ROYAL
THE CHINA MAIL.
VISITORS TO NORTH HUNAN AND A NEW DEMOCRACY BEAUTY MORE THAN
THE EAST
CROWN PRINCE OF DENMARK COMING HERE
ON WAY TO JAPAN
2.
An interesting event in Hong Kong Kong this month will be a visit from R-1. Prince Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, who will be accompanied by his younger brother, H. II. Prince Knud and Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Axel.
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The visit to Ha, ha unofficial. Bat AKING RATE, doubtless be tandle to gÀ tors a fitting welcome.
The Royal party is on board the East Asiatic Company's motorship Fionia. The tour, which also in cludes China, will take about four months.
still unmarried.
has on
several occasions
FIVE GENERALS.
AN ADVENTUROUS YEAR: BUSINESS AND BANDITS
NEW YEAR HOPES
SKIN DEEP
IN EGYPT
P'RAPS-
PRAPS NOT !
THE AWAKENING OF THE FELLAHEEN
A NEW TYPE OF CHAMBER OF HORRORS
BLUE TINT FOR CHEEKS
Peter: "Do you like spaghetti?" Faul: "As a rule."
Tweddles?"
fellow
Peter: "Gracious, man, what on I have just paid a visit, writes a fearth do you measure with it?" s correspondent to one of the Home up-to-date "Chamber of Horrors." papers, to London's latest and most "What's become of that No, it is not at Tussaud's nor at the Tower of London. It is a few yards only from Bond-street, and there are no iron bars to the win dows for stern-looking warders at the doors.
"Oh, he's opened a shop." "Doing well?"
in the act"
"No; doing time. He was caught
The loin of mutton had been Your can go in and come out at placed on the table, and with poised will if you are prepared to pay for carver the landlady inquired: your "torture." No men are a' "Would you like me lo cut it
It is a "Chamber of Hor-saddlewise?" lowed. ros" for women only, where the "Well," replied one of the very latest beauty specialist of the boarders, "I think you and better world is giving women a treatment cut it bridlowise for then we which claims to be a revolution in should all stand a better chance to itself.
| get a bit' in our mouths!” Lipsticks, pencils, brushes, paint, and waxes have all done their
A slum child was taken for a day's turn. They all require long hours outing inta of attendance
the country and was every day, and modern woman is getting so busy skylark.
much interested in a hovering that she can hardly devote hours of her time in beautifying herself
More Durable
in charge. "Miss," he cried, ex- After some time he ran to the lady
citedly, "there's a sparrer up here an' he can't git up an"can't git dahn, She needs something more per-an' 'e 'ain't 'arf 'ollerin' abalit it!"
This manent and more durable.
"Willie," said his mother, "your clothes are wet... You have been in the water again."
"Yes, mother," said Willie, brave- ly. "I went in to save Charlfe
"No, mother," replied Willie, "I jumped in first so as to be there when he fell in."
Lady
(in furniture
shop): "Where are those handsome, side- boards that you had last week?"
Assistant: "Oh, Ier, I shaved them off the day before yesterday. ma'am."
Traveller (in Highland inn): "Sorry to give you the trouble of fetching this glass of water for me." Landlord: "Hoots, mon, that's nae trouble. We always keep a drop on the premises in case of fire,"
The girl was mach too fond of bridge, and the clergyman tried gentle remonstrances.
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THE NATIONALISTS
Changteh, Hunan, Jan. &.
Makram Ebeld and a number of Christmas and New Year passed other prominent Wallista have very quilty in this section of the lately been country. The Churches held their tour in Upper Egypt, and they have on an electioneering usual Christmas entertainments and everywhere been greeted enthusias services without any evidence of tically. This perhaps is not saying anti-foreign or anti-Christian feel-very much, since nearly anyone gets ing.
greeted enthusiastically in Upper The Crown Prince is on his way New Year's day according to the Egypt. The Egyptian is ready to to pay official visits to the Courts of solar system was observed by the Fetch out flags and illuminations on Siam and Japan. These are belived officials and the government schools. the slightest provecation just be- to be the first events of their kind, A few shops made a pretence of cause he likes flags and illumina- Although members of the Danish keeping the day, but on the, whole tions. Even so, it is still true that Royal Family have visited these the people are still looking forward as the elections draw nearer it be countries several, necasions. to their old New Year. With all comes increasingly obvious that the Cordial relli ne naays exist the calendars now being printed ac- Wafd has the country solidly be- ed how!
