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THE CHINA ` MAIL,
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1960.
Japan Newsletter From David Gordon
The price of being pretty New super-highway
BEAUTY QUEEN BECAME THIEF
TO LIVE UP TO NEW ROLE
London, Jan. 13.
It was a great moment for pretty Maureen Pettit when she was elected Miss Westgate last June. But being a beauty queen, she found, was hard to live up to.
So 17-year-old Maureen became a thief. She stole three pairs of shoes from the shop where she worked to be able to look the part.
For being Miss Westgate landed her in a lot of additional expense that she coukl not afford.
And after she was put on probation for the thefts by Margate magistrates the other day, Maureen said: "I wish they had given me money instead of the prizes I did get when I was elected Miss Westgate.
"Then everything would have been all
right."
No money, no dress
་
But her prizes included such things as
a swimsuit, stockings, cosmetics, a band- hag, sweets, and a cut-glass dressing-Lable
If not prepaid a booking fee set.
of 50 cents is charged.
AGENT
TUN
AGENCIES ·
There was no money and no dress, she said, to wear for her first function, taking part in Margate's carnival pro
Hans cession. genuine
Sat-S "CHUM
WANTED
guberne, etc, als Write Box, 186,
WHO RY Mall,"
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MUSICAL
The only suitable gown. was one that had been ruined by rain when She was attendant to the reigning queen the year before.
So the bought
14 145. drew, and Westgate carnival comuniitee gave her 25 53. towards the cost, But it was a white dres, and she had wear black shoes with It.
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Maureen Pettit-beauty queen flashback, Then one day Mourcen asked trates; "You are very young to chop have started your adolescent the munager of the shoe if she could buy a white pair life like this. of shoes on credit to go with the white dress.
'Temptation'
Be refused. It was then, she fell tuld the police, that the
"You should
Common cold remedy
could be
By
scheme reflects
found soon Japan's quaint ways
DELOS SMITH
New York, Jan. 13.
It won't come this year but one expert says it won't be long before man finds a reasonably reliable way of avoiding that abiding nuisance of the human race-the common cold.
Dr Harry F. Dowling, of the University of Illinois, permitted himself the prediction of in anti-cold vaccine oven though science does not yet know how many different kind of viruses are capable of causing the com- mon coll
But several viruses which have the capability have been Isolated, and it has been de- Anitely proved human body chemistry develops on immunity to them which lasts for months This means a vaccine could be made right now
"Golden'
dollars
in Alaska
Anchorage, Jan. 13.
dollars against those "Golden"
are in circulation in Alaska, which had not seen such things for many years.
viruses.
They are only a few of On unknown
however. many, Dowling believed that "many it; nut most of the sill elusive offenders were going to be run down before too long.
When they are caught, telence will be able to put them together Inte o vaccine which should give
cold Immunity for a year or co ard
be renewabie with ♫
UNCERTAINTY "booster" vaccination, he said."
It's the number of different
the viruses capable of causing
it
common cold that permits it to hit so many people and to not let these some people so many, times, he moral said in the technical Journal, after
your
"Medieri Science." And these obligations to good behaviour."
still is much uncertainty.
as 10 Now Maureen's reign as queen their behaviour.
No more is virtually over 10 into temptation and stole them.
She also took black pair, and functions for Miss Westgate are for visualised until the queert She also had to provide the jà pair in red suede,
elooted, --London
Ex-He her
the 1960 is ITIL of
Maureen Chural accessories
was told by chairman of Margate magis-press.
THE HIGHEST PRAISE we can give fa-work of mume is to may ihat
To Blutral Put speaks" 10 UN visit us atud listen to Dvorak'z
Stabat
Mater.
Re, Opera The Water Sprite, pocket.
Silk Wood and scores ut Basical master-pieces in which out
and tufe
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Was
4yt ¢ા other
party before,
what or even was boasting that happening at the moment. lady she rode bareback. "Do
Prodnose: How true. you dress? In an evening mein in
pasting The asked a triple-plated ass.
