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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1955.

CHINA The Mystery Of Rio's Taxis Mail

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i

THEY DON'T LIKE

PASSENGERS

OR RAINY DAYS

Rio de Janeiro, July 14. Practically every taxi driver in Rio seems to be a fugitive from would-be passengers.

There is no shortage of taxis in the Brazilian capital, the streets are filled with them racing at high speed to some secret and urgent destination. But they practically never have a passenger aboard.

One can dimly make out the figure of the driver, crouched over the wheel,

eyes averted. Try to signal to him and he starts as if you were a police with

Arrest

warrant. A vicious job on the acceleraler, u screech of tyres and the cab vanishes round the nearest comer.

un

On those rare occasions when one actually succeeds in getting into a taxi (the best tactics are to surprise an exhausted driver catching a catnap at the wheel). the Impression of a criminal on the run is heightened.

GET IN

USSR Willing

To Enter

Commerce

Organisation

Geneva, July 14.

Mr P. N. Kumykin, the Soviel delegate to the United Nations Economic and Social Council which is meeting here, today stated that Russia was willing to enter the international com- merce organisation. recently proposed by the General Agreement sce their

on

and Tari!T

You get into the back sea! and close the door. You stale yur intended destination. This might trap less wary taxt drivers other countries Into turn│2137 round and jetting you

in

faces. They might even commit the enor of saying "right" or "certainly" and "Okay"

or

thereby give themselves away by the sound of their voices.

He Not the Nio taxi driver. continues to show you the back hend and of his well-groomed says nothing.

of

There is vicious grinding gears, the cal lurches forward and is on hurtling forward at high speed. generally in the opposite direction intended by the passenger.

Nowomers to Rio are somic- times rash enough to attempt to remind the taxi driver where they want to go by leaning for- word and shouting in his ear. Old timers know that this only results in an Increase of speed, distance and fore. They just

t keep quiet, realizing that thev are lucky to be in a laxi at all and have no cause to grumble about being taken to the wrong place.

CAB STOPS

the

The cab stops and passenger confirms that he has arrived where he wanted to go. This Dividend will be pay. The driver does not let caution able on or after Monday, 8th desert him at the last moment. He reaches backwards with his August, at the Oilices of the hand for the tare, taking care Corporation, where Share [not to turn his hevd a fraction holders are requested to apply for an inch, for Warrants.

THE REGISTER OF SHARES of the Corporation will be closed from Friday, 22nd July to Saturday, 6th August, 1955. (both days in clusive) during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

MICHAEL W. TURNER,

Chlef Manager. Hong Kong, 8th July, 1955.

NOTICE

IN THE SUPREME COURT

PROBATE JURISDICTION

TA HONG KONG

IN

THE GOODS af

You give him money and wait for the change. He takes the money and waits for you a get out.

the Once pulsitie

cab the passenger might think he could have a look, just one little look. at the face that was holding up that

stick haircut. But the ¡driver has been expecting that. Down goes his foot and he's

10

way.

Some taxi drivers are prepared brazen out would-be passengers by actually remaining In taxi munka. But just because this (minority) section of the community seems to have no need to fee from any pursuit that is no reason to suppose that they are so benevolent as to be actually prepared to pick up a fare.

OPENING

GAMBITS

gambits

someone."

The opening generally "Inuity engine_or Alicewalting for

Florence Duxon otherwise

Trade (GATT). Mr Kumykin said that the reason for Russia's refusal to join the international commerce organ- isation hitherto had been due to the Soviet belief that the same ends could be achieved by bilateral agreements, Now, said Mr Kumykin, the situation had changed, and there was a need for an or- ganisation which

deal could with the numerous problems of' exchange. Mr. Kumykin gave similar rea- sons for the Soviet refusal to enter GATT, which, he said outside the United

was

Nations Organisation, The Soviet deegate went on to describe progress attained in Soviet Industry and agricul- ture-Franec-Presse.

K]

Described

да tho rarest exhibit at the National Rose Boclety Summer Show In London, this rose cosí £2,000 and took seven years to develop. It the "Lilac Blue" Rone

developed by Sam McGredy of the famous Irish Rose Firm. This is the rose that Sam hopes will eventually produce a real blue, à Cam- Blue Rose-Express bridge Photo.

Margate, July 14, A fireman who crashed through the roof of a printing works in Dane H, Margate, today escaped a 60 feet fall by being caught on a beam.

The printing works blazed

two hours,China for Special,

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

WITH MANDRAKE HERE I'M HOT AFRAID OF ALEENA.

[22:14)]

.HE MAY BE GONE, NARDA. BESIDES, HER POWER EQUALS HIS! SHE'S NOT AN EVIL WOMAN--BUT-|

FERDINAND

--SHE'S JEALOUS-- AND ALWAYS WANTS WHAT SHE CAN'T HAVE.

Mall

15 SHE REALLY IN LOVE WITH MANDRAKE

Alleged Spies Sentenced

Paria, July 14.

