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It may not, perhaps, be easy, wearing apparel to give briefly the definition of children, and to all the different a well-dressed woman, but une sections of the interior decorn thing is certain colour hurting trades concerned with goods mony in of vital importance. Not for domestle use, as well as for
A speciai Rervice has been only clothes, shoes and hat but hotels, transport vehiclen 'and accessories as well, such as belt, aircraft, colour printing created by the Council for the buttonu, handbag and even lip-section in concerned with print- decoration of showrooms, hotels Htick, should tone with caching other than on textiles and and domestic interiors. One im-
development the effect of a ventually will play an important nurtant
recently other to give
This part in colour printing in ad-iwas the Council's activity in Symphony in colour. casier said than done when it vertising, packaging and display. connection with the interior de
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Practically speaking, the co-coration, of Industrial and com- hundreds of different shades. ordination of colours has been merelal promises. In this sphere the Coun- the Director of the Council acted The ultimate problem, therefore effected as follows:
Britain's consists in getting manufacturers eil first compiled a "dictionary" an official adviser to of jackets, shirls, conta, bala, of colour standards, showing Ministry of Works and Ministry This revealed the shoes, buitens, ipsticks and a 220 silk ribbon of different of Labour.
concentrate upon a colours. This "dictionary" has fact that colour and light have colour harmony uniform
for been distributed for anil widen considerable effect on pro. It is inevitable versens, and the colours and ductivity. Displays of interior Any one neARGB. that without a common goal. their distinguishing names have decoration are being planned in anarchy will reign in the world been adopted by the world's the Couric!l's new rooma in the ¦ of colour.
industries, Interested in colour. West End of London, with the Probably only very few Later, at the request of the intention of stimulating the de- women in the
manufacturers, who are woollen
the mand for British goods at home proud of the lovely colour_har- | “dictionary"
produced in and oversean,
The Council in not a Govern- mony of their appearance, know wool yarn,
recelyen A dictionary" for the interiorment Institution, and that they owe this triumpli to the British Colour Council In, decorating trades is present neither grants
1 from the Government or any London, After 17 years of in process of completion.
The tunds ure untiring effort, the Connell have will contain '360 colours. Each department. surrceded in epeating, as it were, colour
members' name raised solely from
will subscriptions an International colour language
and (Industrial vali in a comuni ale thing which is understood all over the Le shown in triplicate, that is, commercial firms) and fees for da qued Nations proposed world. Each colour has been on a glossy surface, a matt sur special services. The Council's The work in, not the making of pro- ad the Palestino problem given a name, number and ende- face and on a pile fabric.
rault
Industries concerned were con- fis, but the co-ordination of word. Every manufacturer, mer-
design. It was paratore in the Holy Land ghant and dyer in Britain and sulted before-hand in order to colour and
of ensure that manufacture of the orginally set up by far-sighted Ba-ed upon
be assured
Trevis
right coloure was economically and British Industriallats with a view absolutely the majorly chee getting the is excellent, but it differs lile, colour by quoting thy nomen-technically possible. This collee- to producing a colour nomen jexcept in minor detail, from clature introduced by the British
clature for the British Common- Colour Council.
wealth. Its success has carried, various plans advanced by the
however, the Council far beyond British Government, and there is
have been these limits so that it now serves much reason to fear that it will 10 meet with the same fate, every respret that it pleases the Jews, it will arouse the Arabs. In any respect that it satisfies the Arabs, it will stir Jewish extremists to fury. That is, of course that prime tragedy of the (whole situation. On every side.
the scene appears to be dominated!
extremists, Political events
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"'With 'teachers' salaries what they are, I thought maybe you'd rather have the nickel than another apple, Miss Murphy!"
A London Letter
The
Prime Minister And The Housewives
to
For some time past we have render In
income
tax
nine
been waiting for the Government shillings out of every 20 earned tell us without reservation by overtime although he may whether the country la In the] he reasonably willing to pay, the mire up to the neck or only up inx on his ordinary wage,
to the knees, But even now that What worries many workerspin the Prime Minister has spoken |— including Government sup- for two hours in the House of porters is a proposal, that Commons we do not feel that we there shall be director of labour. really now.
though only to a limited exten), In broad outline, what he has which means that henceforth a told us is that if we are to get worker who falls out of em- out of the mess we must eat ployment will not be able tq.take... s and work harder. We are just whatever job he can get.
