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CORRESPONDENCE.

CHARITY TENNIS.

(To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.]

Sir,-With reference to the Exhibi- tion Tennis Matches held at our Club to November last, a net profit of $641.98 was realised. The Committee of this Club have decided to distribute the above amount to various local Charities, as follows:

Hongkong Women's Guild and Ministering Children's League Honic for the Blind Kowloon

City

Little

Sisters of the Poor Ngau Shi Wan

Allee Memorial Hospital

$100.00

101.08

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13,

LIBERAL RECOVERY.

GREAT JUBILATION.

London, Feb. 11. The Conservatives in the next Parliament Ara Ilkoly to number 380 instead of 415, according to the optimistic hope of Mr. Lloyd Georgo, in a speech at Manchester, based on the tendency of recent by-elections, especially that at Lancaster.

The ex-Premier's elation WAS couched in characteristic metaphor. "Lancashire is not 露 sin- gle swallow," he said, "but one of a dozen, Indicating that Summer kas como.

"The Tory party treating the by-elections with contempt is like 00.00 a polar bear perched on an iceberg 50.00 which la meltingas. It neara tho

Gulf Stream."-Reuter, 100.00

ilome for the Aged, Kow

loon

Tin Kwok School & Orphan- ge, Kowloon City prpreta Chinese Mission to Lepers,

Hongkong Auxiliary Police Street Boys' Club

50,00

50.00

30.00

&

to

YANGTSZE PORTS.

·COLD WEATHER DEPRESSES POLITICS..

Ichang. Feb. 11.

WOMAN'S WORLD

FOR OUR LADY READERS.

Fashion Notos.

Every day Paris becomes more and more a city of filled women,. but only a few eye vells are to

London Gossip.

[By "Yoan.").

London, Jan. 14. Captain Philips, the Bond-

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OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Fashions In Gemany.

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HELPED BY THE CINEMA.

Berlin,

be seen in London as you among turned from Paris, where spring, Gretchen with faxen braids, street dress consultant, has re- Farewell for ever, plump Gor- the younger set. The plain Ane-fashions, still uncovealed, are shiny nose and clumping shoes. meshed. vell, with one huge||whispered about.”

Good-bye frowsy, Frau Schmidt chenille spot asomewhere about the "Longer skirts and tighter with the feather boa and the funny check or chin, is catching on waistlines are undoubtedly the hat porched atop a mid Victorian

trend," Captain Philips told mo, coiffeur. abroad, and vells edged with tiny "Naturally, the big houses are gold or silver beads are noted on shrouded in secrecy, but I hear black hats in Paris.

that the fashionable" colour of 3pring will be mauve,”**

Coatees.

Conlecs-and the term includes any length of coat in these days

The figure of the modern Frau and Fraulein is as slim-almost- as Miss Amerien's.

Robes of Metal,

Hollywood stars twinkle in as many cinema palaces along "Sleeves will be worn in the Kuriuerstendamm as on Broadway.

$641.08

The Committee desire to express their thanks to the public for their. kind support; to the players who so willingly gave their services in order

evening as well as for daytime! to make the exhibitions a success:

wear. Mrs.. Edward Joicey, better the "Star" Ferry Co., the Advertising

Reports from the district are to known still by her one-time stage publicity Bureau and "Rover's" for displaying posters advertising the the effect that further trouble is name of Vi Loraine, was re- matches, free of charge; and to the likely to develop between the cently seen in London, wearing a gold Ince frock with a Russian Cafe Regent and Sincere Co., Ltd., various military parties in Hunan. tunic coat of the same laco edred for their services in attending to the The heavy snowfall and generally with three rows of coloured booking and selling of the tickets.cold weather has resulted in a tem- galon, Close by, a pretty slim girl yours, clc.,

porary suspension of operations.was wearing, over a gold lame C. F. LEE. Naval, Wireless.

dreas, a silver lace contea' edged Hon. Secretary,

with the gold lame in such a way that it flared away from the hips,

Wa Nay Kuang, the newly an--reign supreme just now for evening both flowing and tight. Gretchen, being clever, observed pointed Comissioner for Foreign Affairs, has arrived,

STAR THEATRE.

BANVARD MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY.

..

THE SALT REVENUE.

SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS WITH NANKING.

Peking, Feb. 11.

