TELEGRAPH. THE HONGKONG
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1936.
WHERE IT COSTS £80,000 TO HAVE A BABY
Price of Motherhood Too High for Film Stars
Holon Twelvetrees
She lost £20,000 for her non,
CAREERS
RUINED
THE FAMOUS GO SHOPPING
FOR BABIES
By a Special Correspondent
MATERNITY has proved such a costly
business for Hollywood's married stars that they now go shopping for babies.
Childbirth in Hollywood may cost the mother star anything up to £80,000. It may
·even ruin her professional career.
So Hollywood parents now drive out to a high- class baby "clearing-house," which provides just the baby they want, even to matching the features of the baby with the features of ond of the
WAR GRAVES parents. TOUR OF
KING GEORGE
SIR F. WARE TELLS OF MESSAGE TO CANADA
The 15th annual report of the Imperial War Graves Commis- sion. has an introduction by Sir Fabian Ware, vice-chairman. Ini it he laments the loss of the very real influence, support and guidance accorded to the Com- mission by the late King throughout the past 18 years,
Salaries Lost
Unhappy mothers who cannot afford to keep their children provide these babies for stars, who can't afford to have children of their own;
When a star accepta the role of mother she may be off the set for a year-thus, she loan a year's salary...
Blow to Career
She This absenco may ruin her career, too. may lose all her physical charm in the ordeal of childbirth.
She may have to walk out just when another of her type, but more lovely, more interesting, more arresting, is knocking, at the door.
The actress who exchanges the glamour of stardom for the sweetness of motherhood may bo exchanging fame for oblivion..
This, in addition to sacrificing anything from 20,000 to £80,000 in actual lost salary,
Lovely Helen Twelvetrees paid the full price for her son, Jack
She lost £20,000.
"The Imperial character of the work made a special appeal to King | Woody, George, and was constantly in lis thoughts," writes Sir Fabians. He tells this story of the late King's pilgrimage to the war groVVCS France and Belgium in 1922
in
On the first night of tho pli- grimage the Royal train was drawn up
in
that
Just before his birth she was chosen for a star part in "A Bill of Divorcement." She could not carry on.
MESSAGE TO H.K. TIGER HUNTERS
Tiger Hunting
Frances Dee paid a similar price Without Gun
siding at the little country for her two babies. Her second station of Vimy. At dinner evening King George remarked that, born in November last, robbed the train had been connected to the her of a splendid professional oppor- telegraph syth all the Capitals of
and added, 'I amtunity as well na £24,000.
now in touch
the Empire.
Lucky Norma
Gloria Stuart is another who has lost both
"He then stated that he had sent a eablegram to Lord Вулк then Governor-General of Canada, telling mother. him that he was spending the night at Vimy, and that his thoughts were with him and the Canadian people."
REAL FOUNDER OF COMMISSION
ways in becoming, a
Norma Shearer was lucky. Her two children have cost her only the salary she sacri- ficed-about £80,000.
King Edward VIII ha filled the
This then is the price Hollywood vacancy of presidency of the Com- pay for motherhood-unless the mission by the appointment of his baby is "bought." brother, the Duke of York.
Edward
Wales, literal
penst
the
And because of all this more and 115 Prince of writes Sir Fabian, was in a more Hollywood stars "go shop-
founder of the Com-ping" for their babies. mission. On the Western front dur- "You want the finest babies. ing the
war he interested himself actively and constantly in the care we have them," says the babies and formation of the cemeteries, "clearing-house." But asks in the visiting them in all parts of the next breath: "Are you the finest line."
parents?"
In 1917 the Prince sent a letter to the Imperial Conference suggesting a
joint Imperial body to provide for the permanent care of war graven, which resulted in the establishment of the Commission under Royal Charter.
No child having a physical or mental defect is ever offered for
ndoption,
Choosing Parents
Last year more than 100,000 names Not only are charts kept of bodily were signed in the visitors' books at development but mental develop-
Safer Than London
-Says Sir Chartres' Biron
Singapore, Apr. 20. SIR CHARTRES BIRON, who for 13 years Was Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, said critical things about Eritish motorists and London's traffic when interviewed here. He is making a holiday tour of Malaya and China.
Chartres'e
com-
Among Sir ments were:
"The callousness and insolence af the majority of British car drivers is colossal.
"It is much safer to go tlger hunting in the Malayan jungle without a gun than to walk the streets of London.
purchase cars cannot afford them "A great number of people who
the cemeteries, the report statesmeni la necurately tabled by psycho and aro ruined by this extrava-
them being that of the King among
of
tho Belgians.
