1914-02-28 — Page 7

Nerve Strain-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1914.

Mr. B. G. HUCKS (the well-known Flying Man), of 5, Queen's Gate Terrace, London, England, writes: "I really must express my appreciation of Phosferine: Some time back I felt myself in a curious state of nervous tension, brought no doubt, by the severe strain caused by flying under all sorts of weather conditions for the Daily Mad tour.. I had an idea that my nerves were becoming shaken. I was advised to try Phosferine, and was quite astonished at the beneficial effect produced by even the first few doses. I am now feeling more 'fit' than ever and ready to start upon a season's flying that promises to be -considerábly more arduous than the last."

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FASHIONS AND FANCIES.

One of the worst features of the fashion in the high heel. Another is the forward choop of the shoulders. It prevents the proper expansion of the chest and the filling of the Inngs with air. We were Kll taught, a children, to keep our Boulders back our chests forward. Foldiers are drilled in the same senso Fashion has taken upon ber to issue con trary orders Should she continue in the same mind for a few yours fortunately is very improbable apart women will be round-shouldered by that time and more or less u prey to chest and lin trouble This condition of things will be assisted by the extremely sketchy evening bodices described in this column last Thursday.

which

Apart from these two defects, there is a decided improvement to be recorded in the prevailing modes. In Faris skirts are pleas

restricted in width about the ankle though many well-dressed and even more Fill-dressed women still prefer to wear the very tight hobbles. But, the leaders of fashion, both in the capital of chillous and on the Riviere, take their walks abroad in gowns that show a more comfortable amplitude round the hiem thun has been usual of There is still much narrow Hess, but there in fuistinct star the

right direction.

Bilk blouses are warm when lined with light woollen material such da voile or delaine; and these are trimmed with écru lace or embroiders, and, like everything else, with quantities of beads in the same colour with the silk. X. and Z. in the Globe.

THE NETHERLAND INDIES.

DUTCH GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE

ENTERPRISE

The Colonial Report for 1918, dealing with the Dutch East Indies, gives a number of interesting facts relating to the progress of the various industries

Progress has been made in all depart ments of agriculture. The authorities have found it expedient to abolish the ALAIN IMPROVEMENT.entral demonstration farma, but a num. ber of smaller farina have been opened in various districts to demonstrate to the natives modern methods of cultivating various plants. On the whole good results have been obtained. Regarding the pro- motion bf tea planting very excellent results have accrued from the sced and the natives, encouraged to extend their efforts. The area ander regular cultiva- tion on the Government lands of Java and Madoera has been considerably extended by the native planters. In some districts the price of rice rose to unknown figures last year, but this was not so much the result of the harvest as of speculation on the part of certain traders, Government establishments for coffee pre Regarding the exploitation of the Paration, the report mentions that though the financial results are not as yet all that might be desired it can be satisfactory results will be obtained.

The Nederlandsche Handel Maatsch appli has contributed a sum of money to experiments in cotton cultivation, As B result it has been found possible to extend the plantations at Mocarolium. The area under cultivation on the Government Rubber Plantations at Langsar, Atjeh, is now 473 bouws G63 rods, with trees numbering 118,088.

Give him

Bovril

Because the Body-Building Power of Bovril has been proved to be from 10 to 20 times the amount taken.

BRITAIN'S TRADE WITH CHINA

EFFORT TO INCREASE COMMERCE, IN THE

PAR EAST,

95-3

DARLINGTON'S HANDBOOK.

Sir Harry Ponsonby is com- manded by the Queen to thank Mr. Darlington for a copy of his

Nothing better could do wished for. —---

British Weekly.

Keen interest has been aroused in Handbook business circles by the decision of the Commercial Intelligence Department of the Board of Trade to send a specialFar superior to ordinary guides.— commissioner to China to investigate the possibilities of extending British trade Visitors to London should use in the Far East

Daily Chronicle.

