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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1987.
H. KING WOOD WRITES IN OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER
Thursday Island Awaits The Arrival Of The Japanese Shell Divers
Sydney
Dilapidated Thursday Island is awaiting Japanese with more enthusiasm than thought possible 15 years ago.
He kept
By Air Mail). the cumming of the anyone would havo
The Federal Government an-
that job for three ings---the new "Cantus Bous nouned last week that up to vents and of the same time cath-} in Sydney, headquarters of Aus- 200 Japanese shell divers willed the title of "The admifa! whờ; tralla's evéricas airline. Qantos be admitted to the laland undor | never went to sen.' tably strict arrangements.
SLIDING DOWN
BOYS SACKED
Empire Queries Limited
Airways
The building cost £1,300,000, is 15 storeys high, and is BLUE on what is to be an extensión of
Sydney's Elizabell Street,
This decision follows long
the br
Torres negotiatiotis Strait Peart Sheliers Associn-
Childhood in the return of
memories of Billy on who sce the Japanese the only hope of Bunter, Jim Wharton and the
Unfortunately, a fumbledown revived Thursday Island shell Fishing Remove at Greyfriars
for thousands of people tills old plone building owned by the again showing them a prosk.
week when the end of Canter-Sydney Council still stands al bury Boy's High School sacked most in the main doorway, This (provisionally) thire members of building is to be demolished to "Fifth-Form," cancelled the end-allow for an extensions of Eliza of-term festivities, handed cut beth Street but the Council has Thursday Inland, by 20 canings to an unlucky few-oli so far been unable to get the meme the romantic place which | because of the use of water tenants out.
nay seem to city dwellers, platos.
Qantas The lead claimed he
Is an instrument of has been rapidly sliding down
had
pearl shell in
the shallower pistols, and his warnings had and operates as a public corn depths has been. "shed" out been ignored.
DEADLY MANTIS
Anthony Fuller Review
you
séléžles,, šefié lo prefÿ, tot-on files, būt
man beings, The him has it as the largest BOAT BUILDING
Univéfan-Libernational the Btudio for you because creatufe that has ever lived, they have inado Beithes and it has been saleep for cons Fiellon, as opposed to undey the polar leecap until an Fantasy, a feld peculiarly earthquake shakes it awoke. their own.
Deadly Mantis, which he gins at the Star od Metropole this atterrion, is “real” teléfied Betlon in that It follows two axiors which I consider a plot needs, betore It can be called
The rest you can imagine; it comes to more civilised regions in search of prty You see it in Washington and New York.
I think the technicians should always get a mention in these hine of aims, for they made the whacking great beetle,
SISTER SHIP FÖR WITH GLASS FIBRE "UNITED STATES”?
་
The use of glass fibre con
struction will again be demonstrated at London's boat show early nort year. Among the exhibits will be a 28 ft. 6 ind. cabin cruiser now bearing completion at the Hamp ton on Thames yard of John 1, Thornycroft and Co. Ltd.
This is the largest glass ibre hull being made at the yard and is designed for cruising for four people. It can also make short coastal trips.
New York. The plan for United States Lines to build a new sliter ship for the liner United States may set a dan. gerous precedent if the
on proposed conditions which the Government will help subsidise tho. project are adopted.
The terms of Billa, now under provide for the consideration Government to Build the vessel, and sell it to the shipping company for $47 million. United States Lines will be obliged to for make a down payment of only 25 per cent, on about $12 million, to obtain delivery of
The firm have allowed modifications much as twin en
the liner.
gines, rearrangement of the ac commodation to provide a for- peak cabin with twin berths br
The liner will that probably adding a steering shelter. A between $125 million and $130 speed of 94 statule mpla (15 million to build. This wil kph) can be expected with the oblige Contress to Increase the frms 30 bhp diesel engine and nectary appropriations fuel tank capacity is sufficient about $30 million beyond the for 170 miles (270 kilometres). original estimatė.
