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With the pubs closing
at 6 and the Olympic › Games to come.......
I
AM not in the habit of making a flying round trip of 1,100 miles for lunch, but Mel- Melbourne-and the
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1936.
MELBOURNE TALKS OF Cummings
BEER AND SKITTLES
bourne Herald-called and FOLLOWING
I went.
My hosts, the men who run the Herald, were not at
all surprised.
1180
airplanes
people use buses.
Australians
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other
This is the most air- minded country in the world, not excluding the
United
States, and ils safety record Is remarkable.
The climate and the ter. rain few mountains- make it ideal for flylug, and the scattered population over a vast arcu make fly- ing a necessity.
The British Viscount i tremendous success and has the ling shown and waved more vigorously for Britain
than anything or anyone etur.
Next to me in the plane to Melbourne on the way Was 20-year-old English- man. le told me: "I came 15 and when I wHE here I'm staying for life. Fin law student and Australia has done everything for me. Intense rivals
THE FLAG
with
DON IDDON'S Diary
People here nre busily discussing the de- eision to close the bars a six in the evening even when the Olympic Games are held in November,
It's simple THE pubs and bars TO R.D1. and promptly at 6 p.m. Why My guide from the Herald, correspondent Oscar war White, told me:
open
close
the "It's quite sample. will of the women. The women
want their men home for din- te and they want them hone
be
sober as possible. They might but if a little light by six: the pubs remained open len they might be completely Plastored
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muen SOCIA
“It doesn't say
little une vilised und
4 visiting my girl in self-decipline and it
Melbourne and the fare to me a
for the 650-mile trip is nine harsh"
Whate remunded
guiness. Can you
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imagine "dry" States student paying that Sties
sort of money and flying Foglund's lirensing Ike this to see his gir friend in England? This in
the country."
Melbourne and Sydney are intense rivals and the two cities are running neck and-neck for the honour of 1 No. being
Australia's town. I rate the contest so far as a draw.
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Big issue
the
were
Capital hus 15
Licensing laws have been and are a very big issue. For weeks there
huge advertise menta: "Australia's national Capital Canberra has endorsed introduced ten o'clock and closing. For many years Mel- bourne was the Capital city of Australia in nume as well as in fact Even though the national been Trans- Melbourne ferred to Canberra, has still retained is position as the leading city of the Common- wealth except in regard to in archade drinking lows. You will have your opportunity to bring Melbourne into line with mutanal Capital brang civilised the drinking to munity of Victoria,"
the
whole com¬
Women won
to a referendum was hekt. The people had their opportunity, and they veted for six M. closing, not ten.
The women won and the men not staggering. go home early United So it is to be games but no fun and Canada wil raid at the Olympics in Melbournes,
I drove laws were
to Olympic Village and was impressed. There has hardly least.
been criticism of the decision to house the athletes
in a village of their own, but where else Melbourne uut could
them? There is an hotel shortage and a housing shortage in all cities und 1 think and towns here Melbourne is doing a herculean job.
NYWAY, Melbourne, sland, very beautiful, w.teady, and with its
hotlevards
sweeping
and avenues. is not Las Vegas and it is not Honolukt and never will be
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What has all the to do with following The flag? A httle, because more reasonable licens- ang laws would enable the Aus- Scoleh Sydney is more spectacu- tridians to drink more
whisky. They are 114730 the gaudy second biggest beer drinkers in bourne has some lar and night life; but Melbourite the world--the Danes are drst has more dignity and per- but I haven't seen a drunken haps authority and no night mun or woman since
here, whervas every day I see life at all.
drunks in New York.
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Olymples,
Evati, the
and the
Leader of the DX Australians are spending huge Federal Opposition, mansgen to amounts of money and cherry keep in the news, and I have on the job. The building pro- bean told variously that he is Australian gramme alone is costing over one of the greatest 43,000,000, and Olymple Village politicians ever, a rabble-rouser, Is costing £2,000,000,
an inspired pairios, and a dan- You take your gerous radical, choice.
I have not written much about politics in this Diary
beenuse Melbourne is talking more about beer and skittles
than about politics. However, at least six people have tipped me off that Prime Minister Menzies is plan- ning to retire to England, be- come a peer; that he is going to Australian High be appointed
that he in in Commissioner,
biccome tending to
Australia's Chief Justice,
The tipsters seem to be wrong, because Menzies, who is rather brusque to the press, says: Creat it as an insult that should be asked such questions, I shall be certifiable when allow a few newspaper reporters ko decide my future for me. 31's the silly season, of course. Yes, I shall be resigning some day." It's apparently the arogant senson also, Yin would not pt of th [!all President States or a British Prime Mini- ster talking to the press Twit
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Bre
and
Some of the politicians
Britain is letting saying that
and breaking down Australia
by gentlemen's agreement spending more than she should of Commonwealth dollars gold reserves, The charge that we are throwing Common- wealth dollars around on Cana- and
nylons and dian whisky treating Australia like a colony. Grave charge
Is grave and THE charge
should be answered. It is vitally important that Britain realises that Australia has grown up and is of Immense slature.
