1930-01-21 — Page 3

HUMOUR: ANCIENT AND MODERN.

"Teacher: "Can anyone in this 'class'tell me what is the crank to

A car?"

John (piping up): "Yes," a back. sent driver!"

Ie: "Joan. I'll go through pur- gatory for you.'

She: Yat say so, but how can I prove that 7"*

"Be my wife.'

Char

Sunday School Teacher: lie, what can you tell me about Goliath "

Charlie: "Goliath was the man David rocked to sleep."

"Whenever I see Griffiths I am reminded that the good die young.". said & business man one day.

"But Grifiths is over seventy," said his friend.

Exactly. That is just.

Sambo: "Slong. Big Boy, 1'} } poift!” -meet you at 9 o'clock p.m.'

Big Boy: What you mean, D.12.

Sambo: "Perhaps maybe"*

What's the result of the ex? amination. Doctor!!

"You're ran down. My advice is that you give up golf awhile and take a good long rest at the office."

Critic (to neighbour a concert) "That woman has wonderful con tol ever her voice."

Neigh (sadly "Yes. she's my wife. She

d anything with her soire except stop 11.

Better Half...I see that a man it Newenstle has gut into trouble by marrying four women,"

Worse Half (getting a bit of his own back): "A man nerer home got into trouble by marrying only

one.

"Ah wonders if George Washing ston was as hinnest as dev say he

was."

my

Cave-th Husband (sterly, to wife who luas been shopping): "What do you want with a new frock !"

His Wife (happily): "How thoughtful of you, darling!" Of course I'd like a new hat to go with it."

"Is you gwine ter let dat hoas do she pleases ?" asked. Uncle Ephraim's wife. "Wha's your will.

power

answored. You jes' want ter come "My will-power's all right,” he

out hayar an' measure dia hpsa's won't nower."

Wealthy Father (to would-be son. in-law): Is it my daughter you want, sir, or is it her money;" that I am an amateur athlete"

Saltor Sir, you know very well

"What's that got to do with it?

A great deal dent, sir.

1 bars me from, taking part in any event for money."

"How would you like to hear "He was de honestest rinn datyour little

for ones bowling ever was "bahn in dis country! brend asked the tramp dramati-

"Den how come dey close de

Lally. banks "on his birthday "

Joynes: "I tell you, Singleton, you don't know the joys and fuli-¦ eities of a puntented married life, the happy flight of year, the long restful enim of"

Singleton How long have

*been married 2**.

"

"A month."

The harassed family man sighed. I would he henverily," he said. At present they do nothing but howl for chocolates."

Lady Candidate (to heckler who you"yes" or "No" to his various ques

had been pestering her for a plain

tion will you AUSWIT 'Yes' *No. ?**

Lawyer: "You say that your

ог

wife has received a letter inform-known device): "Hay» you stopped

ing her of some misderd in your past life. Perhaps the best thing would be to confess."

Heckler With pleasure." Lady Candidate (employing well.

wating your wife.”

Heckler-"No, I beat her this morning."

Topson: "I would. But I don't ! Lady candidate--"What " know what to confess. She won't Heckler (Yes-three up and two. let me see the letter,"

to play,

CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

12 3

15

17

8

₤10

12

16

14

18

20

22

24

26

129

3

30

34

35

38

140

42

45

146

47

148

199

150

Horizontal.

1.-Plies,

11.--Truisms.

10-Habits.

19.-Butts.

EL-Soldier.

43.--Crica

6-Rings cheerfully.'

13-Famous English woman au- 25-Uncanny.

thor.

11.--Whether.

15-Violent commotions.

17.-Negative.

18-By no menus.

20-Pith (plural).

91. To court.

22--Share

24-A constellation.

2-To distort.

20-Syrians.

28.-To seal.

20. Rejoicing.

30-Presty 31.-Obnoxious plant. 32.-Pertaining to iron. 31-Places.

38-Sheep's cry.

36.-Girl's name.

38.-Existed.

30.--Loses sweetness,

41. To seruh.

42-Part of to.he.

43-Smoke stacks.

45.-Eleven.

48-Grammatical part. 48.-Plunged.

50.-Vulgar language, 51.-To expunge:

Vertical.

1. To swoon.

3-English college.

3.-Symbol for lithium.

4.-Sport.

5.Felf-satisfied.

