Women
This Spaco Evory, Day
BEAUTY ARTS By LOIS LEEDS
Pored by Anne Guynne for Lois Lecto.
Limber Up!, suys Loin Leeds, Exercise doen (1
LIMBER UPI
You need exercises to Limber Up! All right, get busy!
Put on your play suit and qu to work. Any sort of exercises, done in rhythm, will be helpful. Use ordinary dance stops if you haven't the time to 19 to a class.
must, of course, do your You exercises every day, for at least Q few minutes, to get results.. When you walk, wing along to a tune, head up: tummy pulled in and shoulders back. Swing along grace- fully; it's a pretty sight to see woman walking in perfect rhythm. Timbering-up Posture. mirror, at then
your
When work on the
exercises
Take
a good look, in the way you usually stand. really work hard tu
improve. no-heavy Agure looks a little stim-1
less
mer, a too-thin gure looks
gaunt when standing correctly..
For instance-f you arc too heavy you are inclined to droop at
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1947.
English Far On Top As DUMBBELLS Virtual World Tongue
An educator declared recently that English comes closest to being a language of the world, with more than a third of the earth's population understanding a large part of its vocabulary.
Traces Of Primitive Culture
in
Falk Johnson, instructor English at America's North- western University, said a sur- vey indicated that English is virtually the world tongue from the standpoint of uango.. Many factors especially recommend it as a universal Innguage, he added,
Jolinson declared that 705,000,000 people know all or many of the English words normally used. There 200,000,000 native English speakers, he said, and 445,000,000 who partly understand English becaure of s similarity to their native tongues.
The National Geographic So-are ciety of America has amounced the discovery in southern petons Mexico of what is believed to be the first trace in the Western Hemisphere of primitive human culture which existed many centuries before Christ.
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In lower levels of a huge mound of "junk" left behind by
melent
Actually, he said in a statement, the figure should be considerably higher, since un additional 350,000.- 000 persons live in colonial areas where English is the official Jari- guage, other millions live in colonial areas having languages related to
WAITER! THERES AN INSECT IN MY SOUP!
IT MUST BE ONE OF THOSE VITAMIN BEES!
Young Lady
Who Left Her Bags
111
When a young woman pas. Inhabitants of what is now the state English, smd · still other millionssenger arrived by BOAC of Chippas, U.S. und Mexican have acquired in schools languages England from Canada recently, archeologists found evidence of aakin to English. pre-nrgricultural society which exist-
ed long before the Mayan, and Zapotee civilisations.
of the
Olmex
The earliest recorded date ever found in the Western Hemisphere, carved in Muyan symbols on a stone found in 1930, was deciphered how head up, stand "tall.". Notice
November 4, 201 B.C. The newly Buch better you look? Your head found relles
past indiente line is improved; the whole contouri
much more of your body takes on more youth-existence of a culture
anelent ever than the carliest ut lines. So, work to acquire a good posture. You CAN if you will but Moyan. keep at it! If you are too thin you aften, droop all over. Straighten up into good posture and watch the improvement. Your busom rises and your shoulders look wider and more in the with your body,
Build up by the proper use of food but improve your posture first.
PROTECTION
AGAINST
DIPHTHERIA
of dwo con-
Dominant Language Johnson said that English also was used in most places. It is the dominant language tinents, North America and Aus- tralia, and ranks second in Central America and the West Indies, third in South America, fourth in Europe and first among the languages of colonisation in Africa and Asia, be
said.
she caused surprise by walking off into London without having claimed her baggage after sho had stepped from the coach which took her from the air- port to the airways terminal at Victoria.
to the
The baggage was taken lost properly office at the terminal, where BOAC officials attempted to trace her without success until some a call was hree weeks later. Then
The mound is about 350. feet long.] Other factors recommending Eng-received at the office from 250 feet wide, and, 10 feet high. 11ish as a universal tongue, Johnson contains claim shells, churcont Kl
nah, and many objects of humuald were:
ninutifacture, In
the uppermost
Comparative
London
lin uc- Was JOW
hospital, asking whether property was held there in the lady's name. It was stated that she had been taken: case of learning,
had collapsed, arrival at Victoria, levels the diggers found fragments wide usage of its alphabet, simplit in the street shortly after her
not could
alvé city of grammar, adaptablly for of crude pottery.
and
She printing and count of herself. high speed typing, telegraphy and its combined voca- able to talk and remembered her bulary (about half the words in the journey vaguely, but was anxicus
from the about her baggage. English lnguage come
and about Romance languages. fourth are
origin).--- of Germanic Associated Press.
The lower levels, however, con-
talned no pottery, indicating that the earliest human dwellers on the site knew nothing of that art. The these levels archavologists found tools made of animal bones and obsidian Knives manufactured by the ancient inhabitants of the area.