WHEN a large enough num- lady, knowing him by repule. W ber of anunals have been said: "Of course.” "Only by killed and a sufficient quaritty night. I suppose," said the food, of
by Loxic food poisoned
there will sprays,
be A A
official investigation to find out whether the dangerous. The unthased manu- facturers of the sprays are con- vinced
dangers are
friend later explained to him that the lady theant that she could ride without a saddle. "Surely," replice the oaf, it is the horse that has the saddle." "Quite," said his friend sharply, and moved away.
Interlude
Prodnose: What has happen- ext to your serial, "Red Re-
Venne?
Myself: The matter is rather complicated. It ended at Chop-
*
few
that the
sprays arc
very slight. For an idle hour HOW can one kam to make up parcels neatly and expeditiously? At the Packaging School at Wivenhoe novices pre given inflated toy balloons to practise on. To make a neat balloon without parcel of a puncturing it requires patience lightest of and skill, and the
ter IV which was printed after cushes when it comes to tyng Chapter XXII, and then con- it up with twine. Try this in Linued with
previous the long winter evenings. This unconventional chapters.
Years
of Uproar Twenty treatment was an attempt to
MUSIC critic sn3" that keep up the suspense by char. A there was to much promp!- pening the reader's curiosity.
wings during an Nobody knew what would hap in the pon next or what had happened opera that it sounded as though
quarrel
going on, Prompting in opera is a delicate matter.
rerall an occasion when a prompter fell sick, and the substitute, new to the job, thought he had to sing his promptings.
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He had a raucous and singularly urumusical voice, and he bawled very loudly every time a singer Jullered The slage manager interfered, the orchestra played fortissimo drawn the uproar in the wings, and
the poor
singers nearly burst in their efforts to be heard. The soprano, a member
to
of the Nolse Abatement Society, saw the joke, and ran off the stage to fetch her decibelometer,
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Tokyo (By Airmail),
Japan recently received a loan of US$40-million from the World Bank for the specific purpose of building a super-highway to link Tokyo with the great industrial complex of Osaka- Kobe a fact in itself which is nothing strange.
for international traffic only when Japan Airlines was good and ready to nvall itself of the facility. That is exactly what has happened.
Originally Bear and Cathay the obtained Pacinë Airlines
onec agreement to use Harni
com-
However, for the beneßt of those who wish to know kome- thing about Japanese "logic". It is worth noting that local in- duirial and engineering circles are greatly disturbed" About the National Highway Commits- alon Inviting tenders from foreign firms to participate In Dart or the whole of the pro- ject. This they, consider to be "unfair" and apart from that the American Air Force got out, Then came the delays In "against Japanese practice"
of the
Customs and loan installing
Im- The terms
other open migration facilities and specified that bidding be
which con- ocids and ends nerded at a port to all countries
to the World of entry. Cathay Pacific on- tribule funds
and nounced its readiness seems fair Bank, which
The neure operations as from Apri reasonable, But not here,
the 1. With rather undigntid It all came about when the locals are hopping mad at
of 11. The Japanese baste, Japan Airlines reshuffed Fairbanks Chamber of Com thought
the lis schedules and made ปี (apart from merce offered 20 other CO-
announcement that it Itami mereal groups the chance to "squeeze" side of things), is la similar
One company an entire would start flying from share in the profits of a "gold-project to undertake even if to Hongkong on April I also.
nothing This is not meant to be
certain premature April Fool joke, but if it means departing at one super minute past midnight of March case of this highway which will involve 31 to be "firs!”, JÄL will do it The Chamber of Commerce
In the attempt. The many uffering engineering or bust
concern had
foreign a "gola" trade skills, each phase and type of idea of issued dollar to celebrate Alaska be- | work will be dealt with getting in Arst on anything, is coming the 4901 state.
strike" made last summer,
system
that company knows
about whatsoever
phases of the job,
The idea behind the scheme was to raise funds for a new office building.
In the
a
American separately fortunately for the abhorrent here.
