MOTORING NOTES
(CONTD.). LOOK TO THE LITTLE THINGS.
One of these
It pays to keep in mind the less conspicuous parts of the car which are not provided with proper dubrie ating devices, for they are over- looked so easily. almost invariably forgotten when oiling up is the top steering colaus bearing. A few drops of sight
every few applied at this point thousand miles win well repay the trouble taken. Clutch and brake pedal shaft bearings need a little lubricant once in a while; so also do the joints in the brake mechan- ism and the ignition, accelerator Neglect and throttle controls. causes excessive wear, resulting in annoying rattles,
CLEANING THE RUNNING BOARDS.
LIGHTNING STRIKES
WOMAN GOLFER.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15th, 1927.
MISS CECIL LEITCH'S ARM NUMBED.
SWOLLEN HAND:
COUNTY CRICKET.
GLAMORGAN BEATEN BY
DERBYSHIRE.
[THROUGH REUTRE'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Juno 13th.
In spite of a firet innings advan- tage of 47 runs, Glamorgan' after wo days play suffered defeat by NEWCASTLE (Co. Down). three wickets against Derbyshire at Miss Cecil Leitch, the famous Swansen, Garnett Les bringing woman golfer, English ladies cham-about a Glamorgan collapse in their in 1914 and 1910, was struck second innings. by lightning,
In the Glamorgan first innings, Bates was the highest ecore, with a Slater inde 60, and Ryan took contribution of 51. 4 wickets for 60 runs in Derby-
Late in the afternoon we saw'n storm approaching. It came from the north-west, and was heralded by a deep rumble of thunder. Litershire's first knock.
we saw lightning.
Miss Ceell Leitch was following the match between. Mrs. Gavin, and is. Gedalia, who was Miss Edith Leitch before her marriage
Numbed.
numbing sensation in her left
arm.
Rain was falling, and Miss Cecil Leitch was holding up an umbrella. Suddenly there was a vivid flash of lightning. It actually dazed a few Soap and water are better than of the competitors, and immediate petrol or paraflin-when it comes taly afterwards Miss Cecil Leitch felt cleaning fabric or rubhor-covered
She walked into the club house running bourds. They may not de the job on quickly and perhaps more energy is required to do aint was there attended by Dr. Wil- thoroughly, but the material, parti-son, the father of Miss Enid Wil- cularly if it is rubber, will but ret son, one of the competitors. Dr. hotel. This was at about five o'clock or crack nearly so quickly as when Wilson advised her to go to her
Furthermore, petrol is employed. water will not damage the paint in the afternoon. work if it is splashed about.
Waterproofing The Braken. Some ears have lip" on the inaer edge of the brake drums, and rousequently water ands its way, te the brakes and moistens the linings, with satisfactory results.
"can be made by taking off the wheels and slipping a rubber band over each of the drums. The bands should be of the large-dix- acter kind usually fitted inside the
Mrs. Guedella late that night said. My sister's arm is much swollen, especially near the hand, which is utbed."..
A later report states that she is suffering from neuritis following lightning shock.
Miss Leitch has been advised to keep her arm in a sling for a few days.
Glamorgan collapsed, and were all out for 78, Garnett Lee doing the dumage. He returned the ex- collent figures of 5 wickets for 25
runs.
runs.
Derbyshire scored the necessary. runs with three wickets to spare. Ryan took five of the seven wickets
Score:- which fell at a cost of
Glamorgan: 927 and 78. Derby: 180 and 120 (for 7 wkts.)
MOTOR-CYCLE RACES. BRITISH LIGHT-WEIGHT EVENT IN ISLE OF MAN. [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 13th, The Junior Tourist Trophy ruce for motor-cycles of horse-power, over seven laps of a 37 miles course, in the lale of Man, was won to-day in 3 hours, 55 minutes, 54 seconds, by Fred Dixon, riding uine minutes from Willis, on an HD machine. He won ng
from Velocette, and by about eleven.
Simpson, on A.b. S. machine. minutes
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LEAGUE TENNIS.
MATCHES TODAY AND TO-MORROW.