0.-Pinces.

-Kind of worm.

9.-Girl's name.

10. To examine into secretly.

12-Grinned pleasantly.

-13.-A voice.

27.-Sorrowful.

24. --- Vehicle,

30.-Afraid of.

37

31.-Small elongated quardruped. 32-Forest deity.

Cranes as in heraldry.

34.---Drinks.

3.5.--Tie.

37. To dwell.

29,-Warbled.

40.-A fruit.

43.-Sport.

44.-Prefix: above. 47.-Sun god.

49.-Symbol for samarium.

This puzzle Look 10 minutes to solve. See how long it will take you to solve it.

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.

1547 3038 ZOR C ZRADOTE BOTE MANAGE FLACER BLARINI

30

DES TZE SE

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1930.

DIFFICULT DECISIONS

LOOKING FOR THE STOCKING

By GLUYAS WILLIAMS

WITH THE BIGGEST GROSS CAPACITY.

12-24

(Copyright, 1929, by The Bell Syndicate, Ine.

BUSINESS GIRL'S BUDGET.

MAKING ENDS MEET ON

£4 A WEEK.

A business girl in New York City cannot possibly support herself on less than £5'a week.

Association to

This is the conclusion of the Promote Proper

| Housing for Girls. It is based on the experience of 21079 girls with whom the association has om-

municated, and on scores of actual budgets gathered in a recent study y Miss Leila T. Newcomb, accre- tary of the association.

The budget figures, which Mise Newcomb furnishes for the first time, should prove of unusual,in- terest to hots of business girl earning their own living in Eng kud, and throw a vivid sidelight on the comparative cost of living there and here..

GUTAS WILLIAMS

Miss Newcomb has drawn up two. The budget of a girl working in budgets showing how typical girls n office at a salary of £5 a week, working for low wages actually spend their money, rather than how theorists think they should budget

it,

Holidays Not Included.

£62 8 0

87 7 4

|

or £200 a year, works out approdi, nately as follows:-

Rent (£1 te. per week) ... 289 Flood

133 4 0 Clothing - and refurbishing 34 14 6 Transportation, postage.

8 18 6 3 0 0

'phone Church and gifts Personal incidentals Holiday Emergency Fund

Total

313-4 10. 0 0 400

£300 0 1

A business girl in New York'

The budget of a girl, working in an office for a salary of Et a week, or Ens a year, is approximately as follows:- Rent (at 11s a week, difficalt to ohinia)..... Food (breakfast ipd., lunch

s dinner 38.) Clothing and refurbishing 37 bi needs at least the equivalent of £3 Cat fares fad. per day) Perconal incidentals Church (4. per week) Emergency Fund (must cover savings and doc- tor's and dentist's bills)

Tata!

417

1 11 4

a week for a room and three meals a day," says Miss Frances Perkins, an Industrial Commissioner.

Mere -ubsistence, however, takes an account of the require- 716ments for making life worth living.

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS

PROGRAMME.

BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON 333 METRES.

11 to 11.30 a.m.-Commercial news. 13.30 to 1.30 p.m.-Demonstration :

Frogramme,

1.45 p.m.-Weather report.

Mi

3 to 7 pim-Programme of Colum- bia records supplied by Messrs. Andoreon.

Norwegian Dance No. 1, in D Minor" (Allegro mascato) and

Norwegian Dance No. 2, in A Minor" (Allegretto tranquillo),, George Schneevoigt nad The London Symphony Orchestra.. Evening Voices" (Twilight Fan cies) (n) Cradle Song (Wil liam Areger and Frederick Delius) and (b) The Nightin gale (W. Grist and Frederick Delius), Dora Labbette, So- prano with Sir Thomas Bee- cham at the Piano,

"Sarabande" (Sulzer, Op. 3) and "Ave Verum" (Mozart, arr. W. H. Squire), 'Cello Solo by W. H. Squire.

Me"

"Bitter Sweet I'l Sce You Again" (Noel Coward) and

Batter Sweet-Kies (Noel Coward). Layton and Johnstone, American Duettists, With Pinro:

Waldteufel Memories-Fanasin ** (arr. Herman Fidek), Herman Finek and His Orchestra.

