., LTD. A.P.C. Building,
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
BOY! MANY A CLOSE SHANE TAG AND I HAD UP ON UNCLE HARRY'S RANCH LAST SUMMER--- MAN! WHEN I THINK OF SOME OF THEM I GET THE CREEPS-
· I SPOSE MANY A TIME YOU THOUGHT YOUR LAST
DAY HAD COME,
Цон
I NEVER THOUGHT DE ANYTHING LIKE THAT— SHUCKS! WHEN YOUR TIME COMES, It COMES, THATS
ALL!!
Paper.
1930.
The Brilliant Woman.
WHERE SHE FAILS.
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So far as man is concerned, the clover woman is at a discount. That she can carry a conversation on her shoulders, or meet him on his own ground and discuss his business,, simply does not cut. ice. It isn't that man doesn't appre ciate her brilliance. He is afraid of it."
His conception of woman is, in many respects, similar to the im pression he formed when he first mét her in the Garden. Man still thinks that she was provided, for his amusement
He has cherished the illusion' ao long, that the moment he suspects something or someone of trying
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OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS.
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1 Foolwear. 6 Look around. 9. Fright
23.
Across
10 Species of willow. 20 Deblillato.
2 Magnificent. 23 Heart
to shatter it, he rises up in arma.
The rising may be quite a pacifle 14 Slient one, but it is none the less deier-15 Beverages,"" mined. He will, no doubt, ask the 16 Figures on an escutcheon.
17 Hoar frost. brilliant woman for a dance," or
18 Forehead. even take her in to supper, and during that time he will find her repartee amusing, but there is little danger of him slipping out of the safety zone and proposing...
The result of such a step le too obvious. "Brilliance is all right for an odd meal, but for breakfast, din ner and supper-well, man has been undisputed lord of creation tan long to rink it
25 Emooth material.
26 Pronounced. 28 Recrult
30 Preposition. 31 Luke warm. 33 Long handled diaḥ, 30 Amongst 38 Royal
40. Part of the body. 41. Pay a debt: 43 Quisted. 45 Newt
There is a good deal more sátis faction in coming home to uscat. ter-brain of a wife, who will listen to the doings of the day with that isn't-my-husband-just-wonderful ex-40 Divide. pression. It helps a man to keep his self-respect.
as Particles.
47 Fume.
49
Not only that, brilliant women 63 Turns away from.
51 Small musical instrament. must inevitably, be toglen), and that 51 Desecrated. is taking half the fun out of k 57 Bestowe. man's life. It is wondering what 68 Favour. a womha will do next that adds. 59 Face
pice to life. It is one of Nature's 60 Burden. inspirations, that keeps us from
61- Mend. being hopelessly tied up In the soul-searing routine that has inid hold of the world,
Graceful. Charm
Carried out in white chiffon, this graceful gown has bell sleeves embroidered in dia- .mante and topaz. Suitable for & reception of wedding.
What a Time. He'd Have
1 HORE AMINE. WEVER COMES- I WANT TO GET OLDER THAN SANTY CLAUS,
I. DO!!
Rural scenes (Painting): 64 Shares
3 Farmyard inhabitants.
Go Tear.
Down
1- Scatter.
2 Agony...
3 Top
4 Liquld measuré.
6 Chiri.
7.Plant of the lily order.
8 Original.
• CINEMA
NOTES.
THRILL OF AEROPLÄNE
FIGHTING.
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10 Building for sick treatment. 11.Bay window.
12 Ecclesiastic..
13 Edge of pavement..
18 Exchange.
10 Blackbird (Poetical),,
21 Bound.
24 My lady.
20 A few.
Spruce.
28 Roll af tobacco,
29' Aperture.
3 Tract of land.
12. Merchantman's flag/
34 Female deer.
36 Entity."
37-Adversity.
32. Great number.
|42 Tries.
44 Lay nide.
48 One who peruses.
49 Pertaining to sheep.
60 Theatrical exhibition.
At Foremost rank.
52 Lazed.
53 Animated.
54 Rend with steady perseveranco,
55 Numeral,
66 Deserve.
68 Bar..
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roles in "Wings" was a member of. the Royal Flying corps.
Seats may be booked at Moutrie's
or at the Theatre.
"The Bellamy Trial."
The unravelling of a murder For the first time in history the mystery provides the theme for public is being given an accurate "The Bellamy Triál," now showing close-up view of the most fascinat-at the Queen's Theatre, Two are. ing held ff. human activity accused of the crime, one being the --aviation. How it
to husband of the victim and the other
Kowloan.
feels
go sodring. at blinding speed the wife of a man who was former thousands of feet above the ly engaged to the dead woman. earth is being revealed to the public Practically the whole of the action in "Wings" Paramount's epic of of the story takes place in Court, the air service in the war, now id, as may be expected, there is showing at the Majestic Theatre, plenty of dramatic incident, ca- pectully when the witness and the In "Wings", the spectator is seat accused, are under examination. gil in the plane with the pilot. Ile Leatrice Jay and Kenneth Thomp Bours to the heights where the son play the roles of the accused earth becomes only a dark and couple, and both are very good in shapeliss blotch; he rides through their parts. the hitherto unseen canyons of, the The story is well-conceived, and clouds.
there is a somewhat surprising
The story came from the pen of cliinux. Who the murderer is re John. Monk Saunders, an instructer mains a secret to the very end and in the United States Army Corps it would spoil the picture for those during the war. It was directed who have not seen it If we indicated by Willin A. Wellman, who served the denouement..
with the Lafayette Squadron. Although the American Court Supervising the dying sequences procedure is not altogether what. were the aces of four nations:-one is accustomed to in British Captain S. C. Campbell, British; criminal trials, the film has been Ted Parson, French; Capt. Karls designed us to bring out, the von Hartman, German; and James "high spots" of the trial, whilst the IA. Healy, American. Richard occasional touches of comedy ara
Arlen, playing one of the featured quite good.
By Blosser
YES BUT JUST SUPPOSE YOU
ID BORROW
A DOLLAR,
I WOULD
ONLY HAD ONE MORE DAY TO LINE. - WHAT
WOULD YOU DO,
OSCAR?
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