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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 19, 1940

Synopsis: Lovely Mary Haines, a happy wife and devoted mother is a member of New York's wealthy "gossip" set, a part of the circle that lives in the beauty salons, the gown shops and the bridge-clubs. One day she has the "girls" to lunch. She defects the veiled barbs of her cousin, Sylvia Fowler, an ace-meddler but is unaware that Sylvia has learned from Olga, Quite innocently, her manicurist, that Stephen Haines is "carrying on" with another girl. she agrees to go to Olga for hor next manicure. This story is based on the M.G.M, version of the stage play of the same name, which will be screened in Hongkong shortly.

you told it to me." Blindly, sho groped her way to the door,

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"H-hooked?" reason at all,,

Mary felt an FOR no Mary had awakened that ley draft blow over hor.

"Yeah. This Crystal is a morning with the firm de- friend of mine. She's really a

SHE was at home an hour cision to change her coif-terrible mantrap. Soak it, please, fure.

now the right hand. Sho's beater, swallowed up in a black, hind the perfume counter at agonising despair, when her One glance The "why" of it was some-Black's. That's how she met mother came in. thing she didn't bother try-him a couple of months ago. and it was clear that Mrs. ing to understand, Nancy He bought some 'Summer Rain' Morehead had heard too.

perfume from her and when Blake, off again that day Crystal sells, she puts perfume sald over and over again with that for Australia had laughed on her palm and in the crook blank feeling of unreality, "I never affectionately and said. of her arm. So he got to smell dreamed it could happen to us. "There's probably a man ating around, and I guess he liked We've been no happy together

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the bottom of it," and Mary had agreed. "Probably. I hope Stephen will like it."

She was sitting in the little manicuring booth now, being finished off by Olga.

In one hand she held a magazine, but reading, in the face of Olga's chatter, was well-nigh impossible.

She sat at her mother's losee and

so much in love'

"I know. There, there, baby.

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"He is awfully good looking," Kobo In the name of friendship that you By lose your husband and your home. Sylvin said airlly, "tail, fair and dis- the way, you haven't said anything I'm an old woman dear and I know tinguished. I'm sure you wouldn't

Warmly, she overlook him." to Stephen yet, have you?"

iny sex. Goodbye."

"Then say nothing." Mary stared kissed her child and left.

ut her. Mrs. Morehead leaned for-

"I'm sorry but when one's mind

ward. "Listen dear, this is not a A MOMENT later the tele-ls on one's own businers ——”

"Of course." Sylvia's smile was new story. It comes to most wives. phone rang. It was Sylvia,

pure acid. She picked up a bottle. Stephen is a man. He's been mar-bursting to talk about nothing "And as you say you have so many men." There, let her climb

ried ten yeark —”

"You mean he's tired of me." Mrs. Morchend took out her knil-

at all.

Mary cut her rather short. Ber-out of that.

ting, "Stephen's tired of himself.mus, eh? Well, maybe Mother w

Time comes when every man's got

right. "I'm busy

now, Sylvia.

to feel something new, when he's Sorry dear, I'll call you sometime"

CRYSTAL indicated the bottle In the department store tele-she was holding. I wouldn't got to feel youngphone booth Sylvia turned to Edith think that one suggests your again just be- "Well, that's what I enll gratitude.

cause he's grow.

ing older,

I know she

It's called Olga to-day and personality at all.

amusing." The musical his only escape yet she won't say a word. Come Oomph.'

"Oh Sylvia, maybe we shouldn't sound of chimes was heard through the store. "Well Edith, the bum's

is to see a dit.vn."

ferent self-in

mirror

Women

"You say Mrs. Fowler it. Since then they've been in-some woman's - eyes.

"Isn't she a lamb?" She's pose. One cout or two?" sent me three clients this

"But mother...”

This girl

Sylvia gestured impatiently and,rush in melody." She picked up a of cologne and said to separable, practically every probably means no more to him they headed for the perfume de- ting vital

partment. Suddenly. she caught Crystal patronisingly, I'll take this sent you in?" Olga gabbed.evening, Jungle Red, I sup-than a new dress does to you.” her breath. No doubt of it, that my dear. From her bag, she pull- sales klip. itcrumpled "Good heavens Mary, he doesn't red-head with the panny eyes was led out

description, "There's my name and address. Trembling, Mary got to her love the girl. If he did you'd have Crystal Allen. week. Know Mrs, Potter? feet. Summer Rain. It had felt it yourself, long ago. So take brassy manner and all fitted her Just charge and send.".

"Twenty-five cents," Crystal said been a gift from Stephen. She my advice. Keep still, keep still." perfectly. She pulled Edith to the

Mary felt a sudden revulsion and counter and began to finger, the per sweetly, My, you are getting off she flared up with it. "And what fume bottles.

Then she held one up. "Oh, economically, aren't you? It'll be if I don't want him under those

new kind, Summer out to-morrow, Mra. Prowler." terms. Women aren't chattels any here's this

Stephen and I are equals. Rain. That's what Mary Haines "Fowler," Sylvin snapped. We belonged to each other freely. is so keen about." Covertly watch- Crystal glanced at the sales-slip. I won't qualify our relationship ing her prey she went on "A"Oh sorry, Mrs. Fowler." now. It's shockingly wrong. No friend of ours, Mrs. Stephen Baines, mother, I'm through-finished."

