THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 19, 1939
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CLOTHES MADE FROM SKIM-MILK
Clothes from skim milk, food from whey, houses from straw, are just a few of the shapes of things to come very soon, according to Amer- ica's Chemical Society.
Skim milk dresses are no dream. Already depart- ment stores in large American and German cities are displaying them.
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THE BAL TABARIN REVUE AT THE CASINO. The Bal Tabarin Revue reopened the London Casino. Photo shows a typical "savage" in
the revue.
GIRL'S DARING SHOCKS CITY
Passers-by angrily protested when dancer Faith Bacon, liberally interpreting the World's Fair Spirit
Two. U. S. Government scientists, who have been awarded the first American patent on casein fibre, told the society's conference that it was inexpensive and could be used in mixture with wool, mak- ing fabrics containing wool more widely available to people with low incomes.
The United States has a potential annual supply of skimmed milk equal to 1,000,000lb. supply of casein fibre, which is more than half the world production of rayon and twice the annual consumption of wool in the United States.
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FIVE STAGES-IN SLEEPING
Going to sleep is a business of five stages, Dr. Joshua Rosett, of Columbia University, New York. In the first stage, he said, the mind becomes active, and particular hap- penings of the day are experienced again. Then come imagery, hal- lucination, and startling movements before
achieve complete you laxation.
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WANTS MORE STAMP SLOGANS
Mr. Hall Caine is to ask the Post- master-General in the Commons if he will extend the slogan stamp idea (as is the custom all over the Em-
A charming picture presented by kiddies in the procession held at St. Teresa's Church, Kowloon, in honour of Our Lady of Fatima.
DESERTS OF DEBT
"Wife, don't get into debt if you want to keep your husband from deserting."
This is the advice given to wo- men by the Women and Children's will Protection Society, which soon complete a century of work.. An official of society said: “Al- though we exist to advise and help women, many of our clients are men, who bring us books showing how their wives have run into debt.
"On the other hand some of these books reveal that much of their debt has been incurred be- cause wives have bought clothes for their husbands.
"Debt is one of the surest ways of driving husbands from home.”
BAN ON LUXURIES TO
-HELP DEFENCE DRIVE
WANTS THREE-COLOUR MICE
Experimenting in a small wooden shed in his back garden is a man who for twenty years has tried to produce a three-coloured mouse of black, white and fan. He has rear- ed more than 10,000 mice, but so far never one in these three colours.
Mr. Boot, of Hunstone-avenue, Sheffield, never tires of experiment- ing. The thought that he would be the first person
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WHEN ROMANCE GOES
BANKRUPT
Owing to every court-including the two wooden structures in the quardrangle-being occupied by Judges at the Law Courts Mr. Jus- tice Hodson held a Divorce Court in the Bankruptcy building ' in Carey-street. He had twenty-five undefended cases în his list.
* * SOLDIER KILLED BY TIGER
Private H. Gallagher, of 2nd
A ban on the purchase of luxuries South Lancashire Regiment, died in order that the money saved might in the Military Hospital, Bombay, be devoted to building up our na- from injuries while hunting. While tional defences? That is the Gallagher, with three companions, question asked in the new West was out shooting, a tiger pounced minister Bank Review.
the men and Gallagher was fatally injured.
pire) to call attention to national needs such as "Have You Got Your Gas Mask?" "Join the Terri- The national outlay of the Unit- torials," "National Service," "It's ed Kingdom was £3,493,000,000 on Up To You," etc. a fawn on
of Freedom, walked down crowded
Park-avenue leading string.
Faith, who was in white panties and a cloak of muslin, looked semi- nude. Police took her to the sta- tion for questioning.
Reformers also protested-but in vain-as New York completed plans to become the wildest, naugh- tiest, craziest city in the world.
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"THE LID'S RIGHT OFF”.
Hundreds of strip-tease dancers and other entertainers are converg- ing on the city in scores, New night clubs are opening. Bands from all parts of the country are rehearsing hysterical swing hum- bers.
New York has become a spree of unrestricted entertainment twenty- four hours a day.
"The lid's right off" is how New Yorkers describe the season...
Coney Island will have baseball- teams of glamour girls.
The World's Fair will have a huge aquarium containing (semi- nude "mermaids."
Entertainers will strip-tease in all parts of the city, including ice and-roller skating rinks.
These girls at Margate don't need any telling when they have to "Jump to it's
goods and services in 1982. Of this about forty per cent. was on non- essentials. At present this figure might approach fifty per cent.
The big items of definitely luxury expenditure in 1982 were drink, to- bacco and domestic service. Expen- diture on cars and cycles was smal- ler than expected, and so was that for entertainment and betting.
The argument is that if the ban took place there would also be un- employment of capital, and factory plant would be thrown on the mar- ket at a cheap price for Government contracts.
LORD BURGHLEY—'IMPS'
NOMINATED
one-time
Lord Burghley, M.P., Olympic hurdler, is to be nominated as president of the Junior Imperial League. Lord Burghley has held four the office of chairman for years,
£12,600,000 GOES TO AMERICA
Gold worth £12,600,000 loft Southampton for America. Tho United States liner Manhattan car- ried £9,000,000, and the French lin- er Champlain £8,600,000,
on
WOOLLEN WEAR FOR THE BEACH: A show of All-EngUsh Wool Beachwear and Trousers was held at Bush, House, London, in connection with the Wool Develop- ment scheme of the International Wool Secretáriať. Photo shows shorts and, Jumper, and long trou sors and long cape, contrasted dur- ing the show. Of course you don't
have to wear themi s
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