They are quite welcome to taxpayers. And there is every chance that much of the under- some of their "Arsis" or other . taking will eventually be done records such as the starcar Island in the Tokyo by foreign firms, some of which 'safety'
make sub-contractual suburb of Sugamo-famous for may agreements with Japanese com- its war criminal prison,
Thus haven for the haressed
for
Costing half their face value, the coins have yielded a pro- fit which helped to Day the premises.
is now located on the This
which Chena River
flows
through Fairbanks. It is built and is "typically logs Alaskan" with a turf roof,
cf
As to what can be done for a
Ais cold once one has a cold. answer in essence was nothing. thought a bid victim who coughing www sneezing and should stay home, keep warm, and avoid drafts. But only be- CLuse he'd spread his viruses it alone Areplaces and a picture he'd window overlooking the river. he didn't stay home, and
it Increase his macal flow he got chilled or stayed in drafts.
bave Anti-histamine drugs been shown by controlled experiments to be worlbless
and
PUBLICITY
"We have already put three Umes more colos into circula- In either lessening or' shɔrten- tion than we originally believed ing tho
was feasible," says Mr Donald discomfort. As for
president of the enhedrine W. Pearson, Cecongestants like
group.
"Further- neosynephrine he said Fairbanks they might make some people more we have obtained nation- they could at and international publicity for feel better but
em- Fairbanks and Alaska." boomerang "1 gestion after a few hours." Dowling won hla recognition as n common cold authority by colds experimentally passing around among 2,500 volunteers.
UPI.
cause
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BIBLE THOL GIFT
FOR TODAY
The thoughts of the rightecus are just-Proverbs 12:5.
We must be fair to ourselves, but harder still we must be fair when our interesis to others conflict,
Press-Radio Bible Service,
Inc Cincinnati, Ohio.
FILMS AND NIGHT SPOTS
FILMS
KING'E & PRINCESS: "That "Kind of Woman, Marring Bophia Loren and Tab Hunter,"
HOOVER & GALA: "T58 House Of The Suyen Hawky,“ starring Robert Taylor and Nicole Maurey.
NIGHT SPOTS
PARAMOUNT: Giancarlo und · his Italian Combo, Floor Shown by Cafar, the King of Pick-Pockets and the wezentional "Rivieraw"" Apache Team. Cocktail Lounge: Larry Allen at the Piano Bar. MAKLÁRA: The “Dairay)," the Mczo-
balle
Sarto FraRCÍACA
BOXY & BROADWAY: (At 3:30. ́E. I CARLTH MEDY ARDES LORIA..
7.20 and 2193 "Carth. To the
Centre of "The
starring Fat Boone, James Muzon, Arlene Dahl and Diane Baker.
Drake
LEE & ASTOR: "aten Down To
Terror,” starring Charing and Collera aliter,
Nigel
RITZ: "Sapphire," starring
Patrick and Yvonne Mitchell. OBIENTAL: * Like : HOL" Garring Marilyn Monroe,' Tuny Corts and Jack Latamion, CAPITOL and MAJESTIC: "Flesh is and hood," starring Dawn Adiosna
and Magali Noelia
(Chiasso
STATE: Mambo Okr**
silan 2.
PARAMOUNT: “The Fighting Bon- hestertorg John Wayn4, SKE KORN BYWARE,
En.
Lila Combo, GOLDEN, PHOENIX: The famous internationst comedian and cut&E» Lt. Phi Phillips, and the caption- enchanting Aloha Beščina ROTEL MIRAMAR: Bot Faller and
El Quartet with Mian Chau Ping." Music by Ole Delano SUN YAS
and his band. Vock, my penny. BLUE HEAVEN1, Gloria and Zomero, stars of Spain, and the Hose and Nieves Danes Team from Manila. HIQEBALL, Gloria «and · HomeTO, maze of #pain, and the Reno BOG | Nieves. Druce Team from Manila. UPRINCEAR GARDEN!" Floor, Abus By the Valikopers and the Aloba Beauties
china Mall - for
(Wes Baturday's
the left
The golden dollars bear the seal of the State of Alaska on one side. On the other is the statement that the coin is good
trade, dollar, in for ene redeemable at face value at the Chamber of Commerce,
COLD-RUSH
idea
от
bas
also thousand "gold" colas. These are being Mashed a pretty sales girls in Alaskan stores.
panics.