Just a Hint

When you are buying artificial silk or woollen suits, choose those in which two colours are mingled. All sorts of belges and greys with. a line of dark navy or the new The North China Standard learns lavender-blue are worth while, from Shanghai that the negotia-Frisca frocks with vests or revers tisement In this issue of the Lions between Mr. E. W. Mead and of another colour and long conta Telegraph that the Banvard Must Mr. T. V. Soong have so satis-bound with a contrasting shade cal Comedy Company, which is alfactorily progressed that four dis- are also very smart. present enjoying a successful sea-iriet inspectorates will be restored.

Theatre-goers will be interest-

ed to learn from a special adver-

son at the Theatre Royal, will be- ginn short season at the Star Theatre in Kowloon this work.

The season will open on Thurs- day, February 16, with "Katja,” the bly musical comedy success, which has been played for two nights only in Hongkong "Kat- ja" will be followed by the de-

These offices in normal times yield $18,000,000 annually.

The Nanking Government has re- cognised the foreign tonn obliga- tions secured on the salt revenues.

The results are due to the cordial spirit and business attitude shown by Mr. Soong-Reuter,

lightful comedy, Mercenary TEAPOT DOME INQUIRY.

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MR. J. D. ROCKEFELLER'S EVIDENCE,

Mary" La musical comedy, "Queen High," which lins been played for one day only in Hong. kong, and "The Review of Ro- vies," which will be entirely new to the Colony. Comprising the

Washington, Feb: 12. best Items of five different revues, Mr. J. D. Rockefeller testified "The Review of Revues" will be for an hour before the Senate Tea- one of the most sparkling produe pot Dome Committee. He ans Lions ever presented in Hongkong.wered all questions, but was un-

able to supply vital information. Booking for the Kowloon sea-

He expressed bitter disappoint- HOй op at Moutrie's and the

ment at Colonel Stewart's refusal. Star Theatre to-day! Prices of ad- mission will be $5, $4, $2 and $1fidence in Colonel Stewart's in- to testify, but lie bus absolute con- The first two rows of the stalls tegrity-Reuter's American Ser will be $5, but there will be plenty of seats in the orchestra stalls and dress circle at $4. After the success achieved, at the Theatre Royal, a thoroughly enjoyable season in Kowloon may be expect- ed,

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EUROPEAN Y.M.C.A. REPORT.

BIG GRANT TO BUILDING

FUND.

Features of the annual report of the European Y.M.C.A, Kowloon, which is to be considered at the| moeting on February 21, are that the Association's publication The

vice.

BRITISH TRADE.

BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS FOR JANUARY.

London, Feb. 11. The Board of Trade returns for January show the following details of British trade:

The value imports was £100,389, 225, a decrease of £13,188,004 aa compared with January of 1927.

The value of exports was £59.. 742.733.. un increase of £4,320.886 compared with January 1927.- Reuter.

Red Triangle is to be discontinuet LANDSLIDES & STORMS.

and that two tennis courts are to be laid down on the ground behind the building. The membership shows an increase of 3 on the pre- vious year, while the receipt and payment account shows that the year's results have enabled a grant of over $11,000 to be made to the Building Fund.

FATALITIES IN NORWAY.

Oslo, Feb., 11. There have heen twenty-five fatalities during the past few days due to disastrous landslides and storms.-Resiter.

THAT COUCH OF YOURS CAN BE CURED.

Our "SPECIAL COUGH LINCTUS

and

“COLD AND COUGH MIXTURE'

are sovereign remedies for colds and coughs.

THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY

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A Morning Gown.

A distinctive morning frock In the popular check taffetas, shewing wine-red lines on a' belge ground. Plán Velga crepe is introduced in the form of a tucked vest, collar and cuffs, while the initiale are worked in red on beige.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS.

BOY! YOU CERTAINY SHOVED OSSIE 'AN' AIS DONK UP YESTERDAY,

TAG!

ŻAJEVER SAW A FAIRER

RACE!

DIDASY WE 60. FAST!

I GUESS LE WONT 60

·BRAGGIN' ABOUT JUS DONE NOW

For

the Shingled.

Here are two pretty nations that are perfectly simple to carry out the first consists of a band of black velvet ribbon set with imitation pearls and finished at the side-front with a cabochon. The second Iden is a spray of gold gauze

roses attached above the left ear.

For the grande ime, the im-that there it was always the pariant dresses are most élaborata corsetiess, curveless girl with no longer beaded, but encrusted shingled hinir and short skirts who with sequins so heavily that no-won the handsome hero. So she thing of the underlying fabric is decided to go and do likewise. The beauty parlours were stormed, seen.

