1932-07-19 — Page 7

TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1932.

MORE MANNEQUIN

PARADES.

Sincere's Ambitious

Programme.

PRE-AUTUMN SALE,

HERRIOT EXPLAINS

MISUNDERSTANDING.

Press Misinterpreted Lausanne Pact.

PERFECT AGREEMENT.

Signalling the pro-autumnal sale

Paria, Yesterday. which commences

at the Sincere All the excitement aroused by "Company lo-stay. mannequin Paris and London differently con- parades will be held at the store,struing the agreement entered into from to-day until Thursday.

between England and France at

ae.

An ambitious progranime has Lausanne, was due to "vexatious been arranged for the event, in interpretations" by pressmen, Which eight European and Chinese cording to M. Herriot, who denies manuequins will take part. Forty that any Implication limiting Eng- creations will be exhibited at each land's liberty of action as regards parade, and customers will be able tl. United States, "ever came out to give orders for dresses shown. of his mouth" and if required, have them alter- M. Herriot endorses Sir John Simon's views as to the Lausanne ed to individual -tuote..

The Parade will take place in undertaking, which was made for -e Roof Garden on each of the the sake of the peace of Europe three days at 4:30 p.m. and 6.30 and was directed against nobody.

p.m.

The gale will continue for three weeks.

.

The Parade programme will be Ha follows:-

"We are happy to see the ad- herence' not only of other Great Powers but of smaller ones whom it is, our duty to assist.-Reuter.

Y.M.C.A. SERVICES DANCE.

Evening Gown in Blue Georgotte and lace: Floral Georgette Dress (Chinese Styla); Violet Fig, Geor- The Y.M.C.A. tennis courts pre- gette Dress (Chinese Style); Even-sented an attractive sight yester- ing Gown in Red Satin; Striped day evening when arrangements Red and Fawn Crepe de Chine were complete for the Services Dress (Chinese Style); Blue Plaid Open-Air Dance, but at the last Taffeta Dress (Chinese Style); minute a heavy slower rendered Afternoon Dress in Green Crepe the surface unsuitable for danc- Silk: Afternoon Dress (two piece) Ing. The function was transfer- in Red and White Crepe Silk; Blue Georgette Dress (Chinese Style); Afternoon Dress in White. and Grey Heavy Crepe; Silk Lace Dress (Chinese Style); Georgette and Lace Dress (Chinese Style); Floral Crepe de Chine Dross (Chinese Style); Morning Dress (two pieces)

(Chinese

red to the spacious West Lounge, where the programme was carried out according to arrangements.

no

The attendance was highly satin- factory, about 200 people taking part in the dancing, for which the music was rendered by Mr. True's "Cheero Band." Mr. True and his in Check and White Silk Crepe; fellow enthusiasts are certainly to Green Silk and Black Satin Dress be congratulated on their perform-

Chinese Style); Blue and Fawnance, which contributed in Spotted

Crepe Dreya

(Chinese small degree to the success of the Style); Evening Gown in Black evening. Satin; Figured Chinese Silk Dress

(Chinese Style); Floral Georgette | Dress

Style): Beach Style); Evening Dress in White Pyjamas in Potachone; White and Voilee; Evening Dress in Blue Pink Crepe Dress (Chinese Style); Crepe; Mauve Figured · Georgette Afternoon Drean in Pink Geor-Dress (Chinese Style); Green and gette; Mauve and Black Crepe White Spotted Crepe Dress (Chin- Dress (Chinese Style); White ese Style); Figured Crepe dể Chine Crepe de Chine Emb Dress (Chin-Dress (Chinese Style); Evening ene Style); Afternoon Dress in Gown in White Satin; Mauve and Mauve Voille; Green Check Crepe Black Spotted Crepe (Chinese de Chine Dress (Afternoon Chin-Dress); White and Red Floral ese Style): Woollen Walking Suit Crepe Dress (Chinese Dress): Red (two pleces); Green Georgette | Plaid Silk Dress (Chinese Style); breas (Chinese Style); Floral] Green' and White Georgette Dress Crepe de Chine Dress (Chinese (Chinese Style).

THE CHINA MAIL.

EDUCATIONIST

Peace Struggles Are DEATH OF NOTABLE

Ages Old

Hope Only Dawned Recently

LONG TREATY LIST

Professor Wilden-Hart Long In Japan.

AN ABLE DIPLOMAT.

London, Yesterday. The death was announced to-day of Professor Bernard John Wilden- Hart, MA, diplomat and world traveller, formerly of the Imperial Japanese University of Nagoya.

Prof. Wilden-Hart was born in London in 1881 and was educated The chronology of disarmament is an interesting and illuminat- at Keble College, Oxford, where Ing matter. In a table compiled by the Christian Science Monitor, he took his B.A. with Honours in which follows, the history of the struggle for disarmament and career there, eventually securing He had a distipguished

peace is traced.

