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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1929.

Have Saved Many Little Lives.

GERMAN SETTLER'S WAR LOSSES.

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Delny is dangerous whore children's aliments are concerned, When a child shows the first symptoms of sickness, feverish ness, colic, vomiting, digestivo or intestidal trouble, prompt", mes- Bures for rellof such as are afforded by Baby's Own Tablets may avert serious results.

"My little baby was very sick through not being able to digest the artificial food which I was forced to give her on account of my own poor health. Despite mahy, remedies prescribed she kept pining away until at last, when nearly driven to despair, I started using

BOMB IN COMPENSATION

OFFICE.

Berlin, Apr. 3. A romantic story,of colonial ad-1 venture, of fortunes won and lost; in the vicissitudes of war, WRS told to-day in court by Herr Lang- kopp, a prosperous farmer in Ger man East Africa at the outbreak of the war. Herr Langkopp is charged with attempting to blow up the war compensation office ́in Berlin in a fit of desperation over the delay in receiving what he considered his rightful compensa- tion for the loss of his East

Baby's Own Africa property,

Tablets

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For four hours he is alleged to have held the chief of the depart- The very first I gave the child mont in suspense, whilst ho press- made her rext cany, and in the cd a demand for the immediate payment of 100,000 marks (25,000) end they saved her iffe and made under threat of firing a hex full of her a fine fat baby. I advise un-powder. The interview end- all mothers who have sleklyed in a scuffie in which Herr hables to keep this valuable Langkopo was overpowered after remedy always in the house," the box had failed to explode. writes Mrs. John Male, of 41 Coltage Street, Pontiac, U.S.A. ·· Baby'n Own Tablets are obtain able from chemists everywhere or post free, 60 cents per, vial, from the Dr. Williams'. Medicine Co., 60, Kinngae Road, Shanghal.

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complaints.Every lady should keep a box in the house.

Sold by A. S. Watson & Sona, Chemists, and all Chemists and Stores.

Proje,¿MARTTK, Chamisi, Southampton, England

In the course of his highly tem Peramental evidence to-day Herr to Johannesburg at the age of 14: Langkopp said that he emigrated in time to take part in the Kar War on the side of the Boers. The Boer War found him again on the side of the Boers, whom he felt Irresistibly impelled to assist against the greed and tyranny of the Britlah.

"If I had chosen to side with the British," he said, "I should have kept everything and saved all the trouble to come."

But he, of course, lost every- thing, and then tried his fortune in German East Africa. There he became a rich farmer, but after two years fighting in the Great War he fell into the hands of the British and was interned in Egypt. As he returned to Germany from Egypt he was deprived of the ex- (cellent unit of clothes supplied to him by the British and givey another suit, of which the prin- eipal ingredients were paper.

WOMAN'S WORLD

FOR OUR LADY READERS.

A Silk Veil A La Modė.

Veiled eyes have an appeal all their own, especially when the shallow little trifle that veils them is of a fine mesh glistening alk. The hat that Mias Juliette Comp-- ton wears is of black felt with something new in the way of ornament, a little spray of mother-of-pearl tuberoses..

Smart Handbags.decorated with black enamel, inset

SEEN IN PARIS SHOPS

Coral and Jade,

A "Hell Machine," Finally, he was left for

years with the most meagre satisfaction. of his compensation claims and after sitting in vain for two days on the doorstep of Herr Bach, the Chief of the Compensation De-

A black frame was fastened with partment, decided to intimidate Sports handbags are invariably a largo topaz. Coral and jade, in him into making an Immediate fashioned of leather, and it is in their natural state, wero responsible

for another design, designs of this description that the, He knew all about high ex-greatest variety and novelty are to plosives, "for," he said, "I more be found.

eash payment.

Chamois Leather.

..AND ITS MANY UŠES

Those humble articles the window and polishng leathers may serve as most effectivo substitutes for the considerably more expensive suedo. Chamois skine, oxamined carefully and selected for their firm, yet soft texture and good colour, may be put to all kinds of useful and attractivo purposes. Those with thin places and holes must be rejected, and only perfect ones selected

A good-sized chamois leather costs about half a crown. Smaller ones of more inferior quality may be had for only a shilling. Out of a single skin a delightfully soft pair of bed- room moccasins may be fashioned, leaving some pieces over.

