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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. British Women's War Fashions Defy Convention
NOTICE
A vacancy exists for a European British Assistant to the Director of Air Raid Precautions, of the Hong Kong Government,
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FOR SALE. "HONGKONG AS REVEALED BY THE CAMERA" Second Edition. Over 60 excellent
of the vicwa Colony. Price $1.50. Obtainable at Kelly & Walsh, Ltd, Hongkong: particulars of qualifications and Travel Bureau or from the Publishers, South China Morning Post, Lid, copies of testimonials. Forma of Wyndham Stret.
application may be obtained from the Colonial Secretariat,
Applications should be by letter: in the first instance addressed to the Director of Air Raid .Precnu- tlons, c/o Colonial Secretariat, 1 Hong Kong, accompanied by full!
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Applicants should not be under 40 or over 60 years of age, should held a position of authority, have good organising capabilities, genial DOBBERS taet, be of a Porsonality and be capable of taking charge of the department ins, deputy to the Director. Pre-
BUSTLES (
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FASHION
AS TROUSERS COME IN
Nazi fury makes 2
men rich
GERMAN fury over the song "Hanging Out The Washing On The Siegfried Line" is helping to
day of November, 1939, at 3 pm ference will be given to applleants swell the fortunes of its two at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excolloney the Governor of one
who have a knowledge of air raid Precautions.
Salary will be at the rate of Lut of Crown Land at Wong Nei£750 per annum, and the period of Chung, in the Colony of Hong
engagement will be for three Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at years, terminable at any time by three month's notice or payment a Crown Rent to be fixed by the of one month's salary on either Surveyor of His Majesty the
Bide. KING, for one further term of 76 years.
The selected candidate must Intending bidders are advised pass an examination for physical fitness which will be held by the that immediately after the diapo- Hong Kong Medient Authorities, bal of the lot the Purchaser (II) and his appointment will be not the applienst) will be required provisional pending receipt of to deposit with an authorised covering approval by the Secretary officer who will be present at the of State for the Colonies,
sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This m
the Purchase price.
will be refunded on payment of
NOTICE
The partnership of Hazeland and Gonella. Civil Engineers,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. Architects and Surveyors has this
No. of Eale:
Registry No.
Locality
Inland Lot
No. 5711.
Adjoining
Inland Lot No 4893, Blue Pool Road, Wong Net Chung.
Boundary
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E. M. HAZELAND, UGO GONELLA.
16th November, 1939.
Grow Own Food
Campaign
Making Englishmen "Garden Conscious' LONDON, Nov. 16 (Reuter). -A campaign to make English- men more garden-conscious is being started under the auspices
Cost Of Living Up of the Mindstry of Agriculture
In England
SPECIAL TO THE "TILEGRAPHU -
and various societies.
People will be encouraged to grow their own food.
the allotment
During the last wan
LONDON, Nov. 18 (Reuter) Since scheme had hardly begin until 1917,) the war began, the cost of living when U-boats were causing haven, Index figures have risen by 14 points
By 1918 there were 35.000 altar-
from 165 to 100-states the Minis-ments being worked, and by 1920 try of Labour.
there were 1,250,000.
On November 1, the figure was 60 This time it is expected that by per cent. above the level of July, next spring there will be 1,500,000 1914, compared with 05 per cent. allotments in uddition to 3,500,000 on-September-30.-
"privale gardens,
SPECIAL
20th
CENTURY
SPECIAL
TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX MOVIETONE NEWS
THE LATEST PICTURES
SEE! FROM THE WESTERN
and EASTERN FRONTS!
HITLER AT THE FRONT
ACTUAL PICTURES OF ARTILLERY BATTLE AND INFANTRY IN ACTION
AFTERMATH OF BATTLE
POLISH PRISONERS OF WAR
CIVILIAN REFUGEES
FRENCH ARTILLERY AND MECHANIZED UNITS AT THE FRONT
CZECHS ENLIST IN CZECH Legion
BELGIUM AND SWITZERLAND PREPARE FOR EVENTUALITIES
AUSTRALIA'S PREPAREDNESS
with "LITTLE PRINCESS"
Starring SHIRLEY TEMPLE in TECHNICOLOUR
TO-MORROW
AT THE
KING'S
Michael Carr, Composers Jimmy Kennedy and
"We're glad that the Nazis are angry; they've given the song a won- derful, international boost," Michael said.
now
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THE fashion news for women at the beginning of August was bustles and tight incing. The fashion news for women at the end of September is—trousers,
Never has a fashion died so jand instep length woollen housecoats will take the pince of xlk dresses and quickly.
housecoats. A leading designer
nfd
Current issues of smart magazines, prepared for press before the war, look like records of a bygone age, with their pictures of heavily baned hour-glass corsets.