·
Archeologists had assumed that
various the
Mexican civilisations were preceded by an ancient hunt- ing and shell-gathering society, the More than 400 local authori-National Geographic Society said.
the shoulders, your bosom falls for-ties in England and Wales are But the Chiapas discovery, it addes, your head drops forexpected to organise campaigns is the first as far, made which "can be
Now, in the late summer and autumn atributed to such a culture."
ward and downward, your turmay pokes out, ward and you look
thick.
straighten up into perfect posture: in support of the Ministry of
Minali. Makanya
GABRIELLE
When wearing your large flower hat, pencil your eyebrows out long, toward the hair line. Use quick, backward atrokes through the hairs to darken ench hair. Then brush very lightly with a bit of oil or cream. This gives a natural took and is most fallering. Put a tiny dot of your lipstick at the outside corner of each eyo if you are going te-ba in artistelal light. This is a Bollywat telek' for evening, the munt. Girosnja Stor
SIDE GLANCES
Health's drive to get children
immunised against diphtheria COMMERCIAL
before their first birthday.
Since 1911, when a national cam- paign against diphtheria wns launch- cd. remarkable progress has been made.
Last year the numbers of Casey (18,284) and deaths (472) werg the lowest cver recorded. frares averaged about 59.000 cares and 2,800 deaths
Prowar
AIRSHIPS
PLANNED
CHESTERTON
+
REMEMBERED
if ahe Doctors considered that could find it she would be relieved of anxieties and her recovery assist- ed. It was at once sent to the Lon- den hospital and handed to s owner.
This is one of the many unusual Incidents with which ometals at the BOAC lost property office have to deal when, with the akt of the Cor- poration's Security Branch, they try to restore property to forgetful pas
travelling about the four corners of the earth,
BY CATHOLICS ger
At present the
en the Chief exhibit at Catholics. from seven coun this lost property office of the air is tries recently gathered together a gilded crown, but heavy must have to honour the memory of the been the head that wore it, for it is famous British writer, the late of iron. Other types of headgear
indicate
nlr routes. the worldwide G. K. Chesterton. To com-
Australian "wide-awakes",
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Into this strange, exotic world camo Anna .
Darryl F. Zanuck pressor
IRENE DUNNE REX HARRISON
LINDA DARNELL-
ANNA AND THE
KING OF SIAM
Directed
Produced by
JOHN CROMWELL-LOUIS D.LIGHTON
20.
CENTURY.FOX
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Dan
DURYEA
Ella
RAINES
William BENDIX
WHITE TIE and TAILS
with
FRANK JENKS SCOTTY BECKÉTT
DONALD CURTIS RICHARD GAINES CLARENCE KOLD BARBARA BROWNI
Ta
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ALHAMBRA
caps, Fur memorate the 25th anniversary hot bowlers, Stetsons and @ of his reception into the Catho
of a few flowers on "IN OLD lic Church, they gathered at his wire with a device to clip it on to Vice-Admirali
former home, "Top Meadow," the lady's head. Charles
Beaconsfield, Rosendahl (U.S.N. retired) has last year means that for every planned three types of lighter- children who died from diphtheria than-air passenger ships for a Church was much in keeping with pounds of chopped ham..
per
The low record fu-deaths
before the war, only one died in
1010. --
children
age
Last year nearly half a million
under five years of were immunised by local author: Hus, bringing the total number of -coldier —- immun ked xince the than campaign began tu more
1,000,000.
Saving Of Public Funds The aim this year is to immunise 500,003 babies u{utt their first birthday. It is believed that now a fairly high level of immunisation
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trans-Pacifle service to Aus- tralia, Malaya, and China.
ancient
Also In the Office is a yard t unclaimed macaroni 'a pound of milk tray chocolates and several
Studios' 50th Birthday
That reception. into the Catholic Chesterton's character, for he, wh extolled in verse and prose good fellowship, and the
and The a tips would have 100 abiding quality of good-tempered 300 passenger #ccommodation and 20 democracy to be found in Britain's box-car cargo capacity.
fs, was received into the Church __The_10,000,000 cubic feet airships in an inn. In those days the little would be 950ft, long and 142ft. in village of Beaconsfield was without dirmeter. Their buoyancy would Catholic Church,
and port of come from light metal constructi:n local hotel was used as a chapel. Fifty years of filming was and 10,000,000 cubic ft of helium, Today Beaconsfield has a beauti- celebrated at a party at Nettle- Their cruising speed would be 75ful Catholic Church, dedicated to St fold film studios, near London, miles an hour, with a top speed of 90 Teresa of the Child Jesus. Chcs- miles an hour,
terton's old home has been cuns recently. The studios claim to Urging Congress to give its blessing as a permanent memorial home for be the oldest in the world still has been achieved among children, and mail subsidy to the giant air-convert clergymen and their fami- to be in continuous production. diphtheria could be eliminated liners, Admiral Rosendahl bel eves lies.
Their history strelches back an epidemie disease if, in cach
Speaking at the commemoration, the days when Aims were a mere year, three out of every four babies they would be self-sustaining because.
