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PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, MARCH 81, 1034.

CONTINENTAL POWERS IN GRIM RACE TO

Meet Walter The Waiter

by

F. W. Thomas

Last Thursday, at the Goose and Gridiron, there was chicken for lunch...... Now when I say "chleken, there was no birth certi- flento with it, "no" guarantee of its | youth but the bare word of Waiter the Walter, and he wasn't on oath.

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FILL CRADLES

FILL

ENCOURAGEMENTS TO THE PARENTS OF LARGE FAMILIES-FOR SECURITY

BY MILTON BRONNER

"You mothers fill the cradles and we statesmen will soo about Alling the graves.".

Of course Mussolini in Italy, Hitler in Germany and politicians in Franco do not put it as crudely and brutally as that, but, just the same, in the back of their minds there is the thought that their respective nations must see to it thay have plenty of human common. fodder-in case that often-predicted war occurs some ten or, fifteen years hence,

The radle has, therefore, al- most become a holy. symbol in the Heart of Europe.

French fears about the birth cause it has been declining for rato are easily understandable, bo-

years. In fact, it has gone down Hill pretty much since the days of Napoleon. When that war god France was the most populus of started ernahing across Europe, all European nations bava Russia. The bones of its fine young men strewed the battlefields all over the map of Europe. Franco was

up.

10,000,000 YOUTHS.

It looked all right and it smelt all-left crippled and has never caught right; but after I had bent two knives on it and sprained my wrist, I sont it back and sopped it for a brace of anusages.... Sausages are nearly always tender, except in

the close season.

was most

Walter, of course, apologetic. Couldn't understand it at all. Must extraordinary. And so on and so forth.. And then he had a rush of brains to the head.

"I guess I know what the trouble fa," he said. "That must have been one of those incubator chickena.

"You see, sir, a chicken that's been brought up, as it were, by a paraffin lamp has never really known & mother's love. It misses

all the refining influences of parental affection, the constant care and tender solicitude; and the re- Bult is that it grows up tough.

"If you've ever watched a Rhode Island Red," said Walter the Wai- ter, "and noticed how she is ever- lasting fussing after her little ones, you will realise that her one object In life is to bring up her family in the way it should go, to teach them to be upright and moral and to lead decent lives along the straight and narrow path.

"But a paraffin lamp has no such interest in the eggs entrusted to its care. A parafin Jump docan't bother its head whether its off spring are ostriches or sea-serpents. A puram lamp has no soul, no affection, no feelings.

But elsewhere, in Europe there would not seem at least at pres ent-any cause for such alarm. Germany is literally swarming with strong young men. About one million of them are enrolled organizations. Another half mil In the various semi-military Nazi

lion are in inbour camps. The uni- versitles and higher schools are full of them. Italy presents the anme picture. They are in In- dustry. They are on the farms. Russia, desplto the vast lossen ja man power it sustained in the World War and the famine that ‚awept some regions, has her large quots of youngsters capable of bearing arms. Yugoslavia shows

no decline in the birth-rate mor does Hungary. In Asia, Japan the Past year showed an excess of a million birtha over deaths. In Eu- rope alone there are probably 10,- 000,000 who could be classed as

young, who are capable of bearing arms.

tion; in Germany and France 18; 15.4; Hungary; 25.4. Italy, 26; Belgium, 18.7; Sweden,

France is the most worried of the lot. Her army le Inrgoly made up of conscripts. Every year the young men are called to the col- oure. At one time, before the The Four Power Pact, signed by World War, their term of service Haly, France, Germany and Eng was three years. Then it was cut land under Mussolini's Impulsion, to two. And now it is only one tried to make pence secure for ten year. The army leaders are worry- years. But the men, who are looking about the gap that is going to ing ahead, are wondering what ocear about 1936. During the war, will come after that ten-year pe ried has expired. What will hap That is where the cradles come in. pen in fifteen or twenty years?

Unless they are filled now, there will be no mighty armies then. BIRTH RATES REDUCED.

