1939-09-05 — Page 6

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SOCIAL

WOMEN'S PAGE

B.B.C. CHIEF TAUGHT DUKE OF WINDSOR TO PLAY UKULELE

Mr. B. Walton O'Donnell, B.C. Northern Ireland music director since September 1937, and formerly conductor "of the BBC. Military Band, died from pneumonia at Belfast on Aug. 20 after ten days' illness

Gran'pa Runs

50 Miles

י

In 8 Hours

Charlle Bart, 75-year old grand-

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He was 52 and the youngest of He was to have conducted the father ran 50 miles in eight hours three famous bandmaster brothers. Northern Ireland Orchestra in a recently.. At one time all three were direc- Regional broadcast to-uuy. tors of music in the Rayal Marines! * and all were made members of the Royal Victorian Order for their services to members of the Royal Family.

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BRUNO WALTER'S DAUGHTER SHOT

ZURICH, (Switzerland),-Bruno

He began at dawn near his Walter, famous conductor, had just In 1925 Mr. O'Donnell toured nome, Peckham Rye, London, received the applause of a packed through South Africa and South watched by official timekeepers, audience at a Lucerne musical America with the Duke of Windsor. Then he followed a flagged course festival when he was called to the then Prince of Wales, whom he

around Feckham Rye sports, telephone. He was told that his taught to play the ukulele.

ground.

thirty-three-year-old daughter had His 10-year-old granddaughter, had been shot dead by her hus- Joyce Bennett, acted as trainer, band. running beside him at intervals His daughter Marguerite, was with water, oranges, and cold tea. married to a German fim com- After his run Charlie went home pany agent named Nappach, who They bad & Zurich boarding- for a meal and a sleep-and then was forty-seven.

house." ing stroll went for his usual five tulles even-quarrel in

After a long discussion Nappach "I'll do another run like that at At the age of six he was a piano

two prodigy and before he was ten he 80," he said. He has run 750.000 pulled out a revolver. fred

shots at his wife's head. then. miles since he was 18. played a quarter-size 'cello

shot himself through the heart

Bruno Walter told his friends at the Lucerne festival. "I cannot carry on here any longer."

Mr. Walton O'Donnell retired

One of his brothers, Mr. P. & G. from the Service in 1927, and O'Donnell, succeeded Mim two joined the "B.B.C. to create "the years ago 2.3 conductor of the wireless military band," as it was B.B.C. Military "Orchestra. then called. His subsequent work

GEORGE V. AS HIS "FAN" as conductor of the B.B.C. Military

Mr. O'Donnell was extremely Band won him universal admira- tion. His conscientiousness was ex-popular as a conductor of military traordinary, Once, with the headbands, and numbered King George

for air V. among his leading "fans" phones on, he listened hours to the same piece of music: played by 28 military bands.

FOOT ITCH

NEWSETTES

Japanese gendarmerie authori-

Following a meeting

of

of

a

Toscan'ni agreed to replace him. Bruno Walter, who is one of the world's most celebrated conduc. fors, was born in Berlin sixty- three years ago.

For eleven years before the war the he conducted the Court Opera in ties have started investigations Supervisory Committée

Vienna. In 1934 he was forced to Chung leave Germany, and last year he to detect and punish all Japanese Cer.tral Kuomintang in

concerns king, a decision was adopted" to became a French citizen. dealers and business which may be found profiteering the effect that all those Kuomin- In commodities in the Hongkewtang members who are conniving or co-operating with the Japanese area.

will be permanently expelled from

sold

The new owner of Littlehampton, the Party. the Bussex seaside town recently by the Duke of Norfolk, is

The

to

order to several complete the

ex-

Progressive Child

psy-

Kwangtung Provernment one of the many hundreds of men has issued an who have made fortunes out of districts Woolworth's. Mr. Charles Hub- terinintion of the oplum evil by An expert in educational

18. The distriatechology went out from England

· ATHLETE'S FOOT bard, who works hard still in con- September

a job in one of the British "According to the Government Health Bulletin nection with the famous stores, affected by the order are Kukong, to No E-29 at least 50% of the adult population of has paid £300,000 for his deal Yungyün, Linhsten and others. A Dominions with his wife and

number of publierty corps have fant terrible of a small daughter. beth sent to the disticts to perThey were devotees of the full-en- In accordance with an order rsuade all oplum addicts to regis-couragement-of-personality school.

no frustrations. Issued by the head office of "theter with the authorities.

Office Post

the in Kunming,

the United States are being attacked by, the dis ease known as Athlete's Foot

Usually the disease starts between the Loes. Elite watery blisters form and the skin cracka and peels After a while the itching becomes Law tense and you feel as though you would like to scratch of all the skin.

