GIFT BOOKS FOR THE CHILDREN.
A BIG VARIETY NOW. AVAILABLE.
THE
GLADYS COOPER ON BEAUTY.
AND KISSING ON THE STAGE.
The problem of what to give children for the Christmas or New The value of beauty, stage kisa Year is largely solved by the amazing, marriage in ita relation to a are some of ing variety of books now available stage career-these for youngsters of ages, from the the subjects of "Gladys Cooper" tiny tot to the grown-up boy or girl. (Hutchinson, 128. Gd. net), wherein There wan, indeed, never a
time
the famous actress of that name Auch as the present when almost talks frankly and with animation every imaginable
aginable type of book is about her life, opinions and obser. produced for the younger genern-vations, tion. Messrs. Ward, Lock and Co., Ltd., of London, have for many years specialized in these publica tions, with the result that they are able to offer hundreds of books for children. Their latest Hat, repre- senting their offerings for 1991- 32, bears ample evidence of the paina taken to provide variety and
value.
Mina Cooper-Lady (Neville) Pearson is private life-hoa no mock modesty with regard to the publle estimate of her beauty.
"Beauty," she ways, is a kreat asset, but it is not everything, not by a very long way.
"I should be foolish and ungrate-
Easily t most popular giftful to decry such beauty na I have books for chhiren of all ages are but I am not vain about it. tho Wonder Books, which are be
Ing constantly revised and brought
tu htat, This time, the new
issue is "The Wonder
of
The Greater Praise.
"I would fur rather be praised
HONGKONG
LOCAL YACHTING.
TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 7. 1931.
CHALLENGE CUP RACES ON SATURDAY.
The Challonge
Cap
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Гасов wero
sailed on Saturday afternoon at the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club at North Point over a course of 8.9 miles es under:-(1) Lyemun Beacon (P) (2) Kowloon Rock (P); (3) Quarry Bay Mark (P); (4) Channel Rocks (P); Distance: 8.9 miles.
The results were as appended: "1" Clann
Stakin (A. V. Harvey) Norena (J. R. L. Stanton) Argulla I (11. J. Pearce) Rolin (A. Pollia) Diana (Major Bingham) Dorothra (B. Nacus) Colleen (8. Odland)
| Falcon (9. Borg)
"" & "Y" Class.
Ailan (Capt. R. G. Lackner). Speedwell (Maj. P. 9. Stewart) Daphne (Lt-Col. W. Stokes) Boojum (G. Pickering) Adanae (Comdr. A. H. Walker, Bluejacket (J, L. Adamn)
K.N.
Jessamine
Book Setence, edited by Harry Gold-for playing a port well, or vanning ing, F. R. G. S. Comprising nearly my home well: for I now that just
Why Wonder a pretty face, whilet 1 may be a three hundred pages, wth twelve
pro- very effective plates and other illus.help to start one on such trations to the number of three fession as the stage, will not take
con hundred, this book is a marvel of very for unless there is brain
and determination to work value at six shillings. The contri-struggle whind it." butors include many eminient selen- tinis, and there are chapters on
Authors
who ark of sending some of the most interesting bran- ber plays will remember, perhaps, ches of astronomy, electricity, methat she adores eating on the stage. chunies, botany, natural history. with diagrams and illustrations
"Apoy with a meat attracts which make the text no clear that me," she confesses; and i never young people will find it as fascina make believe in eat in such circum- Bainb herself ting as any hook of adventure. Instances." She
deed, many an adult will discover rather good at talking with in ita pages much of real educative meath: full. value.
"Children never have and never will tire of fairy stories. in ro
The Play's The Thing.
her
Na uctor of netrens, she holds, ts box office attraction
cognition of which fact Messrs.really
FANLING GOLF.
FIRST & SECOND ROUNDS
OF CHAMPIONSHIP.
F. J. de Rome, A. II. Musson, W. Vallance, O. E. C. Marion, I w. Shewan, G. R. Horridge, II. U. Ireland and A. E. Liesaman are the eight semi-finalists of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club championship. the first and second rounds of which were decided yesterday, with the last of the preliminary matches being played on Saturday.
roturned 0. F. C. Marton, who from leave during the past week, played K. S. Robertson on Saturday Position and won by four up and three to beat E. B. piny. A. B. Stewart Bruce by three and two, while C. E. Holmen beat A. B. Purvis by two and one.
