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By LOIS LEEDS" -
The Teeners must not
TEEN TALKI
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 81, 1948.
Film Pact Welcomed DUMBBELLS
By Producers
News of the agreement with the United States to dron Britain's levy on imported films was received with relief and satisfaction by all branches of the British film industry, reports the Daily Telegraph's film correspondent.
Typical comments by British pro-
Exhibitors in Britain have dozen" films ready to be sent over been facing a growing crisis. Immediately." Most producers have been hard ducers were: hit by the reluctance of the City
Sir Alexander Korda: "The seille- to finance productions, which meat will be good for the industry America and also by the possible as a whole, and the arrangement closing of many cinemas in whereby the Americans can keep the earnings of British alms in the Britain,
United States should greatly help our producers to find o market there. The agreement will be a n tonic to the whole industry."
Plans to fly about 23 filing to Britain as soon as possible have been made bv Universal-International, A spokesman of the Columbia Cor- poration sold: "We have
about a
APPEAL TO FREE WAR
PRISONERS
The International Red Cross
Sir Michnel Balcon: "For the first time American distributors have n real inducemeni to sell British Aims It. America. American. earnings blocked hore will, I hope, be used to sponsor production and absorb our unemployed technicians.
"Producers like Rank, Korda and myself лге now employing more hunds than Oth position justifies. Allogether this seems the proper kort of arrangement for a Government to make,
on behalf of private enter- For British studios the settlement Kome- mean more finance,
of studin thing like maximum use
Committee nt Geneva has should launched a world-wide appeal space, and a speedy reduction in the for the release of prisoners-of-number of unemployed.
40 Rims Witts war of World War II, reports
promised by Mr. Pozed for Lois Leeds.
Rank (compared with 28 in 1047) Associated Press.
and 14 from Sir Alexander Kortin. go on reducing diet.
Seni "to all national Red Cross the total this year may be about 70-
governments an increase of 30 percent. health experts were nginst at the committers and to all
recognising the International American films, which supply results. Nervous breakdowns, il-Prisoner-at-War Convention, the "P Many of my Teen Age readers nesses, physical collapse-those were
entertainment, will be welcomed by of their stars. exercises to reduce. They wynnt 10 dieting. We are wiser now and w/patrintion of all war prisoners of the public because write to me. asking for diets, for the answers and results of foolish peal urged the speediest possible re. Jabout 80 percent, of British screen and because in two classes of Alm-- musical comedy-they comedy and have little competition.
reduce AT ONCE and no waiting!
say "No" to diets but "Yes" to Food Well, just understand this-that Control, which is the eating of just Teen Age girls must not go on re enough of the proper foods, ducing diets. They are in the growwe say "Yes" to exercising!
nge and need all the strength
ing
stage
that they have. Cle
eat sensibly and
can Con
trol. A chubby Teener can follow
Toot
plan
-cut out sodas and other
sweet drinks.
She can cat Icss
sugar, ent steamed fruits instead of ice cream and puddings for dessert. Most
And Teeners can exercise,
schools have gyms.
advocate, your joining.
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and I heartily
Posture is a part of Beauty and
s you stand, so you walk. So Pos-
ture Is of prime importance 10
Techers, and Oldsters and In-be- tweeneral'
The too-fat Teener has
every chance in the world of Krowing into Slim Beauty. But no rigid diets, and no dietz-at-all-unless under m- doctor's care, ite, and he alone. 15 the proper person to plan a diet for- a growing girl.
Diets swept the country a few years ago and Young and Old alike dlated. It became a national pastime and it wasn't good! Doctors and
Mini Makuuys
GABRIELLE
Keep samo artificial eyelashes on hand. For that exira-special Glam- orous touch, apply them carefully and-shapo your lashes. Curve them, short at the corner near tho more, letting the outer enda curve for Beauty.
SIDE GLANCES
Foundation Combination
T-Z
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And
ALONG WITH OTHER fabric and fashion revivals
we have the camisole and the petticoat in place of the ubiquitous slip. The camisole is wonder- ful under a sheer blouse and the
petticoat of stiff fabric such as taffeta, gives the desired body to Depleted is a cami- the
nkirt.
cole
the
of white cotton with lace insets and luce trim on choulder straps. The petticoat is of striped taffeta, fared, with a fitted hip yoke and a fully gathered ruffle.
By Galbraith
humanitarian grounds. vent them from fighting again,"
War prisoners were taken to "pre- the Committee's appeal stated, and since hostilities have tensed, there is now basis" for their continued "no coment, which is "contrary to imprisonment accepted
principles internationally respect for human rights."
Several national Red Cross com- mitters already have replied to the made appeal, which was originally
of
on November 28, 1947. but only re- cently disclosed.
Numbers Still Hold
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By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
WHEN I asked Jack Kravatz
of
card
and led
Chicago, one of the winners of the men's national team-of-four championship, for an interesting hand, he gave me the one shown today. Kravatz is a smart player.
but he admitted he was The American Red Cross strongly
lucky to "get away with this one."
He covered the opening club lead endorsed the International Commit-
with dummy's king, West won and tee's appeal, while the French Com-
returned n club, which Kravatz mittee noted that the release of all
A listener in Kharkov wrote to (North) won with the queen. Now prisoners in French hands would be
the UN that he and many of his he cashed the ace
of spades completed next yearination available friends are tunning in regularly on a small spate to the dummy, East to the International Red Cross Com-the-short-wave-programmes coming played-the-jock-break-No--and mittee,
France-holds-420,000 from-Lake Success. He said he and prisoners, Britain 200,000, Poland his friends like them.