Unemployment, uncertainty of jobs whore people are employed, high cost of living, general finan- clal and moral depression have all had their effect in lowering birth ratce. In 1930 the rate for Eng- land was 16.3 per 1000 of popula-

im.

"And what is the result?" said Walter the Walter. "The chickens are deprived of the loving care, the guiding hand of the maternal hen. They keep late hours, they eat the wrong things, they wander about any old where and pick up bad habita from the riff-ralf of the doesn't really matter. The farmyard. They don't get their portant fact is that the fog weighed proper food, sleep or moral-train---160 tons; all good nourishing ing: and when their time comes sool they're about as tender and nourish. ing as a second-hand tyre cover." It is an intriguing theory and one worth considering. Minybe there is something in it, and, on the other hand, maybe not.

The mechanization of our poultry farms is bound to have an evil effect

And I have to pay 38. dd. a bag for soot to sprinkle on my onions and sweet peas. Meanwhile, all that rich manure and slag-slayer has gone, sailing out over the North Sea or German Ocean, absolutely wanted.

ITALIAN YOUTH MARCHES ... INTO THE CANNON'S MOUTH

are given preference over those with small or none, when it comos to getting homes at low rentals. Likewise advancement in all work. for the state goes by proference to those with large families, where the man equals in merit and abll ity his other competitors. Bache lors, from the ages of 25 to 657 pay special taxes. Thus not only moral and patriotic pressure is brought upon poople to have largu familles, but also very potent 11- nancial pressure.

FASCISTS APED.

Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Ger many, copying for his Nazi movo mont moat of the things invented by Mussolini for his Fascists, has likewise begun a big campaign for more bables. It is claimed that up to the age of 12, there are about six million fewer Germans than there were in 1014, · One of the most popular stunts invented by the Nazis has been for the state to make a loan up to $350 to young couples getting married.. They must both have boon doing. some work for 18 months prior to their wedding and the young wife must stop working so long as her husband gets a certain minimum wage. The aim is thus to provide places for unemployed men and give them a chance to think about marriage.

to war possiblities 15 or 20 years thence, a big propaganda in favour of larger families is being launch ed: A graduated scale of bonuses. All the way from $7.50 to $80 a year is being granted by the state to families of more than two chil- dren. Many French municipalities In twenty years there will be no to repay the loan in small instal- are giving financial help to moth-excess of births over deaths. Popments. But for the birth of each ers during the first month after ulation will be at a standstill. ;- living child, $100 is struck off the the birth of a child... -BABY CAMPAIGN".

birth rate. In 1887 the Italian rate was 39 per 1000 people. Then The loan made by the stato is it began steadily to drop-32.4 In

not paid in cash, but in vouchers, 1910; 26.0 in 1927: 24.0 in 1931;good for furniture, bed linen, and 23.8 in 1932. In other words, other household goods; so that the the fall continues, the rate will newlyweds can start housekeep- soon be as low as that of France, Ing at once. They are obligated

birth of each child. It is claimed. that 100,000 couples have already. secured this loan.

there was a tremendous falling off

So all the recent Italian Iowa sum owed and further payments of births. That will make itself

have been rigged up to favour theare suspended for a year after the especially manifest in 1986 and

parents of large families. Inhorlt But the most resounding cam- 1936. Instead of the 200,000.con-

ance taxes are levied where there scripts found fit for service, those paign for babies, just babled, more

are no children or only one child. years promise to produce only babies, is being waged by Musso Where there are two or more chil- 100,000. France feels it cannot lini, in Italy. Under the cloven dren, there is practically no tax reduce its army by such numbers. years of his regime, the popula- Income and other taxes are lesson- So some juggling will be done by tion of Italy has grown by 3,799,-ed, according to the number of which mer will be called up carli-000, reaching the total figure of er and some will be retained later. 42,654,000. It is thus the most The rest of the gap will be filled populous country on the continent, by soldiers from North Africa. outside of Russia and Germany, At the same time, with an oye But Mussolini is frightened by the

New Cult of

About half the brides had been working before, so their places were filled with unemployed men, children the breadwinner has. To. In many cases, if a worlding girl have ten living children is to pay marries, and her husband has no taxes. Illegitimate children are been unemployed, the employers upon the same footing as legiti-give the vacant job to the young mate. People with large familles, husband.