To the photograpies of British ecmotories which it is customary to publish with the annual report, "have been added this year-a fow French and German war cemeteries and mentorials.
"They will be of interest," writen Sir Fablan, "as showing the growth of an equally strong tradition, in other countries, under different forms, of permanent honour for the doad of the Great War.”
Lionel
To
Jogists as well.
Equal care is taken over would-be parents-who must be mentally and morally above average. They must have been married for some years, references must be absolutely unimpeachable.
Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler "bought" their baby..
Both are passionately fond of their adopted Sonny Boy; both had longed for a baby of
Barrymore their own
Make
a
gance.
"A man in excessivo haste is an incompetent man...Out of 50 speeding motorists, 49 have no real reason for hurrying...
"Motorists were furious when I said that it was the duty of tho car-driver to avoid the pedestrian -but it happens to be the law.”—-- Reuter.
Gilbert and Sullivan in a Film
Miriam Hopkins, Constance Ben- nett, Zagu Pitts, Fredric March, Wallace Beery, Harold Lloyd, Bar- bara Stanwyck, and a host of The screen rights of the play, Film in England others also adopted their children. "Gilbert Moots Sullivan have Miriam Hopkins may, in fact, be been acquired by Mr. Michael Llonel Barrymore will go to regarded as the shining example of Balcon for Gaumont-British in England to play "Silas motherly passion for a "shop" Marnor," the first Metro-Goldwyn-baby.
the face of keen competition from American and other British film Mayer production here
Mr. Ben Goutz, in charge of the
companies. that his arrangements, . sald
would company
be ready to start making pictures in England in eight weeks' time. Studios will be rented.
The George Eliot subject will be the first film. Then Robert Montgomery will probably come!
For nearly two years she Investigated homes and insti- tutions where she might find the suitable orphan, Everywhere she found delightful, healthy and handsome children.
She finally chose blonde Michael.
Gaumont-British have a1801 taken a twelve months' option on tho stage rights.
The play, by Marlon Dix and Lesser Samuels, covers
4 wido period, from the first meeting`of the famous collaborators until
hero to play in "A Yank at ther in James Hilton's "Rage in their parting. Oxford." Robert Taylor, the now Heaven."
Gaumont-British announce that etar, will appear in "The Wind The supporting and small parts work on the film will not begin and the Rain," and Luis Rafner] in the films will be given to Bri-until they have the approval of and Brian Aherne will be toge tish players,
WATSON'S
relatives.
BABY WATER
25.cls.
per Bottle
PREVENTS BABY'S LITTLE TUMMY TROUBLES
Norma. Shearer
sacrificed £80,000 for her,
babics.
SPECIAL BROADCASTS FOR
DIPLOMATS
H. K. CONSULATE
Washington, Apr. 20. Broadcasts for the exclusive benefit of American diplomatic and consular officials abroad are being arranged by the State Department, which is sending short-wave wire less receiving scis to London, Calro, Shanghal, Hongkong, Syd- ney, Calcutta. Buenos Aires, Itlo Lima. de Janeiro, Santiago and This apparatus has been already tested with success in Paris, Ber in. Kome and Geneva.
Al seven o'clock every night bulletins of some 1,500 'words are
to be broadcast from Arlington wireless station, outside Washing- ton.
Oxford Beer Is Different
ONE COLLEGE STILL BREWS ITS OWN
Oxford, Apr. 25.. Since the earliest days of its foundation, Oxford. has been. ly its beer. noted for its drinks-particular
Queen's,
Only one college to-day, still brows its own beer. Most of the athers have spocial ale brewed for them by brawers.
This beer is different from that usually carved to the public. It costs but it can be obtained only by
the
or their
guests. Until
New College and All- Sools retained their brewers, but to- day Queen's College, which has a spicial brewers' permit, is the only place in Oxford, apart from + brewery, which brows its own beer,
no nior members
"Of course, the beer in college in different from that in any public- house or hotel," the stoward of a famous college said.
Eclipse Of Sun In June
SCIENTISTS LEAVE FOR JAPAN TWENTY TONS OF EQUIPMENT
In a world obsessed with possibilities of strife it is pleasant to reflect that an army of astronomers, their gaze directed calmly heavenwards, are chiefly concerned with the coming eclipse. of the sun, which will transpire on June 19 of this year.
