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A Look Through The Telegraph"
50 YEARS AGO
March 28, 1889.
W. S. Gilbert, it is well known, liken to dealen the dresson of the women in his plays, lo enys: " abbor bustion, Improvements, tight-incing and all such nhomination, and I think that woman's dress should fall in natural folin to the scure."
It is state that while at Eton Mr. Gladstone was only flogged arce, and that was for refusing to betiny school-fellow who got into trouble.
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Thus the San Franelico News Letter: -"Chirainen and Britishers seem to be running race for unpopularity just the At present, with the chances of largest measure uf succos bring in favour of the Britishers,"
Thn Liverpool Port tella al terrible fate of a congregatlan of church-goers, who, un belag eniled to rise and receive the benediction, found themselves glued fast to the rents with the new varnish that had not quite dried. Never beforn was the church sa abrolutely united. and never one so harmonious ket pur- pone. A frantic crnen resulted in aute- ren! but there was not a whale cont ur dress in the congregation. Silk and broadcloth unholstered every seat, and the the horrified peoplo rushed Into streets holding their hands over the mont exposed parts, The Benediction was a failure.
The Impericuar has been on the other side of the island that week, practising her guns and torpedoes. Senused great consternation amongst the villa gera at Aberdeen and Stanley when she riced up her torpedo-netting-they thought she was fishing, and the bearh was covered with groups auf fishermen, bowniling the wholesale empture of their lawful prey.
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The greatest national debt meng the nations of the globe is borne by France. It about £1,500,000,000. BUNKER comes
naxt with EDU0,000,000, then England with £800,000,000; Austro-Hungary with 2021,000,000; Italy with £550,000,000; Spain with 301,600,000, and Prussia with £250,00o,non,
(Compare these with the prerent day, Franco owes £2,680,000,960; Rusdin uwen £1,425,674,000, what she will probably never pay; Britain owen £8,184,085,000 and is borrowing another £400,000,000, (A* nuch
the total. debt 50
Hungary uwen £100,000,000; Italy owes £1,986,1300,- 000; Spain owes £180,000,000 before the Civil War, Juvil Germany £201,450,000.—Ed.)
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25 YEARS AGO
March 8, 1014. ARMY V. PARLIAMENT AND PEOPLE
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More Party Heat In the Commons FIELD MARSIFAL SIR JOHN FRENCH RESIGNS
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 28, 1939.
LINED UP...
ALL
URING
DURIN
the
~
nual spring cloun
la a good time to put household "wrinkles" to the test, and though most homesmakers have their own pet methods, here are some D my own which may help the work
along more
quickly. They
are
·
arranged
in alphabetient order
Home
Maker's
so that you can cut them out to paste in a note-book or hang them up for quick reference.
ALABASTER light fittings can be cleaned with a clath soaked in tur- pentine.
wax then polished with floor polish or furniture cream. This produces a glossy surface.
A B C
GLASS. Put a
ilttle washing blue in the rinsing, water, and polish with a leather or pad of tissue paper, The blue produces a lovely sparkle,
Clean frosted glass with a handful BRASS ornaments. If badly
of Epsom-sait in warm water. Rub with tornished, first clean
cut [ lemon dipped in coarse salt. Rinse, dry with a cloth or leather. dry and polish with metal
polish,
Clean off the old lacquer from shabby lacquered brass bedstead with a mix- ture of turpentine and powered bath-
rubbed
boiling water Colonel
In the House of Cominsan, Mr. Austen Chamberlain characterised Seely's resignation as a put-up job, and said that Gulonel Seely has prepared the paragraphs, which the Government now repudiateil, in consultation with Lord Morley. It than Ministers mained, then the paper which they Approved was binding on thir col lesguen.
