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MAN'S

2

Choosing

the ring

IRST, how much to

Fspend? 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 list yearly salary.

may

diamonds

Jewellers still the most popular: safest, too. Even in depression a first-rate blue-whiter will up to $750 a carat.

Without much

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GADGETS

for cold, rainý, and windy weather

H

1. These golf trousers are soldneith a bag. into which you can put them when u leaves of raining. The trouser bag fits neatly on your golf bag.

2. Winter, summer you can wear these hogshin gloves. They have detachable wool finings inside.

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

are guarantee your stone to be flawless.)

Under a powerful enough mleroscope If the very few arc. Moreover, times now happens to be under one of the fotch claws of the sulting, where no ond will notice 11, you may be able to pick up a fair-size stone com- paratively cheaply.

it's experience

tricky work trying to pick "bargain." Much safer to some Jeweller you know and your price,

Sunlight

shows faults

up ព

go to

you're

Little square baguette diamonds name are the popular setting if

getting a single stone. But if you've got to economise, do it on the setting rather than on the stone. 11's ensler

to add a setting afterwards than to

change one stone for another.

HOOSE your stone by daylight, Comfort

CHO

and, if possible, on a bright day.

Sunlight shows up colour and faults in wearing

as well as sparkle.___

SIL

The Men

who Aid

the Boss

E

VERY big employer has nasist- his big executivo anta, called "ycs-men" and not Bo

TTS better to have a straight band "favourities" by the

comfortable to

You'll and you get more sparkle The "S" bands are not quite so successful. for your money if you choose a round'

wear next to How do they pick them? What qualities do the big men like to have, round them?

diamond. The square-cut ones have wedding ring. fower facets. Again, three moderate sized diamonds will cost less than After

diamonds in

popularity

More than fifty 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 words single stones,

diamond will cost perhaps $300. one quality which you regard as the Don't expect

Little further down the scale you most important, the most valuable,

a worthwhile aquamarine for the most desirable of all in

which would you specify?" Twelve of the fifty-one,

the Jeweller to

enn $100 or 80.

IS YOUR ENGLISH CORRECT?

DIALECT AND DIALECTIC

-Dialect-means-local-form# --of- speech, as "The Northumberland, dintect."

Dialectic means argument, as "A pretty piece of dialectic,"

Thus "dialectical, cleverTICS1" refers to the latter and not to the former.

"ACCURATE"

A statement is accurate or it is not accurate.

It 18 therefore wrong to use

phrases such as "extremely

accurate."

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."

means

"Precipitate" means

long."

"steep,

"head-

Thus, a "precipitous road,” but

a "precipitate step."

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

The Steamship,

"PRESIDENT DOUMER” No. 1.A/37.

Bringing Cargo from Marseilles vin ports, arrived Hongkong on Friday, 27th November, 1930.

Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables ore being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hangkang Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd., How- loon, whence delivery may be obtain- ed immediately after landing.

All claras must be sent in to me on or before Bth they will not

1930, or

Damaged Packages will be examin- od by tho Company's Surveyor Messra:---Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at $10.00 a.m. on Thursday, 3rd December, 1930.

Consignees

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No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

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Ret

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

Why you SMOKE

You smoke. But why?

1. Because you are bored, “

2. In imitation of others,

3. In early, years because you

want to feel grown up.

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

5. Because the cigarette advertisements attract you.

G. Because it soothes your

, nervous system.

7. Because, though you may 110t know [6. it wards og hunger.

man,

nearly So 25 per cent, wanted character. your best chance is to be different. Character fans included John D. the Rockefeller jun. Second on list was courage with five supporters. Then came integrity, loyalty, and honesty in a bunch with four votes cach. Honesty, you note, is by no means first on the list.

Three men voted for reliability,

[and three for Intelligence.

Only two call for industry, which must be rather a smack in the

сус for most promising young men.

There were two voters also for judgment.

Then a long list of qualities got one vote each. These were con- -honest thinking, de- ambition, work, TC- sponsibility, leadership, forthright- ness, thoroughness, horse persevering patience, control.

and

Interesting that leadership is low. Evidently big MCA like competition.

sense,

self-

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1986.