to
by
The cruiser is in the firm's Danielle Clish. After the boat It is also pointed out that in- * show the boat is being sent to terest on the balance of the La company Brussels for the Katernational cost Exhibition next year. Using the tentatively fixed at 315 per bent. same hull design the bulkiers Other shipowners have had to are also producing in the Poly-pay, more than this recently on why clits general service private mortgages. launch capable of a speed of
the economic hil beemuse the † warned about the use of water the Commonwealth' Government scierico fielion: It is plausi Queen Mary as à soup sþaon, or † 14 stalutë mph (25 kph). The SALE
and Torres Strait Islanders re- ALBUMS Collecliam Bulger $5. "AR Nations fuse to go into deeper waters
Etamarsi"-12, From South China Morning Post Lid., Wyndham Street end salisbury foid. Howloon.
NOTICE
taן!
were
In the great Billy Bunter tradition, there were protest marches, talk of the, Head get The Island's biggest pearling na "too tough," and even sug "king." John Dunwoodle texgestions of rebellion.
mai) maa Or and 17 lugter
Unhappily (and we don't ré- elaons that there are millions
happening at of pounds worth of shell wait. Sall this every
police in the Greybiars) the to be picked up
Japanese called to try and dicover who Tenders are invited for the Straits but only the
whitewaphed on the walls the purchase of the twin nereware capable of getting down to words E.R.S. The Curio”---- Bfotor Passenger
to bring it to the E.R.S. being the initials of Mr vessel the depth
Watson, the Headiñaster. "Koolinda", and the single surface. scrow motor ergo vect
The native divers hesitate "Kybką", now trading on the Lefore going
deeper than 10 Australian Const, with the tothoms but the Japanese will following descriptions:- dier 40 or more without com-
EC-
U.S. CAPITAL
Unhappily, in many ways, the Head kept his word and there and the Afth gear students went were no end-of-term festivities,
pang.
35 gallon fuel capacity gives a range of 100 miles (100 kph). HEAVY DUTY
The Deadly Mantis corners Alix Tallon, in a scene from "The Deadly Mantis". The relation sicts cré altered so as to get the Mantis in the picture.
use the Iheldently, it could and also possible.
the Empire State Building as a Craig Sievens, Alix Talton, walking stick. We certainly get It is the world's sixth largest airline on the basis of listin and Willam Hopper, are in the bigger and better monsters all duplicated route
mileage of atring roles, and they main the time. Stevens and Hopper 30,000 miles and it will boon tain the good performances in team up well as a defence officer
this im they have given in lis and, cicntial, respectively.
The launch has been designed become the first airline to
AAR Tallon is the lady for heavy duty work as well as establish A direct round-tie predecessors, world service.
This
that Deadly journalist and fenunite interest being sultable means Manils" 11hough highly in this Alm. 11 you like launch or equipment The Building is the first imaginative, is basically sound science fiction, you will liko postar. Australia to have continuous
In selenilite prémliz, and than this. I sald at the beginning, The non have been cartylig direct
with treet teippe contact
San Fran- proceeds to tell a story that is Universal-International do this but a great deal of research into London, Singapore,
kind of thing well. It is com the use of glass fibre and in the elsco, and Melbourné and her terrifying.
As the name will tell you, petent, has, polish, and is pro-hull construction use eight lag through relays with Hongkong, this thing which really stars induced by William Alland, who, era of 132 ounce mat. Said an example, a Karachi, Calcutta and most the picturs is a titante, Mantis by the way, is a very the odial of the fằm: We don't American President Lines points in Europe.
Religiosa, which Ufts is feuty selence fiction writer,
SHAKE-UP
The merget betwcón Ansett-
at
MV. "KOOLINDA"; . Built
Wolff Police on the Island, which Is 1926 by Harland & Limited, of Glasgow. 1227 actually a part of Queensland, tons Cross and 2287 101 Nett, will be specially briefed to pre-
to their homes to do their fort- ANA is selling down but Hitre incidents between the with accommodation for 1st ye
night's study before sitting for has been a considerable shake- Australian
up in the staff. Eighty altport the Leaving Cerilicate examin Class, 8 passengers. Four Japanese and
turned soldiers und strict dis-
tion with just a touch of biller-workers Melbourne have holda with 152,000, cubic feet cipline will be maintained overness in their hearts.
been dismissed. (balej capacity, including the Japanese;.
