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KONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1930. *## +*A94 Price Per Month, $3.

SOME TRIALS OF

HOUSEKEEPING

IN SOUTH AFRICA.

COOKING PET CANARIES!

AMUSING STORIES OF AFRICAN "BOYS" "AND" GIRLS.”

The following article is repro- duced from Overstas, the official organ of the Overseas Club, and is written by Mrs. B. L. Simms, who describes her housekeeping experiences in South Africa in a very entertaining manner. Mrs, Sims writes:-

Silly Sarah

Igrins imaginable. Whed Elsa was After Katrina, came Hottentot reprimanded for serving the custard Sarab, possessed of the broad. in a shaving mag Anna grinned, nosed ugliness of her tribe. The and when Anna was scolded for Great Sarah we called her. Over offering a visitor a glass on a sauce- her I draw a veil. Indeed, she ar

pan lid Elsa hugely enjoyed the rived clad in the proverbial heads joke, while both explained simul- and smile, and I had to cover her taneously that the salvers were all plate powder" -"at the decently before setting her to work.

Sarah's grey matter would have If the servant question in Eng-

rattled freely in the thinkbox of a and is difficult, the same topic in day-old chick.. One day she search South Africa furnishes much fooded a seven-acre garden high and for discussion. This is a land of low to tell me the milk was boiling **boys" and "girls," and nearly over. By the time I reached the always a dusky domestic of one kitchen there was no milk and little

saucepan left.

kind or another can be obtained to "help" in the home for the aver- age sum of 15s. monthly, plus food.

And then things begin to happen.

More Pond cf Olothes Than Work.

My first "girl" way

named Katrina, a "Cape coloured" dam- sel with an intense distaste for work, and a passion for clothes. Every morning her white canVAS shoes were blancoed at my expense Often she "borrowed" my big scissors to copy one of my frocks which she was supposed to be laun dering, and when she couldn't get

my lavender water she be sprinkled herself with the vanilla essence from the pantry..

at

Katrina's way of laying a table was unique. Having put on the cloth crooked, she would grasp a large fistful of mixed cutlery and proceed to deal us each a hand. Thus the baas". might find him- self with a notrumper of four cheese and two fish knives, and five tea and two coffee spoons, while I would be dealt three fish forks, one

own.

moment.

Tobacco All Ways!--

And now I have, a tall, stately

Herrero dame ruling me and my kitchen. She dresses, as do all this tribe, in the long trailing Mirts, and close-fitting bodices com- plete with leg of mutton sleeves, copied from the wives of the coun- Like many South African domes

try's earliest white settlers. The tics, Sarah had home duties of berchic ensemble is topped by a two- Being an unwilling grass foot high turban of brilliant huc, widow, she had sole care of her in which the lady parks her bead- aumerous progeny, and really did little more than oblige" me with well as any articles she may suc work and brass wire jewellery, as her spare time in the best manner of the English charlady.

ceed in purloining from the pantry. She takes snufi copiously, chews tobacco, and smokes like a chim- of hustle, and if I ever suggest that ney. She knows not the meaning

she might accelerate a little she fetches out her clay pipe, and lights promptly dropa, on to her hunkers,

won-

Again I suffered as an employer of female labour. Sarah left me to become reunited to her, prodigal husband, who returned one day from matrimonial adventures in other parts of Africa. The entire family departed, bedecked in derful garments created from Then between puffs, she my discarded chair covers of Bower of tongue clicks which is the Her- harangues me shrilly in that series ed eretonne.

rero language. I am told by those A Good (7) Cook-Boy. who know that it is perhaps just Then I employed a “boy who as well I cannot understand her described himself as a "much goody picturesque cataract of words.

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cook-boy," and answered to the name, of" Sixpence."

