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WOMAN SAVAGED BY OWN ALSATIAN,

FIST IN DOG'S MOUTH SAVES

HER LIFE."-

MILITARY: EXPENDITURE.

SOME VERY INTERESTING COMPARISONS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1928.

Terribly wounded,, and with In comparing the military ex every shred of clothing torn from penditure of various nations, con- her, Mrs. Webb, of Hanger Hillsideration should not be given so Nurserica, Ealing, made a des- much to the absolute figures as perato fight for Hfe when attacked to their relative ratio compared with the other items of the budget. by her own Alsatian dog.

It must be borne in mind, for in- stance, that the Polish soldier, with his simple requirements, costs for Iras in the way of keep, clothing and housing than doos the German or Englishman.

The drumatic details were told by Miss Elsie Webb, who, with her father, Mr. Frank Webb, came to the scene, only just in time to save the mother's life.

"We have kept Alentians for several years," said Miss Webb, "and have bred them In our kennels, We only kept them for a hobby and because mother loves dogs so much, especially the Alsatian Breed.

Reared From Puppyhood, We had three Alsatians in our kennels; now we have decided to destroy them all. Rupert, the villain of the piece, was one we had brought up from a puppy. His father was a pedigren champion

in 1926 at the shows..

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Mother and the maid took the dogs for a walk down into the picer of ground at the back of our

house.

WOMAN'S WORLD

FOR OUR LADY

The Bathroom. «

MAY BE MADE BEAUTIFUL.

It sounds rather queer, perhaps,

Since, therefore, the standard of but why should the taste and beau living largely determines the cotty which pervades every corner of an army, we must, to make u fair comparison, consider the in- of the house stop at the bathroom? cidence of the military and naval Too often it la a cold, clinic-like estimates in the entire budget and place, spotless with white enamel set them over against the costs of education, administration, utility and silver, but certainly not beauti-] services etc..

ful even in its own way.

If this be done, it will be found. that Germany's military expendi- Lure with its 6.5% of the whole budget, da sinuller than that of any other country.

Comparing the figure of 6.5% with other countries, we find the

of There was Rupert, who was military expenditure Soviet a powerful black and tan Alsatian, Russia and of Great Britain to be two and a half years old, and two twice as high (13.9 %); and Great Britain allots at least one-half of female Alsatian dogs.

"She had not been gone long beher expenses of defence to her navy, fore I heard piercing screams and 35% to her in army, and 15%

to her air forcés, eries for help, and I fetched father. We both rushed to the ground, but it is about 60 yards away from where we live,

When we got there we saw mother was lying on the ground fighting for her life.

Rupert was trying to get at her throat, but mother had luckily wedged her fist down his thrust to stop him from tearing at her,

"She was badly wounded, her ear having been all but ripped off, her face, arms, back and shoulders were all torn and bleeding, and the benst bad torn all the hair off one side of her hend. In worrying, her he had for her clothing to slireda.

Playing With Stick," "Everything was actually in pieces scattered about. We found afterwards, parts of her woollen dress and other garments chewed

The

percentages In France (21.7 %) and Italy (23.7 %) are substantially higher. Each claims the Mediterranean as its own set, and, in support of that claim, re- lies partly upon alliances and partly upon very extensive armament.

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This year, indulge your taste for colour in the walls. Enamel them, say, in a fairly strong, pure helid, which the white of wood work and ] ceiling will effectively soften, if you care to add a stencil of golden! water-lilies just under the ceiling, so much the better. The bath it- self may be either white or pale mauve, painted a deeper shade out- side, to tone with the borders, of the bath-mata purple with a washable rug before the washstand. | Curtains of nauve net with a bold design of water-lilies bring out the general scheme, and soap and guest- towels assist in the effect.

The floor i gold-coloure

Black and white is effective al- though cold, unless a splash of colour is added in the shape of butli- mats, bath-salt jars, etc.

Almost any shade la possible in the bathroom, unless perhaps pink, which is apt to look insipid with the A very unusual inevitable white.