Beware of It Spreading ':

Often the disense travels all over the bottom at the feet. The soles of your feet become red and swollen. The skin also cracks and peels, and the itching becomes worse and worse.

Get rid of this disease as quickly as possible, be Cause it is very contagious and it may go to your hands or even to the under arm or crotch of the Must people who have Athlete's Foot have tried alt kinds of remesties to cure it without success, ordinary germicides, antiseptica, alive or ont menes. seldom do any good.

Here's How to Treat It

The germ that causes the disense is known as

The Trichophyton." It buries itself deep in the

with the Duke..

the

postage

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At breakfast one morning the

TUESDAY'S MENU

BREAKFAST

Bananas and Cream Cereal

French Toast

Coffee

LUNCHEON

Noodle Soup

Beet Salad Irish Stew

Corn on Cob Popovers Watermelon Iced Tea

DINNER

Shrimp Cockta!! Potato Salad

Lamb Chops

Green Peas - Stewed Tomatoes Creamed Spinach Ginger Cake & Chocolate Sauce Coffee

Swims After Years Of Illness

Gertrude Ederie, the woman who swam

American

the Channel

in record time 13 years ago, has battle with ill won a six-year

years health. For

`she was strapped to a hard bed because of a back injury, but row she is as strong as ever.

She appeared at the New York World Fair on the 13th anniver- sary of her Channel swim, and swam one length of the pool to the cheers of the crowd.

REGAINED STRENGTH

"Doctors operated on me two years ago, and told me would never swim again," she said, "but I made up my mind that I would swim if I had to crawl to the water."

walk Recently she managed to

to a swimming pool with the ald

re-

Shanghal Post Office will double Unrestricted traffic to the French child pushed her cereal away, pet-of sticks, but at first she could

rate of all mail Concession was permitted on Aug. tishly announcing that she did destined for foreign countries as 26 following an understanding | not want it and would not from September 1. it was "autho-between the Japanese and French eat any of that breakfast. ritatively learned on Aug. 26. No authorities. The French -- Con-

"Well, darling, what would you

rate increase has been considered cession had been partially isolated like?" for domestic mall:

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for the past ten months since Hankow was occupied by the Jap-

A whimper: "I want a worm,“ Daddy, running true to form,

There was Д very large lanese. All the gates to the Con- ! tissues of the skin and is very hard to kill est attendance of mourners to pay cession were closed, although the goes into the garden brings in a

de shows it takes 15 minutes of boiling to 211 the germ, so you can see why the ordinary reme their last respects to the late Bund had been open to general fat one, and lays in on

dies

are unsuccessful

HF was developed solely for the purpose of Mabel Thorne Pullen whose inter- traffic. realing Athlete's Foot It is a liquid that bene-

Trates and dries quickly You part paint the af- ment took place at the Bubbling

fected parts. It peels off the issue of the skin Well Cemetery, Shanghai, on Aug.

where the germ breeds

Itching Stops Immediately

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her

plate. "There you are, my dear.

Indignant sobs: "Bat I want it The following forthcoming mar- cooked!"

."

The chief mourner was the rages are announced:-Mr. Peter It is sent into the kitchen, rolled

husband Mr. A Pullen. The Henry Loughlin," Police da sonn as you apply H. F. you will And that the aching in immediately relieved. You should paint the inferted parts with H. F. and services were conducted by Dean Police

"morning until your feet are well. Usually tha Trivett of the Cathedral.

takes from thres to ten days, although in severe

"I

F will leave the skin soft and smooth. You will marvel at the quick way 15, brings you relet; especially if you are one of those who have tried

Officer in butter, cooked and brought Headquarters, and Miss back.

Antonia Melnik, of No. 43C, Peking Sobs again? "I want Daddy to Road; Mr. Erik Edward Huttemeir, have half!" The Chinese Moslems National No. 10, Hart Road, and Miss Lise

For years to get rid of Athlete's Foot without sur Salvation Association in Chung-Ost Hansen, of No. 6, Holik, Win-

CTRA.

Obtainable at all

Drug Stores.

Far East Representative. AUW FIT SENG'S' TRADING CO. LTD. Hong Kong Singaporé

Daddy" divides the worm-pie..

himself

and together.

king, representing 500,000 Chinese terfeldtsalle, Copenhagen: Mr. pulls Moslems throughout the nation. Charles Edward William Furey, of manages to get his portion dowIL issued a circular telegram de- the Chinese Maritime Customs, This time sobs and howls: “But nouncing Wang Ching-wet. The and Miss Ng Bet-sai, of No. 3, Julla that was the part I wanted!". telegram says all sons and daugh- Avenue, Homuntin." ters of the Mohammedan belief would feel ashamed of any asso- ciation with the traitorous activi tles, of the nation's public enemy,

Very Dark Blooze

"Kindly rest on your oars, Timothy. That contraption is getting you nowhere. And it squeaks. And the Eton Boating Song is not in the key, of D.",

"What's up, Peter? Got a head ??

