1932-02-23 — Page 17

Do You Take

A Back Seat?

May be you do this not only

a car because

you are

too nervous to ride in front, but also

In

in life generally, because your energy and vitality have become depleted, 'your blood thin impoverished.

TO BE WELL, YOUR BLOOD MUST BE RICH

PURE & PLENTIFUL

and

To put up with 318-health means that you sacrifice ninetenths of at that munkes life worth while. Take a surge of

Dr. Williams' Pink Pills

the splendid blond and nerve Get back the vigour and Tonic. happiness of youth by means of the plentiful supplies of rich red blood which Dr. Williams' Pink Fills Jufuse into your veins, No- thing else will a surety or 30 permanently restore vigour and

REHABITATE YOUR WHOLE SYSTEM.

SHANGHAI RELIEF.

OVER $190,000 RAISED BY TUNG WAH.

THE

Further big contributions for the relief of the Chinese civilian refugees at Shanghai have been received by the Tung Wah Hespi- tal. After five days visits to the leading Chinese firms the Direc- tors of the Hospital have anceeed- ed in collecting a total amount of $190,000, of which more than $130,000 has already been paid to the Hospital. The Hospital has romitted a total num of $140,000 to the Cantonene Club (Kwong Shiu Kung Sor) in Shanghai which has undertaken the distri- bution of the fund for the relief of the refugees.

One of the biggest contributiona comes from the Pawn Shop Owners Association which has de rided to request each pawn shop 2 donate $300. There being 151 pawn shops in Hongkong the total collection from this direction niong will amount to $45,300,

Other notable contributions are $10,000 trom the Chinese stuif of the Empress Hotel near the Wes- Lern Market and $580 ench from Hon. Dr. t. 11. Kolewall, the Hon. Mr. S. W. Tso, the inn. Mr. T. N. Chau il Sir Shou-son Chow,

The Chinese sugar merchants have decided to levy an extra ve cents on every sack of nugar imm. parted into Hongkong, and which it is estimated would yfell about $170,000 in a year.

The Rhee fr

Pak in Nam Houg will collect one cent from cach picul of rice imported into Hongkong. They are confident of being able to secure abut $100,000 for Shanghai relief by the end of the year.

HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1932.

DAINTY

WOMEN'S WORLD

FOR OUR LADY READERS.

GOWN OF BLACK AND GREEN LACE.

There's sheer mugle in black lace and green when combined to make this lovely, graceful. gown for semi-formal occasions. The yoke, decorative sleeves and lower edge of the long skirt are of the green lace, the body of the dress black. It is worn with classie black antin pumps with rhinestone buckles ant dashing little hat of velvet, with a touch of fenthers.

TO. MORKOW AT THE KING'S

SYLVIA SIDNEY

IN

'LADIES OF THE

BIG HOUSE

A Guramount Gictur

Latest

BRUNSWICK

and

MELOTONE

RECORDS

-Obtainable--

-from-

THE

BRUNSWICK HOUSE

Arcade, Gloucester Bidg.

WASHINGTON DAY.

BICENTENIAL

CELEBRATION

AT HONGKONG.

of the birth The bi-centenary of George Washington, the firs President of the United States of Amerien, was fittingly celebrated by the American community

of

SPRING FASHIONS.

|Light

COLOURED HANDLES.

The newest Shefeld plate bread knives have brightly coloured

PARISIAN NOTES.

༄1:[།བང ཚ

OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS."

130

Acron 1. Dracribes a day of jubiliation in

America.

D Not all about a monkey, even when it runs round the edge of a rent.

10 The chestnut gatherer. 11 Sald to be long.

12 Nothing,

13 Use the divining-rod.

14 A force light that when broken down may yet become large again.

17 Fear due, in a great measure, to

a mistake.

10.This way leads not to destrue-

tion.

21 The scene of the contest.

£2 Race description.

24 Not so much an emblem as it sounds—and that's brassy

encagh.

the

26 Excess of the solar over

lunar month. You are bound to make agreement here.

20 Famous for their bull.

41 We bring this stato of boredorn

to an endi

32 Here you catch him looking back

-like his wife,

Tweeds to the handles of polished wood, in Black and White Still, Place an old-fashioned fiddle in

Fore.

shades of green, blue, red, or yellow. The knives may be The seed for ecunemy from the bought to match wooden bread woman's point of ties has been carsplatters, which have a scalloped

in Vogue.

Women in Paris have been com-

front of a chartered accountant for a character in "Ivanhoe.” 34 Name wrongly, assisted by the

allght fog, no doubt.

plaining for quite a long time that 35 This Instrument may be scen

high and low (hyphen).

Down

Hongkong yesterday. During the fully studied, and clients will find edge painted to match the knives fashions are designed to adorn an

andi

alternoon the American Consulate and American business houses were closed for the occasion Jat night a dinner dance, held at the American Club, was attended by a large crowd, amongst those present being the American Con- sul General at Hongkong, Mr. John 1. Putnam.

British and other warships in Hongkong, harbour were bedecked with flags yesterday in honour of the occasion, and at midday | salute was fired by H.M.S. Tamar.

cclebra- Although yesterday's tions were of an uncleial nature, several calls were made upon the Consul General during the day.

that their dressmakers are enty fan)

willing to give them valuable hints in planning their spring wardroben

Here are some of the high-lights from a collection seen in Hanover.

Aguero

A binn which is new to fashion ha een copied from the colour of the bonnets of the ghillies on the Bal moral estate, and in used for п attractive suit of plain and patterned tweed. The frock of Faht-weight tweed have a faint black checked design, while the cont is of plain) blur.

