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EVACUEES IN MANILA

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resting, goaiping, reading or weit- army lorries in parties of 3 or 10 ing the many letters which I hope together with their ugnt magago, you will soon have in your posses-Seats were provided and all seemed sion.

very comfortable, There must have

SOURCE OF WEARINESS been about 100 of these lorries Many of us were kept busy try-which took their passengers direct ing to answer the numerous questo Fort Mackinley, 13 Mlometers Lions Unfortunately our answer away. was so often that "we did not The disembarkation was COLS. This lack of knowledge pleted by 11 o'clock and all that about future plans was perfiaps in- time the American Brigadier Gen eritable but was a source of wear-eral watched the splendid exiciency impar to both questioners and off of his organisation clake.

know."

We were fortunate in having on board two Government doctors and two nursing, aliters sa well as the strip's medical staff. They were not called upòn for any very ser-. ious cases but the sisters were un- ttring in dealing with minor a ments and acting as stewardesses to those in need. Many of the Toung girls and those without family ties helped to mind the babies and play games with the gåder children,

well, especially the children whose general behaviour "was really ex- cellons.

AIRPORT NEWS

CLIPPERS AGAIN

DELAYED

Pan American Airways' two fly- ing-boats, which have already been delayed in their arrival in Hongkong this week have been held up again."

The China. CUpper is now ex- pected to arrive in the Colony on Saturday afternoon and will re- turn to Manila on Sunday mom-

Ing.

port

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GENERAL

BEAUTY IN A HURRY?'.

But It's Amazing What

Can Be Done

WHATEVER THE OCCASION, BE IT DINNER, DANCE OR JUST A "DATE," it is very easy to appear serene and well-groomed when plenty of time can be given to dress- ing and make-up, but for the business girl who arrives home at the end of a hot and tiring day, a definite pro- gramme is needed...

With perhaps only. 30 minutes to spare, vitality at zero, nerves at snapping point and fatigue lines marring your face, the prospect appears hopeless,

The "Philippine Clipper la now. The road to Fort mäckinley was scheduled to reach Kal Tak Air- flooded for many miles because of

on Sunday afternoon

A HOT BATH is indicated for up the skin, Allow it to remain on the severe raft storms but the en-will return to the Philippines on

that absolutely done feeling. Silp for about 10 minutes while you le campment itself was

in no way Monday morning.

out of your clothes, and put on a relaxed in the bath.' under water.

Both Clippers are fully booked lose wrap; then pon pur friction

Refreshing: for their return flights to Manualotion and skin tonic into the re-

The Honolulu Clipper is expected frigerator

LARGE CAMP Fort Mackinley is like a very large pavilions. At each of them to arrive in Hongkong on Tuesday Aids To Beauty: there is sleeping and dining acnext returning to Manila the foi- commodation separately. At each lowing morning. end of the hut the evacuees were

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS served with hot meals as soon as they arrived. The equipment was mail is scheduled to leave Kal Imperial Airways next Outward Army equipment but the food was Tax on Sunday morning taking excellent On the ground floor

the Hongkong mall. there was also officer and bath- rooms.

Upstairs there was one large dormitory in which there were

with

TWO PROTESTS

Renter

A Government official who tra- velled on the Japan" remains in Manila to act as Liaison Officer and there is another Government financial official who is remaing with them...

on

AFTER YOUR BATH take a quick cold shower, or, if you want to be specially luxurious, shake NOW TURN ON YOUR BATH your 'icy-cold friction lotion and throw in your favourite bath to a damp sponge or washer and

perfume, these delicious. aids to particularly refreshing treatment salts or bath oil, Apart from the dab all over the body. This is a

beauty perform a valuable service on a warm day. to the skin in eliminating waste Now remove your facial mask products.

with a face cream of the emollient type, wipe off surplus with tissues,

then slip your fingers under the brush. If brushing is not advisable, bair and massage the scalp with deep, firm, rotary movements, In The Bath:

Great disappointment was ex pressed that no babies were born în board. I doubt if the doctors and nurses shared this disappoint-

While your bath is running, take ment and perhaps softe children

a few deep breaths at an open are:apared the life long inletion about 100 beds. The beds were very strong proteat has been lodg-allow brushing, give your hair The Japanese announced that a window, and if your hair style will of peculiar names.

