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Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

August 21, 1939.

Problems Of STARRED FOR

A Hostess

WHEN I was married first I know

WHE

that my husband had a lot of bachelor friends, chiefly men younger than himself and more or less fixed as bachelors. Bel very wise and very modern. I hoped that he would keep them as friends after margtige, and I outd that I should always be glad to see them at the house, But I did not think they would come no- regularly and in such large numbers. and accept all my hospitality as a matter of course.

a young

Is, for instance, There Bachelor who comes for lunch. He prides himself on being a bit of a woman-hater, so I suppose I should bo flattered that he condescends to speak to me at all. While I am pre- paring the meal, he has long and interesting conversations with my husband, but in my company he just cats heartily, and unmily stays long enough to have tea,

Then there are one or two other men who are irregular but young certainly once-a-week visitors, They "Just drop in to cupper," because my hospitable husband has assured them that there is always some sort of food in our larder. Sometimes they bring strange girl friends with them, and I have to rush off to the kitchen and toss together an omelet or a souffle as late as ten at night.

Evenings in the Kitchen

There are, in fact, nights when I seem to spend the whole evening in the kitchen cutting sandwiches and brewing coffee for hungry youths who hardly notice that I am there at all. Then, in a haze of handshakes and dirty dishes I hear my husband inviting them buck next week.. "Dui come to supper, all of you; I doesn't matter how late you stay in this house."

Of course, they all go away think- ing he's a perfect gem of a friend and that I am a pretty good sort too. Occasionally they enthuse over my cooking, and I have known a strange girl-friend ask me for a recipe. Once one did offer to come into the kit- chen and help me wash-up, but she was an Isolated cuse, Most of them are content to enjoy our hospitality thoroughly and come back again.

Now, I know that I ought to be flattered and proud that my husband brings his friends home and in suels large numbers. But the trouble in that they are all young people, and without homes of their own they cannot return hospitality. They seem, too, to have an inexhaustible supply of energy, and the ability

sit up very late playing cards, and not have to worry about being up in time for husbands and children in the morning.

Weariness of Entertaining

THE SEA-

Umbrella

Skirts.. Cartwheel Hats..

Attractive beach coat in striped sharkskin with an umbrella skirt. She carries her sunshade on her head-high-crowned straw cartwheel, edged with perky bows of wool. White rubber swim suits, short swaggers, also white, tufted with blue and garden bass and cellophane shoes are colourful 1939 beach accessories.

DRESS up for the sun. I see chiffon or cotton wound round the

beautifully tanned girls cost three shillings ready-made.

head with the ends tucked in. They looking round the shops for

For the eighteens and nineteens brightly coloured beach acces- those cottage bonnels with suntop to sories. The gayer the better, match are chie. Made in figured Some evenings, when the party is for this is an intensely colourful linen they are quite inexpensive.

Plenty of imagination has Each season has its high just at its height, I'm nodding with summer, sleep; and the thought of the wash-note of fashion and beach coals atted the styling of beach shoes. Corded Ing-up that must be done to-morrow to the waist, with umbrella flared sandals are a popular favourite. Gar- den bass and coloured cellophane adds to the weariness of entertaining skirts, are definitely 1030 fashion.

make another pair This style is a general favourite in shade to match.

with an Hollywood, so if you want to Inok

Ute this.

Sometimes, too, when I'm laying the table for eight, I think how nice

it would be, if instead of cooking a

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like your pet film star well! Striped Sharkskin is used for

for the model sketched. Others I have seen

Cone to

eye-

A newcomer is the short beach

meal at home, I could go out to are in towelling or hand-printed siub swagger carried out in white tufted restaurant on a guest and love some thing strange and beautiful that I

had not concocted In the kitchen.

in

nautical designs that are Just with blue. It has a rather sophistic- grand for cruising.

ated air, and the rest of the outfit It you

you prefer something more must follow the same lines if it le

But none of the young men who come workmanlike, there are masculine to look smart.

so regularly to the house has ever stacks in chalk striped worsted, top- Suspender skirts are popular teo unked us out to dinner. None of the ped by a jumper and blazer jacket they can be worn with different couples has ever Laken us to the with stripes that go round-not

cinema

or for a week-end motor down. run. Maybe they never think; may-

be they never will until they are older and married themselves.

brassiere tops.mbile from

triangular crepe scarves.

You will see plenty of shells be- Swim suits that fit like the prover- side the sea shore as they blal glove are cut with brassiere tensively for beach

ex"

I must get out more, or have a shaped tops, or you can have one in Shaded amethyst, leaf green, mid- few evenings for reading and sew white rubber.

night blue, cyclamen Arc smart ing. I must have less cooling to do,

By

MARY

GRACE

less strain on the housekeeping nl-tiny and close-fitting or wool from to match necklet and bracelet.