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Red and Blue. The combination of red and blue promises to be ponder this spring. and Senttish Barnbrae tweeds George Washington was born in these two enlours are used for soure; Virginia, of English parents, ex; gay sports and morsing ensembles. actly 200 years ago yesterday, and Fell hats match the fought for the English against dresses of woollen ninterial the French in 1752. After lead-colour, while the same shade is re ing the American forces to victory peated in this accompanying cants In the War of Independence in of Cumberland mixture tweed,

1777; he became the first President

A very penalde ndition to ate

it:

of the United States of America, two of the morning jority is the in 1778. He died at Mount Verumbrella to match which the man- aon on December 14, 1799.

|nequin carries on has arm.

Ginea Belt.

Thousands of ting glass pellets!

FORMER AMBASSADOR, make an amusing belt on a feb.

DEATH OF SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN.

London, Feb. 22. The death occurred yesterday of Sir Maurice de Bunsen, at the age of 81.

He wna British Ambassador to Madrid from 1906 to 1913, and afterwards was Ambassador at Vienna until the outbreak of the

war.

In 1518 he went as Special Am-

tante's frick of pale green ruched] chiffon which sprands out at thei bem like an 1530 gown.

An extra Fem of dark brown vel ,,:x། an evening coat of beige volvet is new.

So in the way in which the trim mire. of two silver fox skins is rție. ng, for a tail hangs froze rack

low

The influeren of the leishtina ngiti Fingers in suhe of the frecks. Florn. pay a Platly used to svemulate the slight severity of timp which in so herminion to the Englishwoman. Evening conts are less enemah de

bassador to the Latin Americanmfortable on chilly evenings countries. retiring after his long and to give protection where it

distinguished diplomatic career in the following year.-Bri- Fisk Wireless,

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bet alton they are forut needed. attle from the front to show the dress.

For the Flapper.

dress

Here is a charming for the youthful figure. It in made of any crepe marocain, and the little revers on the bodice and the short basque are in featherweight tweed of the anme colour.

ideal line, suitable only for young and slender figures. Wo shall, therefore, have two lines, one of them being thin, outlining the body, uns the other of the regalation type, suitable for women of all ages.

The first of these lines calls for high waists, details with an enrolap ing tendency, soft drapings, and long skirts.

The second line will be associated with cleverly arranged inset actions, bins effects. n lnl nad three- quarter length costs, worn with straight dresses,

The straight silhouette is the one that is coming in, and stark the best chance of weeens. We shall see short Fttle conta worn over the dresses. For evening wear, short wrapa will continue their reign. Draped serves and rounded peler- jank coming down mealy to the elow will take the place of s'enves. Pleasant contrasts will be derived from enleur-comrositions. For in- -banen, eberry-red as Amazon.blue will go with an all-white or all-black

Although white continues to be wam in the pranin, the various hindu pł blue, nale green, red, and mallow will hadn to wide variety and solados do the new fashious for smart evening functions.

For the daytime we shall soo good many examples of navy-blue with fresh lingerie Homes.

Black is always fashinable.

For sports, various shades of brown, ranging from nigger to pink. ish beige, and golden beige, are in favour.

Tartans occupy a prominent po. sition. Chiffon, watin. organdy, gourgette, and voile will be used for evening dresses, for the after- Den, satin, crepe-de-chine, georget- te, and crepe marocain.

2 An author gives a clue to a terrific blow in the Gulf of Mexico (sorry).

3 Turn out.

4 Necessitate, sounds like a Cock- ney description of a chicken's Jatter end.

5 Where the sun does not come in, the does, enys an Italian pro- verb.

6 He had risen several times, and

no tedious heckler could tire him

FELIX

(hidden),

7 A debtor follows the politician,

to authorise.

8 This old fashioned flowar makes charming and capital bill (hyphen).

"Nay, I repent it," within these walls (anag).

14 Elegance. Seemly before meat, ịạ though his is meet for the Duke. 15 Palm tree. Thors are a “con- siderable number in the district. 16 Hamlet: "And what did yon-1" Polonius. "I" did-Jullia Co-

18 By the side of a bat this colour

makes !ll-wilt.

20 It's curious, but a tot may give

comfort.

18 An artist in an East End die- trict makes a blaze of colour,

25 Used by farmers in the cornfeld. 27 My first may be seen on a fire, and my second beneath one. Useful, on the whole, to garden-

CIB,

28 Salvolatile, for exampla,

30 One of Nature's safety valves. 181 A stand taken by an artist.

Yesterday's Solution.

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FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS.

LERO! HAHAHAHA. HA HAHAANA HAAMA

HAA

AW GO JUMP IN

A LAKE!!

[SAY' TH' KIDS

ARE ALL MAKIN' FUN AT ME... THEY DON'T TUINK I'M.A HERO....I AM THOUGH, AINT I FRECKLES

WHY, THEY HASZ THEIR 'NERVE ! OF COURSE YO: ARE A HERO

OSCAR... AND WHAT A HERO,

TOO!!

WELL, I AIN'T GOING TO WASTE MY BREATH ON THEM ANYMORE...

THEY CAN GO TO

BLAZES FOR ALL

1 CARE !!

No Usel

AN, DONT GET SORE, OSCAR. NOW, NOW!

LET ME SUGGEST THAT YOU TELL THEM THE WHOLE STORY AND "THAT WILL IMPRESS

IT ON THEM, OSCAR!

A....THAT WOULD BE JUST LIKE PUTTIN' WATER. ON A DUCKS BACK...... IN

ONE EAR'AN' OUT THE OTHER !!

By Blosser