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Women

BEAUTY ARTS

By LOIS LEEDS

Posed by Lois Leeds.

Lols Leeds gives you exercises to Batten your midriff. "DEAR LOIS LEEDS"

"Dear Lois Leeds-Please give "Deur Lois Leeds-What are the ma un exercise to fatten my midriff. new skirt lengths?-SUE."

“.

-NENA,"

As this question has been pouring in from my renders, here-is a set of

There is very hot disetusion about this! Fitteen inches from the floor if you hate the longer skirt. If exercises. Lie on the floor, flat on your back. Draw up the legs, bend you don't, then 13 inches from the the knees, keeping soles of the feet extended floor and ankle length for cocktail,

Ant on the floor, arms and dinner suits if you are ultra-along the sides of the body. Now pull the stomach muscles up and In. pressing the small of the back on this Перса the floor. Hold, this for a minute. then relax slowly. exercise ten times.

smart!

"Dear Lois Leeds-I have a belge felt hat, large and soft. How could I dress it up?-NJ."

Sew a thick Brown cord around the edge of the brim and around the crown. Tie it and let heavy tassels, hang directly in back.

"Dear Lois Leeds--I was born in July. What is my birth flower?

KATE

The Water Lily in your flower and you can wear artificial ones if you can't find fresh ones.

"Dear Lois Leeds-I nm 5 feet. 94 Inches tall. Should I wear high heels?-T.G."

Yes, if they are comfortable.

A

tall girl must. "stand up to her height and be proud of it.. Don't try to look less tall.

Minute Makery 4.GABRIELLE

New Spring colours ar: Brown and "colourless colours", palest tints of Belge, which ኣሮ EO Other Fashion Notes flattering. are closed-toe shoes, sheer stock- ings, longer skirts, longer Jackets and Bower hats.

SIDE GLANCES

COPE, 1943 BY NTA BERN

Lie on your back on the floor, knees together and raised, soles of the feet fint on the floor. Now pull the feet back toward the buttocks, with hands on your hips and your Now turn back flat on the floor. sharply at the waist, touching your thigh against the floor; to the right.. then to the left. Do this seven Ulmes,

increase slowly, Later, number of times.

very

INCREASING BIRTHRATE

IN SIBERIA

mareva,

the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1947.

JAP DEMOCRATISATION HAS TO GO STILL A LONG WAY TO

After nearly two years of American occupation, democratisation of Japan Answers to 15 still has a long way to go, according to a public opinion poli. questions to 4,000 Japanese-about equal the number of men and women—re- vealed that only 48.9 percent considered that Japan was improving.

you think the people's will is re- flected in, the new Diet?" 20.5 per- cent gave the reply. In the negative, 20.2 in the affirmative and the ro- mainder abstained from giving any

In a nation-wide poll con- In answer to the question, "DoT~~ ducted by the Jij Press, 18.G percent of 1,000 Japanese con- tacted said Japan was heading for the worse, while 12.4 percont thought no progress was made answer. since Japan's surrender.

Purgees Active

d.

war.

Only half of the people decisively It was not clear whether the per-thought the purgees-former

lenders now banned from cons answering disagreed with the time

of Japan public and induential positions are democratic reconversion or merely considered the past two not active in areas where the polled years of efforts of the Allied na-lived

About 17.5 percent definitely tions unsuccessful, However, it

while showed that nearly one-third of thought the purgeen active, the poil considered the occupation the rest gave no answer.

failure in the matter of de- mocratisation. About 20,1 percent was non-committal.

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Constitution Not Read... Two-fths of the Japanese have never read the new Constitution or articles of the Constitution, ac- cording to the poll. Some 40.7 percent of those who polled did not read the Constitution backbone of sweeping "democratic new Japan" away feudalism,

In answer to a question whether public officials have "become more kindly" as the result of the public election system, nearly half saw no change in the attitude of the officials from the past.

percent thought Forty-three

since public peace has worsened the end of the war, 20.0 percent thought unchanged and 27.1 percent saw improvement. The rest had no opinion, ›

were

Only a little more than one-half com- of the people with opinions Half of the people were of the sidered the lond reform programme' opinion that the Diet does not re-making smooth progress. Rect the will of the people, the pall showed. Gen. Douglas MacArthur the National Diet "s the said supreme organ of the State" and should truly represent the people at the time when the Constitution was promulgated last November.

