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SUCCESS OF STATE CREDITS,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1928.

When, in July, 1920, Mr. Artbur Samuel, then Secretary of the. Overseas Trade Department, ap- pointed a Commitee, under the presidency of Major Hills M.P., to. examine into the benents likely to uccrue to export trade from in- surance against bad debts, ne could arcely have thought it possible that the operation of this section of the Department would world wide today.

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After the Committee hind, report- | I have often wondered why ed, and the Governinent, had given "make-up" Is mentioned with

These attractive, biscuits are not the necessary powers, thera came bated breath as being akin to one' the Coal Strike, and it was not till of the seven deadly ainu. Cer-difficult to make, and are popular

Having once succeeded in a July of last year that the "float-tainly, it is often inartistic and for afternoon tea, na bridge. ro certain role, a woman often finds ing contract-the most popular out of place, but I cannot conceive freshments, or at any buffet meal-erself condemned to play thut method of guaranteeing credits-lint it can ever be morally wrong. Put Kalb.. of ground almonds, yne of character for ever. I was introduced.

To make up in the hunting deld.b.of castor sugar, and oz. of know an actress to-day who is In the five months which had for instance, would be in the worst rice flour into a mortar. Pound still playing, much against her clapsed, contracts sovering about possible taste, for there a quiet, lightly adding gradually the yolks will, the old woman parts she first 1,200,000 worth of business have workmanlike appearance is essen-forleggst When well mixed roll out tried years ago and another who Hål. Make-up before a hard and cut into narrow strips about cannot escape from her stage been issued; and the Export Credits Office has been dompelled game of tennis, where the dxer-3 inches long. Roll the strips in reputation of an up-to-date, smart, to move into larger premises--distressing mixture of rouge and timands and shape into horseshoes.

tien entailed would be apt to cause 线程 ounce of coarsely chopped and cynical, modern girl. Clements-lane, Lombardi-atreet. eyelash black, would be indefen- Palce them on a sheet of wafer or It is astonishing to see the

This ever-growing business, issible,

rice paper on a baking tin in a tenacity with which many mana- But why not allow a woman to moderate being carried on at no cost to the

oven from 15 to 20 gers and producers adhere to

1 Agree to a proposition. taxpayer-indeed, though the improve her appearance when minutes. When slightly cooled re-their first conceptions of a play-

6 Solted with smut. scheine was never intended to make wearing a smart dress by adding move them from the tin and cutler's capabilities. Nor

are they 11 Interferes a profil, it may even prove a source a little colour? Some hats posi- the paper to fit.

the only ones to blame. The pub-13 Reunited. of revenue If it continues to ex- lively shriek for a bright lip-stick pand at the present rate.

Scope of the Scheme, The Department is authorised to guarantee, up to 75 per cent. of their face value, sterling bills of exchange in connexion with the expart of British goods. The is unconditional; it guarantee covers all risks, and payment is mule immediately on delauft. It to all countries except Applic Russia.

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the

to carry out the general scheme, and many an evening gown would not be half so becoming if a little colour, were not added to the cheeks. In fashionable tint is so bright that nobody could imagine that it was natural, so that there is not event the question of deceit to be con- sidered.

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Foreigners think that we look positively undressed in the even- Ings with no make-up, and they ask not unreasonably why rouge should he considered immoral when powder in condoned.

The "floating" contract is work ed much on the lines of Marines Insurance policies, Mostly, the credita run for 90 days at a fruc- "Curiously, a wig has never been tion of three-quarters of one per thought to be wrong, even by thei cerit.; but quite a lot of busmess is most narrow-minded, but la gener- done-espagmally in the British Em-ally treated as something rather pire--at a half of one per cent, humorous. Yet a wig is certainly There growing also a demand meant to deceive the onlookers for long term eredity for big con into believing that it is the wear- track in}

the engineering and er's own hair. electrical trades; while the shorter term contracts embrace Transne- every variety of British manufacture.