"For eveninga wo are assuming that women who go out dining and dancing will wear dinner dresses, not ful evening dress. We are making Whether men ke it or not, dinner dresses with long sleeves and women are going to wear trousers.gh neck lines so that in case of air Already they are to be seen in the ralds they will be warm. streets of the West End of London,
"Black dresses are trimmed with tomed to wearing them in the house. Wie bincis-out."
Many women have become accus-wille for the sake of visibility in
In the scurry of wartime they are
involves putting on corsets, stockings and underwear, when they go out shopping.
not going to bother changing, which
· Nock To Wrist
Shops are competing with their different designs in air-raid ur "alren" suits.
Hats Af on the head, instead of perching on A couple of curls. Shoes aro tower heeled.
There is only one relaxation of severity. The new nightdresses are trimmed with embroidery and thread- ed with rows of baby ribbon.
Almost all of them are one-plece SPOTLIGHT -
"Our hope is that we will both be with the boys when they (lic hang out the washing on Siegfried Line." Jimmy Kennedy, 36-years-old Irish ex-schoolmaster, s
with an anti-aircraft unit "somewhere In Michael, 35-years-old England."
Not only air raids, but heat rollon- native of Leeds, is an A.R.P. volun-
dress. teer, waiting his opportunity to enlisting are affecting women's in the Army,
¡Floppy trousers thint cover the instep
trousered garments that cover the wearer from neck to wrist and ankle and are fasioned with stugle zipper.
THE KING WITH THE AIR FORCE
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ON
GORING'S
Racing
Review
(By "Capt. Foster")
(Continued from Page 6.).
Li Lan-sang, bas only to enter the distance to pick up the third stake money of $200.
There is no denying that Eve of Harvest and Navylight are long dia tanco mokes, but one would like to sce Rose Elect in the fight. It was a bad day when Mr. E Tong-sen's star pony lined up for the Double
A Promise To Germany
To Help Rebuild Her Shattered Lifa
LONDON, Nov. 10 (Reuter),-In's the House of Lords to-day, Lori to Sir John Simon's in the House of Standhope read a statement almila Commons.
..
After the statement was read, the Labour Peer, Lord Snell declared that most of the noise hitherto had come from Dr. Goebbels. It was a Tenth Plate. She finished in the
welse which the world know could be ruck and pulled up dame,
Blue Express was seriously consi-offensive without being enlightening
and helpful. dered at one time to be a good sub- stitute, after his good performance Ready For Anything behind Eve of Harvest In the St. "It this atitudesults the German George's Plate, but trouble soon fol- authorities, it sulta us" he said. lowed, and the brown gelding of Mr. Meanwhile we are prepared to meet Eu was not seen at work for some with fortitude whatever is coming to time. No reason has been offered us, and are ready to consider any peace proposals which will enable for the non-entry of Rose Emily and die Singapore millionaire is, for the second consecutive year, wihtout a "We are able to assure the German nomination for the Hongkong St people that their territory will be Leger.
respected, that as soon as possible the Ike Navylight, because I fancy | Blockade will be removêd, and ̈ is she is a better slayer than Eve of moon es Gemany has accepted this. larvest, but Sir Victor's candidate way of peace, pur. full co-operation is not to be despised,
wil be given in trying to rebuild her shattered fe.'
CASTLE PEAK H'CAP
(2nd Section)
I EXPECT to see a big field in the second section of the Castle Peak Handicap for “D”
second in the Hunan
GERMANY class China ponies, and the run is from the two mile post, once round and in.
With Guinness Time out of the road, Emergency Call, who Wita Handicap (second section) over the came jaunt at the Double Tenth Mecling. has been asked to concede two pound; lo the third pony Wilber for a beating of half-a-length. Phoenix, who was fourth in the some run, a nicely weighted, and it looks to me that the race is between these Ihrze,
JOKES FALLING FLAT
A
AMSTERDAM. NEUTRAL acquaintance reaching here from Berlin saya that pessimism in the Ger- Iman capital is growing daily. This is despite newspaper propa ganda and bombastic utterances such as Field-Marshal Goring's speech yesterday:
Commerce in paralysed by new taxation, which forces even John Citizen to yield up to 80 per cent. of his income to the Government.
