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BREAKFAST

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Shirred EgER

Popovers Honey

Cocos

LUNCHEON

Carrott Cream Soup Frozen Cheese Salad French Dressing

Pepper Pot Baked Potato Corn on Cob Filled Cookies Tea

DINNER

Frut Cup. Shrimp Salad Pot Roast

Mashed Potatoes Stewed Tomatoes Apple Cobbler with Honey Hard Sauce Coffee

Hitler's Successor Chosen

Officially stated as the next leader of Germany is Rudolf Hess. who holds the rank of Deputy Fuehrer...

But strange whispers in Berlin way, according to "News Review," that Adolf Hitler has made his last will and testament naming Prince Frederick of Prussia as his succes-

sor.

This document has been solemn- ly depostted with the Reichstag and is to be made public upon the Relchkanzler's death. Prince Fre- derick is son of the ex-Crow Prince, and grandson of the exile of Doorn. An enthusiastic Na- tional Secialist, he has been "active In aid of Hitler's Winter Relief scheme.

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Now 27 years of age, the Prince was partly educated in England and for a time worked at Schrod- er's bank in Londen, later joining the London agency to the Germanj Potash Syndicate. Last July be was recalled to Berlin to undergo milltary training.

NEWSETTES

SOCIAL

TRYING TO SPOT A WINNER?

exchange

Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, the well-known local broker, looks into the distance as he replaces his race-book in his pocket, Trying to spot a winner? (Photo by Leica).

Longer Skirts For Dinner Gowns

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Dinner-wear outlines can be divided into two categories. One is formal and full length; the other informal and short.

When the occasion is: Important. the longer style is adopted. Skirts are invariably narrow, and centre. front or one-side open- ing occurs. In some instances these "openings proceed from silght wrap-over movements.

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Bruyere, for example, carries this long sleeves: collars are nearly al- idea just round one hip. where ways favoured. Mr. R. A. D. Forrest has been

Miss Hazel Lee well-known Chl-scif-toned soutache makes an or appointed First Police Magistrate.nese woman flyer, left for Shanghai nament from which hang long tie with tailored jacket closed up to There is one black cloth outline by the m. v. Victoria, Friday after-strings. It is one of this designer's the neck by bright jade green. Misses E. J. and M. Lammert re- noon. After a short visit in the hooded dinner growns of purple buttons Green spangles show on turned to the Colony yesterday by Dorth she will continue for a visit crepe. the 8.3. Ranpura.

to her home in the United States.

a black sweater worn beneath, and ratching green satin gloves Ko with it.

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Colour Sergeant A. A. Dand of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps has been promoted to the mink of Lieutenant.

Mr. William Aneurin Jones has been appointed Deputy Estate Duty Commissioner and Assistant Collector of Stamp Revenue.

Mr. Wei-bin Tong, vice-president

Gim-puay, of

wee Chong-jin. eldest son of Mr. News has been received that Mr.

Penang. has passed his final bar and Mrs. Wee

examination. His is expected to Mr. Wee is captain of the Cam- return to Penang early next year.

bridge badminton team and receiv ed the Crusaders Colours at cric- ket.

The death occurred at the Gen-

of the China Travel Service, was erat Hospital, Taiping, at the age

3 passenger leaving Hongkong

in the m v. Victoria.

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The Hoa G. E. Cator, OMG. British Resident at Perak, shortly to leave the Straits on re- irement.

Mr. H. N. Steptoe, member of the British Consular Service, ar- rived in Hongkong yesterday in the 3.4. RanpuraA.

Mr. R. M. Cluer, assistant legal adviser, Perak, has been appointed Deputy Legal Adviser, Federated Malay' States.

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Colonel and Mrs. W. T. Torr and Miles C. Torr who have been visiting for a few days in the Colony will leave for home by the as. Ranpurs, to-day noon.

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of 38, of Mr.

Frank Bernard Thurston, engineer of the Drainage and Irrigation Department, Krian. Being a member of the FMS. Volunteer Force, he was accorded a military funeral Deceased, a graduate of the University of Edin- burgh, same to the Far East in 1927.

A party of five armed robbers last week brutally murdered a Chi-

nese woman and her 18-year-old son after an alarm had been raised during a robbery at 251 Wuting Road, Shanghai. Immediately after the shooting the men made their escape.

They are of unbroken svelte line with sometimes slight trains, but

Mainbocher stresses these items to correspond with handbags in

MYSTERY GIRL contrasting fabrics and colours for

OF LONDON

Unusual Pavement Artist

A mystery girl has come to Towa, writes a London corres- pondent. Who, we have been asking ourselves and each other, is the mysterious riri artist who sketches passers-by in London streets' masking the lower half of her face with a blue scarf. I have tried to find out, and had my face sket- ched in two positions, and at the end I knew no more about her than before.

To draw another woman

black evening gowns. They pairi off in a host of different coloured lames, velvet, plain and broche satin

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Spangles mix with wool for win- iter. So do gold kid embroideries applied to Vionnet's long-sleeved, short-yoked. balero. It is addi- tional to an entirely different type of dinner gown, and in white and gold for occasional wear with a svelte unbelted model of dark prune cloth. This is a sleeveless gown. but shoulder points are cupped by the cloth being wrought out from a slightly draped high neckline.

