THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1950.
IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION IS MORE INTERNATIONAL
POCKET CARTOON by OSBERT LANCASTER
"Daddy! Mummy's going
to the sales 1"
By Poter Lovegrove
There is more of an international flavour than ever before about this year's Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition, our annual pageant of domestic progress, which opened at Olympia, London, on March 7.
From 12,000 miles away, New Zealand sent one of its 33,000 "State Houses," which are built by private enterprise to Government plans for the authorities to own and let. The Dominion went into the house-building business as long ago as 1936 to attempt to solve a shortage that was then, and still is, acute.
of New Zen- which has delighted milliony These neat, red-roofed, pleasing feature
New since Edwardian daye. one-storeyed, three-bedroom land's eltles and towns.
FAMOUS 12 ACRES suburbs, complete with schools. homes, which can be rented halls and community shopping Over 500 Arms rub shoulders
around in these 12 acres, have arisen for 298. Gd. a week, are built centres,
of famous exhibition space, and while of the plentiful native tim- these estates.
many of them display imper bers the outer walls of The specifications confort that improvements and Innova- Matai, black pine, or with the requirements of many lions which will make homeA more decorative and comfortable, Rimu, a red pine, and the local window frames of Totain, a where unfortunately such timber and life easier for the housewife, hard weathering wood-like teak.
One out of every four houses built is a State House, and they have become an necepted and
He Wants To Keep Communism Lean
authoritica in Britain.
1s not available.
which can
perhaps the most spetacular France, invited as a guest in feature of the Show is the in- honour of the President's visit to Kenuity with which their wares display products of which the in are presented.
Two new houses, most proud, occupies a place of honcur with her tapestry, one be bought or built for those who have the good fortune to hold lines, table services, jewellery both a building licence and a de- women's clothing, perfurne and vintage wines in fascinating old termination to possess their own hearth, are attracting much at- bottles,
fenilon.
One, the Berg House, On another stand, her famous is a four-bedroom cottage (bun. cheeses competo with the Ralow with a chimney stack of Samsoe and Bluc cheeses of rough course stone, and costs Denmark, which is also display £2,166 (exclusive of the fund, Ing butter fresh from the churn of course. The other is Unity built on the selence and mild-cured bacon, while House,
the "prefab" travel agencies from Austria and that began with
the p- Italy are busy arranging book arn, but which
Semi-detached, with concrete pearance of a traditional house. Tyrol, Venice and Capri.
columns,
sintet beams
1 costa
Lord Vansittart, who, during the war, re- peatedly advocated a post-war policy of stringenting for the Dolomites and the control over German war potential, has now sug- gested a new maxim for our times: "Keep Communism Lean."
Theatre
throw
TALKING DRUMS
From only a stone's away from the gateway to the new Palper of the Doges and the muxit is based on the Oberammergau Passion Play "simple principle
Lord Vansillart's
steel manufactured stone, rome £1,200.
has
The Services are represented usual. The Royal Air Force as the most spectacular display, with visitors invited to use the Standard Free Gunnery Trainer and Night Vision Trainer, and
one should not build up throb of West African
that comes the hypnotic, they can piso get the impression |
drum." Twelve men and
one of our latest jet
News From countries likely to attack women have come from the Gold of Bing
Bihter, the Meteor.
own
novelist.
Britain
but there must be
surveyors and architectural draughtsmen.
USEFUL GADGETS The Ideal Home Exhiblilon would not be complete without crop of odd but useful new Kadgets.
