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SHORT CUTS

To make a delicious sauce for baked apples or gingerbread, use onn Lablespoonful of water for cach three marshmallows, melt- ing over a slow fome.

Monday,

and

Points To Remember

RY fastening the strings of baby's BY

bonnet with press-studs instead

of sewing them, they can be easily removed and wished separately,

Calico, prints, and lace curtains uny be difficult to wash when new owing to the lime in them, but it soaked all night in warm water in which two or three handfuls of salt freel-and-the-lask made easier

When measuring molasses, grease the cup with butter or Iard before-have been dissolved, the lime will be "hand to preverilTMit sticking to the

measuring cup.

To prevent scorching when baking, place a sluilow pan of water directly on the floor of the

OTCHL.

To prevent spaghetti or macaroni from sticking to the pan, cool 1 in a colaider or sieve placed in the pan of boiling salt water.

It your teather belt requires an- other notch in it, heat an old steel knitting needle nt ane end, and when red hot burn another hole in the belt, for by this method it will appear as neat as the original holes.

If ten cloths are inclined to leave particles Buff on chino and glass when they are dried, wash themi thoroughly before giving them a

nol rinse through thin sturch. When dry beautiful" fish will be pro- duced on china and glassware.

G. G. T.

Here are two new Piccaninny frocks with contrasting

tops and skirts. The one on the left has a pleated skirt, the one on the right, a' flared one,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Gay

- HOLIDAY FROCKS

July 17, 1939.

Do You Live By Competition?

MRS. X. lives where competition

is the keynote of Hfe. Left to herself she would move through this world quite contentedly. She might even develop a little personally and

show an Individual notu in her clothes, house furnishing. and her

for Teens and hothies. But

Twenties

LL good things go in threes, an A they say, and liero are three frocks to remind you of sea breezes and golden sands.

MAINTENANCE CLAIM

Allegations Of Adultery Made

By Mother-In-Law

Allegations that the complainant had misbehaved herself and had committed adultery were made by The Yeung-yam, mother of the defendant, when a summons brought by Koo Shiu-wah, 23, clller she cannot against her husband, Lam Fung-lung, for desertion and wilful think for herself by nature or she neglect to provide reasonable maintenance, was heard before Mr. R. has spent such a long time allowing | A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy on Saturday.

Mr. M. A. da Silva conducted the the sometimes lives with his sisters or case for Koo. Lam was not repre-his friends.

He denied the tented. against him,

her friends to think for her that she has lost the habit. She is just one of a million other modern housewives, kept alive and "up-to-date" by the constant competition with other wo- ment

:

Young girls in hele teens and Everything she buys, docs, says or twenties will welcome these charm- thinks is done because somebody else

charges

Ing "itle girl fashions" that are the ky doing it and she must keep level occasions in the company of seven or from his wife to place dance-giris ut

vogue this summer-

Troplent hues of red, yellow, blue) and green are the favourites, but whatever you choose, see that it en hances the colour of eves, hair and

skin.

at all costs.

The new sweetheart neck shown in No. 1282 is very popular this sen- Mrs. X.'s code seems to be: "It son. for its attractive fear-shaped other people have such-and-such I lincs arn most becoming. This must have it too. No other women brightly patterned frock speaks of is going to beat me at anything" youth and galety with Its pert little bows on the sleeves and at each side Fads and Fashions

eight men. She declares that Lam

In Cabarcia So you are unable to say whether {ROCA oul Koo was cross-examined by Lam on it is true that your son Saturday. She denied she was fond dancing every night in cabarets and of going about with other men, and places-dance-girls at his table at $10 denied allegations by the defendant per hour?-I did not give him the that he had seen her on several money.

So you think he gets his money knew where she was living after she table?-That may be so,

sald She does not even attempt to dis-

Tae, on further questioning, separated from him.

sho did not know what a dinner ruit gule the fact in her conversation. "Do you know, Mrs. So-and-So has A subpoenaed witness. So Kam-was, and had not seen one in her bought a refrigernior? I'll simply, who had previously given house.

In any event, she had not have to get one

evidence that he had seen a notice on given money to her son to make one. too. There is no

the stairense Innding of defendant's Mr. Silva: If I adduce evidence reason why I shouldn't; our incorne

house prohibiting members of the that your son, a few days ago, had is as good as her family's."

Koo family leaving or entering the dancing girls at his table for two house, denied that he had kept hours at a cost of $20, you would say company with the complainant either that money was not from the allow before or after her marriage,

ance you gave him?--I can show you jevidence of the things I have pawned: At the close of the prosecution's Questioned as to whether her con. case, Lam sald he had no evidence to husband or herself had shares in the T80 give on his own behalf, and called Hongkong Rubber Factory. his mother, Because of this desire to keep level

but denied that any of thein had, The Yum-young said her son was added that during recent years the with everybody she has sent her

obedient to her. She alleged that, Factory had not paid dividends. children to schools that she cannot

after Koo's baby daughter had| Asked how she knew, If she was not Full put sleeves and a swinging really afford. She has taken up

died in 1038, the girl begonin shareholder, Tse replied that her sklet give you a nice shapely waist-games she did not like, diets that bringing nil hier "boy friends" married daughter possessed A few line through which the ribbon I disagreed with fier, fnds and to their. home at 50 Belcher shares, and received the annual thrended A grand Truck for

