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RN BASE TO BE TRANSFERRED Saigon Woman's
'Little England At
The Tip
For Union Govt
Of Africa'
By HAIG NICHOLSON
Simonstown, Mar. 28.
The Royal Navy base here, a base which Nelson on one occasion urged the British Government to return to the Dutch, will be transferred to the South African Government on April 2.
as
Я
Nelson first came to Simonstown midshipman, and many years later as Admiral Lord Nelson he urged the government of the day to "give it back to the Dutch."
"It is only a revictualling over responsibility station," he said.
fence,
were in
"When the Dutch command, one could buy a cabb age for twopence. Now they are one shilling each."
the
agc of 40, Rear- Ad-
In April, the base, which hos been called "Gibraltar of the South Atlantic." is to pass into the hands of the South African Navy a small but efficient
and growing force to be commanded by Rear-Admiral Hugo Hendrik Hermann, MBF. But ships of the Royal Navy will continue to have facilities at the base and in
of war to the event
operate from there. At the Admiral Biermann is the Arst South African-appointed miral in history, though three other
South Africans have risen
Admiral to the rank of
In the Royal Navy. He is expected to be in residence at Admiralty House, J picturesque former farmhouse.
when the handing over ceremony takes place at the flag-decorated base,
Simonstown
base has been Associated with nearly three centuries
South of
African history.
Safe Anchorage
In 1087, Simon van der Stet arrived at Zelstein Bay as it was then called. The bay, well sheltered by hills rising out of the sea, so impressed him that he renamed after himself— Simonstown.
Less than half a century later, Its Importance as a safe anchor- age was becoming Increasingly recognised and a survey carried out.
Was
Mone and more ships called there. In 1741 The Dutch
East India Company decided STAMP ALBUMS - "Collection that between May and August Bulider" paties. New stock DOW
From South China or cach year is fleete would korning Post Led, Wyndham Street anchor there. Also to be seen std Ballbury Road, KeWIDOG,
rling at anchor were naval ships flying the flags of Britain, France and Portugal.
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Britain's realt link with base only came towards the end of the 18th century. Realising the threat to the free move- ment of ships of the English East India Company of French war vessels vaned Reunion and Mauritius, the Bri- Ush Government on July 14, 1705, sent a forte under Major- General Craig to occupy Simon- Bfbow.
the
on
Except for a few years the Royal Navy has remained in control ever since.
Napoleonic Wars
the
person who knows any reason The British left the Cape in why naturaliastion should not 1803 under the terms of be granted should send a Treaty of Amiens, but their written and signed statement ships continued to use the base
nt # Simonstown in increasing
of the facts to the Under numbers. When the Napoleonic Secretary of State, Home wars started, however, Britain did not hesitate again to take Once, (Nationality Division), Princeton House, 271, High possession of this key to the
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In January 1800, a fleet of 63 British ships anchored of Blaauburg and the second cupation of the Cape began.
Soon, Simonstown was busy with British warships calling for stores att repairs.
00
Since then, hundreds of war- be ships have been rep
repaired at the base at Simonstown. than mostemm
World War Two along. During
naval Vervols arxi merchantmen called here for re- For the SOUTH CHINA pairs while thousands of officers MORNING POST and the and soomen were nursed back CHINA MAIL, 48 Hours to health in the hospital over- before date of pubilestion. looking the Sunlit Bay.
In 1898, the Cape Partioment Spécial Anhkuhoßmarita ceded Simonstown
to the Ad- mrid Classified Advertles-miralty as a naval base, and in
1921 the Union Government took ments sa unual.
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Simonstown has
for ila de-
contributed
the history Its own chapter to of mutiny in the Royal Navy. In October 1797, there look place one of the biggest mutinies in the senior ser- over known vice. The crews of the Vindle- Im- Live, Tremendous, Trusty,
Brave, Rattlesnake, perlouse, Stan Euphrosyne, Chichester and Suffolk, revolted and placed Admiral Pringle under deten tion.