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TELEGRAPH'S NEW SERIAL

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S

THE STORY THUS FAR!

NOVELIZED FROM

The Montagues and Capulets, ́are deadly enemies. Romeo the son of Lord Montague, and Julies the daughter of Lord Ca

mlet. When the Count of Paris asked Juliet's hand in marriage, her father celebrates with a mag- nificent feast and marked ball, Through the stupidity of a ser vant Romeo receives an invita- tion. He attends and meels Juliet first time. Neither knows Jor who the other is and they fall in love at first glance. It is only after they have confessed their attraction for each other that they discover they are the zon daughter of the bitterent enemies in Verona. After all the puerte have gone, Romeo hides .be is the Capulet garden

only to on the same hallowed ground as

τους, who, he

he knows 15-in- possible to him. As he stands hid- den in the shadow of the trees, he sees a light appear in one of the windows of the house.

his

It

shines dimly on the figure of a pirt leaning out upon one of the balconier. It is Juliet.

VOWS BY MOONLIGHT.

CHAPTER FIVE

Juliet

GERTRUDE GELBIN,

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

Her simplicity and honesty moved Romeo beyond answer. He struggled to voice his own emotion. "Lady, by yander blessed moon I swear,' began.

he

"sho

"Oh, swear not by the moon, begged, "the inconstant moon that monthly changes in her clrcled orb, lest that thy love prove likewise variable.

What shalt swear by?" he pleaded. "Do

not swear," she interrupted. "Although I joy in thee I have no -Joy of this contact to-night. It is rush, too unadvised, too sudden, 100 like the lightning which doth

cease to be

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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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he cried, "wilt thou leave me

"What satisfaction canst thou have

to-night?" she whispered.

"The exchange of thy love's faith-

for mine," he pleaded. 创意 gave thee mine before thou

ful vow

dids! request it," she chided. "And yet-would-it were to give again."

sigh naked sto

S Romeo hid In the shadows

on the wind.

"O Romeo, Romeo!" her voicel whispered from above. "Wherefore are that Romeo? Deny thy fatherf and refuse thy name; or, if thou will; not, be but my sworn love and I no longer be Capulet."

His cars drank her words. she speak again, he wondered.

Would

"Wouldst thou withdraw it?" he

She nodded. She "For

what

purpose, love?" he begged.

"But to be frank," she answered. and give it thee again. My bounty is as boundless as the sea; my love ns deep. The more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite

She

caught her car.

"I hear some

Tis but thy name that is my sound opped short as 'some indoor enemy," sighed Jullet. "What's in

name?

noise

"That which we enli a rose love thin." she whispered. "Dear

by any other name would smell os sweet. Flomeo, doff they name," she pleaded to the night, "and for thy name which is no part of thee, take all myself."

He could retain himself no longer, and coming out from the shadow culled to her: "I take thee at thy word.

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

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

He stepped into the full light and na she gazed at him the fear in her

faded and gave way to happl eyes

ness.

ה.

.....

"I know not how to tell thee who "My I am," he answered humbly. name, dear Saint, is hateful to my self because it is un enemy to thee.

She leaned out over the balcony. "Art thou not Romeo and a Mon tague?"

are

Juli

rang

The voice of her nurse sharply through the stillness. "Anon, good nurse," she called in swer and turned back to Ronco, "Sweet Moutague be irur-stay but a little. I will come again."

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

him forth.

"Three words, deur Romeo," she said softly. "and then Good Night. If that thy bent of love be honour able, Uy purpose marringe, send me word to-morrow by one that I'll pro cure to come to thee; where and what time thou wilt perform the rite. And All fortunes at thy foot I'll lay

my and follow thee, my lord, through- out the world. "Madam!"

volce Her sounded from her room. she Romeo,"

whispered hastily, if thou mean'st not well, I do beseech thee to cease thy sult und leave me to my grief."

"But

nurse's

"Neither," he replied, "if either

dislike." thee

"How cam'st thou thither, tell me. And wherefore? The orchard walls

high and hard to climb.