A Tale of Other Times-Mono- logue and Otherwise She's Mother's King of Girl," Nor- man Long.

and

¿

In A Chinese Temple Garden" In A Persian Market," Organ Selo by Quentin M Macelear at the Shepherds Bash Pavilion. Kawaihau, Waltz (Hawaiian Air) and Honolulu, March: " (Hawaiian Air), Hawaiian Silver String Quartet.. That's Your Baby" (Comedienas) |

Big City Blues" (Come- dience), Annette Oandhaw. "La Campanella " (Liget, arr. Busoni) and "Prelude in D Flat Raindrops" (Chopin), Pianoforte Solo by Ignaz Friedman. At The Races, Descriptive Sketch by Clapham and Dwyer. Blue Eyes Back to the leather" and *Blue Eyes-Woman- .Pah, Piccadilly Theatre Orch. The Chorister's Dream" (Ward) " and "The Londonderry Air

(Traditional, arr. Sear), J. H. Squire, Celeste Octet.

Prelude in A Flat Major" (Cho-|

pin), (a) Etude in C Minor (Chopin, On 25, No. 12) and (b) Waltz in A Flat Major (Brahme), Pianoforte Solos by Percy Grainger.'

These requirements include such 2208 06 natural youthful recreations ne dancing and social contacts gener. ally, much ea.ertainments as musicRadetzky March" and "Fouer- and the theatre, such adornmente usury as leisure to rend and in- as bends and site stockings, such

vite her soul."

Ne holiday, it will he noticed, is allowed for in this budget, which is not considered sufficient to cover contingencies.

THE WOMAN'S CORNER.

SWEETS. FOR THE SWEET-TOOTHED.

DAINTIES THAT ARE DIFFERENT.

Here are some novel' suggestions for making cakes and candy,

сир

For Christmas Popa put one cup figs, one cup walnuts, one stoned dates, one cup candied cher. ries, one-half cup Candied öfange- ree! or two slices candied pineap nle through the food chopper. Add cne tablespoonful lemon juice and mix thoroughly. Place on a slab well dusted with powdered sugar and roll into small balls.

TOO MUCH POWDER.

[BY IRIS DUBARRY.]

The cultivation of beauty does not consist simply in the appli- cation of face powder or cream; the general health is of more im oz-portance, and cosmetica must ever remain the as things of a purely supplementary nature.

When stiff frost with plain ange icing and decorate with half a cheery.

Gypsy Brown Burre make a pleasi. ing variation. Put a pound of stoned dates, one-half cup age and one-half cup seeded raisins through the chopper. Mix with this a cup of finely grated coconut.

ed.

Apricot Snowballs.

The state of the health of the lody is only too often recorded upon the face with unfailing ac- euracy. A poor skin may often de note poor health, and in order to have a healthy complexion, the wkin itself must be healthy. Open Air.

Spread a cup of coconut in the Lottom of a fairly large pan, and A perfect complexion must ex- place in a moderate oven, stirring hibit that clearness as of fine por frequently until delicately brown-celain-just as if the colour of the fesh were faintly visible beneath. Form the date, fg, and coconut Only good health can give this. mixture into balls and roll in the Moderate exercises in the open browned coconut.

air cannot be too strongly recom mended for those who suffer from their nerves. Indeed, any one who as a sedentary occupation should endeavour to put in an hour's walking each day; but half an hour is better than none. Sleep always in a well-ventilated room,

Apricot snowballs are delicious. To one cup thick. appricot puree (made by boiling dried apricots and then straining) add two-thirds cup sugar and one teaspoonful le- mon juice. Boil rapidly until mix ture is thick and clear. Turn into any shallow mould, taking care that the mixture is one inch thick. When firm, turn out on board

and cut in small circles. Roll cach arcle in shredded coconut.

the

Apricot candica can take place of the snowballs, if desired. For these, wash three-quarters of a cupful of dried apricots thorough

- for several The

and try to get seven hours' refresh- ing sleep.

Diet is an important factor in cultivating skin loveliness-almost sleep. Starchy foods and sugary as essential as outdoor exercise and mixtures should be eaten in great mcderation preference should te given to vegetables and fruit, with potatoes and bananas in some 'mo- deration.

•

gest. Johann Strauss and Syin- phony Orchestra,

Kiss Your Hand, Madame " (Erwin) and "Serenade Der ecus? (Luciann), Organ Solo by Quentin M. Maclean, "L'Artesienne Suite-Minuet" and "L'Arlierienne Suite Inter- mezzo, J. H. Squire, Chamber Orchestra.

