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BEAUTY ARTS

By LOIS LEEDS

Pored by Maureen O'Hara for Lois Leeds.

A beautiful neck is so important to the new feminine fashions!

"DEAR LOIS LEEDS"

"Dear Lois Leeds My new eye- ning dress a very deep and my neck izn't very pretty. Help! KATE D."

Use hut, soapy water, scrubbing Dry, pat on lightly with a brush. cold cream,

For makeup, follow the same procurlure but NO the -cream and apply skin freshener and makeup lotion,

"Dear Loin Leeds-1 am 60, with fair skin tait lined, Bew should I Dryers plagues me, care for 12 too-MHS, S."

for Stop using soap and water cleansing. U kamang cream and skin freshener and at night apply a cream containing estrogente nub- mance. Always use a foundation cream before putting on face pow- der. And look to your diet, be sure that it's right for you.

"Dear Lois Leeds-What do you think of shaving the legs?-R L."

Legs must be hair-free for one to be well groomed, and effective but suy one of the new depilatory creams is easy to use and

Shaving is easy

leaves the skin smooth,

"Dear Loris Leeds-Cun warts on the feat be cured?-LILA."

Yes, but they must have proper attention and us they are so, painful

Minale. Makeyo

GABRIELLE

Here are some Sweet Tips for you, Spray perfume (now that ato- tulzers are back) over your hair, over your bed, lightly, to give a "soft, beguiling sweetness. Spray your cupboard walls, your hat boxes, glove box and suitcases. You'll have Ingering sweetpeas wherever you gol

SIDE GLANCES

you must see a doctor at once. Home treatment is just no good.

"Dear Lois Leak- yards of purple linen. all right to do a room

shade-N, G.

have sixty Would it be in this odd Yes Purple is very popular at Try to present with dreorators. have Pale Blue walls and Blue and Purple-stripes for allp covers. If you are an Exotle type, you might like Yellow walls with touches of Crim- ron, using Purple for slip covers and curtales.

Long Skirts "A Plot"

A section of the British press has aimed its propaganda guns against the long skirt programme with the blessing of the Labour Kovernment and British designers.

to

and news.

The

Labourite magazines papers opened up with a barrage of editorials, articles and photographs prove the originator of long skirt fashions this season was a tool in a

against "plot of big business" working man's wife and daughter.

The Daily Herald, offelal volee of the Labour Party, described origialor as a "fashion dictator... responsible neither to God nor man but only Mammen."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1947.

Transjordan Monarch Declares Neutrality In Palestine Dispute

By ROBERT MILLER

SHUNNA, Transjordan, Nov. 19-Wiry little King Abdullah, in an exclusive interview with the United Press today, stated that Transjordan would remain neutral in the Palestine dispute and that its Britain-trained army would fight "only in defence of justice and humanity unless the Jews rise up in revolt."

In his first public statement on the Holy Land question, the King said he personally was displeased with the United Nations partition plan. ·

"My troops." emphasised Abdul lah, stretched back in a canvas chair

CLARK FIELD

AS PRIME AIR BASE

in his winter palace overlooking the River Jordan and the Dead Sea a few miles from the border. "never will fght for anything except justice and humanity-two principles for which my family and I have always stond.

"If the Jews rise up in

revoli Brainst Palentine Arabs we. of course. would be forced to fight them, but I belleve a compromise can be worked out by the Palestinians if left alone."

DUMB-BELLS

WHY DIDN'T YOU RUN BEHIND

FREGISTERED UŞIIIA/ PATENT OFFICE

I SAVED A WICKEL TODAY, PA. IRAN ALL THE WAY. TO SCHOOL

BEHIND A BUS!

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AND SAVE A DOLLAR

• MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE

atisfactory Protect Against Possible

Deftly balancing his silver cup of Turkish coffee, the King carefully outlined Transjordan's foreign

policy,

Speaking

in clipped Arabic through an Interpreter, King Ab dullah said the Middle East's No. 1 problem was an acceptable solution to Palestine.

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Manila's Clark Field is on the way to being completed.

Creater Syria Plan The air outpost has been de-

C. And what about his 'Grester Syria scribed by Gen. George

while The

Angered his King Kenney of the Strategic Air plan Forces as a first line of defence aftah for a second and then dis- of the United States,

missed it with a wave of his hand.

"My plan for unifying Transjor- Palestine Preliminary work on the field has

pennament dan, Syria, Lebanon andd bern do. Work on the

cannot be discussed until we feld has started.

Keuney was In the that taken care of," he and painting cross the valley to the hare descri round-the-world Philippines on his

im-hills of the Holy Land. flight, be stressed the strategle

"If," he said, "all other Jews ond portance of the Philippines. He said Clark Firk would be able

Arabs uiskle Palestine would stay aircraft of any size. The Clerk Field-

out of the argument, I am certain it Fort Statsenberg area will be the

could be settled peacefully. This is largest American base in the Philip-not the time to talk about war and annihilation and pines.

make threats of

It is time for logical and slaughter, cool thought."

