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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1956.

French Perfume Industry Setback

Paris, Apt. 19.

The French perfume fitdustry hás suffered a soverc setback from the unprecedented weather conditions in the South of France this past wilter.

Effects of the "deep freeze" which ravaged flower fields. round Grasse in January and February, are expected to triple wholesale prices of essential oils throughout the coming year.

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The annual türklover of per-perfume, retailing in Fride at fulnes and by-products amounts | 28,000 francs (£28 dr to 58,000 milllom frones (about (dollars) for one third of

£52,000,000)

nearly once. Yet, in spite of its high 100,000,000 dollars, in a good price, more than 50 gallons have year, but 1856 will go down in been sold during the past four the Industry's history as the months. Year of

virtual Bromatic drought.

It exiting stocks do not prove sufficiently large to title the market over another season, the vogun for floral essences mky temporarily give way to heavler

sophistleated more

per-

aref fumes

Composed Fragrance Crasse and its neighbourhood supply such well known basic oils ገብ lavender, Jasmine, tuberose. carnation, magnella

adet orange blassech, as well g thyme and other herbs. Bui many excellent French perfumes are distilled from the olis of roots, spleen, and musks, or may Ize completely **mun made

Intercha

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The formula of this sweet and! clinging perfume combines olls front the rose, Jasmine anti Japanese camella, subtly blend- at with spice pad musk.

Packaging plays an important part in sales appeal. Frequently, a relatively unknown perfume wina popularity because of Its attractive phial. Some presenta tions are as Ininous as the scent elf, and have become a kind trademark. Among these it Schiaparelli's "Schocking bottle In the shape of a nude turso of a woman.

Wedding Ring

"Hult-Bult" features a clever idea in the crystal stopper of its bottle, which is cut with facets like an octogonally shapexi dia- mond solitaire. An three gold

18 carat wedding ring makes a collar round the neck of the bottle, and can be removed for

Basically. there different formuloe for contriving a perfume; a pure floral essence such as Jasmine "composed fragraneo" artificially (combining a mixture of various

or rose; ♫

oils; and the "synthetic blend",

wear if required.

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Stock Exchange ALASKA'S FORMER GOVERNOR

In Flames

FING BASAT

Disturbances

In Spanish Enclave

Rabat, Apr. 19.

El Alam, newspaper of the Moroccan Nationalist Istiqli Parly, today published first detailed reports of the dis turbances which took place Fashions to perfume vary much as modes in silhouette and in the Spanish enclave of 'n atent Paris After Midnigade entirely of chemical in- millinery.

Porter

complete

perfume which Ifni, Routhern Morocco, on mongs #choes Series, Three Penny Opera

gredients In a laboratory,

suits one woman may be com- April 10. starring Liane. Bettelstudent, Anna

wrong No perfume of any kind could pletely

for anothet Hummell wings vol i 1. Victur IH»Fterr4•

Alexandra retain its staying qualities with owing to the physical thin, con 750. telephones 20100.ut the fixattre, which, curkusly,

haa it odour derived extract.

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THE AMERICAN

FULL

And

unpleasant from animal

The origin of French perfumes is as old as Paris Itself, although the first known corporation perfume

A

reaction

of skin pigmentation, quite apart from the questions of individunl taste and personality.

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calm restore

The Vichna Stock Exchangh blazes during one of the twb fires within a period of eight hours which almost totally destroyed the building. Bomo eight persons, including two firemon, wext injured in the fires, dild damage has been estimated at more than one million pounds. The Lond Mayor of Vicina has called it the greatest catastrophe his elly has suffered afico the Second World War.-Express Photo.

CATHOLIC CHURCH APPEAL

Olympic Games Souvenir Restrictions

STILL WIELDS

INFLUENCE

Anchorage, Apr. 19.

Mr Ernest Gruening, former Governor and now Alaska's nearest approach to an "elder statesman," is exerting a greater influence in the Territory today than he ever did while in office.