In an effort to spike the ac- 10,000, enbic feet of refri-
Terms of the entry of the Japs tions of Victoria which for the gorated space, Delivery at
to Thursday 1sland is that one last five years or so has been) Fremantle. February, 1958.
be scooping the cream of the over- Torres Strait diver must M.V, "KYBRA": Built 1926 employed for every Jupanese peas investment pool and getting the for itself a grent share of the lugger and hy Coaster Consiruction Com- diver on
their migrants and new industries, the impart pany Limited, of Montrose, Japanese must 962 tons Gross, 484 tons Nett, specialised diving knowledge in NSW Government has decided 450 tons deadweight. Two native divers. First part of the to opent an office in New York
can be kept casily to attract American capital. holds with 40,800. ruble feet enough but it is doubtful if the (baic) capacity, including fuzzy wuzzles want to pick up QANTAS HOUSE 2,000, cubic feet refrigerated hints of diving to 10-fathoma space. Accommodation for 10 passengers. Delivery at Fre- mantle. Becember, 1957.
Tenders addressed to the Secretary, Western Australian Government Tender Board close at the office of the Board at 74, Murray Street, Perth, Western Australia, ut 10 am. 12th December, 1957,
contract
Most bid residents of Thursday
Managing Director, Mr R. M. Ansett sald the men concerned were mostly unakiled or semi- skilled workers, but there cutting down on would be no maintenance of aircraft.
On the first day of its coo ordinated timetables last week the Ansett-ANA aircraft carried
4,000 passengers-the
greatest mber of truvellets by one air- Une in one day in Atistrallah history.......
The revedus from neurly 100 The Premler, Mr Cahill, sold fights was £50,000 and 83 per Island think the Japanese and the office would be used to cent of the stats avaliable th the local inhabitants will settle Interest Américas concerns in the algamated services the On that day there were down and five peacefully rough establishing Industries in NSW, taken,
some admit and to supply all necessary in 10 services each way between together, although that a whispering campaign is information to theen.
Melbourne and Sydney with
moving Mr Cahill has not announced 1,000
in or out how rauch it is expected the Sydney. New York office will cost or Each day now Ansett-ANA what the staff will be.
has
more than 50 airera! land- The Prime Minister, Mring at Sydney as well as the
airlines which dusty. Menzies, this week opened one overseas
progress to creato trouble.
GAPING HOLES
For further particulars of Thursday Island, a
vessels and conditions of ten-dirty, unkept place, drastically of Australia's outstanding build-services. der apply at above address or needs something
to:-
:
THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT TRADE COMMISSIONER,
Wing On Life Building, 22. Des Voeux Rd. C. P.O. Box No. 820, Hong Kong.
To ADVERTISERS
to happen to restore it to the thriving town- ship It was some 20 years ago,
in the Its footpaths, evan centre of the town, are dust; there are gaping holes in the diri moin street; and planks are mle ring from the wharves; practical- ly every building, including these owned by the Goverment, white-anl-calen, and the Island Is in the grip of the worst short- nge known to white man.
BUNDAY POST.MERALD This week, 1,800 puple of all Враев
commercial colours on T.1. have been cut advertising booked
for
should lator not noon on Wednesdaye.
bo
Today Is
of
ft
Clóna Mail Entertainment Guide
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT
KING'S & PRINCESS: "The Burglar." A suspense thriller. Dan Duryea, Jayne Mansfeld' and Martha Vickers.
QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA: "Man in Space". A Also on same prb- Disney science feature. gramme, "Davy Crockett and the River Pirates". Fess Parker, Etiddy Ebsen and Jeff York. ROXY & BROADWAY: "The Sun Also Rises". Zanuck's masterpiece, starring: Tyrone Power, Aya Gardner, Mel. Forrer, Errol Flynn, Eddie Albert and Juliette Greto.
