1938-12-20 — Page 38

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December 20, 1938.

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ENGLISH women are wearing crinolines again—but only for

this season, say the fashion firms. to last.

EMPIRE NEWS

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Air Progress In New Zealand

Auckland.

The first air direction-finding wire- less equipment in New Zealand has been installed at Rongotal aerodrome. Wellington. Over 30,000 persons use the airport annually.

British Trade Commissioner-Mr. R. Boulter, the British Trade Coin- missioner in New Zealand, in to leave in January on an official visit and holiday leave trip to England.

INDIA

FALSE CONGRESS PROPAGANDA

Bombay.

The irresponsible methods of Con- gress Press propaganda are shown by the report of the Committee of In- quiry on the Mysore rioting on Jan. 11, published recently.

The report mentions the accounts in newspapers to the effect that the pulico fired from inside a building upon crowds rushing through the narrow bazuar, killing 32. It had been proved to the Committee that all the windows of the building were covered with wire through which it would be int- possible to pass a ride.

netting

It is too luxurious a style

Imagine an evening dress that takes sixty yards of net, ten yards of talleta, ond six and a half yards

was of ribbon to make; this crinoline frock inde in London this

reason

The simplest crinolines take twelve!

Com- to fourteen yards of material. pare this with the usual five or six yards for an evening dress, and you will see why a crinoline gown costs anything up to 50 per cent. than a straight-skiried one.

more

English women prefer the peti coats stiffened with horsehair net instead of whalebone, as in America. The Duchess of Kent wore one of these modified crinolines when she

ball in Bath last month. danced at

London shops are selling a good unny crinoline frocks. One, in white brocade, is being made as a wedding dress. Others are sold for dances ¦and dinner.

Miss Chishom, buyers for a big store, said. "People tell us they find them easy to wear. The only trouble is getting them in and out of care- anel of

course. it's no good expecting

to cram into a theatre seat."

Will the crinolines go all the other Victorian fashions-f-the-shoulder necklines, cameo lockets, neckbands, and hair ornaments. A lovely fashion -while it lasts,

Chinese

Refugees: Gratitude

The Congress leader had since ud-

ADY Layton, chairman of the mitted the Impossibility of firing a clothing and Comforts Com from there, windows, explaining the newspaper reports as hearsay." He admitted that he had told a newa- paperman that "false reports to the Press don't matter."

mittee of the British Fund (late Lord Mayor's) for the Relief of Distress in China, writes:

I am sure your readers will be interested to hear that in n letter The Mysore Government's official written by the secretary of the British casualty list of 10 dead had been proved correct.

The Committer found that a Con- Hress campolin of "unparalleled virulence, conducted without regard for truth," was responsible for the crawd's attack on the police who were forced to fire in self-defence, After this, "false information was brondeust to the world.'

COMMUNAL RIOTING

Calcutta.

cam-

A Moslem and a Hindu were k ed In rioting between workers and strikers at a jute mill near Calcutta. The rioting then assumed 4 munal character. Two European police officers und 42 other persons were injured and 150 arrests were ninde,

SOUTH AFRICA

TOWN PLANNING IN TABLE BAY

Cape Town.

It is stated that an oversens coma- pany offered £0,000,000 for the land which is now being reclaimed from

Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai en October 23 he states:

...at present in the settlement and concession there must be about 60,000 refugees....Most of the clothing re-

Lime from ceived

10 time from England has gone to the Chinese, but naturally there are many items, like plus fours, that are of no use to them. These are handed to the B.W.A. or King's Daughters' Society to give to foreigners, of whom they have many on their books-also refugees, "HERCULEAN TASK"

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"But everything has been used. "What Shanghai would have done without the Lord Mayor's Fund I

It was really cannot Imagine. herculean task caring for all the refugees thut poured iri trom up-river and down-stream and all over the country. This effort on the port of the British has been very much Uppreciated."

The Depot has already dispatched 1,485 bales of medical supplies and clothing, but the, need is desperate. May appeal to your readers to da all they can see that this supply re- inains constant or Increasing?

Table Bay through the construction the ceremony. Mr. Nestadi declined

of the new £6,000,000 hariyour,

to do this.

The offer was refused. The Cape | JAMAICA Town Municipal Couneli will dispose

of the land for an ambitious town- planning scheme which will

com-

pletely alter the face of Cape Town. The reclaimed dren will be about half the size of the present metro- politan area of the city.

LABOUR LEADER'S

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Kingston. Alexander Bustamenic, the Labour leader, in a statement before the Voortrekker Ceremony-Because Royal Commission characterised the

and the Mayor is a Jew, Benoni Town Jast

present Governor of Council will not be asked to parti- Jamaica, the late Sir Edward Den- elpate in the Voortrekker centenary ham and Bir Arthur Richards, ar

The committee "Fusclata," He wants # celebrations there.

minimum responsible for celebrations naked the wage of dollar a day for workers Mayor, Mr. M. Nestadt, to allow and old age pensions for Jamaica wwwwwww Christian to represent the Council at workers at 50.

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