Families carding to the solar system it will [hind it. However uneducated and or Stam the latter not be so, dificult next year to effect unfamiliar with democratic institu-
atively the change.
tions the Egyptian electorate may large bank min, aming man aşşed in The weather here has been ex-be, it is, at least. going to register and theremely el, snow and ice remain-Jan emphatic opinion as to whom it visit of the later yang Chorkorning on the ground continuously for wants to represent it. fa still a pleasan memory n Den-several weeks. The poorer people Nor is it easy to arrive at pre- mark.
have suffered greatly. Bice concisely what motives induce the pen- betintes to advance in price and many sant to vote so solidly for Saadist
are not able to buy suficient for candidates. Unsympathetic
for al-their needs, and with scanty cloth-eigners suggest all sorts of reasons ing much hardship is being endured.-lies they are told about the water One riesha coolie was found dead supply; cheap appeals to self- from exposure. Some of the older interest and to religious fanaticism. people remain in bed all the time as But actually there is very little the only means of keeping warm. evidence of this. What is much
Bloodhounds and Spirit Soldiers mare likely is that the Nationalist | រំង what the modern beauty The Crown Prince is a young man The year 1929 has been an event-movement, coincides with and is re-specialist sets out to do. He of 30 years of age. He is very tall, ful one for Changteh, Five inforced by one that is much more claims to set your lips as red as a almost as tail as his father. H.Mdifferent generals have controlled fundamental: a definite awakening cherry in the space of a few King Christian X. whose height is like city for longer 01 shorter on the part of the fellaheen to a minutes and to last for ever. six feet seven inches. The Crown periods. Early in the year General, sense of their right, to a larger
He claims to blacken your eye-Jones." Prince, like his younger brother, Tan Tao-yuen, who had been no share in the life of the community, Ilds as dark as ebony, and to last "My noble darling!" cried his Prince Knud, is an officer in the liked by the people, moved the rather like that which took place in for eternity. He claims to pro- mother. "Did you jump in after Danish Navy, and has travelled a greater part of his army up river to Germany in the sixteenth century, long the arch of your eyebrows and him?" good deal in Europe. His main re-fight against General Li Chung-jen. Already there is talk of founding a to remain indelible for all time. creations are yachting and motor- During his absence the old bandit Fellaheen party; and "El Ahrám," He is the master of "permanent" ing, and especially music. He is leader, Chan Teh-pien thought it a the most official of the Egyptian beauty; he ia the master of the good opportunity to visit the city. papers, published a sombre leader secret process. which will fight During his father's frequent The people received him kindly and the danger of educating the fol-time and age, and which will mako travels ahrend the Crown Prince offered him a handsome gift to keep laheen on the grounds that it might woman's beauty impervious to
taken his bloodhounds" in leash. Three lead to their realizing rather too years and to weather. upon himself the duties of the days after he arrived and before the vividly their miserably low stan regency. He is very popular in money had been paid over, General dard of life, and so to a serious women, and it must be so, for the I am told this is a real boon for his own country, being a good Li Yuen-chick, entered the city with social upheaval. sportsman and of a free and easy a large number of soldiers... The The Nationalist Leaders
persuasive, little white-haired man disposition. The Crown Prince bandit chief got out as quickly as The leaders of the Nationalist
with Harold Lloyd spectacles who, and Prince Knud are the only chil-he could and be together with Gen-movement with all their sincerity received me at the door of this dren of the King of Denmark, who, erat Tan laid siege to the city. The have mostly a reactionary attitude new Chamber of Horrors", had like Prince Axel, is a cousin to H.M. battle lasted for over two weeks and to every question except national only a few minutes to spare for -King George. The King was also a bally ended up by General Chaoism. Their educational polley, for me, and a number of women of all nephew of the late Queen. Alexan-letting loose his "Spirit Soldiers" instance, is an upper class one; and ages were lining up for treat- dra, who was as beloved in Denmark who looted to their hearts content, even Zaghlul, in his day, put down meat with, the same orderly and -22 she was in England.
entering nearly every shop and strikes with a firm hand. They are patient alignment aa chorus girls Prince Axel is 41 years of age home outside the city walls. The drawn largely from the propertied in quest of a job. and is married to his cousin people were subjected to unspeak class because only the propertied I have been allowed to see every Princess Margaretha, daughter of able treatment, among them being class has money to pay for educa-detail of the "Chamber" and even Prince Carl of Sweden and sister of Mr. Gab, of the Asiatic Petroleum tion and leisure to devote to agitat- to touch every one of the exquisite the Belgian and Norwegian Crown Co. The brigands finally made of ing. They naturally take, the pre-ly finished electrical instruments Princess.
with a million dollars worth of judiced view of the landowner on which can impart blue, black, red,
"You cannot fail to have noticed Prince Axel is an officer in the Dan-silver and loot to their mountain all social issues, particularly with mauve, green, and all the other the time wasted in playing cards," Ish Navy and in his younger days, took lair about Tah-yung.