On the whole, people slept fartej comfortable and clean but the lacked with the British Naval authort- | several invigorating strokes with a

of privacy and the crowded condi- les over the Shenking. lons made some of the people It is understood that the British rather unhappy. But much had Naval authorities have alio vigor been done to divide people in rously protested to the Japanese UNKIND WEATHER -

groups sccording to their needs, interference of a British ship, says We arrived at Manila early on Small children were placed Sunday morning. But the weather separately

thelr mothers was unkind. Quarantine restric- | where the necessary equipment was floma are very severe in Manila and available for special feeding. the Empress of Asia was daalt with fire. Our turn did not come till the afternoon but the Inspection was finished bi two hours which is, I understand, a record for the number of people we had on board. If was still poüring' with rain and It was decided to leave embarka- tion until Monday morning.

Early on Monday passports were seen and people began to leave the ship at 8 a.m. This organisation was undertaken by the American Army who were absolutely splendid. Soldiers came on board and carried shildren and luggage to the pier. Those who had made private ar- rangements fri Manilla disembarked first and they were taken to their friends at the end of the pler and handed over to them.

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The young boys had place to themselves and generally the ar- rangements were admirable. I saw most of them settled in and the heavy luggage arriving but I had to leave to catch the boat which SHIPS' PERSONNEL PRAISED was sailing at 3 o'clock A great I would like to end this brief talk deal of this expense, I understand, with a word of praise for the ships' is being borne by the American personnel who were always ready people, and their courtesy, and that to give what help they could but of the British women, who were the largest measure wise inust helping, was very muin appreciat-59 to the women and children ed.

themselves who, in difficult situa- Hong. kept their courage bright. and their spirits high

Many of you will be wanting to get in touch with your relations in Manila. I have no official know- In spite of the inevitable grum- ledge but I am quite certain that blers and grousers, who were real- if you send your letter address to ly very few, there was underneath Mrs. or Miss Blank, Hongkong Eva- the sadness a determination not cucé. c/o of HB. M. Comauate-only to make the best of things but General, Manila, P.I. your letter to find joy in helping one another.

· The others were taken to covered' will reach them,

I know they send you their love.

SUMMER

SALES

Don't Miss Your Chance!

Everything is Extraordinary Cheap

and

Excellent Quality

in

All Chinese Goods

It's wise to buy more

and come early

to make

your choice

Inspection Cordially Invited.

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Most up-to-date Department Store

General Store: Des Voeux Road, Central. Tels. 20972–25126. Branch Stores: { Shanghai Street, Kowloon. Tel. 50229.

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and dab with cotton wool soaked

in the freezing skin tonic for about

two minutes, You will feel and look as fresh as a dewy rose. Now For Make-up:

Remember that there is nothing so NOW FOR YOUR MAKE-UP.

good for your poise as the assurance that your grooming is beyond reproach; so see that your cos- metics are applied with artistic re- straint.

You will need a liquid powder foundation if the night is warm, a paste rouge to tone with your lipstick and to lend glamour eye-

IF THERE ARE ANY UNTIDY WISPS OF HAIR hanging down, damp with friction lotion, and roll up to curls. The lotion dries rapidly, because of its alcohol con- tent. Now slip on a net and over that your waterproof shower-cap.

shadow to match your eyes or.com- .. A quick cleansing of the face and plement your trocking, powder, neck with cleansing cream is the mascara, lipstick: and then your next step, then the application of "frock. A few touches to your hair. one of the recommended mask re- a light spraying of your favourite juvenators or a circulation cream perfume, and you are ready to step or lotion-grand for removing lines out and face the world with closing pores and generally pepping equanimity.

ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

AT CENTRAL

PRISON ATTACK

hearing was adjourned for one week. Ball was fixed at $1,000 | for each defendant.

On the application of Det.- Sgt. J. Estall appeared for the Insp. W. N. Darkin hearing was Police. [adjourned one week when Lee.