BROADCLOTH

The introduction of broadcloth is an interesting facet on winter dinner gowns. Vionnet favours the bolero and closed Eton Jacket-in skirt of misty surface lainage, shot the black cloth next a long, slender

disguised artist charges 6d, but for men it is 23. 8d.

"It is just an idea." is all ahe told me about this.

purple and raspberry red.

Another Eton jacket in amethyst broadcloth is for wear with a black Despite her youth the looks broadcloth skirt of trousezed per- only about 20-and her shoes gap-suasion and a silver lame blouse. The desperadoes entered the

ing with holes, there is something! place and, at pistol point, berded of the "grande dame" about this the occupants into one room while pavement artist.

they ransacked the house in search

"Just because you have paid me

of money and valuables. Just as to draw you doesn't mean I am

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Round About

A gay reception was being held.

Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Smith and they were leaving, Mrs. Wong Ta under any obligation to talk to their group of animals destined for 5, aged 52. raised an alarm and you as well," she snubbed me the London Zoo will sail by the one of the men fired at her, killing quietly in her cultured voice. "My Men and women attired in the ss. Ranpura, for London; to-day at her instantaneously. Seeing his

mother drop to the floor. her son are my own affair"

life and my reusón' for being here latest fashion garb arrived iri charged the robbers and he was There is something almost of the

2 groups to attend the affair.

Ladies in slike, satins, fine also shot.

wild animal at bay about her, woollens and crepes set off by The baly thing she wants is to be many twinkling jewels from their left alone, the other pavement ears, throats, wrists and hands artists, match sellers, and toy, ven, were parading into the reception dors respect her wish, They do room like peacocks. They knew not know who she is, where she they were personification of chic comes from. She never speaks to and smartness. Quickly they tra- any of them.

versed the hall way leaving the scent of express pèrfume in their

Mr. F C. Tong, Shanghai manager of the China Travel Service, who has been visiting

south China and Hongkong, Fashion Is All

turned to the north yesterday in

the mv. Victoria

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Agleam

The m. v. Felix Roussel has been Fashion is out to bring a delayed and is now expected to gleam into these days of cr ́ses arrive in' port" this afternoon. and coming winter."' She will leave for Saigon and During working hours, hair fol- Europe probably to-morrow mor- ¡lows the new upward trend, but "'ning.

all ornament la excluded. But for festivity stars and circlets of d'a- The Argentinian Government mante will cluster in the 'curia. has issued a special decree putting Jullet caps of every conceivable the ports of Hongkong, Shanghai shade of sequin will be worn, or and Calcutta under quarantine res- hair can be sprayed with sliver trictions. All - veksels” “entering or gold. Buenos Aires from these places are subject to sanitary measures”

New materials for formal occs- sions are finished with a dull shine and embo Fshed with shoulder

Mr. John Wotherspoon, a British clusters, "brodchés, buckles, resident, died at the Countrý 'Hos- | These seem to be chiefly bunches pital, Shanghai, on October 31 at of nower or fruit wrought in gold the age of 47. Mr. Wotherspoon and shown to advantage against had been connected with the a background of glassy blue or China Finishing & Printing Co. in, green,pen their engraving department: A Frocks can have stars or what you Scotsman, he had been in Bhang-) will sewn on to the material itself, hal since 1926:

For evening wear there are most

TIT FOR TAT!

The men in formal lounge suits mingled with dignitaries of various nations dressed in uniforms set off by ropes of gold "braid, clinking medals, “swords' about their wals's and the clanking of spurs. The headwear, with various insiguías, plumes, were laid aside with the more sombre silk hats of the civi- han men, as they paraded into the hall where the reception was to *be held. * A, Ma

Watching this arrival of men and ladies in finery which glit'ered and no doubt reminded them of stories, in their picture books were two little youngsters hiding behind a hugh chair in the hall

...The reception commences and gets into the swing of speeches and toasts. Quietly the two children.

attractive coats of mail-capes of A lady "movie photographer emerge from their observation' post The death took place at the sequins, to be worn with sparkling caught by our Candid Camera at and softly cross the hall, to ex- General Hospital, Shanghai, "on bags and slippers.

the Races. (Photo by Leica).

October 31 of Mr. Herbert Hutchin- Rainy weather will bring out bele ya son, aged 66 years, after short fl-" gleaming -- transparent mackin ness. He had been-a-resident of toshes with oled slik umbrellaser | "on- Shanghai for ten years and, during boods

this time. He was connected with 200 Legs must also contribute to

the cotton spinning and manufac- turing: department of the China Printing & Finishing Co., Ltduren

the general ides and: the Mp-

don of shins can be obtained

by wearing pearly stockings-

WAR NEW

under

ones!

sheer flesh-coloured

amine the queer hats reposing on the tables and standa, "?" And while the affairs of the reception con thue to take place, two young children enjoy themselves in try- ing on the beautiful hats of the For town wear shoes must be male guests, Somebody had a good patent leather or at least have a time and it was probably the two glittering motif on them.

youngsters more than anyone!

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