Town. theashions that offended her husband. Street, Kennedy

Witness report. Indeed she has been so busy keep-sweethearts, because she had seen your son the money with which he

the alleged slimly-built girl

Koo's Mr. Silva: Have you been giving them embracing each other. When has been paying temporary innin she objected to the girl's behaviour. tenance to his wife? I pawned things Koo left the house. Witness further to get him the money, alleged she had seen Koo in company with men in the streets and in the biggest shareholders in the Yee Hing You are a partner and one of the Chung Sing bathing pavillon,

Knitting Factory in Shamshuipo, are I have seen her in bed with you not? am a shareholder, but I

Magistrate's Warning

of the waist

SLIM THE HIPS

Keep in mind that plain fabrics are more stimming than patterned, and give more helghi, so if you are worried about your lips seleet No. 1283, made in sunshine yellow,

That

row of buttons down the front gives length and the fullness of skirt is smoothed oul over the hilp lac with tiny inyerted tucits.

The third design, No. 1204, is every woman's dress. It sulis the slenders, has height making lines if you are short, and that buttoned front takes Inches of plump hlps..

ing up the pace of having everything that everybody else has that she his long ago lost all sease of propor- tion. Her house is overfurnished. and her day over-crowded, yet she is not one bit happler with each poses than she hears of something else she sion, for no sooner has she gained it "must get," and the agony of being behind hurts all over again,

How to diagnose the competitive complaint? Just pause for mo- ent next time you want to say: "I ought to have such-und-such too; so- and-so has one." Say instead: My ilfe is something individual and dis- Linet from every other woman's. It Try it increase resisting cottons marriage to set it up in competition would be an insult to my home and ar linens that are fast to sun, sea with somebody else's. Let me stand and washing It will tub and lubatone and find happiness by ston-

dards of my own making. again.

RUN-don't walk-to your verandah for sandwiches and spiced iced coffee, or have a plate supper of salad and sandwiches, when the weather becomes sultry these spring days. The breeze will cool you outside as a cold drink will inside; so spice your iced coffee and make sandwiches to munch on, with easily prepared fillings such as those suggested below:

LUNCHEONS

Appealing to the eye as well as the appellie on a sultry spring day, this smack of spiced iced coffee and fancy sandwiches will Delight your family or guests. Below are hints on how to make the fancy sandwiches.

minimize cold water for percolator or bolled ter. At one side of slice, arrange coffee and into the pot if you have a row of stuffed olives. Spread in a drip percolator. Make your coffee

Stuffed Tomato with Cottage Cheese and Chiver Chopped Watercresa Pinwheels Olives and Celery Hot Butterscotch Holi Coffee

Fresh Fruit Salad Bowl will Lemon French Dressing Cheese Cornucoplas Chocolate Cake 'Sandwiches* Spiced Iced Coffee

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have only $2,000 worth of shares.

Dld you not inherit a considerable His Worship: I shall have to warn sum of money form your husband for you that if I find you are telling lies yourself and your son?-I received about that, I shall send you to prison nothing from my husband. He lett for two months with hard labour me five years ago, and I have not without the slightest compunction.

heard from him since,

Tse began sobbing at this point, and Tse: I am telling the truth. She stayed in bed with men the whole the Court was adjourned for a few day in my house. All the people in minutes to enable her to recover. my house saw this. She paid no atto Tse that her allegations about On resuming. Mr. Silva suggested tention to me at all.

Mr. Silva: You are certain your Koo's conduct were absolutely un- daughter-in-law is nothing but the true. Toe denied this.

Mr. Silva: When you

arranged most promiscuous woman?-Yes.

And that it is no doubt due to your the marriage between your son and bad temper that there was a rift be-Li Wah-bing, your second daughter- tween your son and' her?-I have a in-law, dki you consider Koo com- pletely out of your family, and no very good temper.

What caused trouble between your longer your son's wife?-No. son and your second daughter-in-law, the one chosen by yourself?--Ker behaviour is just as bad.

Not KK-Fat Wife

Why did you arrange a' second Just as promiscuous?-Slie mis-marringe Uien7-I was ill at the behaved herself with my male re-ime, and wanted someone to look after me. Kao had refused to re- Iatives.

In fact, she slept with men in bed turn. LI Wah-hing was not married in your house also?-Yes.

to my son as a kit-fat wife.

In spite of the fact that their unioni re- was in accordance with kit-fat coro- по ceremony. Nobody was invited to the union.

Was your son in employment at that time? Yes, he was earning $85 per month,

So much so that when she gavo birth to a son, you would not

cognize the child as your grand-monies?-There was son? I did not say that,

Do you recognise the child as your grand-son or not?

The gave several evasive answers, and was told by his Worship to answer the question directly.

Tsc: I am not satisfied the child "Is"my"grand-son

Mr. Silva: And for that reason you threw her out of the house?-1} did not chase her out.

