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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1948.
The Few Hotel Children Play Listlessly Or Gazo. In Envy At The Gar- deners Splashing Around With Watering-Cans
PAKISTAN IS
Eight-foot letters across one of
the corner turrets announces that
it is the Palace Hotel, Karachi. It might more appropriately be called Hotel Pakistan,
crescent
PICTURESQUE
By IAN LANG
And all the time there is a procession through the gates and up to the portice-Government care, diplomatic CATH, military
ris tweed jacket-and the 'mid, pampering every blade of grass. cars, big-business cars; glossy
"Sporting"
The traßle round about the day shada temperature in Karachi Casuarina trece and atriped um-American monsters, neat British gates is the solar plexus of this in 05 degrees.
brellas shade the wicker chaith.. saloons. As well, all day and all Infant Dominion capital. Across
Through the heavy drapery of night, there are the airways" the rond in the Governor-
bougainvillea and convolvulus on buses. General's house, where the flut
Це high railings there are tering stor und
Bug Even with this tolerance of car- glimpses of the
Bad, proud all- So the leunger on the lawn en- self-determination, there houettes of tells that Quail-l-Azam Mohamterial
passing camels; joys the continuous mild excile- road Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's great was something of a stir the other glimpses, too, of the dark Imperment of spotting off who has ar
day when n venerable Moslem lunate faces leader, is in residence. Boyand
of genticmon who rived from where judge appeared in a suit compor-want to sell you carpets or dia- lies the panorama of the city.
The other day, Her Imperial Turn right outside the hotel's of equal parts of crushed-monds.
Princess of Berar, nud puce
Highness the northern gate noid the second strawberry towelling
Life goes on as busily here as wife of the, Nizar of Hyderabad's house you come to to the res- corduroy.
The cut is best des- the grill. The Tukish Am- heir and descendant of Olomun idence of the British High Com-ribed as "sporting" and the en-bassador, whose waistling la one Sultans, passed through with an
Demble
startled the of those diplomatic would have misjoner, Sir Laurenca Grufftey
circles, in-entourage of nine.
Very fall, Smith. For the rest of the Diplo Soho "spiv"
clining him to sedentary amuse aquiline, -in A sarl of It is not only in the grillroomments, spends hours in a corner heliotrope and wearing pearls matic Corps you needn't step out- side the hotel. It is all here,
that you can watch the wheels of by the main entrance. At lunch-time In the panelled Paklatan go round. There is the grill room you can sit at case and hotel garden, Inspect the Ambassadors as they sit at the tables ranged along the wails.
The second table from the door is reserved for the United States Aanhassador, Mr. Paul Alling, qulet, friendly, youthful-looking in spite of greying hairs.
From France
A recent arrival is the French Ambassador, M. Morchal has an juir of wary, weary urbanity that reminds me_of a star of tha. Comedio Francalie-Louis Jouvet, perhaps.
d'Affaires,
19 a
Children
Karachi is alted in a cornor of The low hotol children play the great Sind Desert, and to listlessly, or gaze in envy at the keep the lawn green a team of gardeners splashing around with
is busy all day watering-cans. ten gardeners
Cyprus Pulls The Settlers
By MARGUERITE WILSON
Palest
worth a Sultan's ransom, she looked truly Imperial, but was maternally middle-class in the her two way she looked after schoolboy sons.
Loveliest of all recent tran- slents whe another Hyderabad aristocrat, Princesa Noofer, She arrived from Hyderabad, suporb in a suri, and left next for An- kara exquisite in a new-look by Dier. The gallery on the lawn sighed end ordered another roʻind.
Arabian Night
Then the Arabian Nights turn- ed up in the person of the Amir Saud. Viceroy of Kassa and
CYPRUS, key island in the from a job at home 18 months cousin of King Ibn Saud, "The
Eastern Mediterranean, the Bri- ago. On his 14 acres overlooking Amir had the room next to mine, tish Colony most delested by the the ACH he bas planted Jews because of its function of banana trees as well as
800 and his Nublan bodyguards,
down with cyprus weighed
wenpons, testing immigrants, has had a transit camp for would-be and eucalyptus trees. There was watched day and night oi'side
door no house on this land, so, graphis
so that I could rut with Greek and pling
Turkish rench my room without tripping ha Con- workmen,
white over a jewelled scimitar,
Thu
the
built
Invariably Junching together are "Turko" and "Gippo"-as they are known to the irreverent; more formally, the Turkish An- bassador and the Egyptian Charge TYK. Beyatall, from Ankara a distinguished
Turkish pool, but looks like everybody's kind, lisap of
Egypt's M. Ei elderly uncle. Husein El Khatib has solemn, sultative Assembly of this half-bungalow of plasterel mud bricks- Like every hotel everywhere in strong Island for fully made from his own soil, with the world nowadays, the Palace dark eyes, and all the diplomatic million
Government RV in-straw, In best biblical tradition. is always packed out, wives agree he is most charming responsible
ternal affairs have been turned
The Italian and sympathetic.
