1947-05-13 — Page 3

Women

This Space Every Day

BEAUTY ARTS

By LOIS LEEDS

Poace for Lois Leeds,

gown.

Lois Leeds gives you some idens for the Bride's

BRIDE TIPS!

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1947.

TOUGH TIMES IN

SCANDINAVIA

On the surface, it would appear that the Scandi- navian countries are doing quite well in the matter of reconstruction and rehabilitation-but only on the surface.

The Wall Street Journal in New York reported, for instance, that Sweden is operating industrially above prewar levels and that Denmark and Norway are substantially close to normal. It could have gone farther and said that Finland is operating in- dustrially far above prewar level.

SOMERSET

MAUGHAM

TO RETIRE

But such is only one side of the picture..

That does not illustrate the misery, poverty, and abjection of the Finns. It does not give the picture of a Denmark with home conditions as critical as at any time during the German occupation; or Norway

and high with many shortages und prices on its startlingly-few luxury items now on the market, or oven at Sweden where the populace

still markets under a strict rationing sys-

than a double schnapps.

Somerset Maugham, 74-year- old playwright and novelist,tem and taxes are more staggering whose works have been widely circulated, soon will give up netive writing.

案

Food Monotony

is

Production in these countries

and furious In his villa, "Mauresque," at the going forward at full edge of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, which capacity. Also it is all going out of was looted and badly damaged the country as export. What comes

back equipment and during

German occupation. be used in reconstruction and Maugham is now putting the finishhabilitation. ing touches to his last book.

1.

the

is ready,

material to

The production petually in paying for the enormous losses suffered by these countries during the war when

was in German hands. In Finland, of course, an entirely new industry has been

been built to pay off reparations to

Russi

A garden wedding is the choles It is entitled “Catalina”—the name of a young couple beginning on I of its heroine. The welting of the Brides ure wearing formal bridal budget. She is wearing on afternoon novel is pain to the days of Philip production in Norway and Denmark gowns in kott Pastels-Pale Pink, dress of Blue and White gingham, i softest Blue, Pale Yellow and even big leghorn hat, trimmed with a becoming 44ne was selected by a nowota from the garden. He Riumorous New York bride. While wearing a Navy Blue linen' suit, is, of course, always beautiful and

You can use your own Ideas, traditional but the colours are there are

charming muny

titles Glamorous!

which you may do. You don't have to follow rules when it comes to the selection of the wedding gown, un- less you are having a formal wed ding. Even then you may inject your own personality into the colour

Wear

When wearing your Bridal Gown, Pastel makeup shades and can't use deep, dramatic jolish on your agernails. Choose a seashell

Stk.

A

a

Grent frilla of lace surround cluster of White Violet: for formal Bride's bouquet and Pink tulle (cighty yards of it!) will be ruffled around perfect White roses! This for Teen Age bride.

For the service wedding of a youn war widow, Pale Gray satin was done in a "young" manner and the hat was of Gray straw, encircled with Pink Camellias.

cheme!

MARRIAGE

BOOM IN LONDON

A going-right-away Bride is wear- ing Navy Blue wool with a Pale

Girls between 21 and 28 Yellow blouse and gloves. A deep,years of age are in short supply crownless, Blue straw was covered on London's marriage markets. with Yellow buttercups!

There is something of a glut

Minule Makeyo

4 CABRIELLE

A long, flexible emeryboard gives a full easy sweep. You must al- wayn file from the sides to the. center, never, back and forth. You generate too much heat with that back-and forth

"Bing Ryalem"! You run improve na your smooth natt edge by covering it with polish with colorless undation.

or

11

Then you will have any snaps com- pletely trapped and turked away. Thus you vald songs, save stock- ints and alváze nall beauty i

SIDE GLANCES

in young would-be husbands. especially ex-servicemen, but men over 40 are in great de- mand.

Men who want to marry are not looking for Betty Grables, but are secking girls who are domesticated as well as good looking.

Character comes first. Pretty faces and good figures are secondary considerations, merely the cellophane wrapping as it were.

A Bond St. marriage bureau that | has brought together more than 2,000 couples since it was started by two enterprising young girls in 1999, knows of only one divorce amongst Its clients.

-Introductions-are--arranged by post. The couple meets and if they are not mutually attracted, further introductions are arranged.

When e manuscript Maugham plons le visit Londen to seo his publishers, and then return to the Riviera to retire with his family.

Closing Shop

Food is plentiful in all Scandinavia except Finland, but the variety is limited, most foodstuffs being home grown products.

Sombro Fact

iterary shop," he said.

