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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 9, '1957.
RUSSIANS EAT BETTER: LEMON TEA POPULAR
Moscow, May 2. The average Russian today is eating better than at any time in the past 40 years.
· Even throughout the difficult winter months, he can always obtain beetroot and cabbage (with which he makes borsch) and onions. So far as Moscow is concerned, where standards are high, the average Russian can afford to buy as much of these as he needs.
Supplies of food, which were, "gastronom" na it is known in very short after World War 11, Moscow, and ind that there is a begun to improve after 1950. But sudden, explicable but com- since 1953, several rich harvests plete dearth of moat. Ment sup- tend to be bave put the average family hereplies for Moscow beyond the reach of shortages, erratle and they fluctuate with the seasons of the year. There is abundance of beef, for example, after the autumn census, when slaughtering begins. But early spring, beef is oiten dificult to find in
the shops. Then it is a case of first come
rst served.
Fur
Frustrating
Western foreigner, however, used to spinach, lettuce, French beans, para 8, spring onions, cucumbers, peas, loma- loca, peppers, leeks, turnips and carrols, shopping for food is a very frustrating business as long as the snow lies on the ground. Yet of one fresh fruit, lemons, there is almost never a shortage. Russians enjoy lemon in their tes far too much for the govern- ment to Ignore this popular habit, even though it calls for large imports from Mediterranean ountries.
During the past winter, there was one week when lemons dis- appeared from
Moscow the shops. They had been coming from Israel, but the Soviet Union dropped all trading with Israel fighting broke out with
when
Egypt.
The Russian planners moved swiftly, however, and alterative supplies were found in Turkey. Within eight or nine daya, girls white aprons were parading the streets currying baskets full of of lemons--and the grumbling millions of Russians stopped, us, slipped thi more, they slices of lemon into their steam- ing glasses of tea.
in
once
Disconcerting?
V
While Russians are well fed diel, and contented with their
the small colony of However,
journalistic,
an
some
To guard against these enter- takung "peria,"
of the westen ombassies in Moscow have unported large deep reeze containerg which are stocked of With several weeks' supply fresh meat,
Emergency Supply
13
Western hosteases who, having sont out 12 invitations for junen and that there is no meat Ou luncheon, can the day of the turn to the emergency supply the deep freeze. When one new Western Ambassador urrived
his post, he Moscow to take up travelled in a tour-engined air-
provided by his overti craft ment. As he stepped out of the aircraft at the Veukovo airport and began shaking bands with hia
Embassy. members of whisper run through the assem- blede of diplomats, "he has brought in 400 lbs of meat....
Ex-King Leopold Returns
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FRIDAY, MAY J Forinoza, .8.A. 4 p.m. Thailand, India, Pakistan, Middle
Great Britai East, Africa, Rurope. p.m.
6 pin. Canada, 6
By Burface
a
Intourist hoteis (that is, hotels always kept reserved for foreign visitors) are well stocked with food, but Ulls tends to be richer and greasier than the average West European diet, and, after a while, since the menu is rarely il becomes ever changed, monotonous and unappetising.
however, ia A purely
This
Sain agenta, Esso & Co., 150, Western wives, diplomatic or foreign outlook. The thousands who try io give of young Muscovites, seemingly at with money to burg, who pour lunch and dinner parties
first class Intourist hotels regular intervals, find the sudden into disappearance of essential items every Saturday night with their girl friends and wives, obviously disconcerting.
regard the food which they get
the Few things can be worse for as superb, For the ambitious hostess than to Russian t Ls. China telephone the butcher, or ❘ Special.
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OFFICIAL NOTICE
Proposal to change
a Ship's name
Average Mall
The Hongkong & Yaumati Ferry Co., Ltd. FERRY SERVICE to outlying DISTRICTS (in force on and after the 5th May, 1957) CHEUNG CHAU FERRY SERVICE
Leaving HONGKONG for
CHEUNG CHAU
Leaving CHEUNG CHAU for HONGKONG
4.00.- (Vla
Aberdeen
Witmer St.)
