1935-07-04 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY,

JULY

1935

Hurry!

Vivien Leigh, English stage star, married at 17, is 19 now, and loves her baby, her home and her work.

HOW CAN MERE MAN ATTRACT WOMEN?

FAIR SEX JUDGES ON MANY POINTS

"Who are the attractive men to-day?" Two women were asked this question. They were Miss Helen Simpson, novelist, wife of a children's specialist and an authority on cooking, and Miss Doris Zinkeisen, a portrait painter, also famous as a costume designer,

England cricketer.

Miss Simpson says:

ilé is extra- WONDER if the fact that I am ordinarily quick and alive to every I continually theting into 17th- eritieni merge en find here a century history and that my pleasure to watch, both with bat hobbles include the study of witch- and ball, and he is a first-rate field. craft affect my judgment of the To me his tremendous vital energy attractive men to-day? At any is extraordinarily fascinating. rato, as they limit my leisure they I wonder if that generally is an relieve me of the necessity of attraction to women? deciding the ticklish question of the relative charms of auch popular favourites

Buchanan, 18 Jack

and Clivo Maurice Chevalier, Brook.

ANOTHER VIEW

Miss Doris Zinkeisen. anys: How hard it is to define attrac- tion in a man, or to give reasons Of men "in the news," Mr.

for the choice of those people who Anthony Eden attracts me, perhaps come instinctively into one's mind. becauso I like the "Guardsman" Yet I must immediately mention look about him, and have a profer Noel Coward, who is amazingly ence for people who are sparely attractive. If I can put my finger built. But first of all it is his on two reasons for it, I would cite

his wil and

tremendous energy and the suggestion of re-his servo power which appeal to me, versatilfty-to any nothing of his particularly because, in this case, ahlilty in all fields which he has his gifts are expended in ways of conquered. which I approve.

Then Dr. A. J. Cronin, who, to There was a taxicab driver in me, is attractive as a man apart Rene Clair's film, "The Fourteenth from his work, though I think his of July, who especially attracted books themselves reveal him as a me, and in an entirely different great person. feld Julian Huxley comes to my thoughts. Perhaps the claim there is that he is a man of unprejudiced mind, of wide reading, and catholic

The world knows the brilliance interests. He is also an admirabic of Mr. G.-B..Cochran, but in addi- talker with an intensely in- tion to these great gifts, I find him teresting personality, quite apart attractive for his courtesy, kind-

I cannot omit Augustas John, a genlus in other things besides portrait painting.

England he lifted the lid off the budget for her Air Force and is building up the most modern and efficient fighting and defensive air force in the world. Upper left Wings over Hanworth air park, England, on mock attack. Centre Young women recruited into ranks of British Red Cross from offices, shops and factories don their gue maska during drill at Northward park. Right, Legion of

Frontiersmen and St. John Ambulanco Brigade, "iune up" for the real thing.

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A death toll of thousands was reported in the earthquake which razed Quetta, capital of British Baluchistan and one of the most important British military posts in India. Map above shows location of Quette. Also shown are an earthquake scene in India and a British fort in Peshawar, nearby city from which ai d was rushed.

China Must

from his intellectual attainments, ness, and unfailing thoughtfulness. Not Abandon

Her Faith

Similarly, in the scientific field, I Then there is A. P. F. Chapman, must mention Sir William Bragg, whose cricket so seized the public with his fine and sympathetic face imagination and whose fielding is and his power of wonderfully the talk of the sporting world. He lucid expression on any subject. | is an attractively jovial personality. He is a man who gives you the There comes also to ray mind the feeling that he would rather be name, so well known in hunting VERNACULAR PAPERS talking to you than to anyone else circles, of Captain the Hun.

VIEW SITUATION In the world.

Reginald MacDonald Buchanan, That is

always flattering to Joint Master, of the famous women, especially when they know Pytchley. nothing of their listener's subject.

Though I have never met him, can I possibly omit Lord Lonsdale, surely an extraordinarily attractive person to everybody 7

Hugh Walpole, of course, has how great charm, is a splendid conver- sationalist and is the best company..

CRICKETER'S FASCINATION

of

And lastly here at least I seem likely to be generally endorsed-- Herbert Marshall, whose attractive-

Or

And lastly, an unexpected choice,ness cannot fairly be tled down to but one who, to me, admirably alls any one particular charm, the bill. I refer to R. W. V. physical attribute, except that Robins, the Middlesex captain and must mention his caressing voice

and his very gracious manner.

I

A MAN'S MAN

P.S.By a Man:- Alfred Lunt, for his personal charm-and also because he is the husband of Lynne Fontanne; Heath Robinson, because he always aug: gests unlikely depths that would repay probing; Grock; Lord D'Abernon; Don Bradman, Rafael Sabatini, Wallace Boery, Sir Rabindranath Tagore,

LONDON'S STRIKE

MEN GO BACK TO WORK YESTERDAY

London, July 8. The London bus strike has been settled and the men resumed work this morning when the services were running normally.

The "back to work" decision was taken by a meating of Union dale- gates following a midnight con- ference with representatives of the Transport Board.

The statement upon which both parties to the dispute agreed Bays that in view of the changed traffic conditions the Board's disciplinary.

Succese of Shirley Temple has machinery must be reviewed. given impetus to world-wide

search for child, talent for the Tha Board agreed to suspend Alms: Warner Brothers; recently signed six year contracts with six oporation of the decision in the year-old**Sybil Jason, English car of the conductor over whom Zuverlló star, Leíappóar : In Holly the dispute arose. Reuter Special

wood pictures.

Service

HOW TO SAVĖ HOPEI

By Earl H. Leof.

Tientsin.

newspaper, "but we do know that it is a life and death "matter for the Chinese people. Only through our own efforts can wo survive and the most we can hope for in the immediate futuro is continued existence,

MORE BEHEADINGS

SEQUEL TO ESPIONAGE IN GERMANY

Two

men,

Berlin, July 8, Bruno Lindenau,

were sen-

"The present situation requires our utmost consideration and at- aged 68, and Egon Bresz, of tention. The people Have virtually Wilhelmshaven, who agreed that they must repose their tenced to death, by the "People's trust and confidence in their Tribunal under the Nazi

were July country. Every time there is an providing the supreme penalty for attack on. China, the Chinese military caplenage,

boheaded at Berlin this morning. people are Indignant, but adopt a quiet attitude and never A third man, Wilhelm Batteach commit any provocative acts to og-was sentenced to penal servitude gravate the sailantion.

for fe.Reuter.

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"We believe," remarks the Chen Above all, the Chinese press to us! The solution to our prob-Pao of Peiping, that the best way urges the people to remain loyal lem is very difficult, but not hope to save Hopei la to consolidate and and keep faith in the National loss," the Yi Shih Poo claims. atrengthen it. Although it is dif-

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