Air, Winston Churchill, who WON cheered upon rielag, interrupted, and repudiated Mr. Chamberlain's "insults.” He said that Lord Morely had never re vised nor examined the two paragraphe which had been referred to, e men- Lined that the battle quadran' which was ordered to Lamlash' an the 11th ist. would remain there during the erinin, and went on-to-trefare that the great base of the Army veraus Parlin.
men are the People had heen rail, and every had been made to show that it was always right to shoot a Radical or a worker,
Telegrams from Dublin and the Cur- ragh ninte that the majority of the envalry officers reiterate their determi Inntion to resign rather than act against Elinter.
Field Marshal Sir John French na resigned.
10 YEARS AGO
March 28, 1929, The War Ofee announces that the Narth and South China Commands will be amalgamated in the course of next month. Major-General A. E. Wardrop,
Brilia at present commanding the troops in North Chine, w rotura fome and the combined Command will be na- sumed by Major-General J. W. Sandi. lande, C., C.M.G., D.S.O. who hna Just taken over the South China Command from Major-General C, C. Luard, Major-General Sandilands will remain at Hongkong with an augmented Stuff, The Shanghal uren will be com.anders as at present by Brigadier-tieneral O. C. Borrett, who has been in command of
vinegar,
.
-for the
SPRING..
CLEAN
Brushes, mops and brooms come up for inspection.
then rub with yellow soap. They will slide easily and last longer.
TILES. Red quarry tiles should be well rubbed with soft soap. Leave soap on overnight, then scrub with hot water and a stiff brush. Rinse, dry, then polish with red ille pollahi to bring up the colour.
UPHOLSTERY.
Greasy patches
will usually yleid to curben tetrachloride. Brush well in so that loosens the dirt, then remove this tel-pleces and clocks, Use sparingly with a clean, dry cloth. and polish with a soft duster.
or
It
to
Upholstered chairs can be freshen NET curtains. To fint faded net a cd with hot bran. Brush first creamy colour, mix a teaspoonful of remove surface dust, then rub with powdered yellow ochre with a little the het, dry bran, finishing by brush- cold water, strain through murlin and Ing again with a stift, clean clothes add to starch or last rinsing water. brush.
OXYDISED bronze or silver. Clean VELVET and chenille, Wash in with a cloth soaked in linserd
worm soup suds
little with olive oil or with vaseline. After- ommonla added to foret out the dirt. wards polish with furniture cream. Itinae in tepid water, squeeze out
PAINT, Clean mati palat with a surplus water, and dry quickly cloth wrung out in hot water and the open. Press by drawing dipped in whitening, rinse with warm wrong side of the material over the water and dry with a soft cloth. edge of a hot iron.
Add two tablespoonfuls of am-
БОДРУ moniu to warm,
water for
borax,
In
the
and
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HEARTHS. Clean tiled hearths or glossy paint. Dry, then pollth with brick, clean with metal polish, then surrounds with a cut lemon, then give a new coat of lacquer.
polish with wax floor polish. Loose a trace of furniture cream. Grained
and varnished woodwork can bo EXTRA materials for spring clean CARPETS which cannot be taken tiles in hearth or curb can be re- cleaned with a cloth snaked with are ammontá, vinegar, turpentine, up should be thoroughly cleaned with fixed with fire cement.
***' parafin, carbon, tetrachloride, bran, the vacuum cleaner, then
IVORY or composition plano keys, linseed oil, then pelished.
steel aceur powdered magnesia, QUANTITIES can be over with a cloth wrunk
In Whiten with a cut
mixture of lemon equal parts of
and juice and whitening. Rub on
Wilh care ately measured if you remember that Wool. Start with clean mops
average pall fully, leave to dry, then brush off, the
tablespoonful one
little of
paromin beforehand. They will! Cover vil or grease stains with a Slightly soiled ivory can be cleaned waler, and the holds two Rallons of dusters and sprinkle them
cau-de-liquid and a heaped tablespoonful of plek up dust and help to put on the carth und with methylated spirit or
sine thick paste of Fuller's
powder each equal one ounce.
YOU will find it helpful to make a water, leave to dry, then brush out, Cologne sprinkled on a soft cloth.