I did her at home last week, Those six daughters of hers are absolute gangsters. Know Mrs. Stephen Haines ?"

MARY started and looked up. Evidently the girl hadn't caught her name. "What? Why yes,

I'

"Oh. she does?" Mary laughed uncertainly. don't. ""

closed her eyes, then steadied herself. "Never mind."

"But I thought that's what you came for. All Mrs. Fowler's friends-"

more.

"I think," Mary said uneven- fly, "that I've got what all Mrs.

simply dotes on this. Her husband Sylvia was snorting fire as she Fowler's friends came for."

Alarmed, Mrs. Morehead jumped picked it out for hor. Perhaps you dragged Edith along, "Prowler, "Oh. Well, goodbye. I'll tell

A Bold it to him-ch?"

hub. She called me that delibernte- up. "Mary. You mustn't say "I guess Mrs. Fowler's told her you were in, Mrs."

Crystal stiffened. So this was they. I'd like to fix her. Nasty- word to Stephen until you've thought "Mrs. Stephen Haines." you about that. Mrs. Fowler

"Mrs.?" Olga turned six this out calmly. I'm going right way the society gang worked. Well, tongued little creature." feels awfully sorry for her."

colours. "Oh, gee, gee Mrs. down this minute and get tickets for let them. She had Stephen just Bermuda." She winked. "My where she wanted him. It had sorry. "Well, Haines, I'm

Oh isn't

throat's bad. I haven't wanted to been a swell Idea, reading those books and talking engineering to there something I can do?"

worry you, but my doctor says —” "Stop telling that story." "Ol mother, it's sweet of you him. It was a hot line and it was

voice. broke. "And but

working. She said smoothly, "I'm Mary's. please don't tell anyone that "Mary, there's something more afraid I don't remember: We have

for you to think of now than ench so many men come in here." other. There'a your daughter." Mary went silent with pain. Mrs. Morehead starting for the door. "One more plece of motherly ad- vice. Don't confide in your girl friends,"

"You would if you knew this ́girl;~~Crystal-Allen. She's the one who's hooked Mr. Haines."

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by a fleet containing battleships. We somewhere. But to score a "bull” cannot, therefore abolish battleships | requires the same sklil, or the same unless other nations agree to do so luck. A "target" cannot retaliate; a and keep their promise.

Defying The Vilest Weather

battleship can. The bigger the slip, the more powerful and numerous can be her gunn and the greater her speed, all of which give her more chance of CAN we reduce the size without crippling an enemy before being risking our own security?

damaged herself.

We can, provided others also do it."

During the Disarmament Conferences To a smaller extent the advantages the British Admiralty were never of retaliation would exist if she were averse to discussion such limitations. attacked by submarine or aircraft. In fact, the Washington Treaty With efficient retaliation from anti- which no longer exists-imposed, in aircraft guns and fighters from the 1922, a limit of 35,000 tons.

There

however, dimculties About limitation. Our Empire, hav-

ship, and from other ships of the Fleet, a direct hit from the air is no certainty.

When submarine attack on a battle-

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attack

ing no boundaries, requires ships lurge enough to keep the sea in any ship is considered, it must be realised weather lu any part of the world; that a battleship usually works our ships must be able to go where part of a fleet not us a oingle ship; required, so that a sufficient force whether with a fleet or alone, It is can be in the right place at the right screened against submarine time.

Other nutions do not winre by attendant small craft.

would Although the extra length these requirements to the some ex-

favestir the submarine,

the actual tent.

There is nothing to tell us off-hand advantage would in reality be very

An Individual ship in just how large a battleship should leneet is som nttacked by a be, and, because power is increased as size is increased, there has always torpedo; rather is an attack made of the whole line from a distance. Big been a

temptation, not often resisted,

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to go one better than the other fellowships, therefore, would not materially. As battleships increase in size the increase the chances of a successful cost to the taxpayer increases with hit, because the proportion of "water

rapidity. Not only has the space" to "ablp space" Start range to be paid for, but would remain about the same. extra tonnage also special plant must be manufac- So Much Deponds On Others

tur

to

THE power and speed which enn

tured to turn out the enormous guns ៧០ is practically required. There is limit to the amount which may have be included in a 80,000-ton battle- ship is tar greater than in one of be spent along the sea routes. Ships must have repair and supply 35,000 tone, and such advantage in an ases distributed about the world. action would far outweigh the slight of damage due to the The larger the ship, the more difficult extra chance of dan

target to be almed at. Also, the the steadier the gun

to manoeuvre in narrow, and espe2 wenther,

lally in shallow, waters; the larger

We could obtain security with

must be the dry dock to accommodate platform in her, the longer and more solid the wharves; and more dredging is neces-battleships much smaller than they sary to make harbours navigationally are to-day if other nations would safe for her reception These-har-ngree-to-a-limitation of size; but until such an agreement is reached, we bour works are very expensive.

It is a vicious circles which can be must continue to dance to the popu

One day, perhaps, the size- prevented only if the nations of the far tune. world are genuine and united in their madness will give way to the sanity efforts to prevent it.

which is satisfied with modest dinen- sions.

Luck Needed For A "Bull" THE argument against large ships because "the bigger the ship, the bigger the target," can be considered in two ways. If the big ship, the big target, is lost, the loss is, of course, greater than if the unit was of smaller dimensions-there would be niore eggs in the basket.

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