Washing gloves of different shape sro quite ensy to make with the nid

of patteras obtainable from neelle

work storen

Handbags of chamois leather are distinctly smart, and this materin!

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OUR NEW BRITISH CROSSWORDS.

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7 Jewish priest.

12 Not Working.

18 Beautiful duck. 16 Tribe.

16 Inclining.

17 Enclosed light. 18 Disembark,

is best of all for lining baga nad pursos

The pockets of a dressing-rano 19 Entice, should be lined with it, especially 21 Mentally sound. when the fittings are of silver, ter-23 Prion,

22 Appear as if gnawod, toiseshell, or enamol.

Your Trinket Casket, Line your travelling trinket can- ket and "hushif" with chamoix Jewellery, needles, etc., so protect- el will not tarnial [

26 Skin fiint.

30 Deadly. 31 Spurt.

33 The world of spirita, 34 Pertaining to panoramna, 35 Bowsprit. 37 Forbid, 38 Joyful. 40 Margins. 42 Mountain lakes. 44 Delve into."

It would be well to line the plate basket with the nine. And any special kela of spodna or pieces of plato which do not possess proper 48 European mountain range. enses should be kept in chamois 5t Relating to the car. leather. For the former, have a 62 Orient. strip of the leather with tape stitch 54 The first day of months ed down Clo middle,

and 55 Foolishly. divided into slots to hold the spoons 56 Equal. to be rolled up without touching 57 Moral, ench other.

58 Kind of wild plum,

It is wise to kenj silver necklaces [59 Palatable. and other silver or pinted jewellery 00 Trials, in chaumoin bagk-envelope caren ATO simple-to promerve them from

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match. One design of gold was tarnishing.

A chamoin lining for the ten-cosy. with perals.

over the silver teapot is good iden.

Chamoia in muitable for cosy and dainty articles of clothing for small habies. A fascinating wor enp or bonnet, a miniature "lenther" jacket, and pretty little shoes per- Ivory and onyx are combined to haps worked with coloured silks or gether, also crystal and lapis lazuli.wool, are some duggestions. Its Marcasite lina bacomis almost.com-easy washing properties and softness than once blew up trains during The fat bag--chic though it was--mon by comparison. Now that Rue of texture are the great advantages the Boer War, and so WAS an expert in these matters." How-; held so little that a modified Ulnd-de la Paix jewellers have considered of this type of leather..

Like suede, chamois may be col- ever, according to his evidence, he stone has returned again to favour. tion, beautiful designs will be seen, oured with spirit dye if its natural

antolope worth their serious atten: employed his knowledge to Lake Attractive things are done with the and prices will soar and go un soir colour is not proferred Into the office of Herr Bach a handles Many thongs thread ing!

Always use a fur nocdic when "hell machine," which looked

It can be formidable to the layman, but was, through one another, so holding the! Vevet and satín are also seen for working this material. in fact, a dummy.

contents secure, but leaving them aftoroba wear. The old-fashioned cut into thongs and fringes like more easy of access than if a clipdorothy bag has been revived, and other leathers The Fress la exploiting Herrand to be unfastened

the material is stroked into a jewell- od frame. Those of patterned velvet Langkopp as an example of the misery which has he-fallen thou- Dyed makeskina, calf, kid and are smart, but I think that the aands of other Germans in like plaited leathers are all smart, and satin designs, tashioned to match caee, and the

Boereen Courier I was amused to see an oilcloth de- the now antin afternoon dresses, will takes the opportunity of making

enjoy a greator vogue. It is notice. a violet attack on England as the ign, in navy spotted with whiteable that, fewer afternoon bags are

with "origin" of all the trouble. In believe it will become popular, too, made

handea Thoy words which are the stock in trade Bags of fine dyed canvas are also, finished with gigantie knobs, which of the German Prose whenever shown for sports) wear. They are

are handles in themselves. the Ikquidation of German made with tortoiseshell or

Evening bags grow smaller metal claims for property confiscated by handles, with monograms to match antelope and lamo and kid are seen shape. Velvet is conspicuous. And the British during the war comes To carry with diallours there are with matching shook Velvet de- up for discussion, the newspaper | asks what right Britain us the envelope-shaped leather designs, signs are simple being fastened with arch robber of German property fastened with bands of silver or golit, a small button. Elaborate knobs- un to pose as a crusader against into which, is a wedge, aro slipped nyx surrounded with diamonds, for example→are seen on other designs matebing pochettes Large metal Flaps to match are seen on one side. What it deliberately conceals nail-heads and links trim other Lame and crepe dorothy bags are is that every single German claim is being carefully weighed against British counter-claims, that the balance is only being withheld against a final settlement, and that other countries (eg, America), whom the Germans hold up a models, have only restored or aro restoring German confiscated

all counter-claims.