Notices

The latest times of porting shown below are thoes for tiz- registered correspondanes posted The latest at 0.2.0. Hongkong. porting Limas aleowkere which, in general, are earlier than the GPO, times can be ascertained by enquiry at the local omon.

The latest porting times for registered articles ate generally une hour earlier than the times shown bolew. Particulara zogard=' in parcel malts can be acer- tained by enquiry at ang post ABIS.

FRIDAY, JULY 13 By Air

Formoss, 4 p.m.

Burma, India, Pakistan,

Middie

£18m MUNITIONS FACTORY

FOR AUSTRALIA

Sydney, July 14. American engineering "know-how" and production methods are being linked with Australian capital and labour forces to build what the Government claims will be "the world's most efficient and modern ammunition filling factory" at a cost of £A23,000,000 (about £18,400,000 ·

East, Africs: Great Britain & Eu-sterling).

rope, 6 p.m.

Korea. p.m.

Philippines, & p.m.

Japan, p.m.

USA Canada, 6v.m.

Dy Surface

"Japan, & Canadă, 4 pm.

Macao, 0 pm,

BATUHDAY, JULY 10 By Air

Thailand. Maloya, Indonesia, Aus trailo, New Zealand, Ceylon, Noon.

Philippines, a p.m. “

The site of the factory is at St Mary's, once a rural centre 30 miles west of Sydney but now heading for the status of a satellite city.

American experts who are al-, third factory of similar size to Leady engaged on "process that planned for St Mary's Cngineering study" at the sito would have to be built.” will advise on plant design, mechanised handling

The St and

Hawall, USA, Canada, 6 processes for Alling the countless been criticised

grounds

Indo-China, France, 2 pan. Japan,

p.m.

Philippines, N. Borneo, 6 pm. Malaya, Indonesia, Australie, Now Zesland, Thalland, India, Pakistan.

fures and

mines,

Mary's project has mainly on the to of vulnerability thousands of shells, bombs, grenades, detonators,stemle attack, and closeness to largest capital, Middle East, Africa, Great Britain, I trallan as for the Aus- Australia's

SITE SUITABLE

that Australia

Sir Erle Harrison's reply was had dimeulties

& Europe, é p.m.

Formosa, Okinawa, Korea, 0 p.m.

By Barikoe

China. People's Republic, 9.30 a.m.

India, Noon, Malaya, Indonesia, Noots, Macon, 2 pa. Philippines. 3. p.m. Indo-China,

China, People's

Macao, A.,

tepuulle, & p.m.

SUNDAY, JULY 17

By Ar

by Burface

Formosa, Japan, è pan.

Maeno, 2 p

A

The architects who will also supervise construction, will be paid a fixed fee of £A1,250,000 (about £1,00,000 sterling). They will employ overseas and Aus. tralian experts.

Sychroy,

In the last war when transport complications interfered with the FOLLOW US METHODS movement of munitions. $1 They will follow methods used Mary's, he said, offered sultable in the United States on bittransport, water, hent, light and

power. construction works, with a flow por of reports to the Government on

11 ensure progress, to

continuing Nearness to Sydney, Newcastle, MONDAY, JULY 10

un every aspect of the and Port Kembla chack

was an ad- By Pakistan. Great scheduled programme.

ready Thailand, Burma,

vantage, as it meant Britain, & Europe. 11 nm.

The NEW factory is linked access to potential supply sources with Australia's commitments in of empty shells, bombs, mines, Southeast Asia,

cartridges and other mlistics to The Government has declared be alled at the factory. It an urgent project," with December 1957 as the finishing | date.

Malik Will

Meet Envoy

"The Government has taken a considered risk in deciding to In the House of Representa-build the various sections of the lives, Sir Erie Harrison, the filing factory in the one arca.

Production Paris, July 14.

Minister, This is the paller also followed Defence

Kingdom whore The Soviet Ambassador to sald that the Australian services in the United Britain, Mr Jacob Malik, said had stated their ammunition re-such a considered risk is also on his arrival here today, during quirements based on a possible being taken." a short stopover on his return war commitment in the Far East.

The Government's plans have "Quile clearly to London by plane

bo House, there Moscow, that he would

Mary's. deficiency in ammunition meeting Mr Shunichi Matsumoto, dend Japanese Ambassador to Britain, and tomorrow

from

feld the he

scrlous

ous brought

filings The

assembly capacity. Government has therefore decid-

The Warsaw military court tay sentenced to death two brothers, Napoleon-Robert and Wieslaw Idzikowski, who were charged with being "spies in the

Mr Malik gave this informac to repair this deficiency in the pay of British and American intelligence services," the Polish tion in reply to a question about shortest praclleable time, for the

factor is critical can PAP news agency announced, the progress of the talks he has time

The agency said that four been having recently in London sideration."

Australia now has only one the same with Mr Matsumoto regarding other members of

Billing factory women, the recumption of diplomatic ammunition family, including two

the Soviet operating-in Victoria. were given sentences of from relations between

"If war came," Sr Eric said, Japan.-France- seven years to life imprison- | Union

- and

it is highly probable that in ment-France-Presse.