This year I found a Hearing Hut for women who are sensitive about their deafness; 3-valve Conceals
it
ny
cone;"-and for that reason he Coast to live again the life of
The Army has brought-Indis criticises the British the cocoa farmer and his family
from the Army Apprentice in a typleal native compound: School at Harrogate to demon- Government's decision to ac- they harvest the brightly-strate their normal trade train- cord recognition to Com-coloured pods and dry the little. ing 05 carpenters, painters, On his return to Britalu from munist China.
brown beans which grow in the Hollywood, Emlyn Williams
half-jungle and have been satis- Propounding his theory in a hla will produce and star in
"Accolade." The letter to The Times, he suggestsfying half the world's needs in piny,
international affairs the lost 70 years. chief character la a famous that in
must have a few prlu-
Parallel with the story of Who Is
knighted and "one then becomes involved itt aciples." Too many might be a
rocon is that of sugar, with huge working models of cane planta- scandal. The play, presented by nuisance, H.M.
tions in Jamaica and the dusky Tennent in conjunction some.
He goes on: "One principle purple silhouette of distant Leland with
Heyward aud
hills demonstrating the cutting of the Joshun Logan, will go to New that, while it is embarrassing in
any circumstances to find one sticks, their loading on tru
trucks York after its London run.
elf in relations with malefacand trains, and the West Indian ectronic hearing aid, the bat Eileen Herlic, not seen on the tora, it is inexcusable to hasten factories where they are trans- teries, and the earphone itself.
the out of one's way to enter into formed
cleaner with an Into the
A vacuum brown raw stage since her success t Edinburgh Festival of 1910 ns entanglement on the eve of ad-for
crystals and molasses which are undercarriage to simplify stair- cleaning. An Electric Chef Medea, has
inter refined in the United King- chosen Pinero's vertised crime,
which kneads
dough, beats Tanqueray" "The Covernment "The Second Mrs
have dom and processed into millions
blends, whisks,
and minces Chinese recognised the for her return to the West End.
Com-of Mister Cubes.
extracts juice from foods. Her portrayal of Paula should
munists regardless of their in-
2 bp From even further afield, is a
motor cultivator
which be interesting. Cecil Beaton spending invasion of Titel: and
costumes and seenery. Lord itugh Russell (Lord Japanese garden, copied from mows the lawn, cuts long grass, designing
ths the Kenroktu Park at Kanazawa, and Vansittura adversary in
glant mountain of operated food mixer, which Emile Liller is to present current newspaper controversy) with the musical version of Barrie'sys, In effect, that we are not Fullyama looming from a black creams fal, mashes potatoes and relishes silver. A 2it, Gln. "Quality Street" later this year. concerned with the Tibetan cloth.
which Harry
to up clothes
In minutes, and u certs which
tax) just
B
posed the music,
Con- funeral. Parr Davies han-
Christopher
Hassall has written the lyrics, and Doris Zinkelsen is desun-
Littler the costumes.
set in an
melodrama
Jack
IN DILEMMA "What then shall we do when murder? followed by Look the other way, or com next rations will be "The Is Purple Fin
plain and Greece, with rimlani's next reception?!" in Margaret Rawlings and
"We have put ourselves Hawkins (Piccadilly Theatre,
this dilemma by disregard Lamden) and "Latin Quarter," a
And are therefore spectacular revue which goes to principle.
March hand to Jore respect." the London Cazine on
ffe recalls his prewar maxin, which R. "Keep Germany Lean,"
18.
Stanley French and S. Newsome are to put on a big-he scale British musical with book based
turn
un
nf the
iu
ol
brequently elaborated during the war, and says he Thackeray's thought then that "the sacrifice of some tratte was better than the sacrifice of 30 millon lives." But still we went on exporting Germany and Japan. metals to
"The same tendencles," Lord Vansit art warns, "are at work
bas
Vanity Fair."
promising
young Another dramatist is Toni Block, whore "Flowers for the Living" opened at the Duchess Theatre, Londen. The play deal with a
who stum-bred girl
returns home after six years of decent
living in the Army. Novn Pil-
He
片 describes
and drives
sprayer.
high dwart washer But this year's show is not can
deal with three pounds merely a picture:que lesson in three Geography. It is largely the ever, two to three welcomo mixture as before, the midget colourful envalcade of British (including purchase progress in the domestic arts, under £7.
Dí
radio
A malna-
British
Council's Courses
1950
The British Council's 1950 programme of short courses and summer schools in Great Britain is now being distributed in 60 countries in different parts of the world. It contains 48 new courses to be held in more than 24 centres in England and Scotland and Wales between March and November.
