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THE HONGKONG

Choosing the ring

IRST, how much to

spond? No fixed rule.

• diamonds

here, but you'll find still head

most people buy a ring cost 5 to 10 per cent. of the the yearly salary.

list

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GADGETS for cold, rainy, and windy weather

1. These golf trousers are sold toith a bag into which you can put them when it leaves off raining. The trouser bag fits neatly i on your golf bag.

a. Winter, summer you can wear these hogskin gloves. They have detachable wool linings inade.

3. Mysterious lighter. All you do is tale the cap of, flame appears of its own accord. Lighter's made so that it lights better in a draught than in still asr.

the

Jewellers say diamonds are guarantee your stone to be flawlcus. still the most popular; safest. Under a powerful enough microscope too. Even in depression a first-rate blue-whiter will up to $750 a caral.

Without much

very few are. Moreover, times flaw happens to be under one of the fotch claws of the setting, where no one will notice it, you may be able to plek up u falr-size stone.....comi- paratively cheaply,

it' experience tricky work trying to pick up n "bargain." Much safer to go

to

some jeweller you know and name, are the popular setting if you're

your price.

Sunlight

shows faults

CHO

Little square baguette diamonds getting a single stone. But if you've got to economise, do it on the setting rather than on the stone. It's easier

to add n setting afterwards than to change, one stone for another.

HOOSE your storie by daylight, Comfort

and, if possible, on a bright day.

Sunlight shows up. colour and faults in wearing

as well as sparkle.

IT'S

The Men

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1936.

who Aid

the Boss

VERY big employer hea his big executive

TELEGRAPH'S NEW SERIAL

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S

Romeo

NOVELIZED FROM The Mato Gottuyn Mayte merosa

THE STORY. THUS FAR

The Montagues and Capulats, are deadly enemies. Romeo is the son of Lord Montague, and Juliet the daughter of Lord Ca- pulet. When the Count of Paris arked Juliet's hand in marriage, her father celebrates with a map. nificent feast and masked ball. Through the stupidity of a ser vant Romeo receives an invita- tion. He attends and meets Juliet for the first time. Neither, knows who the other is and they fall in love at first glance.

is only after they have-

their confeated attraction for cach

that other

they discover they are the son and daughter of the bitterest the enemies in Verona. After all pucata have Conc,

hides Romeo the Capulet garden only to be on the same hallowed

ground as his love, who, he knows la im- possible to him. As he stands hid- den the shadow of the trees, he sees a light appear in one of It the windows of the house. ahinos dimly on the floure of a pirl leaning out upon one of the balconica. It is Juliet.

VOWS BY MOONLIGHT

CHAPTER FIVE

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AS Romeo hid in the shadows be heard her soft sigh carried on the wind.

Juliet

GERTRUDE GELBIN,

for the world. In truth, fair Monta- gue, 1 am too fond and therefore thou mayst think my behaviour light. I should have been more strange, I but that thou over- must confess, heard'st my true love's passion. Therefore pardon me, and imputo not this yielding to light love which the dark night hath so discovered."

Her simplicity and honesty moved Romeo beyond mawer. He struggled Lo valee his own emotion. "Lady, by yonder blessed moon I swear," he began....

"Oh, swear not by the moon," 'she begged, "the inconstant moon that monthly thanges in her circled orb, Jest that thy love prove Ukewhe variable."

"What shall I swear by ho pleaded.

"Do not swear the interrupted. "Although I Joy-in-thee I have no- joy of this contact to-night. It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden, too like the lightning which doll

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lightens," And as if to bind herself by the just wisdom of her words, she bade him hurriedly a sweet good-. night and turned to leave.

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"Oh," he cried, "wilt thou leave me

Whed?"

to-night?

satisfaction canst thou have

she whispered. "The exchange of thy love's faith. ful vow for mine," he pleaded.

gave thee mine before thou didst request it." she chided. "And yet would it were to give again."

"Wouldst thou withdraw It?" he asked fearfully.

purpose. love?"

he

She nodded. "For what volce "O Romico, Romeo!" her

"Wherefore begged. whispered from above. nre thou Romeo: Deny thy father "But to be frank," she answered,

"And

It thee again. My bounty and refuse thy name; or, if thou will

boundless as the sen'; my love not, be but my sworn love and I'll is no

as deep. The more I give to thee, the no longer be a Capulet."

Would more I have, for both are infinite" She, stopped short as some indoor sound

"I hear sumo raught her ear. polse within," she whispered. "Dear love,

His ears drank her words. she spenk again, lie wondered.

