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Questions for

Housewives

1. Your anull child has been urdered, more milk, but she finda it indigestible. What can' ynu do

washing patterned 2. When

materials how can you ensure the colours will not

that rtin 7

3. There is something which grows wild in field or garden that may be used an agreem vegetable subtitute, Do you know what it l

4.

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OU will soon be thinking of your summer holiday trip to Japan or elsewhere.

Many girls have their own: holiday saving schemes. Those. who have not and who intend travelling some distanco should start saving at least six months. beforehand. The best way is to start a separate savings bank ne- count for the purpose, putting a each definito amount side month.

NEWS FOR Business GIRLS

Au excellent holiday outfit, for 'nary jobs. They seem to imaging Japan, where it is fairly cool even that the jobs will present them-

now, is the light-weight wil selves without any effort on their

three-piece set for seaside wear.

First, well-cut ehbris with four part. How do you prepare maltre decorative buttons at waist. d'hotel butter?

to.

Unusual jobs require unusual

of per-

Second, triangle of contrasting material to tie round neck and methods to find them. They also shorts. Third, simple dress with require a large amount broad shoulder straps crossing at severance to secure. back for sunbathing. These nets are cheap to make up at home,

Did you know back and bulton nenily on the Answers?

1. One way of making the milk; more digestible is to add a little water to it. Another way is to let the milk boll when you heat it. This makes it easier to dipent. In the usual tung milk should only be well heutel and not allowed to boil. 2. It is heat to tont a picco of the material firm. (For this purpose always keep an extra scrap by you.) Otherwise steep the garment in! cald, tacll-nulted water before wnah- ing it. For the washing use only lukewarm water and mucin the final rinse a cold one, a. When prepared properly, nettle tastes very much fika spinach. Moreover, it has a wholesome effect on the blood dur ing the spring of the year. It muat be cut down when it is about fire inches high. It should be washed thoroughly, then dropped into boil- ing malted water. When it Jina been cooking for a quarter of an hour it mild be well drained, peppered, and chopped up finely with FL Imob of butter. Like spinach, this is a good partner for poached or scrambled opon, ・・ 4. Soften an owne or mura of butter, mix well with a generous

teaspoonful finely chopped par.

ale, ana tenapoonful of lemon juice, and a little aalt and pepper. Place it on a dish and allow it to prove thoroughly cold and firm, then use as required..

You Can tinsel

Popular Jobs

,

When you hear of a job that in terests you begin. by applying to the firm by letter. Say everything

kind you should pre- sent your uppllen- tion mainly from the firm's point of view.

Office Belt:

Made of linen, with a wide front, this belt has teo pockets, one Jar Rome money aml the other to take r Lankie and pow der-f Your metal

It is useless only to state your abilities and talents and what a large salary you are worth, Say

initiala consider you Instead how mich

gould save that firm

clip art. each year by your work, and how much you would be able to increase their out-

you

IT is interesting to know you can about yourself, but say it. Get right inte

popular professions for briefly and in the form of a well-

Wom.

which are the most

In

England (and

probably long Suggested Monu

kony) nursing

and teaching

ensity head the But there are thun more 400,000 doing this work.

Next came the. inde- pendent busi. Besser ran by women: these number more than 260,000.

After

there

two gu 27 49 29. there is a big drop: third in the list is the hairdressing and beauty culture trade. This employs

For Any Week Day.

BREAKFAST:

Grapefruit.

Smoked Fish and Maitre d'Butter. Coffee. Toast. Marmalade.

LUNCHEON:

Fish Cream, Bonuna Friitera, Ten. Sennes. Jam.

DINNER.

Salmon Balls and Oyster Sauce.

'can. Creamed Pointers. Boiled Jam Roly and Snuce.

220,000

Unusual Work

the mind of the manager of the firm: and

yourself

with his eyes.

Many jobs have been lost by writing too brusquely, and more by putting your own require- ments at the begin- lng and the firm's At the end.

