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The
Good Earth
Just Like Continues To Yield
Rich Minerals
A
Honeymoon
THE
HEY met in a mental hospital. She was there ns, n voluntary patient, having some nerve-trouble cleared up; he came from the Army to be cured of a similar disorder.
In those unlikely surroundings. they fell in love with each other -she, a pretty brunette, with a tip-tilled nose and laughing eyes; and he a dapper, amali man
was
There a
Her name
doctors examined James
and
brown-haired and with a neatly. trimined moustache.
Patricia, his, James.
caine the day when the declared him cured of his illness. He parked his bagy, and made his farewells to the hospital staff, bade good-by to and tenderly Patricia. Then he went off to find himself work and fit himself. into the strange
world civilians.
.
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PATRICE watched him
PATRICIA
wway
of
Ke
and now there was no longer any laughter in her eyes. For with James gone, the hospital, that
had for so long seemed like
a second home to her, assumed a quite new aspect, Now, it was like a prison, and though she had plenty of com- pany and lonelyric felt
By H. KING WOOD
Sydney, Feb. 6.
Just as Nature, for some unknown reason, continues to look after us and produces magni- ficent crops from the soil (our present wheat har- vest is a near-record from the smallest acreage since 1923) so the land itself contains most of those things which, properly exploited, must in time make this a really great country.
Mines Director of the Northern Territory, R. W. Coxon, has reported that mines in Arnhem Land could well produce more than £1-million worth of ores in the next five years.
were
contains
in-
the effort
Experts, he said,
"I regard it as a long ter vestigating rich and extensive problem. We are faced with the defenco silver lead deposits in an area, need to see that our which already
prolonged into the chest known bauxite deposita future." in Australia, In the Northern Terrliory, too, is the largest known find of uronium in the world.
on-
In NSW the Minister for Mines, Mr Arthur, has nounced that his officers have located in the last Ave years fields of about 250-million tons of goal. All is of good quality and much could be worked by cheap, open cut methods.
And for amateur miners....
In an outback NSW town, two fossicking miners struck a lode of tin which returned them £1,000 in two days. Reports as if she had been in rate it the richest tin and in the solitary confinement. The handsn
咩
desolate
hands of the hospital clocks toiled round the dials, and
when James had been gone for an hour, it seemed to Patricia that his absence had lasted for months. Al lost, she could stand the loneliness no longer.
She packed her bags, shrugged off the Hood advice that was proffered, quilt the hospital, and went in search
James.
of She soon found him, and one week later, at a registry office, Patricia and James were married.
JAMO
by now had a porter's in a hotel on the out- skirts of London. He explained his new status to the manage- ment, and they kindly look" on Patricia to work as a chamber- mnid.
money, they
It was an admirable arrange ment, but, unfortunately, the arrangement did not last for very long. James was good at his job, bat Patricia often fell down ori hers, for she was scarcely at enough yet to do it. There were complaints about her, warnings, and one day James and Patricia had to pack their bags again and leave the hotel.
They came to London, and when the little possessed was gone, James, the masterful husband now, suggested a means of coming by more. "We'll go to Sidcup," he said, "and
sical something. Must be to sical in a place like Sidcup."
The couplo took single tickets to the target area. When they got there, Patricia said: "I don't think
we should steal." "All right," Gold James, accom- modatingly. HI
got another Idea, then. If we go back to London without a ticket the coppera'll pick us up, then some court'll probably find us a job, Bre?"
"This isn't an
•
State.
from
have
Four South Australian wol-
miners
earned 29,380 for three months' work at the Green Diamond Mine near Alice Springs In Central Australia.
Last week they put 50 tons
through ore Government crusher, taking out seven tons of wolfram
£1,340 a lon. In two years the minc has returned the over £28,000.
of
was
the
worth
men
FAME BUT NO FUTURE
There
no fame, but future in life for the pig that bought the record price of £61
at a recent livestock sale.
"You've
Said the auctioneer: never seen a pig like this one. The butchers just couldn't keep their eyes off her.
"She was a pleture.”
