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THE HONG KONG SUNDAY HERALD, JANUARY 15, 1950.
AUSTRALIAN
LETTER
to the
LONDON LETTER
Defence cuts talk
Problem
There has been disturbing talk When can we expect the official during recent weeka in certain ending of the slate of war with Ministerial quarters that Britain's Germany? This question, a con- overkena defenco
commitments,tinual source of concern to the
The State Department in Wash- ington is now. proposing another meeting of the three Western
Observers Foreign Ministers to discuss the romplicated problem. share point out that two main difficulties must be overcome.
The advocates are taking their stand on experts reports that a military attack on this vital Em- pire post by Mao Tse-tung extremely unlikely and that the infiltration of political propa-
There are war-time agreements ganda and possible economic pres-
ani-Hitler comiftion not to con- sure will be the most likely line committing every member of the of attack.
They say that unless America clude a separate peace treaty, and comes to britain's old in Hung there is also the problem of con-- Kong in a big way, the garrisontinued occupation, there (at present 45,000 troops with supporting R.A.F. and Navel by bo cut detachments) should half early in the new year.
In old Sol's latest 10-day effort should be cut to enable a bear-Western Powers, is likely to be Other ships are the Zealandia "Way back in the days when
loaded with fibre roofing and good at scorching up all forms of life, able Budget to be produced in the debated early next year.
spring. One cut specifically men- consitioned concerns Hong Kong. to written Bonnets were
liquor for the Darwin garrison, temperatures have been eyebrows and pansies were the U.S. War Department freightently higher than at any time the last 10 years, and plenty flowers, young blades shatter-ter Meigs, and the Matson liner over ed convention and picked up Mauna Loa, both of which went places and people have survived 118 and 120 degrees la the shade, down packed with gear for the a rep for wit by posting a Australians in Timor.
Parrols and pigeons falling dead misery of Leaders of the treasure hunk in Algbi add to the starap and penning 'By gum
existence by polluting the water It sticks' in the gals' autograph are a young deep-sea diver who
likes to live his adventure, and supplies, and always there is the books.
Sydney engineer with imagina. added menace of bush fires as the tion and what it takes, because tall platn grass dries and drifts he's learning to dive and work-in piles against the fences and
{q It doovers lo
station homes, sometimes ing out new with. They've bought the rights eves. to the ships from the Common-
their anxiety for young wealth Government and they've
mothers of nil bables,
have wrapped got plans and cargo lists
Penry which them in wet cloths and improvised the ships but the
for tod- Humples of wet sacks gold Or might be stacked with
Material ammunition.
excitedlers tmp with the heat. In townships served with bore ment is whipped up by the know-
favoured ones the residents slept on what once was edge that an LST made a special water the Irip from America to look for the
lawn with water from the garden wreek of the Peary which was
wurin mist on bone failing in the harbour careering all over
rain them. Everyone prays for dodging bomba before she went
It even though they know will down.
probably came with a fierce alec- trical storm which deola a final blow at the spirit by flattening the eropa.
Our
The corny line genreely raises smile among those borti to use- cellulose tape but it got a good reception i The hai Big-buck contests atarted when 1950 mark- ed the century for stick-on post- age stamps in Australia.
However
deft but dirty hasn't custom of stamp-licking the clai
antiqully because the Arat stamps were not only made without perforations (Just cut off like food coupons) but also were without sun, and after the purchase there were fussy mussy duings with a dab of glue.
at
Wales L When New South spread over the greater part of Eastern Australia" although Syd- ney town had its GPO the post- entered thg of letters was not
Postage
not was upon lightly paid before mailing but collected
who by the postman
delivered It is un record that the postman himself devid- ed the charge on the basis of dis- tance
of delivery. From 1838 t has been possible to buy letter wrappers embossed with the seal of the GPO which
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by Ilea presented Sydney's "Sunday Sun" to visit- Ing New York columnist Robert Rüark is providing copy recipra- elles but its n grand scheme just the same to make 1952 a 'back to Australia year for thousands of American war veterans and their wives, it being the 10th anniver- sary of the arrival of American troops in Australia.