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Wings (Capt. T. A. Malone D.N.F.
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Zephyr (G. I. Gandy} Lin (A. H, Chambers) Eunice (Capt. W. C. Ruse) Wendy (I. M. De Ville)
V.
CLUB NAVY.
One of the Closest Wins on Record.
YESTERDAY'S EVENT.
1
I
The full results of the first round,
morning. played yesterday follow:
are no
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A. I. Raworth beat R. K. Hepburn (1 up); F. J. de Romo received walk over from S. J. H. Fox; A. H. Mussan beat T. R. Chasseln at the 19th green: E. J. R. Mitchell received a walk over from R: A. Campbell; W. R. Vallance received a walk over from 11. G. Sheldon; Q. E. C. Marton beat J. E. II. Cagari (2 up); A. B. Stewart beat . E. Holmes (3 and 2); . W. Shewan beat J. W. Franks (5 and 3); W. C. Shields bent A. C. I. Bowker (2 nd 1); D. M. MacDougall bent I. H. Grace (4 ned 2); G. R. Horizo bent J. H. Anderson (8 and 7); II. U. Ireland received a walk over from J. D. Thomson, W. D. Denham beat C. F. Bunker at the 10th, green; F. A. Relmond bent R. C. Law (1 up); A. E. Lamun received a walk over from J. K. Mae Forlan (holder).
Marton Beata Stewart,
The second round results were as under:
De Rome bent Raworth (3 and 1); Musson beat Dodwell (1 up); Val- Innce heal Mitchell (3 and 2); Mar- Lon bool Stewart (8 and 5); florridge Leat MacDougall (4 and 3); Ireland the beat Bentiam (2 and 1); Llasaman
bent Redmed (3 and 2).
The Royal Navy defeated R.H.R. Yacht Club yesterday by one point, gained In the afternoon, As both aiden noored the same number of points in the morning. The fol "Gerald du Maurier is not, Mariewing are details of the contest:
Talulah Bank. Tempest is not. head is not. Seymour Hicks is not. And I certainly am not. The frath is we only draw people if we have good play."
that there are But she agrees definitely ML fcw་ actors SL737 actresses who have a loyal public.
With regard to her first mur- ringe, she says it took place when she was too young
to know her mind, and was the result of In love affair which would probably have blown over if her father, had not opposed it.
Morning Race.
Course Club Line West to East, Channel Rocks (P), Kowloon Kock (P), Mark on Lite (S), Cust Rock Mark Bunt (8), Club Line West to East. Datoner, 6.6 miles.
Cal
Yacht
Sulled by Why Weasdee? Me, Michalon BlueJacket Mr. Pickering
Mr. Adama. Cant. Fowkes Mr. Chambers Mr. Crovelier
Ward, Lock and Co. have inckuled nowadays. in their Sunshine Series a new ¿di. tion of Hans Andersen's
Fairy Tales.
This is a most attractive book, of which the distinguishing feature is the series of dainty fall page colour plates by Margaret W. Tarrant, the favourite children's artist. There are no fewer thun twenty-four of these, all beautifully done, Containing 128 pages, and very effectively produced, this so- ries, of which there are eight in ail, including "The Arabian Nights" and “Alice in Wonderland," sell at Another sphere in which Messrs. Ward, Lack and Co., specialise is in stories for young people. Here there is an most endless variety, in
Stage kissing means nothing, but three classes--for young people, boys and girls. They are all sub-tanya Miss Cooper): stantial volumes, well bound, freely
"No actor can be utterly indif-Con illustrated and
enclosed in coloured wrappers. Selling at 3s. 6d. ench,ferent to an attractive actress if he they are splendid value. We may has to make love to her night efter mention in particular "Bill of Riia-night, and no actress can be utter- hong," for young people, by Mary indifferent to an actor in the Grant Bruce, and Peter Garner, same circumstances.
38. Gd.
Cadet," by John F. C. Westerman, for boys,
"I will defy two people who do not like each other to play a good The same publishers have an ex-love scene." cellent range of cheaper gift books,
In which connexion we may mea tion three series as showing the wonderful value offered.
The
"Bumpy" Books, including nurseryshe
The Actress Wife.
