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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 15, 1939.
HUNDREDS FANCY
DEAD
Vivid Account Of Sinking Of Russian Ship
Tokyo, Dec. 14,
A lurid picture of the disaster which befell the 3,000-ton Soviet camer Indigirku clnlming a toll of several hundred lives, is given in a telephone message from Wakkenal.
The Soviet ship, with over 1,000 passengers, mostly fishermen back from Kamchatka and Including 100 women, went aground at a point 300 metres off Kichibetsu at the north- eastern extremity of Hokkaido at 1.20 m. on Tuesday and immediate- ly sprung a big hole.
The wireless operator' sent 8.0.5. mesanges Immediately, but the radio opparatus was soon put out of co- milon by the water which flooded the vessel
The skipper at the ship sent 20 members of the crow in two boats towards the shore to call for a rea- cue, bul Ave out of ten men in one boat were washed overboard by henvy scan, while eight out of ten men in another boat shared similar Zato,
Only seven nut of 20 men manng- ed to reach the shore. more dead than alive, about 3 a.m. They searched for a house amid the si raging blizzard and found a flaber- man's house where they were taken good care of by its family.
Genichira Kami, the Osherman master of the house, Imenediately re- ported to the Police station at Kish- betsu and also rang the alarm bell to call out villagers. The villagers immediately attempted to send res- cue bouts but their efforts were frus- tinted by heavy sens.
When morning enme, efforts were renewed to send rescue boats but In vain.
The chief of the Wakanal Police who dashed to Kishibetsu, requested the North Japan Steamship Company to send the 1,800-ton Karafute Maru as a rescue ship to the scene,
The Karafuto Maru reached the #cene at 7.30 a.m. on Wednesday:
Before it arrived, however, those ashore suw helplessly some of the a.rviving passengers and crewmen a clinging to the side of the ship washed away ay heavy seas.
The captain of the Kurafuto Maru mid. "I heard that the members of the ship's crew, numbering 30, ex- tricated themselves by making a hole In the side of the ship when she capsized.
passengers failed to extricate themselves and must have been drowned."—Domel.
"Some 200
Earlier references to the sinking will be found on the Shipping Page.
WEEKLY TRAFFIC REPORT
During the week ending Saturday, there were in, Hongkong 00
traffic
accidents as the result of which a man was killed and 27.peopic_were_ injured. The man killed died from
while alighting injuries received
from a moving bus.
Of those injured 18 were peder- trians struck by vehicles. A bicycle rider and a tricycle rider were in- jured as the result of collisions be- tween
vehicles.
Three tram passengers and four bus passengers were injured while alighting from moving veliteles.
Ot 06 neeldents, 23 were collisions between vehicles, 28 were vollikony between vehicles and pedestrians; 15 neeldents were due to other causes.
OUR GUIDE TO THE CINEMAS
"When To-morrow Comes" (Queen'?): The Dunne-loyer team gel together romantically in this picture which is a pleasant piece of entertainment. Ireno Danna -la a waitrean who becomes romantically entangled with Charlen Isoyer, as in eminent planist. There is a distrossing complication of Bayer hay- ing a wife who goes periodically in
ARNO
Kry Btola A Million" (Alhambra): Moledrama about the downward pro- gress of a criminal, who first became Innocently entangled by the law, and, because he was unwilling to face the consequioners, Tell into over lacrenning dimeuition, until he was what down by the police. With Georgo Raft and Olalte Trevor.
"Broadway Musketeers" (Majestie): melodrama neo Pathon, cuinety and blended into this talkie of three Brand- way beauties whose motto, "All for one and one for all," tande them finally on Easy Stront. With Margaret Lindsay, Ann Bheridan, Marie Wilson and John Lital
CONSTIPATION KEEPS
A CHILD BACK Unless the bowels move every day. your child will be weakly, peevish, dull and stunted. So it your child La constipated, attend to it without delay. But be careful what you give, because purging weakens a child and leaves the bowels more bound than ever,
Doctors and nurser -overywhere advise 'California Syrup of Figs because they know that to curò con- stipation you must use a legzik, lawn- tive so that you can regulate the dose as the bowels act naturally, You can't do this with pills and
tablets.
