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What did the

Rancher say as they drank the

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strong

last round up?

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

"Good old JOHNNIE WALKER

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November 11, 1939.

Fashion After A Fashion For The War

PARIS.

French fashion houses have been among the war's first casualties,

Only two of the great dressmakers who set modes for most of the world

Not A War Where

are open for business to-day--Lan Women Just “Kniť’

vlu and Creed.

The others have closed, either be cause their directors were mobilised for military duty or because their ellents fled to escape war,

Mainbocher, the only American among Paris couturlers, is on his way to the United States with the expressed intention of setting up shop in New York. Before leaving he told a friend he would reopen in Parlo after the wor and keep his New York establishment as a branch.

મશ Paris Employees have been paid off and his car given to Miss Anne Morgan for war work,

The directors of Patou, Vionnet, Piguet, und Worth were called to the colours.

on

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The director of Lanvin's, M. Labusquiere, also has gone to war, but Mme. Lanvin 14 making an effort to carry

her sewing girls won't be turned out of jobs.

The sudden exodus of ellents enused the shut-down of other houses like Alix, Schiaparelli,

Chanel, and Maggy Rouff.

suits and

VANCOUVER

This war isn't going to be the kind where women sit home and knit socks," Mits Margaret Hyndman of Toronto Buid when she arrived here on a tour in her capacity as Chair- man of the Executive Commit- tee of the Voluntary Registro- tion of Canadian women, i

An extended war, she said, would mean that women would have to replace men on "he land. In industry, in every That' phase of national Ho. why Canadian women have to be organised."

I go, women

"Everywhere are clamouring to help."

ត Norman According

Hartnell Debenhams Freebody, and the oilers who dress stylish London. this is

definitely a stylish war."

Freebody is enthusiastic about ila new "air rald sult," which is nothing more than our old friend the overall come back in Angora and a dozen different colours,

Another department displays on anti-mustard gas sult mudo of oiled silic.

Along Bond street can be seen derby hats with white bands and while gloves. The black and white Iden is for blackouts to reduco blackout bangups.

The shops are all for white and black but they are criticising the person who suggested all the women wear white cotton stockings, a In Sudetenland.

"Our customers would never stand for such things,” said a salesman in h French accessory shop. "Every- do-sandbags, thing else we will

white shoes, and the rest, but white cotton stockings-never!"

Self Defence Corps Formed

either. Men are sporting pigskin gas Inauguration Ceremony

At Kowlon City

Norman

VICT

It's not all on the distaff side: The house of Creed was able to mask cases and Sir Nevile Hender- carry on because it makes the kind son uses a black and white striped of clothes women are looking for cane for blackout nights.

The Kowloon City Children's tallared

who now-strictly

Hartnell,

dresses playground presented 0. colourful businesslike topcoats sultable for Queen Elizabeth among others, sald appearance yesterday when over 100 women volunteer workers. Lower that business was good and that al- members of the Kowloon City Self prices also have helped business. though styles showed a trend toward Defence Corps paraded for their

Many dressmakers-among them soberer lines and inflared modela"

ceremony. The Inauguration Molyneux, LeLong, Paquin, Heim things will probably brighten up looked spic and span in their neat and Balenciaga-hope to reopen with when "we get used to the situation." gre

grey uniforms, each with an armband February collections, but now they A Hartnell spokesmon asserted the with a number and the words "Self are marking time and walling for house hadn't made any uniforms for Defence Corps" in Chinese, adjustments they hope the Govern- Queen Elizabeth, but added "of Formed on October 18, the Corps ment wil make.

course if she desires to have some has a strength of about 150 men, made, we will be only too glad to consisting of shop workers and oblige."

students. A number of the men us- "Black and navy blue are the most sist the regular Pulice by doing inue. And to this end, the Chombre popular colours and a black and voluntary patrol duty every night Sydicale de la Couture, of which white combination very smart, ne- from ₫ p.m. until morning. They are Lucien LeLong is President, is cording to Hartnell's. negotiating with the Government. LONDON. Fashion, in Britain, is "enrrying

The dressmakers want reductions in taxes, rents, and overhead ex- penditures to enable them to con-

on."

Some of the shops are closing for a while, Molyneux et Cie has closed its gown department. "until things quiet down blt." Debenhams

MUSSOLINI GETS TRADE

THAT HITLER LOST

armed with batons.

A special platform was construcled at one end of the playground yester- day, and the special guests included Hon. Sir Robert Kotewall, Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, Mr. P. Gockchin, Mr. Ip Lan-chuen, Mr. Luk Oi-wan. the Kowloon City kat fongs, and many others.

Following the playing of the Bri- tish and Chinese national anthems by the Corps Band, on Insignia of omec and a dog were presented to the In the middle of Commander of the Corps, Ho Wing-

ching, by Sir Robert.

South Amerien ROME. to-day Issued November to replace the Nazi air MUSSOLINI

linics,

A number of Girl Guides from the orders for a great trade

Mussolint's son Bruno and Signor Lal Chak School and Boy Scouts campaign in South America in- Disco, Mussolini's former pilot, will from the Fong Lum School assisted volving millions of pounds. be the directors of the new line. In keeping order on the ground.

Italy Germany's trade links with South

wants chemicals, coffee, Commander Ho is a former execu- Amerleu snapped with the outbreak meat, wheat, and other agricultural tive member of the National Govern- of war. Now Italy is stepping in to products from Argentina, Brazil and ment in Nanking, and Vice-Minister

Chill. gather what Germany has lost.

He is the eldest Slac can send in return of Foreign Affairs. More than a dozen Italian Iners machinery, electrical goods and silks, son of the late Dr. Sir Koi Ho-kal former senior and merchantmen are on their way) Trade missions are expected to be- C.M.G.; to Argentina and Brazil. An Italian gin negotiations between the coun- Unofficial member of the Hongkong

Legislative Council. air service will start operating to tries shortly,

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