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FRIDAY,

JUNE 3, 1927.

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FASHIONS IN THE COURTS.

WOMEN'S DRESS NOW

MORE SOBER.

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sound of the twenty-first gun had died away, a third feu de joie was fred, and with every body present.

A change is being witnessed in standing erect to attention, the the Royal Courts of Justice in whole of the National Anthem was London. played by the massed bands.

The men on parade then took off their helmots and joined by the spectators, gavo three rousing cheers for His Majesty,

• This March Post*

The closing spectacle, the march past of all units, H.E. the Governor laking the salute, was naturally the most imposing. The English

Until recently women who were brought by curiosity or serious business wore dressed in colours as bright na any to be seen in church on Sunday morning; but now the brilliant hues are giving place to what might be enlled "neutral tints," so very sober are they.

Recently, a Daily Mail reporter and Welsh contingents marched who made a tour of the courts saw pust to their own regimental only one woman-in red-whose marches played by the massed dress made her easily distinguish bands, and the Scottish battalions able among the groups of black- were played past by the massed gowned and bewigged barristers. pipers and drummers of the Guards, K.O.S.B. and Cameroniana.

In one court, where, former'v the public seats were the stage First came the Royal Navy, to the famous "Hearts of Oak" march, for regular fashion displays, there and then in order the Royal was not a touch of vivid colour to Marines ("A Life on the Oceano Been-except a red rose at the

breast of a woman in black. Wave'). the Roval Artillery ("British Grenadiers"), the Royal' All the women were dressed in Engineer ("Wings"), Scots Guards shades of grey brown, and blas ("Highland Laddie"), Queen's so dark that it might have been Own ("Braganza"). Welch Reg-black. ment ("Ap Shemkin"), the North- amptons ("Northamptonshire"), K.O.S.B. ("Blue Bonnets Over the Border), Cameronians ("Kenmuir An' Awa"), H.K.V.D.C. ("British Grenadiere"), Punjabis (Tun- jab), and Mule Corps ("Wait for the Waggon").

An official with many years' ex- perience at the Law Courts said: that "I have noticed recently

here seem to women who come have dressed for the part."

A woman witness said: Perhaps it is because most "wo- men of intelligence know instinc- tively that colours look just a little fed walls of a court of law. too "flashy" within the very digni-

It was display of military precision, which it is seldom the lot of the Hongkong resident to witness, swinging arms, perfectly. straight lines, glittering bayonets, Every woman realises that it is and changing bunes all combining necessary to dreas "for the occa- to leave an impression which will sion," and it la astural for women linger in the minds of those pre-who have to come to the Law sent for many days.

Courts to employ what one could call the "legal touch" of low tones in their dress,

The units returned to their former positions, shortly to march away hended by their individual bundy.

First Aid Provision,

GOLD BY AIR.

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BOON TO S. AFRICA MINES.

• Over 100 members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, drawn from all the Hongkong Divisions, were on duty at the Race Courae

Johannesburg.--Mr. Samue' this morning to attend to casual- ties: The special arrangements Evans, chairman of the Crown included a motor czele ambulance Mines, Ltd., presiding at the an- patrol along the line of -narchnual meeting of the company, re- from the City to the Valley, and ferred to the importance to the the establishment of a first-aid gold producers of South Africa station in the stand at the Race of the near advent of facilities for the export of gold to other coun- Course.

tries by air.

BRILLIANT SPECTACLE.

The total value of the gold ex- ported from the Union and from Rhodesia last year was £44,628,668 weighing, with packing, about 399 tons.

Saving £100,000.

A Witness's Impressions. Naval and military ceremonial, the stiff precision of the "red tabs," the crisp concerted move-

The freight, insurance, sundry ments of perfectly trained fighting forces, with a background of the expenses, and loan of interest in- familiar straing of military bands,volved in transporting this gold carries an irresistible appeal at to other countries amounted ap- any time, and to-day, wher the proximately to £375,000. protection of British citizens" in China has Yequired the presence of i many thousands of the Empire's i Judging by experience else- sons, it was fitting that the cele-where, he did not think it an exag bration of the 2nd birthday of geration to assume that there His Majesty the King, should be would have been a saving to the marked in Hongkong by a brilliant gold-mining companies of South spectacular parade on a scale Africa of about £100,000 had the unique in the Colony's history. export of gold from the Union and Day dawned with a perfectly from Rhodesia been effected by clear sky, and glorious weather air instead of by surface trans- prevailed, if tritte too hot for port.

This would take only 2 hours from the Pilgrim's Rest dislifet and 714 hours from the Shamva mine in Rhodesia and would prove

great boon.

comfort. Hours before the cere Mr. Evans also foresaw the use monial, ladies, in Trocka of many of aeroplanes to transport gold to hues, and their companions were the Rand refinery from Rhodesia of the taking up the most favourable and outlying districts points of vantage, and the vast Union. concourse at Happy Valley had swelled to nearly 40,000 of all na- tionalities, when 11.E. the Gov. ernor arrived. The surrounding house-tops were a riot of colour, and the Jockey Club enclosures a veritable fashion parade.

In contrast were, the khaki-clad figures, relieved by the trews of the Scottish battalions and the pure white of the seamen, but the scene was deeply impressive. On the right in the customary posi Indeed, having regard to what tion of honour, the naval mon was taking place in Germany, he stood atovic aless and down the line believed that in a few years South one's eye caught the "red-turban-African towns will consider aero- ned-Punjabis, the tall Guardsmen, dromes almost as essential as rail the alert Camieronians, down to the way stations. small contingent of the Mule

Corp.

He believed that the time was not far distant when controllers of gold-mines in the outlying dis triets would find it to their in- terest to make provision on their properties for safe landing-places for aeroplanes.

Overhead aircraft from the HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW? fleet, air arm performed evolutions.

an innovation, the planes :

swooping down in flights

of three and soaring again The following are answers to

rouring engines. Later to-day's questions.

with

1. Originalty a maker of chory of Cordovan

the planes adopted a new forma- leather, 2, Asis, 8, Mytiniogical Goddess of tion, fights of nine, and excited Venuennee. 4. lalands off, the const of the Eastern Mediterranea. 5. One which fa al- considerable comment on their most as bad as a defent. 6, Robert Browning almost tip-to-tip fiying...

in The Lost Leader." 7. The original f naplaanis of Mexico. 8, The Simplon, 12 But behind the pageantry and miles. 8. Sullivan. 19. The knot, or sea mile, in 0.034 feet, a land mile in 5.280 feet IL. ceremonial one felt there. was

Jonny and, who died in 1287. 12. Alphonac Lomething more. When the troopa verullon, 13, No; he righted it, from Plazah. cheered His Majesty at the end 14. The legendary mysle sword of King At-

thur. 6. Shakespeare Tempest," "

of the Impressive Gun Salute and

the fcu-de-joia running up and down the ranks, one felt that the cheers came from hearts as well as House, on the occaɛion of the cus- lips. It was a spontaneous and tomary reception and ball to he genuine affirmation of heart-felt given by His Excellency the Gov- loyalty to the kingly figurehead of pernor, in honour of the King's the British Empire.

birthday.

At Government House.

The interior of Government House as well as the grounds, have been very prettily decorated, and To-night there there will be a the persistence of fing weather en- large gathering of local residents aures a successful function in of all communities at Government every respect.

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