Women
This Space Evory Day
BEAUTY ARTS
By LOIS LEEDS
Posed for Liis Leeds.
This smartly titled casuni has a soft, unblocked io k. Fashion- ed of Royal Purple beaver felt and secured by a Purple veil, dotted
in three tones of manuve chenille.
STAR SHINE!
This sens you can have real Star Shine ihrough the choice of a hatt Even Hollywood stars are wearing hats. Women everywhere know the Importonceüf a hat, So here la some Hat Line News!
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TELEGRAP
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1947.
STAIRWAY TO STARS TASK DUMBBELLS
FOR GIANT TELESCOPE
University of California netronomers have announced thet a new stairway to the stars," a 120-inch telescope, probably will be ready for construction this year.
The projected telescope will nearly equal in size the Mt. SCOTTISH Palomar 200-inch telescope now nearing completion in Southern California.
The 120-Inch giant will be con- weted at the University's Lick Ob- servatory, loented atop 4,000 11. Mt Kamilton, near, San Jose.
When completed, The 120-Inelt telescope can probe the mysteries of space 000 million light years away. Multiplied inte miles, that's more than
5.321,929,400,000,000,000,000 miles.
Les astronomical figures regarding the Mt. Hamilton telescope reveal that it will consist of a 83ft. long tube weighing eight tons, s 10in, thick solid class nurror reating in a hu 70-ton steel fork.
It will be completely motorised and housed under a dome Deft, in dia-
meter. Astronomers will hover about they raider" of power-driven staleways and scaffolds.
To Study Milky Way About four years will be required for its completion.
Prof. C. Donald Shane, director of the Lick Observatory, said the new telescope will be one of the most versatite Instruments of its kind.
NEWSLETTER:
ROYAL SCOTS'
DRUM LOST IN HONGKONG
By GARRY LUNZIE
The 2nd Battalion of the Royal Scots are stationed at Malla these days and
very shortly.they will be getting back a kettledrum that they thought they would never see again. It was captured by the Japanese at the surrendor of Hongkong and was valued very highly by
them.
The little yellow men sent it to Tokyo and it was placed in the war is one of the most famous shrines museum at Yasakuni Shrine which honouring the Japanese deat. The Lick ginnt and the M. Palo- L-Col. D. T. Maxwell: com- mar Bohemoth will undertake comander of the British forces in the operativa research in order that there it right away. The drum was re- Tokyo sub-area, saw it and claimed tvill be no duplication of effort.
Already Dr Shane and his asso-the British Embassy, and for all I moved from the museum, taken to elates have build out some of the work know for the telescope which is yet in the Malta after a lve years' absence,
is already 'on its why to blueprint stage.
Ocean Princess
For instance, he said, the "big eye"! will be put to work studying surface features of the moon and planets by not know how the other half lives, Truly one half of the world does rapid photography.
or
have turned their talents to creating Wearable, faltering berets, stocking caps, cloches and all manner of crocheted and knitted caps. Because these Tern Age hats fit and are com→ fortable and have real fashion in- terest,
I looks like a big year
Thus, if there are any Martians and this was never truer than when or Lunarians scurrying around Mars islands of
applied to the fisherfolk of those Trener Ants!
While the large the Mom, comparative photos bulk of Britain's inland population So. Ket R hat and you'll really taken in rapid order would feet may get an occasional buffeting from out. morfnve moverent or other the weather, it is the hardy smail signs of life.
boat seamen who wage ceaseless war Faint Story
against the elements at this time of the year. Another Job for the 120-Incher will be bservations of faint men- hers of the Solar system, which may bring to light new moons revolving around the other planels, or undis.
Golden Touch! The Midas touch
displayed
gold lacquered feathers and veils, in gold brold and | Shinet
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in entire hats of gleaming gold.
sensation,
Laddie Northridge. New York hal who has always been glitter and
..lavish in the use of
is trimming hats with reat setquins, 14-karat Walloon and gold embroi Hery! Bringard. Anieren de signer, has dreamed
up fabulous
sailors of a "gold" mesh. They are breathtakingly Dramatic!
The volume market is Joining t the Gold Rush and you will see gold beads, gold kid and a' surls of golden highlights to dress up felt and ! fabric hats
Hats On! In the food of Elegance, which
ich prevails in the Fall scene, are the Conversation Plece hats for din- ner and theatre wear. Dinner isnts. are often large, with wide brimus, en- circled with ribbons and plumes: theatre hints
ore smail. cap-like affairs, holding the coiffure in place and looking exceedingly chic.
And they are flat enough ti be kept on during the performance! So nobody says, "Please remove your ha!!"
