To the Editor of the "Norru-cinwa Dasty News"
Sm—The request of Mr, Bantanc's can be answered by the following article which appeared in a recent issue of "Everybody's Weekly" and which T quote below in full:
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Royal crown centre, lion over, Below Scroll "Por Vatou A Plea for Variety To the Editor of the "Nomru-Cumma Day News"
Sy—Now that we have zero wea ther outside, most Shanghai residents fare loath to leave their warm firesides in search of entertainment, 30 why don't the broadcasting companies make a special effort to give us something different instead "of the same old gramophone records over and over again? We are so tired of hearing Bing Crosby crooning, the Royal Canadians or Tommy Dorsey's swing musie, and endless piano solos daily.
Why have XMILA. given up the Philco Mystery Slory which we used listen to every Friday? Or the ton "we ice. Bar very sparingly award fed. In Great War No. "only two eas snatituted after iS, One h rea a twelve were" awa ar Crimean compa War, 602 for Yalour on Western ron Winners of bar were both 1914-1918.
Shenghai, Jan. 20.
What Regiment Won Most of the 'a Dany News"
Sm—One thing leads to another, even bets upon the Victoria Cross, Could one trespass again half-hour of interesting excerpts quire which line or from "Reader's Digest" "and other ment was awarded the greatest num-magazines that Mr. Gardner Crane ber of V.C's during the 1914-18 War? presented? Also the "Easy Aces" The wager stands that it was the Pade a change in the programme to Lancashire Fusiliers, Can anybody Which used to listen with pleasure. Drove oF disprove this statement? XMILA. are the only station wh have attempted anything at all Shanghai, Jan, 30. ginal, and even they have apparently Feverted to records and nothing but Reference Books Differ records. now. of the Couldn't we have the YMCA. axa Datty News debates broadcast, or the Royal Asiatic Society's lectures? "Couldn't Some public-spirited group of amateurs offer to present a. short play or vanely show on one evening a week from 9 lo 90, so that we as to the number of V.Cs Annual 370. the Great War, gives the figure as his letter int could have one station at least to Which we could tune in with the Knowledge that whatever we hear, it will not be something that we have already heard several hundred times before?
Rapio Rex. quotes "Everybody's Stating that 633 were awarded, and therefore it appears that the com. pilers of reference books are, like the parties to the bet, unable to agree.
Shanghai, Jan.
[Shanghai, Jan, 30, For Shavers:
Wanted Blade Sharpener the Kaitor of the Nowru-Cuisa Dany Nrws"
Sit,~The worst ordeal these frosty mornings is shaving. Especially with 'a razor blade which has lost its edge. Tu America it is possible to send your safely razor blades, which in my ease -last oan average about five days, to be sharpened: or one can call and wail five minutes or so for them, Is there anywhere where this can be done in Shanghai? The high cost of shaving has risen to about 25 cents 8 scrape, including overheads and depreciation, an appalling Agure to a young shaver like me and one not to bbe lightly regarded even by an old shaver.
Shanghai, Jan, 25, Get a Blade Sharpener Sim—Experience and gratitude to ithe makers tempts me to recommend G-MOAN the acquisition of a Wardonia razor together with an Allegro sharpener to suit, He will probably find shaving less trouble fand very inexpensive—this is not an advertisement, [Shanghai, Jan, 29, The Water Glass Plan the Editor of the "Nonm-Ciano Dany News"
Sm—I can recommend to G-MAN method of sharpening his razor blades which will cost' nothing but a bit of elbow grease, and will enable him to use one blade from two to three weeks. Rub the razor blade Jon the inside surface of an ordinary water glass with a rotary motion, exerting pressure with the first and second fingers. Repeat on the re= verse side of the blade, Tours, [Shanghai, Jan, 29, Why Not a Beard the Editor of the "Nonrit-Cuana Dany News"
Sin,~The young shaver who find razor-blades costly might try grow= ing a beard, It he wants to re.sharpen his blades why does he not do so him= self? The inside of a tumbler works excellently. I make a blade last at Toast one month and my whiskers are as tough as most people's, Avo Suaven.
[Shanghai, Jan. 29, 'A Japanese Sharpener To the Editor of the "Nonrit-Cutna Dany News"
Sm—Let not despair grip your [correspondent G-MaN_ who complains fof the absence of razor blade shar= pening institutions in this city of Shanghai. Tf he rubs the blade gently ina circular movement ind the inside of an ordinary gloss tumbler he will find the effect equal if not better than that of many so-called sharpeners, Alternatively, some Japanese shops in Hongk Jonce purveyed arrow shaped glass sharpeners which were cheap and very serviceable, Shanghai, Jan, 29, Why Not Electric Shavers the Editor of the "Nonrt-Cusxa Dany New Sit G-Man is right in saying that "shaving costs 25 cents per scrape then T have done well in buying an electric shaver. Shaving with an electric shaver is. anything but an ordeal, in fact it's a pleasure, particularly in this cold weather. Each time J think of lather, cuts Jand after-shaving soreness 1 mentally thank the friend who advised me to eta Schick, and that's my advice to G-Man and to every other man, Sewtck Max.
[Shanghai, Jan, 29,
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