A good length for

in

Make your pat- tern in paper, eut. unt fiien for any Jairly firm

material) and again in petersham belting or tailor canvas. A couple of houer plaerd n the petersham or caure will support the wide part if

APCENKULTY.

Patch-pockets

with button-down Aaps are stitched an on the outside, while the zip closes the pockets which kang on the inside in the other design.

business happy and content.

EGA

THE HONGKONG-TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1986.

-TYPETIPS.

to help your speed and

accuracy Typewriting champions would give you two mottoes:—

"Never let your left hand know what your right hand docs":

"Let each finger mind its

own business."

tips.

These are "admirable which every girl should take as stock maxims.

The latter is particularly suit- able. It must be remembered. that 120 words a minute means. ten key-taps each second, so that jench finger has four-hundredths

DUKE REFUSES of a second to rest on a key and

TO GIVE UP DAUGHTER

París, June 15.

arranged memorandum. Make your. covering letter brief but out of the general run of business letters, and if you have a

LADY MITCHELL - COTTS, gead photo application letter a one

wife of Sir William Campbell Plan your leisure and plan your and a graph of your-half pages

spacing) hobbies. It is the only way to Mitchell-Cotts, has been ordered Belf

enclose quarto paper, accompanied by a get full enjoyment out of the few to appear before the court here single quarto page memorandum hours left over from businean life, on June 20 in the case concern- that with your of experience, education, and such Make up your mind what you ing the custody of Monique, her

details.

are going to do in the evening 16-year-old daughter by her You will Anything longer will not be read, needlework you like, overhauling first marriage. The hearing will generally be by employers: anything shorter your wardrobe, exercise, reading--he in camera. given an inter will not sufficiently convey your you will keep happier and develop view from a personality.

your personality. really good

letter.

(double

letter of this Leisure Hours

kind, and an interview in

wonien, half the battle in getting a job.

THESE are the usual pro- fessions. Every week business girls

Landy Mitchell-Cotts" (nee Prin- cess Helene de la Tremollle) was formerly married to the Duke de la Roche.

only six-hundredths of a second lelapse before the next correct

Auger must unerringly strike.

Of course, the girl who was well trained has an advantage, for poor habits are difficult to alter, but anybody can try to improve. It is interise daily practice that brings progress.

Watch two points, however. First, the practice must be with a definite object; all haphazard striving is useless. Then, if you have observed this guide, for the RASPUTIN'S BROTHER THERE are many women

rest of the day it does not matter who want to earn a

Warsaw, June 20. She maintains that she was small salary, verupy

An aged tramp admitted to a given the custody of her daughter.how much slower the work is Application Lettters their leisure hours with some Warsaw refuge had papers show-but that for the two years from done provided first-time

pleasant hobby or sport, and then ing him to be Pawef Rasputin, a May 14, 1934, until May t this

curticy is maintained at the marry and run a home of their step-brother of the famous monk. year it was agreed that Monique highest possible level. the first firm turns you own.

When other Russians there should he undgy her father's down go on writing to If you are one of those, train learned his name they set on him charge. others. Always remem- yourself: do not drift along wait- and beat him so soundly that be

The foundation of all good The Duke, however, refused to when you are trying ing for something to turn up. It had to be taken to hospital-give her up at the appointed time.typewriting is efficient direction

a job of an unusual takes thought and planning to be Exchange.

Beuter.

of energy.

write ber that asking how they can find less ordi. to secure

wash your

dance

frocks

PVENING dreasen und dance frockin are often ornamentet

E'

with silver or gold tinsel thrends,

Tinsel threads are not made of gold or silver; they are unnally made mainly of a copper alloy. It is for this reason that auoie should never be brought near tingel, since it causes rapid tarnishing.

A good soup itors not harut tinsel, so that dreases con- taining tinsel threads can be weaked in warm soupy water without any fear of causing tarnish

I, in spite of all precautions, these threads do tarnish, sponge the frock with a solution of one spoonfid of potan- sim gel orulate dissolved in half a cup of boiling water.

