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WOMEN'S PAGE

Chinese

Aviatrix

Leaves

Mise Les Ya-ching, aviatric and only woman member of the exclusive American Cater- Diller Club, left for the United" States in the Pacific Cilpper yesterday.

Only those flyers who have made use of their parachutes to save their Ilves when making a forced jump are eligible for membership of the Caterpiller Club. Four years ago. Miss Lee

thrown out of a stunting plane over San Francisco Bay, and, although never having made a jump previously. had the presence of mind to open her 'chute and descended in the sea. Though unable to swim she remain- ed anoat despite her heavy har- ness and was rescued after 20 min- utes in the water.

Miss Lee Ya-ching, who has been delegated by the Kwangtung Joint Committee for Medical Reller, will co-operate with the American Red Cross while in the United States. She will then go to Europe and the Soviet Union.

WOMEN'S A.R.P. PROGRAMME

SERVICE

MISS LEE YA-CHING, (seen above) aviatrix and only woman member of the exclusive American "Caterpiller" "Club. left for the United States on the Pacific Clipper yesterday morning.

How Certain Fabrics Got

Their Names

Do you ever wonder how the ma- a city in Asiatic Turkey. The, East. terials of which your clothes India muslins were at cne time are made got their names? I can considered the Anest made. tell you about some of them.

Gauze, a thin transparent ma They were usually derived

from; terlal the places where they were first striped and figured.

made of cotton or slik. named from Gaza. in Falestine, where it Cambric, a very Ane linen cloth, was first made. The Turks used

town into embroider it in gold thread.

made.

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The A. R. P. Officer announces that instead of the lecture at the came from "Cambria, Lusitano Club on Monday, he will Holland-It-was-first-brought-to-Callco-was named from Calicut, hold a respirator drill and instruc-England in the reign of Queen a city of India, from which it was tion class. at Volunteer Head-Elizabeth. Out of it were made first taken to England in 1831. quarters at 5 p.m.

the ruffs they all wore at that The name of "gingham was derived

It has been found necessary to time. Of course they had to be from the town of Guingamp. in change the Brst aid classes at the starched and strange to say, no Brittany. Helena May Instutute from Wed-one in England then knew how nesday to Thursday, and the last

Damask, 2 beautiful silk or two classes will be held on Octo-was done in Holland, and a Dutch nowers. was invented in Damascus. starch. The first starching linen cloth figured with large ber 20 and 27 at 5.30 pm.

woman, Mrs. Dinghea. was sent Syria. for to teach starching in England.

FAIR TO LAST TILL

EVENING

to

Infinite skill and patience were

It is said that flax, of which used in the making of all these linen is made, first grew in Egypt lovely materials.

The St. John's Cathedral Michael-near the Nile, The yarn was spun mas Fair, to be held at the Hong-by hand into ilmen so exquisitely kong Volunteer Headquarters, this ine that it was called "woven air".

afternoon commencing at 3.15 p.m. and would pass through a man's SUN GETS ALMA will not close at dusk when the ring. The Egyptians embroidered sale of work is completed.

it. in gold thread. Pieces

of

It has now been arranged to have been found in Egyptian carry on until 10 pm. when the tombs. Fun of the Fair and Side Shows

Of course we all know Irish linen

KRUGER-OR WAS

IT THE

MOVIES?

will continue in full swing. The is Band of H.M.S. "Dorsetshire" will Belfast is famous for the

of the Anest workmanship. Alma Kruger, long a Broadway play from 7.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. toinens manufactured there.

ane favourite, is another of Manhat

tan's stars who came to Hollywood enilven, the proceedings.

It is hoped that many of those

Long, long ago, materials were to appear in one picture and now present during the afternoon will made in some of the countries of refuses to leave the film capital.

Europe

remain and that others unable to

and Asia which were as So captivated with California is attend earlier will come in for the beautiful and fine as human hands Miss Kruger, who is featured in evening's entertainment and bring could make them,

Columbia's picturisation of George their friends. It promises to be a most enjoyable event.

Muslin, a fine thin cotton ma- terials, was first made in Mosul,

NEWSETTES

for

H. E. the Governor will attend Mrs.

departed S. Mason Divine Service to-morrow at St. Shanghai by the S. 8. Ranpura yes- John's Cathedral at 11 am. and terday. will read the Lesson.

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Kelly's Pulitzer Prize Play, "Craig Wife," featuring Rosalind Russell and-John Boles, that she is play ning to build a home soon and stay permanently.

SOCIAL

General's Wife 6d. Meal Expert

Lady Penney wife of Major General Sir Reginald Pinney. of Racedown, near Crewkerne, beat workers' wives in competitions for the best sixpenny and shilling meals at Dorchester agricultural produce exhibition during a recent week-end.

The meals had to be entirely of Dorset-made food and drink,

Lady Pinney beat all-comers with a sixpenny supper of brown bread, costing d. butter, 1d.; Dorset blue vinney cheese, 2d. onion, 14. tomato, id; watercress, id., and a glass of elder, 2d

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SATURDAY'S MENU

BREAKFAST

... Pruces

Shredded Wheat

Fried Apples and Sausages

Toast..