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And though he was supporting Koo in a separate house, and was a spend. thrift, you still thought your could support a second wife?- alo. her meals with me.

In other words, you were going to support her? Yes. I wop then not Is It correct that in February, 1939, as hard-up' es now, Koo Shlu-wah lived at No. 8 Kee

Questioned by his Worship reyard- Cheong Street with your son?--Yes. Ing Koo's alleged adultery, Tso suid And the reason, I suggest, why the her daughter, a male relative and two left your house and lived outside herself were in the house at the time. wan because you were causing trouble When she saw what Koo and the In their married life?-As a mother, man were doing, she scolded both of I could not do that.

them, and they left the house. Tre

Can you suggest any reason why added that a woman friend of her's they should leave the house and live could testify to secing Koc put in the together outside?-Since she would company of men. not listen to me, I allowed her to live outside.

At the conclusion of her evidence, his Worship remarked that he would have to investigale her allegations. Threatened Suicide

Mr. Silva agreed, and said his client His Worship: You allowed her? Would welcome an exhaustive Invest!-

gation. Why did she live outside-Because she did not like to live with me: sister, was thon called. She testified Lam Ho-po, defendant's elder When I scolded her, she threatened to having seen Koo in bed with a to take poison and commit suicide. man Her attention had been called to this by her mother. While her bed with men in your house, were mother scoided the two, witness tele- in a different room?They were

On the occasions you saw her in

as usual and when the coffee is made. strips to end of slice any favourite they in the same room or yourself or phoned to her brother to inform him

come

pour immediately over ice cubes in prepared meat spreads that tall glasses. Serve with piala or ready to use in small pots or jars whipped cream. We've found that Staring at the olive row, roll the Secure with string men usually prefer plain cream; co bread to the end. you might keep this in mind when or toothpicks; or roll in a dampened cloth and place in the refrigerator to serving leed coffee.

chill Cut crosswise Into thin pin- OUTDOOR SANDWICHES wheel rounds when ready to serve.

fresh soft For the ribbon sandwiches, use For cornucopias, use

bread rather lengthwise strips of white and your white or whole wheat thinly sliced. Spread with softened favourite dark bread. A sweet nut butter and with various flavours of or fruit spread is frequently com- cheeses that come ready for spread bined with white for sandwiches of ing in glass Jars Garnish the cor- this type, Spread with softened but- nucoplas in different ways-with ter and your favourite filling. Cream slices of olive, sprigs of watercress cheeee combined with nuts

serves makes a nice Alling for this or parsley and so on..

type of sandwich. Put the strips of To make pinwheel sandwiches, bread together, first a strip of dark 12 heaping tablespoons colles

remove crusts from a loaf of bread bread between two of light, then re- Make coffee by your favourite and slice in lengthwise slices. Spread verse, having white between two

putting the spices Into the slices with creamed or whipped but- dark, Slice just before serving,

SPICED ICED COFFEE

3 pieces 2-Inch xlick ein-

ramon

32 whole clover

6 cups water

method,

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Hankow Rd., Kowloon.

pre-

blind 'screening it.

wan that

of the incident.

The hearing was adjourned to 2.30 pm. to-day-

my son's room while he was away,

Was this in the day-time or night? In the day. Was the door open or closed?--The door was open, but there was a sun-NEW GLEN SCHEDULE Did they have their clothes on or Hongkong to be Homeward oft-all I could see when the breeze

Calling Port slightly parted the blind they were holding each other in bed. -

But did they have their clothes on? With the departure for Home yes- - Xea. When I saw what they were terday afternoon of the Glencar, a

sing, I was filled with shame.

new Glen Line schedule came into Was she with different men?-operation. Glen Line vessels former- Sometimes. She would be allting in ly omitted Hongkong on the Home the parlour with many of her men run, but henceforth there will be a friends, when she would call one of, Glen Line salting from Hongkong them and go into the room with him. every 28 days.

How many people lived in your The old Glen service was through house? About xix, not including Hongkong to Shunghal and Japan on servants. I have no servants now, lite northern run, but from Japan. And the reason you have no ter-direct to the Philippines on the run www.vants now is because you are hard-also Marsellies and Casablanca ure to Home. Now not only Hongkong, but up? Yes.

added to the ports of call the Glen

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You are to hard-up that your son, service. now being out of employment, in un On this new schedule the old chips able to get anything to support his of die Z-class the Glenogle, Glenbeg, wife? We have no money at all. Glenshlet,. Glenapp, and Glengarry-

I suggest the story of your being will ultimately be replaced by the hard-up is merely an excuse for your more comfortable Y-class, of which son to cease giving maintenance to the Glencarn was the first launched. his wife?--He is a spendthrift. 1 The

Glenorchy, Breconshire nad have two flats, but I have let them building in Hongkong, are nico Y- out to people. I have also given up|ships. my telephone.

The Breconshire in due for her Does your son go out overy night? trials on July 19. Thero will be a -I don't know everything about his celebration reception on board on movements.

July 21, and she will rail for Shanghai But Is he at home at nights?-Since and Japan between August 8 and I cannot give him money to spend, 12.