Cornish Village
The Admiral pacifled the men and ended the mutiny, as well as another smaller
one which occurred less than three weeks
Investigations
Beck
Of Rackets Broadened
ita
A Vietnamese bollo, with a gold-poorafod sword in her hand, rides an elephant to commemorate the legendary Trung princesses, during Women's Day celebrations in Saigon. To the people of South Vietnam the Trung sisters are symbols of the people's fight for independem.co. According the princesty
AWLJ Invaders by each riding an elephant into
enemy cotihtry's
to Vietnamese history,
column while the Independence was at stake.---- Exprem Photo,
Pageant
Historic Bronze Age Bracelet Found In Norway
By ELIZABETH KITSON
Oslo, Mar. 28.
A 3,000-year-old gold bracelet, twice buried in Norwegian ground and twice dug up again, will soon be on view to the public | in a museum at Trondheim,
His txhibition-follows a long drawn out legal battle over its ownership.
The bracelet is of solid gold of
a beautiful plain designe
is of the type to be worn, above the elbow and is not a complete circlet of gold, but has a small gap to allow for stretching get it over the elbow.
Museum experia who have studied it say that it dates back to the Bronze Age and is typical of gold jewellery made in the Danish Inlands from metal which originally came from Ireland.
Prehistoric Find
Hagen, asked the Curator of the locai Romsdal Museum whether the bracelet hoct value, that the hit was reported any historic
ally experts from Oslo Univer- went up to investigate.
They soon found that the find was an extremely interest toing on, such bracelets being
very fare. They decided that was probably the bracelet re- terred to under the name of "Molde", which is described in the famous Norwegian Signs by Shore Sturluson. In his Boga about "The Son of Eirik". Snorre tells of a bracelti which was found in the ground in about
It was the year 100, realised, even at that time, that was an extremely ancient and invaluable bracelet. Harald Grafell,
heard
Burma Wants It was in 1930 that two
More Trade With Malaya
Inbourer working on a road on #t the island of Nord Aukera,
the
found
Western Now they were dig- chief.
local viking Bracelet while
of the fix and, ging They probably did not according to Snorre's tale, sut- realise
Its value as a prohistoric ceeded in getting possession of find, but they saw that was of
of it by the simple process of a solid goldi. So they took it to lawsult in which he was both Singapore, Mar. 28.
Molde, the nearest town A thirty-man
ahid the plaintiff and the judge. Singapore Bot it to a goldsmith for. The
BORT Malaya Trade Mission
The Saga has re value turned here from Burma hope-The goldsmith,
was a very Me Herman miserly fellow, and he buried ful that Burma-Malaya
Hager gave them 150 crown will be balanced.
the bracelet to make sure, that (about £7 10%) for it. Since
no one else should get hold of Thew, the bracelet has been his possesion,
Washington, Mar. 28, The Senate Rackets Committeo decided today to broaden Investigation of corruption American trades unions and the administration of union furis.
its The committee reached
after decision questioning Dave
President of the Team Union, for two days.. The committee's chief legal counsellor, L
Robert F Kennedy, number said the
of and agents under the commit- tee's orders had
been tripled, The agents had been sent to all parts of the United States
Dacca, Mor, 28. financial investigate the Lord
A six-man Japanese Economie į out her deftelt dealings of the unions and, in and Technical Survey Mission Burma. the
particular, be
Teamsters arrived here by air from Tokyo Beck's Union, Kennedy said,
tonight. The Secretary of Labour, James P. Mitchell, declared to-
later when Sceptre, Ralsonable and Jupiter arrived at the base. Simonatown has been called "Little England at the tip Africa."
of
20
investigators Japanese Capital
In appearance, it resembles a Cornish fishing village, in hotels with such names us the Nelson,
and the British Prince Alfred, sallora
can Been of an evening quailing their Die while they talk of adven- tures at sea and at home.
Simonstown with long-range uny during press conference
will that his department was guns pointing out to sea
now of remain an element of impor-studying verbatim reports
the Lance, too, for a reason not as-
Rackets Com- Senate's sociated with the Royal Navy mittec's investigation in order Rudyard Kipling to take steps to strengthen of his poems government control of union
funds-France-Presse.
and the sÉR. wrote a mmber there,China Mali Special.
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
"IRAN INTO THE LITTLE POS--ON THE) BEACH
FERDINAND
NANCY
THIS IS MY FIRST CAKE
)).
JOHNNY HÁŽARD
TRUSE LEAU MAKHBADO COULD CRLY BE MEANT AÐ A | PROTECTION FOR US AKÄNET)
SARADIOACTIVITY
"I CAME OUT OF THE FOS-HERS THERE WAS A BOY LAUGHING!"
