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WOMAN SERGEANT'S "RISKY JOB."

ALLEGED 'MOTOR THIEVES TACKLED IN HYDE PARK,

Mr. Hay Halkett, the Marylebone Magistrate, warmly complimented" a woman police sergeant in a case before him when two young men- Ernest James Fidlder, commercial

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1928.

WITH THE STARS AT HOLLYWOOD.

OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

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WOMAN'S WORLD

FOR OUR LADY READERS.

traveller, and Percival James, A First Cocktail.

engineer, of Oakley-square, St. Paneras were charged with steal- ing and receiving a car, value £100, from Manchester-square on Novem. ber 23, belonging to Mrs. G. Amis, or Thornton-way, Hampstead Gar- den Suburb,

Miss Amis said that she left her

mother's car unattended in the square for eight hours, and when she returned it had gone.'

"And it served you right, didn't it?" said the Magistrale

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MISS 1927's PINK LEGS.

The recent public confession by Dame Millicent Fawcett, who is 80 years of age, I have never Lasted a cocktail," has had a soquel.

This she described at a Sorop- timist Club luncheon at the Criterion Restaurant recently.

The morning after my speech," Miss Amis arrowh was thenahe aaid," "two people knocked at ulut, she said, but my door. They were a mother when it was recovered 11 week and daughter. later it was painted a dark brown, They brought for me a cock- and the number had been altered." tail in a bottle, because they thought it was ao dreadful that I had never tasted one.

Violet Butcher, the woman police sergeant, said she saw a private car staiding unattended in the North Carriage-road. Hyde Park. It had no lights. The Excise licence was missing, After she had kept watch on the car for half an hour a police constable

enme along, and from what she told him he went off in search of the driver At 10.10.p.m. James came up, wear- ing a motor cap and goggles, and, having glanced at her, he walked

"I thanked them very much, and the bottle was placed on the side- board. We kept the cocktail as a treat for Sunday evening, and my sister and I drank some after supper,

"I had certainly tasted worse things, but my sister said she was sure she never had.”

Modern Girl "Splendid." She hid behind a tree. Five

Dame Millicent said she thought minutes later James returned and walked straight up to the car. She the modern girl "perfectly splen asked him if it was his. He re did." plied that it belonged to a friend. She asked why there was no Excise licence on the car, and he produced one from his pocket, She told him that the particulars did not corres- pond with the car.

The Magistrale-You were alone all this time?-Yes, sir.

The constable was amunconscion- able time coming back. You know 1 do not like you police women be- ing subjected to risk, and this was rather a risky job for you, wasn't it-Well, I don't know..

The Magistrate camo off all right, apparently; there was no violence, but I think you ought not to be employed in the park by your

Of pink silk stockings she said, "I regard them as pretty and most useful to motorists, because they can be easily sech in the dark.

"Everywhere you go the young woman comes forward and does her best to be helpful.

"I think the girls of the present

I like their! day are admirable. legs, and 1 like their short skirts.

"There is nothing wrong, with their legs; they are perfectly beautiful. Buch nice straight legs are a credit to us. (Laughter).

I feel that it was the young men and the young women who won the war for us. If it had self at night, dealing with casos been left to the older people, they

of this sort. I think your work could never have done it." .

should be confined to more peace-

ful sphere.

The Sergeant-As a rule, there

are two of us.

The Magistrate-But you aru

useful mainly among women,

Continuing the sergeant said

that, after she had further ques tioned, James, Fielder came ..up.

Some Advice

FOR THE DANCING GIRL.

He said that James was the driver, i Girls who dance several even- The Magistrale-Of course, youngs a work need to take special had no idea the car was stolen 7

care of feet and ankles, especially

The Sergeant knew something their duties during the dig was wrong, and I was waiting and entail ranch standing or walking hoping for the constable's return. about.

The Magistrale-1 am sure you:

were.

