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BRITANTE COAL EXPORTS 1930
DLACK diamonds! That's what they called British coal in the days when H the basis of British WAB Industry and traite. Now the flow of exports is end- From Jahusry, not a single ton of coal will be seni abroad.
The world's major coaF- felds
Ace grouped round the North Atlantic-lg the
oantern United States, Britain and Western Europe, Britain long en-
joyed the reputation of selling the best cool in the world.
she in 1938
exported more coal than any olber vasi sending country, quantities to France, Den-
mark.
Germany,
Ireland ond
Sweden, Raly - and even to far off Argentine.
SINCE
Not alone
INCE e has Bent
war Britain far is conj
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the Kong & Kowlson Whart & Oadown
survey.
proment
during
BUTTERFIELD & WILK. Agents.
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BRITAIN'S COAL IMPORTS 1995
abroad, For OTIO titing, tems has been mined. For another, industry has been caling away at the stocks more greedily than ever,
The result is that Britain must now buy coal abroad, instead of selling it. 8hc now imports from America, Belgium, Germany
- and France, which was once her biggest customér. The total from America will be ten times in 1055 what it Was in 19541
But Britain is not alone in this reversal of trade. Germany, too, ling a huge industrial demand, and is Importing heavily from the United States. In fack Amerten is fash becoming coat supplier to the world.
Even in the Blates, coal becomes harder and dearer to mine as old stums be- come exhausted. Will the black diamonda last qut→→ at
economic price-
An
until the time when they can be replaced by the white diamonds of nuclear power?
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 By Air
Takistan. Middle East. Atten Great Britain & Europe, & p.m.
· By Burisca
Cannda, 4 pm.
Malay, Ceylon, India, Alan, Mid- dle East. Great Britain de Europe, Reg. & P/P, 5 p.m.; Ord., & sin, (2/10)
Mocan, a pai
PRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 isy Air
Thallana, Burina, Indid, 8 a.m. Formosa, Japan, Korea, 11 n.m. Philippines, à pant
Gurm, Hawall, U.S.A., 2 p.m. Formato. 8 p.m..
india, Pakistan, Midulo
Bail, Africa, Grent Urilain de Európe, Op..
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Japan, & p.m.
Canada, p.m.
By Surica
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Macau, 0 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22
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AUTHOR VISITS
COLONY
of
1956.
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and her consort, Prinet Bernhard, who are at present visiting the Dutch West Indies.
TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
COMPLAINT
Folkestone, Oct, 19.
indian authorities
in
England
which a permit
Mr Jemca Maxwell, Chairman against
was
the Arcolation of Brilish issued by the local authorities. Travel Agents, complained today
of the formalities which and to
QUEEN JULIANA VISITS INDIES
FIRST REIGNING MONARCH
By DAVID SHEARS
Willemstad, Oct. 18.
When Queen Julians stepped ashore at Willem-
stad on the island of Curacao in the Dutch West Indies yesterday it was the first time that a ruling Dutch monarch has visited an overseas part of the Netherlands Realm.
The 46-year-old queen, together with her con- sort Prince Bernhard, began a nine-day state visit to the Netherlands Antilles, which comprise two groups of islands in the tropical Caribbean.
bp-
After touring the Antilles, London. Willetustad. for cen- the royal couple will fly to turtos a smugglers haven, Paramaribo, capital of Surinam came an important world port. (Dutch Guiana) on the South American mainland.
While Queen Julians is fulfill- ing her crowded programme on Queen Juliana's visit w Curacao, Prince Bernhard will docus attention on an area which have talks with local businers- seldom comes into the news, men and offcials on trade and The six islands which together economics. form the Netherlands Antilles (five and a half, strictly speak- The next stop on the Reynl ag, see one is half Dutch and four is the island of Bonaire, a half French) are perhaps the small place with only 5,500 in- teast-known and least-visited of habitants, among whom the the Caribbean.
women outnumber the men by three to two. This is the result of male emigration to Curacao and Aruba, the third Dutch Island of the Leeward group, to work in the oll refineries
Dutch Charm
With the exception, that is, of jather industries. Curacao, the main island of the group. For Curacao is impor- lant for more than Its famous
queur.
Still Quiet
dnd
It is the home of Willemstad, Bonaire is stin quiet and Mr Lindey Stafford, American
capital of the Netherlands rustlé, unlouched by the bustling nuthor of This Momen
These requirements are all a Antilles, distinctly Dutch in life of Willemstad. Thousands
and Yating," accompanied by his
of character
birds architecture. of flamingoca and other be complied with by people of negation of the freedorn wife, arrived here in the my
Clean streets and wharves enm- make Bonaire their refuge and British nationality travelling in travel, he commented.
bine with 18th century Japura
this from Togelberg
gabled breeding-ground, flocking to the the
EIR- Commonwealth and
Officials of the Soviet Intourist houses and narrow #trevis morning for a short alay before
to squate ponds of the Great Salf : returning to France where they
pire,
travel organisation were at the give Willemstad a fresh, while- Lakt have been iving for several
meeting. They are in Britain to washed Dutch charm, unique in The holder of a United King-start tourist Mrrangements be the western hemisphere. years.
Mr Stafford and Mrs Stafford dom passport had to get a per-tween the two countries next spent the last six months in torate, the
mit to visit the Aden protes year-China Muli Special.
Gold Coast, East Japan where
Mr Stafford
Africa and Mauritius, he told future the association's
anaval con-
Routered material
use.
Mr Stafford
for
fuence,
is an art critic and short story Writer. His arst.