DARLINGTON'S

Perhaps the cold weather has had some thing to do with this modification, but whatever the cause, it is to be hailed with congratulations. It is improbable that we shall ever or at least not for many

At present the United Kingdom exports

A brilliant book."--The Times. years see the full skirts that were

to Chine manufactured articles to the general, twelve years ago; and it is not

value of about twice the combined value LONDON Particularly good." Academy, even desirable that we should return to safely waid that with a good harvest of those sont by Germany and the U AND ET COOK, MAỐT,

BY E. C. Cook and Enlarged Edition States, but the trade is mainly composed of such staple articles as cotton, and in

ich lines as metals and metal wares the ENVIRONS. British trade is little more than equal to that combined trade of our two greatest that of Germany, and distinctly less than NORTH WALES rivals, an

them. They were anncessarily Beaty and cumbrous. Their superduous width impeded walking, though far from the came extent as the hobble, Is it too much to hope that we may arrive at a happy

medium f

NECK VELVETS

CORNWALL

It is in these “side lines that the DEVON AND British firms have the greatest chance of increasing their trade, and on these the commissioner will be able to provide use

The narrow band of velvet worn high on the throat is still in great favour. It is almost always black, but is sometimes in colour, and when the tint chances to be red reminde some of us of a grim story THE STANDARD OIL CONCESSION. ful information. A similar commission

NO LOAN FOR CHINA BUT SHARES.

The Peking correspondent of tho Daily News, saya

C.

The arrangement concluded between the Standard Oil Co. and the Chinese Govern ment for the exploitation of the oil fields of Chihli and Shemsi includes some interesting features

is to be sent to Siberia, but in this case, subject to the consent of the Foreign Office, the inquiries will be made by our Commercial Attaché in St. Petersburg.

of the French Revolution, too ghastly to be repeated in this column of frivolities The latest edition of the neck velvet is bordered with diamonds (or diamante) on either aide and finished with a true lovers knot to match sometimes the knot itself has a tassel, but this is not con sidered correct. The true lovers knot has a special meaning of its own, and any unauthorised addition robs it of some of this. The tassel is as irrelevant as the In exchange for the concession the SKIN octave note which inexperienced players Chinese asked, among other things, for delight in adding to an aria, loan of three millions sterling, which was on the point of being concluded two KIMONOS

months ago, when some difficulty arose with regard to flotation under the terms of the final agreement, signed by Hsiung Hsi-ling the Premier, on February 19th, the day before his resignation was gazetted veteran

FROM

SUFFERERS

& BLOOD DISEASES

such at ECZEMA, SCROFULA, BAD L308, Ascassas, ULCERS, GLANDULAR SWELLINGE, Bolts, PIMPLES, Eruptions, Pilas, BLOOD Pomos, RHRMATION, GOUT, &C., Ghould at once realize that outward application, such has lotions, ointments so-called balms, &c., though they may give relief for the time being, DO NOT CURE. The trouble lies deeper in the blood. These complaints are the result of clogging impurities in the blood —and so

The Editor of the " FAMILY Doctor, London's popular medical weekly, writes: We have seen hosts of letters bearing testimony to the truly wonderful cures by Clarke's Blood Mixture. It is the first Blood Purifier that Science and Medical Skill have brought to light, and we can with the utmost. confidence recommend it to our subscribere and the public generally."

The revival of The Darling of the Gods will give an impetus to the already considerable vogue of the kimono in ten-gowns and rest gowns. It has influenced ordinary dress in a high degree, and not always for the best,

Chips, instead, is to be presented with having aided the loose hoppy movement thirty-seven and a half per cent of the in coats, sleeves, etc. The lovely colours stock in the company which is to be in those seen at His Majesty's Theatre will formed, and has the option to purchase captivate the spectators, and it is more another seven and a half per cent, within then likely that the kimono will be worn two years of the formation. By this

ore generally than ever before

arrangement the Standard Oil Co, retains CAN BE CURED Wonderful is that in cloth of gold with complete control, whilst the Chinese ONLY BY PURIFYING THE BLOOD, a lining of Cardinal red silk over a sky appear to have a dangerous power to blue silk, brocaded with golden dragone realize, upon their holding at their For cleansing the blood of all frepurities, Another soon in the play is rose-coloured discretion, from whatever cause arising, there is no embroidered in silver. Other colour-

The agreement further includes the other medicme just as good as Clarke's Blood schemes are to be seen and there is no right to construct pipelines and railways Mixture that's why in thousands of cases doubt that already the dressmakers of for the development of the fields a right of skin and blood diseases it has effected London are busily preparing all kinds of which, in respect of the railways of Chihli truly remarkable curce where all other treat- combinations of tint in a garment that is reported to be regarded by the Japanese ments have failed.