regards to land values. But their colours in a permanent way and he said. an active interest in flying. He is General Li Yuen-chick who had nationalism is so intense a passion by the mere pressure of a switch. now on the board of directors of the occasioned the war was removed by with them that they will risk for it
"That's just what 1, have noticed." Enal Asiatic Co., Ltd., in which capa General Ho Chien toward the begin- even their deepest prejudices. And
was the reply. "I always fret at city he is now coming out to inspect ning of July.
the time lost in shuffling and deal- His place was taken they soon, realized that so long as the Eastern offices, plantations and
The most useful of them contains ing." sther activities of the Company. Some by General Wu Shang, whose neut-their movement was only supported a needle as thin as a hair, almost years ago Prince Axel did two trips toy dressed and orderly troops great- by students of their own class, as in invisible to the naked eye, which the Far East as captain of one of the ly impressed the city. But he did the time of Mustapha Kamel, it can be made to oscillate at a speed a charity ball.
The reporter was sent to write up not last very long. Dissatisfaction could achieve little because it was of about 650 movements per soon look place among his own offi; always open to the reproach that
His "copy" came in late, was minute. . It is a terrific speed, one carelessly edited, and the editor said cera... Seeing that trouble was com-the essential section of the com- which ing General Wu fled from the city munity, the producing section, was buzzing of a fast electric bell.
closely resembles the to him next day, "Look here, Scrib- shortly after his marriage about the not concerned with it, and was,
bler, what do you mean by writing middle of October. Brigadier Gen moreover, better provided for by an skin, and every stab must mean a beautiful girls was
The needle goes right into the in this ball story, 'Among the most
Sir eral Yang Pei was murdered a week impartial foreign Administration.
Henry after and the city was left in a state So they extended their agitation imagine delicate parts of the face, beautiful girl, you idiot! He's one
real torture to the patient. Just Dingley?" Old Dingley ain't af of apprehension for some days. to the villages and met with a sur ke lips and eyelids, being "per- of our principal shareholders." Some time later General Tai Tao-prising success there. In this they forated" at the speed of 650 per- "Surely at the present time, the yun was appointed by Changsha to were, of course, considerably help forations a minute. Yet no we realistic reporter. "That's where "I can't help that," said the angle of approach to the road pro-look after this district. These troops ed by the very real grievances of blems," says the Light Car and have not a very good reputation, but fellaheen arising out of the war man ever cries, nor even murmurs, he was." Cyclecar, "is Arst to provide ad-they have behaved themselves fairly conscription of young men for under the skilled hands of her equate and fully co-ordinated means well since comming to the city. labour battalions, commandearing beauty specialist. for administrating sound legisla
No anaesthetic is given, not even of cattle and horses, and so on. tion and then to consider providing The country all about Changteh is But apart from this it almost seem- amelling sails. Occasionally a the good legislation to be ad- badly molested with robbers, with ed as though the peasants were patient might just lightly faint, ministered. It seems, however, little or no effort being made to waiting for them: as though the but the pleasure of knowing that that the reverse procedure is likely round them up. A few weeks ago personality and oratory of Zagiul, her lips will
be as red to be, adopted. The Road Traffic a town some fifty li north of here himself of fellaheen origin, express- pomegranate juice, and that her Bill aims at suppressing all manner was robbed and several people were ed just what they had been feeling eyelashes will torn from fair to as of abuses by means of extremely wounded and brought to Changteh for a long time. The result was that black as those of a Chinese, Is heavy penalties-much heavier than for treatment.
they worshipped him, Even now It sufficient to conquer physical pain. might reasonably be considered Three disastrous fires have also is in his name that they vote but The treatment is costly. I am advisable in view of the extremely visited the city during the last few not so much because they associate told that a face "permanently controversial nature of so many months destroying some, 200 homes him with the idea of political in-treated is worth from £5 to 10 motering offences.
and shops on the main street. The dependence for Egypt is because guineas, according to work, but a "How is justice to be dona ia fires occurring about the same time they associate him with the realisa- guarantee is given that it will not these cases? Who is to determine gave rise to the fear that the Com-tion of new possibilities in life for discolour for at least ten years, whether motorists are driving reck muniste were the cause of them. themselves, He was able to make which means, after all, a fairly lessly or otherwise? Is it to be The village of Tehshan was almost the two movements coalesce, the one substantial saving against ordin-sleeves of this type of jacket can be for children under 12 to ride the same bucolie village constable, completely wiped out about that time nationalist, the other revolutionary, ary lipsticks and paint. who is the first link in the existing also..