JAPANESE FINED Chan-lam, allas Lee Bo, alias Tse Remanded from July 5, when Chu-lam, appeared before Mr. he appeared before Mr. R. EG- HG. Sheldon yesterday on two wards charged with entering the counts of wounding with intent Colony without A passport, a to murder and wounding with j Japanese merchant, `Ishikawa Ha- Intent to do grievous bodily harm. Jime, was yesterday fined. $250, in It will be recalled that on June default, three months imprison- 26, defendant was alleged to have ment, attacked Prison Officer E. S Franks at the Hongkong Prison, Stanley.

"FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1940.

ASSORTMENT

OF

RAINCOATS

AND

UMBRELLAS

FOR THESE SHOWERY DAYS

די

PLAIN

AND

SPOTS

LADIES' SALON

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

SHEER BLACK WIZARDRY

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"BLACK IS PICKING UP” ........' "BLACK WILL GET STRONG- EE AS THE SEASON ADVANCES .... these are the latest bulletins from the Fashion front, and very welcome they are to those who " are beginning to weary slightly of "delicate pastel abades

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For those who find all-black too sombre, lingerie accents pro- vide welcome relief and these touches of snowy white are as po- pular now as they were... a year ago. Crisp and tailored as well as frothy lingerie is elted as being well received, the former mors ofter a favourite with jacket frocks, while the frothy lingerla is liked on the separate dress for luncheon, and cocktail wear.

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"Portrait" frills are interesting features in debutante dresses enchanting white ruffes and big lace collars, reminiscent of those radiant frill, that gleam so whitely out of old Rembrandt and Van Dyke portraits. The frills are posed on navy, or brown rayon beers. Other new ideas are found in dresses and jacket frocks of ravon crepe trimmed with pique collars edged with Irish lace, applique petals on embroidered batiste and corded embroid- ery on silk pique.

Apart from the sheer family, increased prestige has been given lately to black linen....a smart and cool fabric for tro- pical wear.” For evening wear it is seen, patterned faintly in white and fashioned into lovely bolero ensembles; for daytime. unrelieved save by a touch of white, it is favoured made up into tailored trocks and suits.

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It is the lineni processed to withstand wrinkling or develop-:. `ed from 'highiz twisted yarn with a natural resistance to crush- ing, that are most popular. One sees them in soft, porous weaves and crepes, sometimes nubbed or alubbed, that range from the very sheer to heavier dress weights that will take kindly to sharp tailoring.“

On another count of breach of the Defence Regulations-posses- Hon of a letter with intention of "PROFESSIONAL RUFFIAN bringing same, into the Colony or coal to "a Norwegian ship li| Described 23 "professional other than by post, Hajime was the harbour." #. ruffian," Yung Ming, 27, was sen- fined $25, or two weeks' imprison- tenced to four month's imprisonment, the sentence to run con- and returned to the Coal Yard. Two Europeans; J. H. Fox and ment when he made * further currently..".

| appearance before Mr. Sheldon

yesterday.

rency.

An expulsion order was made. Sgt. Leslie prosecuted..

AT KOWLOON

GOLD ÉING HIDDEN"

IN SALT FOT

He engaged about 13 coolles

MOTORISTS IN COURT

About 9 pm., Lee Tsun, clerk at A Mabb, of Knight Street and also the Coal Yard, received a tele-Argyle Street respectively, were phone call imforming him that summoned before Mr QA A coal was being taken away from Macfadyen at Kowloon Court yes- the Yard

terday for breaches of the tractle

He proceeded there and found | regulations"

Defendant was arrested on the night of July after he had snatched a wallet from Joseph Stuberak, machinist, as the latter

the coolles at work, the defendant Fox was summoned for driving was boarding a rickshaw, ・ The

* supervising and weighing the coal, at 27 miles per hour in the Nathan” wallet contained $20 in American Convicted of receiving a gold Seeing this, he called for police Road controlled area on June 19. currency and $7 Hongkong cur-finger ring and chain alleged to aid and defendant and the coolles a pleaded guilty by letter, as fid have been stolen by her daughter, were arrested by Bgt Glifer Mabb who was charged with Det-8gt. "J, Bentley, prosecut- a wodian, Wong Mai, 35, wag Dued Defendant, after he was ar-¦ driving at 38 miles per hour in ing stated that defendant was $50 in default six weeks hard rested, refused to disclose the the built up area in Waterloo. well known in the Wanchal dia labour; by Mr. D ́E Himsworth | whereabouts of another watch-Road. Both were cautioned. '' trict as a pickpocket and was in yesterday.