More
"wishful nition will not encourage "our Harrison as her mother emies." lee:1
Cor- and Barry Morse as the poral with whom she is in love.
beam plays the girl, with Kaththinking" the view that recon- territories are
1,000 plice in a working class district than
In East London and in the specialists from overseas county town of Lewes (June)
expected to 4 to 20).
Subjects take part in the courses,
Included
last in which will
programme which have average from year's
merlied inclusion this time are
NOT TO KOW.TOW two to three weeks ench. In- "Safety at Sea" (London and "It will," he says, "be inter-dividual fees range froni Livere, April 18 to Muy 4): | Tait have dramatised E. M. preted weakness, which £10 to £35 exclusive of fares
Kenneth Allott and
•
Stephen
has
to and from Great Britain.
we have realised that the lust Schools"
for
(Aberdeen, Septem-
Ber 11 to 23); "The British Commonwealth of Nations" (Oxford. July 17 to August 4) กา "The Nursing Profession" (Edinburgh, June 22 to July 6.)
Forster's interesting novel." A always stimulates aggressors. Room with View," and it had its first performance at the "I want no friendship with Among the new ventures are
on "Broadcasting courses Arts Theatre, Cambridge. This evil," he concludes. "When once
(London, April 1 to is the first time Mr Forster has
In view of the fact that many allowed one of his books to be for world dominion must mean 10): "Development of the Ap-
were the Arts" (Lon- applicants
disappointed war, that cruelty is the preciation of anollier staged,
unforgivable alu, that the
the British Council Manchester and Wake- last year, op-don, and fleld, September 25 to October has decided to increase the num Miles Malleson, where English pression of the individual
of places avaliable to version ol Moliere's "The the suppression of the soul have 14); Dairy Technology (Read- ber
re-ing and London July 11 to 23); teacher Miser." with himself in the title nothing on God's earth to
of study one of the hits of the commend them, we should not "Research in Pomology" (East A limited number part, is present Old Vic
has kow-tow but stand up to them. Malling flerearch Slation, near tours will also be arranged, if March 21 to 3!); requested, for · groups of be- now adopted "Terluffe." This say again: 'Keep Communism Maidstone,
for and "An Experiment in Social tween five and 16 people study- will be teen at
Vie, Lean. Experience speaks
Analysis," which will take ing one particular subject. Bristol.
that principle.”
season,
the Old
NEWS IN PICTURES
RELYING ON MEMORY — Bertalan Bodnar, noted Hungarian painter, puts finishing touches to a portrait of Cardinal Mindszenty which he painted from memory in Havana, Cuba. A former acquaintance of the Cardinal, imprisoned by the Communists, Bodnar hopes to present his picture to Cardinal Spellman in New York.
TAKING TIME OUT-Getting your exercise with a ball at Miami Beach, Florida, is all very well, but Laura Darnce thinks it can be overdone. She's had her work- out for the day and now she's just taking it easy on the sands and enjoying the fresh sea breezes, sunshine and winter warmth.
READY FOR THE TOURISTS - A woman lace worker sels up her stand in Genoa, Italy, as the entire Italian Riviera prepares for what is hoped will be a record tourist year. Thousands of Holy Year pilgrims are expected to visit the famous beauty spots along the const.
FASHION'S TWINS Two scarves, one..
22 inches square and the other 30 inches square, lend an original air to a blouse and skirt `outfit. Ono is worn shawl fashion, while the other is tied in a knot at the throat, Swiss batiste Scarves worn together arc a new note in fashion.
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PRETTY AS A FICTURE--Sweeping döuids make a picturesque formation over the calm waters at Miami Beach, Florida, at the start of the seventeenth annual Lipton Cup Race. The 28-mile contest was won by The cloudy skies added considerable Ticonderoga, a 72-foot kolch owned by Allen Carlisle of Miami.
scente pleasure to the race.