work
he would bo
Basic Charts Furthermore, each season, the Counc distributes basle colour) charts to manufacturers and merchants. This reaults in the
LONDON, AUG. 31. co.ordination of colour planning | THE FOOD MINISTER, in designs by the clothing in- JOHN STRACHEY, SPEAK-to produce more: export more. He or she would have to go to p dustry. shoe trade, button ING IN DUNDEE TODAY, But already, we know all that Labour Exchange, thence, to he (From the files of the "China manufacturers, handbag makers, SAID THAT ONE REASON So at the moment we are men. "directed. willy nilly, o
for a senson, Any manufacturer FOR BRITAIN'S CURTAIL wally just about as we were. "essential work." Once in thi The Governor (of Macao) adhering to the colour scale on ING OF PURCHASES FROM
Mr. Clement Richard Attico, | essential Clang). These events are deter has prohibited the Chinese offi- the basic chart knows that hin THE UNITED STATES WAS the Prime Minister, has been allowed to change the actual job mining whether there will he cers of Customs from levying products will represent the "last INABILITY TO EXPORT TO rather hardly treated by nature but not the industry.
THE UNITED prace or disturbances in the Holy duties upon goods or produce word" in colour effect,
STATES in one respect. He is no allver As it is proposed to limit sup- · Land, whether Jewish youth will exported from Macao to portsj
the British "OVER HER HIGH TARIFF tongued orator: his speech has plies to non-essential trades, the schools
none of the qualities even of number of people temporarily to to prison, in China or imported from Chi-Colour Council Issues to colour SYSTEM."
"I am afraid It not much
sounding brass nor tinkling lose employment will no doubt" whether Jewish economic life nese ports. It certainly is not makers and colours users seven
rather, the rupidly increase as the limita- will go bankrupt or revive. The consistent with the dignity of axer, woulur ranged for kit use for American exporters, bal. It has,
wear, wool, slik and artificial, American film magnates Colony that
and
tion became effective. The ro quality of a leaden drum. cotton, hosiery, leather the rest to complain to us that moderate Jewish Agency is losing Christian
He can on occasion speak on sult will be that an increasing its influence. Even Haganah, exercise the privileges of sover- goods
Heathen power be permitted to silk,
and millinery. The we are ruining their trade," he a theme which might be expect number of workers will be sub. the Jewish Agency's private eignty by taxing trade; and the colour ranges are saued in suid.
This, say ed to move us to depressus ject to "direction." the following: army, which with its 70.000 wonder is not that the Portu- January for
"We have not stopped buying or to exalt us but in fact does critics both in and out of the
Оп members is nearly 10 times as guese have ejected the Chinese autumn and winter, and in July in order to injure them.
neither because of the monotono House, savours strongly of in- contrary, we numertats as Irgun and the Stern officials now, but rather that it for the following spring and the
would very in which it is delivered.
dustrial slavery even in panco- Men's cloth much like to go on buying films Gang together. no longer was not done long ago...... We summer seasona.
Even in what might be ex-time.
Put To Test entirely under the moderating certainly admire the indepen- colours are issued once and petrol and canned goods.
year nine months before the influence of the Jewish Agency, dence of feeling and courage opening of the season in the them. In the long run, there words of the "Marsellaise" as many anti-crista measures will
"But we just cannot afford pected to be an inspiring moment he is capable of reciting the
Whether the Government's Amural. A new radical opposition group displayed by Senor
With
book in only one way in which we lifelessly as he might read aloud be adopted and, if adopted, will force of not over 200 form of a book. within Haganah, the Lameṛi
basic colours for could afford them again and the preface of the London Tele-bn effective or not only the future Loward resistance") was found disciplined troops and a civic contains the
guard not much to be depended up clothes, shirts, scarves, neck- that is for America to buy more
can tell us. That they will not jedne weeks ago and is grow upon he has, to use an Ameri- tics, hat, shues and gloves. For things from Britain United Phone Directory.
No Oratory
be necrpted whole, even by the Ling. There are some observers
con vulgarism, "regularly children's clothes, the colour book! Press.
However, that in comment Labour Members in the House, who predict that the Lameri may stumped" the Celestial empire.
only on the man not on his already evident but it seems streerd in "activizing" Haganah,
politica. Behind the scenca ho to be a reasonably safe bet that is a man to be reckoned with, in the main they be put to the -but, unfortunately for hits test. popular influence, the office but Meanwhile, the critics, by the not the dratory of Mr. Winston domestic hearths whatever thelt Leonard Spencer Churchli has personal politics are busy, and
So descended upon him, it voluble. happens that Mr. Attlee's speech Heaven help the 'Cabinet, and East returned his fourth-best
on what so far has been the moat M.P.a when they got home Terusalem, who was involved in of the residents. There are al- THE DECISIVE TRICK | Hitler's plans for extermination ways dissentients, and it will Two of the basic plays of the spade 3 to remove the dummy's A. momentous occasion of his Pro- o'nights, If things get worse for European Jews. His in be said by a few that the sight game, especially important at No south brought the club 2 to his mierehip contains not a single the hourwife. They will then -even of discover angels, and ministers fluence may become more relevant of the Marines Inflames the Trumps, are the held-up and the 10 and A. West returned his outstanding phrase
Now gloom.