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And the marvel of it is that the inlanders, never talk of getting of the away from it all-only new tanks, and bores and power Hines that will help to beat the next but spelli
Of This and That
Clues
domestic
Mr. Bevin's view
matter
The Amorleans are understood to be advocating a January moet- ing. Britain. however,
would prefor late February, na Mr. Bovin will be at the Colombo conference early in the year.
First of the many
Extensive orders for the Bri- tish civil aircraft industry may result from a series of trial which begin next month when a now Handley-Page Marathon airliner arrives in New Zealand.
This attitude is being violently opposed by Mr. Bovin, Viscount Alexander, and the Service chiefs, who say that any weakening of Britain's military postion in Hong Kong would be bound to have the munt unfortunate repercussions throughout B.E. Asin and the Far East. As the Foreign Secretary
The Marathon, suitable for use feels no strongly on the (and Mr. Atuou in understood to on ** feeder-ling" services,
reduction is not of several aircraft, including the support him) considered likely unless there is Apollo and the Airspoed Ambasen- serious de'erioration in the|dar, which the Dominions' State- economic situation or an improve-owned National Airways Corpor-
in the ment
"cold war' that ation will be testing undar focal would last for some time.
conditions, There is little doubt that the new Australian and New Zealand Governmenta will strongly sup- port the maintenance of strong garrison at Hung Keng and there are reports that both Mr. Menzies and Mr. Holland may have some new contribution to make for strengthening our position there.
The New Zealand authorities are specially Interested in the
versiona
modern turbo-jet
British types.
of
In effect, the Dominion has sot herself to a long-term reconstruc- tion of her civil aviation, which Not involves buying British." only are the Corporation's present Free trade prospects
fleet of American Lockheeds and Dukotus out date, but aparta aro nearly exhausted and dollars are Britain is likely to postpone not available to replace them, until after the General Election a
Typical of the way that moder- Anal decision on the new Amorinianion of civil flying is being can plan for removing the sur- Tackled in New Zealand has been viving obstacles to free trade in the appointment of a British ox-
crosswords of pre-paid postage the world Lucky Strikes and the U.S. Slate
are displays ut New Zealand At the end of 1849 when legisla Department in Washington veteri
tired razbit when our own great power 10 it I'MG Ture Have the
great idea. Haark, who is
brown land is swarming with the made and syndicated Lo 125 newspapers いやぐ
Malayan ioned was not at rst
would furry pest, ani 100 planes says that thr "Herald"
bring 3,000 former Gl's and their pineapple (for budgets that can H) when Queensland raha lender urging its readers
wives on the trip they've been stand
the farmers are feeding
juicy War dreaming about since
fruit to pigs.
when Stim agreeit Bancks, creator of the cumle strip effect that unless letters address. | war battle grounds
Ginger Meggs, was nuped us one "Herald" office wer
Americans just love unniver- of 13 Australians who have male
1s the grentest mark on the Arst half Europe by creating a central find pert Mr. R. J. Dippy, to reorgan= | pre paul they would be returned.
saries, but what is 1 the GPO.
cheap transport das
the
10 rusure the success if the new system by supporting pre-pay-ender, and that thousands of other mut and backed the advice with Americans would come by ship if
notice in the classified to the
the trip included calls at Pacific
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three Wales, showing
convicts just landed at Sydney Cove being freed from their chains and wel- country bv comed to their new a ymholiral figure of industry The Views have increased value en mously and last year at a Sydney auction sale a strip of five 1850 penny Views brought
£320,
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Blue water classic Thrill-makers
thought they knew the cap-full of wind stuff backwarels sat up and took notier
46-ft culter the when
providest Waltzing Matida thrilling falsch to the Sydney- Robart race by responding to a pretty piece of navigating to be
irst across the fine.
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There's no doubt about it, it could be a grand rorroboree and this column's tip for the main toast is 'Our wives and sweet- a big hearts, without the fervent aside. No foolin', and fair dinkum!
fashion fals for
Pule
of
about $700,000,000. This would be partly or is shall Aid to come, plus Europe's
own reserves.
The main rouson for the British Government's expected hesitancy
resorvo
and
so tele-communication.