He looked about cautiously and caught her breath and the place] death, considering who thou art, it made for the garden exit, then paused for a final backward glance any of my kinsmen find thee here."

Romeo stayed her fears. "With, and saw his Jullet come out upon the love's light wings did I o'er perch these walls; for stony limits cannot. hold love out, and what love can

that dares love attempt. There fore, thy kinsmen are no barrier to

"So thrive my soul," he vowed. "To-morrow will I send," she promised. "A thousand times good Ske-night-And-left-him,

do

Inc."

"If

balcony.

"Romeo, Romeo. Her volce rose as a falconer calling his bird.

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

"Romeo." Her voice caressed him.

send to thee?"

der the see thee they will mur- "At what o'clock to-morrow shall 1:

she whispered anxiously; "Alack," he answered, "there lies more perll in thine eye than twenty ol their swords! Look thou but sweet, and I am proof against their camity."

ed.

"By the hour of nine," he whisper-

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

She looked off into the garden and "I would not for the world they saw the tight of carly dawn Alter saw thee here. Her voice trembled. through the leaves of the trees.

•

T almost morning. I would have thee Kone and yet, no further than a wanton's bird who lets it hop a little from her hand, and with a silk thread plucks it back again, so loving- jealous of his liberty."

"I have night's cloak to hide me a do not

from their eyes,"

he comforted, "and, but thou love me, let them

ind me here."

"By whose direction found'st thou this place?" she asked.

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"I would I were thy bird," he murmured

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Jullet sighed. "Thou know'st mask of night is on my face, else interlude of love Indeed must end. would a maiden blush bepaint my "Goodnight, goodnight. Parting is cheek for that which thou bast heard auch sweet sorrow that I shall say me speak to-night Fain would goodnight till it be to-morrow," and dwell-on-form, fain-fain, deny-what with a sigh, re-entered her bed-11 Emblem of victory.

nk she faltered. "But

chamber. have spiment! Dost thou love |

12 Small indeed it might be some

time,

I

neti

farewell

"Sleep dwell upon thine eyes, peace 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, so Yet if thou swear'st, thou mayat sweet to rest." prove false; at

say Jove lover's perjuries they

He turned from the balcony and

She gazed at him. longingly and made his way out of the garden.

in his face read the answer to her love. "Oh gentle Romeo," she cried at last. "If thou dost love pro- thou Bounce it faithfully; or if think'st I am too quickly won I'll frown and be perverse and thee

say nay, so thou will woo; but esle, not!

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What message' will Juliet ex- change with Romes at nine? Don't miss to-morrow's Instal- ment of this love story.

(To be continued)

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15 Rich dames used to have this 14 A fishy expression?

on their faces, the poor on their clothes.

10 Language of one of our ances-

tors perhaps.

18 This is a plant, not a sewing-

machine gadget.

21 Hide sounds like advice to one a Mediterranean

going

cruise.

on

24 This makes one'dry.

26 An old-fashioned beverage. 30 Tool

31 Sounds as if it is noar Black-

heath, but it is not exactly pro gress;

32 A combination of cost and

mineral is the craze.

33 The guiding principle by meta-

phor from the heavens....

34 A bit of the ship's' rigging sounds as if it is making nolje.

35 Oxford college.

DOWN

a1 do not trust the man who

tells this African food.

3 Reverse what-nigolfer wanis; m: todo on; the green for u. Uvely

* movement. » Kauppa

This is used in cheesemaking. This emaciation' is apparently treasured memento.

For the sake of argument put a fyer in a river.

7 "Eat tiger" (anag), 8Thought perhaps rebounding. 11-Profit made by the cruel, 13-Food-in-the-Pacific-Islands

17 Consequently sounds like what the threa bridge-players were looking for.

19 What looks like the pace

fashion is avoiding extremes. 20 ScotHal river.

of

22 What you are looking for at

this, moment.

23 Famous portrait-painter.

| 25 Insect.

27 This Indy is always happy at

flest.

20 Taking possession of freehold.

Iond, 29 Worry.

a

ta, Yesterday's Bolution.

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