man at the yard, suspected of A traffe summons against Lt.. league with rickshaw coolies

It was stated that defendant being an accomplice, in the theft, Mukhtar Singh, of the 5/6th ̈ ̈ TO REFUND 25

went with her` däughter to visit who absconded,

Rajputana Rides, Hankow Bar- Remanded from Wednesday on a woman, Chung Wel-kan at No. The coal, valued at $1,040, was racks, was adjourned for a week a charge of obtaining money by 157, Bulkeley Street on Wednes-recovered. It was revealed that the defendant hot being present false pretences Cleorge Ferry day.

the coal yard recently lost about in Court. The charge la one of Clarke, chargeman in the R. N. After they had left, complainant | $10,000 worth of coal in a series driving a private car in Nathan Dockyard, was yesterday orderedfound the ring and chain to be of systematic thefto

Road on June 22 dnar manner dangerotuto "the public.

by Mr. Sheldon refund the $25 to the complainant, Lam Wal-

ching:

POLICE RAID IN YAUMATI

the Special Branch on addresses in "Following, raida, carried out by Mongkor district, several well-at-

missing from her handbag and, suspecting defendant, informed A summons for assault against the police,

a man named Schauman, chief .. It will, be recalled that defen-

When defendant and her daugh- steward on a ship in port, was dis- dant was alleged to have obtain- ter had been taken into saltody, missed by Mr. E. Himsworth at ed $25 from the complainant by defendant was overheard in the Kowloon Court yesterday, the pretending that he was to a post-coek telling her daughter to own complainant in the case, Reginald tion to find work for her son in up to the larceny. Questioned, Fallon not putting in a the Dockyard,

she admitted she had the ring pearance, Det.-Sgt. J. Bentley prosecuted. and chain which she had ïdden"

19255 (in salt pot at her lodgings: " ||$280, INVOLVED Cheung-8ze-fook, 28, shop foki · The girl who was charged st and Chan Wah-hai, 34, thép fok, the Juvenile Court with larcZETY, An adjournment, until Mon- The raids were carried out by appeared before Mr. Sheldon was ordered to be sent for a day, July 22. was rented by Det. Insp, A. Carey on the diret yesterday charged with obtaining months to the Salvation Army Mr. Q. A A. Macfadyen at How tion of Mr. W. P. Thompson, Assis- $40, $50 and $100 on June 7, 8 hóna, ma Kat chyball who loon Court yesterday in the can rant Buperintendent of Police and 10, respectively, at the Ban

WATCHMAN GAOLED “ in which Chung Yuk-ming 38(Special Branch). A number of Bentence of four months' hard is uponing her husband. No documents were seized in the raids, "They are alleged to have ot- | labour was passed by Mr.Hima- | Kat-gui," for separatim | and |tained the money by pretending worth yesterday on Chan Chin separate mamtenance, son,

Fa Chuen. "Restaurant.

SEPARATION SOUGHT

tired Chinese were brought to YED- mati Police Station yesterday morning, where they were de- tained

that Arst defendant was thaị chung, 30, private watchman”, at No evidence was taken, the ad- GOAL POSTS STOLEN

master" of "a Jank and would the Yew Hop Coal Yard, who journment being granted on the The Marina Bockey Ground, off convey, a cargo of rice to Ban Mel, was convicted of the larceny or olen that complainssit was not Chatham Road, has lost its hockey Chinese, Territory grand 20 tons of coal, spet zaje

well and was "consequently not goil posts and some other wooden

On the application of Mr. H. A.". It was stated in Court that on able to continue attending Court structures. The goal porta disaD=" de B. Botelho Who stated in Court Saturday list defendant went to at the present: Mr. Hin-shing Lo peared either on Saturday or Sunde that he was applying for permis the waterfront: at Dundas Street is representing - her and Mr. D.day night, it was reported to the son from the "Commissioner of where he hired a junk No, n447, McCallum is appearing for defen- police by Captain Wilkinson of the | Police to conduct the prosecution, tó immediately deliver a quantity| dantations,

Kumaon F4168.