Terners Tool Sminil
that
won anti
the Teeners are "dressing wearing smart little hats! Designers
Minule Makuzo 4 CABRIELLE
fry this to rollove tired feet. Dip O foot in warm, soapy water. Scrub them, then dry thoroughly. Pull on a pair of white wool socke which have been soaked in chilled witch-hasel
SIDE GLANCES
Umbrella Girl
Nicely-rolled umbrella and news- paper are, the badge of a black- coated worker-this time of Misa Madeline Ker on, her way to work in Piccadilly. Revers and pocket flaps of the distinctive black wool coat are generously edged with black velvet. She velvet-blacked French gloves with black silk palms. Gilt and black buttons ajd
wears
sparkle. Hat is swathed green velvet warn well back.
I BY NİKA SERVICE, ENE 7. M. PEC L PAT
By Galbraith
"Yes, I bought those white shirts for you the other day, but you can't wear them. till i manage to find some faundry soapl":
closed comets.
Dr. Shune pointed out it is par- ticularly Important to determine the notions of these faint outer stars in rder to understand the mechanics of the Milky Way mlaxy, of which this earth is an infinitesimal pari. has long been suspected that the entire Milky Way is revolving in sw, grandiose manner, much like a
alow motion" milk shake.
NEW THEATRE
SCHOOL IN LONDON
And the
Scots flahermen have more than their share. Yet like the majority of Britain's seamen they take their hardships as part of the doy's work and are fur from being talkative about them. And so fle nan who Ilves at Wignn or Northampton or any of our central areas gets little to remind him of the endurance of the mariners.
story of the
All this
occurred to me when the
Aberdeen Ocean Princess, reached the Senttish trawler, press. It than a line or two, if it got uny, in hardly warranted more the English papers.
The Ocean Princess was chughit one night in a heavy storm off the northeast const of Scotland. There was a howling gale and mountainous seas which tossed the little vessel about like a cork. Then one of the bunker lds was torn off by a wave, In next to no time the trawler was Inundated. For 18 hours every manfack of the crew baled out with buckets while the wind howled and
PATENT OFFICE
YOU KNITTED ONE END OF THIS SCARF.- LONGER THAN THE OTHER, DEAR, IT DOESN'T HANG EVEN!
London's New Stamp-Selling Machine
to reduce queues and relieve In the hope that it will be able
pressure on Britain's Post Office is to experi- its counter staff,
chines at the public counters. meat with stamp-selling ma-
The machine which is now being tried experimentally ctn London Post Office consists of a battery of six units delivering stamps of d., Id., 11⁄2d.. 2d., 2d.. 3d, value In res ponse to the depression of levers by counter officer. Surprisingly. the machine does not deliver the stamps direct to the purchaser but to the counter officer who has then to pass them over the counter,
The original plan was to try out a machine operated from behind the counter and el
delivering stamus direct to the customer. Its
certain dilleul- thes have to be overcome.
still in progress but development is The advantage of using a machine is that the counter officer does not have to turn over the leaves of a stamps portfolio to select stamps. It is contemplated that machines will
be only
used for selling small quantities of stamps at a time. For larger quantities It is quicker and more convenient to the Post Office and the customer to tear a compact block from I
sheet.
It is hoped by means of expert- ments with the machines to determine to what extent the Port Office might be Justified in going ahead with a programme to mechanise The sale of stamps at all counters.
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Sex Crime In U.S. Every 45 Minutes
"Rape is committed pomewhere in
the United States every 45 minutes, or 32 times every day," Attorney. General George Barrett told a meet- ing of Illinois prosecutors.
Mr Barrett cited these'figures from an F.B.I. investigation report, and urged a strong unified' drive against sex criminals.
"Sex crimes are # dangerously large and alarming plague.
"Twenty-seven per cent of arrests for rupe involved persons under 21 years and 49 per cent were under lurge 20," he said.
the decks were swept by gient Miss Ellen Wilkinson, the waves. The vessel was helpless, for Minister of Education, shortly con sonn choked the pumps and the before her death opened the Old crew
boller tres were put out. Sun the baled on. And as well 約 Vic Theatre School in London, baling they had to shift and announced that the Ministry quantity of coal. of Education would make awards to enable students to attend the School and would also encourage local education_authorities to award scholarships for the same purpose.
In a short address Miss Wilkinson
said:
Wireless Went Flat after hour, and there were
The weather kept up Its fury hour who are on strikke....Captain I, R. showers to add to the
steel Goulen, BOAC pilot, who was killed discomfort, with five others when his Dakota Visibility became worse and the crashed at Ashford, Kent, was the wireless batteries went flat and so son of Bailie and Mrs Goulen, of message could not bo
James received. Edinburgh.... Mr
Thomas, Then the ship's bedding was torn Berwick-on-Tweed, salmon fishing up and set alight to attract attention expert, has died aged 91....there after flares had been lit at regular lil be no "The Old Vic Theatre School is intervals.
