... By Frank H. Shaw A JAPANESE shipping agent in Kobe presents himself obsequiously at the British consul's office, bringing bills of lading and manifests of a cargo designed to be carried in a Maru ship to-- say-- Greece. The manifest is a sworn document, listing the cargo designed for Greece; the bills of lading are the vouchers authorising the manifest. Unless the British consul in Kobe, after ...

... By Winifred Lewis Clothes Everything points to the necessity for simple clothes this winter. We are living the kind of life which makes immaculate grooming difficult. Choose your winter outfits with this in view. Go for tailored suits and dresses, well-cut skirts and jumpers, simple things and no furbelows. Garments should be easy to put on. Intricate fastenings are a nuisance. The enforced ...

... JOYCE (CALIFORNIA! LTD. JOYCE (CALIFORNIA! LTD. j*IJCO 10 0 CALIFORNIA There'ssomethingdecidedly dashing afoot when you're wearing a pair of Cool-ees. They're fun without being frivolous and they're priced to play fair with your purse. Here are four peppy models that will make you lift up your heart and rejoice. See the complete Autumn Collection at leading stores and shoe shops. toh. ...

... Keep that happy expression When the problems of the day seem beyond you, light up a Player. In the enjoyment of its fragrant aroma difficulties become less formidable, and composure is restored. Remem ber at all times that happy expression . r m ^rwmfTtrmr i tt S s ^sbbia^BSB C MEDIUM OR MILD PLAIN OR CORK-TIPS 10 for 9° 20 for 1/5* N.C.C.529D ...

... TONIC If you're wearing last year's suit, or if you feel tired after long hours on duty, or if your nerves are all shot to pieces, try a little of this feminine tonic Take a bottle of nail varnish. Apply polish to the nails from half-moon to tip. Draw a fine white hairline round the rim. Look at your hands, and see if you don't feel a return of gaiety, a little flame of courage and excitement ...

... PONDS PONDS Analysis of Ih^^y' IHIwy' features I* Brow: Broad, white and unlined. and keep it lovely with the minimum of 2. Eyes Hazel -coloured, sparkling, with bother and in almost no time at all. white lids and dark lashes. ith Pond's Creams you, too, will see a 3. Nose: Straight, well -formed, with no wonderful improvement in your skin, large pores or shine. Tines of strain will ...

... Xo-day in Besieged HONG KONG Britain 'r outpost in called upon to face has therefore been the Far Fhist has been special problems and prepared for defence By Harold J. Shepstone HONG KONG, our naval base and ship ping centre in the Far East, is, like the mother isle, in a state of siege. She is blockaded by land. True, the ocean is open to her, just as the seas are to Britain, thanks to the ...

... She Asked for a Doctor A Change of Heart, not of M.edicines was needed By Diana Maugham MRS. PRESCOTT-SMITH'S daughter and secre tary watched her climb into the train, and exchanged a look of guilty relief as the door slammed. Their joy, however, was premature, Mrs. Prescott-Smith still had some final instructions to deliver. She thrust her disagreeable, still handsome face, sur mounted by a ...

... Cruelty of Self-righteousness The Tragic Story of Lais famous Beauty of Corinth Written and Illustrated by F. Matania, R.I. THE only time the world was untroubled by the question of status was during its primeval chaos. When man was emerging from the animal kingdom, he followed the laws of God and nature without trying to improve upon them. Directly he started to impose his own ideas on ...

... The Break Up of an Empire Personal Experiences of the tragic last moments of the mighty French Republic as viewed from his village home in France and later in unoccupied territory By George Slocombe AN empire has fallen. An empire greater than Greece or Rome, the centre of a great civilisation, a culture known and admired all over the world, the home of the arts and the philosophies, the land ...

... Are You Letting Yourself Go. Mentally? P. 1 Looking back on the last twelve months, can you honestly assure yourself that you have not become a bore? If you have, it is the most natural thing in the world, for there is nothing so narrowing as a universal theme that fills everybody's thoughts, nor so repressing as the sort of community life that the war has forced on all of us. It is not easy ...

... ifOi'C't l/tf m up hip we ir ii CJal'k Hkli fOvci the JiJ IP IIP IE IR IS cja bk P1*S By ygii^i Aaiicv. I'm afraid it's a very frugal meal, aunt, but it seems unpatriotic to have anything else these days. Aunt. Of course, my dear. I understand. I've been cutting down myself. It's very kind of you to invite us in times like these. Catering isn't too easy even for an experienced housewife like ...