ANOTHER Government office!
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Ministry "considering
natury. of Works are buying a the" al Southamters the junction of How and Theo kinkels Itoad for use as Clovernment amees,
A bank stood me until à.
by demolishnet
German WAN born during the war.
1 cu cre
"The Thatel I
LONDON DIARY
inue to share the Junior Carl- tori promites. The Crown Lase hy have ok to the Union has 35 years to run.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1950.
A girl whose face is covered
with paint
Has an advantage with me
over to whore ain't,
I mitted Mr Birch's credit
tine: "In the words of one Blow for ex-Ministers a greatest Hving American
YES of
defeated Socialsta are on the venney at Ent
Too much tease for Britons
London, July 24, SHOW folk reported this week that American burlesque interests plan taj flood the British Isles-with}
Mr Nicolas
tense Bentley strip
dancers und sits me this clerihew from ensih in on the current trondi to nudity and booming box | office here.
pescis."
Iow
are many i Lencester, caused by the elevate Garrick Club:
This is a
3 tier of Mr Terenen Donovan, new Govermaerat offices in Belkes, to the Dench. district, as part of Memur-Ksport Sælalist seat. Mr Bonu hury is already known at Lattle; Ivan's majority was 18,397. Whitehall, Holborn Chris a
Commerce have represe
Jacity about it.
יוf וf!
Mir Arthur Creech Jos, Colenid Serrotary, But the Buiteng: fil! goes majas Phat. He is the only whale buang cannot act office Fry Cabinet Minister still with accommodation
A little research Would have
shown Lisa
Ilon irch
But the newn, moule knOWN
Is not the author of the verte by the trade publication, Show
you quote,
| World, failed to raise a single pimple on the highly Optionsible epidermis of the Chorines
Whlchan happy to poin
mil
something
Narb then wrote.
at the Windmill Theatre, the
Al Bentics, to, shoula Latin Quneter Hevue or the have done a little rows arch." British versiout of 4 Folles The MP awarded the Fadal Hergere,
Bill Beesley Limited anal article or bolest," WILLIAM (NG BILL) HENS-
a val ur a
BRO Hr teils me he w "existing cast
best catmot live
arately.
made"
in-
was Nigel, net Lionel, Birch.
Christopher Mayhew, LEY, the coelia Look-
Would midter, his given up diret het-former Under-seeretary, He ha trees intercale fast Leicester, too. 1.
Buth he and Bill Beredey
Creech Jugra into a compatiy -
expect to be disappointed. Ltd., to carry on the bushes of
Lakely Socialist choice is Mr But commuhon iqcents, with as
1. Ugod-Thom. RC, podpora in Shat ebony Ayeni, A.
46-year-old barrister, who lives company, acin St. John's Wood. He was Jordan's J, MP for Blandalf and Barry, was
fealed by 187 votes Germal Election.
Capital of the
es cinst
J 1,000,
12
Only sub nber Will Beesley, whose home nderry
Felice Road, Plaistow, Beesley is the tret book- maker who gave evidence be- Tore Be Itoyad Corinks Betting last October
On Apri
che appeared
Socialist chefs
ta
in the Dusion
to have other KC in Parlia- ment.
Half-crown slots
DAYS O
The penny-in-the- Slot 10% melns are puting.
»
Duke will be repaid NE DUKE
The reason ds that in those alores the girls start where American strip teas dancera Jinish. No one has to wonder what the girls will take off nert. They never have had it QIL.
Executives of all three runde
OF MARI- with HOROUGH
receive full compensation for damage
Blenheim Palace during the| charity ball held there recently, The treasurer of the ball
"My," say the British custom- commitee, Mr Russell Miller, rasn't she lovely com- tem they took out a complexion-all over?" prehensive ju-urance polley fear the evining. It covered any hows and producers of a num-
Ber damage, personal
unclad roar | of similarly arrident, or Text Bability.
unit for that the Americans But it will be some time waited for long. fole the neemunts of the ball are published. The committee meet at the end of the month.
