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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1936.

STAPLES SURPRISES

APPETISERS TO TEMPT

At

THE FICKLE

A Change In Food Needed Now

on

this time of che year, hot. Make the omelet in the usual when appetites are apt to be fickle, i way. put the shrimp mixture dainty appetising dishes are wel- one halt, fold over, and serve im- comed. If made a little more mediata y substantantial than the usual hors.

Ordinary fish can also be served d'oeuvres.. they can form a main to whet dull appetites. Roll smal part of the meal, thus cutting | fillets of plaice or sale, poach them down cooking."

SOME WAYS TO COOK

RHUBARB

Now Season

in a little wine and fish stock lemon juice can be used instead Or wine), t them cool in the 1qld, then remove them to the

Coat with mayon serving dish. naise" and

with

and chopped cover capers or gherkins.

Season Has Arrived Use These Recipes

As rhugarb is now availaiste some different ways of using ; may be suggested,

Rhubarb cooked as forows

15 excellent. Without peeling the rhubarb, cut it into pieces. Put cup of sugar and a cup of water JELLIED MACKEREL ต

into a thick saucepan and boll rapidly for five minutes: put in Instead of a fish course, for in-

the rhubarb. the grated rind of a stance. ellied mackerel car be

emon, 2 handful of sultanas, *served.

Bone the fish and split

a lew pieces of preserved lengthways in halves, Season with

ginger.

until Cook genty

the (alts pepper, and a little mace and

chubarb is soft but not broken. leave for half an hour. Spread

If wanted cold, add a few spoon sume thin rings of onlon, on the To make appetising dishes ཧྥ་ fuls of redcurrant or gooseberry insides and rol up. Pas Into this time of the year the ald of Jelly to the syrup. When the casserole, add a few peppercorns this should not be despised. With rhubarb is cooked remove it to and one or two bay leaves, and a tin of artichoke bottoms, - as- glass dish, coll down the syrup cover the fish with equal parts of

paragus tips, or pimentos, plalaunt it is thick. let it cool sightly, yineger and water, Put on the meals can be transformed into land pour over the rhubarb. ifd and cook slowy for about,,,an something out of the ordinary with whipped cream. hour. Lt out the fish and strain On slices of grilled ham arrange the guld. Sleasure . and to a uchok bottoms which have been pint a low three-quarters of an fried in butter. Cover with shty oufice of gelatine. Melt the sela-scrambled CEE. Or cut up and tine in the liquid, pour it over the cook in butter for a few minutes Ash and let it set.

mace.

OUT OF TINS

equal quantitlés » of 'v mashrooms and pimentos and a suspicion of onlon, or preferably chopped chives or shallot when they are in season; add as many beaten and seasoned tugs as are required, and beat all together over a low heat until the egas are set.

Serve

SEVERAL VARIETIES Several varieties of rhubarb tart can be made, and these are pleasant change from apple. Here is one. Line a ple-dish with short or puff pastry, Stew three or four sticks of rhubarb with very te water and some sugar untli half- cooked. Beat together the yolks, of two eggs and two tablespoonfuls of sugar. add the grated rind of half a lemon, and mix with the

layer of figs, then the rhubarb cut into places. Sprinkle liberally with sugar. add more figs, and cover with pastry. Bake for at leas; an hour, in a hot oven at first, thea reducing the Heat, Should the figs be at all hard it is preferable to soak them in water overnight. Rhubarb and pear, rhubarb and banuna can also be tried.

For rhubarb pudding make 27 suet crust by mixing together six ounces of self-raising four, a pinch of salt, and three ounces of shredded suet. Maki into a stiff paste with a little water, and roll our thinis. Line a basin with it, "eaving enough for a lid. Fül up the basin with rhubarb cut up small and plenty of sugar, keeping the sugar in the middle so that 1 does not touch the crust. Some people wi mke a sprinkling of powdered ginger for extra flavour ing. Wet the edges of the pastry and put on the lid. Put a greased paper on top and steam for two and a half hours.

MILK JELLY

PRAWNS AND SHRIMPS Prawns and shrimps can be ser- ved in many appetising ways; choppid and mixed with cream or white sauce seasoned with pepper and anchovy essence and put into

This is light, nourishing and ap- pastry cases, or hot, as cromesquls'

petising. Put a pint of milk into. For those, chop up the shrimps. Heat a tin of asparagus. then rhubarb. Put the mixture on the a saucepan with two qunces of and mix with thick white sauce drain it well and put on a hot dish. pastry and bake in a moderate oven sugar, the rind of a lemon, and which has been favoured with Pour over it a sauce made as fol- until It is cooked. Whisk the 3r ounce o: powdered gelatlar.

and lemon lows. Put into a double saucepan white of the eggs to a stiff froth. Stir over L low heat pepper salt.

