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LONDON DIARY
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1950.
Brumas hauls in the money • Shirley back a little slimmer • No Saint Cloud House for Duke of Windsor
WITH ten pounds of £3,000
W
penses.
before paying her ex- "But the didn't even
frozen tenks. # re- eucered in the swim."
tinue of four, and newly
Sirley's parents
LIC both wwkuners. Her
streamlined figure, 17-year- | profesjönni
sisters, Marilyn (14) and
old high school girl ShirleyCntia (11) and
brother Jackle
May France is back from (5), all learned to swim na Somerset, U.S.A.,
another attempt Channel.
OT
+24
Winner.
to make coon
they could wali. the Marilyn is already training to
Channel be a
Shirley expects to spend her 10th birthday over here, It i in August. But fle will not be able 16 Culebrate. "A swimmer
Round her neck she wears a silver triangle. It Was given her by 18 year old
John
McMahon. of a neighbouring 1 not drink anything care high school. She picture on her wallet, hopes tomised," the says.
corrics
hin
That rules not even
wear the triangle on her Chan-pop.
1 swim attempt. inke li oft," she says,
Sinco Inst
"I never
Year Shirley
ginger
Saroyan's money
has 7LLIAM
SAROVAN, the American writer, has sent A new book of stories to London publishers. And he h also Rven them same revealing facts about what his stories have carned.
Herbie, scratch problem
Festival church
Of the eleven that rete MB MORBISON
The Arsyan, two money:
160
a
POOR START
IN CREAM BUSINESS
ON the eve of the start of
the scheme to permit the sale of clotted cream, only six of 200 potential cream makers in Somerset have applied for licences. In Devon fewer than 30 out of 400 have applied.
The rehemu was announced by Mr Webb, Minister of Food, on May 19. But 12 hours before it
is due to start confusion relgis
in the West.
The Government
has falled
directive to the Few
to give any agricultural committees farmers in Somerset and Devon have made inquiries.
Farmers are ignorant of the regulations. It they wish to mike ercam they must comply with the Milk and Dalries Act of 1949.
clean This is essential for food, but difficult to administer
due to the lack of
staff to supervise the farms on the hills of the West country. They are rarely visited by inspectors, as they do not rell milk to the Marketing Board,
Is soon to which deputation
PRINTING HITCH Carton slips or labels bearing reid for be will urge that British religious the name and leence number of The Cocktail Party, life should recrive proper the retailer must be obtained. $5,000 The Ph.asant Hunter,
But many farmers have refused $3,000. He says. candidly; "Tinttention in the 1951 Festival, never know why."
Mick of the others round $300, "I acked too man but It It to brezm the rent was due." Three storles, refeel ed by mutazine editors once or twice, li fet An
They locked
way.
HIQ That in not
towns to
I gather from the Festival to take part because they have
fact religion has to the time to visit
the have the printing carried out,
Licences are issued by the
executive
been petlooke planning. An announcement of ihe details, however, rens To have been left rather late.
Auttural
coin-
Seven-year-aki Jennifer Wells is getting a hearty welcome from So-So, a chimpanzee at London Zoo. Besides being playmates, So-Se is an admirer of Jennifer's outfit which is the latest thing in summer wear for a young miss.
At both the Devon 1 what This roughly,
Me and Somerrel agricultural corn- sald It was for nothing. Morton will tell the deputa-mittee headquarters
noy. Alt
have that all Inquiries from farmers 1.01. The Festival E own chuch-the
had been noted, but even the bombed Bombed site visitors John's Church in Waterloo offeiat forms for the licences
F.J. Holroyde Rond. Licence to build was had not been available.
Officials the Minary of
of The Nationel WHILE Mr
red-granted by watching blick Wen
The Farmers Union believe that it ats in the war damaged City Works a few weeks ago
take
to et The a montie Fetter Lane and urch will be, wed by various will nea between
with the Festival.
Under the reliene farmers in Somerset. Devon and Cornwall Bible exhibition
jare allowed to rel erata to Religioue servira and met-holes and restaurants in therei ints are also planned for Hyde Park and the Battersea Festival counties and in Dorset, Wilt hire and Gloucestershire. Sales Cariena.
Ouside there roublies are by be a special There will abo grown one and a balf inches.long, with a broad bill, bronze
jetebes on the head & whexhibition devoted to the Bible She looks much Llimmer, has in
and a ho, purple bib. M
and its part in Eutish life. Now fact gained five pounds.
ia Eftolroyde thinks it had escaped 11. 0.
from a London owner. The bird the But-hericd
is now at the Zon. moccasins she wore.