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**Like a gasometer. Very pain- ful. And that noise you're making es through it like a pneumatic drill!!!

Wasn't on the tearpath by Peur ride? And look at me — 10.

ore hangover than an innocent tle child

Well, it's not natural. It junt.

proves that the Devil looks after his own."

"I look after myself, old son: "Last night I took a sizeable swig of Rose's Lime Juice before hitting the hay, That's how to kill off the. aftermath of alcohol **

"You wouldn't lead me up the garden, Timothy

Peter, you wrong ine. I've seen. the light and I'm passing on the tip."

*** Then, if you will kindly step” ashore, we will seek out a vendor of Rose's. · It's time I fell into good habits."

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for

While the entire world awaited

Reller for Mr. Chu Hsing-kong. the outcome of events in Europe!

Chinese editor of the "Ta Mel Wan with bated breath, Shanghai's

Pao," who was murdered, by pro- faithful prayed tervently peace at Mattins in the Holy Wang Ching-wel assassing on Aug. Trinity Cathedral on Aug. 27. The 30, continues to pour in from all peace prayers were in the form of quarters. The total amount of

■ ́Litany adapted from one audonations for his family, according thorized for these days of world to an announcement of the paper, strife by the Archbishop of "Can-has now reached $4,300. A certain terbury.

Dean Trivett officiated Mr. Liu has written to the paper at the service.

undertaking to pay for the primary and high school education of the late Mr. Chu's son.

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not manage to swim across it.

Gradually,

ahe however, gained her strength, and now, at 32, she looks as strong as ever.

"I am swimming as fast as when I swam the Channel,” she Bald. "It seems а miracle after being, so long in bed."

now

BOSSES PREFER

BRUNETTES

Business executives prefer wo- men secretaries, and brunettes to blondes, according to a survey made

recently by the University 61

Denver School of Commerce.

The survey revealed that 52. per cent. of the men, employers pre- ferred female secretaries, and 21 per cent male secretaries." Two per cent claimed no preference.

A majority of those preferring female employees said they liked brunettes best, and although their blonde sisters might be preferred after office hours, the survey did not cover this problem.

The business men said they liked women because they were "more

willing to co-operate, pay atten tion to details and they have the ability to take orders and meet the public.

gave

Those preferring men secretaries reasons: "Per- .as their manence of the job (marriage not interfering as it does with wo- 'men), more interest and more

endurance.

Effective as from September 1, a uniform interest rate of 2 per Following a meeting held by the cent. will be charged on all articles standing committee of the Central

Generalissimo. Chiang Kai-shek mortgaged to pawnbrokers, it was Government in Chungking on

has received a telegram from the decided at a meeting held recent Aug. 26, it was decided to vote Federation of Public Organisations ly, In view of the wide fluctua- sum of $100,000 for the relief of in Shanghai reafirming their un- tions in the value of gold, the food refugees in the North China wavering support to the National meeting also decided that a rate areas. Apart from devising Gov- Government. The dispatch bitterly of about $200 per ounce should be ernment relief measures, the con- denounced Wang Ching-wel and adopted as the uniform basis for petent Kuomintang authorities in his underlings, declaring that all article of gold tendered in the various provinces have also whatever they do or say will never pawn, pending, a final decision to been instructed to launch swerve the grim determination of be adopted by another meeting on financial campaign to raise public the people in Shanghai in support October 23,

contributions, for the same of the present resistance. purpose.

寫

During the past 12 months or BO With one suspect confessing to many Chinese youths below 20 the crime on Ang. 27, in the First have

disappeared from their Special District Court, Shanghai, homes in the foreign areas in the Settlement Police have now, Shanghai, and as there were partially solved the mystery sur- many indications that they had rounding a daring armed robbery. not been kidnapped. Chinese press staged on August 18 In Rupeh reports asserted that they had Road when a nephew of Mr. Lo gone to the front to become Halen-chang, manager of the Yung soldiers to help the Chinese army. Kong Cotton Shop in Route de In many cases the assertions were Pere Robert, was robbed of 31,2837 later found to be true because the The hearing, was ostpared for letters left behind or written on wee however their way indicated that the boys arrest of two accomplices and the were actually going to the in-res

most of the stolen terior.

money

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