FANCY DRESS
CHART
showing you how to suit your costume to your type
IF YOU'RE GOING to a fancy dress party within the next fortnight, and you're still minus a costume, spare a thought for your own personality, and don't swamp it with the wrong sort of dress. Decide on your type (the chart below does this for you) and do your best to get the detail right the sketches will help you here,
Type
Helght
Bust
Hips
Waist
Shoulders
Lega
Perlod
Venus
5ft 4in.
34in.
35in.
27in
Rounded
Well
made
Petite
5ft. 5in.
33in.
34in.
2411⁄2 in.
Shapely
Slim
Early 19th
Century
Medieval
Boyish
SfL Oln.
32in.
35in.
24in.
Square
Firin
Hanoverian
Athletic
5f, Bin.
35in.
38 n.
20ln.
Square
'Finn
Lanenstriun
Full Agure
5ft, Din.
30in.
30in.
28in.
Round
Well
mnde
Victorian
Mammequin
SEL.
10in.
34in.
30in.
25in.
Shapely
Slim
Norman
。 and sketches to guide you in
the history of the
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PERIOD: Early 19th CHARACTERISTICS:
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PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
THE GRATEFUL THANKS OF THE SOCIETY IS HEREBY TENDERED TO THE MANY SUBSCRIBERS DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER, AND THE TREASURERS ARE PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THE TOTAL IN- COME FOR THE YEAR HAS NEARLY COVERED THE INCREASING EXPEN DITURE,
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century. ལྭ་ 7 1 frilled bonnet, fly collar, long tailored gown of intricate design without belt or girdle. Slippers.
WELL SUITED
BECAUSE :
Dress has shaped shoulders, long. "dressing-gown" style Alves effect of height; tall bonnet also gives effect of height.
2 PERIOD Medieval.
CHARACTERISTICS : Tail
steeple hat with hanging veil. Long trolling gown, shaped to body. Girdle and hanging pocket.
WELL SUITED BECAUSE : Accentuates Agures, hangs well on shapely shoulders, sleeple hat gives Teet of height.
3 PERIOD
Hanoverian.
CHARACTERISTICS: Tarbon- like head-tress, over-gown close Alting from shoulder to waist, low wide-hemmed collar, gown opens from waist down- wards to show light underskirt. WELL SUITED BECAUSE : Bunchy head-dress gives just right offect of height, tight- fiting and off-shoulder top gives slim, Interesting effect. wide hips are lost in spread-out skirt, fow hem collar gives fulness to bust.
PERIOD: Lancastrian.
CHARACTERISTICS :
Firmly
inilored style in sober cloth with velvet facings. Girdled waist-hanging pocket. Bell- shuped skirt. Ruffic. Short steeple bat of soft material after the style of old-fashioned. nightcap.
WELL SUITED BECAUSE : Tallored style accentuates body line. Wide hips lost in spread- out skirt. Ruffle collar suits stately necit.
PERIOD: Victorian.
CHARACTERISTICS' : Bonnet with bow and flowers. Large Arm collar with bow. Puffed sleeves
wrist. tightened at Firm walat-belt and crinoline.
WELL SUITED. BECAUSE: Full figure carries large collar and plifted sleeves to advantage. Firm waist-Iine holds in body. Bonnet does not
Increase height.
6 PERIOD. Nan
CHARACTERISTICS: Tight long sleeves, Deep half-sleeves over them. Body draped in simple monk-mantle with wide designed leaddress held In places with metal bend-band. Pointed leather slippers, WELL SUITED BECAUSE : Un- usual style that only superb Agure can carry off. Simpll- city shows off Agure and height without accentuating IL
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