with disfavour. The Chibli oil field is may develop extraordinarily in this Western land. S

in the district of Kienchanghsien, ninely TUNICE YOR DAY AND EVENING WRAT miles to the east of Jehol, a region which The tunic holds its own in a wonderful conceivably may be regarded by the way in a work of change. It may be Japanese as within the zone of their short or long, bat for day wear the former projected Jehol-Taonanfu railway. seems to be preferred. It is still wired and hermed with fur or ruches, or some trimming which can be invisibly wired so that the tunic stands well out all round the wearer. For the evening it is longer, and beaded ones are the favourites. Beads in hundreds of different colours ar Vincent Astor, "America's richest. are used on these Flowers areem young man,” published on January 12th broidered in their natural tints, usually a digained reply to an open letter in upon net and lovely designs are seen, which Ir. Upton Sinclair urged him to sometimes in foliage such as palm leaves, devote his many millions to the advancing briony, fern (maidenbair a great of the cause of Socialism. The argument favourite), ears of barley, and other effec tive natural forms, used by the author of The Jungle was that there are 10,000,000 of destitute : Tunics are not only longer than those people in the country to-day, and that of last year, but the bodice and sleeves Socialism provides the only means of are becoming more elaborate in make relieving their suffering. To this Mr. The fronts are occasionally trimmed with Vincent Astor referts that he is a line of fur, and the her treated in the same way. A favourite method of bring ing out the beaded design in its fullest effect is to wear under the funio a semi fitting under-tunic of lace, the skirt being in any colour, the material charmeuse or crêpe de chine. Or, the tulle or net may be lined with white or some soft colour assorted to the tints of the bead

of embroidery.

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fortunately," associated with many organizations interested in sociogical questions, and that in biz studies he has had the benefit of the experience and advice of the leading officers of the Aise Sold rican Federation of Labour and the chiefs of the Railway Brotherhoods, He asserts that not one man entitled to speak for the working classes whom he bas met bead

regards Socialism as a cure for the * Evening dress is very lovely just now evil, which we all recognize and deplore. ** so beautiful are the tones of colour used Vincent Astor bess Mr. Sinclair to Gold shoes and stockings to match add accept from him copies of the American to the decorative effect of the charming Federation at containing a symposium frocks in lemon, perch, sunset-pink-how mg the all-round improvement in the almond green (the colour of the husks) standard of living in recent years among primrose, various soft tones of blue the working population of the United heather tints in net or ninon, to say States. He ends by confessing an utter nothing of effects obtained by superposing | inability to understanding how anyone, transparent felries.

ANOTHER - BEVIVAL, Swausdown, so long out of favour except for babies pelisses, is now a very Fashionable trimming for evening wraps, whether they be while or in pale colours. Too fragile to make useful muffs, it is not seen in the daytime, but finishes satin or crêpe de chien clonks lined with broche ninon or those composed of silk cashmere and lined with soft silk. One of these is primose on the outside, pale pink as to lining, and sugges a honeysuckle, the very name of which, suggesting summer woods and sunshine, is comforting in this cold, grey weather

OF BLOUSES, AND FICHES,

after digesting the information therein contained. cannesert, as does Mr. Sinclair, that we are moving to-day with the speed of an avalanche into one of the most terrific cataclysms in the history of mankind."

A CHINESE FLEA-TRAF

A fea-trap is in general use în Szechuan. It consists of two pieces of bamboo, ons inside the other the outer is about a food in length and two and 8- half inches in diameter; it is longitu dinally fenestrated. The inner bamboo is of equal length but only about an

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or figured, and others are in fancy by means of a short wooden plug. The woollen materials with a slight admixture inner bamboo is coated with birdline or sikin then, cleverly thrown up to the like, the outer bamboo is protective. the surface in the weaving. Many are The trap can be placed under bedclothon. high in the neck, bub the majority are among rugs, and so forth any fleas that collarless and open at the throat, There go through get, caught on the birdhne. are, however, deen, all-round collars Dr. Hidle suggests in Anowledge that which can be donned on very cold days the trap might be of great value in and provide some modicum of warmth, connection with plague épidentica

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