The ten of spades was then cashed 50.000, Yugoslavia
80,000, and The broadcasts in Russian to the and a small heart played. He finessed Czechoslovakia 8,000.. A
further Soviet Union are part of the growing the
queen
and when It held, he 5,000 are held by the various occupa- radio netivities of the UN which cashed the nee of carts and got tion forces In Austria.
officials hone eventually will carry break No. 2-West's king fell. the story of the work to every part Now Kravatz cash
cashed the nine of of the world. Λ
15-minute UN spades, then led the eight of hearts. broadcast is put out over 120 stallons When East played ench day.
declarer Bnessed dummy's nine of
No figures are available as to the number of prisoners-of-war held by the Soviet Union, as the USSR does nol recognise the International Prisoner-of-War Convention and supplies no data to the Red Cross.
“WEAKER” SEX
OBJECTS
Kravatz won with the king.
QUEEN'S
SHE HAD HIM.. PUT IN A
FULL DAY'S
WORK.
CAREY BENCHLEY - MOORE
At 2.30, 5.15,
7.15 & 9.15 p.m.
ROSALIND RUSSELL
HINES
(Smut)
FRED MACMURRAY
TAKE A
LETTER
Darling
LEISEN
NIGE PORIC
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GOT IT!
the four-spot, ADDED! LATEST METRO NEWS!!
Beshies the five official languages hearts, and the jack of hearts gave English Russian. French, Chinese him his ninth trick.
In the bidding you will notice that And Spanish-the UN slary is being told in a variety of other tongues. Kravatz partner bid
two spades for include Tagalog
the even though he held only three There
for
spades.
The band was entirely loo Philinnines, Arabic and Hebrew the Middle East.
strong to sign off at one no especially Pales-
trump, tine.
Dutch. Turkish and Scan- and too weak to bid no trump, dinavian languares.
was not the type of hand on which you would want bid two diamonds. The better players often support with only three of partner's Buft. After
all, while your partner is allowed to bid a four-card sutt he does not always have only four. If "I listen very often to your in-he does, he can show it by bidding "really believe formational programme, broadcast in two no trump as Kravatz did on this their wives and sisters 10 be Russian. on the work of the per- hand.
Objection to the use of the word On December 20, 1947 the Russian "weaker" for the female sex as listener wrote his letter to "Mr been raised by a "Mere_Woman" writing to the editor of the Pakistan Director of the UN radio. The UN
did not release his name.
Times:
self-
She suggests that women should be allowed to go armed for protection if men
physleally we
weaker."
her.
Objective Material -
manent organs of the United Nations
"If a woman is considered morally organisation," the listener wrote. weaker," the writer
requests that
"Many of my friends also listen By the way, your broadcasts. Inan may go veiled (in purdah) "so to that the the weaker sex might be almost everyone in the U.S.S.R. Has saved from the fatal fascination of a chance to do this as since after the masculine charms."
war our factories are putting out sex," very good and comparatively cheap "Man may be the stronger she concedes, but subject to the pro-radios.
want to express my viso that "surely his strength does
as the opinion of not seem to lie in his good taste or opinion as well
your in his logle."---Assocluted Press.
many other listeners, about radio transmissions.
"We are very glad that you are presenting the radio listeners with
"Here
Foreign Languages objective material correctly refice-
For Annamites
ting the position of the Soviet Union and that of other countries, in the solution of problems confronting the French-sponsored Incal Rovern- United Nations."--Associated Press. ments in Eastern Indo-China plan during the next two years to begin teaching Annamite students Oriental languages other than their native tongue. Tils
decision was taken at a con- ference of French and Annamite edueniors representing the Frencli- approved governments in Tonkin (North Vietnam), Annam (Central) → Vietnam) and Cochin-China (South Vietnam).
The conference recommended also the regular study of Chinese charac- ters, saya Associated Press.
CHESS PROBLEM ·
- By G. HEATIICOTE
Black, 4 pieces.
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Check Your Knowledge
The Pearl of the Pacific?"
1. What port in Ecuador is called
2. In what regions are peanuts grown?
3. Name the fails that are located a few miles above Washington, D. C.
4. Name Victor
Hugo's most famous novel.
5. Do sparrows hop or run? 8. Nama the principal difference between an African elephant and an Indian elephant.
(Answers on Page 4)
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The new idea thrills Hupert. "Our village never has had a band of its own." he says. Now we'll give it one and Dinkie strall be our mascot. Willie shall lead us with the big drum. Come on, form up and we'll start." So they get into line and, leaving the bax and the parachute to be picked up later, they march sturdily into Nutwood, playing as loudly as they can and trying keep step with Willie's drumbeats, while the village people stand and stare.
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Dentinellà, Telfer:
THE HONG KONG STAGE CLUB
presents
“DANGEROUS CORNER “
by
}}. B. PRIESTLEY
on.
March 31st... April 1st, 2nd and 3rd
The Missions to Seamen at 8.30: ADVANCE BOOKING AT MOUTRIES AND ON THE NIGHT: OF THE SHOW AT THE MISSION AT 7.30:
"mates.
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