Scottish National Fot Stock Show this year....Mr Chur- part of the Old Vic Theatre Centre. After the 10 hours the seas died ch is to receive the freedom of It will include all the activities of the down, giving these gallant men a Ayr in May....A German
POW stage-training, research and develop-breather. They set to work to get ings solos at Ratho Church near ment in all forms of theatre activity, the pumps working again and the Edinburgh....Scottinn Nationalists This should ensure the right mixture boilers stoked up. After a while the will not fight the Caithness and of the theory and practice for theme the Ocean Princess had driftede a three-cornered fight with Sir
engines
restarted. By this Sutherland by-election which will students.
"The Theatre in England has along the east coast of the Shetlands Archibald Sinclair Liberal favourite always Bourished even under attempts after the mishap, they were able to
and
so eventually, some 25 hotirs to regoin tuis old seat...Lord to destroy it. The Old Vic since
Normand, created aburan in the 1889 has led to the production of the the harbour at two knots.
make land at Lerwick, steaming Into New Year's honours list, will be known 03 Lord Normand of best, beleving that it will always be
Mick Stanley,
the skipper, lives Aberdour....the Clydesdale Bank appreciated. Their
success has shown that they were right.'
in Aberdeen as do the rest of the have opened a branch at Prestwick Referring
crew, ten of them. awards the
and
I believe Stanley Airport. scholarships scheme, she said: "AL
Sport is an Englishman. For all that, he present only one-third of the students is one of the best known trawler-
men ih
Aberdeen. He said He
to
courses
Dr Altken, Scots chess champion, in the Acting Course get full fees about the ordeal, and his crew were gress....St. Andrews golf
finished ninth at the Huntings Con- This is in line with our wish to su everyone trained for the job they can gave the bare details although, in
just about as communicative. They drew nearly £2,000 more last year-
£5,800....George Robson, former do best."
passing, one of the men remarked Hearts halt-back has been appointed that they thought they were team manager of Leith Athletic "goners" several times. When the former skating champion, Megan 'storm was at its height they never Taylor, is to wed a Fife man, Mr
SPANISH MAKE expected to get out of it alive.
HUGE PROFITS
FROM RACKET
Lindsay Ronald Mandeville-Ellis.... the Central Council of Physical No Fass or Fanfare
Recreation will give a 60-minute What can one say as comment to show at Hampden on May 10 before all this? Were they heroes?
the Great Britain-Europe They would laugh at you if you suggested match,...there was an entry of 38
for it. Just honest men who do an catch-can novice wrestling chain- first post-war catch-as honest job and do it well. No fuss
the
the
football
Rupert and Ninkį–35
or fanfare. A lot of us raight take plonships at Dunfermline....Cathie Spanish trawlers and small a cue from these men-"Britain's Gibson, Motherwell, will make an trading vessels have "gate Handy would say... That is the story record at Galashiels on February 16. hardy sons," as that old "salt" Para attempt on her 500 yards free-style crashed" the smuggling indus-of the trawler Ocean Princess and try from France to Britain. her men, burely ocean princes.
For the first time in years Spon- In the advanced hurly-burly civili- fords are now bringing liquor, scerita, sation we are supposed to enjoy in silk stockings, jewellery, and similar these islands of ours, I wonder if the goods to polnis bit the Cornish coast: English, folk saw a paragraph at the where locul operators trans-ship same time, as the, Ocean Princess them into small boats and land in story, It concerned the motor boat, lonely creeks.
Good Shepherd. War may
This vessel raz oground near the break out any moment between Frenchmen and Spaniards lonely sand of Fair Tole in the if the latter encroach on what the rough weather. Fortunately, French regard as their preserve,
crew and passengers were able to French police, British Customs Sunp ashore after all the carge had agents and C.I.D, men are trying to been unloaded. At the time of discover the leaders of the organisa-writing, however, the Good Shepherd tion.
expected to WCA
become a
total Sonie smugglers are making more Isle would be marooned once again. wreck. And the population of Fair than £5,000 a year,"
It seems remarkable that stich o The present routine is for cargoes thing can happen in these modern to be taken to a reasonable distance times. But Fair Isle and other parts off the English coast, particularly of the north of Scotland are so for The cases, in waterproof covers, are away from the places where men then slipped overboard by night future of our laland population. -
the welfare and marked by a buoy. Later, boals put off, locate the buoy, and take the contraband on board.
Kent
The organisation on the British
meet to discuss
In Brief
A noted authority on horses, Mr side runs the cargoes in cars to Lon-T. M. Inglis, of Forfar, has died..... don, where the liquor is said at night Dundee dustmen came out in sym- clubs.
pathy, with the Glasgow dustmen
Rupert tells Santa Claus all be knows about the cloth donkey. "He's made of Mummy's old cut- rains," he says. " and is stuffed with cotton wool. He started jumping as soon as he was made, but he only seems to jump when you don't want him cal He's got no brains, so Daddy call him a nineampoop and I call him Ninky for short." At that moment Ninky startles them all by shopting into the air and dropping back on the desk with a thud.” “So be, dous work," gazpo Santa Claus
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✪ Detective Česka, lac, 1943
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Based on the Batman Comich Feature appearing in Detective Comi
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