A pork butcher bought her, looked her over, gave her a friendly pat on the rump announced:
"We'll turn sagca.*
•
her Into
and
-
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INTRIGUING PUZZLE Restricted buying of Australian wool by America this ECA- son and the persistent heavy purchases by Japanese Interests is now the люб Intriguing puzzle of the industry,
Wool manager of one of Aus- talin's leading brokers said it was believed America obtaining her supplies through Jap
consumes
Was
more
usual buyers for US are picking up a low selected lots here and there," ho seld, but their general inactivity is walling the trade. Fortunately, hrs not been the market
versely affected." A significant factor is that although US wool than any other country, shipments from Austrella in the Arst five months of the current 24- selling season total only million lb of greasy merino, responding period last season.
It was 51-million for the cor-
wool has increased to 54-million Japan's imports of Australian
lb, making her Australia's third best customer.
Absence
of large-scale US buying cannot be attributed to dear prices because US do- minated the market in the sen sational boom year of 1950-51.
Values are exactly half now of what they were then.
Established 1845
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1953.
Mysteriously Disappears
Berlin newspapers recently reported the strangO dis. appearance of Wilhelm Koenen, President of the National Front, the biggest Communist Mass Organisation in the East- ern Zone of Germany. It is believed that his disappearance has something to do with the recent "clean up" among the politicians of the GDR. He is a member of Ulbrichte und Piecks Party the BED and it is bellevca that he is now with friends' in the Western Sectors-London Express.
British
Flood
Disaster
Fund
Tug Sent To Rescue Of Freighter
Arrangements were made this morning to send a tug to rescue the Panamanian freighter La Colorada which ran aground off Tourane, Indo-China at about 2 HK$4,900 am, today when en route to 203 Hongkong from Singapore. 100 Ming Sung Industrial Co..
50 Ltd, owners
Total as at 4 pm. yesterday: mother, accustomed to forcing
A Bondi (Sydney suburb) Sterling £26-10-0, US$40.
her
and
way through shopping | Mr' Curt Riber crowds, has equipped her baby's Mr & Mrs J. T. Rold prom with a toy car horn.
Mr A. D. Breingan Anonymous Anonymous
BSO
HER ONLY FEAR
An Australian sallor's Japan-. wife said on her arrival here yesterday that the only thing she was frightened of in this country was sharks,
She is Mrs Kay, Little, one of Ave Japanese brides
who arrived in the Changte.
Australia now carrying 118- "I am not a bit worried about million sheep-about the econo- starting a new life here, but I mic limit, according to the NSW am worried about your sharies," Rural Bank.
The carrying capacity can be aired only if there is a substan- tial improvement in water con- servation, the Banic adda.
she
sald
Mr. & Mrs R. II. J.
Brooks
25
Mrs Mr
Winifred Flynn & Mrs Roy B. Anderton Anonymou Allson
20
Mr J. H. Seth Mrs G. T. Lloyd
Mr & Mrs R.
Robertson
35..
of the 2,474-ton
50 vessel sald the La Colorada was -25 in ballast.
In command of the motor vessel is Capt B.H. Chow.
Meanwhile, the Norwegian freighter Prosper, which 24 grounded off Lamlong Island, 20 10 south-east of Lyemun Pass, on Saturday night, is still strand- 10 cd. 26 taking on cargo from the dis-
Eight tressed ship. lighters, sent out on Monday to 250 bring back some 400 tons
of cargo, returned last night.
Rescue tugs are standing by of the Prosper to carry-out salvage operations.
100
Mrs Latile, who met her husband's people when the ship Total at 11 am today HK$5,783 berthed, will live in Sydney. The other four wives, who were with their husbands, will live in different states.
It also warns that Australia cannot expect a much greater income from wool production, and can only hope to maintain the
The External Affairs Dept is present wool export income if to discuss with the Japaneso wool prices keep their procent Ambassador Japanese plans to retative buoyancy.
all.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
"She Stoops To Conquer"
Sheaffers TM SNORKEL
COURT ACTION OVER
CARBON
BLACK
Allegations that the carbon black supplied by defendants did not bear the label contracted 'for were made in a claim by Wing Yip Hong, mer- chants, of 83 Connaught Road, Central, for return of $30,755 deposit paid, before the Puisne Judge, Mr Justice Recce, in the Supreme Court this morning.
