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"BRAINY OLD, MAIDS,"
DEAD MAN'S HONOUR.
LADY COWANS SHOCKED.
Some educationists wanted girls to be It has been sheer martyrdom," said trained like boys with an eye to their to-Lady Cowns, the, widow of General ture careers, said Mine C. J. H. Cowdroy, Sir John Cowans, when interviewed headmistress of Crouch End High School regarding the Dennistour case. and College, Crouch End, N., at a physi
"Four years ago." she continued, my cal culture display given by pupils last month. Since 0 out of every 11 wo husband died. He was given a wonder. men could marry and about that pro-ful State funeral, but now his name has portion of their girls did marry. that been dragged in the dust, though none fact ought surely to be considered when questions his services to his country. Apart from the burning injustice of a talking of careers?
dead man's reputation being at the mercy of a public scandal, I ask how is it pos- sible that these things are blazoned abroad without giving notice to those in- timately concerned.
Mias Cowdroy added I deprecate the view some educationists hold, and directly or indirectly express, thats wouien can possess far higher qualities than those which go to make a wise Some think the clever wife and mother.
VISITORS AT HOTELS.
"Harekexe : HOTEL
Mr M Axelroot Mr F. W. Barues fra E. R. Relilion Mr Mr A. J. Bell Mr V. Benjamin.
Mr & Mrs A. G. Blaz Mr R. J. Birbeck Mr E. Buchenboly Mr J. B. Cammel
D. Ouppleman
Mr J. H. Jesvern, Jr. Mr J. R. Jones Mr JE Joseph Mr Mev F. Keogh
Moe
Mr A.F. Le Lachern. Mr H. C. Lamend
Mr & Mrs C. Lauritsen Mrs R. Layard Miss H. Lille
Limbiri
Mr & Mrs M, Earl
Capt.& A. W. Mr K. A. Carstensen
McKinley and child 3dr J. Ossan Mr & Mrs Chenowith, Mr G. N.de Man
aul children. Mr C. W Maschal Mith
Mr R. W. Mem "Miss Dorothy Metcalf
Mr C. Hr. H. Montague Mr& M J. F D.
Mnghun
Deckie
Cottrail
his C. W. O, Vai
Dotsser
Bir & Mrs Dryler
Mr Mr P. Drup
and child
"Until I saw the first report of the case Mr J. E. Cook
was M: J. W. Crosby girls too good for that, the dullards being in the newspapers, I had not believed Cowan good enough to continue the race. I un that such things could happen. I
Ara G. E. Davis derstand that in some schools for girls staying with friends in the country when the pupils are divided into two sections, I took up a newspaper at breakfast-time, the clever half studying sciences and the and saw the horror of it all. I rushed to deal languages, while the duller girls London and consulted solicitors bat was give the time to cookery and housewifery told that none can hold a brief for the I also understand the second set refer to dead. Can you picture anything more the first as the "brainy old maids," so per- agonising to those left behind than to haps they are not so dull after all read day after day things stated in court girl should be proud she can cook and unchallenged and uncontradicted reflect- sew. and wash and that she can lay outing on his honour as a soldier?'
I hold that a Being dead, he was not allowed the money wisely and well. girl who cannot do these things is not right, accorded to an ordinary crimin- well educated, even though she hold the al of calling evidence to disprove the charges. The whole thing is too appalling degrees of all the universities under the
for words. Not only can the splendid dead he dragged in the mire, but the honour of the army is touched."
gur.
"I hope that some member of Parlia ment will take up the matter. If it is impossible to prevent a dead man's name being brought in, surely the law could he altered to allow of his reputation be,
FREAK SHOE FASHIONS. NEW MODEL BEFORE STOCKS OF
- PREVIOUS ONE ARRIVE. Fashions in women's footwear have be- come as fickle and changeable as fashionsing defended. in hats and gowns, and in shoe trade circles there is anxiety about it.
Shoe retailers in Paris complain that stocks are often almost unsaleable be fore they arrive owing to sudden changes in taste. In America an effort is being made to stabilise styles.
Trade feeling in Britain is against freakish fashions.
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one
who spent trade observer morning, recently in Hyde Park told a reporter that he saw women wearing
Beautiful skin shors of lizard, snake, and erocodile.
Hand-painted Oriental and oral design shoes.