But the relatively largest military estimates are those of lo- land. Notwithstanding the modest requirements of its soldiers, this which as ጊ State country,

the product of a

War Jess than1 31.5 no devotes

expenditure of its budgetary

other to military purposes. In words, almost one-third ofPa land's budget is swallowed up by her army greatly to the detriment

her other services-especially room may be planned in shades of education and public health. green, giving a pretty, under-water An easy way to brighten Poland is, indeed, a striking ex-feel. ample of the fact that an exaggera-bathrooms is to have all the little up and hanging on the badges near|tion of the so-called "security" extras in the desired colour, or to idea impedes cultural effort on the match the predominating note in the ribbon around the bath-salta bot-) part of the country afflicted by that paper. Thus, a bow of vivid orange thes, and perhaps an orange-border- exaggerated motion.

black and in

orange on white, towel or two in a room papered works wonders. Many novelties are of course available in the form of cabinets, mirrors, chairs, rail etc., but with patience, paint, an taste, the home decorator may have, with very little expense, what may truthfully be called a beautiful | bathroom.

by.

"Dad beat Rupert off with a stave, and we fetched a doctor, who ordered mother immediately to Ealing Hospital. ̧

Mother has a weak heart, but in spite of this she had put up a wonderful fight against the brute, who seemed to have lost its temper and gone amok. Curiously enough the other two dogs appeared to have become frightened and docilely went off to their kennels.

"According to mother and the maid, the dog had been playing with n stick. It was one of his favourite sports to chaso a stick and then tug it away from mother. "Apparently he had some difficulty in getting this stick away, and got cross and attacked her. If she had not closed it throat the position would have been more desperate."

When a man is sued for divorce it's usually the result of a little miss understanding.

Moreover, its detrimental effects Bre

felt outside that country; for it creates a general sense of "in- security," it prevents the general disarmament so

desired by the peoples of the world and postpones indefinitely the practical aitajn ment of universal peace.

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21 YEARS AGO.

SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE

TELEGRAPH" KILES.

The following items are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended April 22nd, 1907.

The rate of the dollar on de mand was 2s. Id.

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The mates of Chinese-owned river sleamers demanded an in- crease in wages to $100 per month, failing which they threatened to sirike.

A scheme was mooted in Canton for the formation of a company

with a million dollars capital to construct an electric tram from the Bund to Whampoa.

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Sir Matthew Nathan left the Colony on retiring from the Governorship., lie was the re- numerous addresses cipient of

and gifts. ·

The Typhoon Relief Fund totalled $279,902.

Mr..P. M. Hodgson was admitted a solicitor, on joining the firm of Messrs. Ewens and Jurston.

LEST IT IS TOO LATE

CHOOSE YOUR

BATHING CAPS

AND

SLIPPERS NOW.

THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY

Large

READERS.

Decorating Cakes.

FOR THE BRIDGE OR TENNIS PARTY.

Sleeplessness,

HINTS TO THE RESTLESS.

Advice to the aleepless was given

Small or large cakes coated with by Dr. Eustace Callender in an ad- chocolate icing look very pretty dress on Insomnia to the Medical decorated with daisies. To make these split some blanched almonds Society of London. across horizontally, and arrange the

Sleep, he said, reached its deep- est point between the first and second hour, and then became light- er, so that by the third hour

The Bouffant Mode. the sleeper is very near the margin

colour daffeta with silver lace This frock is of pehch

and silver flowera to trim it. The decided lengthening of the hem in the back is

feature.

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pieces in the form of petals, with The point of the almond sticking and Felt to the icing and the rest of the almond alightly raised from, the cake. One or two crystallised mimosi blossoms make excellent centres.

The large bat is here developed in beige felt edged with grosgrain. Ribbon en- cireling the crown holdy in place three feather motifs of red, yellow and blue.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS.

O, MISTER HUMMEL, [YOU SHOULD SEE WHAT NICE MARKS I GOT IN. |ARITIMETIC=I GETA SLED FOR XMAS IF I GET LOG IN ANY.

STUDIES.

With A Lilac Design.

A layer cake iced in white can bave a spray of lilac. Arrange the rystallised lilac petals as realistie ally as possible, make a stalk with a piping of green tinted icing, und add two or three leaves cut from angelien,

For Small Cakes.

Small cakes, cut finger shape, are quickly decorated with a crystallised violet placed near one end. With a fine picce of angelien for a stals, And a slightly shorter and wider piece by the side, they look very

nuch like purple irises..

