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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST“. 9, -1934.†

WENDY WOOD

THE HOME DRESSMAKER.

Sues Eric Linklater For How To Make A Dainty

£1,000

UNION JACK INCIDENT

Actions have been raised in the Court of Session against Eric Linklater. Doumby, Orkney, the author of a novel entitled "Magnus Merriman," and against Jonathan Cape (Ltd.), 30 Bedford Square, London, the publishers of the book, for £1,000 damages each for alleged alander.

Both cases are at the instance of Mra, Gwendoline Meacham or Cuthbert, 1 Balcaries Streat, Edinburgh, who in public life in of known by the pseudonym "Wendy Wood," and she complains of a passage in Mr. Linklater's novel which she alleges refers to her.

The purauer states that she haal been associated with the Scottish Nationalist Movement since 1913. and as Wendy Wood is chairman of the Democratic Scottish Self- Government Organisation, found- ed in 1982 and consisting of about 2,000 Scottish Nationalists. She la also an author and has readers in Scotland and elsewhere.

The Organisation holds that the Treaty of Union of 1707 has already been broken, and that Scotland is free of it. The object of the.organisa-| tion is the political and economic severnace of Scotland from Eng- Band.

REMOVAL OF STIRLING FLAG

Mr. Linklater, who was intro- duced to the puraner in 1933, was Parliamentary candidate for East Fife in the Scottish National In- terest in February 1933. The pur auer was asked by the Scottish Nationalist party organiser to nasiat Mr. Linklater in East Fife, but she declined to do so on the ground that his policy with regard to Scottish self-government was too weak,

During the celebration of Ran. nockburn in June 1932 a party, of whom pursuer was the fender, removed the Union Jack from! Stirling Castle flag-otar, and, after rolling it up, threw it to the at the Castle. fler action erselved n wide publicity in the newspapers and otherwise, but the fact that she had rolled up the. flag and given it to the guard did not receive publletty.

The Democratic Scottish Self- Government Organisation WIB founded as the result of the in- cident.

The defender in 1934 published

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You will require from three to three-and-a-half yards of material pretty floral volle would be ideal-and a pieca of ribbon to tie at the neck.

Cut paper patterns of the bodice and cape collar, as shown in the diagram. See that the neck in cut in a becoming V in front, and be sure to allow for turninge. Tack the patterns, try on, make any necessary alterations, and

the material by the corrected patterns.

The skirt is merely two straight Atrips of material, joined at the aides, and pathered on to the bodier. Allow for a two-inch hem when cutting the skirt. The sana!! sketch shows the gorment being made up.

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The remnants of voile may be joined together, gathered slightly, and used for the frill on the collar.

that she has been injured in her

feelings and reputation by the

complained of.

FILMLAND NEWS

Survey Of The World Market.

PICTURES THAT PLEASED

Detalls of the survey of the world cinema market just made by a great American producing or- ganisation are given by a pondent of the Daily Telegraph.

a corres-

He points out that three of the facta brought out in the survey are that Eastern Canada is not Interested in any of the Barry- moros, China has no use for Harold Lloyd since he fought a Chinese in "Welcome Danger," and the charms of Mae West aro Just beginning to register in Alexandria and the Panama Re- public.

Another discovery is that there is scarcely city or territory in the United States where the lilies and tanguours of virtue do not sell better at the box-office than, the rosen and raptures of vice.

The one exception in America is Mae West. For the rest, the vamps and portrayers of flaming youth-even Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer, and more distin- Kulaked practitioners atlil,. like Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich

are less popular than auch em- bodiments of rectitude as Marie Dressler, Janet Gayner, and Ann Harding.

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but that Hollywood injures Itself with its cycles; that good-looking women and beautiful clothes are what the customers desire to gaze upon when used in strong stories; and that sex can be handled in a pleasing fashion, and is

not objectionable when done with good taste."

THE BARRYMORES. Canada's taste in said to be American rather than English. In Montreal, "Queen Christina.” "Little Women," "The Gold Dig- gers," "Henry VIII. "I'm No Angel," "Roman Scandals." "Lady for a Day and "Flying Down to Rio," were the most popular pic- tures of the year,

Toronto reports much the same selection, adding:"Gaynor, Gar bo, Shearer, Gable, and Dressler ure popular, Robert Montgomery has slipped a little, the Barry- piores are no draw, and Mao West | is a great favourite.