Politioni

observed

hörd Alaska had been under

believe that if and when Aleska | United States control since 1867 attains the political status of and in all those years, Alhrkans state, this forher Govenor will list always complained that they be able to take his choice of received only a bare nimount of any

to, which he would self-rule, ilky to be elected.

At the recent Constitution Convention, held on the campus of the University of Alaska, Etniest Gruening was only cularly the majority who were guest and spectator. Yet he was the most outstanding figure present.

They had come to distrust and jook with suspicion on the Federal nominees,

and parti

given

federal posts in Alaska without ever having lived in the Territory.

The new Governor's back- ground had little to suggest that he might be diffevent, from the rest.

Political Enemies There is probably not even a handful of people living in Alaska today who have not He was born in New York" heard his name, And there are City in 1887 and educated at probably not many more among Harvard University, The son The political lenders of the of a physician, he gave up n United States who have not career in medicine to enter encountered Mr Gruning and Journalism and served his up- his forceful arguments for prenticeship in Boston. Alaska and its claim to late- He later returned to New hood.

York where at one time he was editor of the Now But, although he still has his managing Canberra, Apr. 19.

share of political enemies here York Tribune, New York Post and in the United States, his and The Nation magazine. The Australian Govern- personal popularity

appear to

Wrote Book ment has announced restric-have increased even above that

which he

in tions on the use of portraits

interest during lis

Mr Gruching's enjoyed last years

Latin-American affairs led him office. in effigies of the Royal

Mr Gruening has not always into newspapers' campaigns to Family in connection with been popular with Alaskans.

withdraw United States, Marines the Duke of Edinburgh's

Indeed.

from Hall, Santo Domingo and When visit to the Olympic Games Alaska to take office in 1939, he Nicaragua. at Melbourne in November asked men in the Territory,

probably of most

led him to make a trip to Mexico to report on that The

his country's condition.following the story goes that on

revolution. he met one of way north,

A book, "Mexico and its Alaska's veteran newspapermen.

was He asked this man how he Heritage,

the result. the new Governor Published in

1928, it is still in thought would get along

print and is with the

regarded as such Alaskans, and got the anwser: an authoritative study that it "You won't.

Especially if you still used by the United States tell them how to run things. State Department to brief iis

Mexico. "Arst Glove appoint They don't want to be bosecti meest by anybody from outside."

Distrust

or

The newspapër sald that Spanish police fred on demon- strators who were carrying Moroccan flogs, Two or three

Articles on which these por- Moroccans were killed,and Ave

Traite or effigies are used. must Perfume Wardrobe

Injured in the shooting. Angry

Medrid, Apr. 19.

be classified as souvenirs of the demonstrators then attacked the All the archbishops and Duke's visit and this must be Climatic and sensonal changes, police.

bishops of Spain signed an made apparent on time and place

each article. это Important

In the appeal

Issued today. which The regulation says the impres- makers was founded Inectors

br wearing a perfume enclave, the Spanish authorities calls on only in

under Philippe Generally, 1190

Catholic intellectuals sion must not be given that the | Augu

womch prefer allowed the local population to to submit to the doctrine of the product Auguste. A century

ör Arth has ago, the heavier exotte type during the celebrate

Royal the unification and | Church. eruntry hul

authorised winter. 10

patronage. turning to fresh and independence of Morocco. There The appeal sald that combining an unnu feminine floral esponces

10,000,000

celebrations took place on Aptli dangerous during

Photographs of Prince Charles of

deviations gold

the

summer months.

11 12. and

Catholic orthodox doctrine had and Princess Anne must not be A French woman with a real

used other than es portraits on evident in Today, France is still the un-

bocome "perfume wardrobe would not that the persons who had been Spain.

postcards or calendars. market. Exports go us for disputed lender of the world

use the same perfume in the arrested and exiled would be

No

one can bc a good Soviet Russia, which places large town, and would likewise

country as she would wear in allowed to return home when Catholic

Reproduction of the Royal coat who criticisen the of arms or the Australian flag orders Indirectly through Swit-the type with the hour of

vary completo calm had been ecclesiastie paternity of bishops on mamafactured articles is pro- restored, the newspaper said. and priests, the appeal sald.hibited without special approval. day. China Mail Special.