Bolshevism.

property after the settlement of

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'Use our well-known

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be returning to favour.

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Fint antelope designs are counted smartest Many are set into frases which besides being works of art, are valuabla

are

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to frequently embroidered with a net- work of jewels, and set into frames on suita. It is, indeed, difficult to and anything that is not positively frightening in prion. Seed pearl handbags have returned to fashion for evening wear. Many of them are octagonal in shape, rows of Gold and platinum frames, inset pearls being graduated into a dia with jewels, ara finished with a metal mond monogram, fixed in the centra knob, surmounted by n

gem' to

SHIRLEY COOKE

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS.

FRECKLES SAYS OSSIE'S,} · GONNA FLY, HOME AND YOU BELIEVE IT/----- HoHoHo-I BETCHA YOU THINK TA', EARTH IS FLAT-DONITEHA

NOW??

OH, I DONT KNONA I DON'T KNOWN

WHO SAID I THOUGHT THE EARTH WAS FLAT? COME ON MON-WHO SAID

THAT?

Woollen bag sets are apon- Bored by the couturiers. A large brown ombre envelope and bolt piped in dark brown kid are shown here:

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10 Farm building.

11 Interior.

18 Pierce,..

14 Local taxes,

20 Ono who restrains.

28 Contain lights.

24 Dull. 26 E

27 Harmonise.

28 Race-horse.

20. Doms.

31 Plece of work,

132 Make súnburnt.

30 Little curling waves.

30 Selle

41 Gardening Implement.

42 Lyric.

43 Surface of a gem.

45. Impaired by inaction.

46 Relating to a base.

47 Growths on the eyelid.

49 Matter omitted by volcan006.

50 Dispatched,

52 Otherwise.

3 Boll.

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8 Performs,

SUNDAY OPENING of CINEMAS.

COURT SEQUEL TO A CHALLENGE TO COUNCIL.

London, Apr. 4. The question of opening cinemast In Portsmouth on Sundays was! raised yesterday when the Plaza Cinema, Ltd., was summoned for! opening the hall on Sundays, and were fined £5 and 20ghà, costs,

Sir Henry Curtis Bennett, K.C., who led for the defence, gava notice of appeal.

It transpired that the Plaza

DAAON ABDA İWEMAT OLAAD

LE REBEL

T. NAKAO. Japanoas Shoe Expert TORTOISE SHELL BOLES AND CASES A SPECIALITY, Hongkong Hotel Building, Queen's Road Central.

was opened for the first time on a opening to six days a'wook On Sunday on March 17, and the this discovery being made new Ifcences were issued during the Chairman of the company, Coup- ensuing week, and the prosecution elllor Spickednell, thon made a was now brought in respect of the speech anying that they were opening for the second time on a

Suday, March 24, going to fight the Council, whom

The Town Clark admitted that ho described as "Kill-joya." he had signed licences for the past After that date it was dis-five years na presented by a sub- ordinate without noticing that the covered that for five years the clause referred to had not been cinema licences in Portsmouth had struck out......... : been issued with a clauso left in

de- It was contended for the which permitted Sunday opening in force for twelve months, and tence that the original Hicance. WIS under certain conditions, although that there was no validity in the a white paper was attached to licence which had been substitu- several licences restricting the ted for it.

By Blosser

IN THE

1.THOUGHT SO-1 THOUGHT SO HA HAHAKHA - WHY NOT?

BECAUSE HE FELL DONA AN' KURT AIS

FOOT YESTERDAY

| MEANTIME,

WHILE

"THE KIDS

ARE MAKING

KON OPE

OSSIE'S

PROMISED FLIGHT, WE

HAVE A

HUNCH

HELL

SURPRISE THEM.

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