I GUESS IT'S BEEN IN THE OVEN LONG ENOUGH NOW
HOW I'M REALLY PUZZLED, JOHNNY! WE'VE BEEN TESTING THIS BOMBER FOR TÄYS AND WE'VE FLOWN ON GRDINARY „JET FUR:E_THERESA NO
A POWER PLANT ABBARDI
Investment
trodo
Mr Lee Tye-tob, leader of the Mission, sald Burmese business- men had expressed a keen de- sire to do more trado with Malaya.
He said he was condent Malaya would
be able to wipe in trade with
at the gold by weight. Haraki Grafen" on to tell how
init
'Molde'
the
But Norwegian law lays down
The experts believe that it that all objects d'art, goods and
must be this bracelet, "Mölde" chattels of historie
or prehis toric interest, found in the earth, road workers on Nord Aukra in
which was found by the
two are the property of the state.
1930 For, according to the Bags The law speclically mentions
Harald Grafeli spent several jewellery, werpone, tools, houise-
winters on Nord Aukra where hout
other Implements and
his viking ships were usally goods, atud states the compensa-
laid up for the winter in taking steps to lon to be paid to both the Rikstjord. improving port finder ent the owner of the
Whether he died without land on which such articles are telling his heirs where be bad discovered. All finds should be
his treasure bhitien thepartment which has the right to depute a suitable museum to preserve thera
Burma boost trade by facilities.
ww
Mr Lee said the delegation 18 |
They will have talks with leaders of the provincial gov crnment and visit industrial contres in the province.
They are expected to explore confident of increasing Singa-eported at once to the Govern qu
concerned. the possibilities
of capital In-paro's trade in finned foodstuffs, vestment in heavy Industries pineapples, corned beef, sausages in East Pakistan within the and jams, besides primary pro- framework of the Colombo ducts and luxury goods. Plan-Reuter,
Reuter,
THE SAME THING HAPPENED
TO US. WE SAW THE FOO
ON A PASTURE--THEN WHAT DID YOU POT
I WONDER WHAT KIND OF A CAKE
IT'LL BE
CHECKCE BUT WITH THESE TONS OR LBAD BETWEEN THE COCKPIT THE STAR TWIN
OF A CRÓNI
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
"THE FOG WAS STILL THERE, I RAN BACK INTO IT, HOPING TO ESCAPE --AND WAS / SURPRISED!"
CONTINUED
By, Mi
By Ernie Bushmiller
AN ANGEL CAKE
By Frank Robbins
RELAX, KIDSIS WAS GOING
· SCOTTY! | TOTELL YOU TOCKY BUT LOOKS
· LIKE YOU BEAT ME TO IT I
YIP THIS IS THE BIG BABY....
„THÌ PLANH THAT IS ABOUT »
TO BE DUK BAST ATOM- POWERED ARCRAFT Í
the
Molde
There's More than Magic in
fa not
quite clear. But the bracelet lain buried there has certainly for over 1,000
had yeura, and been in the earth for probably another 2.000 It was not until 1938, whenings found it in the year 900. 2,000 years before the Mir goldsmith,
When the
museum experts started irveligating the whole matter in 1938, Goldsmith Hagen claimed ownership of the bances let and said that he intended bequeathing it to the Romadol Museum He pointed to the clause in the low which soys that if the Goverment
deport- ment fails to claim
poarcasion within six months, they low their right to the find, But the department, on their side, claim- ed that the flash had not been reported in the proper manner in the first place.
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Since then, the matter hús been slowly going through thiế various proCCZBES of the law, processes which are conalter ably! ETING complicated and careful than they wond In
the days of Harold Gradell. Gold- smith Hagen's claim for poocy- ion of the bracelet dalled in the Jower court,
ho but
appealed! dgainst ita declaion Now the Supreme Court has uphold the lower court's judgment, okid ordered that the beaceber shall be the property of and be placed in tho
care
of the Selene Society's Museum at Trondheim,
Mr Hagen had to par 1,500 crown (£76) in court conta for his trouble,
At present, the bracelet, te value of which is now pui at at least 6,000 crowns (£400), 1 in safe keeping in the vaults of a bonic at Mode. But in the Dear future it will be send to Trondheim for exhibition in the Musesam there, -- China Mail Special
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