One hack novel, "This Moment Yerning" which was published by Random Seychelles, Hellvit 11 House this summer, deals with
Malaya Americans in Japan,
They will leave In the my Astä äit
this month.
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
YOU--ARE
A WARDEN
FROM THE YEAR 5055 ?
FERD NAND
HOW DID YOU FINO MEY
for Fraded
to get piss on Giofaltir Nigeria, Singapore and
Before a visitor could go to the eid of Kashmir a tourist introduction card had to be obtained from the
AFTER SEARCHING THROUGH TEN CENTURIES, I USED MY HEAD. I WENT BACK TO OUR MUSEUM AND LEARNED WHAT
CLOTHES YOU'D
BORROWED!
THAT NARROWED IT DOWN TO THIS DECADE. THE REST WAS EASY!
Harding's Warning
Aruba Island, where the Guich and her, Ebhisrl Whi arrive on Import duties are so low that October 21, is 50 miles north- thousands of pleasure-cruise west of Curtices, and doyers only tourists have found that
only they 50 square miles. It has
but is at least can buy there French perfumes 55,000 people, ond Swiss watches—not to men- equally as Important as Curacao tion Delft Blue pottery-at bar as an oil refining centre. gain prices; Nicosia, Oct. 10.
Ita trim capital, Organjestad, Sir John Harling, new Bri-
More than this, Curacao is combined picturesque Dutcli ith Governor in strife-ridden economically important as an Caribbean homes with modern Cyprus, warned today that if bil reflidng centre. About 800,
buildings sbyernment business anyone in the island made a000 barrels of crude oil, brought and houses. Aruba also boasts seditious
would from Venezuela and Colombia, one of the finest beaches in the "take steps under the law is processed there every day on Caribbean-four miles of spark-
a elle as big as the City of |ling while sibd and surf,
he specch
Frante-Presde.
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
WHAT BRILLIANT SLEUTHING! I MUST WRITE AN ARTICLE ABOUT IT.
5055---SEARCHING-
THROUGH
TEN
CENTURIES --TIME TRAVEL
015
the "ABC" Islands Dutch Leeward group, are
Curacao, Bonaire, and Aruba
of
small by world standards.
But
By Mik
[mak!
8.16
By Ernie Bushmiller
IT'S NO FUN TO JUGGLE WITHOUT AN AUDIENCE
→ERNIE
BUSHMILLERS
By Frank Robbins
MBANWHILE WAT THE CAFÉ TAMBOURIN
YOU SAVED MY LIFE [AT THE OPERA; WHEE (HOW'D YOU AND KOLN } GET MIXED UP İN
·THIS?
WHY? BECAUSE YOU'D HAVE BEEN AM INNOCENT VICTIMI HOW? BECAUSE KOLN ANDY ARE BEING.
EVEN
MAGICIANS Cart Carlsberg
If we were
any fresher wed still be
on the vine!
Libby's
FROZEN STRAWBERRIES
TODAY
BLACK MAGIC
ASSORTED
CHOCOLATES
.this situation
ällé får
San Miguel
the remaining three islande, 850 miles, northwest of Curocad in the Windward group, are even small.
The Windward Islands, Maarten (half of which French), St Eustathis and Saba together muster an area of only 30 square miles. Their popula tion has fallen slightly in recent years to 8,700 becajise, as, Bonaire, many men have left to seek work at the oil plants on Curacao and Aruba.
Lobsters Famous
+
St Maarten is famous for its lobsters. Street MALTES pro Dutch, but English, is the com-. mon language, the result of Scole and Irish poitleinents Ja olden days.
From St Maarten, Quéon Juliana and Prince Bernhard will travel in the new 10,000-... ton Dutch cruiser De Ruyter to Saba, about three hours jour- pey. Tiny Sabn, whose capital lles in i bottom of an extinot volcano, is one of the most in- teresting and pleturesque Islapās in the area.
Unlike most of its neighbours, It has a mainly white population The timetable allows the Queen only a few hours Saba before she boards the Do Ruyter again to tour the single remaining island St Eustatius.
St Eustatius is popular
dar with Americans, for it was there that, in 1770, the Dutch inril- son at Fort Oriore saluted the Ambrican Republicán “tág thờ first, timp it was ever so "ro- cognised" by a foreign govern- mont
Hut St Eustalls is how only. a shadow of its former soll. One Dutch willer has called it.#for ond away the weakest brother » [of our sextel”! Its offée-rich port had fallen into decay, and ruini, its population is reduced #diri 20,000 or more to d mere 900,
Queen Jullena will not be touring her Antilles as a ruling despot, nor as the representa tive of a colonialist Bible.........
For the Netherlands Antilles like Surinam on the mainland, are self-governing aldiough integral pċrts, of the Kingdom ot the Netherlands,
Unique
This tripartite jingdong unique organisation, -- in Ministers Plealpotenciary of the Antilles und Surinam at in the Dutch Cabinet. The Dutch Blator-General, (Parliazignt) --ja, in principle, the legiieburg) for. [Use "Kingdom us a whole,
„Ás it "wa-thought : Unprnctio= able to have Antillean Bimiņam Daplitfail-fri-Farianfpent. the States-General'a powermice limbed in: Resim, Antalis,,
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NANCY
I WISH THE GANG
COULD SEE ME
JOHNNY HAZARD
SO I TELL YOU....AND |I AM NO SABER { THE
INSPECTOR VON SCHNECK |IS THE MURDERERI NOW WHATZ.
FIRST THING M MEET SNAP AT THIS CAFEL TAMBOURIN...... HE MAY HAVE AN
ANOLO and
HERR KOLNZ YOU ARE....!"
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