Nationalism in Germany Penetrates into the

Fraulein Turns Mannekin

Realm of Fashion: Fraulein

SLIM FIGURES REPLACING BUXOM TEUTONIC TYPES IN NAZI-LAND

BY ROSETTE HARGROVE. Berlin, Feb. 27-All German dresses, hats, shoes, in fact, every single article of woman's, dress, is a matter for the attention of it. ler's Government. And this fa Government Fashions are to be. considered no minor business of nationalized, just us everything clay is in Germany to-day.

A fashion show will very short- ly take place in Berlin. This is to be German from start to finish; from the Initial creative idea to the fabric employed to express it.. This collection (the second, as a matter of fact) is the result of the activities of the Deutsches Now why can't the Government-Modes Institute, a semi-official or- ganization, created last year to further the all-German fashions movement. The primary object of this bureau was to centralize and to group creators and dressmak- ers, manufacturers and wholesal. era, and get them to co-operate.

in the long run. Just as a sormat I mean to say, all you'd want would chicken learns ita habits of lifebe a couple of aeroplanes dragging from its mother, so must we expect a piece of muslin behind them the artifical egg to inherit the traits Anyway, there ought to be SOME of its paraffin-drinking parent. way of doing it.

It will probably smoke, and take to the all, and go out at night, and burn the wick at both ends.

With a view to getting some expert confirmation of Walter's theory I rang up certain technical authorities with the following in-. teresting and helpful results:

The Editor of the "Cage Birds' World" aid he was busy. The Editor of the "Poultry

World" said he was out. The Editor of "Feathered Friends" said I was to Tin away and play.

The Editor of "Pullets and Pets" advised me to take more water with it.

The Editor of the "Orum” said--- well, you'd be surprised, really!

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And there, for the nonce, the matter reata... . I'm not quite sure what a nonce in, but I believe it to bo quite respectable.

And here's another thing. We've been having a whole lot of fog lately; good, gritty, nourishing fog; fog so thick that you could lean against it and strike matches on it.

Think of the revenue! A hun- dred and fifty tons at 3s. Od. per half hundredweight would produce -Seven two's are fourteen, carry one-Well, it would be quite a nice plece of money.

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And talking about the weather-- What can have happened to

Feb. the nld Fill-Dykol Where are the drizzles,

The downpours and floods? Life-giving showers that

Everyone looks for to Help the young greenstuff and

Fatten the buda?

Shallow the river and

Empty the waterbutt; Dusty the garden where Nothing will grow. Only the brave little

Snowdrops and crocuses Manage to do it, and They're a bit slow,

Jupiter Pluvius,

What has come over you? Where are your puddles and

Ankle-deep bogel

Think of the rhubarb,

The roses and washing-day: Think of the goldfisk,

The tadpoles and frogs.

Can it be true that

You're ancing it up for us, Holding your hand till The end of July:

The next object was the working out of an extensive press com- paign. calling upon women to give their preference to home creations rather than to copies of other peo- ple's ideas, which oftentimes were totally unsuited to the German woman, her requirements mode of living.

WHAT WOMEN LACK.

and

the

It is admitted here that average woman has to bo educated in the art of dressing and has a lot to learn. Her dress sonso hus. never been cultivated. Even in big city like Berlin. the well- dressed women belong to the Tel- sured and travalled classes, the younger generation and the "pret ty ladies."

The relatively wealthy middle- class woman has not the slightest conception of what suits her, let alono what is smart. She has no clothes-consciousness; individual. Ity la an empty word." As a matter of fact, she does not care very much. She buys something good. whenever she can, and lets it gu at that.