STAR & METROPOLE: "The Deadly Mantis", À Starting Craig science-fiction horror filin. Stevens. HOOVER & LIBERTY: “Lisbon". A colourful story of mystery and intrigue. Ray, Millund, Matreeni O'Hara, Claude Rains and Yvonne Furneaux.
Fawkes' Day
Guy Fawkes”
BUT WHO WAS HE?
WITHIN a few hours of
your
reading this,
small boys in England will
to 30,000 gallons o day all be be trundling through the
than cause nothing has been done to streets with a bundle of old
harbour water m newly con- strvoted dams over the years. rags, roughly assembled to MORNING POBT and tho Thursday Island's estimated resemble a man. They will
For the 8OUTH CHINA
CHINA MAIL, 48 hours pearl-shell harvest this year is meet you with the cry:
It should be "Please
before date of publication. about £220,000.
well over £1 million and with | Guy,” Special Announcements the return of the Japanese, and Classified Advertise-pearlern ore thinking of next ments as usunt.
year's harvest
£1,800,000,
Parasitic skin. disenon, alching
gema ste
Mitigal
-Bayer LEVERKUSEN
GERMANY
in
remember the
You will then be expected to terms of dip in your pocket and pull out no less than sixpence, these days, 1 suppose.
MCGIRR DIES
B
Your sixpence will go into pool to buy fireworks, Later the Ouy will be burnt on a bon-dre chuckery, catherine and rocket! blize
A former Premler of NSW, Mr while James McGirr, died in Sydney wheels, on Sunday night aged 07; and around.
his death removed ofie of the
big Labour Bures of the last
20 years, the late Janes McGirr being No. 2 in the chain of Labour pherhlera,
was
he General.
Yorkshireman
Scarcely anyone knows who He took over office as Premier Guy Fawkes was, certainly the from Sir William McKell after minil boys couldn't
care less. appointed Governor-All they know it, he is the man after whom the day is nkroëd He had been a member of and greatly to be esteeined on Stato Parliament for 36 years. | that account. five of them as Premier.
Some older boys
will know
believe in skimping economies,"
The proposed sale of the vessel at a fixed price breaks with precedent, The uni method of fixing a subsidy is on of the difference the basis between the cost of building in passenger Unlied States and a foreign
trans- yard.
These and other deviations from the Merchant Marine Act could result in contentions of
dually elremstances in Riture.
Justifiable special
For
La
new liner for the
also, under consideration- for special treatment at this
to
ellect now Though the Arin have design- time, ed a mufiber of fiftligs for their boats made froth glass Abre
- they still make use of wood.
Patrol craft behig made for US PORT OFFICIALS
the Cyprus Pollet and the boots for the Venezuelan destroyers Being made by Vickers Arm- in conventional strong, are all materials.
TYPE A NEW DIESEL CRUISER
A revolutionary 36 It, kpeed cruiser produced by В Teignmouth, Devon, firm Is claimed to be the only
ON A 'CRUSADE'
New York.. Port officials attending the American Association of Port Authorities annual convention here recently were urged to crusade for a 10-year extension of Tindo the Reciprocal Agreement Act.
The Foreign Commerce Committee of the association, in one of ith kind, produced 14-page report, riso stressed
the
actively Importance of in Britain. It is given a working for the enactment of
Organisation
Trade speed of 24 mph, with the the low fuel consumption of diesel engines.
Co-operation legislation.
Failure to pass such key
the legislation,
committed Interest in this neit cruset warned, will eveilually bring
reductions In mady parte drastic
Is being shown
In this
of the world, and in the few country's commerce with the weeks since the prototype was rest of the world." placed is servite, and details of
the new boat sent to America, IMPORTANT GOALS an Americait firmi, have madh inquiries, for de supply of 50 over à 18-month period.
The new Bush-deck cruiser, a
On the other hand, if the 88th Congress (2nd Session) renews
for 10 years the Trade Agree-
35 ft. hard chine constructionments Act of 1955, due to boat, is the result of intensive expire on June 30 next, it will research. A kirge amount of pre-accomplish two important goals: tabrication is employed in its
construction.