And that truly was the sum of his worth When told one day to cook the birds you'll find

However, this Herrero handmaid deigas to wash the dishes, than which there is no more objection- able job on earth. For that all

dessertspoon, ona hutteiknife, and dished up for di" the stoep," be things must be forgiven. her in

two burnt little a long suit of tablespoons. She corpses, which proved to be my these the crockery indiscriminate- canaries. The brace of wild duck ly, too, so that we were quite like still lay where the baas had dump-

ly to find ourselves trying to keeped them on the stop table when a runny pudding within the bounds

of a coffee saucer.

Just as I had begun to lead Katrina aright, I suffered the fate

he came home with his gun. In tears for my cremated pets, I sack ed Sixpence.

of Basuto mammies, twin sisters, Following this, I got me a brace

spite of her back-to-Nature ways,

The Hackney (London) coroner, Dr. Edwin Smith, warned mothers at an inquest recently of the danger of leaving their babies with un covered heads in the open air dur

Babies' akulls are very thin, and ing the hot weather. He said: of most employers of female labour.devoted to each other and to the Katrina left to wed a dark swain.

they are very liable to be severely I discovered after her departure

injured if they are left uncovered that my involuntary contribution to

in the strong sun. I havo often her trousseau consisted of three Anna and Esla, as they were call-noticed, particularly in London, pairs of silk stockings, while severaled, bad faces tattooed all over in that mothers leave their babies in delicacies from the pantry had gone red and blue pigment. They wore perambulators outside shops and in

Tous skirts, and the most cheerful I hope mothers will take warning.”

cne husband: they shared.

Happy.

LANE CRAWFORD'S to swell, the wedding feast in the tight little bodices, vastly volumin. the parks with no head covering. I

RESTAURANT.

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1.-Pures Jackson Soup

2-Grilled Garoups, Paraley Sauce 8.-Fricasseed Egg and Spaghetti 4Grilled Dairy Farm Sausage, Mashed Potatoes and

Onion Sauce.

6.—Clicked and Ham Pie

6.-Cold Corned Beet, Potato Salad

-Roast Putatoes

8.-Lyonnaise Potatoes

S-Bailed Potatoes

10-Long Beana

Apple Fritters

Fruit 13.—Tea 14—Coffee

Kraal.

Diary of Coming Events.

To-day.

(August 12):

Queen's Theatre: "Lone Star Ranger" and "The Montmartre Follies,"

World Theatre: The Life of Tuchun (Chinese film).

Star Theatre: New York." Majestic Theatre. Take Me Home

Central Theatre: The Lova Parade."

Meeting of Council of H.K. Foot ball Association, 5:30 pm

Dianor Dance: Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

European Mail: Outward: Europe" "md" Siberia (Free. Joffer- BOD), 8.30 am Europe vid Mar-

Wednesday." (August 18.) Queen's Theatre:

•Rosa" and *The Follies,

Central Theatre: Parade."

World Theatre The Life of Tuchun.'.

His Tiger

The Love Majestic Theatre:

Lady."

Star Theatre: Redeeming Sin." European Mail-Inward: Europe vid Suez Mantua); Europe via Siberia (Witram).

Majestic Theatre His Tiger

Lady"

Star Theatre: "New York".

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Royal Navy,

Dinner Dance: H.K. Hotel, 8.30

European MailOutward: Europe vid Siberia (Shingo Maru) 8.30 a..

Tides: High, 12.08 s.m. and 11.1 a.m.; Low, 5.10 am, and 6.19 p.m.

Thursday,

South Bes Montmarte

Friday. (August 10.)

Queen's Theatre: South Sea Boen." and The Montanartre Follies,

Central Theatre: The Love. Parade."

World Theatre: "Scarlet Letter,” Majestic Theatre: "His Tiger Lady...

Star Theatre Redeeming Sin

Band Concept, at 3.30 p.m

Water Polo 1st Div, RAMOS Kowloon, S.C. POWER

Dinner Dauce: Peninsula Hotel,

Queen's Theatre Rosc Follies! South Sea Central Theatre The Love 8.30 p.m. Montmarterade,"

Tides High, 12.53 am and 12.34 World Theatre."Scarlet Letter" p.m.; Low, 6.99 a.m. and 7.11 p.m.

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