"Tis but thy name that is my "What's in enemy. "sighed Jullet.

name? That which we call a rose by any other mime would smell as Homeo, doff they name," sweet. she pleaded to the night, "and for thy name which is no part of thee, take all myself."

and

The voice of her nurse rang sharply through the stillness.

"Anon, good nurse," she called in answer and turned back to Romico. "Sweet Montague be true-stay but 措 Htle will come again."

Romeo hid himself in the shadow The moments were the balcony. an eternity until her voice agai

He could retain himself no longer, coming out from the shadow called to her: "I take thee at thy of the nusist-

word. Call me but love and I'll be new baptized."

ants, called "yes-men" and by the not 80

You'll find you get more sparkle IT better to have a straight band. "favourities"

The "S" bands are not quite so successful.

Don't expect, the jeweller

ta"

After

qualities. do the big men like to have round them?

for your money if you choose a round comfortable to wear next to a How do they pick them? What diamond. The square-cut ones have wedding ring. fewer facels. Again, three moderate alzed diamonds will cost less than

diamonds in popularity

More than afty recently answered a single stone of the same weight, come sapphires. A good sapphire though trend at the moment is to comparable in weight to a good $500 the question: "If you were to name wards single stones.

diamond will cost perhaps $300, one quality which you regard as the Little further down the scute you most Important, the most valuable, can get a worthwhile aquamarine for the most desirable of all in a man,

which $100 or 50.

would you speelly?"" Twelve of the fifty-one, nearly 25 per cent, wanted character. So your best chance to be different. Character fans included John D. Rockefeller jun. Second on the list was courage with five supporters.

IS YOUR ENGLISHI CORRECT?

DIALECT AND DIALECTIC

Dialect means local forms of speech, as "The Northumberland diatect

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Dialectio means argument, as A-pretty-piece-of-dialectic;

Thus "dialectical cleverncas" Tefers to the latter and not to the former.

"ACCURATE"

Astatement is accurate or it is not decurate.

It is therefore wrong to use phrases such

"extremely accurate."

Sp

But when the word "accurate"

is applied to persons, degrees of accuracy are permissible.

Thus "John' is usually much more accurate than his brother."

PRECIPITOUS: PRECIPITATE

"Precipitous" like a precipice." "Precipitate" long."

means "atety,

means. "head-

Thus, a "precipitous road? but. a "precipitate step."

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If you take your fancee with you to choose the ring decide with her first how much you can afford to pay,

1.

Why you SMOKE

You smoke. But why?

Because you are bored.

2. In imitation of others.

3. In early years because you want to feel grown up.

to

4. Because you do not want seem unsociable, to avoid having to exercise slight strength of mind in refusing,

5. Decause the cigarette advertisements attract you.

6. Because it soothea your nervous system.

7. Because, though you may not know it. It shards DI hunger.

Then came integrity, loyalty, and honesty in a bunch with four votes cach. Honesty, you note, is by no mears first on the Itat.

Three men voted for rellability,

and three for intelligence.

Only two call for industry, which must be rather a smack in the eye for most promising young men, There -were-wo voters also judgment.

for

Then a long list of qualities got one vote cach. These were con- centration, honest thinking. dc. pent

ambition, work, TC- leadership, forthright- ness, thoroughness, horse sense. persovering patience, and self- control.

Interesting that leadership is GO low. Evidently big men do not like competition.

per-

Taking a cross section, the fect right-hand man would be notable for his courage, loyalty, and honesty, Other main points of his character would-be reliability and-intelligence. But probably the most important quality of all is courage.

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Juliet started in fear and sur- prise. "What man art thou," she cried, "that, thus bescreened in night, so stumblest on my counsel?"

enlled him forth.

"Three words, dear Romeo," slic softly, and then Good Night. said If that thy bent of love be honour able, thy purpose marriage, send me He stepped into the full light and word to-morrow by one that I'll pro- as she gazed at him the fear in her cure to come to thee;"where and what eyes faded and gave way to happi-lime thou will perform the rite, And all my fortunes at thy foot I'll Iny

ness.

"I know not how to tell thee who and follow thee, my lord, through-

"Madam!" Her nurse's voice sounded from her room.

i am," he answered humbly. "My out the world." name, dear Saint, is hateful to my- self because it is an enemy to thee." She leaned out over the balcony. "Art thou not Romeo and a Mon- tague?"

"Neither."..

he repiled, "if either dislike." "How cam'st thou thither, tell me. And

Wherefore? The orchard wale are high and hard to climb." She caught her breath and the place I death, considering who thou art, any of my kinsmen find thee here."

