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ARE MEN FAIR?

Alleged Sex Prejudice.

"Sox prejudice is still strong, and man are unwilling to be fair as far as women are concerned,'

GATTI'S TO GO.

As Bohemian Restaurant.

One of London's oldest "profos- sional" restaurants-Gatti's-is

up

said Mrs. Schofield Conton, in her presidential address at the eight- south conference of the Women's bigger organization controlling Freedom League at Caxton Hall, other restaurants. It will be a and day for the old habitues when Westminster in mall wook.

the atmosphere of the place doctors, women They had

jurors, changes as it must by commer- lawyers, magistrates, Members of Parliament, and a woman second only

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

,

explained. The food always has] boon good, the patrone mostly Interesting dne. B008 pretty much the same faces at each visit-and the place is attractive. Fathers have taken their sons. there when on vacation from school, and those same sons may bo soon' there now with tho

SATURDAY,

JAPANESE FENCING.

Interesting London Demonstration.

A party of Japanded amateur

about to lose its Bohomian iden- burdens of their own household Swordsman recently gave an ox- the income taxes by a pleasant Club. The Japanese Naval At- tache, Captain T. Tagoda, D.8.Q., hour or so.

Romeno's, just nor Gatti's, bouts, Mr. Brinkley and Mr. IJ.N, acted as umpire in the was a very popular restaurant Okamoto gave a brief display of taken over a year ago by the the formal movements of Japan- Ba100 organization now negotiataso awordsmanship, and this was to the The Gattis have had a career in many respects, it is

ing for the lattor place. Good followed by bouts between Con- President in the Department of in London similar to that of different from Gatti's as day Kaizumi, Mr. Brinkley, and Mr. as mander M. Nimi, IJ.N., Mr. Education, she continued, but many other Latins who have from night. What is known Okamoto. they must, not rest until they started restaurants from emallias the racing crowd are itel

for beginnings, except that they women as for men. The National branched into the theatrical bus frequenters. With good food, the assumption that the two op

good wires and much talk

obtained equal freedom

dex.

cialism.

have

made for

Verdi's

Japanose foncing is based on

the turf, there are many merry in armour. A Samurai's armour,'

a

at

top of the tho 001-

Burnham Scale, which making their restaurant a real ferentiated between the soxes, Bohemian centro. It was the parties there, but the contrast although a complete protection and the women, were the losers. Gattls who

gave Mrs. Patrick Detween two good restaurants so in most places, had four weak The committee which agreed Campbell her first chance in "The

near together could burdly be points which a highly-tompared upon the scale was overwhelm Black Domino," and, they also remarked. The Homano man sword might penetrate-(1) on ingly composed of inen, and the released her from her contract toont wanted to install a real the right wrist; (2) on the right results made it very patent that so that A. W. Pinoro could star up-to-date American bar a year or side of the body, just under be woon all bodies which dealt Second Mrs. Tanquerayers to fountain as the very last word intre of the throat. A modern women must have fair represent her in the first production of "The 500, 50 some enterprising chap arm; (3) on the

sold them complete soda hood; and (4) at matters concerning their wore also the first managers to American bars. Commorofaliem Japanese swordsman's aim is, the original Egyptian hasn't hurt Romano's very much therefore, to strike his opponent Women

and trumpets councillors.

but the old habitues of Gatti'a Aida guardians nooded to be very

already are bemoaning, the fact ampire is satisfied that the blow

on one of these points; and if the- watchful, and should.. offer The original place was estab- that a company owning a string was absolutely accurate, and do- strenuous opposition

to any lished in Adelaide street just off of rostaurants will take away livered with authoient force to attempts made to standardise the Strand by the two sons of that one thing they love at hava penetrated the armour, ho women's pay at less than mon's, Carlos Gatti, who had made Gatti's-atmosphere. It would be hard for them to money in a little restaurant at a

registors a blow upon the spore succeed owing to the prepon-market that stood on the present]

shaet. dorance of mon members on the site of Charing Cross, the best- various bodies, who were often a known railway terminus to generation behind in their ideas American readers of English.fic- concerning women.

tion. The place was started as a "Perhaps the least satisfactory

A Samurai's sword was very slightly curved, and it was found that its ponetrating power was pab-highest at a particular point of the the curve, about one-third of the

HONGKONG GIRLS. The Daily mail of May 1 billiard hall, but gradually grew lished a picture of six of featuro of our work," continued into a restaurant, prospered and Chinese girls who have arrived in way down from the point. The. Mrs. Coates, "is the position of more space was taken on until London to demonstrate the silk place is marked by a small leather the married womariss mother and now it is one of the largest worm industry in the 'Hongkong band on the bamboo practice

worker. Bho is still not recognis- ed as the parent of her child with powars equal to those of the father. Concessions have been made, but with irritating reserva- rast entions, and we shall not

contout with anything less than equality.*

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DAILY HUMOUR.

"Make "love Film Producer! to her ae if you neant it!"

Hero: "It's no good. I can't do it properly with the lights on - Melbourne Punch, Aust.

ralia.

restaurants in London. Their

greatest innovation was providing music with moals-the first timo that had boen attempted in London.

Then they became interested in theatres-Covent Garden, the Strand, the Adelphi and later on the Vaudeville. They have re- linquished their holdings in the first three, but still own the Vaudevillo. Although they wore. successful in their theatrical ven- turos, they never forget the res taurant, and when melodrama was produced at the Adelphi, which was very near the ros- taurant, they would arrange for tha shaw to close in time to give their patrons an opportunity to Į sup and arrive home st's reBSÓN-

able hour.

Gatti's does not instill that form of Bohemianism that is usually associated with freakishly. dressed painters and unusual looking models where one expects much and pays little,

It is more of д dignified Bohemianism that comes only to a place, of chafactor acquired during years of endeavour, or, in some cases, simply just come to a place in a manner that cannot be

section of the British Empire Exhibition.

swords, and an umpire will never allow a hit unless it is delivered with that particular part of the blade.

Japanese fencing has another FLAPPER FANNY says: peculiarity. Being based on the

01918 BY KZE GENVER,"AK"

As I see it, leap year has tripped up many a girl.

assumption of a death struggle between two armed men, it has developed a scientific system of When corps & corps fighting.

two opponents..come together, each has to be very careful that the other does not "lock" his sword, or throw him to the ground by a movement borrowed from: ju-jitsu; to break away suddenly and carelessly is to court dises- ter. Japanese fencing is most meticulous in ita etiquette. All practice bouts begin and end with a formal and very dignified salute; hits are always acknowledged at once, although the umpire vory often refuse to allow what a

JUNE 13, 1926.

combatant has admitted against himself. After a lesson pupils take off their equipment, lay it beside them, and make dcop bow to the master or senior pupil who has given the instruction. A pupil can obtain four dogroos, which are generally conferred in Kyoto.

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The oxhibition was watchod with the keenest intorest by a large gathoring of loading British foncors, who much appreciated the finosso of the combatants, especially in the intricate corps

a corps movements.

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