Plaintiffs are also claiming loss of profit or difference between the contract and market prices on five metric tons of "Meteor" carbon black, at 10 cents per lb, amounting to $1,102.80, and damages for breach of contract.
Defendants are the United Trade Develop- ments Ltd, merchants, of 1 Duddell Street.
Appearing for plaintiffs is Mr Patrick Yu. Instructed by Hastings and Company. Mr Oswald V. Cheung, instructed by Mr P. L. Lam represents defendants.
at $0.20
The statement of claim stated: By a contract in writ- Ing dated August 19, 1951, de- fendants sold and agreed to ship from Germany and deliver to the plaintiffs in Hongkong five metric tons of carbon black "Melcor"
per 1b cit Hongkong. In accordance with the terms of the contract, plain lifts paid to defendants $30.755 in part payment of the purchase price. Plaintiffs, as defendants well knew; required the goods for resalo in "Hongkong at a profit. Plaintiffs were unable to purchase similar goods on the market and were unable to supply their customers and lost a profit they would have made
on resale.
THE DEFENCE
Attempted To Dupe Woman
The story of how a country woman was nearly duped out of her money and jewellery was told before Mr R. W. 5. Winter at Central this morning when Chan Chau, a 43-year-old un employed, was sentenced to 18 months hard labour for larceny by trick, and breach of a
deportation order.
to
Living Language
Why we say Arena.
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TUESDAY, FEHRUARY 10 By Alt Indo-China, France, French North Weat Africă, 430 pan., Ai
Was Vietnam.
Philippines, Quam, Hawaii, USA
Sub-Insp. G. A. D. Bich told the Court that at 11 am. Monday the defendant approached by the complainant, Ng Kau-lin, at the Youmat Canada, 8 p.m., P.A.L.
Malaya, "Ceylon, Bigm Burras Vehicular Ferry pier to enquire Pakiran, Middle East, Great Bri
the correct ferry totain, Europe, « p.m..." B.0.A.C..
By Surface Macao: a.m.; Defendant told her that she Hoo/Tak Bhing.
The statement of defence Cheungchuu. stated: Defendants duly, shipped
nat
carbon
block
6 p.m... ss Les
0,0
the goods which arrived" "on I would have to produce her iden- Malayn, Ceylon, India, Aden, Mid- December 21, 1951. Plaintiftstity card, besides registering all dis East, Great Britain, Europe, 5
p.m., as Corfu. were notified. On January 3, her money and jewellery, with
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 1952, plaintiffs intimated inten- him He led the complainant to
By Air Formosa, Japan, D tion of not taking delivery on the Gloucester Building where
0.1 via the ground that the goodsho took 407 and a gold ring C.A.T.
valued at $50. Chan told, the New Zealand,
Blam Malaya, Indonesia, Austra« word
4.30 "Meteor" but "Double Chain" complainant 10 walt outside ... carbon black. They finally re- while he registered the valuables, Formosa, Okinawa, U.S.A., (Now
at she had no shoes on and thera= York), Canada, jected the goods.
fore could not be admitted into
N.W.A.J Defendants say that the label
the office. "Double Chain" .WDS merely defendants' own label as im
Complainant became suspicious porters and euch label. It so and followed Chan. Seeing him desired, could have been. easily about to walk out of another exit, removed. Defendants say plain the ran and caught him. tiffs committed breach of the Watchman on duty arrested the All the valuables defendant. contract by not accepting the
they were recovered. goods and in consequence
are entitled to forfelt deposit of $30,755.
such
Mr Yu said that upon inspection of the goods by the plaintiffs, they were found to bear a differ- ent brand. As a result plaintiffs refused to accept the goods.
Counsel sald that the defence statement suggested that the
UNLICENSED
PC DRIVER
A lighter is alongside" and plaintiffs were com- morning
1
А
Police Constable Tsui Ying- goods were in fact "Meteor tung was fined $390 by Mr D. F. Bithough
labelled "Double O'Reilly Mayne at Kowloon this for driving 'car to accept essentially the without a licence and without same goods.
thir
ird party insurance. other Mr Yu referred to clausa 8
The owner of the private car of the contract which provided No. HIC1034, Ho Wai-ming, was that the buyers should accept fined $100 for permitting an u substitutes shipped by the sup-licensed driver to drive t plier in quantity and price. vehtele.