Indo-China, Thailand, 3 p.m.
Philippines p.m.
Macao, & pm.
"SATURDAY, MAY 4
**By Alr
Notices
&
Peking, Shanghal, Hankow, Kun- ming. Holkow, 1 a..
Indo-China, France, 9 &.11.
Malaya, Thailand.
N. Borneo, Indonesia, Austraila, New Zealand, Ceylon, 1 an
Philippines: 2 pm.
Korea, 6 pm.
Hawaii, USA, 6 pm,
Thailand, India
Middle Eax!,
Africa, Great Britain & Europe, d p.m.
To
Brussels
Ex-Khay Leopold of neiginm and his wife, Princess Liliano de Reiby, returned home to Brussels. They were greeted by King Baudouin and other member of the Belgian Royal
Picture shows Prin-
Maliya, Indonesia, Australia. New Family Reibs being greeled
Zealand, 0 pm.
Formosa, Japan, Okizawa, 6 pan.
by Burface. Chilia, People's Republic 7 a.m. Tarmons, 11 a.m. 240. p.m.
Thailand. 22,333. Indo-Chink, ffima, India, 2 ̧p.m. Japan, USA.. C. & §. Ameries, 2
tum.
Malya (W. Australia, Parcels vis Fremania), 3. p.m.
China, People's Republic, 0 p.m. Kimono, 6 p.D.
BUNDAY, MAY 5 By Air Philippines, é p.m.
Tordons, U.§.A., Canada, 9.9.0. Burma India paman, aldatu Fast, Africa, Great Britain de Europe, Bp.m.
Korea . p.m.
Hawal,
p.m.
My Surface
Macau, 1 pan.
MONDAY, MAY 4
By Surface; Chine, People's Repúbik, 7 ám, Másán, 1 þm.
Malaya, Ceylon, India, Iraq.
p.m.
Macao, p.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 7
By Burface
China, People, Republic, a.. Jamaica. Nood Macao, 1 p.m.
3
Thailand, Ceylon. India, Pakistan), Iraq (Portugueso India, Paroels via
Kayachi), p.m.
Macao,
Dim.
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
I'VE SEEN
NOTHING GROWING ON EARTH, HOW DO YOU RAISE
FOOD!
WE STOPPED RAISING THINGS. AGES AGO. TOO SLOW, TOO
COSTLY
to
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1, William Charles Gomer- sall of 515A The Peak, Houg- kong, hereby give notice that in consequence of change of ownership of the Ship, I have applied to the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, in respect of the Steamship "JENNIFER" of HONG 14.00 KONG REGISTRY Official Number 149884. Gross 0.20 tonnage 2894.66 tons, Register tonnage 1716.67 tons, hereto- fore owned by Ebony Steam- ship Company Limited, 701/7 | Edinburgh House, Hongkong for permission to change her name to "MALAYA FIR" and to have her registered in the new name at the Port of HONG KONG is owned by Hongkong Fir Shipping Com- pany. Limited.
Any objection to the pro- posed change of nome.must be sent to the REGISTRAR OF BHIPPING at HONG KONG within SEVEN days from the appearance of this advertisement.
Dated at HONG KONG the 80th day of April, 1957. · HONGKONG FIR SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED.
W. C. GOMETSALI,
Ditebtor.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
sred by Miasta Goddard : de
(Direct)
(Direct to Wilmer St.)
[Dkeet)
(Via S.ME, & Ping
Chou)
(Direct)
BILVERMINE BAY FERRY SERVICE
Leaving HONGKONG for SILVERMINE BAY
* 8,15 am. --- (Direct)
T 0.10
-(Direct)
Leaving BILVERMINE DAY for
(Via Ping Chau)
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3.15 a..
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5.40
• SUNDAYS AND PUBLIO HOLIDAYS only.