Flying-boot future
BOAC's decision to withdraw
aircraft
anti-
fields operated by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and regards the
of some
dozen
from
wanted
of the
The 20th century the 12,000-
was conducted by An Actelalde ป Just ney. and, we all sure
10 leading men umong realise, better hotel accommoda-daily
who the "f ensiti
State from representative groups tion and
for 'Ginge because he can yout hut laws no that touristo
Mar brings enjoyment to every race is that the link-up would involves last fleet of 13 Solent flying play when they want to
Then in the world into whose language Shall Aid expert, Colonel
a comple e transferability of cur- bonts from service by next Octa- rencies between the Marshall Aid | bar, together with the two-year Pozzy, who was in Austin for his droll doings are translated.
huk of war and Not so unchallenged,
countries.
wait before the three glant Prin- 33 mouths during the
Course very Boito voce and don't-
Sir Stafford
while coas nying-boots are due to bo- Cripps. now directs the encouragement
was the inite-me-on-this-ish, tourists dullat - spending uf
10ngroeing on the desirability of the come operational, means that the Sydney's
of such a future of this type of uventual achievement Europe urges a drive to interest first officiul list of
sinle of affairs, has repeatedly must be considered increasingly Americans in the proposed anni- best dressed women issued by the Gulld of Fushion.
given warnings that Britain, who precarious. versury tour and gives that Aus- Australian
the The State-owned Corporation is the banker for the whole tralia has everything to become The guild consists of five execu- the world's biggest tourist draw tive members whose aim is to sterling Broa, cannot accept this has always denied it is
designs. styles and
as long as there is any chance of flying-bost", but it bears the cost fur Americans if it tizzed up the co-ordinate
colour schemes in related fashion us being involved in new gold and of marine bases unlike land air- bed-at-breakfasts and took out
serving goods while pealing their know-dollar leakagen. fresh 'skedule' for
ledge of local and overseas styles On the other hand, the creation drinks
centre of of such a large central dollar use of flying-boats in the circum- to make Australia
would most probably B'ances as uneconomic. All fashion designers, they plan dissipate this danger. But here The Solents will be the third fashion,
inid- the problem of our wurtime ster-BOAC fleet, sach February featuring all-Australien ling debts, still more than 21-craft, to be put on the market: designed and executed clothes. 000,000,000, to countries like In-within two years. As they have Unlike its American counterpart dia. Pakistan, Egypt, Iraq had only about two of the mini-
placed
mum of Ave or six years" service the guild merely
the enter on the scene. Summer daze
Both from Britain's own and required to recoup the cost of a Sydney selections in alphabetical
their salo When the heal's left on for too order to wit Miss Joan Allen, Europe's point of view completo modern airliner,
Blaxland, transferability remains dangerous, kely to mean another loss of Gregory It was something more
Jong everyone who staggers to the Mesdaines dish to
Bovill, 'Doke'
Coleman,
as long as those debts have to taxpayers' money. the most exelling
beaches for rulle! seems out to John
The loss will not be reflected in classic blue water race when the
Marcel Dekyvore, Anthony Hot be met by Britain alone. Negoti- prove that it's not so much the the Ilne cutter drifted
end as the method thereof that den, Sam Horten, Paul Jacklin, ations are going on with America BOAC's next deficit, but will be Noel and Canada about the possibility shown in the accounts of the Min- barely two minutes ahead of the
they side-step. Since the heat- Charles Lloyd Jones, and Rintoul Margaret
of aid being granted to us in meet- Istry of Civil Aviation, yawl-rigged
wave started the life-line squads Vincent. in the dead calm of a starry Now
sca Incidently young Sydney actressing them. Mr. Bavin has high which the Solents are on hire. Year's eve. It was a transfusion have been out cheating the
the Joan Lord was chosen by Pierre hopes of bringing off something and sharks for it's always for scenario and salty-tang hacks,
folk who
dash into the surf to Balamin to wear an original 1740 on this score before the election. stuff to trail across celluloid and
Students of the cinema who clapp between covers, a true feet away from it all that bump ball gown in his televised show
Anglo-Germon trade up the number of tragedies and in London when his mannequins
wish to see the old film opics as illustrated his talk on fashions touch with an undreamed par.