If Japan is not invited to bid pedestrian was hit no less thun on any overseas project, it gets 29 times last year by speeding very CTOSS. Yet it thinks it cars and trucks. In the month December when the unreasonable that out- of quite
Intake 19 usually siders should be permitted to alcoholic
projects here- higher — no less than an even bidfor major even when the money for them duzen crashes happened. Again, come's
countries. with ninilable rezsɔninuz, it is from other
ihe to noolish Inbuilt now proposed That's local logie-or selfishness, it you prefer it that safety island altogether.
way.
Foreigners Japanese
who work. companies
very
★
seldom participate in the semi- A self-styled private detec- aunual bonus distribution on
the
status often
grounds
that their "different". More than not thay don't even get invited to the annual New Year spree,
tive, Tohru Higo, has posed various Japanese government departments BOME very. involved problema. First he went to the Foreign Ministry to ask for a passport to go to Takeshima Island in the Japan Sea.
He was told he didn't need
had since
tu it was
going
to Higo
Office
3 his
And they can be fred on
any day's notice.. However, Japanese employed by a foreign company even if he gets more then his counterpart in
de- Japanese company-stli
and firing mands his bonuses, The Greater Anchorage Chamber of Commerce joined him is a dimcult and expensive a passport as Takeshima
The U.S. Security Forces been Japanese territory and in the
Job. must now give any dismissed 1903 and travelling distributed several
Japanese worker the equivalent no different from
"compen Yokohama from Tokyo. of one year's pay sation". This is also held to be then went to his Ward
to the and obtained a certificate
address from for Tokyo home to Takeshima.
Howeyes, Takeshima jica within the bounds of the famous or infamous "Rhee Line" and
is occupied by
Korean of South Liberal soldiers.
Honorable On went Party, has Higo to the Marltime
"reasonable" according In making
cacb tbe
word, letteri In each of the small squares ingy be used once only. Each word must con- tain the large jester in the centre square, and there must be si least one nine-letter word in the
No Txt.
piruli KQ Foreich words
tamen
TODAY'S
DOET
2O words Good: 35 words, very good; 47
Solution words, Becelionů.
tomorrow.
YESTERDAY'S
SOLUTION:
Adit admit aimed amid smide dame dale derm deme demit diet
Iden ESTEL
IMMEDIATE ident made maid malmed maird meus medleta wreed meted leed tamed teamed feed tide Urd timed timald.
London Express & rvice.
mentality of the men of Yamato transfer of
name ritualistic tho
A gold-rush for the coins has been observed at nearby mili- tary bases, where it least 10,000 of them have apparent Japan. ly been bought as souvenirs. will be speat on The profits civic functions.
"The gilt dísca have 'grab according to Mr appeal Arthur J. Sexauer, Fairbanks "olden dollar chairman, “The coin is being gold-plated and made into Jewellery of all
ites, Lypes-bolo
bracelet bangles and so on.
Alaskans
are also sending the cotri as a souvenir to friends 'outside'." -Reuter.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 14
Japan, 2 p.m.
By Att
Philippines, Guam, Australia, Now Zealand, Fiji, 2 pin.
Okinawa, Korea, 6 pau, Formosa, ym.
By Burises
Indoneata, a p
Macao, 4 p. Canada (Cristobal C. Z.. Venezuela, Netherland Antiles parcels, direct,
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1
By Al
Hawaii, USA. 1 3.m.
Vietnam, Pakistan, France, 9 .. Cambodia, Noon
*Thand. Burma, Indie, Nom
Macao, 1 p.m.