A Use For Pistachio Nuts. Shamrocks, made from pistachlo nuts, are effective for all kinds of cakes, especially coffee cake finish ed with coffee butter icing, and are often used with walnuts. To make the shamrocks, parbell and skin some pistachio nuta, and cut inlo Three of these are thin slices. arranged with their points to gether to make a shamrock.

Pretty Conventional Patterns, Crystallised rose leaves or mimo

of consciousness.

The

During sleep hearing was the most easily excited sense. sensu of touch was more difficult and the taste and smell still more difficult.

Waking in the middle of the night Was common among the debilitated, the aged, those who took too little food or who took their evening meal loo carly.

A cup of hot tea or coffee some- times enabled such people to sleep again, presumably by raising their blood pressure.

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"It is hardly necessary to speak

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OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

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Across.

1 Insect allied to grasshopper.

Spread ungracefully. 9 Tawny,

11 Health resort.

12 Network structure 13 Adjust.

14 Not figurativo. 10 Head coverings. 17 Expires.

20 Tourmaline,

23 Inferior divinitics.

20 Armour.

27 Periods.

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31 Line in which two meeting aur 30 Unhesitating dash

faces form an angle, Untruth.

of many of the common causes of sleeplessness," said Dr. Callender-32 "the' Inte supper or heavy dinner, too much alcohol or too much to- bucco, the taking of coffee or tea

in the evening, overwork or work- ing until near bedtime, sleeping in a room which is too hot, badly, ven, tilated, or too cold, lying with the head too low and perhaps, in some cases, too high, wearing too much clothing at night, being overburden- ed with bedclothes, or being too cold in bed.

All precautions regarding these would appear to be matters of or- dinary common sense, yet we are all so accustomed to find this qual- ity lacking, even among educated persons, that it is necessary to pay particular attention to these details

33 Dazzling light. 34 Sledge. 36 Change.

37 Become weary, 38 Forerunner.

40 Expander.

42

To inmi.

44 In bed. 47 Indigestion. 51 One who inserts. 60 Impels,

52 Obscured. 53 Loved.

1 Subsido.. 2 Small beds.

Down.

3 Portaining to the stilo of a dial. 4 Silently.

6 Overstrains,

U Mutual discourse.

7 Indian coin.

8 Sediment,

and even to see that a suitable and 10 Fabrics of open texturo. proper type of bed is being used.11 Variety of carnelian.. For my own part, I prefer the non-

suring type of bed."

Geometrie Heel.

A new heel, designed in geometric lines, lends alender- ness to the ankle.

ventional designs, or lightly strewn over the top of a cake.

When placing ornaments in a de sign, a small hatpin is useful to pick sa blossoms can be used in con-them up and place them in position.

Isn't That Far Yet

YOU GOT A

FOUR GILLS MAKE HUNDRED IN |A PINT-TUO PINTS ARIZIMETIC? MAKE A QUART" AN'

FINE! POUR QUARTS MAKE

A GALLONS!

WELL- WELL!!

"BUT LISTEN TO TAIS- FOUR GILLS MAKE ONE

| PINT-TWO DINTS MAKE ONE QUART-EIGHT, QUARTS MAKE ONE PECK-FOUR DECKS MAKE ONE BUSHEL!

16 Colour.

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16 Occasion of gaiety.

18 Molled.

19 Burned.

20 Break

21 One who grants the temporary

uso of

22 People not among the clergy.

24 Simplo

26 Speak dorisively,

28 Cloth measure."

29 Brazilian coin.

36 Make suitable.

16 Small bird.

30 Let.

41 Rang

43 Headland,

44 Continent

45 Belonging to the car.

46. Three.

18 One who changes colour of

materials. 40 Reared.

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Yesterday'a Solution.

RAV

sleicks VCIM

GARTER-PROOF

SILK

HOSE

'Ladder's" caused by the

Metal Clips cannot run beyond the GOLD STRIPE.

Ask for

100

·GOLD STRIPE" hosiery..

Lane, Crawford's

BUT HOW MANY

BANANAS

MAKE A

Sole. Agents

ONE AINT

STUDIED BUNCHES

YET!!

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