As to bench headgear. It should be colours, and I noticed a fob bracch lowance that wasn't designed for the centre crown trim the hat in the Bench Ixigs ure novel an well as Chiffon turban with much entertaining. I must and a

sented figure.

espacious, Coarse striped linens and shell necklace, cot tactful way of explaining all this to

For those who wear tinted glasses floral cretonnes are principally used, my husband. I doubt if he will un-

tage bonnet and derstand. Men think of entertaining to shield their cyes from the sun's but one that caught my eye was in

Klare, I recommend the

turban, rough straw with red wool tassels matching suntop go Just two pieces of brilliant-hued and stitching.

down to the sea.

from the masculine angle that knows no labour; women, unhappily, know! the other side-the kitchen sink side and it is not very pleasant when you get an over-duse of it.

A. B. M.

Milady Lights Her Cigarette

manager had

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Above, while shoes, thick soled and starred with blue The rough straw beachbagistammed with red wooltassels and spiching.

Useful Hints

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"OOK at that. I used my best London cinema

is surprising. how quickly his "that's marble, it can't burn." tablecloths, because I wanted to troubles, despite the fact that every- Though it did not burn, the brown become soiled, especially when they. light-coloured pair of kid gloves have everything looking lee. thing in his theatre was re- strain was absorbed in this case. shan't do it again.

are being worn for the Arel time It wasn't as if proofed. Women were accused Much of the smoking done by wo after being cleaned,

of I hadn't pus plenty of ash trays being the worst culprisaid the man- smoking. That jittery feeling which the hands, rub the marks lightly

men--this from a doctor-is "social about."

Before removing the gloves from The speaker had given a party the ager, "but the carpet in the ladies' strangers inluce, temporary lapses in with a small pad of cotton wool dip night before. The cloths she refer- lounge in this theatre has to be re-

that

Emall talk witeli goes on when red to covered three long tables, on sewed three times as often as that women gather together, breaking the disappear like Cologne and they will which had been spread buffet in the men's room. A rug in either Ice with newly made acquaintances,

disappeally white draining board is super.fi looking and similar moment

of tension, cause and saw hole after hole in her benu- is permitted-does not last

damusk-obviously tiful

women to smoke when they other-quite an asset to a well-kept kitchen. I next visited

not want to. In such usual way, then give it a good rins- smart dress shop. Wise would burns.

again the carpets suffered with moments they are apt to become ing with a blue Ung and hot water, Together we look a further sur- no men to take the blame. It ap careless with the stubs of the cigar You will be delighted with the good vey. An ugly scar marred the top peared that in the preoccupation ettes,

colour achieved,

A two-piece strook frein de navy taffeta, with white detail in belt and Jabot.

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of her polished piano. The floor of over this piece of velvet or that Such occasions provide extenual- her dining-room, which hod been piece of chiffon, a cigarcite assisted ing circumstances. It is when de- used for dancing, was slippled with the customera in reaching a decl- liberate carelessness occurs have cigarettes may have upon women's burns. A Anc rug revealed asion. They "parked the burning quoted several cases that fail within nerves, they scorched spot, which meant re-weav- tobacco while they felt the materials that category-that the observer can their nervel

certainly don't affect ing. My hostess wan almost in tears.with disastrous results to the sur- only conclude that, whatever effect |

The incident suggested that I make face selected.

Women and men as well-ignore an investigation. I did so, and, dis- covered

First,

that ash trays. I found that to be a there is any things.

us whose general complaint scarcely one of

everywhere. home hears

from the burn Why? A mere man myself, I can- no sent of cigarettes; and, second, that much not suggest why we pass them up, as women would like to do, so, they but I have a theory to account for cannot entirely blame the men. woman's avoidance of them. It l

this Forgotten Cigarettes

An ash tray, particularly an over- The chance soon presented itself flowing one, is an unlovely sight.

The to sound on hotel manager on the grey nest in which your dis- question of cigarette burns. He carded, smokes repose is not decorn- waxed cloquent on the subject. Bed live, even when some of them are linen, tablecloths, furniture, carpets, udorned with lipstick. even baths, he sald, all suffered severely.

and

Ignoring Ash Trays

As he spoke, two sweet young The cigarette-smoking daughter of things

sauntered down the lobby. As one of my friends persistently they passed one of them casually ignores the ashtrays that her mother dropped

her lighted cigarette han placed in strategic positions all on the expensive carpet,

and over the house, While visiting there proceeded on her way without even one day I observed this young wo- a backward glance. The manager man rise to fetch A book. She must have found it hard to keep placed her, stub on the mantelpiece. amlling, but he achieved the feat. Her mother called her attention to

I discovered that hotels were by the fact.

