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THE WORLD

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH

1934

Why not exchange your old piano for a new ong If you are tired of your present plano, or it does not give good service, we will sccept it in part payment for.

a new instrument,

If desired, the difference in value can be spread over

several years, by small deferred payments,

OFF

OF WOMEN

GIVE YOUR SUIT INDIVIDUALITY.

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WITH A BODICE LIKE THIS

It Helps Give a Semi-Informal Air to an Everyday Suit

By Joan Savoy

Every busy Avoman needs one outfit which she can don at noon for the luncheon hour, and wear right through the day. Semi-formal sulis: answer that requirement,

The newest blouses and bodices lift a suit out of the every-day class and put it into the semi- formal mode. Individuality prevails. Some are of handsome satin, suave crepe and various kinds of novelty woven silk fabrics; Juxurious numbers are fashioned of lame.

The more

Separate blouses vie for favour with bodices that are. attached to suit skirts. The ensemble shown here has a gored skirt with gold

lamo bodice. The skirt, of soft black wool, has a built up waistline. Intricato detail maken the dress interesting. For instance, the raglan sleeves of the bodice are smooth and tight around "

YOUR CHILDREN.

When Parents Are Opposites

the lower part of the arm, but puff at the elbow. Incidentally, raglan .sleeves are very good both for mid-season costumes and carly spring things. They give that now sloping shoulder affect which is on the tip of every fashionista tongue.

The arble-trimmed three-quarters coat which is part of this ensemble, makes the outfit conservativo enough for the street. With the coat off you are dressed correctly for luncheon or tea.

The-Men winked at each other and mother went on with her pro- test.

A Different Attitude,

TSANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY

9, Ico House Street..

Tel. 24648.

--FACTORY:—Shauklwan Road. Tel, 22127.

·OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

15

Across

i Rumour has it that a jazz-band conductor recently resigned to take it up.

Bring about heat put through a transformer, and you can't pos- Bibly live without it.

8 Swindler less blunt.

9 Tali crime is mostly logical 10 You don't this to give similar

advice to the baker,

11 You can do it to milk or silk. 12 An island of the Far East. 16 The beaten and the ploughed

плу.

16 Let this, for a change, represent

Bomething Scottish.

18 Artist In a Lake county.

21 In theatres alive; in museums,

not.

23 Thesu West End backwaters sound good training-grounds for cat-burglars.

24 The donkey thinks it's like some- thing much more attractive than weight.

Jack's mother is neither insipid 26 Turn a quadruped into a biped. nor superficial. It is merely-that--28 USA State.. almost any father has a horror of 20 Proverbially quick. his boy growing up soft, and his 30 Aid to the expression of second thoughts in writing (two words). mother is abject terror of having 31 Expiration, in a sense. a enve-man some day in the family

bears.

Conflicting Influences.

The next day Jack was out with his camera. He was trying for who will disgrace the name he prize in the papers. He snapped By Olive Roberts Barton

a basketful of kittens and devel», "What on earth is wrong withoped the films himself in the cellar

closet. your eye? And just look at your pants filthy. You are certainly a When he showed them to his eight. I know you've been fight-father a day or so later, the latter

wasn't interested. ing again."

set.

Jack's mother was terribly up- She got out other clothes, and patiently set to work to re- trieve the abused ones,

"Aren't they beautiful? I'm so glad he chose kittens," said his mother. "Robert, you aren't half enthusiastic enough. You never give Jack any credit when he tries so hard."

She takes pride in his dress, his manners, grammar and gentleness. and praises. These are the things she accents

Her husband is proud of Jack's tough muscles, his prowess in ath- letics, his slang, and black eyes.. These are the things he delights in and encourages. ?.

It is one matter in which par That evening she told his fa-

ents of boys have disagreed since ther. His father was tickled to

"Sissy stuff," declared Robert time began except in Sparta, and death. "Atta boy," be said. "Did rattling his paper. "Why couldn't it is one thing in which I agree you use that hold I showed you? Works fine, eh? I'm proud of you, he take a bull or a buffalo? There that they may disagree.

Is one in the park."

Bon,'

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This time it was his mother who "Oh, you Males! You're a save patted Jack. "Don't worry, dear, age, indecent lot. I'm not going to It's all right for boy to like kit have my boy be a rowdy and it's tens. And it isn't sissy at all." got to stop here and now," cried mother.

Whenever Jack did anything rough or rowdy he got a hand "Aw, mummy, It wasn't real into a real ught then-you anything civilized or gentle his fight. Only in fun. If you get from his father. When he did

| mother encouraged him.

just show you sometime. If that Joe Smith docan't leave me alone I show him something too."

SALESMAN SAM

THIS IS TH' KIND OF A DUMMY I | WANTCHA TO PRACTICE ON, SAM! GIVE THIS FELLA A SHAVE.~

And yet his daddy is a gentle man himself. On the other hand

OKAY! DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME! YOU CAN GO IN AND"

WRIT ON TRADE.

A boy needs bath influences in his life. Sometimes I think boys have too much "woman" influence. Mothers and teachers all day and just two hours at night with their dads, If that long.

At any rate it is just as well that parents are what they are

onosites. Otherwise the wheel I may not be round but flat on

alde, which is always a handicap to travel.

He Has a Lot to Learn!

(GOSH THIS IS FUN, sustiper!

GHOULD BE A WHITE- MOBBE WASHER OR A PAINTER!

Down

1 Sounds Uko a girl la fine fettle,

but that is only to throw you oft - the scont.

2 No freedom with state in sly

surroundings.

3 One outcome of the press (not

original).

4 A Hebe, modern style.

CORRESPONDENCE

K.R.A. Annual Meeting

The Editor, ...

Corn-growers in extremities. Fraction of time at once.

7 A foreign town of no legs.

9 Don't stand this, if you can't-

really afford it!

113 Another Napoleon's Waterlus.

14 Certain trees come this here. 17 A bit of uniform.

10 Tier and tress are usefuln

a boat.

20 A play that opens with quite a

small draught.j

21 The dean ought to be able to

read this like a book,

22 Could you so team the dentist's

locum 7

23 Plain clothes.

26 Not too reliable when looking up

a bit of the line.

27 Christmas.

Yesterday's Solution FURTIVI STOMACH ANCHESTER YO NTWELVEMONTE TURE VIJF HOOK AC PERHAPEN BOUGHT E ENDEA YEY ARE GY

LUSTY. KNOLL LÊ 1 EWI. KO INSECT I PENCIL MC SOLDIEPJUT POMEU E L ASP EENGRO 8'S MENTI

SFREADY ATHWARKT

of the Association. Naturally, only members will have power to vote thereat, but a cordial invita tion la extended to any member of the general public, to attend and voice any questions or raise ary point nffecting the amenities of Kowloon.

Hongkong Telegraph"

Such attendance will not be con- Sir, I should be obliged for the strued in any way as creating any courtesy of your columns to re-obligation to join the Association, but we shall be pleased to enrol at mind the public that the Annual the conclusion of the meeting any Meeting of the Kowloon Residents' new members who may so desire. Association, which takes place on

C. M. HALL. Hon. Secretary, Thursday night (the 8th instant)

at 6 pm, at St. Andrew's Church Hall, is not confined to membors. Kowloon Residents' Association.

HOW YA COMIN' ALL THRU!

SAMMY?

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