The London figures, covering only six months, indicated that of the first eight pictures, four were English-Henry VIII.," "I Was a Spy." "Aunt "Jack Ahoy": and four Paddy the

a novel entitled "Magnus Merri-trait of Joan of Arc. She states man," in which the principal character. Magnus Merriman, stander contained in the passage Next Best Thing." "Dlaner at represented as contesting a Parlia mentary by-election in the Scot-

SLANDER DENIED.

Eight," "The Invisible Man," and tish National interest. In the

"Fra Diavolo. Both defenders deny having

Fifteen of the novel the following passage ec

They state leading 24 players in this country Cura: "Magnus found himself slandered the pursuer. buttonholed by the young woman

that in order to advertise there said to be American.

Germany likes American pic- who looked like Jonn of Are. The objects of the Democratic Scottish tures when they are spectacular introduced herself as Beaty Bracel

Self-Government Organisation the ken. Magnus had heard a good pursuer in May 1934, in Parlia- and not too local in subject. deal about her and he was in mont Square, Edinburgh, burned a terested to meet her, for she had ony of the Treaty of Union and had frequently expressed contempt recently achieved fame by remov- ing a Union Jack from the Castle and placing it in a public urinal."

nious.

PURSUER'S INNUENDO.

he inaliciously invented the in-

for the

not

American lima are not popular in Austria and Rumania. Or.the. first 25 male players, America has only six-Chevalier, Menjou, Gary Cooper, George O'Brion, Clive Brook, and Laurel and Hardy.

Mr. Linklater states that he does know if the pursuer was asked

WALT DISNEY POPULAR to assist in his candidature, but if The pursuer avers that that so it was without his authority or

Scandinavia liked "Cavalcade," passage is of and concerning her consent. The defenders do not "A Bedtime Story" "A Farewell and is false, malicious, and calum know what if any persons may have to Arma," "Song of Songs," "Lady

She did not place a Union Jack in a public urinal. She für-suggested that the pursuer re- for a Day" and "Three Little sembled Joan of Arc. The charac Pigs." Walt Disney's cartoons are ther avers, that, in consequence of ter Beaty Bracken in the novel is so loved that they are often her failure to asalst him in his

fictitious, and the preface to the grouped together as a full even- Pariinmentary candidature, Mr. Linklater bore her ill-will and that novel disclaims that the characters ing's entertainment,

portray living persons.

in Holland the outstanding The prefatory admonition ex-successes were "20,000 Years in cident with the effect of holding pressly states that Merriman and Sing-Sing," "Song

of Songa," her up to public hatred, ridicule. Mr. Linklater are quite different "Tarzan" "A Bedtime Story," and contempt..

persons, and that the novel is a "Cavalcade," ""Grand Hotel," "42nd One of the leading objects of the work of fiction. The character of Street," and "The Invisible Man." Inovel, the, pursuer states, was to Beaty Bracken, who is described as Egypt's best-liked stars

exhibit immodesty and indecency single woman, was not intended Dietrich, Garbo, and Lillian Har- In the female characters it por- to portray and does not portray the vey. China does not care about trays, and in its context the pase-pursuer. Beaty Bracken is stars, with one exception-Janet age complained of bears the in- described fis young, resembling Gaynor. In Japan action, war, nuendo put upon it by the pursuer. Joan of Arc, and claiming descent animal pictures, and slapstick The pursuer further states that from Dechtire, the mother of comedy go best, because they do on une occasion at a public meeting Cuchullin, a purely fetitious per- not need so many superimposed a speaker had claimed that there son.

titles. was a comparison between her and Joan of Arc: that Mr. Compton flag was placed in Edinburgh, and to the passage complained of the Mackenzio had publicy drawn ajnot Stirling. At no time has the innuendo put on It by the pursuer. similar comparison; and that she pursuer's name been in any way Lord Moncrieff has closed the re- 1 had been asked by an artist in associated with Edinburgh Castle, cord and ordered issues for the Dundee to sit as model for a por-It is denied that the context gives trial of the action by Jury.

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