1932-05-19 — Page 17

COMING SHORTLY TO THE KING'S.

A Great Human Story!

Based on STANLEY HOUGHTONS piau of Lancashire life. SYBIL THOANDIKE JOHN STUART- NORMAN MCKINNEL- COMUNO GWENN - BELLE CHRYSTALL Deçan by VICTOR SAYTLk.

HINDLE WAKES

› CAUMONT-GAINSDOWUGH FRETEAT

NEW

FOOTWEAR

Specialists

in

Footwear.

JUST RECEIVED

By

GORDON'S, LTD.

GLOUCESTER BUILDING

(THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT CO., LTD.)

Hongkong's

Fashionable

Rendezvous

Old English Bar Overlooking the Harbour

MORNING COFFEE AND AFTERNOON TEA SERVED IN THE AIRY LOUNGE ON 8th FLOOR:

SPACIOUS DINING ROOM OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR ALL MEALS. DELIGHTFULLY. COOL DISTINCTIVE APPOINTMENTS.

Single Rooms, Double Rooms and Suites, all with Private Bathrooms by the day or month. With or without Board.

Entertain Your Friends

in the cool of the

Evening on the

Gloucester Terraco

far above the City's

Heat and Noise.

Tel 28128.

Cable Address:-"GLOUCESTER."

P. I. NEWMAN,

Manager.

MAN HING

TAILOR

PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED

No.-9 D'Aguilar Street.

Tel. 20780,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1932.

EMPIRE SHOPPING

LONDON NOW BECOMING THE FASHION CENTRE

GROWING INTEREST IN BRITISH

STYLES AND FABRICS

London, the hub of the Empire, is making a bold bid to lead the world in the realm of fashion. With the growth of the artificial silk and other industries, England is definitely taking a front place in catering to the needs of Milady. Another interesting sign of the times is that Mme. Chanel, the famous French dressmaker, is intending to place on the market "Chanel tissues made in England," as will be seen by an article appearing on this page.

A specially attractive after-

1 toilette consists of 2. black talletas skirt, a tiny p1-aleeved bolero top, and flesh-pink organdi bodice with frilled collar.

WHEN ROYALTY

COMMANDS Helping The British

Silk Industry

QUEEN ADMIRES FABRICS

Visit To The British

Fair:

WHEEL OF FASHION Gowns in Cheap British Material

Women realised how lucky they British manufacturers have were when they saw the "Wheel of every reason to be proud of their Fashion" revolve for them in the achievements, for they have ro Theatre of Fashion at the Ideal ceived In no uncertain manner the Hume Exhibition which, opened at | upproval of the Queen, who is per- Olympia. Kensington, W. Inst

haps the meat observant critic af month. British industrial endeavour.

They wondered whether the Accompanies by the Princess Elizabethan woman or their grand- Royal, she spent several hours at mother in the "Gay Eighties" was the Textile section of the British, the more uncomfortable in tighten- Industries Fair at the White City, ed waist and heavy skirts, and sighed with relief when they saw Shepherd's Bush W., recently,

the attractive, becoming, and easy to-wear modern clothes which some of London's most famous dress de- signers made specially for the cx- bibition.

for every

Some sixty years agn Queen Victoria, in order to help the Bri- tish silk industry, which was then experiencing heavy weather, ex- pressed the wish that, on the wed- ding day of the Prince of Wales to Princess Alexandra, all loyal sub jrets should wear favours made of Splintelds silk. The

response. universal. andi British weavers reaped a rich harvest.

wan

They exatain numerous mate- rials. Frequently consulting each other as to the colours and textures of fabrics which attracted their attention.

are

"I think these furnishing fabrics quite lovely," the Queen re- marked while ordering a quantity of beautiful velvet curtala material

There were dresscs

OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS.

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Across

1 Seen on the wash. I'll it take

ita -hook.

5 Just a matter of posturen.

Perfectly plain.

10 A curtain-fecture in one word. 11 Take this dog, s n Cockney

night ray.

12 This is alwa

and

and it not n vol

13 Applies the

for ch garment.

Helpfu

propolisand

7 The

ponent.

lion's most

Cat in metal

famous

oj-

11 Much may turn on this. 15 Break.

18 Plunder.

19 Just one more squeezc.

2 When hunds up! is the order

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Santorini

17 He may be your choieu, aml, to

A certain extent, he's mine too. 18 This is a model clue.

21 1 expect there's a recognisable

taste and every purse. One of the most charming of the Ascot gowns was in spotted voile, which cost 18. a yard, and the material for a redz

at one stall. Among her purchases ensemble, which every woman Im- were numerous lengths of heavy mediately sighed for, east 15. 6d. brocades for upholstery, some light damasks for curtains, and plush velvet georgettes for gowns.

Lustre Fabrics,

a yurd.

At the other end of the price list was a black taffeta gown which was lined with real gold, which could be removed when the dress The Queen remarked that she was finished with. was much witracted by some lustre A revolving stage fabrica she had seen in small floral fashions for designs, of which she ordered pat- the day. some of the

dresses terns to be sent to Buckingham loveliest

in shown l'aluce.

specially staged "Symphony,” and

showed Limes of

n

A display of Lancashire cotton in the bridal scene at the end, the towelling interested both the Queen, bride and bridesmaids wore the and the Princess Royal. A mem-new chinn brooches and ornaments. ber of the firm explained that this particular gaily coloured towelling had previously been made only for export, but was now finding a wide sale in England. ?