Shoes with heels, hand-painted on silk in jazz and floral styles.
Shoes with gold, silver, green. blue, red, and tortoiseshell heels.
Shoes that absolutely matched brightly coloured costumes.
nas.worn..
WORLD'S BEST NEEDLE WOMAN HOBBY OF "COLONEL'S WIFE.
"
Strs. Tendall, of Newhouse Farm, Rudgwick, near Horsham, Sussex. has been adjudged the world's best arrdle wonradio-th-Old-Bleach International Needlework contest at the Royal School of Art Needlework, South Kensington, S.W. There were competitors from all parts of the world.
mond
Mr O. Dupen Miss M. Eccles Miss L. Edgar Mr&Mrs R.J. Edgar r G. A. de Figuedo M. F. J. W. Focken Mr&Mrs A. H. A.
Fong
Mrs & Miss Forster Misses Foster MT. R. L. Fra
• Nathan H. O'Farreil Mrs Olliver Mr Walter Ott
Mr&Mrs Parsons
Mr H. Poarmka Afe D. J. Planetichi Mr
Mr Pomeroy
Mr R. H. Fops Mr B. A. Punner Mad A. Remonovitch Mr Alex. Ros Mr A. E. Rowe MrJoseph A. Satorky Mr W. Schoßekl Mr J. Schultz Mr W. Schurchner Mr & Mrs
Mr A. H. Gordon Mr & Mrs J. Gould
Dr. Douglas E. Gawler Capt. L
HS. P. Gray
f. 1.
Capt. T. P. Hall
Dr. I
Si D
& infant
r. H. F. Sommers Mrs E. Sparke Mr&MrB. W. Tesuy Mr&Mrs A.Tobion
Mr &
I owe it to my husband to say that Mis A. & F. Eamilton MTV.
in our home life I always had every. thing my heart could desire. He was the soul of kindness. To read the case day by day, was like being suffocated, and heing unable to stretch out a hand
TUSSAUD'S FIRE MIRACLE.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IN MELTING
MOOD.-
and
Mr & Mrs W. A.
Hannibal
Mr G. A. Harriman Mr B. J. Harrison Madame F. Hendriks Mr A, F. Henry
Mr M. Henry Mr C, E. Holmes Mr A. K. Jessen
Wagner, Jr.
Mr. Watkins Mr Geo. Weaver Mr IB Wheen Mr H. W. Wilson MrO3-Wilson Mr & Mrs G, Woessner
and child
Mr & Mrs Langbanks "Mr & Mrs E. Land
Mr & Mrs Mackenzie Mrs Murray &W.W.
BEFOLAR BAY HOTEL Mr & Mrs A. W.
Van Andel and child Dr. W. F. Attenbury Mr & Mrs Banbury Mr & Mr A. E. A
Carleton
Mr Cosely Mr & Mrs Fred, Ellis Mrs & Miss L. Ellis Mr & Mrs &. D. Gal.
loway anddaughter,
Mr & Mrs B. J. Lacon Mr & Mrs Hicke
Lamblan Mr & Mrs G. B.
PIA
Dr. J. W. Anderson Mrs. A. Arthur Mr & Mrs F. Austin Miss E. E. Bailey Dr. H. Balean MI.A. Barton Mr & Mrs T. G.
Bennett
Blackwell
The Are at Madame Tussaud's was, ac- cording to all accounts, one of the most spectacular of recent years; and, indeed, few conflagrations could have had such
feed on. The intimate stuff.. to pathetic details can only be inagined the slow relenting and collapse of Lord of King Kitchener: the liquefaction Heary and his Six Wives in one reconcil Thousands of shoes have been returneding pool; King Alfred burned with his caxes; Queen Elizabeth for once in a to some British manufacturers as useless
melting mood: Cranmer martyred because women report that they are not
second time; Robert the Bruce's last les- sva in perseverance from the spider. I think, says & (ns there a spider). writer in meditative vein, in a Home papes, is was Mr. C. E. Montague who wrote a story of a waxwork show which toured Australia and finally succumbed to aultry weather somewhere in Queens land. In that case the ingenious proprie tor renamed the wilting exhibition. The Last Day," and made money by it. Mr Tussaud had not the consolation either of the cash or of the gnificent MF&M P.W. moral. Whether "Tussaud's" will be re- built we do nos yet know. It may be Mr J. W. 0 Bonnar that its day was past, and that people Mr W. H. Bourne patronised it rather as a tradition than Mr. J. Breen. as an immediate jos. fe days of picture Mr & Mrs R. L papers. when you can see every bride and every law-court scoundrel in next Col & Mr C. Russ morning's columns, the topical effigy has lost its thrill; and the historicalwell, Miss P. W. Brown for that we have the films. Probably the MS.D. Carothers heyday of the waxworks was the sixties Capt. & Mrs J. O. or seventies, when the great public had Mr B. H. Clark When a reporter called on Mrs. Tynd-not developed the modern objection to the Mr H. K. Cieland all to tell.ber of her success her husnaze,
placid and the didactic in, entertain Miss M. Cooper Colonel Tyndall, shid she was staying
Mn I. H. Germack Mr& 3118, W. A with her parents near Huntingden,
Cornell Mr & Mrs J. D. Danby Mr NC. Donaki LaCol. R. A. Dobbia HOW PAPUANS MAKE LOVE.