France-Presse,

Frake-Presse.

franes.

zerland.

Nowost Star

1930)

Overall prices covering every pluse of the industry have risen terly 43 per cent since before World War II. but France's current yearly exports are still counted in tens of thousands of metric m

The newest star in the glitter- ing Armameni of famous per-

fumes. WIS Jarmebed last November by the Parisian jewel- IT, Sterir. "Huit-hult", the technical

for a specifte home diamond cut, is likewise known by the world's most expensive

Prime Ministers

To Be Honoured

London, Apr, 20.

Mr Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister of India and Mr Sydney Holland, Prime Minister of New Zealand, will be made freemen of the City of London when they visit Britain for the next Commonwealth Premiers conference. The ecrimony will be held in the Guildhall on July 3. Fraxe-Presse,

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HELLO, REGGIE WHAT'S OLD?

IANCIENT HISTORY

By Frank Robbins

"FORGOT THESE VERY FLARE

SHELLS

NOW...TO FIND A WAY.

TO SET THEM OFF!!

he came to

It also

ment

18

BJEK

to

18

the

con-

for Mr Gruening edme in 1933,

adviser Mr Gruening became Alaska's United States delegation to the chief executive under the same

Inter-American handicap as fnost

the

in Montevideo. Territory's previous Governors. He was an outsider and a nominee of a far-away Govern- ment in Washington.

EVEN

MAGICIANS

carte arlsberg

If we were

any fresher

wed still be on the vine l

Lily's

TRY FROZEN STRAWBERRIES

TODAY

ROWNTREES

A MILK

CHOCOLATE WITH ALMONDS AND RAISINS

situation

Sam Miguel

Theted Roosevelt to appointed

by

following year he was President hoad य new Goverment Agenty, the Division of Territories and Island Possessions under tho Department of the Interior,

Stormy Years

The agency was formed to supervise federal relations with Hawali, Aldkigai, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Equatorial fginnds and the Philippines. As its head, Mr Gruening twice visited Aluská dnd bceanie familiar with its problems.

Irs 1930, when President Roosevelt was faced with up- pointing a new Governor for Alaska, Mr Gruening seemed the logical men for the job.

But the choice did not appear ás logical to many Alaskans and his first years in office were mere often stormy than not,

Senator Richard Neuberger, who spent three years in Alašká as a civilian and serviceman, recalled recently that at tha time the dominant question which separated Alaskans was: "How do you stand on Gruening? Are you for Gruen="

Do Ing or against Gruening? you like him or do you tielest him?

The new Governor was hot long in learning that he and his policies for Alaska were not universally popular:

In

1041,

he proposed a modern tax programme for the Territory to enable Alaska to retain some part of the great wealth which was being drished away by United States Aima,

Tireless Traveller The 1941 Territorial leglain- ture dojcated it, however..

Nevertheless, in the years that followed, Governor Gruenirig

was able to

nuch graming

get approval for

of his tax reform pro- 03 well as many other

Territory measures to help the

While in office, Mr Gruening Was a fireless traveller and this was one thing which gradually earned Him the, pospect and. liking of many Alaskans,

He spent, long hours flying over Alaska's scenie country, roing to many remote villages which bad never before been visited by high Government officials.

He also turned the respect of Aldska, for hie skliful leader- khip of the Territory through the difficult years of World War * With the landing of Japanese forces in the Aleutian Islands, the war came closer to Alankans than to many Americans ar they whole-heartedly supportedt the Governor, when he organisit he Territorial Guard which became known as "Bruening Gueriling

When the national adhilnire- tion changed in 1992 and Mr Gruening prepared: 16 | 16kve office he had bedr Alaska's chief excentive far longer than any previous Governor wild 311 was with nonnut bogelt thất Demos Allusionym kaw, hurjy veturn

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