One of the worst young actors was ever with Was Ronald
Ian Hunter is "just about the bost young actor we have“
rhymes, fairy tales and stories, Colman, fu "The Misleading Lady"
lescribed as big books for little in 1916. people, each with a dainty picture cover, four plates in colour and about 150 other illustrations, should make a big appeal at 2s. 6d. each. Then there are the Golden Picture
Books, lavishly illustrated, for young children. Selling at Is. 6d., each book contains over sixty pages of brightly written text, two or three plates in colour and scores
Speedwell Wendy Por
Doplite
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Royal Navy.
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Colony's Event.
In the play off for the second prize of the Championship of the Colony. which was won by A B. Stewart, I. W. Shewan qualified against J. H. Anderson and H. G. Sheldun.
FORLORN REVOLT.
VENETIAN REVOLUTIONISTS SENTENCED TO PRISON.
Rome, Dec. 6. The trial of 30 Slovenes on the charge of organising an insurrec tion in Julian Venetia (acquired by Italy from Austria as a resul: of the War) for the purpose of merging it with a "foreign coun- try has ended.
The ringlender, Zorco Jelencic, received 20 years" imprisonment and fifteen other sentences, were In this session Daphne fouled Why decreed ranging from ten years to
years. The two and a half Afternoon Race.
mainder were acquitted.--Heuter.
Wonder.
Course,Same as In the morning.
Wines
Honjum
Adana
Joan
Mesmine Colleen
Cind
Ala). Stewart Mr. Nurma Mr. Clin
Mr. the Villa Cap Mulhe Mr. Grat
Tulai Morning Rece
Total Pointa
Royal Navy.
Why Wester L. Ryder
In a chapter on Marriage and the lehet stage life:
Speedwett Wendr
"I take it as a compliment that Daphn Neville Pearson was not afraid to Dorother
actress-myself-and marry an that my late husband, when he
of illustrations printed in tints. married again, married an actresa Railways, ships, motors, pets, etc,,-Nellie Taylor."
Among the subjects covered.
She gives many quotations from Finally there are the New Little her almost daily lotters while he Wonder Books, also published alas at the front to her Orat hus 1. Gd., a delightful series of book- lets for little children, all illustrat-band, Herbert Buckmaster, who ed entirely in colours. these may be mentioned "Bully
Cont. A. A. Walker
R.M.
Mi cor
Cerit. Stevenson
1. Pulvertafi It, Tuthill
Tola! Morning Race
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IF YOU LIVED IN RUSSIA.
¡Continued from lage 6.)
RADIO BROADCAST
RECORDED PROGRAMME.
From Z. B. W. on a wavelength of 356 metres.
Chinese recorded
6.00-7.00 p.m. programme.
7.00-10.40 p.m. European recorded progromune,
7.00 p.m. Stock quotatlens, mail notice, ele.
7.05-7.28 p.m. Orchestral. The Wallting Doll (Poldini). At Dawning (Codman).
Victor Concert Orchestra. 20608. Marionnettes (Ginzounow): Porsillaga (Francia),
Victor Concert Orchestra. 20914. Minute (Boccherini). Soun Bole (V. Staub).
Victor Concert Orchestra. 20630. 7.26-7.30 pm. Organ Solos. Nesting Time. So Blue.
Jesse Crawford. 20505, Where The Shy Little Violets Grow. When Summer Is Gone,
Jesso Crawford. 21876. (Local time and weather
8.00 p.m. report).
7.30.8.18 p.m.
A Concert. Song-Pirate Dreams (Garnett and
Hourler).
Song-At Parting (Peterson and
Rogers).
Ernestine Schumana-Heink (Con. tralto). 1300.
Violin and Cymbal Duet-The Old
Gypsy (Kondor Erno). Violin and Cymbal-The Broken Violin
(Danke Pista).
D. Schaffer and F. Sarkozi, 20740. Chorus-Songs My Mother Taught Me
(Dvorak).
Chorus-Viking Seng (Coleridge-
Taylor).
Associated Glee Clubs of America, 20494.
Piano Solo-Harmonious Blacksmith
(Handel).
Piano Solo-Berceuse (Chopin Op. 57). Alfred Cortal. 6752. Song On Wings of Bong (Mendelssohn).
Song-(a) The'rt Like Unto A
Plower (McFarren-Schumann) (b) Faith in Spring (Baum Schubert).