until the Juice, and mixed with the yolk of a tablespoonful of butter, add a

fold light in two tablespoonfuls gelatine dissolves, but do not et an ceg. Spread the nilxture on I tablespoonfur of lemon juice, pep-

of castor sugar and pile it on the the milk boll. Pour through thin rashers of bacon, roll up, dipper, salt. a cupful of tinned or

tart Sprinkle more sugar on the strainer and mix smoothly in the in batter, and fry in deep, hot fat fresh cream or unsweetened con- top and put into a cool oven to set yolks of two eggs, a little at a unti' golden brown. For shrimp densed milk, and the yolk of an

the meringue.

time. Leave in a basin to get quite omelet prepare, the shrimps as for egg. Stir until thick and pour

cold, but not set. Then stir in the the first recipe, but make them over the asparagus"

RHUBARR AND FIGS

juice of half a lemon and a few Rhubarb and gs are a good drops of lemon essence, Stir until mixture. Choose the plump cook-It begins to set, then pour into a ing Ags usually sold on strings, rinsed mould Turnout when set and cut them into slices. Cover" and pour a little cream over the a ple plate with pastry. put on

top.

KING'S FUAD'S LAST

FAREWELL

Daughters At Bedside

<"Hong Kong Daily Fress" Special), general elections are first about to

Cairo April 28.

King Fuad I died on Tuesday at $1.40 p.m.

Crown Prince Faruk, who was

take place and the Anglo-Egyptian negotiations to decide the relation- ship between the two countries are in progress. Egyptian interests are finishing his education in England, also profoundly concerned in what left London on Monday night and

is to be done in Abyssinia, was hence not present at his

Fund's successor is only 16 years father's death bed. The Queen old. He has not yet completed his "who had attended the Royal Bo-education and is expected to reach vereign all day on Monday, was at here on Wednesday, when the for- his side when he died. The King mation of the Regency will be un- who knew that the end was ap- dertaken, at whose head it is ex- proaching, called his four daugh- pected, Fuad's nephew: Prince. ters to him on Monday night and Mohammed All. now 62 years of

age, will be placed.

took fareweli,

Public anxiety during these last few hours had risen to great heights, an immense crowd having gathered outside the Royal Palace in the early hours of Tuesday morning. waiting for the latest bulletins. When the news came that the King had passed, the peo- ple still clung to a last hope, it might yet turn for the better.

END OF PUBLIC MOURNING

Return Of Colour

London, April 14. To-day colour returns to fashion. In deference to the wish of King Edward and Queen Mary, public mourning for King George came to an end yesterday.

ROYAL AIR FORCE

Singapore Flying- Boats

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London, April 16. Two more of the Short Singa- pore ying-boats, such as re- placed the Southampton type in Only those connected with the

No. 205 (Flying-Boat) Squadron at Singapore last year, will leave Court will continue to wear mourn-

rethforce this unit, ing until the nine months prescrib- shortly to

across India by ed end on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Aying together

Court will change to half-way of the lakes and rivers. In The mourning on Tuesday, July 21. September last this type made a non-stop fight from England to Gibraltar, and in February of this year it was to have made the first visit by a squadron of the RAF to Japan, but because of the altuation in Tokyo the flight did not go beyond Shanghai

West End dressmakers have been Fuad I is said to have handed a busy for a fortilght on orders sealed envelope to the Council of given in anticipation of the crowd- State at the time of his accession, ed season which begins this week. with three names of those who are

The first important social event to form the Regency in case of his at which débutantes will appear death before his successor is of in coloured dresses will be Queen age, Fears are entertained here, Charlotte's Hospital ball next that the weakness, almost always month. The new day clothes will characteristic of ย Regency, be seen af fashionable weddings might open the door to an Italian towards the end of this month. intrigue, which possibly might

Ascot promises to have its usual find willing ears in the anti-Bribrilliance.. The King made known tish circles. At any rate, the whole nearly two months ago his desire situation is full of uncertainties that no public mourning should be which threaten to become perils worn there. unless handled with consummate

The crowds showed algas of poignant grief, when at 1.40 p.m. the Royal Standard floating, over the Palace was lowered to half Mast, indicating silently that the King had passed away.

King Fund I who was Egypt's } skill.—- ' Arst Constitutional Monarch, was ] Fransocean News Service. Just 68 years old. Since 1934 his health had been falling as his heart had showed signs of weaken-

ing as the result of the exceeding ly strenuous career which Fund

HITLER'S SYMPATHY

Berlin, Apr. 28. > death of King Fuad I, the Reich's. Immediately on hearing the Chancellor telegraphed his pro-

There will be a large number of charity events and pubile dinners, Those fixed for the next few weeks will be supplemented by many postponed as a result of King George's death.

.

Certain signs of mourning will

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New York, April 19. The Count of Covadonga, eldest son of ex-King Alfonso of Spain, told me to-day that he is consi dering an offer by a wireless com- pany that he should do some commercial broadcasting in Ameri- ca, writes a correspondent.