of graco defend 'm that of the in further development of the passiona
people; but luck. The first consists of delay last" spade to South's Q
However, the proposed and "God made women, Palestine crisis. The fact that from well known traits in Ching play of a winning honour in East had two established spades,
We feel war-the opponents long suit until he had no re-entry to use them. Indicated changes
but they were worthless because
which pro nose character,
ron હા The
directly and ost of I members of the Pales-ranted' in belleving the effect second is just the reverse of that Whon South led a diamond to the bably will more tine Arab Higher Executive seven will be precisely opposite. Thetaining winning zonour in A, West was void of spades, su immediately affect and concern were connected with extremist appearance of weakness and your own side's long auit until that South could win any return the ordinary man and woman in Arab, disturbances during the timidity invite aggression; pre- you can play it at the time when and run enough tricks to make his everyday life are, taking them 'at random,' that wo shall hava years 1936 to 1939 also may be paration for an assault will be the suit clears, so you yourself contract plus an extra trick.
All that Eget had to do to beat to give up more points for leas Some important. There seeing the surest means of averting may run its remainders. In either that contract was let the spade J
of these cases, the crucial trick
food, or at beat a narrower no way out of this triangular it.
is usually the third one ln the win the first trick. After that range of an already restricted Jewish-British-Arab conflict
sult. The side which wins that West could win one trick with his dietary. That there (FARE)
club A and return his second
Shanghal, Sept. 1. long as the scene is influented on:
trick, is usually in the driver's
The price of rice soared, un- Tacs, Thars, & Sat....... JIK$180.-,all cles by extremists." Boding tour, American business-soat thereafter, so far as running pade to the A. A little later Wast curtailments of supplies to cat-
expectedly to $40,000 Chinese men in Shanghai sought to per- the suit or blocking it is concern could win another trick with bla ing places.
club A and lead back his, final'} Overtime which, the Govern dollars per picul during the- shade General Wedemeyer that ed.
apade. East's K could have won ment (and the Unions) has weekend, after having remain- that crucial third trick, whereupon hitherto leaned against, will noted at 400,000 during the
two set-up spades would have only be permitted but desired to couple of months. set the contract. By playing his K
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RICE SOARS UP
the last
Chu Cheng-huo, chairman öf prematurely East had enabled productly occupations. South Io win the decisive third
**Overtime
the Rice Merchants' Guilds Many workers, since the war, said that the spurt was, tem- have objected to overtime be porary and that prices would cause. (among other objections) recover within the week as soon a man who has already done a) as this new crops arrived day's work is disinclined to sur-Shanghal-Associated Press.
Tomorrow's Problem
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A CHALLENGE the present regimė is a' poor þorse: President Chiang Kai-shek to back, They repeated the complains, that "certain" Ameri- popular accusation that Govern-
writers have endangered ment officials and others have 8D85 Chinese-American relations by more than
$500,000,000 in J
DA062 unjust criticism of his regime! American currency salted away CATE Sice no names were named, the in the United States. There, is charge cannot ba directly a regrettable amount of anti- examined. But the mounting foreignism in China today, partly volume of Américan press fostered by past European and criticism, of the Chinese, Govern-American mistakes. Readers of ment helps to explain le reason recent English translations of (Dealer: South. Both sides vul for, the charge. Perhaps Presi-President Chiang's monumentalnerable).
South Weat North dent Chiang is confusing anti-| book, "China's Destiny," have ex- 1D
Радо 20 some surprise Kuomintang with anti-Chinese pressed
at the 2NT.
BNT Paso West and two good reasons for sentiment, Most of the criti- tesidual legacy of strong anti- cisms, made in the responsible foreignism in it. This is all the leading his spade P. One was that American press have been made more reason that criticisms dirsche di not like to lead from his honours In the other suits, which also by middle-of-the-road. Chin-ed towards stimulating reform in might establish a trick for the ese liberals. Some of the most the Chinese, Government, should declarer. The other was that a effective critics of reactionary be understood an expressions of spade lead might hit his partner's Bouth,
(Dealer: devosympathizers with the Chinese people rather align eftas leisurely tud eyed the decides to open this
played valnerable), gi Kyomintang politics have been foreign friendship for the lotult which it did. Chinesa people. During the animosity towards this unhappy, Ka Kod retk, wiefe, Eczfalted, nil dani, with, BiNo, rumpa, y Wedemeyer Marion's facts wir weary country, APRIMO, abanon to beat the contract, should. Went do? Why?,big, blat
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