Major Mrs H. E.
Edwards Quaint, courtship customs prevail in Mr & Mes W. A
Eustace Papua. Sister, Ilma Townson, of the Church of England Dogura Mission, who Mr.B E. Farrell She was recently in Brishane on holiday sayur D. Fitzgerald
if a boy,pleases the fancy of a girl, the Mr A. Fartes sets about cooking some tasty dish, and Miss M. Forbes sets it before him as he sits outside his Miss G. Forthergill hut. If he tastes it. it is on indication Mr B. L. W. Foster that he returns her liking, and marriage Mr & Mrs F. F. P. soon follows. If he turns away, the girl LG.C. Frederick inay take the hint that his inclination. Fl. Col. F. G. Fitz lies elsewhere."
The modern girl is taking a more la telligent interest in needlework than did the barly Victorian girl said Mrs Antrobus, one of the judges. Hunting women and the girls who play hockey and out-of-door sports are, taking theta as a bunch, the wothen who de the best embroidery to-day.
mom2018.
My wite, who is a rector's daughter,' is now 45," he said, "and has been de- voted to needlework ever since she was a child., It has been her hobby, and aus claimed her attention in all her, spare.
She is never lonely out here daring the long evenings as long as she has her needle, and she spends the winter
désigns. evenings making new makes French, Italian, and Spanish lace equal to that made by the natives; in fact, there is very little of that kind of work she does not know something about
LOST PEARL NECKLACES. REMAKABLE RECOVERY OF ONE OF THEM.
ment.
QUAINT COURTSHIP.
Mock Mr & Mrs J. N. Farker Mr & Mrs T. Schryver Mr & Mrs
Vander Stan
Lt. Col & Mrs W.C.
Stephens Mr & Mrs Townend
HOTEL
Miss O. C. Jenkins Mr T. L. Jenkins Mr G. 8. Hugh-Jones Miss G. Kennedy Mr & Mrs A. C.
Kennedy
Mr M. F. Key Mr & Mrs E. F, Ki Mr & Mrs S. H
m
Langaton
Er r K. Larsen Mr & Mrs
G. D. Leya Miss Leys Major A
S. Littlejchas Mr. M.
Bridger. Mr.D.
Brown
Carpenter
"Franklin
Gerald
Or, she is very strongly attracted, Mr & Mr W. D.
Goodfellow she may cook something different the following day. Two or three times her Mr & Mrs G. W. Grey Lady Rumbold, the wife of Sir Horace offering may he rejected; but perhaps. Mr & Mrs B. A. Hale Rumbold the British Ambassador at in the end her persistency triumphs, and Miss M. B. Hall, Madrid, has just recovered a valuable the man may be unable longer to resist pearl necklace which disappeared two the attractions of her culinary skill. years ago from hereroom at the Palace Hotel at Caux, where she was staying. with her husband during an interval the Lausanne Peace Conference.
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Recently a visitor at the hotel placed her jewels on a narrow shelf. Looking pa shortly afterwards, she saw her pearl necklace disappearing down crack be- bind a marble sinh. The slab was rew moved and the pearls were recovered.
Recalling the loss of Lady Rumbold's necklace, the manager had a similar lab in the suite formerly occupied by Lady Baubold removed, and the necklace was found covered in dirt but intact, "has been handed over to Lady Rumbold
PEARL NECKLACE LOST AT SEA.