7 top.m.-Recorded music and

expérimental

sion.

relay, transmis

9 p.m.-Chinese programme.

10.30 p.m.ose down.

HONG KONG POLICE RESERVE.

·

[ORDERS BY HON. MR. E. D. C. WOLFE, INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE]

Indian Company..

No drill parades of the Indian Company will be held during the period February 1 to March 3, 1930.

Flying Squad.

JI

сар

The weekly instructional patrol of the Kowloon Section will take place on Tuesday, January 21. Fall in at the Tsin-ten-taul Fire Face-Cream Massage. Brigade. Station at 5.15 p.m. sharp.

Dress Winter uniform and Particular attention should be paid to the purity of the tallet with white cover.

The weekly instructional patrol Soap used. Very sensitive skins which feel the slightest caustic -

of the Hong Kong Section will take, tion of a soap may be wonderful place on Friday, January 24. Fall ly benefited by using only a super- in at the Central Police Station at fatted soap. Such soaps are rather | 3.15 p.ro, sharp. Dress: Winter more expensive, for in their manu- uniform and cap with white cover.. facture a little lanoline or vaseline SPECIAL NIGHT PATROLS, Mem- is incorporated with the soap base era of the Hong Kong Section will in order to neutralise any alkali, parade at Central Police Station on Instead of using a super-fatted Wednesday. January 22, and on toilet soap, very much the same Sunday, January 26, for special cffect may be experienced by mas-night patrole. Fall in at 7.30 p.m. saging a little lanoline cream into sharp. Dress: Winter uniform. the face and hands-just washing them. In both cases the extra fatty matter give the soap n kind of velvety softness" when used, and is exceedingly beneficial to the complexion.

before

Sharpshooters Company:

QUEEN'S

WITH SOUND ACCOMPANIMENT

·THE

RIVER

CHARLES FARRELL, MARY DUNCAN MARGARET MANN IVAN LINOW 12! fothing their parts on. Pass Heeterosta

Foto the novelty' TRİSTRAM TUPPER

His Innocence

Was Her Temptation But Once Pail the Whirlpools of Ideals and Desires

Unsullied Love Was Their Haven of Peace

--FOX MOVIETONE NEWS

RIOI IN HER TILJAL FLIGHT KET

HUDSON DRIDGE HAVANAN MAN

AMOTES THROUGH 1118 BARS

-ALL TALKIE COMEDY-- SOUND YOUR “A”

FINAL SHOWINGS

TO-DAY

At 2.80, 5.10, 7.15, & 9.20.

WORLD

NORMA SHEARER

LON CHANEY

The

starring in

TOWER fLIES

Metro Goldwyn Mayer

PICTURE

TUESDAY

AND WEDNESDAY

At 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.20.

STAR

S

то

Ftoezo

P

N

E

SUZY

WINTER UNIFORM All members of the Company should attend at Messrs. Tung Hing & Co., 60, Queen's Road Central, to he mea sured for winter uniform: ThisTO-DAY & TO-MORROW

consists of blue serge tunic and riding breeches.

PATRÓLA.-Motor

SPECIAL MOTOR

non juice and a teaspoonful each add one-quarter teaspoonful cream of grated orange and lemon rind. of tartar and beat until dry, then Knead the mixture well together madually beat in half a cupful of and roll it on a sugared board to fruit sugar and beat until very a quarterinch in thickness. Cut light. Fold in another half-cupful into squares and sprinkle with sugar, a teaspoonful flour, and two:10 p.m.

rents chopped a

Walnut Macaroons.

ut them through the food chop-" per with three-quarters cupful co- conut and half a cupful of nutments. Add a tablespoonful le- whites of three eggs until foamy,

For walnut macaroons, bent the

patrols will be op, duty on the fol lowing datos:

Tuesday, January 25, 7.30 p.m. to

Médoendus panourg 800 p Drop by spoonfuls, on buttered to 7.30 p.m. paper, aift granulated sugar on the lop, and bake in a quick oven from five to seven minutes.

(Ed.) W, KENT, A.S.P., Adjutant. Hong Kong, Jan. 2, 1930.

AT 6.30 ONLY

At 9.15

TO-DAY

STAUST

TO-MORROW

CARMEN"