When Gen.

to take

Dominates Wide Arca The Clark Fiviti base, nestling in the mountains of Pampanga province, China dominates all of the South Court, Malaya, the Indies and Siam all with a population of more than

100,000,000,

Clark Field ordnance officers said the experience of the past was being dilised in constructing the new Clark Field. Experience with typhoons has driven all communication lines un-

for example. derground,

At present, road constructions and "communications facility construc

permanent nature tion" of a being undertaken. About 0,000 civi- lions are employed on the base at

U.S. Recognition Abdullah denied any personal am- and in one sentence killed an earlier re

invade bition to rule the Holy Land. port that he planned to Palestine and set up his own govern met the moment the British pulled

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THERE are many fine card players who never can remember a good hand. Either they find the play of all hands to simple that they do not recognise the more interesting oncs, or they just do not bother to remember them. This is not true, however, of Lee Hazen, vice presi- dent of the American Contract League. Lee rung across Bridge

and interesting honds very can outline the theory for correct

clear terms. "My troops will never be used as play

in defensive force In today's hand, which is one of anything but a

and Hazen's, East's problem was to keep justice interests of the

from losing three diamond tricks, humanity," he declared.

The chess-playing monarch had a He would not have a problem

forward question of his own to ask about the South held the ace and queen of

diamonds; he would simply lead to United States. He leaned in his chair, stroked his beard and ward dummy's jack and lose twe wanted to know why America never

for that situation

Granted. The spokesman sald the entire pro-recognised him and his government. ¡amond tricks. But he could not ramme is estimated to cost about your President has congratulated Hazen remembered what North had "MR. SKEFFINGTON" $100,000,000 and w3 take.about two

nce, and you bid two clubs. About the only thing independence, our years to complete.

know we have done everything to North could hold was four clubs, se of History Goes For Back

help Britain bring democracy to the

to Ilazen proceeded diamonds, so The carly history of the Clark Arab world, but yet your State Dehe must have at least the queen

Play

the hand against the worst Field-Fort Stofsenberg base dates to partment does not recognise us." the beginning of the present century, Ile paused a few seconds, mental possible break. when cavalry units in search of fodly sorting out possible reasons, and der during their fighting with Filipino then asked bluntly, "Why?"United The British Guild of Creative Destroops came into the area and pitched Press. signers, which influences fashions for tent.

the

The inflamed editorial writer ex- ploded: "It Is outrageous nonsense. Longer clothes for some mean fewer clothes for nli.

Cripps' Plea Backed The Daily Herald took its cur from Sir Stafford Cripps, one of the cabinet's "big five" who described the long skirt as "idiotic.""

present.

arc

the ordhary woman rather than the The original tract had about 7,600

tif on

take

South held the first club trick and shifted do a spade, Hazen winning in his own hand with the jack. He cashed the king of trumps and led uver to the ace, South's ten falling.

lusiny buyer accepted Cripps pleneres. Now the area is more, than I Love You" In A small clubs was led from dummy

to mamtam pement skirt lengthe at 130,000 acres.

a saving of hundreds of thousands f The construction at the field dur-

cloth

yards of

in this year of economie crisis.

The Famlish woman's leg has tus Fren saved for display "up to 14 ees above the ground. That was

Guild's lize Designers

decision, which is expected to save three quarters of a yard of cloth

per dress.

Shoulder Lifting

The Picture Post, in labour-minded weekly magazine, devoted its cover! and several pages of pictures to the long skirt accompanied by snegring captions referring to "grandmother's

The Past suggested, however, at the style could be adopted some cases by lifting material from

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the shoulder and adding it to the skirt-within the realms of decency,

of course.

in its history has progressed from reafed bamboo barracks of the original installation to what will be the most modern in army" "housing when the construction is completed. Clark Field, which was one of the first spots in

in the Philippines hit by Die Japanese at the beginning of the war, was re-occupied by American forces in late January 1945.

·

Basic English

COMMENCING SATURDAY BETTE DAVIS

in

Major To Sail 17-Ton Yacht To England

On

December 28, a 17-ton.

Bermudan type cutter will slip

and trumped by Hazen, the king of spades" was eashed and a small spade led to the one. On the lack of clubs Hazen discarded the Ave of diamonds. and South had to win this trick with In Cleveland College's new

the ace. It South returned-n-club,-it teaching Basic would give Hazen a stuff and a ruff. out of Singapore harbour bound of

It system English, "Mother Wore Tights" The only thing South could do was for the United Kingdom.

to cash the ace of diamonds. Thus

three will be skippered by her owner- would come out, "Mother l'ut on Long-Bottomed Garments." i

designer, Major J. W. Bossard, of the Royal Engineers, and manned by an amateur crew.of his brother officers.

Miss Mary Reid, associate professor of English at the school, said new muthuls of teaching Basle will in-

GIRL AUTHOR'S de mail order catalogues and dally

newspapers.

