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lio is able to build working modele of the world's engineering master- places, and thus gain practical con- atructional experience in a delightfully interesting manner.

Meccano is reaj engineering in miniature-all the parts are standard- ised and interchangeable and enn bo used over. and over again to make hundreds of different working models.

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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, 4 DECEMBER 27, 1934;

FILMLAND NEWS

FASHION NOTES

George Arliss and Norma New Way of Fastening

Shearer Popular

BRITISH. PLEBISCITE

Who are the most popular alm stars in Britain?.

According to one analysla the among malu premier position players is held by George Arliss, and among women by Norma Shearer.

This is one result brought out by the Siddey L. Bernstein ques tionnaire, Bernstein le associated with several cinemas in London and the provinces, and some time ago he invited patrons to answer Alm a variety of questions on topics. A quarter of a million questionnaires were issued, and of these almost exactly half were returned completed.

One of the questions naked film. goers to name their favourite actora and actresses. The voting placed the male stars in the follow- ing order of papularity:-

1 George Artisa.

2.Clark Gable.

Wallace Berry,

Clive Brook.

6 Robert Montgomery.

tonald Colman,

7. Jach tubert.

Lionel Barrymore

17 Gary Cooper,

28 Walter Horton.

2 ing Crosby,

Ja John Barrymore.

Jun.

32 Pro Lakan.

Douglas Fairbanks,

13 Spencer Tracy.

11 Warner Baxter

so proud Mobi

12 Fredris March.

37 an murel.

Charles Laughton

10 Tom Wall

18 Comtad Veida

14 11erbert Mazahaki.

10 Ille Howard,

16 Jack lot.

17 Jack Buchanan.

18 Falde Cantor.

19 Maurice Chevalier,

20 George Raft

22 talph Lynn.

21 Ramon Navarro,

27 Willem Powell,

24 John Hulew,

28 Jam Cartwy,

98 Lew tons.

35 Clin Farrell,

98 Otto Kruger,

29 Oliver Hardy.

40 Lionel Allwill.

4 Cary Grant

#

Two Tracy.

Blekzio Carter.

4 Dr Powell,

thward G. Bollason,

46 1. r. Warner.

47 Pranchal Tour.

an ichard in,

49 Syrtner Howard.

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CARE OF A SICK CHILD

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TURKISH WORKERS' SAFEGUARD

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Istanbul, Dec. 19. Turkish workers are to have a labour law to safeguard them shortly.

The bill drawn up by the National Economy ministry has been examined by the highest Judicial body in the country, the State Council and is to be sub- to the mitted immediately National Assembly.

Strikes and lock-outs

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differences between are to be workers and owners smoothed by arbitration committees which will alt, under the highest State functionary of the locality.

Obligatory Insurance is im- posed for the first time, three quarters being payable by the owner nad one quarter by the workers.

For adult males only the work-

it is not an easy matter to ing day is to be eight hours and keep him in bed in a happy, con- extra hours are to be paid double, tented state. It will help if he is Alt workers must

interested and amused without be-ontracts.

ing excited. Place his bed so that he can see out of the window when sitting up, if this is possible. A daily event that will please him is having on an extra woolly while the window is flung wide open dur- and warmest ing the brightest bours of the day. A bed-table or Ja smooth bourd should be provided for toya and gumes, besides a a chair or The female stars, wore rated in hunging pocket and

order of popular

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Marie Dressler Second

the following

ity:--

1 Morten Hhaper.

2 Marie Dealer

a Greta Garbo,

4 Kay Francis,

6 Markna Dietrich,

21 Pay Wray.

2 Ruby Kevder,

29 Lintury

30 Winifret Mirther.

al Irene Dunne,

Katherine Hepburn,32

7 Grache Fields.

Janet Gaynor

Juan Crawford,

10 Claudette Colbert

1 Jan Harlow,

Kyle Sidney.

31 Marion Davina.

34 Rush Chatterton. 35 Elenith Allen,

Joan Bennett

37 Miriam opkl

12 Cicely Courtheidige, 31 May Holmon.

12 Diana Wynyard.

14 Jennie Matthews,

18 Joan Blondri

18 Madeleine Carroll.

17 Mar Wesi.

16 Ann Hanting.

1 Lotts Your

20 Madge Evaz.

21 Kyma Log.

Sally Ellers.

40 Carstener

mings.

47 Zaru Pitu.

have

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WORKINGMEN OFFENDED

JOKER LANDS IN PRISON CAMP

Konnel, Dec. 21.

A practical joke landed Alfred Thill, a shop-keeper in the nearby village of Volkmarsen, in the con- centration camp.

OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

Across

1 Wielded by a 12 Across, but it has a long of the tomahawk. } 4.He'll get there in the end, which

in qualnter than his start. 9 Farmers can rely upon getting a good crop here (two words). 11 Scolded, or it is a flower. 12. A degree.

small table placed close at hand for the child's belongings. Too many things on the bed tend to make the little patient restless, but he loves to have them within reach. A sick child will not be good and peaceful If he feels uncomfortable. Once a day his body should be sponged all over in hot water and thorough ly dried between the folds of a warmed blanket. Hia hair must be thoroughly brushed and combed, Cand his teeth carefully cleaned twice a day. All crumbs and pieces should be smoothed out of the bed, and extra pillows packed behind his back when the child is sitting up. Be sure the light does not nhind directly on the face Considerable damage is done to sight during illness through eye-local rabbit breeders society. 19 Not as broad as it's long.