JEWELLERY. To restore the lus- RUGS. It is possible to wash fur DISTEMPERED walls.. Rub down APADA GA
and sheepskin rugs in Warm soap list of soaps and polishes required, with a pad
of old lace or net tre of pearls, real or imitation, by flake lather. Remove backing, squeeze which will save running out for for- made
n few Washable in powdered magnesia for to remove surface dust.
out surplus water, rub with old towels gotten items. Furniture cream, wax distemper can then be cleaned with hours,
Gold is put in a cup of warm water and hang over the line to finish dry- floor polish, red tile. polish, warm water. Wring cloth fairly dry, work from skirting upwards and pat swith a few drops of ammonia added, ing. They can also be dry cleaned and silver polish, soap fakes to prevent streaks.
then polished with jeweller's rouge with hot bran, which is rubbed well powder and a non-abrasive cleaning
into the fur. Afterwards brush well, powder cover most cleaning jobs. dry EIDERDOWNS. to
ZINC hathy and draining boards clean. damped with ammonia.
paste. of thoroughly,
Stones, with the exception of opals
ren be made shining with then sprinkle Brush sheets of newspaper thickly with and turquelses, can be cleaned with SASHI CORDS. Rub over with a whitening and vinegar. Rub well in, starch, put the ciderdown on them sal volatile.
"KITCHEN tabics, to whiten:- Seruty.damp cloth when cleaning the paint, tinse with hot water and dry. and sprinkle more starch on top.
501 504.
Roll up loosely in the paper, put with a mixture of away in a cool, dry place for two or 141b, silver sana and six tablespoon- three days, then brush free of fuis chloride of time. Rinse well starch.
with hot water when clean.
FLOURS. To whiten plain wooden Hours,
add two tablespoonfuls of lycerine to the nail of scrubbing water. If you are re-stalling floors, LINOLEUM. Clean first with lur- remove old stain first with a special pentine, wash with soapy water, then stain remover.
When rub over with bolled starch. Composition floors in kitchen or dry, polish with wax floor polish. bathroom can be cleaned with tur- Worn linoleum can be re-surfaced pentine and steel wool. Leave to with a quid preparation. There is dry, then wax polish. Clogged polish also a transparent grade for reviving or stains on woodblock floors can patterned nolcums.
also be removed with steel woul. MARBLE. Black shoe polish give Dust well before repollshing.
a glossy finish to black marble man-
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Short Cuts
A dress that is to be remodelled
the 14th Infantry Brigade, Shaforce. The Hongknog Stock Exchange has to be ripped carefully. Usc & since 1927. The Tientalu uren will be | official summary issued at 4.00 pan.sharp knife or pointed' sclssors in commanded by Brig-Geo, Ronald M. Heath, C.M.G., D.3.0., who has been yesterday, anys:
Omeer Commanding. North China, since 1020.
The carelessness of a watchinna In dropping o lighted cigarette-end among alto of inflammable decorating mate- rials is believed to be responsible for the devastating fire which has almost completely destroyed the great new Gerinan linor Europa In the filolon and Vous ship-yard.
The National Government in a pro- elantation officially declaring war 1n Wuhan accuses Marshni Li Chel-aum, General 1 Chung-ren and General Pai Chung-hai of conspiracy against the Nanking regime, and a voiled threat of punishment to come is causing deop concerns to friends of Marshal Li Chal- sum, who is a priauner at Nanking.
Marshal Chiang Kai-shok han luft for Klakinng to direct operations Already 60,000 troops are reported to be moving against Dinghalang and Changsha, while 10,000. others are to press forwardi againal Wushang.
"Marshal Chiang Kai-shok will porgone ally direct the right flank, and Hankow is to be attacked from Ankul.
5 YEARS AGO
**March 28, 1934. Important developments in the direc- tion of security undertakings between Britain and France may possibly follow the conference which the Fronch· Am-
bassador, M. Corbin, bad with Sir John Simon last, avêning.