Australia is no longer a child and dependant. The only negotiation between the two
must be as equals countries
therwise there will be trouble.
I hope this disagreement
Leapot only a
fempeat. The re- like reservoir of affection and
Kard of Australia for Britain is Menzies 18 brilliant. distin-
fathoms deep, We must keep guished
and impressive. but it that way,
I'm picking Princess Kelly's successor WHO WILL BE THE FIRST LADY
S
OF HOLLYWOOD?
By RALPH COOPER
the
1 do so admire
and
10 the reigning queen quality for ever unless I re-
of Hollywood has de- belled.
"The trouble is. I'm not parted. Grace Kelly pushing type. has said farewell to the people who decide what they studios and nobody knows want and then go ahead when, if ever, she will come work like the devil for it--but can't do it. When something back.
is right, I know it, I feel li Like From Here To Eternity The moment I read It I knew
it was for me. that
tough "So I found agent-manager to battle for me He got my Who takes over? 1 nominate --Bert Allenberg
Most people think never. Unless she is as good a prince-persuader as she is an actress.
two candidates for the vacant release from MGM on condition post of First Lady of Hollywood that I do two more films
Deborah Kerr and Jennifer them."
Jones, A couple of years ago 1 TOUGH ROLE would not have given them
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second thought, nor would any- one else.
that nice
That was
for
ONE will be the highly con- troversial "Tea and Sym- pathy," in which Deborah took Broadway by storm, and which she will make this summer.
**The She has just finished King and I." and waiting to be shown is another tough role, wife
Miss Kerr She's that sweet British girl she? Married Children. Jasn't
Yes. Nice girl. Hollywood's reaction to Deborah. Or: "Swell actress. Needs warm- reminiscent of the very sexy ing-up. Lacks sex."
In "From Here To Eter-
Jennifer Jones didn't are nity." This film is "The Proud much betler Al that time. "Jennifer? Mother type. She some- used to have a certain thingbut I don't know where sori of
it ig now. She's middle-aged type."
KISS OF DEATH
To be so
0
slickly
categorised Is the kiss of death in Hollywood, where youth, sex,
und the Profane," a US Marine William story she made with Holden.
didn't realise where. my gentility and British accent would lead me said Deborah "Demure parts? Heavens, I've had them! But I was never de- mure at home."
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She thought a bit.
suppose you could say that
glamour and taient are the coin life is made up of being in the of the realm.
right place at the right time. I
the red-haired, right time Porcelain-skinned he red-h
Yet today these two are the was in the wrong place at the most sought efter actresses in the place. They have acquired a certain reductiveness or glamour, "A lot of people have told call it what you will, that has me, 'Why didn't you strike out sent their careers zooming. before? Look at the time you've
Indiscretions of an American wasted.
the film she made in helped to type Jennifer.
But I don't agree. I think
you you gain from everything
Her chance to change came do well. You get understanding with "Love Is A Many Splen- and confidence."
doured Thing." tragic love story
set in Hongkong, in which she
played a Eurosian doctor, hope- in love with war corre-
love
legaly William Holden,
There
aren't enough ctories on the screen," Jennifer told my Hollywood colleague, Michael Buckfy, during a break on the set of her latest picture.
"So many pletures today de- pict the sordid and the harsh violence Exide of 1le, or show
and brutality, Where are the great love stories?
tell
Michael Ruddy couldn't her-and nor can I. But she has found one now. In a few weeks she will be at Metro-Goldwyn-
The
but one of the greatest love stories THE REBEL
DEBORAH, of
Coupe,
de-
WHY I
THINK
SEROV FLEW
OFF
#SATISFIED
WITH
SECURITY.
Krushchev kisses a baby.
POISON
TESTER
Selwyn Hoyd offers Bulganin a drink at a Foreign Office party.
B, and K. mingle freely with the crowde.
TRCTOR
"Housemaid" at Claridges does Mr. Krushchev's room.
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And, of course, the Prime Minister is frisked for weapons before talks begin..
CHRISTOPHER DOBSON reporting America
COURTS PUT SPORT
ON THE SPOT
YOU'RE REBORN
(98 PERCENT) YEARLY
(FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)
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Washington
AN is 98
percent "born again" every year. That much of the basic material of his body is replaced with new material each 12 months.
This is one of the most astonishing revelations made by the use of radioactive isotopes-peaceful products
of
atomic energy in physiological investigations, saya Dr Paul C. Aebersold, Director of the Isotopes Division of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, in a report to the Smithsonian Institution.