Thick, swollen ankles will spoil girl's whole appearance, and if

Eventually, she said, the con- the ankles are weak it is a good stabile came up and the two men plan to massage them on dance nights for a few minutes with a

were arrested.

A remand was ordered:

The Magistrate--You have done little extract of witch-hazel. A admirably, sergeant.

bandage made from a length of old black silk ribbon worn at night is a help in keeping the ankles slim. i

A few drops of brilliantine shaken over a piece of soft silk, folded as a pad, are excellent for setting waves which are not as deep

BEER AND LONG LIFE.

BREWERY EMPLOYEES WITH 50 YEAR'S SERVICE.

Women of Sixty.

CHIC AND WELL-GROOMED.

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IMPORTANCE OF CINEMA ENGINEERS.

"Hollywood, Calif., Dec. 20. They're just about, three years ahead of the industry-and they admit it--but the Hälperin brothers, Edward and Victor, say that they are going to do big things

Mittens Popular.in the movies.

VERY LONG & SMART.

Everyone talks about this age

Th The idea of the smart modern of youth, but facts prove that girl wearing mittens may, cause old-age and middle-age often have amazement, but such a sight has the best of the business, claims been seen more than once, and the Hon. Mrs. Fitzroy Stewart. mittens are slowly creeping into.

IFistory tells of women

favour again. who preserved their charms into tho The ap-to-date/ersion of seventies,

such as Ninon de mittens is entirely different from I'Enclose, Madame Recamier, and the ugly woollen Thies which our others; and even now there are great-grandmothers used to wear. well-known women who make no secret of their years.

These include Queen Marie of Rumania. the Dowager Lady War wick--who has written on the subject and Lady de Bathe, bet- ter known as Mrs. Langtry.

The new mittens are quite long, coming up to the elbows over the sleeves of the frock when designed for daytime wear.

The majority of them are knitted in very bright and gaily-coloured Lady Warwick, when asked how silks, usually forming a contrast she contrived to keep so young, to the dress with which they are replied: "Because I believe in worn. Mittens have, too, all sorts throwing away the calendar. If of ornamental designs and trim-

MARY

Faggot-stitching, bem-stitching, gauging, smocking and even plain darn-stitching are the chief charac teristics of the newest and daintiest models. Here is a shirt blouse in natural tussore, faggotsstitched with deep coffee coloured silk.

some

These boys call themselves mo- tion picture ongineers because they are doing their creating in a scientific way. And that's some- thing that the rest of Hollywood's producers know nothing about-or at least if they do, they manage to keep it pretty much of a secret.

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"We are not thinking about the pictures the publie wants today. We are figuring out what they will want in three or four years from now," says Edward Halperin, "We have been studying theatre audi- chees and the trend of picture ad- vancement for the last seven years. From those observations we believe we know what the pub- lic is going to want in the future. "For example, we just, bought a story that isn't worth a cent to a few any producer today but in years it will be ripe for a great film. Perhaps wo will produce it ourselves or we may sell the story and take our profit that way."

The Halpering, who still 14 Frult of a West African Tree. quite young, have just joined 16 Burn to dryness, forces with Inspiration Pictures. 18 Rags. They already have made several 20 Laurel (Bot)

21 Speak York which have films in New

Two Scandinavian Books. been successful and they expect to 24 Male of the honey-Bee.

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do even bigger things out here. 26.Ch.

"Our plan is to make nothing 20 Tyrant. but big specials," declared Victor

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33 Lând again.

Halperin. "We will figure on 37 Those guilty of treason," spending at least $500,000 on over 10 Sediment.

picture we produce and we think 4 Fully awake.

our yearly profits will be bigger 43 Kind of turf, used as fuel

than if we made more and smaller 45 Efts

films. We have watched other pro-47 Dip.

ducers work and have learned a 48 Treats with fodina.

lot by their mistakes.