"These robes of metal are worth and silk stockinge superseded fifty guineas, and are a burden to cotton, much to the rapture of the wearer. But they are very German manufacturers. smart,

"La Petite Chalse,"

The newest restaurant Just opened in Paris is called "La Petite Chaise." It is in the Rug de Grenelle, in the Faubourg Saint Germain, and Mistinguet was present at its opening.

The name is derived from ni historic chair presented in 1680 y none less than Louis XIV., who had dined there with a few cour-

Liers.

Every effort has been made to preserva the seventeenth-century feeling of the ancient inn:

The food is of a very high order, and there are, ho jazz or black musleluns. The manager is an American, Eugene Shoocraft.

A Bishop's Anecdotë, Not long ago the Rev. "Dick" Sheppard made a broadcast appeal against laughing at jokes about drunkenness. The Bishop of Step- ney, however, does not think ther need be ruled out

He told the

To-day there are as many beauty parlours to the square inch in Berlin as there are In New York.

The smart hotels which sponsor afternoon dances Rever lack ni crowd of chic women, dressed in the world's uniform of fashion. They dance the modern steps, though it must be admitted they usually arrive here a year late.

Pillion Girls, Too,

The modish German woman has her flaxen Jocks shorn, her eyes blacked with mascara, and a figure so thin that all the elder scientists are shaking their heads,

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German women drive their own cats with the saine daring as their American sisters, Motor-cycles are driven just as pften by women as by men, and girls go pillion rid-

ing.

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Skating, of course, la always popular, and modern gymnastics often taken ft the nude help the Bournemouth German woman keep in trim for the Rotary Club about $ woman straight-line fashions. A woman's rather the worse" who got into a football team will be sent from Watch Night service. The vicar here to play a feminine Parisian asked a churchwarden if he could eleven this winter." persuade her to go out. The churchwarden, went to her, said something; and immediately the followed him to the door.

"What did you say to her?" asked the vicar afterwards. issid, 'Come and have another,"

was the church warden's reply.

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WELL-NOW UJLAT HAVE YOU TO SAY, OSCAR? HAAHNÄ

LISTEN

TO AM

Practically all this port activity among women has sprung up

the war.

àface

Women smoke in public in all Germani elties. In fact thöro are probably more women smokers here than in America.

Oscar Protests

AW-TUAT WUZZAT A FAIR RACE.

WASN'T FAIR? WILLY WASAY-

HO-SOUR GRAPES

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1 Stepped.

5 Unsound.

8 Inter.

12 Competitor.

Across..

13 Part of a calyx,

14 Enchanting, region,

15 Bottomless gulf.

17 Bite suddenly,

18 Musical sounds.

10 In addition.

20 Pbials.

28 Pertaining to it

26 Crossed by a ferry.

28 Employ.

30 Spots.

32 Indian ursine-quadruped,

33 Emmets.

34 Dress protector. |

35 Decreo.

30 Mixture.

88 Kingly.

40 Novice.

42 Part of the foot..

43 Robber,

44 Twist round..

47 Christmas song.

49 Obtain.

Gi Goes without food,

G4 Person's decoase.

55 Ornaments,

66 Sticky substance, 67 Permit

58 Acquire knowledge. 59 Cant a sly look,

60 Situation.

61 Tinged.

Down

1 Allowance for waste.

2 Italian entertainment.

3. Recoss for baking.

Inhabitants of Denmark. 6 Gem. 7 Gusto

1.

8 Water receptacle,

"Bone of the forearm.

10 Opposed to idealist. 11 Barks.

17 Long for,

| 22

Telle

Court messengers.

23 Insano person,

24

Musty,

120 Indian princasa,

27 Visionary.

128

29 Impede by one's own act.

31 Health resort.

33 Perform.

87 Amiable.

39 Pledges.

41 Enthusiasm.

45 Prime mover.

40 Exasperated to fury.

47 Fuel

48 Irritate

49 Fixed look.

50 Topic.

52 KIII.

58 Dispatch,

Saturday's Puzzle.

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BEAUTY TREATMENT Made in her own laboratories, we need

hardly say that the quality of all the products bearing Miss Cooper's name is the finest that tall possibly be attained

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NEW STOCKS ARE TO HAND

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

IT WUZZNY FAIR BECAUSE ANY DONK STOPPED TO EAT

HAYATS

WHY!!

(AND REDUCED)

By Blosser

I'LL TELL YOU OSCAR!! IF YOU TWAK. IT WASNT"

FAIR, TAL WILLING TO RACE YOU AGAINTM.

ZLL BE FAIR WITH YOU!!

IS A GOOD SPORT!!

SUITS ALE

AGNES OSCAR

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