The Prosper was on her way Bangkok when sho ran ashore.
to
These were the two points that The offorcon were discovered the Court should decide upon, as a result of a general check-up Counsel said,
in Clearwater Bay Road by the Police on February 4.
After referring to the law, Mr Yu submitted that plaintifs were under no obligation to ne-
Deportee Found cept the goods which bore a
Gambling
Radio Hongkong
different brand.
NOT HELD BY CLAUSE
Con-
resume large-scale pearl-shell ahing of Australia's north- THE NEW DANGER
west coast. It is likely that these talks will result in a Major General F. W. Kirby
Chung Tam, a 23-year-old stall Ho further ould this week that a new two countries.
submitted that fishing convention between the
Toki, of 10 Tal On Terrace, second although his clients algned the His plan worked very well uprising in the Pacific.
dangerous enemy was slowly
floor, was fined $10 for, gambling Australian authorities fcar
Sir,-Your critic
contract they were not held of 'She in the streets, and sentenced to to a point. It landed tho
and bound by clause 8 for two that Japanese operations will Stoops to Conquer complained three months hard labour for General Kirby, deputy official have serious economie reper that he couple in the dock at Bow Street |
That 'could not forget that breach of a deportation order by
reasons, arnely!
the next morning, and there James War historian of Britain, is here cussions оп the Australian the players were ACTING Mr R. W.S. Winter at Central clause was essentially a clause explained to Mr Bertram Recco gathering material from Austra-pearing industry--at present s play" He was not supposed to today.
trying to deprive plaintiffs of what he expected of the court, an who took part in the very good dollar carner.
forget t
The naturalistic tt.
Two others, Ng Ching-fal,, 23, bargained for
the right to receive the
goods QUIET CAMPAIGN
manner is a
and that tha employment Pacific war.
twentieth-century stall foki and Lam Sheung-ping. bureau-not in the scase you "This now aggremor is creep- New South Wales is nearing innovation. Traia
was 30, barber were fined $10 each
clauso did not operate / against Play mean," said the
He ing magistrale.
southwards," he told the end of the quietest election written in the eighteenth steadily
his clients, and Counsel elted con for gambung in the street. ordered Patricia and James to be a vast radio audience. He does campaign on record.
of Labour, tury when the conventiona
Sub-Insp. R. A. Patterson, muthorities to support
his remanded
for a week for in not rely solely on military power on the Treasury benches for
the theatre were quite different. prosecuting, said that the defend- tentions. quiries to be made about them. to get his objectives. Some call the last 12 years, is stumping If we are to be criticised let us ants were found playing "Sam Man Po-hon in evidenco mid
When next they appeared,
the electorate like old masters, it the cold war.
he way din employee of the their stories were told in deta!] "Wo will attempt to fight this is full of confidence that it's at least be criticised on rea- Kung" at 10.20 pm, on Monday
sonable grounds and, not for at Wilmes Street near Des Voeux plaintiff firm. He had been embarrassingly small to the magistrate, and Miss cold war with economic weapons present
Road West... not doing something which It
buying
and selling
Carbon Hamilton, the probation officer, alone. Admittedly the Colombo majority of two will be bump-
would have been wrong to at-
black for six years. Rald that the couple had friends Plan is very necessary, but it up considerably.
Wilnose said that accompanied The Liberals, contesting fewer tempt. You can't use the same in Leeds, who would shelter only goes half way."
styla for Goldsmith and Rat-
by a surveyor and a represen seals than for many power gan could speed them on Somewhat surprisingly, them.
and a
eritle should be
titive from the defendat, firm their way," she said.
things considered, the Minister concentrating their fire power
İLKT
he inspected the on swinging seats, hope to be prepared for some pretty con-
goody, and the Navy and Air, Mr able to win enough of these to siderable differences and not go Melody The magistrate thought for a for
6. Programme Bummary
found that the brand on them moment or two, then agreed that McMahon, sees things somewhat ho able to cross the floor and at to every pay with the same set Nothing
Time was "Double Chain' and not Signal, World News, ecki News "Meteor He added democratic countries, headed by Vernon Treast chance
that the had suggested. The couple were Britain and US, would have a Pranier.