"I am going to close down my

The other day one store in Oslo "I feel I have worked enough and I want to

(Norway) had a limited number of enjoy life and trave),"

French perfume the frst in Norway since before the war, The stuff was Turning to the world. situation, expensive, but while it lasted the and Russia in particular, Maugham wemon of Oslo almost caused a riot declared: "One of my plays was to get at the French product. banned recently from Moscow There are many. Illustrations of theatres, it was "The Circle" and conditions within these countries apparently found top bour that belte the surface aspects of in-

creased grois."

production, They all add up to the sombre fact that the populations of these coun- trles-excepting Sweden-are suffer- Ing on a minimum diet of the com- forts and luxuries of life until six years of disaster can be wiped off the books.

Was

"I hope the, Russians are only going through a bad phase. This is the sort of thing litter used to

do," he said,

PHILIPPINES EXPELS CHINESE

On recommendation of the deportation Roxas of the Philippines recent- hoard, President

ly ordered the deportation of Lim Sieng, a Chinese merchant, for alleged espionage service with the Japanese during the occupation.

Many hold the pessimistic view this will take another six years or more.

150,000 DPS WANT

TO WORK

Two years after the end of the European war, Britain, the United States, France, and izany amat nations, have discovered that there are 150,000 skilled men and women in camps for displaced persons In Germany waiting for the opportunity to work.

The President, according to the Montla-Bulletin-also- nccepted--the board's recommendation against the deportation of Co Chi Pak, another Chinese businessman whose suster

Government delegations from had been sought on charges of main-all parts of Europe and America Lengthy Courtships

taining gambling establishments have travelled to the British zone dealing in while slave traffic, opium to tap this skilled labour lying Sometimes months

of courtship smuggling and economic collabora idle. lapsed before the couples become tion with the Japanese. Co was ac- engaged. One man took five years quitted for insufficiency of the to make up his mind.

evidence presented to support the A widow

nged 40 took her 20- charges against him. year-old son along to the bureau. Both registered, and both married. Sleng was found guilty by the

Since

St. bureau was board of turning over to the Japan French and the Bond started, one of its founders, Missese milliary police a fellow Chinese Heather Jenner, has married her und a Filipino who were subsequent guaranteeing that any worker who self.

proves satisfactory after one year ly Imprisoned and tortured.

in France will not be sent back, and will eventually be given the oppor tunity of applying for French eill- zenship

The best advertisement the bureau postesses in the family photograph of Miss Jenner, her husband and two young children, that stands on her desk.

DUVI, 1947 UY NEA BOKVICE, INC. T. M. SÃO. U. R NAT. EVEN

By Galbraith

3-10

"She's coming home, Ma—says she could make good in the movies all right, but it'a Impossible to find a place to

Ilvain. Hollywood!"

Sleng has been arrested and placed under police custody pending his deportation.

In another case being heard by the board, Max Kummer, for 19, years before the war president of the Ger- man Club, biso faces deportation it charges that he collaborated with the Japanese and actively aided the Axis cause ure proved. Testimony against him was rendered by Edward Huenefeldt, former official of the Nazi party in the Philippines.

Melbourne

Band For

Prague

Almost simultaneously the nations have decided that to import these displaced persons under favourable conditions is one way of repairing their damaged economies.

French officials touring the British, American zones are

Britain, despite an acute shortage of mineworkers and building crafts- men, appears to have been slightly later in the field than France.

Girls For Hospitals Selection of men for Britain, it fa understood, will be carried out by Ministry of Labour officials already In Germany to "screen" Baltic girls who have been leaving for domestle work in British hospitals and institu-

tions.

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YES.

THE PAPER SAYS THERE'S AND I A.CRIMINAL KNOW

WAVE IN JUST THE TOWN!/HAIRDRESSER

THEY MEAN

Big Crowd Greets

The Film

Winners

Stars arriving at the Dor- chester for the National Film Award presentation recently were cheered by crowds who had waited for hours in the rain.

It was a gain night, but there was' no mobbing, no battle for the Dor- chester dears.

Many fans were at their posts in three hours Park-lane more than before the first guests arrived.

the

Margaret Lockwood, voled No. 1 atar (like James Mason) for second successive year, was a daz zling figure in black-a silk jersey dress draped in Grecian style, with a long fox stole and long black gloves, and her black hair upswept io complete the Grecian effect..

Wrote Script

There was also a great reception for Anna Neagle, who starred in her husband Herbert Wilcox's produc- tion of "Piccadily Incident" (voled 1046) picture of the best British

like her and,

co-star. Michael Wilding, came second in the acting poll

She was also there in the lesser- known role of "Florenco Tranter."