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means the only zulerers, A "But mummy," protested the girl,"|

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TIENTSIN FLOOD DANGER

Tientsin, Aug. 19, Although it is impossible to con- firm the report officially, it is be- lleved the inner dyke south of Tien- tsin has been breached, exposing the former German Concession to the danger of flooding with a resultant threat to the British Concession.

the This belief is deduced from fact that the Race Club ground and also the country Club ground: water covered now

With which rose rapidly during the after-

arc

noon.

A bulletin Issued by the Enho River Conservancy Board says that the level of water outside the dykes has broken all records and is stil rising.

The former Russian Concession is exposed to the danger of flooding from the South. The bulletin says that should the dykes break the level of water in Tientsin will be two feet above the 1827 food levels.

The river is now overflowing its banks and is being held back from spreading into the Concessions by a mudwall which is expected to with stand the first onslaught, alhough the drains present n problem because through the mud water continues to spurt into the streets, turning them into rivulela.

Shops and houses in the city are blocking their doors with bags, some even building brick walls.

The French Municipality is said to of be in difficulties due to a lack labour for flood prevention work. -United Press.

Refugees From Flooded Areai Tientsin, Aug. 20. The Japanese military authorities throughout the night permitted Chi- ncse refugees from the flood area to Concession after enter the British the breached south dyke walers had flooded the area south of the French and Japanese Concessions, where the erection of new sandbag protective walls was rushed.

Most of the refugees, wet to the waist, brought pigs and ponies. The Japanese army also permitted Rus- elan dalrymen to bring in several hundred cows.

The electrified Japanese barricades are almost submerged and the Ja- panese military road in many places is only eight inches above the water which is still rising-United Press.

Power Plant Flooded

Tientsin, Aug. 20. The British Concession's power plant became flooded to-day, inter- rupting the electricity and water ser- vices. The water service was restor- ed to-night and the authorities aro electricity arronging to restore the supply by connecting up with the French Concession's plant.

The Japanese sentries. on Race- course Road withdrew th the face of the advancing water.

Asahi Road in the Japanese Con- cesslan and also the lower streets in the centre of the British Concession are inundated.-United Press.

Flood Prevention

Peiping, Aug. 19. An ambitious five-year food pre- vention scheme is announced by the Provisional Government which plans to appropriate Yuan 100,000,000, for conservancy work,

Five major rivers Including the Yungling, Tatsing, and Tzeya and the North and South Canals will be in volved in the plan.

Dams and drains on the five lm- portant waterways will be construct- ed and strengthened. The waters of the Yungling, Tataing and Tzeya River will be diverted into the Gulf of Pechill-Domci,

JAPANESE WANT LONE BATTALION

Chungking, Aug 19,

A Foreign Office spokesman em- phatically denied that, there is any justification for the Japanese agita tion to hand over to the Japanese the "Lone

Battalion" interned by the Shanghai Municipal Council.

The spokesman said that it was reported that the basis of the Japart ese demand was that the unkeep of Die Interned men had been falling on

the Council ever

since the National Government had failed to remit the necessary funds.

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That the Japanese claim is ab- best be solutely unfounded shown by briefly y recalling the netual facts

of the case," continued the Spokesman. "According to informa

the tion

British by

Incurred by Embassy expenses inci

furnished

the

the Shanghal Municipal Council for the maintenance

of

of the "Lone Battalion up to the end of March amounted to Yuan 13,000. Poyment this sum was ordered by the Minister of Finance early In April.

"About the same time the Chinese Government undertook to reimburse the Shanghai Municipal Council for sustenance allowance to be further advanced by them. It thus can be clearly seen that the alleged failure of the Chinese Government to meet its financial obligations in this matter is sheer fabrication on the part of the Japaghal Municipal Council having taken upon itself the friendly duty of Interning the Battalion in a Settlement area is ex- pected to give them continued pro- tection in continuance with the usual practice and not to accede to un- reasonable demands for their sür render. United Press,

"Lone

Distribution Of Prizes

The seventh. Commencement Exer- elses and Concert of the Commercial Institute were held at the" Queen'a Theatra, yesterday, in the presence of large gathering.

The progress of the Institute during the year was reviewed by the Bend- manter, Mr. H. K. Yew, who said the aim of the Institute was two-~ fold, preparing students for the Lon- don Commercial examinations con- ducted by lending examining bodies, and shaping their business career to ns to cope with the keen competitions prevalling in the commercial sphere.

The roli, went on Mr. Yew, numbered 244, and of 147 students who took the examination, 131 were successful. Most of them obtained very high marks, and Chan Kew and Ngyen Huu-klem each secured

Faculty's bronze medal in the Landon examination,

The Institule was the first of its kind in the Colony in having itself chartered under the Central Govern- ment of Chinn, with the object of axalsting its students in securing official positions and higher studies in China.