The mannequin/parade in the fashions ball greatly pleased the royal party. Herd the Queen re- mained more than 20 minutes in excess of her timetable, and after the display of fashions she sent her congratulations to the mannequins.

MME. CHANEL'S GESTURE. Scheme For British Materials

French dressmaker, who has been Mme. Chanel, the well-known

making her own materials for the last two years, is likely to colla- borate with English textile manu-i facturers in the near future,

Once again the Royal Family It is understood that she pro-i has come to the aid of the wilk poses to design new materials to industry. To every aummons to be made in British facturies and the forthcoming Courts the Lord placed on the market under the Chamberlain has affixed a printed label of "Chanel tissues made in slip which reads:

England."

Some of the leading cotton, silk, "Their Majesties have expressed wool, and lace firms in England The wish that ladies attending are considering propositions Mme. Court should, as far as possible, Chanet han put before them. wear dresses of British manufuc-, It is intended to demonstrate Lure."

these English-made materials at

A Royal wish expressed in this the new dressmaking catablish- way in tantamount to a commandment which she proposes to open, It follows a visit recently paid by in London shortly. the Queen to 11, Downing-street, where Mrs. Baldwin showed her

Majesty a marvellous display of cipating a record season in conse British silks which she had been quence of their Majesties' timely instrumental in getting together. inthnation, which, directly and in-f Not only manufacturers, but Eng-directly, will ensure employmout lish Court dresamakers, are anti- for many hands.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

The gold lace cape-worn with an evening dress in Bun- aet-pink satin which has a cluster of gold flowers at the wilst.

The Rout

"stamp" most of hir lond (anag. ).

24 Take an easy pace: the poleise

broken.

25 Cross this for an hour*4.

creation.

nests.

12.

26 A little bird that built many big The kind of head that goes with thumb in mouth,

30

Very like a dati.

31 Great joy.

Dry dust-laden wind in Egypt. Down

1 Shakespearean character,

2 He uses his eye, and the writer

uses his heart.

3 This sign is seen in a moment. 4 Getting into a knot-on the

floor.

5 This boat is lighter.

0 Age helps in this wise.

EXCHANGE RATES.

Paris.. Genevo Berlin

Dalo.....

New York Amsterdam Vienno Madrid

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of the day, and twelve inter, too.

hours

Sen, there is a weed beside the cushion in the field.

irds that spoil metals.

23 Why is the girl eager?

This materiai?

•

21 Porch.

For

28 The bishop looks up as he des

cends.

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KILLED BY REDS

FATE OF BREAKER POINT LIGHT KEEPERS

Shanghai, May 18.

News has reached hore that the

540 lighthouse keepers from Breaker 34 Paint, Amoy, who were taken pri 178.9/168oners by bandits on February 27 3.07% have been shot by their captors. 9.06

33

The men were George Edwards, British subject and 8. An- 44 dreiar u, a Russian.

Previous Day. Yesterday.

.93.13/10

93%

.18.70

18.80!

.15.35

15,40

20

Helsingfors

316

215

215

Athens...

540

640

Buenos Aires...38.3/16

Shanghal

.1/8

.3.60%

.9.02%

33 44.31/32 G16

.1/3%

Brussels

26.10

Milan....

7116

Prague... Stockholm

penhagen.

18.30

110

1/6.61/64

1/6%

.30

4.13

4.18

70

1736

Yokohama Montevidro.. Montreal.

ל

18.11/10

Silver (spot)...17.5/16

Every

conceivable effort to 26.25 secure their relense was made by 71.16/2 the British and Chinese author!- 124, ties, but the Coast Inspo :ter's 10.70 Office here has now received in- 18.30 formation that the bodies of the 110 men have been found, ri1 tred with

bullets. The location of the dis 1/8.17/32 covery is not stated.-Reuter.

30

(forward) 17.7/16

174 ---British Wireless.

FELIX HAT SHOP

YORK BUILDING. NEXT TO MOUTRIES. LARGE BRIMMED ROUGH STRAWS

IN

BLACK AND WHITE

ALSO

Just received a Beautiful Assortment

of the famous

"BETH" AND "KENMORE" HATS. EACH HAT A DISTINCTIVE MODEL.

Your need these for the Summer.

PHARMACY'S

SUNBURN LOTION

PRICKLY HEAT LOTION

MOSQUITOL

AND

COCKROACH POWDER

THE PHARMACY.

Phone 20345.

HOT DOG!

LOOK AT 'EM

DKS OUT OF THERE!!

EAT 'EM

UP. POODLE

GO GET 'EM, POODLE .... ATTA BOY

WHY DIDN'T YOU

TELL ME, THEY HAD

A DOG AS BIG

AS A LION?

HOW'D E

KNOW THEY

HAD THAT

BIG GIRAFFE

I THOUGHT

>DU HAD A LOT OF

NERVE,

AMZY

WELL, I DON'T SEE

You WALKIN'

#!

WE OUGHTA GIVE POODLE AN EXTRA BIG BONE

TODAY

By Blosser

GEE' POODLE

CERTAINLY SCARED 'EM OUT, DIDN'T

HE, DOODLE

?

YEAH... BUT HE WOULDNTA COME DOWN HERE!

IF I HADN'T THROWN THIS STICK FOR

HIM!!