Darwin Bowen (Boy Soprano), 20804, Instrumental Quartet-Narcizaus
{Nevin).
Instrumental Quartel-Mignon-
Gavotte (Thomas).
Florentine Quartet: 20443. 8.18-8.40 p.m. Band Selections, Country Gard (Arr. C. Sharp). Bobbing Joe (C. Sharp).
The Mayfair Band. 20642. Don Juan-Minuet (Mozart). May Pole Dance (Bloff King Hall).
Victor Band. 20390. Glorishcars (Arr. C. Sharp).
Mayfair Band. 20641. 8.40-9,08-p.m. Operatic La Traviata Potpourri (Verdi). Marek Weber and His Orch. VG0015. Martha Overture (Fielow).
Victor Symphony Orchestra. 35910. Tosca-Potpourri (Puccini).
Marek Webor and His Orch. 68804.
Variety. - 0.06-0.65 p.m. Instrumental-There Ain't no use
Working So Hard. re-Instrumental-I'm Going to Georgia.
Carolina Tar Heels with Chorus. 20544. Song-I'm Nobody's Darling on Earth. Song-In The Shadow of The Pine.
Kelly Harrell (Tenor). 20057, Banjo Solo-Sad and Blue. Banjo SoloMe And My Shadow.
Eddie Peabody. 20699. Song-What Do I Cars What Some-
body Sald. Song-Ain't She Sweet.
next block. That means there is meat tuday so Nastya rushes over to take her place in a line that is atready a block long.
On her way home, after she has get her
ration of beef-about one pound for the whole family- she buys Home hard winter apples,
FR at one rouble (50 cents) apiece. The co-operative would charge only about a fourth of that.
10
30
Total Points
72
But
the co-operative hasn't had fresh fruit for a week
a handbag from a Chinese woman in crowded street Among kept copies of them in a book.
PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.
DOCKYARD RECREATION CLUB AWARDS.
the defendant.
Tennis.
י
Geno Austin. 20568. Male Quartet-Voom Voom. Male Quartel-Bells of Hawaii.
The Four Aristocrats. 20587. Song Shamrock Leaves. Song- Tia An Irish Girl I Love,
Colin O'More., 20917. Flute Solo-Whirlwind.
Clement Barone.
William Gruner. 20625. 9.56-10.30 p.m. Schumann'e Concerto in A Minor (Op. 54), played by Alfred Cortet and the London Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Sir Landon Ronald. AM39. 10.30 pm. Rugby mid-day press nows.
Close down. The records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by Mesars. Tsang Fook Piano Company.
Bassoon Solo-Hungarian Fantasie.
10.38 p.m.
kitchen restaurant.
* *
Supper is Nustya's big respons-
Mr. Williams at the Central Magis to
A young Chinese charged before bility. There is no set breakfuat worry about. Ossip, having on the tracy this morning, with the theft of to travel almost an hour
his ears out to
And Des Voeux Rond Central on Satur- plant, gets his own hot tea Here is one extract, almost thrill-day night, attempted to convince the piece of black bread and leaves Buy an amusing story of a dog,ing in its casualness:
Ninu Magistrate that he was only 10 years before the children are up. "The Animal A. B. C.." and "Bub
"I was to have louched with that he was nearer 13 and sentenced gets herself tun and bread the More than half the time Ivan,
His Worship's walks a
to work, so mile ble and Squeak."
Barrie, but I didn't feel up to it, so hin to receive 12 strokes of the Nastya fixes
things for I stayed ln and lunched with Joan." rutian, to be followed by repatriation. | NE LOCAL ESTATES.
The handbag, which contained $112 in children. They have cocou, if Vasilion and the children get their notes, was recovered by a Chinese Nastyn got up early and went to cabbage soup. dried fish, black constable who chased and arrested the store after it, for there is no bread and tea there along with SIX-YEAR-OLD WILL
milk delivery in Moscow. Other 200 neighbours and take it home PROVED.
wise they have coffee substitute and reheat it. It is cheaper and or ten They may have an egg, much less work. Hongkong estate to the value of
a bit of cheese or some sour cream $61,000 was left by the Inte. Li
und black with their hot drink
If you were a foreign Women Woon-nam, who died at Tung Wah
Club Championship:-Winner: Mr.brend. Noons they eat at school. married to a Russian citizen you Street, Sai Ling Sze. Tol Shan
R. B. Hambly Runner-up: Mr. R. B. For supper Nastya always serves would live as these women live. District, Kwangtung, on April 19, The annual distribution of prizes Jackson.