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NANGY
WE USE AN ATOMIC MIXER,
| NATURALLY, MIK A BIT OF-
EARTH AND GAZETI
SUNSHINE--
JUST THE ATOMIC COMBINATION
ocas de
by King Baudouin, while op right ex-King Loypola grovis his daughter Prinzem Chris
tine. Exprès Photo.
RICHARDS
IN ISRAEL
'HAUNTED' ISLAND
IN UGANDA
HAS SPIRITS
Kampala, Uganda, May 2.
The island of Nkose, the southernmost island In the Sesse group, in the northwest corner of Lake Victoria, has the reputation of Being "haunted."
Here, while the wind blows from all directions ät once over Africa's largest lake, the air over the island itself remains perfectly still.
Natives in the area belleva were no inalcations that it is a dovlls'
that the Island" phenomena wore cyclonic, I was where the altafunga, a marsh considerably puzzled and voleed
antciope with "webbed" foot,
can turn into a spirit and die my perplexity aloud, appear it It in hunlod.
No Whistling
The tiny island, almost three miles long and less than a The Airican fish guard with mile wide at its widest point, me thereupon Informed me that uninhabited except by Nkose in a devils' laland where animals and birds. It is one of malther women nor whistling are the few haunts of the sitatungo,mited. The coxswain agree one of the rarest types of anil-that this was indeed true and lope in the world.
mentioned that Captain
In Pitman
had once
game warden
taken tils
Native superstition has it, (ihe Inte too, that Nkose is a place where Uganda) neither WOICEL nor whistling wife to Nkone, an action, which are allowed.
Understatement
One of
the latest stories of this haunted" island comes trom the
fisheries officer On
Lake Victoria, Mr M. H, Atkin
certificated master mariner, who called there in the
4
course of his duties.
caused the devils much intense displeasure that they had blown his boat athora and he...and bla wife had marooned there for four days before they were
cecued
$
Ibo coxswala added that if
aliatunga on the island it
game reserve were hunted with guns or dogs, they turned into spirits and disappeared,
"This may or may not be He later admitted that he bad true. Of one thing, however, considered previous reporta 1 am sure: in the course of which emphailsed the portallar number of years of seafaring and tricky, pature of conditions experience, I have never to- near the island as "exaggerate countered conditions of wind ed." He left the island, bow- an
sch auch prevalled convinced that, ever,
If any dround Nkone during my visit.” thing, they were ad understate-China Mall Special
ment.
Lydda May 2. Mr James Richards, President "During the course of my Eisenhower's
Middle Fast visit
the wind was blowing envoy, arrived here by air today strongly from the cast on the from Athens on a one-day visit east side of the island, and strongly from the west on the
to Ismel
tha
the
#
Paris, May 2. The French Cabinet today approved the composition of u 10-member committee to in- of observanco Mr Richards told reporters at west side," he declared, "On vestigate the airport: "It is fitting that|29)
the island itself, great brown rights and liberties in Algeria.
of tako-files rose in The 10
sub- namncs were dia clouds we should now undertake
columns from the mitted cussions with the Government vertical
to
Cabinet by of israel in an effort to promote motionless trees, indicating that Premier Guy Mollet,
Land there was elbeer understanding of the Pro on
no. wind
In addition to the ten named, sident's recent declarations and whatever."
two persona offered posts on the to oblain the views of the "As heavy seds were bresking committee have not yet Israeli Government, concerning on the rocks round the clire dicated whether them."-fleuter,
shore of the island, and as there i accept.-France-Frenge.
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
|--AND YOU HAVE
| AN ORANGE—
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JOHNNY HAZARD
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SAKHAUN IBLANDY.
RIGHT, TREY, THINK. (LIMITED RANGE VIEL
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Á RELAY: SKOUP, BÅSEÐ
·HOW'S THAT, CINE JAPÁN WILL PICK UŠUP COLCHÍNNY E AS WE PASS SAKHALINI..
· DON'T WORRY, TREVASTHÉ REPS WON'T HAVE ANY CHANCE TO SNEAK UIT
OR A GLASS WITH NO A DRINK IN IT.
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