SHE THINKS SHE IS. I LOVE HER, BUT SHE HARDLY NOTICES ME.

ALL I HEAR IS-- MANDRAKE!

t

The

NANCY

game

I'LL TEACH "HIM A LESSON

Xatown as Alice Florence Tenter superior player at this late of No. Yuen Po Street eventually gets round, however, Top Boor Kowloon in the Colony of Hong Kong Married Woman deceased.

NOTICE 13 HEUDY GIVEN that

to being able to state where he wants to go. This is inevitably exactly the one place in all Rio dt Janeiro where the taxi driver does not want to go.

the Court has by virtue of Section Even though difficult, it is

45 of the Probate and Administration

Ordinanes Chapter 10 mode an Onder possible at times to get a taxi

mising the limo for creditors and in Rio. othere to send in their statme Against the above eslate to the 4th

day of August 1956.

But only so long as it's

2

he day.

inc Even the city's most effleleni police force and the efforts of

All creditors, and other are inquisitive citizens have never cordingly horeby required to mand their claims to the undersigned or before that date.

Dated be 7th day of July, 1998.

unsucceeded in locating the secret

A. el ARCULLA. Solicitor for the Administrator of the Estate of the abov named deceased with the Will annexed.

Hoops 123, Prince's Building,...

KODE KONE.

TO ADVERTISERS

BUNDAY POST-HERALD Врасе +for commercial advertising should 好要 booked not Inter than noon on Wednesdays. For the SOUTH, CHINA MORNING POST and the

bildeout to which every 'wingha taxi in Rio disappeara os soon It storts to main-China Mall

Special.

TRAILER

TROUBLE

Brussels, July 14.

CHINA MAIL, 48 hour seriously injuring before date of publication. Passers-by kept their distanco Special Announcements as the animals belonging to a and. Classified Advarlipe. French circus were rolossed manta se usual,

from the amashed trailers,

Two trailer loads of wild Animals, including lorry and puras careened down a hill out of control at Verviers when the brakes of the towing lorry falled.

One trailer crashed into A wall

a horte killing

Hrd the driver.

Chine. Mail Special

HE'S ALWAYS

LOAFING

JOHNNY HAZARD

THEY WON'T GET. FÅR 199 THERE ARE TOO MANY THINGS IN OUR FAVOR! RUDY, GET THE OTHER CAR... I'LL MEET YOU OUTSIDE THE CHÂTEAUŽ,

I KNOW I TOOK A LONG CHANCE WITH MY HAIRBRANED SCHEMES, FOLKS, BUT "THANKS TD JOHNNY THE REGULTS ARE FINE! SHARI IS SAFE WITH USμ AND I'VE GOT MY PICTURES {

Simm--WHAT

YOU'VE SAID ABOUT HER--

LATER

YOU WON'T KEEP EITHER ONG IF THE GENERAL CATCHES UP WITH US, SNAPĮ.

Presse,

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

--GIVES ME AN IDEA. IT MAY WORK. SUPPOSE WE--8222EL

WHAT'S NARDA'S IDEA P

8-12

By Mik

By Ernie Bushmiller

I GUESS I SLEPT LONGER

THAN I THOUGHT

By Frank Hobbins

YOU'RE SÒ RIGHT/ LET'S HEAD FOR THE NEAREST "TOWN" AND THE NEAREST.COP! WE'LL HAVE THE CAMERA AND OURSELVES TAKEN INTO PROTECTIVE CUSTODY!

TALK

ABOUT

MAGIC!

Have you seen

Admiral

AIR CONDITIONERS

AND REFRIGERATORS

GAR

*THE JAM THAT MADE.

TARMANIA FAMOUS"

DAIRY BOX

MILK

CHOCOLATE

„this situation

calls for a

San Miguel

a land boom to St

During the war years an earlier munitions works changed its and the rural atmosphere, population Jumped from 2,400 to 7,000. After the war, 79 manu- facturing companies built on the 450-acro

munitions factory site and added another 3,000 to the population, producing Imitation pearls, focomotives, toys and cther things.

HOTEL OPENED

A tourist hole! costing LA71,000 (£58,900 sterling) was opened last January, but the bank

is still in a bakery bull in 1007. A blacksmith's forge has been operating for 80 yeurs and horses from 20 miles away still go there to be shod.

A memorial erected in 1833 reads: "In this vicinity is Mamre, once the country estate of the Reverend Samuel Mora- den, muasioner, magistráte and farmer who died at Windsor, May 12, 1838. Erected to com- memorate his services to the wool Industry. Citizens of St Mary's 1838."

Mr Marsden, from Yorkshire, was one of the three ploncers

they of

Industry of sheep

Australia.

Speculators have moved in and are asking £A2,000 to £A4,800 (£1,000 to £2,840 sterling) an acro for land worth £AZ/10/- to £AD (£2 to £4 sterling) an acre when offered for agriculture a Bow years ago. 1

St

Mary's which is on the Great Western Highway from Sydnby, is now preparing for its Įsecond boor# in à decodo. There Is a local feeling this one has come to stay. ---- China Mail Special.

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