HEAVY SEAS
it with lay the foundation
for increased world comiterec,
frames with integral deck beams executive, who came, 16 Our Writer Jack
Edwards Says
Profnstant, but wehea
He surprised his friends and shocked his opponenta number he was caught trying to blow of times during his political up Petilament; but most g career but never so much esshmen think he was a fortigh- when he introduced the 30-hour er of sorts, who went to Eng week legislation 1947, thereby land bent on foul Intrigue. forcing the legislation on bull Guy Fawkes was a Yorkshire- died his miniher other States, and again when he man, at you can't be more Catholle and Guy accepted the chairmastup of English than that. His father Dragod that the Maritke Services Beard one was Edward Fawkes, a Proctos hour after he resigned the pre- and Advocate of the Exeivelart- mierkhip.
PAIN, Courts of York,
It will sponsor closet, more business-ke relations Even in heavy seas the cone with trading nations of the tree struction is such that the boat world.
A the laminated become a member of the mis is dry, and
spot check among port New elon to Madrid to urge Philip
from the leading port enable the boatbuilders to pro-York III to Invade England.
Bouth vide great-
North and strength with low areas of
Amerien, revended wholehearted behind the story? | weight:
with the principles It begins in the last days of The total weight is only 4.66 greenent
the committee Elizabeth. Certain
bertons, compared with the more contained. In of Catholic subjects were só kick usual six tons for similar boats report and resultant resolution. and tired of her persecution of this type,
What is
that they certainly engaged in The two 100 hp. Perkins
treasonable practices when
she died, James I came to the throne, and as his mother had received such harth treatment
diesel engines are housed in
C
sound-proofed compartment. A "CLUB" OF
The boat has á sleeping cope;
at the hands of Cell, it was the luxury standard atthys in- MARITIME NATIONS
K-
elly of five or six persons, and
nclude a cocktail cabinet,
frigerator, wardrobes and cup- boards, and an automatie show- Ceciler.
thought there might now be change of polley,"
For a time there was. walied, highly dissatisfied, and when
ho though! James, had Kone far enough, ho frightened | wy him into restoring all the old mcdmused
of fines that were
“PALLET-LOADING"
designed to ruin the Catholic ON NEW SHIP
Families.
Somewhere about April 1804,
in few Cathalies held, a secret
meeting in London. It was
Q
Gothenburg,
London.
British The Council of the Chamber of Shipping has dis cussed Lord Simon's suggestion that traditional and other genuine marfilme nations should form a "club" to deal with the threat to their prosperity of toxx-free "Dog of convetilen.co" fleets.
Lord Simon comitented after
The molorship Ofelia, the the meeting: "It was not to be
Mr Percy, a relation of the Arst of four 1,000-kadweight expected at there could be Duke of Northumberland, who tons vessels being built by the any decision on what is really set the ball rolling with Swedish Boiresborgsvaret yard cognised as a new idea. theka word, #WWEL · gentlemen, |for Swedish Lloyd," was launch; "There was a preliminary shall we always talk and never ea recently,
do anything?"
exchange of viewe and the These ships have bben de Council agreed that -the pro- ..the "pallet-posal should be examined" A One Fell Blow loading" systert in order to that all the considerations in-
sighed
to use bnsure quicker in romvolved can be carefully weigh- port Equipment on board will ed."
Stressing that the plan was Then trid there was hatched include electric, fork-lift trucks.
personal view, 'ku the madden-hatter plot in Eng Under the paletter purely Litery "nisti, served for two lah - History. In one fell blow, cargo la hade up into units of agreed that there wore a numa
the King, Partiament, and all one or two tons before loading, ber of considerations involved of very good chat- las members were to be blown and these units remain intact and that, to be successful, there
··unnizithoda. the voyage. Swed) must be virtually eshly irhe jaky, high, and a ropincy set-smp during
Alldy, which would permit, Catholics deya has been using the watchd agreement by the main shipw: banglah | the maine Fights de lhely fellow, for sorhe kishe on ita servis building and ship-owning coun állato, (Bugillinen,
from Newtmaklé, Xafth and tries, Including Japah- and
Germany.