Haly, France, Belgium, Nether land, Germany (Sweden parcels direct) (Switzerland via Geños). 2
Ichiro Kono, the "strong garrison
man" of the
Safety Democratic suggested that Mr. Kishi Board to ask for a protective Tho escort to his new hume. resign his Prime
Minis MSD, In
no mood to start a BOON
after backyard tership
engagement naval signing the revised with the Republle of Korea, Security Pact with the suggested he stayed in Tokyo. United States, while Not so, said Higo,
next filled a sult Hayato Ikeda, Minister damages against the
Trade ment charging that,
of International
He
for
govern- as it has
and Industry, obliquely failed to remove the intruding sald the same thing ROK
soldiers
from this island, it has pre- . when he stated that Japanese
vented him from taking up his Japan must enter into lawful residence there. To put negotiations with China more life into his case, he has
the Chick. for a renewal of trade, lold churges against
of Police fa Shimane Pro- Chinese very 'stupidly fecture under which
jurisdic- have said they'll have nothing lion Takeshima I supposed to the to do with Japan unless Mr be, for fallure to prevent Kihi gela out of
odice illegal possession of firearms on being the
The
W. Australia, parcels via Freman Obviously, the Japanese aren't the foland these
Ue, 2
Dire
Macro. 4 p.m.
Macao, a p..
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10
By Air China, Prople's Republic, 7 32. Vielsom, Laos, 10 am
Thadkind. Durina, Malaya, Indone- ata, Noon.
Japan, 1 pÆ.
India, Pakistan.
Middia
Africa, Great Britain, Europe, 2 pan.
Philippo Guan, 2 pan.
France, 2 p.m.
Rewall, 3 pm.
Territory of Papua New Guinee, Australia, New Zealand de 7115, 4 [p.m
Philippines, pin.
1
Forinora, Japoń, a pan. Okinawa, Wires, 4 pm. Indi. Egypt, 4 pan. Hawaii, USA., ́d pan- China, People's Republic, & pan.
By Surf
China, People's Republin, 7 a.m. Indonesia. Noon.
going to be pushed around 1 mñes and artillery of the ROK that. But there are other good garrison.
the
reasons why Kishi #bould resign and thereby clear way to re-open
The enthusiastic Mr Higo is
negotiations now considering the Invocation Pact with of the Security with China through more
cause. Uberal-minded
representatives.. America to add to his
The US. Forces are here to To top all this, it is now sug- protect Japanese territory from gested that elections for the invasion,
20 therefore, it is presidency
the Liberal their bounden duly to Democratic Party be put the Koreans out of Takeshima. forward to November of
The only trouble about all this year instead of January next is that Higo is mostly right. year when Mr Klahl's to of office expires. All these dige--
of
this
plus the fact that Kishl will out have the chance of going efter making a few State visits Seven
that be -lead one to belleve will find a face-saving means of handing over the reins to
is out.
Belts & Durope, Noon
Miche Best. Africa Aden. Great yasaland parcela vis L. Manques), somebody else before the year Japp.m. Philippines, Thatch New Guines, Aystonia, New Zealed, Tij), 3 pm.
CHICK, UBA., 6 paí
By Surface China, People's+Hapsablin. 7 4.0 Malaya, Oeykin, Jodie, Adan, Egypt,
parcela via P. Bado), Noon.
PE. ALOR, S. & W. Africa (Ghana (parcels direct) (N. & 3. Rhodesia &
Noon
Bacauinen, falands, New Hebrides
Hr. New
percale diewot, 2 pmu
Koros, a pin. Formoss, S-jin. hacso, a p.in.“
Rr. Bolomon
Chkan, People's Republic, t p.m.
KUNDAY, JANUARY 17
Surface Macko, 1, part. Macao, "pa
Reverting to the quaint ways of Japan, it is now about one year since 1 wrote that Itami Airport at Osaka would be open
throw
years of patient cross-breeding of roses by Kenichi Arlsum of the of Horticultural School Kyushu University, has produced a definite strain coloured of vermillion rose which posSCRISES luminosity at night and a very distinctive glow in the daytime 100. These may now be grown from asede.