Three mid-week Tennis League matches are taking place, to-day and to-morrow.
WHAT YOUTH IS THINKING.
A MAN'S OPINION ON THE MODERN GIRL.
To-day the Hong Kong Cricket Club meet the Kowloon Cricket WHOLE HEARTED APPROVAL. Club on the Hong Kong ground in "A" Division. The tantch the begins at 5 m
To-morrow afternoon the Indian Recreation Club are opposing the Chinese Recreation Club, and the H.K.C.C. meet the M.B.K. Both matches are in the "B" Division.
LAWN TENNIS.
WOMEN LESS “WAX- WORKY,"
MEN BETTER-LOOKING.
50 YEARS OF CHANGE IN" FACE TYPES.
WOMEN AT. OXFORD.
"LAST STRONGHOLD
CAPTURED);
SURRENDER OF THE O.U.D.S.
The last stronghold of magen- Critics and visitors have found in linity" at the University has fallen this year's Royal Academy a eu to women, according to an article. ject for discussion in the contrast in the is. The article entitled, which the faces of the people paint-The Regiment of Womon," says: ed and sculptured afford with old "The undergraduettes have not turn the disadvantages and heavy bar works in the permanent collections idle. They have long realised that,
Recently we published on article which appeared in the. Western Weekly News by Miss Mollie Charm berlain, a 10-year-old student (who has recently gone to Oxford) in which she gave her opinion and at other galleries. criticism of the modern boy.
J
Some observations by people look-lens under which they are forced to
Except for the eyes, there is no expression in the women s faces.
Alen are beconting better-looking. Women are not so waxworky as they once were.
carry on their existence must some- bow be east off. They have realised that their right is the equality with men that Mr. Baldwin has already theoretically given them, and wo inate undergraduates have attempt- ed to thwart them. We have laughed
A later issue of the same papering at the portraits were :
interesting reply: contains an
What I think of the Modern young Girl." The writer is barrister, Mr. Arnold Yapp, B.A., LLB., Cambridge. Mr. Yapp, who was captain of his college bont, was general secretary in charge of the In the Bavis Cup contest, France YM.C.A. in the British Army of the nature of the changes which and scoffed, stood on our diguity,
FRANCE BEATS ITALY IN DAVIS CUP. "[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ROME, June 13th.
heat Italy by 3 matches to 2.
-
De Morpurgo heat Cochet, 2-3, B-7, 6-1, 6-5.
Lacoste beat De Stefani, 6-3, 6-8,
0-1, 0-3.
Irish Matches.
BELPAST, June, 13th. In the matches here with the visiting American players, Higgs boat Hunter, 86, 6-3, but Tilden heat Greig, 6-4, 0-2.
Tilden and Hunter beat Greig and Higgs, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.
SPORT INSTEAD OF WAR.
RUGBY PARSON'S TELLING ADDRESS.
"I sincerely hope that in the future, as spart becomes more wide Is the first six laps, Handley ledly studied on the. Continent of on a lex Acme and accomplishing Europe and among other nations of seconds, he broke the record for this ∙rnee. with miles na hour.
the Rhine.
He writes: I can imagine fow things more difficult to do with the modern girl than to write an article about her! In the first place, there is no distinctive type one can label Girls to-day The Modern Girl' are of a hundred and one types. So.
and ва, it has always been; fortunately for the mere mat, it always will be..:
All one can attempt to do is to generalize about the average girl one meets socially or in business.
Much that is unkind has been said about her, and her superficial deficiencies. There is no need for me to echo Mrs. Grundy and the Rey. Mr. Fitznoodle by saying that she, smokes too much, drinks too many cocktails, wears her skirts too short, and is too ready to dance aix nights of the week and sit out the seventh; although that may all be Perhaps I have been unusually
lids of glass containers used to pack: BRITISH MOTOR PREFER- the second-lap-in-35-minutes, the world the national instinct of true of some.
Buch foodstuffs as. bain and tongue.
A coat of enamel not only smartens
ENCE.
up the appearance, but serves to 50 PER CENT. IN RHODESIA. stick the bands in place.
THE DANGER OF DIRTY OIL.