Rationing already leaves citizens In
the world to live in antroubled peace.
SUBMARINE SEEN OFF SANTIAGO
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MEXICO CITY, Nov. 16 (UP)— The newspaper "La Prensa" to-day published, unconarmed reports. that a sub- several people had sighted marine carrying the numerals WJ 147' in the vicinity of Santiago Beach, eight miles north of Manzanillo.
give a few pounds to Courting Eve (Mr. Pih) and Lucky Lad to be ridden by Mr. Necda. Lancashire Chips and Courting Eve are well tuned; the latter sired by Double I like the old sticker, Emergency Court has made several "hita" over Call, and I understand that Mr. short distances, and the mare is in Churchill is going to be the plot. the pink of condition, her coat Fei Ying looks tempting for a long shining as un apple. shot, and the chestnut gelding is in ane fettle. The pony ran away the *other morning
with Mr. B. M.
Bolciho up.
ex-
A lot of course depends upon the start, for we are bound to have a big feld, owing to the fact that at the next two meetings the events are little Talkutive also caused
more or less of consolation nature. cilement with Mr. Encarnacio in the Mr. Black was on Criffel In her saddle, but after running away about winding-up gallop, as was Mr. Tang half-a-mile, the champion jockey hud on Derby Day, another descendant of him under control. It will be re-, Double Court. called that the combination annexed the 593 seconds quite comfortably, but
Fuition Plate over half-a-mile in
the "early birds" sliting un the rolls thinks that the boy pony cannot last the distance of over a mile. Portrush has not summered well, and Mrs. Taggart's prospect of either a first, second or third place is remate.
many towns hungry at the day's end. SHUM CHUN H'CAP Some things on their ration cards, such as butler, eggs, and coffee are unobtainable.
(1st Section)
SHUM CHUN H’CAP
(2nd Section)
WE HAVE a short list for the second leg of the daily double, and after a close study of the performances done by the nine "C" class China ponies assigned to the second section of Shum Chun Handicap, the sparkling Tobacco and other luxuries are be- THERE ARE 13 ponies aa- display of Royal Highness in coming searcer. All publle entertain-signed to the first section of her last two outinga strikes me ments and dancing in the danger zone Shum Chun Handicap for "C" as the best, provided, of course, Mr. town's are prohibited.
class raters over a mile, and the Needa is in the saddle: The position of German Jews is first leg of the daily double is oning Girl and Salvage Master,
The opposition comes from Laugh- I desperate. If the shortage increasea
and
they will obviously be the rat this event. It will be remem- these three mares will finish (I hope) ufferers. Even now, Jews are for bered that Lovely Star, who in the order I have named. Soldier bidden to buy provisions except dur, allpped through the hands of more of China was out for a trial carter, ing certain specified hours.
No Soviet Oil
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experienced Jockeys by taking the but the gallop did not appeal to me lead and winning the Connaught--in the least, and, furthermore, the coat. Handicap (second section), has been of the grey steed was us dull as a
section, and the turnip. ITLER'S poor prospects of obtain- recalled to this ing all supplies from Russia are 31r. Treverton. There is no like- "stinker" will have the same novice,
I described by the former Berlin
correspondent of the Belgian news- hood that the runaway strategy will work up another success, for in this vaper, the Soir..
company there are a few good speedy analysis of Germany's merchants. economie position, says the Daily Pinfarthings has been given the
Belgion writer declares:.
In
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THE KING in uniform of Marshal of the R.A.F., at the head-Mail's Brussels Correspondent, this honour of carrying the limit weight quarters of the Fighter Command. With him is the officer com- manding, Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding.
TOOK GAS MASK TO CONDEMNED CELL
FTER Leonard George Hucker, a 30-year-old wood machinist, of Victoria-road, Kilburn, N.W., had been sentenced to death at the Old Bailey he picked up the gas mask which he had brought into the dock.
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Another quiet day fails to be re- ported, and the volume of trading re- mains of the smallest dimensions,
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Then he turned and walked steadily to the steps to the cells. He was found guily of the murder of Mrs. Mary Alice Maud. Fulllek, nged 60, in her fut at Victoria-villas,
Kilburn,
Mr. Gerald Howard, prosecuting. said that Mrs. Fulllcic lived with her doughter, who had known Hucker number of years. At one time they were sweethearts.