After the soup Nastya In MORCOW រ met n alight, 1925. Letters of administration of the Dockyard Recreation Club was Singles Handicap "A":-Winner: soup.
woman I had known with the will annexe have been held in the Naval Yard on Saturday Mr. J. Pengelly: Runner-up: Mr. R. Kives the family a cutlet made of delicate
the chopped meat mixed with abroad, now the wife of a Russian granted to the widow. Li Tse-shi, in the presence of a large gathering. D. Hambly
which included the Commodore, Capt. Singles Handicap "":-Winner: cereal and fried in sunflower seed Communist. When I had seen her sole executrix, tomporarily livin A. II. Walker, who handed the Mr. N. Burningham; Itunner-up: oil. With this she has potatoes before she owned the last word in
No. 71, Shantung Road, Mong: prizes to the winners
the abMr. Chaplin. In
er kisha (a cercal like our grits). Paris clothes. In Moscow she kakisui.
Doubles Handicap: Winners: Desserts don't bother her. The wore a plain blue jersey sult, none In his will, testator directs that sence of Mrs. Walker.
cake too new, a beret and sturdy In the course of his speech, the Messrs. R. H. Jackson and G. Bur-children may have a sweet all his property, including shop
compoto of fords. She wore no make-up and promises at No, 73, Bonham Strand Commodoro said that although the nett: Runners-ups Messrs. J. W. Bald-or everybody some
fruit.
had her lovely, shiny, long black West, together with other premises procarious financial state of the win and R. W. Sapsed, in Tung Wah Street, Tei Shan, and people in the Colony far more heavily
Empire was reflected in the Service~Inter-Departmental 'Competitions,
hair cropped.
"It le a hard life, my dear," she cultivated lands at Chung Long than others and called for stringent
If you were a textile worker's Tennis League for "H" Trophy:
me. "We have one room and Tung, Tel Shan, shall be handed economy, the Club would still main-Chief Constructor's Department. wife, you might live as do the told entirely over to the executrix who tain its position, although naturally Bowls Compailtion for "Pearson" family of Ivan Zubenko, his wife, I cook and wash and iren and put is to enjoy all the privileges there-adversely affected. Ife hoped the Shield:-Chief Engineer's Depart Vasilisa Kilosov, and their three up jam on one primus (kerosene
children Committed would presovore in their ment.
Both Ivan stove) In the kitchen with three of school age.
rayon other women. Inter-Departmental Billiards Com- and Vasilian work in the
But
ared you get Lee Wah-yip, a clerk employed efforts to promote moro social func
Every woman in your in the China Export Import and tions, especially dancos, the first of potition:-Chief Engineer's Departmills and got about 65 roubles to it.
(382.50) a month aplece. They kitchen helps you. And when you Bank Company of Osaka, Japan, which was such a success.
The "Grace" Shield for Highest live in a model concrete apartment have only soup for supper or black Aggregato:--Chief Engineer Do their factory built for its workers, bread, smoked fish and ten, it does partment.
the planta. An excellent musical programme in nearby wave two.rooms
of.
who died intoalate on January 20,
ment.
The full list of prize winners fol- at 14 of 71, 8-chome, lows: Nakayamoto-dori, Kobe, left Hong-
Dijardu Handicap.
Run-which Messrs. Annies, Bailey, Mardon,
kong catata
worth $4,500. Letters Winner: Mr. R. B. Hambly;
of administration have been grant-ner-up: Mr. H. L. Wells.
ed to the widow, Lo Mon Au Pin,
temporarily living at the Kung
-Snooker-Handierp.
Winnert Mr. F. Jones; Rumer-up;
Won Boarding House, No. 83, Des. de Lewis.
Voeux Road West.
sha
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make it seem leas a trial when no
and one else has anything else! We
all borrow from each other, a bit
of tea, a little sugar, a chair for
F. Smith and Fleming took part, and bathroom and the usa along with also a one-act play "Between Boup three other families to the kitchen and Savoury noted by Man. Leib on their floor. Ivan and Vasilisa's company. Mr. Niblett and Miss Ingram, filled
apartment house belongs to a the evening.
a co-sin. group of six that have
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