This unbatance, is poisonous, so wish your hands after using it.

COMMON SENSE

TREATMENT

You must Remove the cause of: RHEUMATISM, PAINFUL.JOINTS, SKIN COMPLAINTS, LUMBAGO,

ULCERS and SORES BY PURIFYING THE BLOOD.

Clarke's Blood Mixture is the surest way to health as it removes the CAUSE of the complaint from the blood and restores vigour and vitality.

CLARKES BLOOD MIXTURE

MEŽLDOS SURIFYING WEDICINE

Ask for Clarke's Blood Mixture Sold throughout the World from all Chemists and Stores. In liquid or tablet form.

3 Silver Cups, A "Filmo" Straight-8 Movie Camera, $250 in Cash Prizes

to be wan in the Hongkong Telegraph's 6th ANNUAL AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION

Friday Fishes

BEAUTY'S DAILY DOZEN

?ELAXED "supmy" muscles are antongat the worst enemics- of gure beauty, Corriel correta do n lot Cowards dilastusing nud helping

matters, but a simple excrete will tone and strengthen the muscles-can-

siderably in a short time.

fist on the door, arms to aktes and feet nearly together. Tous your

SARAI has some very definite ideas about fish. She tells me that it is only too easy to get into a rut and have little more than herrings. cod cutlets and fishdakes. So in consultation with her I have produced the following recipes: HALIBUT WITH TOMATO SAUCE for

clean over your bead as Indicated by the dotted lines in the first sketch). making your toes touch the floor at the back if you en

Gel two pounds of halibut; put it into a baking tin with a cúpful of! Lomato sauce, and bake it in à mode. į A rate oven for 30 minutes, basting it well. Then dish it and serve it with ommotivea-sempful-of-bob-tomato- sauce. poured round it, sprinkling it with pandey.

LEMON.SOLE IN PAPER BAGS

This unusual recipe was given to me by nn. American friend the other day, Cut some oblong slices of ham or bacon, and put on each a thickish Billet of lemon hole cut to the same size. Sprinklo with salt and pepper, wrap up in buttered. grenseproof paper, twisting the ends well together [' so that the little bags are as airtight

Make the wing quête rapid. pause moment. Then sway back to

21 YEARS ACO:

Extracts From The "Telegraph" Files

as possible. Brush the cases over on the Hongkong Telegraph for the the outside with a little melted butter, week ended July 3, 1915. put them, in a baking dish, and bake them for a quarter of an hour in a hot oven. Serve them in a dish 123 they are, and hand melted butter separately, N

SALMON WITH TOMATO

Nothing can be nicer than a plece

normal. Ten in 20 times) is usually enough. but stop if you get out of breath,

The next exer else Is exerent for developing pretty feet and ninkles, nud helps to strengthen .weak archies.

You can slip off your rhees at any odd time of day to practise it.

Slt comfortably, feet flat on floor. Taise to the firsì posillon shown by dotted oulline, then to żecond positimi. Each stage should be strongly empha- nised-almost with a jerk. The feet should be lowered in the same nunner, Repeat about 12 times, then rest.

EXCHANGE RATES

CHOOSE YOUR RECORDS FROM

F395 Alone. F.T.

THIS LIST.

(Sunset Trail. F.T,

F372 (Love is a 'Dancing Thing. F.T.

(Simple Things in Life.

F417 (Moonburn. F.T.

F.T.

(Just a Couple of April Fools.

MAURICE WINNICK'S ORCHESTRA..

F210 Black Coffee. F.T.

(Lazy River. S.F.T.

F317 (Sheik of Araby. F.T.

(Capri Caprice. F.T.

NAT-GONELLA'S ORCHESTRA R1992 (Mauna Lo. Hawaiian Guitars,

(Aloha Beloved, Hawaiian Guitars. R1957 (Hilo Hanakahi, Hawaiian Guitars.