CRIME AMONG THE YOUNG.
RECORDER ON THE EFFECT OF UNEMPLOYMENT.
Mr W. J. Hawker Mr J. B. Hawker Mr G. M. Hemsworth Lt. Comdr. G. F. Hols Mr H. Howell
PALACE
Mr & Mrs F.Akeman Mr R. Brooks Mr J. B. Cox Addressing the Grand Jury at Middes MW. S. Cuff hrough Quarter Sessions last month; the Mr W., Dickinson : Recorder (Mr. Mitchell Innes, K.C.) said Mr J. W. Gükerson, that no problem was so serious, so terri. Mr Mrs H.
Goldenberg ble, the large number of criminals recruited from young people. The prim- Mr S. 8. Haris
cause was unemployment-idioness Mr C. Hatt which created bad habits and drunken: Mr O. E. Esslewood ness, which was the nursery of crime..
The tragedy for the criminal and for the country was that, if better times came, these young people would be unfit
Dame Margaret Lloyd George, who re- recently visited the South of Spain, lost do the work which the country called apeart necklace, valued at about £1,000, upon them to undertake. The evil effects on the voyage home From Gibraltar. would not be confined to this generation, Dame Margaret missed it from her state but would extend to the next. The solu roota. The loss was reported at Ply. Itions were to keep young people longer mouth on the arrival, of the P. and O. at school or send them to training insti-. Liner Mooltan, and "the circumstances tutions, but the difficulty was that this were investigated by the police. It is would increase the trouble of the taxation said that the jewels were not insured. burden which was crushing industry.
Lloyd Mr W. Lloyd
.
Lock Mr&Mr W. Logan Mr J. McAinsa Mr R. Mellor Mr H.At Mill, Mr E. E immack Mrs C. 1. Morse Mr & Mrs W. N. H.
Murdock
Miss Newsholms Mr W. Ogden. Mr A. H. Pena Mr Prismal Mr & Mr H. B.
Remington
Mr A Kitchin
Mr & Mrs LG Scott Mr W. F. Simmons Mr R. H. Skelton Mr & MissG. E
Stabnings Mr C.P. Sturdea Mr & Mrs E. F. L
Sturler
Mr J. A., Tarrant Mes J. 8. Thomson Mr & Mrs C. Thwaites Miss Tawaiter Mr A. W. Tickle Lt. Col. & Mr E
Travelyk
Uspt. & Mrd H. Walker Capt. B. F. Walker Mr L. B. Wellor -L£. A. J. L. Whyte Miss. O. Willmott Mr & Mrs F. D. Wood Mr L.B. F. Young
HOTL
Mr J. Jack Mr. A. Klar
Mr P. Macinaes Mri McCaw Mr B. J. de Moor Capt. I. W. Smith Mr & Mrs Starkie Mr W. A. Stopani Mr J. H. Thomas Mr & Mrs K.A.:Westley.
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May 4th at 160-Pressure has decreaseů. slightly over N. an tertent Japan, the Bonin Is ands. B. China, Indo-China and the Philip pines. It has increased slightly from Shanghai to S.W. Japan and is nearly stationary over Formoan
A feeble anticyclone is central over the E. coast of China.
Depressions are shown E. of Tokio and over Indo
China infall for the 24 hours ending at Hongkong
18 hours. May 4th 000 iach. Tatal ince January ist, 2093 inchus, against an average of 166 inches.
The forcast for the 24 hours ending at 18. hours, May 5th is as follows!
DDTRICT
Formons Channel
Уоллолт Variable winds, light
to moderate
E. or variable winds,
Hongkong to Gap Booklight to moderate;
cloudy, probably
$ min later.
South coast of Chios between
Hongkong and Lamock) South coast of China between Hongkong and Hinan
do.
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HONGKOND METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
Previous On Date:
Day
Hongkong Observatory, May 4th
Dato
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8 a.m.
9 p.
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Humidity". Wind Direction....
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Weather wi!
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Eightest open-air Temperature on 3rd
Lowest open-air Temperature on 4th
HONGKONG TIDE" TABLE.
From May 5th to 11th, 1925. FISK WATER.
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Height.
LOW. WAZEL
Height.
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Time.
fin.
Task.
Wed
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