Questioned whether the opinions of the majority of workers reflected in the labour union move- those who replied in the ment, negative were three percent than those who answered in aflirmotive,

DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES FOR UNO CHINA STAFF

Specific instructions on extraterritorial rights available to United Nations personnel stationed in China have been transmitted to local court authori- ties by the Ministry of Justice in Nanking.

Among the rulings are that UN delegates will enjoy diplo matic immunity, that activities conducted by UN staff in ne line of duty will be free from litigation, and that UN mem-

and organisations exempt from taxation; Customs

ers

are

ANOTHER

JAPANESE

more

levins and import-export restric- PRETENDER

tions,"

Divided into three categories, the UN members privileges accorded cover all asprets of personal und property immunity with regard possible "hindrances" from Chinese laws regulations.

and

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Another pretender to the Japanese throne is from Urawa City, 15 miles north of Tokyo, according to the Tokyo Shim- bun.

The latest pretender--third of its Michimitsu Todal, who claimed to be the second sun of Em-

Dr O. D. Sokolovu-Porio- UN offices, files and documents, director of the the Ministry of Justice ruling pro- vides, are to be held inviolate by the Pediatric Clinic in Omsk,

Chinese authoritles, while corres-indis Siberia, in New York for the pondence and code messages will not recent fifth International Con- be subjected to any restrictions or gress of Pediatrics. told a re- censors and financial receipts of perter the birth rate in Siberia "is increasing enormously."

A widow, mother and grand- mother, Dr Ponomareva stayed throughout the war at her clinic in Onisk, a city of 800,000-population. She claims Siberin his Husin's healthiest climate and, she belleves, the healthiest children, She has worked in pediatries since 1913.

Never before, has her elinie been so busy, said the woman physician, who reported that the Soviel Gov urnment requires regular visits for every child at the clinic for routine examination.

Dr M. Biaslov, of the Academy of Medical Science, Leningrad, who also attended the Congress, sald most Russian children are born in hospitals and that in most birtla anesthesia is used.

He reported that between 30 umi doctors 40 percent of all Russia's

pre

Asscis

peror Melji. His claim was revealed in a letter addressed to the governor

of the Seitama prefecture.

UN organisations in China will be He expressed in his letter that tux-free. Publications and various "Emperor Mlchimftsu" expressed his equipment, further, will be exempt intention of establishing a Japanese from Customs dues and impori-Republic. lie asked the ravemor expor regulations.

when it would be convenient for the Emperor" to visit him to discuss the

On personal privileges, the Ministry stresses that UN-members- conducting activities in the line. of duty are not llabie to court action. and that in the performance of their duties, the Chinese authorities are to extend them every convenience and facility for travelling.

UN personnel, on first arriving in China, are permitted to bring in personal

effects Customs levies.

without paying

While taxes generally will not be charged UN personnel or organisa tions, it is particularly mentioned

matter.

The Tokyo Shimbun sald that although Emperor Meiji was known sho, pretender Michimitsu might be to have only one son, Emperor Tal- his illegitimate offspring, since Em- peror Melj! loved wine, women and poetry.

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Monkey House on Misalie

Of Paris

In Paris, Les Ambassadeurs is famous as the hotel where inter- national figures congregate in gold-braided uniforms, dine with expensively-clothed women and talk with a show of frankness which tells nothing.

Les Ambassadeurs is also called

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Dennis MORGAN Eleanor PARKER Dano CLARK IN WARNER BROS.

"THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU”

the "International Monkey House" PREMIERE PERFORMANCE*

since it became, in the restless days before the war, an intrigue spot for many of Europe's spies and counter- Intelligence agents.

To tall, slim US Naval attache, Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter, it became the centre of life. None know better than he the tricks that were worked er attempted, the insincerity of the its charming people who were patrons.

The fruits of his knowledge and experlenes have brought him to Washington as Director of Central Inteligence.

Hllenkeetter began his intelligence career as

n naval courter to the American Embassy in Paris. For two years he roamed European capitals, and in Moscow.met Ameri- William Bullitt can Ambassador with whom he became a close friend.

Humming Lobbies:

When Bullitt was made Ambas- sador to Puris, he asked for Hillen- icoetter, who. In the evelal years between 1938 and 1941, 9:rved in France, Spain and Portugal.

Always te gravitated to Les Am- bassadeurs and its humming lobbles "and bars, - With the Germans in

and occupation

Vichy dividing France he made it more and more his headquarters.

He ured diplomatic Immunity to help smiggle many of France's pre- sent leaders out of the country under the noses of the Nazis and Petain's secret pollee.