Shoe Line recently, he rotired denominations for services to dareheme into effective operation. Employers are never
an unusual hind on the mind. took it to the He eought 1,
ens Identified a Zoo. Ture it was
bronze -winged TRADA- Shirley,,,a little alimmer jakin, a native of West Africa,
she weighs
green
Three-egg breakfasts
The win
d
I
les an
four inches
Golden bear
will be madeПABY bear Brunas has been from the French side towards the end
4751
how at
the London
Sho
-turt
100s training
fu
Duver
to
An hour
Up from the dock FIND
WHEN MISS
Kathleen Mary Lloyd takes elp her ap !pointment an Director of the she will WRNS in November,
Insignia of
eve worn
every
At
Ago
THIS
The Terriers aren't volunteers any more
THE
PETER LOVEGROVE writes about the end of a tradition which gops back to Napoleon's day
force complete with all modern technical units,
HE first day of sum-balanced Held
mer brought to an for service wherever it may be
to complete the Regular Army
end a British tradition required, and of. voluntary service formations,
which goes back at least
additional units
It is to be composed of heavy and light AA. and searchlight
to the period of the regiments, with the required ad-
French Revolution.
service with
Rince 1849, for
half of whom with the AA. de-
ministrative units, two armour- ca divisions, soven infantry On June 22, a few Tor-divisions, one airborne division independent brig- ritorial Army units received and certain into their ranks the first of ades, as well as Corps and Army troops and administrative units. the National Servicemen
In its ranks who have completed 18 the first time, are members of months'
the the W.n.A.C., Regular Army. The main will serve flow of conscripts, however, Its structure was recently re- dhl not start until July 6 planned, and within tho next National Servicemen few months there will be 607 of 503 as now reporting to newer units Instead
originally adhemed. units on
alternato Thurs This will ensure a better bal- anced proportion of volunteers
N.S. and gives
and
nre
days.
Most of
men had
been serving
over-
fences.
men for
the Jalter
each unit. o better
the first batch of and
reas, They were met at the chance of serving in the same nearest railway station and arm and branch during his full
མ་ར་ taken to the TA. Centre, and part-time service. where they were welcomed
by Men who have been serving
he Commanding Offer of the in specialist units or Who live alt or the Adjutant. The for- lant distance from the near- mplilles only took n few est T.A. centre may now be
posted to the minutes; Lho
Supplementary Quarterinusfer checked the men's kit; clerk Krserve. bued them with leave war- rants, and they were sent of their demobilisation leave.
They
Camps In '50
number
TE reduction in the Sey are not being asked to re- port again to their T.A. units has not meant juntil they have settled down in alterations
major
of units
uny the Kroup- jing of units in formations, but satisfied-1 their civilinn joby.
This mixing of volunteers and certain brigades in Scotland National Servicemen <>:1 an have been brought together l the new T.A. reconstituted equal footing in
Lowland is one of the most far-reaching Division.
ever there has developments
train- bren in the British Army.
SICK PAY-MORE
ILLNESSES
the In July. 1148.
council introduced a seżenie under which it paid' employees alisent
year
rate.
The "Calerie annel Wukes Com-i
EMPLOYERS ARE NEVER SA TISMEDZ
No dying on the job
which rend:
•
in
Started '08
Utoria!
teen
Army
02nd,
National Servicemen's Ing during the four years' part- 1;e TA, con- jeista of a 15-day camp in each
lime service in
had
of training.
into
three years.
to now, the Terti- of the first three years, and 15 day or 60 drills"out of camp" over the Arst spread entirely composed
It came its prezent shape in 1908, but the volunteers, who
voluntec.s
"Out of camp" training con- sists of training in the evenings
They will be
were the fathers of TA. banded at TA, centres or at werk-ends, given 30 days" days together in Napoleonic
notice of an annual camp and when Bogland was threatened
#ee | reasonable notice of the drills. with invasion,
half a
million then enrolling in a great surge It does not appear likely that of patriotic feelings.
any National Servicetman en- Although the movement practering the T.. this year will be tically ceased to exist when hos-able to attend annual camp in Hiitles ende
ended in 1815, there was|1950. Training In the Supple-
of the mentary Reserve tremendous revival
consists of a
AN inquiry into the "abnormal" amount of sick- ness among their 293 workmen is being held by the Scunthorpe town council. In the year ended May 2, working days lost totalled 5,277. -and you've found
This averages more thanţ a fortuno
18 days' abgence through of July, In London Zoo for just over six months, rank in the service. She started
January to May this with a a stewarders's badge on LE today, with her father, John From
ET'S look at two famousness by each employee. Walter France, 39, her manager year, 1,160,000 people visited her arm in an officers' mess, in
stamps shown this week The council is Socialist-con- in the
1930, same period August Ted Warner, and coach Harry the Zoo.
present there
the training at the international Stamp trolled. were only superintendent of Houdakian, Shirley went shop last year.
in Grosvenor Burghieid. Exhibition 23 -establishment ping for a black cotton sull to 743,000. So here has been
|House, Londes, 426,000 use for her big swim.