make them one single force whose administrative chain? Surely beOwing to these disasters and the immediate objective was Egypt's In- fore the Courts are asked to throw frequent demands for money by dependence. With this achieved the and disqualify him from holding a very low level. Yet the merchants up. And the, Wald is not altogether a man into fall, to fine him heavily the military, business has reached coalition will presumably be broken driving licence they should be pro-and people continue to carry on, it easy at the prospect. vided with expert evidence as to the is doubtful if any other people would
Natives Unanimity procise nature of his offence. Such do so. But the Chinese have learn- evidence could be given only by ed the art of recoverability as few ble to account for the unanimity similar form of torture under also in an entirely different mannered by thoughtless child. cyclists on Only on such a theory is it possi- for the reverse operation, another This cooling-off idea is evolved quickly to eliminate the peril caus- export witnesses. It is likely that peoples have.. unless a force of traffic police like New Year will bring fresh Impetus votes for the Wafd party. For they that red lips will become pink one over the other on top of one in
It is hoped that the with which the fellaheen cast their which a woman can be assured by making three Jerseys to be worn badly congested roads. that which is in operation in the and prosperity. United States comes into being.
are not much concerned with poli-again and that black eyes will lose yellow that tucks in under blop Mr. W. M. Huntback, commenting grava, Injustice would result in some
tical independence, as such. When their injected colour. It is mere gabardine trodders. The three on the reckless riding of some Instances."
Egypt was approximately free under ly a question of fees,extrasare made on shorter cyclists, declares: Mohammed All their lot was certain Woman can nowadaya be so lengths and knitted respectively InMany small boys "ride" blcycles ly no better than under Cromer; transformed that husbands them fine violet, green, and blue del so too big for them and cannot control Have you ever heard a dyspeptie probably much worse. And, when selves may not be able to re- proportionately that they show like the machines properly. I wish give three rousing cheers for any the price of cotton was booming cognize their wives when they a necklace of different calbura round grandmotherly legislation would thing? Is the man with a torpid after the war and the landowners come out from this most up-to-the neck Navy blue and yellow is go so far as to watch over the In liver ever an optimist? If your were making Immense profits, no date beauty parlour. In fact, I the actual colour scheme, with socks terests of those small boya The following members of the brain lealuggish because of a share came to them. Then, as how, am told that a certain bluish and gloves matching the foundation Hong Kong Police left the Colony clogged system how do you expect e family of four, all working, was paint for the cheeks is very likely Jersey that has a hood attached. on the F. & O. s.s. Mantua, to-day to take a real live interest in daily able to bin the equivalent of a to become fashionable next winter. Sab-Inspector F. Hoare and family, affairs?
pound a month; was able, that is to F Bub-Inspector HW. Fraper and Adainty laxative certain insay just do exist. But this will not wife, and Barrack Surgeant P. Cornetton yet mild; a gentle liver go on for ever. And the first Alen don, all going on long-leave ima stimulants intatter will clear of its coming to amend is to be ten
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ROAD PROBLEM
Suppressing All Kinds of
Abuses
POLICE INSPECTORS LEAVE
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Brigands and Fires.
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Deeper. Tone Contrasts. So many young cyclists have been
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the
involved in serious accidents in the Potteries district that it is propos ed to forbid children under 12 to Being able to govern heat is an
ride bicycles. clothes, as one often gets unom should be licensed in the same way appreciable quality in winter sports Another proposal is that cyclists
fortably warm after an excessive as motorists.
out of fast and furious outdoor Members of Parliament wh or two-to cool off must surely to sponsoring
The liberation of an arm probably be approached with a view be considered a sort of asset!
1 Bill In The House of Commons making it illegal
tucked inside the belt for action bicycles.. 'Reverse 'Operation without any Inconvenience.
It is alleged that the recklessneės On the other hand, they reveal a of child cyclists has been respon
treated wish to go back to their and burgundy-coloured wool which Burslem, the mother town of the women who have been permanently nice touch of colour, as the jersey sible for many of the accidents.
underneath a knitted in rose-beige Mr. Andrew Maclaren, M.P, for natural complexion. In this case is used to form deep mitten cuffs, a Fotteries, la of the opinion that everything is provided for them yoke, and bonnet.
some scheme must be devised.
j
At times, however, some of the
It is odd te notice how the colour. schemes of winter sportswomen's clothes have become more or lesa subdued. With few exception deeper tone, contrais) rather thah
asts appear to be allotted to the
The Coroner of Stoke-on-Trent,
Drive a Tristy TRIUMPH
that Motor that never.
CHURCH.
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Sunday School, 3 p.m. (In the
Church).
Sailors" and Soldlers' Home Sunday: p.m., Man's Bible Class (Mr. Smithe).
Sunday: 8.15 `p.m., Service Men's' Hour.
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