Women
This Space Evory Day.
BEAUTY ARTS
By LOIS LEEDS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1947.
A NEW KIND OF CYCLE
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IN MAGIC TECHNICOLOR WITH SABU
Posed, by Loretta. Young for Lois Leeds.
Lois Leads gives you the Hollywood Highlights!
STAR SHINE!
cummerbund and Thirred bodice gathered on an oval neckline. Bet- Loretta Young, at the Racquety's shoos were the talk of the porty. Club th Palm Springs for a quick They were Chocolate-Brown suede refresher in the sun before starting pumps, edged with Gold kid binding. her new picture. "Memory of Love".
In lieu of a hat, she wore jewelled Dana Andrews, with
Loretta K
clips in her upswept hair. zeldom seen in sucks but in that informat desert atmosphere she Succumbed,
For dny at the Santa Anita racetrack, Mrs. Edgar Bergen wore (1 Brown pin-stripe suit of men's- wear funnel
with accessories of
a
his
OVERALL LENGTH ONLY 4 INS. MORE THAN SOLO CYCLE:
TO a London audience recently an inventor demonstrated new solo-tandem cycle, which is shorter, lighter, rides easier and can be made more cheaply than the normal tan- dem.
It is only four inches longer than the normal solo cycle. And it con- verts simply in two or three minutes trom a solo cycle into a tandem for two adults, OR 더 tandem one adult and child, OR a solo cycle with a large
rear-carrier or baby's chair.
for
How soon will it be on the market? Its Inventor, Bretton Byrd, a 42-
That's the rub. British cycle firma are busy with orders for orthodox cycles. They haven't factory room nor materials to make mine."
Her slack sult was of White gabardine, with tuxedo picats In the trousers. Her Jacket was broad-shoulderent: a boxy one with Brown alligator shoes and shoulder-year-old film music, director, says: patch pockets which had flap tops strap bag and a Belge felt deep- buttoned down with Gold, She crowned cloche, Dull Gold earrings,
''; worn a chunky bracelet of Corn) and dip and bracelets were her jewellery Gold and barefoot sandals, in Gold! with a dull-Gold horse pranced on Hollywood Chit Chat! Petlle her shoulder (he, at least, was a actress and singer, Anilo Gordon, winner!). Quily appropriate for a was seen "lunchatting" ut the Hol-day at the races! lywood Brown Derby, wearing a Brown
wool crepe two-piece dress fashioned with leg-o-mutton sleeves. back-flared peplum, trimmed with Golden lon's heat buttons. With this Anita
straw wore a natural
PREDICTED
derby. the crown swathed with beige THE NEWS
"lace" net, caught in a large bow
at one side. To make sure that the hat was held securely in place, Anita anchored It with two oversized diamond and Gold hatpins.
For a recent dinner party. Belty Hutton chose cockuil dress of
#
Erown marquisette which featurect the new "handkerchief" hemline, designed with wide Brown Baths
Miante Makiye
4 GABRIELLE
Hellotrope is once again na naked- for perfume. Violet perfume, too, in doing a comeback. It is the sweet, soft and very garden-like perfumes that are the popular ones now. They speak of Spring-and it's coming. really!
SIDE GLANCES
DAY AHEAD
New York-Robert. Nelson, magician, predicted news head- lines in two Pittsburgh news- paners a day before they were published.
He also predicled the result of a baseball game.
Nelson wrote out his predictions in the office of the Pittsburgh superin- tendent of police.
I put the predictions in a tin bux, which a police escort look, to a Pittsburgh hotel, where it was ced in a lot of bread and baked In an oven.
After having been under police guard_for_24_hours, Nelson's predic. tions were opened on the stage at the Magicians' Convention.
For his Pittsburgh Press head- lino. Nelson wrote: "Sixteen Killed in Clipper Crash."
This Was A alight error: The newspaper'a gure was 15.
For his Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph headline, Nelson was 100 percent. correct with: "Nathaniel Spenr Dies. Dean of Merchants Here.*
Nelson gave the correct runs, hils and errors In the New York Glants versus Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game.
He correctly predicted the Sun- Telegraph sports page
headline: "Pirates Break Slump, Beat Glants 12/1."
By Galbraith
DOPR. TRF) BY MEA BENTICE, INC. 7. M. REG, AL, BUFAT, OFFING
"Oh, I've adopted the one-world idea, Margio--1 mada up with all the follows I quarreled with, not only the 'A', boys, but the “B* datos, tool":
TO SEAT TWO
TO SEAT ONE
are
But he is taking the prototype to Belgium-where cycle makers not quite so tied up.
Man's 8,000-Mile
Quest For Dog
A Canadian who lost his dog in Belgium during the war is travelling 8,000 miles in searchi of him.
The Canadian, Henry Prulm. 37, was serving with the Cana- dian forces in Belgium when he mez Rough, an Alsatian, and made a friend of him.
Pruim lost Rough, went home, and was demobllised.
This year a friend in England wrote to him: "A sergeant in
London has your dog."
Prulm iri London recently searching for Rough, sald;
That letter was enough
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rne. ! I had a month's leave duc, and
I booked an air passage over. here.