(My Little Grass Shack, Hawaiian Guitars.. June 24. June 25.

KANNUI & LULA. 70.5/64 R2102 (Love's Old Sweet Song. Boy Soprano.

(One Night of Love. Boy Soprano. 539 R2133 (Who is Sylvia?

.70.11/64

15.43

Boy Soprano..

(Bird Songs At Eventide,

MÄSTER ROBERT HARRIS.

(Wake Up and Sing.

Paris.. Geneva Berlin

15.49

:1249

12.47

The following extracts are from

Athens Mitun

536

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03%

Oslo

10.00

10.09

Shanghai,

1/27%

1/3.13/32

New York.

.0.02%

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+

.

The

rate of the dollar,on de Prague. mand was 18. 93⁄41⁄2d.

Amsterdam. Vienna

.7.42%

5.02 7.4034

2614

20

F420 (If You Love Me. (My Heart and 1.

121

Madrid.

.36.49/64

121% 36.7/04

P444 (Gloomy Sunday.

4

*

+

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It was announced that the P. Bombay,

Lisbon Hongkong

110%

110%

.1/39%

1/34%

1/01⁄2

1/81%

20.74

20:734

5.03/

5.03%

.3BIR

222

222

1/2+

1/2

10

* *

Silver (forward).191 Lieut.-Col. G. B., Crisp, R.A.M.C., War Loan....100

member of tho Sanitary Board

101

-British Wirolces.

of fresh salmon, so here is an Aus-land 0. mail steamer Oriental had Brussels. tralian way of cooking IL Cut the

fish into cuties about an inch thick been sold to Shanghai buyers.

and put them into a buttered dish. Season them with salt, pepper, a little

two haHols finely minced. Dot over

Montreal Monte Video: Belgrade

Mr. E. A. Carpmael was apYokohama.

grated nutmeg, a tablespoonful of pointed a Justice of the Penes. Silver (Spot).....101 chopped parsley, and a small onion or

a few small pieces of butter and pour!

in a wineglassful of dry ckler.. Bake as appointed a for about a quarter of an hour or

so, basling well, then take "out the

#268 (Blue Moon.

(You and the Night and the Music.

LESLIE HUTCHINSON.

38%% F118 (I Wish I Were Twins.

(I Can't Dance, I've Got Ants in My Pants.

VALAIDA & HER TRUMPET, With Orchestra..

R2164 (Drum Tuition.. 100% R2165 (Full course

cules, keep thent warm and make Notice was given of an extra-was the subject of a nation be

Lomato sauce with the strained |

11

of war existed should

quld in which the fish was cooked. ordinary meeting of the General tween which and Great Britain Pour this over the cutlets and serve Chamber of Commerce to consider state

In resolution that any member who ipin fueto ccuse to be a member.

with plain boiled potatoes.

SALESMAN. SAM

GUS SURE HAD PEP.

TA WIN THAT HOPE- LESS HANDICAP SAMĮ

YEAH! HE LIKES ONIONS)

I KEPT FEEDIN' HIM THESE, AN' HE KEPT

GOIN FASTER!

His Fastest Race:

WOT? WHY THEM'S MY

OH, WOE IS

PRIZE-WINNIN RED ME THERE'S TEN ONIONS! I'VE BEEN ONLY ONE OFFERED $5000. To LEFTI. EXHIBIT EM AT TH'· NEXT COUNTY FAIR!

MINUTES

CATER

|R2166 - (demoristrated 'by 'MAX ABRAMS,”

TSANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY. Marina House, 19, Queen's Road, Central. Tel. 24648.

By Small

HEY, JOCKEY,

YA FERGOT

·YER HOSS

UPSIDE

DOWNS RACE

TRACK TO MILE

KOHEN I'M IN A HURRY MISTER I CAN'T BE HANDICAPPED.

WITH NO HORSE!

ac-

7. M. REG. V. 3. PAY. OFF.

16 BY MEA BERVICE, ING.