United Prena. strain. At night the child should

43 Carole Lombani,

43 Atha Negle,

44 Nancy Carroll.

45 Ginger Rogers,

48 Alisa klworth.

22 Constance Fennell 47 Victoria Hopper.

23 Barbara Stanwyck, 48 Frances Dee.

24 Iranite MacDonald,19 Bebe Daniels

25 Jelen Hayes.

28 Elissa Lodi,

60 Mary Urug

OF

Thill, upon request of the locali rabbit breeders' society to donate prizes for their annual show, had sent them a couple of old tin cans, a musty baby bottle, and an alarm clock without works and hands, all of the "prizes" amply covered with dust and dirt.

The district Naz! authorities made out that this action of Thill's constituted a slight on the workingman who made up the

18 You'd never expect raw eggs to Rivo, you such a dashing air, 15 Races often broadcast. 18 Wood in which a large number

would give rise to unkind talk. 17 Wood.

20 Moral science.

22 Yet more wood. 25 Entices birds.

inside doesn't bear this out!

27 Adimcult question but the

28 Breed you find it hard to define.

20 What cooks are accustomed to in

Coventry,

To provide an interesting com-never be left without a night-light. parison with these figures, it may Squares of clean white rag, which Buchanan (17), Ralph Lynn (22). be pointed out that in 1928 the can be burnt, should be used in

Among female stars, compared first six places among male stars preference to handkerchiefs when were held by, in their order-there is much nasol catarrh-A-with-1982, Kay-Francis-has-risen. Ronald Colman, Richard Dix, drink of. water, lemonade

from twelfth to fourth, and Mar- Douglas Fairbanks, Adolphe Men- barley-water, should be within lene Dietrich from tenth to fifth 31 jon, Syd Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin, reach. When a child is convales while Katharine Hepburn, who did

cent a special tonic food is desir- not figure in the 1932 question-32 In 1932, the placings were able. It may be that the child needs naire results, now occupies alxth Ronald Colman, Clive Brook, more energy, and that he is not George Arliss, Robert Montgomery, making enough fuel to supply the Maurice Chevaller, John Boles. enoruy. In that case he must be The popularity of female stare given something to help him make In 1928 was: Dolores del Rio and more energy. Fuol is sugar, and Betty Balfour (equal), Clara Bow, the best way to give sugar is in the Esther Ralston, Vilma Banky form of glucose. Florence Vidor, Mary Plekford.

place.

Constance Bennett Slump

Constance Bennett, on the other thirty-second, Ruth Chatterton hand, has dropped from second to from fourth to eighteenth, and Janet Gaynor from fifth to eighth, Sex preferences show more men

The order in 1932 was:-Norma Baxter, Herbert Marshall, and Shearer, Constance Bennett, Marie Fredric March among women; and than women for Marlene Dietrich, Dressler, Ruth Chatterton, Janet the popularity of Jack Hulbert, and more women than men for Gaynor, Greta Garbo,

Charles Laughton, Lionel Barry-Greta Garbo. Especially notable more, and Tom Walls among men. is the preference of men for Kay Clark Gable's Big Rise

Francis and Jean Harlow, and the The precedence of Clark Gable preference of women for Kathar Further comparison between the i favourite male stars of 1932 and mong patrons of Icas than 21ne Hepburn. 1934 reveals that Clark Gable has years of age is naturally to be

little surprising, As, forage preferences, in the risen from position 28 to second expected. A place, and Wallace Beery from however, is the second place of above 40 class Marie Dressler position 10 to third place. Mau-Clive Brook among older patrons, even beats Norma Shearer. Gracie rice Chevalier, on the other hand, and the special popularity of Jack Fields draws most of her popular. ity from among the older patrons. has dropped from fifth to nine Hulbert among the under 21's.

teenth, and John Boles from sixth In 1932 the leading British actor and Jean Harlow from among the

to twenty-third.

younger.

in the popularity contest was

Among British actresses Made- Ralph Lynn, seventh in the general| George Arliss's popularity ap pears to be universal in sexes and list. He was followed by Tom leins Carroll led in 1932, followed ages; Clark Gable gains a little Walls (eighth) and Jack Buchanan by Yvonne Arnaud. The 1934 (eighteenth.) The position in position fa-Gracie Fields, Cicely Diana Wynyard, Diploms and Certificate of Tokys Deaks from the women in all age groups. 1934 ia-Jack Hulbert (7), Char-Courtnelige.

The most notable exclusive sex les Laughton (9), Tom Walls (10), Jessie Matthews, Madeleine Car-

(14), Jack roll. likes are the popularity of Warner Herbert Marshall

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it doesn't make them as dark as it sounds.

Darkens & down in the East, but

Its feature consists of twin peaks, and it suggests Fenimore Cooper (hyphen).

33 It's not so nice with a centre of

Italian wine.

34 Proof of will,

Down

1 Cup-bearers. 2 Conduct metal?

3 You have two of them, and let's hope you are not out at them!. 5 You can get them from the ent but we lost most of them. last kunimer.

6 Mental condition upset by fate. 7 Wednesday's dish?

8 You can always get a rug in this

famous old town.

9."Bee lack'd blb" (anag, hyphen).

10 He doesn't succeed.

13 Identical word

114 A great painter.

17 Time to grow old.

18 The border of deprecation.

21 Suspend business and go

another place,

to

23 Teal, for example, anagram-

matically.

24 You can make a real pat of this:

good man.

26 Origin mostly acid.

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27 Found behind the counter, and'

that he is too.

30 A word you often hear In a 9

Across.

31 in a fog a motorist will

doubt shave-It

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HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN: WOMEN'S AUXILIARY.

The children cannot fight star- vation and disease. We can, but only with your help,

Will you help us? No donation

acknowledged. is too small: All will be gratefully

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