Her husband revealed for the first time that under that pseudonym she was also responsible for the "Picca- dity Incident" story.

Mall's

She chose her favourite colour- a pastel-blue dress to set off her golden hair and blue eyes, with pearl-embroidered square-cut neck.

three

Säver The Daily Stars were presented by Lord and Lady Rothermere in n setting of orange, cream, and yellow flowers. A floral replica of the Silver Star formed the background to the pre- sentation.

Mason's 'No'

James Mason was still in New York, but he had his say in a speech recorded there and flown to England. Mr J. Arthur Rank, whose Alms made Muson star, accepted the trophy on his behalf, and will de- liver it to him personally when Mr Rank goes

to the United States -shortly.

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"It doesn't matter what group he acts for," said Mr Rank. "As long great actor like James Mason in British pictures it will be

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Only one voice was raised in pro- test against James Mazon's selection as leading actor. It was the voice of James Mason.

"I disagree with you," he told the voters.

but I

love you all the more

the Margaret Lockwood thanked voters for making her "the happlest young woman in England."

Lord Rothermere, said

the National Film Award had been planned na the best means of declding democrati- cally which film and stars were the public's favourlies-a wiser means than putting, the responsibility on one person or committee of persons.

RAF HELP

IN BURMA

RICE DROP

Norway, Belgium and Canada are Grong the smaller nations taking on Interest. In the. German labour pool.

Air Headquarters. Burma, After foreign demands have been met and treated, the displaced

have issued a report on the per- sons in the British zone of Germany recent RAF "Operation Hunger are to be given new statis.

IV." during which large quan- They will be directed into labour tities of rice and salt were drop- in the same way as Germans, will

face the same penalties as Germans ped from aircraft on the Karen

if they refuse to work, will be hill country of mid-Burina, placed German rations, super- difficult

on

mountainous aren

A Melbourne jazz band is to vised by German police and made covered with thick jungle. represent Australia at the subject to German law.

World Youth Festival Prague, Czecho-Slovakia, in July and August this year.

at Before these regulations come into

Early this year, to avert the likeli- the effect, however, UNRRA and British hood of famine as a result of authorities are to speed repatriations failure of the local rice, crop.. the of those displaced persons who wish to return to their native countries.

Announcing tiis, Mr Ronald L Wills, secretary of the Sydney Swing Musle. Club, said: "News of sensation the scheme has created a In Australian jazz circles, and great enthusiasm for the venture has, do veloped.

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RUSSIANS

SPOIL BIG

ESTATE

Government of Burma approached to the Air Headquarters, Burma, as posalbility of

300 tons of dropping 80 rice and 200 tons of salt to a. Karen people community of some 14,000

Russian delegates to UNO 'who inhabit un

Isolated, tract of caused about £8,000 worth of country to the northeast of Toungoo, damage during their occupation 120 miles north of Rangoan.

The Air Omeer Commanding. Air of the J. P. Morgan Estate's 57- Vice-Marshal A. C. Sanderson, after roomed mansion, reports Asso- consultation with Far East Air Head-ciated Press. mission, and six Dakota alrcraft were allocated to the task.

"Juzz fans throughout Australia Screen comedians Bud Abbott already have rallied to contribule to and Lou Costello appeared re-quarters, agreed to undertake this n fund established to meet the greater part of the costs of the band's jour-cently before the grand jury in ney," he said.

Chicago investigating the taxa Greek") Potson. Chicago night tion affairs of Michael" ("The

club owner,

Mr Wills said that the band also intended to visit London and tour the Continent. Total cost of the trip was expected to be over £2,000.

The orchestra, known as Graeme Bell's Dixieland Jazz Band, played a major role in the Australlon Jazz Convention, held in Melbourne last December.

Abbott and Costello said they gave cheques totalling £20,000 to Polson from 1040 25 1048 it payment of gambling losses.

They told the jury the gambling took place on a Hollywood movie set, between scenes,

The Russions occupied the entate for more than a year at an ennual rental pt £5,000,

They paid £2,500 in March In set- tlement of the contract, which or dinarily, would not have expired un-

tection for the supplies before and The Army authorities detalled tho 3/0 Rajputana Rifles to provide pro- after dropping and British personnel of No. 799 Air Despatch Unit accom- panied the aircraft for man-handling: 11 September. the bags and despatching

them over a Ahe dropping zoner,

Except for one day's break, the operation can continuously for 17

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