Talk (London Relaris 710, Box "Meteor was for resale to a If 'She Stoops shown from the dock.
never loses the tang of the Budia): 2.00, Forces Favourites factory in Hongkong end Presently, they were seen into munist countries in scienti
decisive advantage over Com- It is fairly certain that if he Sixth Form Drámaile Group London Helgy); 758 Weather defendants knew of this fact;) the train for Yorkshire at King nowledge in the event of war. Cannot win this time he is out for your critic, then he is to be lepota, a 10 mieure Transize (studio): 8.30, Zetter from America
Cross-examined by Mr Cross, and this time each clutched
**Although "the Communiste for good; someone else will be pitied. It each now reading by Alistair Cook (London Hely: Cheung, witness denied that the ticket for the journey, and have vast armies I cannot believe loading the Party at the next or performance however, Piano Playtime by Kenneths of "Meteor" was $5 per 1,
Dinaley (Concert Hall); -9. Jim money they had been given that for many years to come they election.
mediocre of any play does not paring presented by Donald tracks The price of $0.90 was the price jingled in James's pocket. The will be able to compete on lavel
add to his understanding of it, (sudio): 9.30. Mosteni Notebook offered them by the buyers laughter was back in Patricia's terms with US and UK in the And to wind up...A 20-year then he is to be pled-but he pro3. (Studio) 10, Sweet, and
by the Raw, Talher 75" T
Counsel suggested that the eyes, and a grin spread below scientific field.
T
old man traded his £500 launch is hardly it for employment as Low-Robert Shaw Chorale; 2015. At reason why, plakatiits did not James's neat moustache. Except afe Mohiahon sald. Rumia and for a meal and a packet of
a dramatic..eriuc.
The ·Ballot="Los Pauta *Kiene* take delivery of thờ goodE WELE that there was no confetti, and China together had ambitions in cigarettes.
after a
bod weekend And surely it might have oc (Modart London
the price tadi fallen to $4 only a probation officer to see the Far East, but he did not see in Port Phillip Bay::
curved to him that the most och cond. by Dr Loo-Blech, L
Doux Faroons (Mortara) Suvs Royal them off, they might have been a any immediate, concern or if and so much trouble with likely reason that the candles Opera House Orch, Covent Garden prido there was no demand, Wit-
danger? honeymoon couple.
Hugo. Binold: 10.45, the launch that I decided to give were not it was that we were ancing Times with liming Good fest dénich the surrvation and
cond. by it to the first person who would not allowed to light them!
and his Orchestra: 1969, | mla! that - the rotason for their Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICK GROTRAM forgive me a meal, a packet of Mr Hardcastle is not Tomy. Werther a Raport; 21; hedló News reftimal to accept ans bocume acorded London Belg731 the goods bore a different brand. and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 cigarettes and drive me home," Lammpkin's father.
1230, Goodnight Busey God, Bavi Wyndham Birent, City of Victorie, in the Colony of Hongkong | he said,
Hearing is continuing, The Queen; 1120, Gloss Down
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but Atusie;
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Men Hamilton should do as she differently. He believes that the long last give Opposition Leader of preconception to Conquer 200" Bert Gillett at the console
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Kocao, 2 mm; 6 pr. * Leo Hong/Tak Shing.
China, People's Republic, 8.30 ami. train via Canton.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IN By Air Formosz, D a..., vía C.AT. Philippines, Guam, Hawal, USA, (San Francisco). Noon, P.A.A.
Slam. Burma, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, Great Britain, Europe, Noon, B.D.A.C.
Philippines, N. Bomeo, 4.33 pm.
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le not difficult to guess the answer to this puztia. ·DJUR,12 te more satisfactory to DİYE İT mathematically" ~ It, tha side of...... the larger cube te m poops, and the side of the smallar, a poops, tarn (1) (1«n)" (m1+in+n*} **637,
But m and a are integers, 10... (k-1)=3. 8 ur 9.
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Hence the answer, is 1000 Dubla poops.
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:
have room if we want to visit them in the