SALISBURY, Rhodenia.
Budget Southern Rhodesin's
a speed of 69.15/Pugnacity, which we all have very fortunate, in the girls I have met,
strongly developed, will find social outlet in sport instead of an In the first of these races after anti-social outlet in war," declared the war, the highest speed was the Rev. H. Hurst, of Northampton barely -10 miles an hour.
R.F.C, at the annual sportsnica's St. Cross, which took place at St. service in aid of the Hospital of Andrew's Parish Church, Rugby.
Was
Women's Interest,...
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The speaker remarked upon the fact that there were almost many women present 28 men, which reminded them that the Eng lish love of sport had begun to permeate all classes of society, and which was a very good thing. had now taken hold of both sexes,
Last year's race was won on a statement contained the aunounce Velocette with an average speed of ment, received with applause, of 1.68.70 miles per hour, which preference of 50 per cent. in favour to-day slightly exceeded.
motor vehicles and bicycles Gean ol is an electrical insulat. of
THE CUP-FINAL "GATE." ing medium and dirty off may be,ufactured in Great Britain and
When Wembley Stadium was first according to the nature of the Ireland. The tariff is now 20 per foreign matter with which it is con- cent on foreign inotor-cais and io
opened for the F.A. Cup final it Laminated. This should be borne per cent, on British.
The Budget also intimated the ex-was stated and generally believed at the time that the accommoda- in mind when oil is spilled over the electrical equipment of the ear. tension of penny postage, a reduc
The memorable
It seemed to him, international Frequently when the sump is re-tion in telegraph charges, the tion for spectators would be equal plenished some oil will fall on to exemption of life insurance inusiness to all demands. the magneto distributor and and its from income tax, and a reduction scenes at the game between West
Ham and Bolton Wanderers, bowsport had a very great part to play way into the ignition cable ter-in the charge for rural telephones.
Revenue and expenditure balanced ver, proved this idea to ben de in the future in securing world
lusion. The Stadium, as proved by peace. minal, in which case it should be
The lessons at the service were official figures of the attendance wiped off at once, for oil rats rubni 12,600,000,
Since the introduction of respon- ber. There is, however, no danger. of it causily a short-circuit if it is sible government four years ago the this year-01,206-will not hold a read by Mr. F. E. Hands, chairman clean, but, on the other hand, oil revenue has advanced-at-the-rate third of the people who would like of Rugby Urban District Council, to see the Cup final. There were and MW. Davis, chairman of which has worked its way out of of £120,000 a year. The Treneurer, the engine into the distributor by Mr. Fyna, compared the British over 300,000 applications for tickets, Rugby F.C.-
the high-tension public debt, standing at £174 perand if admission had been by the usual procedure there is no doubt creeping down
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One fact stands out about the modern girl. She can be, and is, much more of a pal than she could have been even twenty years ago. Perhaps this is more due to the external developments of the last few years than to any radical. change in the make-up of the lady herself.
or perhaps I am unusually blind to their faults. I can pretend to no great acquaintance with them. but those I have met certainly interesting and attractive. strike me. as, generally speaking,
Fig. For 'Her Battles.
Rover
The great movement for the en- with the war, put men and women franchisement of women, coupled on an equality that was dreamed of before. During the war women did men's jobs and dad Since the war they have had an equal voice in the government of the country. The them well.
natural result has been that the old idea that woman must be sheltered and protected, kept at home like a doll, and hidden away from the serious business of life has very largely disappeared.
From three authorities,, a Daily Mail reporter obtained opinions on
years. They were:
have taken place in the past 30 PROERSSOR H. J. FLEURE, the an thropologist, of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth The contours of, the modern face are certainly less south than those of the past, due, perhaps, to the effects of fresh air, and athletic habits. There is more character in faces to-day and more development of bone and muscle in them. This has made for more handsome features. It is gener ally thought that the faces of this generation have a more nervous and intense look. Generally that is not correct. They express in creased intellectual interest and testify to the spread of educa-
tion.