Headmaster of novelty-lo even before the "slory were protected before
reaching-cupaci'y passenger lists, would be ps-Frnatius Rice,
fured.
Douai College, compared Chester'on film" was conceived. The first pic- rst birthday. their Arst
Hey, the riliners.would be three to St Thomas More, for both thes? tures were all shot out of doors and Apart from the saving of young
supreme degree that were scenes from. fairs, horse Ives, which
I mes faster thon's rface shipping, men had in cannot be estimated
trait of med shows, military tattoos-any moving superior to planes in safety, eae peculiarly English fort, reliability, and economy of per- humour, wedded to clear thinking, spectacle that could be recorded to
that
gave a
a gentle 3 keeni <dge show the amazed public the magle to their philosophy of life. Thus as of moving pletures. Weather No Handicap Thomas More won hearts by jokin The studios opened in 1807 when Weather would not hold up a rship on the scaffold, so Chesterton
worth,
house at Walton-on- bought flights. With greater range t than nero-Con
Ins who declared, "I always belleve in The
Thames, installed dark rooms and planes, dirigibles could avoid storms.
with his own Landing in for would be no danger, fighting an enemy
weapons," gently deflated him by printing sinks and sent his camera- nor would a take-off in bad weathey. asking, "How long many succesful test Gigs with the to sting a wae does it take you material. The first, siar was a
in terms of money, the reduction in the number of cases of diphtheria n the last few years has resulted in a reduction of several million Bounda In the cost of hospital eatment falling on public funds,
By Galbraith
COMŮ, 1997 BY HER SERVILE, INC. T, M. REG. V, 6. PAT.
"Mother says I'm not a very good cook, darling, but I'l make up for that and give you loade and loads of food!"
atlon.
to
confronted by a pemucus the pioneer of Mims, Cecil Hep-
Adminl Rosendahl points 15 Ger-as)
Graf Zeppelin which flew 1.053,618 m les, carried 13,310 passengers and 253,000 of mall and freight befuse it was fald up after
500 lights, uf which 144 were occen-crossings.
He forescas Honot.lu s a turn- ible for the Pacific service,
He says the dirigibles would carry
I to Honolulu 80-ton londs which would
be divided into 40 of 30-ton loads
for nirships heading for Australia, Singopere of Shanghai.
CHESS PROBLEM
By ARTHUR 'A, PAUĻ
Black 8 plecès.
White, pleces.
White to play and mate in two,
Solution to Saturdays problem!
P-1Ct5: 2, K-US; I KX Kt; 2, Q-RI (ch): 1..
(ch),
.P-4; 7, R-BS
men to
to exhibitions for true-to-life dog called Bover, and the public loved Under his laughing philosophy and all the episodes in which t ap- his kindness of heart, Chesterton peared. had principles of steel, and ideals Soon Rover was put into story- he would yield to no nsault. In the first story him" ever made, this he expressed the English Ilberni "Rescued By Rover." which cost outlook at its best.
£7. 13. This Alm was shown at the Aftieth birthday party with first shots from the new production, *The White Unicorn," in which the Bri- YOUR ich Star Margare! Lotswood fea-
CHECK
KNOWLEDGE
1. Was the shamrock worn In Ierland before St. Patrick's time?
2 Name the most northern town
Europe.
In
3 Locate the Gospe Peninsula, 4 Why is the efoil shantung so called?
5. War and where, la the Rialto?
6. What Is the difference between, an heir apparent" and hn "hetr Presumptive?"-
(Answers on Page 4)
tured.
Stars who made early appearances In Aims from Notllefold studios in- clude. Ronald Coleman, Stewart Rome, Gladys Cooper, Clive Brook and John Loder.
To Oppose Cripps.
Ronald
"Edward Simms, demobiilsed from. the army labt year, has been chosen by the Bristol Enst Conservativer to oppose Elr Stafford Cripps.at the next General Election. He is 33 years of age.
...
Rupert and the Jumping Fish-13
Sailor Sem takke Rupate in o share the meal that he has prepared for Cap'n Binnacla, and the two men en eagerly to the account of the jumping fish and Ita message: *** I've never met auch a critter."
**I reckon declares the old Cap.
he must be a special messenger used
by the sea sarpent, and he must be very rare." ***Yes," mys Rupert politely. “And now plesse, can we go?" Cap'n Binnacle takes him out. and there, behind the shack, standa the oldest car Rupert has ever seen, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Ing the world's greatest secret:
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"MINISTRY of FEAR"
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Charles. Margaret
BOYER SULLIVAN
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· RitsJuhosón Eugena Pallette
... Ruth Terry Reginald Denny 11.M. Kassipis Čecil Kellaway Kaman Bobain Cei Schiling
WILLIAM A. SEITER BRUCE MANHINC
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"THE SCARLET CLAW"
BASIL RATHBONE
as Sherlock Holmes NIGEL BRUCE
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WEDNESDAY
"THIS IS THE LIFE"
Donald O'Connor
Suzanna Foster
Poggy Ryan