"Medicni men," Dr Aebersold snys, "used to think of the human body as an engine that takes in food, air and water mainly as fuel to keep running Only a small part of these materiams of engine wear.
was thought to go for
on.
Investigations with radio- Isotopes have now demonstrated that the body, instead, is much more like a very fuld military
which regiment
may retain size, form and composition even though the individuals in it was
continually changing ~~ joining up, being transferred from post to post, promoted or demoted, and fintilly ting os reserven, departing after varying lengths of service.
Rapid Turnover
In which "Tracer studles, radioisotopes are introduced into the human body and their movements followed with radia- tion detection instruments, show that the atomie turnover in out badies is quite rapid and quite complete.
In a week or two R&n the
the sodium atoms will be replaced by other sodium atoms. The case a similar for
phosphorus. Evch
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and
of
the carbon atoms will be re-
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placed in a month or two.
"And so the story goes for nearly all the elements........... In a year approximately 98 percent of the utoms da us now will be replaced by other atoms that we take in in our air, food and drink.
The
"Our body processes are con- tinually breaking down and building up organic molecules, breaking-down process releases the energy which is necessary for proper functioning A fine balance of our bodies.
maintained between the de- gradation to oblain energy and to make new synthesis
the
organic molecules."
of the ΠΣΟΓΟ than 1,000 nuclear species, or isotopes, that: have been identined to date, Dr Aebersold says, over 750 ore radioactive and 100 of these now are_manufactured routing at the U.S. Atomic Energy Commis- sion's Oak Ridge, Tommessee, Iaboratory.
Sensitivity
Some of the remarkable results obtained in biological laboratories all over the world. ho points out, are due to the extreme sensitivity
the "of radioisotope tracer technique. It is possible to detect the presence of certain atoms with methods which have hundreds of millions of times. the sensitivity of other physical and chemical techniques,
"It is not
dimeult to detect radioisotopes," he says, that have been diluted as much
uch Be 10,000 million times, while ditutions of. 1,000,000 ́ millions are obtainable, This means
that I would be possible to detect one ounce (283 deca- grams) of radioactive sugar thoroughly mixed in 100 million, tons of ordinary sugar,
POCKET CARTOON
be
by OSDERT LANCASTER
Но added that records by. New York sergeants. They announce of. Staking
PORT in the U.S. is clally that "bossy mothers pro- Negro performers should
"purged." duct poor soldiers." Д battering.
NICK
Mayer's Elstree studios making "Fixes," gambling scandals, ROOSEVELT FIELD, where
could not wait while detalls Charles Lindbergh took off WILLIAM BRITTEN, god 28, Barretts of. Wimpolo and court cases are bringing for his first-ever solo Trans of a pay rise, for New York Street." An old one, it is true. it into disrepute.
atlantic flight, is to be the site teachers were being discussed, Miler Wes Santee made the of a shopping centre.
He gave up teaching to become headlines with his suspension
TICK MONTOS, only criminal a circus clown because he for shamateurism.
needed the money. over to be included twice in Abe McCoy, n Los Angeles
CUBRENT popular medlegt film promotor, told about boxing the F.D.'s list of the "ten most- History as "the first rebel of Axes," In 12 bouts he ordered wanted," was caught in a motel
at Memphis, Tennessee.
-one who pumps patients with was boxers to take "dives.". Hollywood," because aho
He was armed with a sub- ponteillin ho ratior what thờ Best fired
the big: staru
In racing, trainer John T
rifle, a sawed-liness. of got 1
silting Engio won
damages - machine gun, $95,000 (wo racecourses for off shotgun, five pistols, and a studio dishing the parts the against
after he was The jibe about Deborah need-rufung to allow his horses to fountain-pen gun-all loaded.
ofATEST craze among teen ing "warming-up"? `and "lacking [doping charges. -o calline nord-agers; tattooed fingers. sex" was made by an expert in In golf, clubs
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the
to
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cleared of
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three of her · glamorous. daughters--Zéa Zka, Magda, and Eyn--will marry again within the studio ctating department "Calcutta Pools"--high betting ROCK-AND-ROLL music is in three weeks. The scoreboard while sito was making a hise | tournaments: because big trouble again. Mr A. Car will then redd: Zsa Zen, four torial picco called, "Young Desa" money syndicates are "skinning ter secretary of the anti-Negro husbands, Madga and Eva, threa
White Citizens Council, North: esche with Mr and Mrs Stewart the tuckers,"**"
|Granger in the loading roles. Now it is being said that only Alabama”; Group, enys the Na- with Noman won a divorce
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#realized that this was the a full-scale probe by a Federal tional Association for
Advancement of Coloured from Mortimer Hall, Los aid Deborah told me when Jury will stop the rot.
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