Hunted men sidled up to him at the bars. During an apparently aimless conversation they received

that UN wages and subsidies here i DREAMING OF identification papers, patrol permits,

will be free of income tax.

women and called them "my SEX NOW A CULT

colleagues."-Associated Press:

TO SAVE WORLD

NEXT WAR

money, or a tip about the departure of an innocent-looking truck headed for the bord:r.

Hillankoetter left France, to re- sume active naval service and was on the battleship West Virginia when Three young US Army off-the Japs struck at Pearl Harbour. cers, their identities known to Although wounded,, he led rescue

select few, have been given parties and helped with

South of Carmel, on the Californ

By Galbraithninn coast, jerry-built cabins have the job in Washington of trying work.

心

"After you're through with your conference about the new anan I just hired, would someone take a couple of lotters?"

on a Bohemian air since the Cult of Sex and Anarchism has set up a colony there.

Followers of the cult are young intellectuals who write, paint, dis- cuss philosophy and poetry.

belleve In abandoning the They church, the State and the family and concentrating on sex as a source of individual salvation In a collective world that is going to hell.

They believe that sexual starva- tion makes the individual a prey to evil and only through potency can he be healthy and produce good,

CHESS PROBLEM

By C. FILOMISLO

Black, 9 pieces! :

White, Z3 places.

White to play and mate in twon

Solution to yesterday's problem:

B-Q0; threat, 2, RXP (ch). P-K13; 2, KXKi; 1. FR14: 2. K-DI

to determine what warfare will be like in 20 years.

They will try to visualise prob- tems for the army, navy and alr force and new horrors that atomic warfare would leave in' its trali.

The officers were selected for

The Mighty Mo

defence

After serving as an inteligence officer with Paclite Commander-in- Chlef Admiral Nimitz, Hillenkoetter was given command of the new battleship Missouri.

This year he took the Mighty Mo on a diplomatic mission to Turkey. their "aptitude in brains." Each When an interviewer, seeking a sen- has a small staff of talented assis-sational spy story, asked him what tu pick the had been his most difficult mission, tants and freedom

Hillenkortter replied: "Backing Mits souri into, Alplers narrow harbour."

In his new job, Hilenkoetter plans changes. He prcfors Intelligence methods to the over-emphasised hush-hush of US load us to the solution of what we Foreign Intelligence. have to know,

brains of anyone In the army.

Sald C-in-C General Elsenhower: "These young officers are like three fellows in a rowboat in the middle of the ocean. They are trying to

find some sort of a star that will ring

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reporters, he gave his new the State Department "They are to make the wildest address in guesses No one is empowered to. Building. Washington, and bade give them instruction, not even me. them tell readers, that the I do not want their minds sullled "tatchstring is out to anyone who has by any sort of fixed thinking? Information to repork."

Rupert and the Young Imp 44

Bill and Podgy run across and listen in excitement as Rupert tella of his visit to the King of the Impa. To think that I've passed this buah hundreds of times, cries Podgy, **and never knew there was a door In the rock hidden behind it." "Let's all have a look at it,”. saya BillSo they all three plunge into. the thick bush und they reach the back of it, but to their amazement the rock is unbrokens and all nigten, of the door kaya disappeared ALL RIGHTS RESERVÉD

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HE FENCED IN

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Robart, HUTTON Edward

ARNOLD

NOTICE

ADVERTISERS

All firms requiring advertising For more than 100 years the lads

ton singlo and Lassles of the Derbyshire village spaco excooding of Little Eaton had mooned down column inches (other than that lover's lane to the Blue Mountains-under contract) are requested to" - a local beauty mol,"

lenty to kein his valuable give at least 48 hours notice. Calry

herd from straying, farmer No": advertisements (with the Garefield Lilloy crected three fences excoption of urgent notices) will across lover's lane. The Parish : be accepted between 12.30 noon, Council gave Lilley, seven days in Saturdays and 9 *.11. on remove the

the fence,

Chairman of the Parish Cau, Mondays. Alf Hinke, Izd seven councillora

and 13 villagers to cut down the

The co-operation of contract

barbed wire to re-establish the advertisers is requested by sub- public's right of

of way and to protect mitting copy not later than 2 the villagers rights which had ex- p.m. on the day preceding the isted for 100 years."

S. C. M. POST,

Sold Lilley: "My cattle are valu- date of publication. oble and moreover they are tubet- culin-tested. If they siray, I will put up the fences again. To hell With romance.".

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