manager, Soso, who Before you toy with the Idea of
has himself acquired the air of From time to time the lean, down by the Colonial Ofee. debonair
an ambassador, needs all his di But the disappointment is not nettling in Cyprus, remember the King's Messenger ap-
price of land is high, there's ព
plomacy la explały to Persona pears, between journeys with the likely to stop the steady trickie shortage of houses, and if you
by air to of Britons who since the warr
*** who think themselves Very Im- plan to earn your entire living in portant, that they can have only the North-West Frontier and have decided to settle here, either business you are likely to be up half-shares
or to retirement
against people doing the same secure a room to yourself prac thing on the smell of an oil rog.tically entitles you to be address- It's worth taking yo
But even if you go complete-ed as "Your Excellency." they think, in an island with a ly broke in Cyprus, there's al- Footnate: This key-caravan- wonderful climate. pleasant ways the sen, the sun and the seral In the
abundant food, drink famous Cyprus
heart of brandy at 16. the largest Moslem Stato in the and clothing and charming peo-the bottle.
world, is owned by a Hindu! pie. Above all, it's still in the British Empire and in the sterling arca.
Foreign Office "bag"
then, precariously and dustily, by on
road through the Khyber Pass to living. Kabul surely one of the most strenuous beats covered by any of his Majesty's Messengers.
Apart from the diplomats, the residents are varied-and-interest-
scenery,
make
chance.
There is the Annnelal expert lent to Pakistan by the Bank of England, looking as solidly and In Limassol, second largest of reliably British as the bank the six main towns, where be self; the representative of the fore the war you
could almost famous London printing firm
rm count the English residents on which is producing the Domin-one hand, there are many post- ion's new currency noles; tho
war settlers. Among the Arst Soviet giant whose bulk pur· | We chases of Punjab cotton have set were the Chamberlains, six-foot everybody talking; the brisk seven-inch tall Joe Chamberlain, young Hungarian from Cardilt son of the late Sir Austen, and
his wife. Gina, who
who trained A.T.S. who is busy about a new chemi- cal works; the genial roly-poly in Limassol during the war and Scotsman, fron Blantyre, who young George, 20 months old.
The Chamberlains bought an represents a great Manchester el- gineering firm
grove of 50-odd acres, Vines, almonds, olives, out of the grillroom's with slid gauze-panelled swing doors pass cereals and turkeys, guineafowl, Pakistan Cabinet Ministers and chickens, rabbits, dogs, and good high officials, foreign expert ad farm buildings. Portraits of the visers, British staff officers-of-the Chamberlain parents and lovely Pakistan Army (wearing jungle- Chippentiate furniture (which it green, although there is no jungle cost the earth to bring out) help In Pakistan and the inndscope is to make their home reminiscent uniformly pale khaki); Journal of a miniature English country isks of all nations; British girl house. secretaries from the High Con-
In
orange
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TAI HANG JEWELLERY Wholesalers of CUT-DIAMONDS
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who defy tradition by appearing unveiled and obey it by wearing: Then there is Lt.-General Str the becoming Kurta, salwar and Harold Briggs, Commander-in-
(tunic, trousers and Chief in Burma until Burma got scarf).
self-government, who, with Lady Costume in Karachi is anything Briggs, stepped off in Cyprus on but stereotyped. You can sit they way back to England. They down to dinner
chosen their site, with in sports shirt | have and dangels, and the party at the magnificent view of the moun- next table, correctly.. garbed in thins,
and
are leaving. the frocks long evening
or white architects to build their
house sharkskin dinner-jackets, will not while they continue their way
home for the summer. One young Frenchwoman seems Another new nrrival ส an to be perpetually dressed for ten- English oll man from Greece nis, in shorts for which "short" who landed with 14 cases of is an understatement. To make furniture, and no available ware- up. for her coolness of clothing house to store it while he her husband wears a heavy Har-searches for a house in an island
with a bousing shortage.
Liberty Diamond Cutting Works (Pty) Ltd., raise an eyebrow
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The largest banana plantation in Cyprus today is owned by an-
other Englishman, who
retired
of bedrooms, те
Marshall Critic
Of Trade Bill
Washington, May 24.- The Secretary of State, Mr. George Marshall, said today that it would be bøtter for Congress to scrap the reciprocal trade programme entirely -than-to pass the House bill oftending it only
one your.
