COMPANY REPORT.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
FINANCE CO., LTD,
The report of the Humplireys Estate and Finance Company, Limited, for the year ended 31st | December, 1930, states:
AMERICAN TENNIS
RANKING.
OMMISSION FROM LIST OF TILDEN AND, HUNTER.
New York, Feb. 16, As was expected Wilhom T. Tilden and Francis T. Hunter have been
Tho net profit for that period, omitted from the Lawn Tennis Asso- after deducting Directora and ciation's rankings which wore publish-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1931.
WOMEN'S WORLD
FOR OUR LADY READERS.
General Managers' remunerationed to-night. The first three places A BEDROOM STUDY. and lacluding $12,628.41 brought were allotted as follows:
forward from
last account,
amounts to $193,561.65, which the Directors recommend should be appropriated as follows:
Pay dividend of 80
cents per share... 3120,000.00 Transfer to Special
Repairs & Renewals Account
Transfer to Bulld- ing Improvement Account
And Carry forward to new Profit and Loss Acestial
John Doeg
Frank Shields
Wilmar J. Allison
Mrs. Helen Wilin-Moody and Miss Helen Jacob have also been ignored. The loading ladies are ranked | follows:
Mrs. A. Harper Mina Marjorie Morrell 10,786.15 Miss Dorothy Weisel
-Renter's American Service.
15,000.00
Ka
In Jade Orange and Black.
Think of rich orange mottled- surface paper-ndd 4 cut-out frleze in glit and black with leaves anding lomon to fame and you have-hall or diningroom? No. The foundation of an original hed-| room study.
In a room facing south such a scheme might prove overpowering. but used as it is. In a northern room the result is little short of marvellous. Black woodwork pick- ed out with gold and black- bordered deeper orange carpet probably sounds more like an room, but is surprisingly success- furniture finds its true Oriental Here black and gold lacquer
setting.
The school turn out a type of boy and girl so all-round that they are 47,776.50 almost doomed from the start to become intellectual rulling stones. $193,561.66 1rs, Amabet Williams Ellis, Directors--in accordance with Chune X6 of The Company'a Articles of Association Mr. J. Scott Haraton, Mr. J. M. Alves, Auditors. The nerounts have exotic stage: scene than a modern] Hon. Mr. C. Gordon Mackle, and been audited by Mesara. Percy
Smith, Seth Mr. J. II. Taggart retire but being Messrs. Linstead and Davis, who
and Fleming. eligible offer themselves for re-offer themselves for re-election. election.
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A small wardrobe occupica one wall, a tall, slim cabinet another. | Who would guess that behind that gorgeous door turk no gema nor curios, but merely a mirror and array of toilet articles? Another mirror hangs opposite the window. Black framed and quaintly Chinese in shape, It is hung by binek sitk cords. Reflecting, as it, does, panes closely servened with pale yellow silk it enhances the eastern oir of the roum.
•
The budspread of orange and gold shot silk is bound with black, (and a black satin eider-down at the fool and two gold-tasselled pillows at the top keep luridness
at bay. A Chinese screen hildes the bed at will, or fills vicant
corner,
There are no pictures, and ornaments are non-existent, unless
Advance Model.
Here is a lovely scheme which calls for a simple gown of pale grey volle with a sleeve- tems bodice and a two-tiered picot-edged skirt; a short picot- edged cape, and a grey crino- line hat with a yellow water- ly under the brim.
Dainty Note in Home-Gown.
A home-gown of good style and exquisite taste, in dull rose-
pink georgette, shirred at the waist and falling in casending fullness to trail à little on the ground.
the lighting fixture is counted as "DINNER PYJAMAS." Huch. Hanging from the lemon- tinted roof by heavy gilded chains, it is in the form of a yellow globe! resembling the surr in its effect. As an alternative, there is |standard-lamp shaded in orange sk and weighted with black fringe. One or two alim black chairs are grouped near it.
Latest for Informal Evening Wear.
"Dinner pyjamas" are the latest fashion for informal evening wear, and a woman designer of lingerie. In the midst of all this colour who has just staged a mannequin splendour perhaps the desk in the Parade of the new suits in a May- window recess with its black and fuir drawing-room, finds it difficult gold waste-basket and built-in to make them quickly enough to bookshelves sounds incongruous supply her customers demand.
The favourite style is made in | but add a day bed covered in
flame-coloured corded velvet. The gold shot silk and sweep jacket, which is collarless, dins at curtains of purest jade with a deliente tracery in gold. Picture the back and ties in front, and the a high curved pelmet of black trousers are wide, but closely velvet tasselled in green and gold fitting at the waist.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
ara
green
and half concealed behind the cur Metal tissue is used for knee tains a graceful pedestal with a length coats worn with crepe de statuette making one weird touch Chine blouse and velvet trousers, of ivory-white. Now you have aer suits of washing satin. bedroom study with all the stimulus of daring but artistic de- coration,
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BEAUTY BOXES..
FINANCE PROBLEM IN AUSTRALIA.
MINISTERS ATTACK THREE
YEAR PLAN.
Canberra, Feb. 14.
It is estimated that the propos. od tax on the interest
on Com- monwealth State loans will pro- ditee £4,800,000.
The semi-official assurance ial given that the Government does not intend to tax at the source in- terest on payments due in London.