Slim mannikins like the Berlin girl in the German-made, gown at luft have supplanted the more familiar (and lası" svelte), type of Teutonic beauty at right. Below is a sketch of the entrance to

Kuhnen's the ultracszclusive fashion salvon.on Borila's Tiergartenstemade,p

ing her life by other things than worrying about her household or her children. MOVIES HELP.

or dark colours in the city rather than the gaudy colours or the startling plaids and checks they used to be so fond of. They also have learned that simplicity is the keynote of good taste,

In the Dentachos Modes Insti tuto, a great deal of the responsi bility rents on the shoulders of Frau Gertrude Lonning. She held. a post as fashion editor for fash- Jon and trade journals for fifteep years, going to Paris several times a year to report on styles for the !retail, as well as: whelosale Inter- osta. She is a woman of vast ex- perience, about forty years old, and absolutely enthusiastic about: the new organization for, which she works.

TO IGNORE PARIS,

"It would be perfectly ridieu- lous for us to deny Puria's claim. to be the centre of creative ideas,”. she stated, "and we have no inten- tion whatever of supplanting it in any way. We believe, though; that Germans are better able to Judge what suits the women of our country and think it is time that Gormany should, assert her. Indo- pendence and ignore Paris as far ns this is possible."

Last year, when the bureau was organized. Frau Loaning, called upon 350 dressmakers ranging from the high class creator to the little scamstress working at home and asked each of them to pro- duce one model. Out of these 350, after a sovere process of elimina-, tion, 160 models were chosont and shown to the wholesale trade. One model alone was sold 100 timos.

Naxt February, because of dif- ficult conditions, only seventy-five models will be chosen." continued Frau Lonning, "but those will be all-German from tip to toe, includ Ing such minor accessories as but-- tons and ribbona. To prove that this collection cannot possibly have been influenced by what Paris will offer for the spring. it will be shown almost at the same. time."

The young Gorman girl, how- ever, is developing into a splendid

Kuhnon's, on the famous and. type. She has awakened to the

select Tiergartenstrasse, Is the fact that pretty clothes are not

most luxurious and smartest of incompatible with a university de-

Derlin salons. It is Chanel, Lan- gree, that good looks are enhanced

vin, Worth and Paquin all rolled by careful grooming and a few artifices. The bouncing, buxom | to retain even a semblanco

gainly logs should be clothed. It into one, extremely exclusive. The fraulein is slowly becoming a youthfulness, The Idea of taking

also revealed the fact that their manniking, as tall and willowy personality could be enhanced by na any of their American or Parl thing of the past and her place is up exercises, or of studying her

dressing their hair in a certain sinu slators, wander in and out of being taken by the slim, muscular diet has navor occurred to her, and Intensely vital-looking girl.

although her daughter may know

way, by correcting the line of their the beautiful rooms farnishod While in other countries the all about modern diete, calorien The cinema is largely responel eye brows if necessary, and it with Louis XV easy chairs uphol it, but there it is. Maybe they know. Why, I am told that in woman of forty refuses to be here and the Importance of exercising bio for the younger girls realiza- taught them the first notions of stered in rose brocade. The col

election can only be seen on proson- collected all the fog in Kensington some of our more important brogated to the background; the Gar to koop her gure. Sho onts Hortion that excessive hips and ex-i make-uptttlo, the women haretation of Invitation cards and the or Camberwell, worked out the worles-But I don't want to make man woman is content to let her three hourly meals a day and pansive bosema Hover could be Little by wolght por acro, and so on. It you cry.

gure go and makes no attempt would never dream of complicat considered beautiful and that uns have been pducated to wear black. press is not admitted.

Now the other day I was reading that the fog bank over London was calculated to contain 150 tons of Boot.

I don't know how they calculated

Jual when we're packing

Our trunks for a holiday, Just when we'd like to sco

England go dry?

It really la pretty dreadful, you