Mr. Marshall criticized the leadership In Republican-sponsored measure affairs." again as the House Rules Com- mittee cleared it for floor ac- tion under the rule barring changes and allowed only three hours for debate.
It may be taken up on Wednes-
day.
Mr.
Marshall sald the
would destroy the core of programme through which
exercised a significant part of
world economic
He added that it would hurt the. European recovery pro- gramme, which depends-partly. on the trade set to lower tariff barriers between Europe and the United States.
The new measure would cx- tend the trade agreements act, now expiring on June 12, for one bill year, with Congress holding the theveto in some cases over Presiden- "wetial tariff-cutting. "plaps-United
our Press.
....
Douglas Calls At
Office Foreign
London, May 24.
"Mr. Lewis Douglas, United States Ambassador in London, called on Mr. Ernest Bevin, Foreign Secretary, for the second time in the last 48 hours today. The talk lasted an hour.
America Cancels Air Flights
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Wiesbaden, May 24.
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
SIXTH EXTRA RACE MEETING
SATURDAY, 29TH MAY, 1948.
-The first Bell will be rung at 1:30 p.m. and the first race nfl be run at 2.00 p.m.
MEMBERS'
BADGES AND ENCLOSURE, Members and guests are reminded that they and the adles MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY DISPLATED [throughout the Meeting.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED, TO... THE MEMBERS ENCLOSURE
the reported inconclusiveness of Badges admitting non-members to the Members' Enclosure land Club Booms at $10 including tax are obtainable the six-power talks has not through the Secretary on the written.or-personal introduction.... "drawn off the attention of London of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all chita eta. and Washington from Germany,
Badres admitting to Members' Enclosure will ́· NOT be on and the possibility of a fore-UP |anle-at-the-RACE COURSE.- in Berlin, which would require
prompt and concerted action by the secretary's Office at 11.45 am. Both Offices at 1st
the Western Powers.
The authorities today announced that the U.S. air forco. has cancelled its flights over Arab ter- ritory to Saudi Arabia "due to the unsettled conditions." The Air Transport Command said that its weekly flight to Dharan, Arabia, has beon cancólled.
the The Air Force also announc- Incidents in
Reports of differences between ed that B-29
around Palestine.
The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $3 superfortress training fights Dharan
Reports from Egypt ordering America and France, or Franca Including tax, for all. persons incláding Padica, and-in payable thp Americans to keep out of and Dritain, over the political at the Gate. from Germany has been can-
Cairo could not be confirmed.ut
future of Germany, or the inter- Bookmakers, Tie Tag men, etc. will not be permitted to: celled temporarily. bombers have been taking of now
"Kuhr (operate" within' the precincts of The Hong Kong, Jockey Club. The "All we can say is that we are national control of the
overflying Cairo," an Industries are held here, only during the Race Meeting budget from Germany to Saudi
Refreshments will be obinizable in the Restaurant in the Air Force oficer said. The partly to explain the delay in Arabia for the past six ATC recently stopped over at Dio reaching six-power agreements Publio Enclosure.
SERVANTS*. PASSES months. 2
Egyptian capital.
Bervants passes will be. Iued to Frivate'' Box' holders Today' announcementa fol- The officials and they received
ONLY who are requested to distribute them with discrimination- lowed yesterday's cancellation of unconfirmed reports that Am- Observers believe that the and to endorse their names on the passes, Holders, of such the world-girdling flight by three erican-type Mustang Aghters as Contimental European powers passes are not permitted in the Members Enclosure except for superfortress originally scheduled well as German Messerschmitts (France and Benelux) are not yet aming through on thele dutics but must remain in their on- to fly to Okinawa via Dharan have been spotted in the alle willing to commit themselveri tonployers standig They were turned back to the above Palestine.
final policy on these two points
UZ: ORDER. Atates: from Germany yesterday. The zones of the Transport until all West European problemą, Offfofale sald "that the can- Command - Olghts now stop at including American - milltary celations were ordered by tha Athens, officials said/---United guarantees to the Western Union, "American" authorition"to-Savold | Press,
The Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at -11.09 a.m.
|Ficor, Exchange - Buliding. -
It was also concluded that tho A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Clab unresolved difficulties which House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1
Brison during the six-Boy (Tel. 27818),-. have power talks will soon be trans- NO CHILDREN. WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE 'CLUB'S FRE- ferred to higher. discussion. MISES DURING THE MEETING.
DOM PUBLIQ ENCLOSURE,
on the next steps to be taken.
4 become much cleater-Neuter,