The public services salary re- duction will mean that the Com- monwealth's salary, Bill (of $11,- 000,000), will be reduced by 13 por cent., including the automatic cost of living revision, which is due shortly.
All National Ministers except. the Queensland representative at- tack the interest tax proposal as a form of repudiation, and it is doubted whether the Senate will, pass it-Reuter
N.Z. RELIEF FUND. TOTAL NOW STANDS AT £19,300:
London, Feb. 14. The New Zealand earthquake relief fund, inaugurated by a donn tion of £500 from the King, has! reached £19,300.-Britiah
now Wircices.
STICKERS
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1921
X.
A set of eine books was numbered from 1 to 9. When set on shelves, shown above, the top numbers, when multiplied, althe center number, 192. The lower numbers, however, do not multiply to 192. Can you rearrange the nureben so that both top and lower shelves will multiply to equal the number on the center shell
Saturday's Bolution.
Johnny had seven ponnies and Mary had five. Thus, if Mary gavo Johnny one, he would have twice as many as and if Johnny gave Mary, Mary one, they would have an equal number.
OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS.
Across
125
26
129
130
192
1 This artist of the waves must have made a lot of money in recent years.
Where I am in this position balance is obtained,
or
in every
10 No man gets "inta in suit" nowadays. It is not the es- tablished custom in men's wear (anng.). 11 The appeal
is truly most Satin for Lingerie.
emotional to the artist (hidden). Washing satin was used almost without exception for the beauti-4 Yorkshire town." ful hand-made lingerie displayed 18 Untwist a rope in the' Navy.
19 Droll. at this show. It has warmth 20 Rub une
two for murtini without bulk, is so slippery that music; even the most sheath-like frocks 21 This puts an end, to many a set well over it, and as it is rever- good Polish name. sible it gives great scope in de-22 Coming before a cleric. signing. One style of knicker, for Comic. instance, is made of scalloped 21 This
be seen ду album. strips of satin, used alternately on the dull and shiny side.
20 A prefix with an encouraging Several interesting ideas were 27 What yesterday's dinner was,
Bound. noticeable at this show:
28 Doctrine. 1-Silk bedjackets, to match the nightdress or pyjamas, have cut-away cuffs, so that the sleeves do not sweep the breakfast tray. Little antique silver vinaigrettes 2.-Petticoats for wear under are excellent for lip and cheek evening gowns have fullness given deep narrow piece of They are flat, small, and by roage,
room in the material let in between the side take ap almost no purse.
Silver beauty accessories are in full fashion this season. Range, powder, creams-ench
has charming little box to hold it.
Something different-something Individual-something lovely-in in depland. And so we turn to our ancestors for the beauty of their porkmanship.
A thuy mirror can easily seams, instead of pleats or gathers. be fitted Into the lid, and as its 3-All knickers have elastic companion a snuff-box can be used only at the back and a plain voke to hold powder. Snuff-boxes and in front. Instead of elastic at the vinaigrettes are to be hnd in many knee, tiny pleats make a fitting:
band. shapes, sizes, and prices,
For cold creams and day creams the Dutch pomade box le a hand Home receptacle: In silver of delicate workmanship, it looks well on any dressing-table.
4-Chlidren's frocks are made from a straight length of crepe des Chine, with six inches of close. ruching to form the yoke and the hem decorated with diamond- Ishaped petals of Ince. I
A Stranger
Oppression.
13 This slave has the sound of a
wave,
36 Details,
87 A gloss bottle, by way of fifty,
History, though, singularly, a Bynonym for 22 across.
Down
2 This Italian river may be a
reddish mixed calour.
3 A ceremony which sounds quite
correct
4. For this reason I am after a rat. 5 There is a lot of metal in this
fabric,
6 Bring forth..
7 Although this information is surrect you must not put it down like this in writing.
8 Like a worm,
12 These measures weigh nothing, but they may be heavy, never- theless.
13 Tho
Cathedral, In "Ed#in Drood," of which the Rev: Septimus Crisparkle was one of the Minor Canons.
14 A water-plug.
15 Part of a mun, an animal, or an
umbrella.
16 A call for help..
17-More apprecinted-in-a-cooling-
than in a spinster aunt
25 This bell is never rung,
20 The real original little nigger
boys,
30 Long for more than a year.
31 A steed has lost its tail
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32 If the roplies were ironic, ho ouid answered doubly
(hidden).
be
34 Fly, shelter is in sight.
36 Admirable in a man, but un-
comfortable in his eye.
Saturday's Solution.
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Asiatic Building, Tel. 20845.
HIGH UR
ON THE SIDE OF A
STEEP
CLIFF
A
FISURE' MOVES "TOWARD THE OPENING
OF A
I MUST HURRY DOWN THERE AND SEE WHAT CAUSED THOSE STRANGE
NOISES
CAUTIOUSLY
THIS LONE. FIGURE MAKES IT'S WAY ALONS
A NARROW TRAIL, WORN. BY ITS OWN FEET, OVER
LONG YEARS.......
SOUNDS LIKE SOMEBODY'S 'COMIN'.... GEG~ I HOPE IT IS
SOMEBODY.... ANYBODY.... I
DONT CARE WHO... JUST
SO IT AINT
AN ANIMAL
WHO IS THIS STRANGE FIGURE F ---AND WHAT WILL.
BE HIS ATTITUDE "TOWARD FRECKLES ??
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