Anglo-German commercial well as study the history of the fection of timing, this night finish near tragedies.
Nevertheless when it comes to from the Botilcoli perjod to the to a race packed with excitement
the hot
drama weather
talks, to explore ways of expand-art are to have the opportunity coast present.
110 The atmosphoro is a bit fronty ing and liberalising" trade be-to do so in London soon dwollers don't know the half of
Melbourne since the For the last hour tho
regular showings of the ancient held in London soon. leaders were within halling digit by comparison with the frying down in
Germany will be sending her classics of the screen at a Ken- Lance of each other but the only pan temperatures of the Inland selection of a Sydney girl as Miss tween the two countries, ale to be British Film Institute is to begin
Accustomed to coping with the Australia for the third year in
Arst fully dedged trade delegation sington cinema: clue the spectators
business of living, while the mer- succession. Not unnaturally, bar-
Although For the present, admission is do WBO whereabouts crafts' twinkle of navigating lights, and Cury playa tig with the hundred racking around the Yarra was for since before the war,
placed her representatives will be accom- be limited to 400 selected mem- in the contest, and the panied by an observer appointed bers of the institute. The general no one actually knew the posi-mark the inlanders only begin to Miss Victoria who
bed-word stuff third wilt when the
anent disappointment
by General Robertson, the British publle muy have an opportunity tion of the yachts until the lino had been crossed. Crowds that atleks at 110 day and night for general
the alleged mooting of the local High Commissioner, they will at a later date.
The films selected for the com- aired by
conduct thoir own negotiations. had waited all day were joined works on end,
along hope They jolly each
An agreement concluded by the ing programmes will be drawn In evening by excited revellers
with stock jokes about hens lay- columnist who gets around and
former Bizonia administration from the Institute's national dress, and with pipers parading
ing hard-boiled eggs and crows tells.
for German exports library of 5,000 works. The col- Without the fogglest notion of provides boats nying backwards the esplanade and little
£0 make
wide fussing about the finishing line it breeze, and when competition the qualifications for Miss Aus- worth £280,000,000 to the ster-lection cartainly gives a was a scene to remember.
starts with neighbours reporting traila the ward spinner pertly ling area during the current fla- range of choles. It begins with Barely
bebind
temperatures of 118 degrees in suggests that the judges must cal year against Corman importo the Lumiere originais, which pro-
vided London's first cinemato Waltzing Matilda came Margaret the shade blandly croak Tabron- have been equally hazy when to the tune of £201,000,000. Rintoul, and the 43-ft steel cutter helt of 'course?'
they passed up the poise, ambas The object of the talks will be graph show in 1096; and goes on Trade Winds finished
Ilesponsible citizens like post-sadorial qualities and good looks to revise this pact in the light of the early dramas, the first Chap- hour later with still not enough masters will take the oath that of Miss Victoria, and with a final the new political and economie in comedies, the epics of the sil- breeze to flutter the dog on the hen eggs do cook if left in the clean in the 'mens sana in corpore situation arising from the creation ent pictures and the early talkies. Among unique historical plocos anishing box. when everything sun for Ave minutes and when sano' industry set "the old inter-of the West German Goverment
at Bonn. So far Germany has which may be shown are a dìm of **** it is a handl the temperature falls to 100 state schism wide. was worked
open. Its cap event y remember - Trado degrees signal that the heat is pennies to peanuts the judge not been involved in the new Bri- the funeral of Queen Victoria, and policy of "liberallaing" one of the events in the life of Winds, which was considered the nothing like it was, though with next time will hope for a Mis tish
trado.
Edward VII. mystory yacht of the float, was no sign of rain.
Northern Territory, entrant. declared the wiriner of the 680 mile ocean race, with Waltzing Matilda second.
and Incident.
three
had of the the
Iwo minutes
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Pesos, perhaps
Up.top of Australia the stage is being set for another kind of sea adventure with the props of spl vage divers who hope to bring up the cargoes. of four ships sunki there by the Japanese in 1942. Rumour hath if that more than plenty gold pesos were brought
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US. destroyer Feary which lies somowhere on the floor of Darwin Harbour..
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