"I love Rough, and I'm going to do all I can to find lim."
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I
COLLECTED
FINE AFTER
62 YEARS
Police in Sydney collected five shilling fine and 12 shillings costs from a returned prisoner
COOLIES ASSAULT. NEWSMAN
Five pedicab coolies in the early hours of August 1 robbed Mr Alberto da Cruz, Night Editor of Reuter's News Agency in Shanghai, in an audacious attack in which the victim was severely assaulted.
Mr
from da Cruz had Kone
Jocated at Reuter's bureau,
Cable Office, to the Bund for
the
Q
drink of coca-cola
about 3 a.m.
As he was returning to the office a pedicab coolic
persisted in
monding that he ride back.
de-
When he refused the coolie be- came infuriated and immediately raised a cry that he had been rob
to Mr bed of CN$80,000, pointing
called for Cruz as the thief. He assistance, and was joined by four who other coolies with their cabs, took Mr Cruz to Rue Chu Pao San and there beat him up.
One of the coolies refused point- blank to hear Mr Cruz's arguments of war for a traffic offence com-but insisted that he had been rob- mitted in 1940,
The former POW, Frederick Cann, said: "The law must have a long memory as well as a long arm.
"I had forgotten the charge until the police called at my home,
"I was at work and my mother paid the fine for me.
"I would have refused to pay, and offered to do the time' instead.
"I might have got a jail sentence of 24 hours.**
on money bed. Finding no Cruz's person they beat him
They then suggested more.
plag him.
Beaten Again
newsman.
Mr
some strip-
The
sensing danger, offered to give the coolles some money if they would take him home to Yang Terrace in Weihaiwci Road. They agreed. Upon arrival in the lane the ringleader made Mr Cruz alight and took his watch as secur- ity against payment of the money. A few minutes later.. Mr. Cruz re- turned with CN$500,000-the siim which they demanded, to secure re-
Mr Cann said he committed the turn of his watch, which was worth trufe offence late in 1910,
"I was in camp before embarking for Singapore when Newtown Court heard the case in January, 1941." he wold.
"I was a prisoner of war in Singa pore for three and a half years, and returned to Australia in October 1940.
"The police took 18 months after my return to catch up with my 17 shilling penalty."
Mr Cann said the police told him
more.
As his point the victim was beaten again, the money taken from him, and the whole gang decamped.
Throughout the Journey from the Bund to Wethalwel Road there was not a policeman to be seen in the street, Mr Cruz stated.
He was held a virtual prisoner, and cautioned several times that if he raised a voice he would be bea-
len to pulp, "being a foreigner and
proven thier."
that no interest had been charged on MONKS MAY BE
the 12 shilling costs during the six and a half years it was overdue for payment.
Rupert and the Young Imp-41
The King of the inps says good-
You bye to Rupert very politely. also, have done a good turn by coming here," he smiles. This young, mischief-maker must now go to finish his training so that never again may he bring fruit on the tress at the wrong season. Before the little bear can leave the hall the young Imp leaps up at him joyfully. "You are a good sort, Rupert," he cries. When I'm properly traineti I promise, that your apple tree shall hive the best apples in all-Nute wood,"
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10. A bless of
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harness
20. LAYS rakesh-hens.
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20,-Trail mother ;_woll, it sounds like
20. Brorisating. (9) Down
2. Water in his speed track. (7)
in a small airest it's unished. (3) Conano. J.
Riistako le serrated edges, 13) Auraya alteration.
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A freehold estate that sounds
entiroly hatred. (8)
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Alotter to father and it' Antsited, (4).
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vebement aprecia of reproof. (O 14. Mother degren. (2) 2NDA in. As a game it's ok. Solleit.
followed by 1, An Etruscan titis but with wood 10 suggests leg tusory.
scok.(4)
22. Once robed (3)
The start of a hote. (D):
CONSCRIPTED
Chinese Buddhist monks will be liable to compulsory military train- Ing in the age category between 20 to 22 years.
The Shanghai Municipal Civi Affairs Department has received a special telegram from the Ministry of National Defence in Nanking concerning tile conscription of monks.
It was specified in the order that the monks, when enlisted, should not serve In any of the fighting forces but should serve in auxiliary units, including the nursing squads. The first conscription in. Sinang- hal since the war storied last week
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White, 10 pieces. White to play and mata in two.
Solution to Saturday's problem:
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BAGGED FOUR
TIGERS
Nya. Wal, 70-year-old Malayan police pensioner, recently killed four Ligers in four days at Kuala Lipir..
Considerable numbers et valuable cattle in this area had been killed
5. C. M. POST,
H.K. TELEGRAPH.
the old hunter, who is now living in retirement, to deal with the situation.
Ila nisul a tiger, and a tigress at a' range of 11. yards, with a double- harrelled gun, and three days later he shot a tiger cub. As the cub lay dying, a tigresa roaring wildly camo to the cub and the old Dyak shot her, through the head.
No traps or shooting platforms.
by tigers and to police, aware of were used by the ex-policeman.
.
Nya Wal's skill-ho has shot more Two of the animals measured nine
than 50 timers in his time--called in feet from nose to tail tipe