It to learned, exclusively, that the conversation contred round the question of what further guarantees France would require in order to modify bor attitude towards the British droft, DiS. firmament Convention, and that negotia. Elons for tightening up Britian commit -menta may, follow, .
The market was quiet, but prices ripping seams apart and be sure you remained steady. Sales were re-do not stretch the material, especially ported in Banks at $1,300, Docks ut at the neck and armholes.
$17 and Old China Lights at $8.20.
Buyera
Hongkong Bank $1,370
Canton Insurance $220 Douglasen
03
11. & S. 1otels #3}{
HK. Electrics, $351)
Canton leen $1
Cements $131
K. Ropes
prem
Wing On (HK) $42 Entertainments 103) ILK. Govt. 4% Loan 4 H. Govt. di Loan par. Dairy Farms lights $15
Bellers Union Insurance $175 II.K. Lands $38 Watson 52.10
Balex Itongkong Back $1.350 Union Insurance $47234 IK. Docks #1745 China Lighta, főld) 10,203 Dairy Yarma $31 Éx ris Dairy Farms Righis $15 Antamoka P. 4 Alok 35
Benguet Consolidated $12.50
Coco Grove the 003 Consolidated
1. X. L. 81
Paracale Gumaus 17 San Mauricio 1.23 Suyoc la
United Paracalo .71
Wrinkled neckties may be freshen-
ed as follows: Cut a cardboard form
to fit into the wide or outer end of the tie. Cover with
A dampened cheesecloth and press with hot iron,
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Try pulfing yellowed Ivory in the sun to dry after washing with soap and water. After several treatments of this kind they should begin to grow whiter.
CROWN FOR HITLER
Ancient South Russian Relic for Birthday
A Gothic crown whose history goes back for hundreds of yours, is to be presented to Herr Hiller, Chancellor of Germany, to mark his Aftieth birthday, on April 20
This news is confirmed locally, and it is ascertained that local Germans sub- have already forwarded their |scriptions ̧lo Berlin. -
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BRIDGE AND MAHJONG The last Bridge and Malijong Drive of the M.C.L. financial year was held Yesterday afternoon at the Peninsula Hotel. ...A large number of ladies attended, making up tables of Contract Bridge, Mahjong Clear Gamo, and Mahjong Chinese Gamo; and helped to make This is interpreted as Britnin's final | the function a complete success. old and formerly belonged to a South effort to secure a settlement in Europe Attractive, prizes were on display Russian ruler. The object of the though there is no indication of during the afternoon, and in the subscriptions, it le pressimed, is 10 what-concassiona_Britain_may, make to....
purchase it from the present holder. evening were presented. invet. Franco's demande.
the Unfortunately the history of crown itself in not known here. All'i that can be learned is that it is very
metal
and
The ever crisp. navy bine and white combination . here again In this lovely ensemble. The coat, carries an all-over pattern of while on the.bilde; the dress is mowy white, the fabrio
•uf¬both-in-a-puro nilk crepe.-
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KOLYNOS is a scientific, concentrateddentalcream. No water or other bulky ingredient has been added to make the tube larger. Only a half-inch of this
BRIGHTEN your SMILE with KOLYNOS
KOLYNOS
at
DENTAL CREAM
concentrated dentifrice on adry brush is needed tokeep teeth clean and sparkling.
Try Kolynos-it clenns better-contains no grit and is more economical.
For further ECONOMY BUY the LARGE TUBE
KOLYNOS
the antiseptic DENTAL CREAM
WRIGHT'S Coal Tar Soap
You would have no
excusci
Extremely catching as oriental skin diseases aro. you can protect yourself adequately. Especially compounded
safeguard your hcblth, to keep you from the danger of contracting Infectious discases, Wright's should be used con- stantly for day-long freshnessl
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REPULSE BAY Hotel
Geo. Pio-Ulski's String. Quintette
overy SUNDAY
for Tiffin
1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.
Fred Carpio's Dance Orchestra
every WEDNESDAY for Dinner
9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
A la Carte & Table d'Hote
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