Dark Faces More Common.
again, for all the world as if wo were the superior creature, which and laughed and scoffed at them recent political events have now d finitely told us we are not, and noir: it is time for us to step down from our elevated position and huiable ourselves.
consist
"The age of the cave man is over, In Oxford women have been success, fully acting themselves for the past year. The Dance Club invent- ed for women, the English Club-run by women, both are evidence of this. There are even rumours of a magazine for students of philoso- phy, whose contributors almost catirely of women. While the undergraduate has stood stil! drinking his beer in a corner_of the under- quiet complacency, graduette has marched on trim phantly towards her goal, and now we are beginning to realise that she has reached it."
The Tempest, to a lady under- graduate of this University. The
the Royal Academy: 1have not
"Only yesterday," the article SiR FRANK DICKBEE, President of detected any marked change. There :8 88 much vitality and adds, did the last stronghold of character to be found in the masculinity fall. The Oxford Uni- works of Reynolds and Gainsversity Dramatic Society, who horough as in the faces of the hitherto have reserved the female parts in their plays purely for subjects of modern paintings.
act upon the stage, have now an sculptor: A darker and more composite type has taken the nounced that it is their wish this year to give the part of Mirnuda, MR. HENRY FEGRAM, R.A., the women whose profession it is to
place of the clear, Anglo-Saxon face which was common in may boyhood. Faces to day are much anore alert and more mobile Not US have long been condemn only are both men and women ed for, their exclusivoness and their better looking but also their so-called professionalism. Now these fhces are much more interesting, urmurings should cease.
An advertisement also appears. owing to the greater mixture of ladies have their opportunity." types, than were those of Vie-
it is torian times. Particularly among the six for a lady undergraduat women we have in Britain many to play the part. The choice, more classical features--much stated, will be made by a series of more so generally than in Greece, auditions. There will be three audi- There are tipns in all, and at the final the ancient or modern. especially very fine heads among producer, Mr. Reginald Derhamn, the young athletes of this genera will be present.
tion.
decide to see it through as man and wife And what more likely to secure the happiness and success of both than such a union of equal interest and on an equal footing i
If ever I decide to get married, 1 shall not look for a housekeeper, for a dancing partner, or even for someone to protect.. I shall look
AN ACTRESS'S AGE. TACTFUL: JUDGE AND ETERNAL YOUTH OF ARTISTS.
The
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Instead of being sheltered from
BUDAPEST the cradle to the grave, the girl of
Prosecuted by the father of Miss to-day has to fight her own battles. In this way she has come to realize that there are other careers in life
Vilma Banky, the filin star, now in
or less as I know it, who is propar- besides marriage. There was a time for someone who knows life more California, for saying things about when every girl and every girl's or the tough to the her that were not at all compli
other struggled towards one safe smooth, and who can give me a haven for the future," succes hand with my job. ful marriage. Whether it was
[BY OUR FILM CRITIC] "The Exquisite Sinner shewing at the Queen's to-day is not up to the usual standard of the Metro
inentary,me. Sari Fedak, Ilun. Goldwin Studio. There are some
gary's leading actress, had to ap scenes of real beauty during the hero's gypsy wanderings but the
presence of the leading personages whole film is marred by its slow
For, however, we men may dis-ear before a crowded court, ip the movement and its occasional likely to prove a really happy malike to admit it, women play of society and the stage. Adanis. If a French company had riage was of secondary importance. tremendous part in shaping a man's ten hat to be regulated by ticket.
She was acquitted because there been responsible for a production The thing that really counted was
Севара золу iron-handed
was no legal evidence that she had which represented American that the man should be eligible" career. Your pocket Napoleons and Colonel and his orderly as poltrons that is to say, capable of ensuring affect to despise them and their in- aid eertain things complained of and cowards, and other members a safe and secluded future for his fluence, and to rule their worlds by but had a painful, ordeal in answer- of the army as bullies and ends, wife. If a girl looked after, the their own iron wills. Most of using all the questions always put to without a single redeeming char house and saw that the Sunday however, are often tired, often aeteristic a diplomatic note might joint was well cooked, she had fuf-
taste.