The Hopeless Age. 1130-Second Council of Lateran attempts to forbid use of primitive artillery against all except Torks. 1816-Tsar Alexander, I urges general armaments re- duction by Holy Alliance. 181-Louis Philippe of France

proposes arms reduction. 1863-Napoleon

invites Queen Victoria to join in disarmament conference. 1899-Hague Peace Conference drafts treaty limiting use of certain weapons, gases, etc.

1907---Second Hague Conference elaborates these pro. visions.

1909-London Conference sweep-

ingly defines contraband of war, but nonratification

of Convention leads to free- for-all naval activity in) great war.

Period of New Hope,

"in

1919-Versailles Treaty limite German armaments order to render possible general reduction of arma. ments."

'920—League Covenant imposes limitation of armaments as chief duty of League members..

1920-Private, manufacture

of

arms condemned in Coven-1 ant. 1920-Brussels Economie "Con-

ference reveals and em- phasises crippling costs of armament.

Inzo

1903.

was

honours when he took his M.A.

After leaving Oxford, he Permanent

Disarma-master at Aldro School, East- ment Commission formed bourne, St. John's College, Leather- head and King Edward College -but composed entirely Birminghami. In 1908 he was ap of military members. pointed attache at the British Em Soon balanced by civilian fbassy at Constantinople, and the Temporary Mixed Com-where he was Professor of English following year went to Japan

mission..

formed

with

and History and lecturer at Econo-

1920-Disarmament Section of mies. In this capacity he earned

League:

the praise of the Japanese Govern- civilian head.

ment who, pú hia departure in the 1915, rewarded him with 1921-Washington Naval Con-Emeritus Professorship and Meri-

ference cuts battleship torious Service medal. and aircraft carrier ton- During the war, Prof. Wilden- nage of five great powers Hart was attached to the military and achieves political sta-intelligence department in Russia, bility in Pacific.

Germany, Japan and Poland, and in 1010 was connected with the 1923-Treaty of Guarantee War Office as public lecturer on drafted to replace arma-Poland, Japan, China and the Ger menta by mutual assist-manised Russia danger and the ance. Rejected by British new States of Europe. Labour Government in 1924.

Prof. Wilden-Hart was a fellow of the Royal Geographical and His- torical Societies, a member of the

1924-Geneva Protocol formu-Polish sub-committee of the lated to achieve disarma- League of Nations in 1921 and ment through compulsory founder of the Anti-Soviet Per- arbitration and enforce-secution and Slave Labour League ment. Rejected by British in 1931.

Conservative Government. A keen foreign traveller he hadi 2-Locarno Treaties signed been soven times round the world

to guarantee

frontier and had written several books. between France and Reuter, Germany, removing one

big political Cause for EIGHTH PENINSULA

armaments.

Commission

1925-Preparatory Disarmament

begins its! work to draft Disarma- ment Treaty, and - United States accepts member ship.

(Continued at foot of next Column.)

Store July Clearance

Wide

SINCERE'S PRE-AUTUMN SALE

COMMENCES TO-DAY

In order to mark the ending of Summer and to greet the coming of Autumn, we are making these next three weeks the greatest bargain days of the year.

ENTIRE SUMMER STOCKS MUST BE GREATLY REDUCED TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE

NEWLY ARRIVING

AUTUMN GOODS

REGULAR STOCKS ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE SALE SCHEME

UNEQUALLED DOLLAR VALUES

ON EVERY

BETTER & GREATER MANNEQUIN PARADES

TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY

2.30 and 6.30 P.M.

ROOF GARDEN

Leading Chinese Silk factories join the Campaign.

8 European and

-mannequins,

Dresses of latest Parisiai and Shanghai mod

I

CONCERT.

Attractive Sunday Programme.

Playing, before a large crowd,} Mr. J. Futera and the Peninsula Hotel Symphony Orchestra, ren- dered the eighth of the popular Sunday concerts this week:

The finale was an arrange- mont by Mr. R. S. Stoddon, called "Community Land." It was a collection of war-timai popular gongs and the audience joined in the choruses.

Two 'eello solos were played by | Mr. A. Podolsky, who was accom- panied by Mr. Maklezoff at the piano. "Broken Lullaby” and “A Perfect Day" were his two selec- tions. Selections popular as these were naturally well received.

4.

As an added attraction,” Mr. Fiocchi, tenor, sang an aria from "La Traviata" and for an encore, a serenade “Lolita." He was ac ronpanied, at the pluno by Mr. Stipel. 1926-General Act providing for arbitration and con- eiliation in :: přeparation! for disarmament is draft ed, and later, unlike its fore-runners, a signed and ratified by great powers,

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