Jelly

Coffee

·LUNCHEON

Fruit Salad

Thinly-Sliced Boiled Ham

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Canadian. Bacon

Potatoes whipped with Cream

Baked Squash Vanilla Ice Cream

in

Pineapple Shell

Cookies Iced Coffee

DINNER

Vegetable Soup

Shrimp Salad

with

Cheese Sandwiches (adding chives

to some of the cheese, others grated, maple sugar and the remaining cheese, minced nuts.) Surprise, Cup Cakes Blackberry Sherbert Coffee

AGED CHARWOMAN'S

£400 SAVINGS

Unless relatives can be found, the life saving, amounting to over Miss Kruger was appearing in an 74, a charwoman, who lived in Gor- £400, of Miss Sarah Ann Brown, Important role in "Pride and Preju-don-road Peckham, S.E., will go to dice" on Broadway when she was the Treasury. signed to appear in "These Three"

Misa Brown received fatal bums

as the stern grandmother who be when her apron caught alight 1!eved the tales told by her little granddaughter, subsequentl; while making a cup of tea. wrecking the lives of three people. ture was returned at the inquest at A verdict of death by misadvent-

It was only on one condition that Camberwell. It was stated that the Columbia player agreed to after an intensive search no rela- Mr. K. M. Cumming, secretary leave New York She was to quis tives of the woman could be found Among the passengers arriving of the Shanghal Stock Exchange Hollywood the moment her part in A niece who had written to her yesterday "by the sa Rajputana' arrived here yesterday in the the picture was completed.

from Monmouthshire in 1908 could was Mr. A. Brandt, an architect sc. Rajputana,

not be traced from Shanghat.

But, like the mounties of the Since 1908 Miss Brown had 'de- Mr. and Mrs. C. F. King of the Northwest, the movies always get posited £370 in the Post Office. His Excellency the Governor will Chartered Bank were passengers to their woman-in this case it being Savings Bank, and she had also hold an Investiture of Decora-Shanghai for a short visit by the Miss Kruger who is in Hollywood left a small amount of money, and tluns conferred by the King on the Empresa of Canada yesterady. occasion of his Birthday st. Gov-i

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ernment House on Tuesday at 11: Mr. T. N. Lee, manager of the Hongkong branch of the Bank of Communications. " Was ащенк

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The wedding will take place in the passengers arriving here yes-

St. Andrew's Church, at 3 pm. to-į terday in the s.s. Rajputana.

day of Mr. R. E, L. Beardsworth and Miss Marjorie Edwards.

His Excellency the Governor will open the new Police Recreation Ground in Boundary Street, Kow-¦

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Mr. W. P. Lambe, а former member of the Bhanghai "Muni- cipal Council, is passing through Hongkong in the 8.8. Rajputana.

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Icon, on Wednesday at 3,30 p.m. The Conte Blancamano arrives |

in the Colony at 6.30 this morning Mr. A. Y. Rowe who arrived in bringing about 15 American naval the Colony by the 8. S. Rajputana officers wives, who will join their yesterday and is travelling round husbands at present in Hongkong. the world by air, left one hour and

half later by the China Clipper for Marila.

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The Rey, and Mrs. W. H. Hudspeth were among the DES- sengers passing through from Mr. P. B. Hayens, of Andersen Bhanghal byy the Rajputana Meyer and Co., left by the Empress yesterday.

of Canada for Vancouver ›yester-

day.

Mr. W. Latrille, representative

of the China United Lamp Co.,

HE the Governor will entertain and Mrs. Latriile returned to members of the Court of the Hongkong from Shanghai in the. University to dinner at Govern2, 8.5. Rajputana,

ment Flouse on Thursday at: 8.15 | p.m.

Other prominent Shanghai re- aldents who arrived by the 8.8. Among the passengers Arriv- Rajputana were Mr. Thomas 8. Len” ing here yesterday from Shanghai assistant Municipal Advocate, and Et the as Rajputánz were: Mr. Mrs. Lea, Mr. and Mrs. Ginsberg, G.D. Nicholl, Mr. and Mrs. H{Mrs. H W. Kingdon, of Mente, Henley, Mrs. E.M. Knowles, Mr. Thomas Cook and Sons, and Miss HW. Hau and Mr. P. Eardley. J. M. Goode:

to stay.

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CANDID CAMERA AT RACES

MRS. R M. GRAYE and Miss

Eighth Extra Race meeting.

Top photographed at the -(Photo by Lelts),

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Jewel Vogue Brings Back Prosperity To Divers PRAELS ARE POPULAR, and

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The pearl divers of Bahrein and Daval Islands are trained from early childhood to go down as many as 20 times in one afternoon. Despite the dangers of their calling they prefer it to the work in the oflfelds.

The most valuable pearls generally He Just Inside the mouth of the shell-so the ex- pert learns to open the shell without damaging its precious contents.

After the shells have been washed out the raw pearls are bundled up in little squares of cloth, ready to be sent to the Moti ("Pearl" Mar- ket in Bombay. There they are cleaned and sorted into grades, be- |fore being marketed, drilled and forwarded to the world's Jewellers.

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Drilling pearls is an age-old craft. Though machines are used. for pearl drilling in Europe), and America they never achieve the same perfection as the native craftsman. Much depends upon the skill of the driller; the larger the hole the greater the loss in weight and value. “

The pearls are graduated gecord- ing to colour. "A" "bunch” consiste number of short string* of a

of pearla, each string carrying gems equal size. The whole bunch is tied together with a strong, silk cord. The bunches are graded, according to the colour of the pearls, white, cream, rose or tinted;

Button pearls, which are used for rings, tie-pins, earrings and in mounted jewellery, are pierced at one side only and are made up into packets.

Bome of the world's midst valuable Dearis are not pearly in colour at all: They are greeny black

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