52 Jetty.

53. Delightful region.

If everything is in readiness at 54 Derived from oil.

the time shooting. is started, it 65 Snake-like fish...... doesn't take much more time or 66 One who gapes. energy to make a special than it 57 Variety of carnelian." does an ordinary programme pic- 58 Days in Roman calendar. ture, And the profit is considerably 59 Corrode. Jarger. Of course, we will spend

a lot of time on artistic effects but we are in the game to "make money."

A "Sunrise" Picture. William Fox brought F W. Murnau from Germany to make "Sunrise." And the director made a great picture out of a simple little story that otherwise would have been a little programme pro- duction. Much of the film's at. traction is due to the so-called trick photography Weird camera angles give the film a very artistic touch. Murnau gets the credit for that.

Wins Great Reception. Although the film has been run- ning in New York for two or three i monthis, it has just had it's first showing in the cinema capital. And it got just as big a reception hers as any world premiere.

The story is built around three characters, George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor and Margaret Livington. O'Brien does the best acting, of his career. So does Miss Livings- Janet Gaynor's performance

woman does not keep track of mings at the elbow end, similar to ton. Brush the her years she will not know how the decorative cuffs on as one might wish. hair with the silk pad, pressing old she is, and will reckon her gloves. it firmly into the waves.

Very greasy hair can be made to age by her mentality."

Natural Well Being.

Filly years

was the average look its best if brushed with a length of service, of nine old em-clean brush sprinkled with three

She is right. Why should a ployers of Messrs. Allsopp's Bre- drops of sal volatile. wery, who were placed on the The girl who suffers from hot wager assume that it is her duty

staying with us most of their lives,

For evening wear there are mittens of gold and silver thread, some of them jewelled lavishly embroidered.

and

is on a par with what she did in "7th Heaven," although "Sunrise" was made first.

Credit to Murnau,

The lion's share of credit for that picture, however, must go to Mùr- to be lowdy Dowdiness of The oldish woman of today is nau. Ie knew what he wanted and Benevolent Fund of the company mist hands, and may do, will find either mind or body is most de-chic, well-groomed, gay, and he smashed all obstacles that stood

that the trouble can be removed, for during the past year.

person talkative. Mentally she is often in his way. For example, he fought This in a remarkable fret. n the evening, by bathing the palms Pressing. No sensible showing not only the traditions for three or four minutes with wants to see grandmothers aping much more alive than her youth-for two weeks to get Margaret. existing among our workmen for warm water in which alum has been their granddaughters, but there ful contemporaries. She is in the Livingston. Studio officials wanted nau won out--and proved that he. dissolved in the proportion of half reason, on the other hand, heart of things and a star in her someone else to play the part. Mur- No one could have but also that the manufacture of a teaspoonful of wwdered, alumn to why the woman of fifty or sixty own social centre.

Friends, gather round her, not was right. a pint of warm water. It is best should regard herself as a sort boer is a very wholesome occupa

only her own children and theirs. played it better than Margaret did. "Sunrise" is a story that pine tion," said Mr. John J. Calder, to apply this mixture to the palms of relic..

Women of sixty Now shoot, but girls and, boys" and men of the of the hands with a small sponge. joint managing director, at

she often has out of every ten-directors in Holly- annual meeting of the company in

then dry the hands and dust with olay golf and hockey, fly over to position. And

They would Paris to fit a frock, and do motor bright dyes, slender figure, and would have overdone.

have filled it with too many emo- re powdered arris-root. London. Included in their

After applying, liquid powder, trips all round England. And all is dressed to perfection. muneration is a daily allowance

tional scenes, Murnau played it of soft chamois this with benefit to their health

He knew that the story straight. of beer, and this, I have no doubt, Lake

and happiness, and without any contributed greatly to their longleather and rub over the skin.

was powerful enough to stand up loss of dignity,

by itself. evity."

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FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

JUMP, FRECKLES?

RELIEF TO

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The desire for youth shows vital force and is a sure proof of natural woll-being.

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Getting the Best of Oscar

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