1940-03-16 — Page 13

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 16, 1940.

TRAWLER'S FIGHT

Running Fight With

Nazi U-Boat

London, Mar. 15,

A reening fight between an arm- ed trawler and a German submarine has been revealed. While patrolling the north-east count of Scotland, men at a hydrophone on the trawler de tected a submarine and depth charges were laid which damaged the U-boat, forcing it to come to the surface. A 17-hour running fight then tookk placo.

After a short gun duel, the sub- murine turned tall and then a long chose began. The trawler, which had never gone faster than 10 knots, went hot after the prey at 10% knots. The trawler had been hit by the submarine gunfire and water was slowly entering the engine room. The men in the engine room stood inee-deep in water, but they man- nged to get the trawler to 10 knots and eventually to 18% knots. As the trawler came within effective range, her guns sent the submarine to the bottom. There were no sur- vivors from the U-boat.

When the trawler reached lier buse, an inspection showed that her engines lnd shifted five inches owing to the terrific vibration in getting up to 18 knots,

The chief engineer has been de- corated with the Distinguished Ser- vice Medal for his courageous per- formance-Reuter Bulletin.

Freighter Scuttled.

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London, Mar. 15. The German ship La Coruna, which was intercepted by a British worship

scuttled. on March 13, was erew were rescued.

The

When the La Coruna, 7,419 tons, was intercepted by a warship she was set are by the crew. Ten officers and 50 men were picked up by the warship and the German ship was Then sinking rapidly and was finally disposed of by gunfire.

The La Coruna left Bio on Febru ary 3 and was apparently attempting to reach Germany through Norwegian waters-Reuter.

FERRY-BOAT CAPSIZES

Keijo, Korch, Mor, 15.

A ferry-boat carrying 30 passengers capsized in heavy seas off Toci on the .southern const of the Peninsula on Thursday. Water police picked up nine persona,

Eleven bodies have been recovered but 30 passengers

missing. Domel.

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Two smart dresses for warmer days. At the left the narrow brown and white stripe dress of silk and acetnie crepe has a matching wool jacket. The other, a modified dirndl of old gold shantung silk, is with a red and white sun bonnel.

Sequins Glisten On Bathing Suits

By ELEANOR GUNN

NEW YORK--Sequins, or fish-tail spangles as they are often appropriately called, are being used for maillots or one- piece bathing suits. Still, who knows-women have gone in wholeheartedly for glistening and

Transfer Designs

JOMEN who experience trouble

WOMEN

with transfer designs for their needlecraft should follow the French method. It cuts out all drudgery and gives good results.

First be sure the heat of your iron is right in order to give a clear-cut impression of the design. If the iron Is.too cool it will not have the desired impression on the mink of the trans- Ler, while if too hot it will result in a blurred effect, due to the ink rum ning" slightly. An iron of medium heat is best for all-round purposes, since then the inic ts softened sumciently to be transferred to the material, and there will be no fear of scorching the fabric.

In transferring inked designs to materials such

as terge, flannel, or very fluffy materials, the iron should bo full laundry heat in order to get In clear imprint. Too, It will greatly facilitate the job if you smooth the material over first with the from, then i lay on the transfer design, and pro- eeed in the ordinary way..

On Light Materials

On the other hand, when wishing to get good results with transfer designs | on such materials as slik, white linen, and cotton goods, the processing Iron should be of medium heat only, other- wise the marks from the inked design will be too firmly seated in the material when you wish to remove them.

cm.

Now a word on how to get the best results with the least trouble.

In using the iron, press it down hard and quickly-for one second. Don't attempt to glide the iron over, hut lift it up each time so that you are able to set it down effectively in anether part of the design. Repent this operation until the whole pattern Is transferred. Do not iron over the of the pattern twice-un-

Frame Popper sticks or it may result

glimmering fabrics, so why not go off the shortest skirts in Palm Beach, less the

Her rayon Jersey costume makes up

the deep end-for them, too?

This warmer weather frock is a muted red and green plaid on whito

veļvei seersucker, with bown at the square neckline. Back fullness, sending the plaid In opposite directions is gathered nt the waistline with another velvet bow.

on

in width for what it lacks in length. in a blurred effect. Too, the more Last minute advices from warm Instead being a regulation shirt-at and level the surface the more make up the garment first, then use resorts play up long-sleeved shirt waist dress, it has a surplice bodice uniform the design will be when the transfer design afterwards. waist dresses some with yokes and in two tones

transferred,

Of course, the most careful needle- Separate

a When tracing a transfer design on a woman sometimes makes mistake full skirts, and slacks, too.

Repps and bengalines, both ribbed jackets, worn cape fashion or as they fabrics, seem to be gaining consider skirt or frock the transfer will be when transferring designs were intended to be worn, are fre- able prestige in smart places and more easily handled it several sheets fabrics. When this happens, and it quent and these have, as you must oatmeal tweeds are going to warm of old newspaper are folded into a is necessary to remove the transferred

with have guessed, enormous pockets and climates in something that approxi-pad, then inserted under the garment pattern, rub

clean plece of sometimes a military or naval em mates- carloads.

just where the design is to be placed. soft cloth mo

moistened with methylatel blem instead-of the usual monogram. It has the appearance of being, a

And if the scanis are sewn afterwards spirit. The design will be entirely Made of coloured fannel, they are pastel season. with neutrals and in the case of fixing the transfer removed nine times out of ten. The one of the Season's outstanding resort pantels worn both night and day. As design on material before it is made use of the spirit will not spoll colour- one might expect, there are also some up some of the tracing is almost sure ed or delicate fabrics, of course, pro- Misa Dorothy Wagstaff, one of New bright colours, especially with white to be taken in with such seams, so vided the drying is done naturally- York's smartest women, seems to for day wear, but the night scene is that an uneven desim results. This out-of-doors for preference.

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