Peterse
visitors | Berks,
scem long "It doesn't
They shace Brumas has been on show,
are orange-red 1. through iness or industrial in- Employees of a Milwau-olunteer spirit in 1850 when 13-day camp in each of the Brums worth since I How much is
was rerubbing
doors stamps from Mauritius, in the jury in full for 13 weeks less kee firm perked up and look-the country was again menaced years of varl-ume service.
Indian Ocean. They were issued the National Health benelit. Ased more alive after rending by French gabre-rattling. Units The National Servicemen vol- 103 years ago and are on an result sick pay £3,000. This a notice on a bulletin board artillery and
in the past
of rifle volunteers, high horse uniceering for the TA-he can Pur amounted to
engineers sprang do so during his frat 13 months isquivalent to a
into being. and the numbers in the Active Army or after 'ho "It has come to the attention soon swelled to 180,000,
has Joined the Terriers-receives mittee is mecting representatives of the management that ein-
He becomes of the General
The Volunteer battalions were certain privileges.
bounty and has Workers Union to investigate job and either refusing or neg
good chance of retaining the problem. Men's representa-eeting 10 keel
reforms of over. This der the Cardwell
whatoyer substantive rank he Lives und shop stewards Pic practice must stop. Any em-1881, and in 1888 the volunteers attained in the Active Army and on the job and the militia wore amalgam of being posted to the unit of Mr Walter Brickell, chairman Players found dead
ether in a
nted in the Territorial Force in his choice. upright or prone of the Salaries and Wages Com-position-will be
lack mitter,
immediately spired by Lord Haldane. tonight that the dropped from the payroll.
Trough intended, as its name British mo concerned Are outside "In future, if a foreinan no- implies, for home service only workers in the health, marketing fees any employee has made no members could offer their ser and other departments. Salaried movement for a period of two vices unywhere outside the Lifters were not involved,
hours, it will be lils duty to in- United Kingdom, and in World
Barton, Humphrey Wor I
T. F. WHEN | vestigale."
every I practically
Rear-commodore of Lym- As it will be almost impas unit served overseas.
Yacht
Club, "Thure are some good people sile
recently to distinguish
In 1921. Its le was changed Inston between It now belongs to his daughter, i
and come bad
the natural among our endeath and
move to the Territorial Army, and its sailed his 25ft sloop Vertue 35 Mrs John Benny
went Atlantic, he be asked. "On the ment of some employees, fore-units playel a consplevous part arross the
broke rib. keeps
it in a bank vault for ...,”
mrn are cutioned to make on all fronts of World War II, through six gales, fely.
particularly in the Now he is to batte the Atlantie and more been deliberate
investigation. What makes this bit of paper malingering among some of the suspected
has Joined Mr Jack
of owner Brush
Gulykin, yacht, 1947, kipper her In the Rhode Is- 600
Brumas takes a ride on Mother Ivy's back, but ma doesn't want to play.
Golden Bear.
to the
See
he says.
sweeping
envelope which
clicctor named Howard bought in an Illan hazour for £50.
A later owner, Mr Alfred Lichtenstein, of New York, is ld to have refuzed £30,000 for the envelope.
Dale.
She
and Municipal | ployees have been dying on the associated to line regiments un-gible for a
being invited to attend.
"MALINGERING"
halter has
face of it, I cannot help thinking calding a pay cheque in front air defence of Great Britain.
By sloop across
Reformed in '47 Rawlings,
clamps.