For the purpose of giving practical business training to the students an import and export department (the Commercial Co.) was Hongkong established. There WILS Diso a bureau for Introducing employment

P students, The Headmaster concluded

by thanking tha Directorn

the Institute for their kind patronage. and the staff, especially Mr. J. P Cooper, Mr. S. Y. Tan, and Mr. T. T. Yip, for their co-operation. He also thanked Mr. Manter Fung, Mr. C. K. Chow, and Mr. C. F. Chan, for the lectures they had given.

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Importance of Commerce

Mr. Li Sin-kan, Committee Member of the Central Government, Rave prizes and diplomas, after away the

prizes which he made a speech in the course of which he Faid, "Business make commerce,

commerce

mart makes tatlon, and the Commercial Institute is a reliable centre to shape business career."

Speeches were also made by Mr. Ip Lan-chuen, and Mr. To Ki-cheun

( of the institute), Dr. P.

(Chancellor, of Canton University), Prof. S. K. Yon and Mr. Tse Ka-po.

The students then gave an enjoy- .- able concert, consisting of Chinese plays and songs.

Following urc the successful students:

Full Course-Chan Kew (London Medal), Nayen luu+klem (London Medal), The Ka-yul (Silver Cup). Luk_Ki-Ngok (Silver Cup, Betty La (Silver Cup), Ngo Khs- minh Lo Quan Duk. Nguyen Van Hien Va khac nhuẩn Hình Thuynh, Loung Hon man, Su Long-tel, Van Nam-nguyen, Ly Minh-xuan, George But Van-hung, Ba Loctran, Cheng Pa. Nguyen Nhut nh Lye Wiliam. Chan Wing-tong: Au Yuen king. Yong Wing-chee. Tong Chi-fond, Chow Mak-wing, Chan Hip-wo, Choi Yau- KỈ. Tran Quol chuyen, Tran Thanh Tour. Lau Yui-hing, Lay Kim-cheung, Lee Yuk ming, Chan Ram-chiu, Lo Pinišini, Leung Bhul-pang, Wai Fat-chiu, Chen Wai-hin Lau Chi-king, But Chun-iong, Young Pul- bun, Trang Yan-char, Chan" Ip-sing, Lam, Shing-yat, Luk Ying-tong, Pole Shiu-lun." Ko Bun-yu, Wong Yun-on. U. Ping-ho, Mary Choy, Mang Ching. Mok Yat-king, Bwen Kusi-chang. Yuen – Wai-pan, Au Yong Teck-chnen, Ma Hol-tone. Chung Chang-Cheuk, Lee Chen-kwan, and Chan Slu-tak.

Accounting

Course.Pal Man-chuen, Chung Iwan, Leung Bing-yue and Loo Chuck-man.

flapid Course-Chan Cht-wing, Lo Wah, Lam Ring-yan, Sin Lin-lau, Twul' Bilju-fan, Leung Chee-lin, Cheuk Sin-man, Miss Law Do-chun, Miss Wong Youn-yee, Chu Kwong, Ho Pul-hing. Wong didu-kwal. Ng Twoi-king, Lam Chak-tong, Ng, Chun- wing. Tang Han-yuen, Loo gai-kwong. Wong Wall-chong. Wong Hon-sang Kwang Yirn-chrong.

and

Typewriting Course-o---Chong-rin,- Wong Yan-pun, Hue Tang-yin, Tong Wan kuch, Fong Wal-yin. Tong fat-feng, Wong Marry, Yan Ping-etirong," Ng Chong-ming, Lau fang-Inn, Tre Swee-soon, Chong Yuk, Yan Chan-wah, Lal Kwok-wing. Yip Pul- choon, Cheuk Koon-chong, Lam Ching, Ln Yat-fan. Trang Cahn-zang iful Watching. Too Kwan-pok, Lo Kwok- kong, LAC Pul-kow, Chul Chong- kong. Cheong San-ying, Bo Bi-hong. Lee Ming-kee, Chiu Yat-soon, Tang Kek- wall, Wook Wai-teck, Kong Wai-chor, Tang Kok-ylu, Tae Wai-fum, Chan Kwok- to, lo suf-fun, Kong Mu-lan, Ho Yan- chee, Yiu Mo-tong, Belo Ving. Tang Few- wan, Yu Pul-ytik, Yu Pui-yin, Tab Chul- ping. Lam Yue-yut, Lo Kwok-kong. Lam Cheuk-ch, Kwan Ki-chiu, Teang Tuen yal, Bin Po-wah and Kwok Yueh-cheung. English Night Classes Yu-yu. Cheng Hai-ping. Chau Yiu-hing. Cheting Shiu-yin, Fung Shing-wong, Cheung Fat- kwok and Au Yuen-boats.

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