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The monthly moeting of the General Committee of the Kowloon Residents' Association took place in St. Andrew's Church Hall on Monday evening, the President, Mr. W.. J. Stokes, being in the Chair.

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sub-committee

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. 1927.

A TYPIST'S SHORT

SLEEVES.

EMPLOYERS DISAGRÉE ON OFFICE FASHIONS.

THE IRISH TAROD.

TOO ALERT ALARMS.

NIGHT OF DIN WITHOUT

- ANY REAL PRETEXT.

People who live in that part of the West End where fats and houses are interspersed with busi- ness premises are becoming in- creasingly restive at the escapades" Monaghan Board of Health think of electrie burglar and fire alarmas that typista should not wear short- which are frequently so vigilant After much discussion it was sleeved, low-necked dresses at busi-that they wake up a whole area decided to call the attention of ness and have asked the secretary without any real pretext.

"This area from Regent-streat Government to the inadequacy of to suggest to their typist that she

a: more suitable to Bond street. is a nest of nervy the street lighting in Kowloon and should adopt

composed of fashion for the Board room. burglar alarms," writes a corres- Messra, Cock, Manners and Bailey A Press representative who in-pondent to a 'London paper, who was appointed to prepare details terviewed a number of London em-lives near Hanover-square, W.

found 11 remarkable "A burglar or fire alarm three for submission to the next meet-ployers

diversity of opinion on the subject. doors away started at 3 o'clock in ing.

Miss Gordon Holmes, London's the afternoon of Saturday, July Correspondence between the As-only woman stockbroker and joint 30, and continued unceasingly ociation and the Police regarding maniging-director of the National til 9 a.m. on the following Mon- the dimming of motor car head Securities Corporation Limited, day. One was obliged to go out lights was also discussed. It was who has had scores of young short-to escape the noise. decided to send a copy of this cor-hand typists though her hands, "A fow nights ago another respondence to the Hongkong Au- said the whole-fartedly approved alarm started at 10 and con- tomobile Association.

of short-sleeved dross for office inued antil ning noxt morning. Twice-I have complained to pang- M girls all wear sleevelessing policemen, who, while being as sympathetic, explained that they It was decided to request the jumpers and they strike me Police to arrange for two addi- being very sensibly dressed for could do nothing as all the pro- tional bus stopping places of Kow. their work. I should regard long mises were locked up and they drooping sleeves, which colleet dust were powerless to open them with- loon City between the junction of dust and dirt and get get in the out good cause. Complaints to Prince Edward and Kowloon City Roads and the junction of Po businesstike.

way of the typewriter, as most un-the owners of the alarms have

been equally unsuccessful." Kung and Sai Kung Roads.

Stopping Places Wanted.

Backwoods Comment.

In my opinion, the present sleeve. The Committee declined to ac-less dress of modern girls is sen- cede to the request of the Kowloonsible for any sort of work, sport, Football Club to recommend that or play. I whole-heartedly approve the bus stopping place, at Austin of short sleeves in the office. Avenue be changed to Austin Road. It was pointed out that the former stopping place was most

Miss Kerr-Sander, the head of suited to the residents in that

a large secretarial training school, Iccailty. The Association had in said am delighted to see that the past recommended the present someone has at last denounced the position, as a service to football short-sleeved dresses worn by office matches was only necessary at girls. The short-sleeved low-neck intervals during the footballfed dress is the thing which I for-

bid among my girls

season.

It

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A NEW BRITISH DOMINION.

FIRST STEPS IN EAST AFRICA.

Nairobi: The third unofficial East African Conference, was opened here by Mr. E. B. Denham. the Acting-Governor of Kenya Colony. Representatives of Ken- ya, Tanganyika, Uganda, Norther Just before the summer holidays, Rhodesia, and Southern Rhodesia I had a long talk with them and are attending...

Mr, Denham said that the con- was recommended that a tried to point out to them the un- letter be sent to the Government suitability of short sleeves and low ference was exercising a pro- pointing out the desirability of necks for office wear. Besides being found influence on East African taking advantage of the demoli unbusinesslike, this fashion is not affairs. He knew of no part of tion of the Kowloon Taxicab Com- in the least becoming as the girls the Empire where the people took pany's Garage to widen, the west seem to think it is. It is down-such an interest in political mat- end of Salisbury Road by setting right ugly. I warned my girls that ters, which were also of Imperial the southern pavement back to the when they bought their office ivard concern.

robe, they would, have to see that Lord Delamere, the chairman. line of trees, and so widen the there were no short sleeves or low dealt with the closer co-ordination "bottle neck" at this point.

necks, as refused to send any of of East. Africa. He considered, The resignation of Mr. Staple- my girls out to apply for posts in however, that Kenya would be un ton, Hon. Secretary of the Associa- such a ridiculous attire. tion, was announced and accepted'

wise to federate unless its civili- ⚫sution was previously safe-

with regret, and Mr. C. Manners "Short Sleeves Not, Becoming," guarded. He considered complete

appointed in his stead. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr.

Stapleton for the manner in which he had carried on the work at great personal inconvenience.

PLOT TO KILL A MOTHER.

TO PROTECT FAMILY

HONOUR.

Geneva: When two brothers, aged 16 and 14 years respectively, arrested on their arrival at Geneva from Lausaine, were asked

federation to be at the moment This strikes me as a natural sort impracticable. They must

pro-

British

.....

of comment to come from the back-ceed step by step to create one woods of Ireland; said the secretary great East African of the National Union of Clerks, re-Dominion. ferring to the criticism of the He thought that federatio Monaghan Board of Health. Short should proceed by the three nor sleeves rè generally recognised thern territories (Kenya, Tangan- now as being a great improvement yika, and Uganda) combining, upon the stuffy old custom of long leaving the two southern States sleeves which, I have no doubt, to join in as a self-governing would be approved of by the Board Ithodesia. in question.

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Of course, there are, some offices

wear

where some sort of regulations are amart, long-sleeved overalls, over. imposed upon the girls, The em-our frocks, she said, indienting her ployers make it known that they green overall, By doing this, we like their typists to plain can wear any kind of frock we like underneath without fear of getting blouses.

Sometimes one has to recognise it soiled or looking unsuitably account for the revolvers in, their that the employer has a right to dressed. possessions, they admitted having any what shall be the Lone of his offices where girls get over the dif been to Lausanne for the purpose office, but generally speaking one ficulty in this way.

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carries out her work efficiently and For many hours they kept watch adopts a quiet manner, this should at her flat and dogged her foot-be all that is required of her. But A good many steps, but as she was never alone employers differ.

prefer to see their typists smartly they resolved to postpone the execution of their project until at

dressed and; apeaking for myself, I think short sleeves look-smart.. more favourable moment.

Next, a typist, employed, in a large city office, was questioned. I and my colleagues found that the most sensible things to wear were

Their suspicious behaviour at Geneva attracted the attention of a gendarme, who took them to the police static-

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