Recording the track of such Jan eclipse is amongst the great adventures of the astronomical world, and if correctly noted may have far-reaching effects upon the ultimate furtherance of Science.
Aro
At this momont the world over, scores of picked teams of astrono- mers
and their helpers
last-minuto foverishly making preparations for the great event, and soon all will be converging upon those salient points from which the great phenomenon of the solar eclipse may be most advantageously observed.
Of the many parties thus occupied, one of the most important as regarda England is that under the direc tion of Professor F. C. M. Stratton, FRS, Professor of Astrophysics at Cambridge University, and which in- cludes Dr. Aston, of Cambridge University,, Dr. Royds, director of
the South India observatory, Dr. C. W. Allen, of the Canberra,” obscrvn- Lory, Australia, and Mr. A. D. Thackery,
ery, of the Wilson observatory, California,
PRICELESS INSTRUMENTS Ho and some of his colleagues have left for Japan. Sixty chaos of boon des- apparatus have already patched in advance, the many price- lega Instruments amounting to o total weight of twenty
tons. This expedition will reach Otaru, Japan, in six or seven weeks time, there to prepare for the event which at tho most is not expected to last for more than 1 min. 57 sec. That expecta- tion, not unfraught with anxiety, is steadily approaching fover heat may well be Imagined.
Aa Professor Stratton himself said to me just prior to his departure, "the whole thing is, and must re mais, a gigantic gamble." It is indeed one of the greatest gambles upon which anyone could woll om- bark since everything turns upon &
small area particular
of tho aky remaining clear during the fateful 117 seconds, and though weather prospects are reasonable, but not too good, available statistical meteorolo gical data cannot furnish any de- finito indications na to what ultimate |conditions will be like.
The general objects of the present expeditions Еге to obtain more knowledge of the outer Inyers of the sun, further observations on the lines in the spectrum-both of the ultra- violet and infra-red extremitics and finally to obtain
more detailed in formation concerning the nature of the particles in the outer corona. It is hoped to make photographic records of the actual form of tho corona which is never the same for
length of time.
any ON'TS FOR OBSERVERS
Under the circumstances it is not surprising that astronomical nerves should be tightened to almost break- ing point. Indeed, so great to the strain that success inay devolve
quite as much on the observer's. psychic condition as upon his
knowledge and apparatus. Bearing this in mind, Professor Stratton, some years ago, drow up the follow
would-bo ing fow "don'ts" for tho eclipse observer:
(1) Don't forget to take the cap of the camera turbo. (Such a disas ter has actually crowned a weary | trek of over three thousand miles.)
(2) Having rehearsed the photo- graphic process without plates in the dark, don't forget to use them when the time comes.
(3) Don't count the passing seconds caroleanly (this error has also been committed).
POTENT CHANCELLOR ALE
"It is a social ale, and much of the strength of Oxford college beer is due to the way in which it is kept. Finally don't lose your head as Those
in charge are experts, and the did a certain Chineno astronomer. It
is recorded that in the year bear is served only at its best."
2137 n.c. the Chinese Astronomer Royal Some colleges have famous brews. There
are
for instance, Brasenoso
BO steadied his nerves with wine prior ale-served after dinner on Shrove
to the great event that when the Tuonday with roast
time came he saw and reported Son it the Chancellor Apples floating
all manner of strange heavenly College, lasted only by a low privi-bodies such as have their being in leged people, of which one pint is said
the "cheering cup" rather than in to make a man merry for the rest of
tho passionless skies,,above. As the evening, and the famous Ivy brow
result, this scientist so roused the iro of his Imperial master that ho of Lincoln Dollege.
himself was summarily eclipsed at the hands of the Court executioner.
in
of Queen's
This special brow, in which ground ivy is steeped, is made from an old recipe. It is sorved annually OB Ascension Day, and is n relic of an
between old feud
Lincoln Brasonoso.
and
A Brasenoro man was killed by n Lincoln undergraduate, and as a penance Lincoln College was ordered to provide free beer on the anniver- sary of the murder to any member of Brasence Callego who demanded
it.
STEWARD'S IDEA
Owing to the capacity of BrasenOKA men, the stoward of Llangin hit ca the idea of steeping grouny in the bour to make it more potent. The ́conturies old recipe is still used-to- day
Many other colleges have recipes which have been handed down for centuries.
In addition, there are scores of other Oxford drinks, Including Brown Botty, named after a former Oxford. bedmaker, the Oxford Grace Cup, Rum Booze, Pupper Fosset and Ox- ford Mull
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