(now
U preciou
workmen. It has grown waise
employee si is the
only envelope kunster the
parion therally consdied un authen-, schem for two of them, used 11
but there fully during the Srat 13 (tle tert
Lave been Only 1 of the start weeks of stitne. »
reportail where eam at jeges
the n catalogued
tural Instinet has been so dieply at Castration,
(heh) are bolj ved
Atlantic
another
to
in DE-FORMED RTA'S
role on the land-to-Bermuda race of of another
and immediately after war l {# *N!} !tt "The problem is causing the embedded that the hand of the outbreak of the 500 printed in that Lady counel, and
the immediate de for the gruelling Atlantic race my committee 1 employer has made a spasmodie i would be Comm, wife of the Governor
rigour mortis Bloyment of the great bulk of¦ of 3,000 miles. the anti-ntreraft defences of Mauriting, ki 1842,
The Gulvain carries a crew Service) U. K., the provision of properly of six.
could ure Pricular, a preat deal of wor-clutch even after tam or invitations to a gardening is wg pint
4. A great deal of this type of has set in." party.--J. A. A.
--Lonal press serpics/
Int
„pic:ent,"
the country
said
Mr Brickell
comi- his midder was askin other local authorities whether they were faced with a simfer problem
Rush to Stratford they were desling with it.
DUSIEST man in theatreal
diretor business last week was Eric Battle for car
office manager at
wanming on the first day will ta the Zoo? Nominally £200, and washing dishes," There will be no to five Actual's far more. radually be increased nurs. Ber training diet! four Une visitor
her Zoo in changes under a child.
Adults chip. She has a high: opiitin quarts of milk a day, a three-evy four fa
On this 'of present recruits, says they Thorpe, box egg breakfast, a "small" lunch, y 2s., children 1s. then steals for her evening | basis, and discounting
the WRNS the enter-ere maintaining
! Theatre. Stratford-on-Avon. ng ánd ointr incone cafeu-" One service." Swimming 18
the pruntable for ae
increase as
Miss been
Lloyd is grey-haired, Acoling opened Shirley. She wil earn money worth around $37,275 in gate 1er une earel I'm a lasly," eight weeks of the season-and
Trical.
for wearing
4 waterproat takings alone.
watch on her swim, she Leave your rugs
ndorses" Shirley May fashions;
daily roltann she is to write
Le syndicated throughout America.
to
lipse
Worth £2,000 for hours of queuring need not
she answers.
No house for Duke
Windsor
Shakespeare Memorial
for the
bulge
NEW battle of the bulge b
being fought in Central
The money went across the box London. This bulge is the cons office "window at the sate of tour of 1.8 modern motor cur.
£250 an hour.
Motorist: say garage chargo
{r} In aridithn there were 0.000 are
wond them high, Garage owner blare nenstal applications on the Brst lowered.
ine bulge, say forcing alone.
that because of con- they can get fewer cars lot the stason he garages and therefore musi
for charge more,
The
management are
after
WIMBLEDON tennis inno-
Duke of The left-has vation this yeur a
given up luggage
office
that SO
tion of building
Blouse who lake rugs and camp chairs himself in or near Paris.
He had meant to buy a site dering extending How much w all this worth to be burdened with them all day. at St Cloud,
a Paris suburb. But John Gielgud leaves
New York Immediately Duncan Macau- hert Says manager Ted Warner: Says Colonel
tells me But it was estimated that n
One garage man Is difcult to say-there are|Iny, secretary of the All Ent-St Cloud home would cost at September 30, and Pexy Ashtores", 40 cars a night since
to the He land Club, "We have a bigger her expenses to be paid."
Duke croft goes So the
rebuilt Old the bulge car arrived. He also leant £48,000.
Waterloo Road blantes Vic Theatre in uys that last year she probably crowd than Just when all decided against the scheme,
increasing rends made
int the same time.
inigher overhead charges, A betwren £1,800 and records were broken.
-London Express Service)
Most London motorists leave their cars in open publie garages. Scnles of charges vary with the horsepower of the car. Usual
178, charge is from
or 189,
K.
O. CANNON
SHE'S GOING OVER! I'LL HAVE
TỎ JUMP FOR #71!
THE RIDDLE
OF THE ROME REBELS
Melanies... Carnan
Ties in the pass...
and
a week for a small car to 25. or 278, for cars over 20 h.p.
Karage in Mayfair charges £2 %. Od. 1 week for a
On
Amali gartiges rest central London are charging high price. One I how nem Langham Place charges between 19%, Od, und 30s, week.
There are look waiting lists for lock-ups generally costing about 30.. week. Some in the Mayfair area cost 50s. week, exclusiva at alestre light.
In the suburbs prieen is open Harages vary from 7% od to
10%, a week,
Ter
Hush Puppies, Coming Up
COOKING CONTEST
Philippe of the Waldorf, right, Judge in the annund cooking contest of New York's Madison Square Boys' Club, samples the hush-puppies made by 'club members. Taking time out from early summer playtime to spend an afternoon slaying over a hot stove dre, left to right: By Resseque, 14; Jerry Homequs, 11; David DeLagado, 12; and 'Kenneth Secor, '11.
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