Afterwards he hopes to sail to Europe to visit his family. It is generally believed that the chief object of his trip is to become, re- conciled with his father.

The new force at Bingapore, of The ex-King opposed his son's which, as already announced in marriage to Edelmira San Pedro, "The Times," the first unit was' daughter of a rich Cuban mer- formed on March 25 will be chant. She is now in Havana and known as the Straits Settlements there is no suggestion that she Volunteer Air Force. This unit is; should join her husband in New under the command of the AQC.. | York. RAF. Far East, whose headquar- I chatted with the Count in his ters are at Singapore. It will be hotel room 33 stories above the primarily trained to co-operate street. He appeared almost com- with the fixed defences of thepletely recovered from his recent base.

grave illness, which necessitated 22 blogi transfusions in 30 days.

He dines in the smart, restau- rants and is often seen at theatres,

AIRCRAFT CATAPULTS

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The recent completion

of

the

had passed before becoming King found sympathy to the bereaved remain, such as black waistcoate cruiser Apollo brought up-to 29 usually with the Marquise de.!

he himself had the difficult task

The message is as follows;

at dinners for which decorations son and successor, Prince Faruk, are worn, and black bands on the left arm of hunt evening ecats at The news of Your Majesty's hunt balls. illustrious father's King Fuad I of Egypt, death has grieved me deep-

ly. In the name of the German

the total of capital ships and Portage, wife of a former member cruisers fitted with aircraft cata- of his father's court in Madrid, who pulta. The aircraft operated from is now visiting New York with her these catapults are chiefly of two two children. types, the Hawker Osprey and the Fairey III F. Both have been in

in 1917, since when his respond bilities had been exceedingly heavy, especially in the last two years. The outburst of the Italo- "Abyssinian confilet Brought further cares. In Fuad's Court the antil- British element was strong, while People I ask your Majesty to ac- Chancellory, called on the Egyply the IF, and although few more extended use of this type in service for some years, particular-months will probably lead to the

of keeping faith with both contest-cept my cordial sympathy for the lan Minister in Berlin, Nacht Pas- types were adopted for replace both battleships and cruisers ing parties. Since his finess in great loss sustained by Your Ma-ba, to express his profound sym- ment purposes in 1934 they have Meantime, it should be noted, that 1934, Fuad had never been his oldesty, the Royal Family and the pathy. The flags of the Presiden- not yet made their appearance as

the total of capital ships and whole Egyptian people (signed) | tial Chancellory, the Reich's Chan- service

The units. self again.

"success cruisers equipped with aircraft Adolf Hitler."

cellory, the Foreign Office and the achieved by the amphibious air- only amounté tó 42 per cent of As the Chancellor's personal De-Reichstag were set at half-mast on craft known as the Walrus in the whole, since there are 15 puty, Secretary of State Dr. Meiss-Tuesday and Wednesday.

HMS. Nelson (operated without a capital ships and 54 cruisers at ner, Chief of the Presidential | Transocean News Servier,

catapult) during the past 12 present on the hat..

:

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NOTE-Figures in parentheses indicate number of letters in the words required.

Across.

5-Language (6). 8.-Amount (8). 9-Kind of fence (8). 10-Unreal (8).

14.-Muse of poetry. (5).

15. An expressive action (7), 19-Unluck (7). 23-Bequeath (5).

28. She's anything but pleasant, when it happens to "rain. bard" (anagrqin) (8).. 28-Bearing (8). · 29.---Unevenly balanced (8). 30. To fix arms and hold fast

(8); ....

Down

1-A fit of anger (4). 2-To bring on oneself (5); 3. Go to see (5). 4-A cow-house" (4)." 5.-Support for a pedestal (5).. 6-Continue to be (5), 7-Fare (5) 10.To. diasppoint (4). 11-Bound (4). 12.-Husband (4), 13-Pledges (4),

15. A festivity (5).

16-A heavenly body (4).

Not new (4).

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18. Vivacity (4). 20-In retum, (5), 21-Roll and pitch (5).. 22-A steep bank (5). 24-Break out" (5). 25,-Lively (5). 26.Prevent (4). 27-A final word (4).

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION The following is the solution of yesterday's puzzle

Across

1. Ram-page 5, Forward; 9 Peasant; 12, Defined; 15, RACH; 16. Green: 117, Poro; 18, Shed; 19. Etrew: 20, Barb; 21, Eats; 24, |Depot; 26, (tr)-Alee; 28, Rustler; 29, Pretend; 30, Stunted; 31, Top- "most.

Down

2. Area: 3, Pose; 4, Gong: 6," Oxen 7, Whip: 8, Reel; 9, Prosper; 10, Accepts: 11, Trotter; 12, Deve- lop; 13, Not-able; 14, Doubled: 22, Aunt;"23, 8tum; 24. Dene; 25, T-zło; 25, A-tom; 27, En da.