Ho had been out of work and. Misa Futilek, apparently, decided to breakt
with him.
Hucker made a statement that Mrs. Fulilek accused him of being respon- sible for anything that might be wrong with her daughter.
In evidence, Hucker safd that dur- Ing an interview with Mrs. Fulllck they both got 'very ungry and Mrs. | Fullick struclc him,
He was holding the knife trying to ward her off, and it stabbed her. He had no destro to Elil her
Demonstrations
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NEWCASTLE H’CAP Open Event For Last Race Of The Day ROOIFLY (the winner of the
of 168 lbs. but can he concede 23 "One can say without exaggeration 13. to Galveston Bay? In the Rac- Queensland Handicap at the last ing Board of the Hongkong Jockey meeting) has been penalised 12 that the Third Reich begins the wor under a regime of restrictions equal Club, Galveston Bay was fourth in lbs., and the extra lead may be the Austin Handleep, but it does not, the obstacle preventing a duplic- to about that of 1917."
chow how many lengths Mr. Dun-
He says that, while Russia might bar's candidate was beaten by the ate success in the closing event, be able to supply Umber and third pony-Pinfarthings. In that the Newcastle Handicap for "C manganese to Germany, lack of trans. outing Galvealon Bag was receiving class Australian ponies over the port faculties kill any hope Germany 10 lbs., whereas, to-morrow Pin-i same jaunt, a scramble from the 1% may have of obtaining oil in any farthings has to give.7 lbs. more. | quantity from that source.
I saw Galveston Bay last Wednes-mile post (about half mile 160 yards). I asked readers in my notes on the day morning, and
much Im- Transport by rail from Russian pressed with her gallop over the mile.
eve of the last meeting to consider ports is ruled out by technieni
those ponies drawing the third to the My tip is Galveston Bay, with sixth berths Meulties, which it would take years Rose-Queen
from the ralls, and and Taxing Master
VGA
to overcome, while the Danube, which following in the rear. Rose Flana Ropity, the winner, had fifth position. Is not everywhere navigable, could was in very poor condition at the only be used if Germany controlled annual big meeting, but the mare Rumanian ports.
has of late been putting on flesh, and Germany, says the writer, has to she is recommended for big money. import 85 per cent. „of the oll she needs.
NEW BRIDGE. H'CAP Best Race of Afternoon Anticipated Here
Denounced For 8/-
There is an old racing legend that distance, and there cannot exist a Ce can give away weight, but not
more truthful maxim in the sprinting events. Our course. is undoubtedly on the narrow side, and should all the 17 entries accept the Newcastle Handicap to-morrow, those good 'uns le at the post will have to fly over THE Daily Mall's Bale Correspond-
the deld to catch the judge's eye:
In my opinion the event is very ent says that travellers arriving
open and anything may happen. from Bavaria declare there have been wholesale denunciations of alleged
LUCKY LAD was the winner Brutus will be ridden by Mr. Pih in- malcontents there during the last few, of two important events at the stead of the owner, who is away In Annual Carnival including the the camp and the moke is worth. following up, with Tarzan and Violet This follows the offer of a reward Australian. Ponics Champione, Queen. of Es. for anyone making auch do but when the, gec-gec camo nunciations.
days.
Officers Desert
under the control of the gentle- | WW man in charge of handing out THE Pelit Parisien reports from for the first position in the the weights, he was twice beaten Brussels that three German olecra and 21 soldiers have deserted, frame. Info Belgium.
Czechs "Warned"
Strange as it may seem, the form bank shows that Lucky Lad (last year's winner of Fremantle St. a successful
ACCORDING to a despatch to the Leger) hus not had
Gerrann News Agency from outing in anything over a mile, and
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Prague, President Incha and the in the circunstanco, the chestnut. Government of the Protectorate of gelding will have to exert all its Bohemia and Moravia have issued an propelling power to-morrow in the 24molatle warning that if subjects of New Bridge Hond!eap over six tur- Advertisers
the Protectorate Join any military longs. Should be fail, the public organisation formed abroad, they will wil be deprived of seeing the Spring requested to submit regarded as having committed high champion competing in the Autumn copy for display advor-
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the consequences to all subjects of the THE best race of the afternoon 2 p.m. on the day before Protectorate who, having joined such will be seen here, and the port publication,
| organisations, becoma German of honour has fallen on Lancashire
12 "317" | prisoners-of-war.
Chips (Mr. Hearno), who has to