an
your
Asked her age she said first "B--r--r." The judge turned sto the Press and told them they need not hear what she replied, no true artists possessed eternal youth, and
Hungary. have followed. The scenes showing filled her function and all was well discouraged, sometimes inclined to an accused person by the judge in Mothers may still cherish this faint by the way. It isn't going to help us much if we've got as an these incidents are not redeemed
iden: if so, there daughters are by humour.
whi has got to be theered and en- Conrad Nagel is the hero and rapidly disabusing them of it. The added responsibility at home one
the heroine but girl of to-day realizes that she can René Adorée
Woman's Power. neither of these really good actors do the world's work just as well as couraged and sheltered all the time a man; that there is no need for are at their best.
her to shelter behind anyone for support.
EXCHANGE RATES. [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, June 13th.
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Here again I seem to hear the voices of Mrs. Grundy and the Rev. the Mr. Fitznoodle crying in wilderness of 1927 and decrying the noderà giri. I hear them vapour ing about the destruction of the good old family life, and crying that girls, under the influence of these new ideas, will not get' mur- ried.
This is far from the case. Human Holiday
nature being what it is, people still fall in love and still get married 1/10.29/32 4.85.21/32 At the same time, feminine pay chology, having made the progress 12.129
it has, marriage is to-day founded Girls 18.48
on a nuch Armer" basis. 1831 2.15/32 realize that they can and must con- tribute to marriage something more 6.27/32
than cookery. They find a greater 2.1/64
interest in it, than mere drudgery.
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she then said: "I was born in 1880." Miss Banky's father mur- mured another date, but the judge
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On the other hand, a cheery word, a pat on the back, and Buck up, old man, you'll get through all turned a deaf ear. right in the end," is going to give us a fresh heart for the serap and. a new stimulus to see it through. "Miss 1927" does not see prospective husband in every man she meets. She can have jolly good pala among her mer friends, pals. she can rely on in a pinch, without seeing a proposal in every invita
Replacement of a few obsolete tion. It may be, it probably is, a mistake for a man to pick all his friends from the other sex; but it war-type aircraft by a fleet of four": does him a vast amount of good modern fighting 'planes is provided! sometimes to have the cheery con- for in the estimates passed by the panionship of the right sort of girl. Canadian Parliament, according to A few years ago, if we were the Department of National De- friendly with a girl, all we could fence. The air service estimates to have an occasional dance totalled £775,488, of which £337,130 do was with her (under the eyes of her is for military training and £444,518 chaperone) or to sing sentimental for civil aviation.
They will permit of the training duets with her in the parlour.' Romance Doesn't Last.
We only saw her at what was sun on a small scale of a regove of The estimates covering civil After all, romance alone often posed to be her best; and, when officers and air staff. makes an unsound basis for mar- we married her, we met someone riage. No one can tell how long it quite different. To-day she un aviation eonaiat mostly of forget and will last, and almost certainly it probably boat us at golf, dance us survey services. Those will include will come to an end some time. A off our fest, and know enough air patrols for fire detection and forest lands in Eastern and North- marriage on a purely business foot about life to give us a pretty sound suppression over 70 million acres of
difficulty ing, on the other hand-the old advice in times of
In short, our sister to-day is aern Manitoba and Northern Saskat French idea of the marriage Mr. C. R. Burkill, Shanghai, roof convenience is unthinkable. sounder and more natural girl than chewan, and 34 million acres in the Other times, other man- the Rocky Mountains in Western contly received a cablegram from There remains the basis of real her mother was allowed to be at her forest reserves in the foothills of England stating that Miss Vera friendship-surely much the soun- ago. McBain's Schoolgirl, ridden by dest upon which to build? When nere," and just as 1027 is a more Alberts. Leader, had won a steeplechase at two people know each other as real practical era than 1877, even if it The air survey progresame in- Southwell Schoolgirl was bought
lacks something of Victorian recludes work in every province in Of such products, the mapping of remote, districts which by Mr. Burkill on behalf of Miss
spectability, no, too, are its pro, the, Dominion with a view to the McBain while he was Home on holi
ducts.
or forest wealth. most satisfactory. day. It had previously won three
modern girl is altogether one of the are important through their mineral.
or four hunter races.
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