FIRST BOOK

Now that the old Basic vocabulary

An

English has been increased to include verb 11-year-old

forms, Miss Reid suld students will schoolgirl has just written be able to say, "I love you," instead and the of the former, " keep a great love book for children,

you inside. English frequently publisher has asked her to write old Basic The British male population-even another six. unstinktable Conservatives, are happy

is the young resulted in long, awkward sentences," a student about

Angela the Labourite campal to boycott the long skirt-United Press, authoress, and her first busok, "Ms she said. "For example,

Fluster and Family," is all about asked me to explain the book title,

Beal Me When ife Sneezes." remarkable family of animals,

"I had to tell him: Give to Him Blows When He Has a Cough'."

GOPA, THAT MY NEA BERVICE, ING. IV. M. REG, U, S. PAT, OFF.

By Galbraith

"During vacation Junior was up at dawn clamouring for breakfast, but now I have to call him a dozen times! Do you think ho's studying too hard?""

Ogden

And all the Blustrations of the animals and their funny antles have been done by Angela, too. There are Mortimer the Elephant, Snooks the Rabbit, Vicky the Pony: Topaz the

Man the Deer,

Hedgehog. Sammy the Chipmunk as well as Edward Digby Hammersmith the

Rubin.

Angen has always been fond of animals, and at her school ail the boys and girls un their own farm. Another lucky young girl Britain is Yvonne Marsh, Yvonne is 14 and has just been chosen out of 500 girls to play name part in

ha new. Allm.

Yvonne has worked hard at

donéing school and has already been |

offered a contract.

CHESS PROBLEM

By A. K. ELWÖRTHY -

Black, 7 places.

いすず

White, il plecei.“ White to play and mate in two.

Solution to 'yesterday's, problem:

11⁄2 --R2, any; 2, Q, R or Ki matér,

Hazen held tricks.

his losers

Check Your Knowledge

1. Which is south of the equator, the Tropic of Cancer or the Trople of Capricorn?

At what degree of temperature pure alcohol freeze?

2.

will

3.

How is pollination brought about?

af clover-

"'bottom's

Seng.

Up" was

The vessel-named Yam which means maunched early this month by the

wife of the G, O.C."Singapore-Dis-

4. Name the tree that is essentialtrict, Mrs L. H. Cox.

to the production of silk.

5. Name the city which had the

frat subway in the world.

(Answers on Page 41

Rupert and the Three Guides-28

When he has spoken the gipsy strides away and disappears, leavirig Rupert gather bewildered. "I sup pose I must try find the tree where I first saw him," he thinks as he enters the depths of the wood again.

Soon a solitary squirrel

ahoots past, leaping from tree to tree. and the little bear calls to him. "Can't stop now." sgutaka the squirrel, "I'm late as it is ""Late. for what?" cries, Rupert, "Oh dear, why is everybody and every- thing so mysterious today?" ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

CROSSWORD

Across

20, Ita uso usually makes

castor. (3)

things

22 Where you may expect a runnlag

supply of refreshment. (7) .. 26. 110's in the main yard; (6)

27. Hopeless. (9)

Down

1. Separated. (1)

3. Many a child entis för her. (5)

9. Rob in a roundabout way. (3)

4. So I Across.

5. How Epenser, would say giring

attention. (0)

d. He stranger to

Nee my toe. (3)

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D. Eroat (4)

10. Cook a pint conceals it. (6)

10. Patine, 6) 10. Concocted. (4)

32. It's & desdis troo, (4)

21. A thoroughfare made for lean

people, no doubt, (4)

23. Final latters, (3),

1 and 4" Where the "six hundred 24. Mineral (8)

rode." (0),

CÁT maka

bour

(2) 10)

6. Nothing

medicinal secosso 8. It's an orderly.

Ben's form of antib. (4)

12. Let Kats receive, (4)

I can ho a real nut. (7)

Morning from famino. (3)

65. Reposed. (3)

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Acroun:

You can make music with one.es: 16. kuiria; In," "Hay?"15, "Kis

17, Keepsake. (1) 100..

Major Bossard hopes to complete three the voyage in

months-his leave after six years in the Far!

East.

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"It may sound a crazy ambition," They

my Bossard, "but to

says Major way of thinking provide the spice

crazy

ambitions Gave

of life in

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of

modern times, when the thrills their

travel are things of the past.

When a youth, sailing my first Lives.

wild}"

boat in the Solent, I made a statement that if ever, I went East'1 would build a boat and sail home in it. Well, there it is--the result many hours work.

. Direct Routo

"In building the boat, I owe more

to the kindness of friends than I can

ever express. They have given me

a host of things, without which the

We,

too,

may give through the

project would never have been pos HONGKONG

sible."

The route of the Yam Seng will

be direct from Singapore to Cey- lun, thence on to Aden, the Red Sea, the Mediterranean and the Bay of Biscay. ས མ ན

The boat's mast is 50 feet and t 11 carries 1,030 square feet of sull.

is 13 feet on the deck line and 35

feet long on the waterline.

December 24 has been chosen for the starting date as the. moon wil for piloting then be favourable through the dangerous Straite Malacca, graveyard of calling ships in the days before steam.

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