The one exception is the Fur Eastern trade in textiles; for the MEYERHULS of Manchester and Bradford- do not want to be intor- Tered with,

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A woman with red hair and a fair skin can look perfectly lovely if her eyebrows and eyelashes are dark, while if they are allowed to remain sandy she appears non- descript. Why, then, should she. not be allowed to make the best of herself? Pale lips are posl tively ugly, and surely it is a pity that they should remain so when two daba with a lip-stlek can make them look lovely. "If Pro- Most of the business the Depart-vidence intended us to have scar- ment does is new. A manufacturer let lips we should have been born who can afford to give credit him- with them," we are told by the sep up to say £10,000, comes to objectors. We are not, born with the Department, and with its help, clothes, so evidently, Providence extemis a credit-and aerefore leaves something to our

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his trade--to perhaps double that initiative. amount. Moreover, the banks are co-operating largely with this Government estaubsinment, and will often lend money for short Leting 011 the credit of these "iloating" contracts".

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When Major Hills Committee was set up the Germans promptly established AN export credits scheme of their

own on dit erena lines. The German banka-unlike the British are closely allied with. the great industries; so that in that country, as in,America, long ferm credits have been available for years past. This has been one of the handicaps on British macu- facturers when competing for con- tracts of magnitude; but the new Department is helping to an ever- growing extent.

Recent discussions with coul ex- porters give good ground for hop ing that considerable assistance may be afforded to that much de- pressed industry,

Desires.

own

I have in mind to see before 1

die

These things: old tombs of

Kings in Egypťa' land; Palmyra's columns, strewn 'mid

Wastes of sand;

Haroun's famed eity, starlit-]

fabled; high Rock-hewn Persepolis; the isles

that le

Lush and mysterions in the

eastern sea;

Pagoda'd Burma; and, moal

dear to me, Some southern beach under a

moon-bathed sky.

But let me die at least in some

quidt rucm

Beside an English stream,

deep-bosomed. slow,

On whose far bank the branches

interlaced

Sigh murmuriously, and by

my window placed That when the westing sun was

plunged to gloom,

I may find rest, wrapt in the

afterglow.

A. I. S. In Glasgow Herald.

Across

of a class of priests of

14 One Rome,

One who travels on foot.

17 Square monaures,

20 Pointed stakes.

Opening into rooms.

Worn at Chelsea Arts Ball.

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24 Try by eating.

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This head-dress was worn by Miss Barbara Weeks at the Chelsea Arts Ball in London and represents "The Goddess of Pearl." It is a great lie-tasselled spider-web" of pearls nearly six

feet in diameter.

Vanilla Wafers. Sieve lb of cornflour, 10%, of flour, and teaspoonful of baking powder into a basin. Rub in 20%, of butter, sweeten with 2oz. of castor sugar, and add 15 drops of hopelessly buried beneath this vanilla essence. Beat up an egg, one part" fallacy that I almost and mix it.with the dry ingredients, tremble when I hear of some play- knead lightly, and roll out abouter's early success.

Pie, too, are apt to label actors and actresses, scorning the sug- gestion that they could play parts of another kind.

in. thick on a floured board. Cut

I have seen so much, talent

into Angers, sift castor sugar over, I firmly believe that if the place on a greased baking tin, and players already before the public bake in a glow oven 10 to 15 all bad à chance to do their best | minutes, or until pale brown.

work there would be no need to These are very short, so care comb the world in search of must be taken not to break them stars, nor lament the dearth of when removing them from the tin. talent. All the material we want Almond or lemon essence may be is here among those who might used for flavouring, in which case have been great had not early the biscuits are called almond or success condemned them to the lemon wafers.

monotony of a single part.

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Frase.

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Black-skinned man.

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41 Feara that agitate the mind,

40 To

call,

47 Season with apice.

48 With one leg on each aldo. 49 French measures of length.

50 Scope allowed.

2 Large kettle,

3. Gives out.

Down.

4 Ruminant quadruped.. ·

Name of two Scandinavian books.

6 Hit with open hand.

7. Small inke.

8 Encroach.

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Fleet of armed ships."

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grief.

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1 Transposition of letters of a

word.

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ments.

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30 Dandled.

31 One to whom a Tegacy is hip- -

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34 Followed as a consequence.

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