Romco stayed her fears with love's light wings did I o'er porch these walls; for stony limits cannot

hold love out, and what love can do, that dares love attempt. There- fore, thy kinsmen are no barrier to

me."

"Bul Itomco," sh10 whispered hastily, "If thou mean'st not well, I do beseech thee to cease thy sult and leave me to my grief."

"So thrive my soul." he vowed. "To-morrow will I send," she night. And test sand-times-good

He looked about cautiously and made for the garden exit, then paused for n anal backward ́glurice and saw his Juliet come out upon the balcony.

"Romco, 'Romeo." Her volce rusa

as a falconer calling his bird.

He sped back to her. It is my soul that calla my name."

--"Romeo:"--Her voice carossed him

send to thee?"

"By the hour of nine,” he whisper-

If they see thee they will mur-"At what o'clock to-morrow shall I der thee," she whispered anxiously.

"Alack," he answered, there lies more peril in thine eye than twenty ed. of their swords! Look thou but sweet, and I am proof against their enmily,"

"I would not for the world they saw thee bere." Her yolce trembled. "I have night's cloak to hide me from

comforted, their eyes," he

me, let them "and, but thou love find me here."

"By whose direction found'st thou

she asked.

this love," he smiled, "which first

"By

I have

I

"I will not fall," she promised, and sighed. "Tis twenty years I then.

She looked off into the garden and saw the light of carly dawn filter TS through the leaves of the trees. almost morning. I would have thee an gone and yet, no further than a wanton's bird who lets it hop a b from her hand, and with a silk thread plucks it back

jealous of his liberty, so loving-

"Sweet, so would I. Yet, I should

"I would I were thy bird," he did prompt me to inquire. He leat murmured. mo counsel and I lent him eyes." kill thee with much cherishing." Jullet sighed. Thou know'st the She gazed long at him as if their maak of night is on my face, clse Interlude, of. love indeed must end. would a malden blush bepaint my "Goodnight, goodnight Parting is check for that which thou hast heard such sweet sorrow that I shall say me speak to-night Fain would goodnight till it be to-morrow," and dwell on form, fun, faltered. "But chamber.

fala, deny what.

with a sigh, se entered her bed farewell compliment! Dost thou love "Sleep dwell upon thine eyes, peace me?" she pleaded. "I know thou in thy breast," he murmured. Would wilt say 'Ay and I will take thy word that I were sleep and peace, 50 Yet, if thou swear'st, thou mayst

false; prove

at lover's perjuries they laughs." Bay Jove ...She gazed at him longingly and in his face read the answer to her love. "Oh geetle Romeo," she orled at last. "I thou dost love pro- nounce it faithfully; or it thou think'st I am too quickly won I'll frown and be perverse and say thee! nay, so thou will woo; but esfe,. not k

sweet to rest.”20

He turned from the balcony and made his way out of the garden. · ·

COUNT

What message will Juliet ez- change with Romeo at · nine? - Don't miss to-morrow's; instal- ment of this love story,

(To be continued.)

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1 "Mad Master" (ansg.)

Gorge to corrupt.. 10 Might be a tack or a knot, headless is of Eastern origin. 11 Emblem of victory,

12 Small indeed it might be some

time.

14 A fisby expression?

15 Rich dames used to have this their faces, the poor on their clothes

16 Language of one of our ances

tors perhaps,

18 This is a plant, not a sawing-

machine gadget.

21 Hide sounds like advice to one en. a Mediterranean

•utac...

24 This makes one dry.

20 An old-fashioned beverage.

30 Tool.

31 Sounds as if it is near Black- heath, but it is not exactly pro-

gress.

32 A combination of coat, and·

mineral is the craze..:

33 The guiding principle by meta-

phor from the:fieavens, 34.A bit of the ship's rigging sounds as if it-la-moking nolsc.

35 Oxford college.

DOWN

11 do not trust the man who

tells this African food,

3 Reverso what a golfer wants to do on the green for a lively movement.

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4 This is used in cheesemaking. 8. Tois emaciation is oppurenly a

treasured memento.

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6 For the sake of argument put

n flyer in a river,

:7 "Eat tiger" (ansg.),

8Thought perhaps rebounding.. 11-Profit-made by the cruel- 13 Food in the Pacifk Islands. 17 Consequently sounds like what the three bridge-players were looking for.

of

19 What looks like the pace

fashion is avoiding extremes.. 20 Scottish river,

22 What you are looking for at. ---this moment.

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27 This lady is always happy at

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28 Taking possession of freehold

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