Takinto for sale of tickets 15,000. approximately
WE'VE GOT IT
"If they send over girl who
well-ensten d. –we've got
thu- "If
after being Bore! £30 för street Tenants moving into new flats But I do not expect the charity that here," mit product, Jack
'Miss" Margaret Cubbin photographed as she arrived for the opercing day of the Royal Meeting at Ascof
recently
201
will receive intrch.
Lavib. WAG expenses heavy.
invittental
Tagy Catering
unclar well, may we rezid The Americpus that it was not ith county
which Invented
Groundnuts with fake
lunch
DIVE Tory MP
their
Ich stening to a Socjalid tocking M Strachey. The Breaker was Man Wond, formel PRO to groundnuts cor
uation, who was talking about? the reherne.
י:ין
Wood u ked
"American seientists are done wonders but sufit the develop a new kind of rotuan, # one that's best to Ionic ar faith than chiga down. 11 British."
The Amerlein burlesque terests have not been exactly
Press Identified by British stage, foll their
dcretion in reporting but they say that foeder, hv him. He said he did not with been made for a partly tzed to follow an ilustriou ex theatre which would be the arople" of writing us speech Landon headquarters. beforehand, asuing it to the Outside of Frers, then chiming Be been misreported.
He had the good to say of Strachey's conduct of the Food Ministry.
This test jump, made by Irish, Horan for a demonstration in Atlantic City, NJ, catapulted a regulation stock auto out of the mouth of a giant 35-foot cannon. The car soared for 65 feet und landed upright on a speelally built runway.
18,342 Government officials in Britain have more power than the police. That's why the Liberal Party has a Bill afoot to
SNUB THE SNOOPER
London.
IN this land where a man's home is traditionally his castle, 18.342 government officials today have complete power to
step teasers the enter and search private dwellings, offices and other business
premises without warrants.
to be
badarthy humors of Amerien burlesque would have Anglicised, the British say, and since a good deal depends on
misanter panning and witt
tanding of English they do not
Soles for the stars
ECAUSE here are 7143 Loles Robert in the Pacifle, Mr Slayton, of Beverly Hills, im- poris Dover soles from London, Bolls them to restaurants Southern California.
feel the inuphe wemild survive
the ocean voyage.
VICE-VERSA
"Stripping in pusso." overrod
be American
maller of fact,
Their powers, which far exceed those of the police, would be sharply restricted under a sponsored by the Liberal Party and expected to be given parliamentary approval before the end private dwellings under the half- of this year.
a
cial "As it bill property owner ask us to come and look at their property."
Twenty Ministry of Health officials are permitted to enter
century-oki Lunacy and Mental Treatment Act.
person
The liberal bill would re. [officials have the tight to enter
search and Tracy. " predict that if pictures quire officials to produce
private dwellings
No Position nt our shows ever get to the
without warrant. The remainder Warrant issued not more are empowered 0 enter
"If there is an Inate and Mr Slayton, in London, tells States it won't
hurlesque producers who'll than 30
days previously, serch private huses not used in a house," explained a Minis- me there much demand for read this
will be specifying the building of exclusively on a dwelling, offers try way-it
Health spokesman, the soles from the British Blu
American burlesque audienetu.“
business colony
Premies obviously, he's in no position part of a building they wish In Hollywood?.
nited Press,
without warrant,
to give or refuse permission to restaurants a Dover sole cotta
to enter.
enter. We have to go in and get them £7 la carte,
the
Levy Franks ship
Accordin to Douglas Joy, Fanaticlal Secretary to the Trea- 3.635 of there 18,342
fish to Slayton in ton or half 1938 plane tory
ton cunsignments,
Forked-lightning
frock
try new feats
THE Fertival New Gull plane
WEARING « forked-lightnin
which Wall le King's 97 dvron an ball at the Dor-Cup air race in 1938 and 1930 cheter will be Mixa Virginia was recently found dismantled Cortis-Bewerk. daughter of Jiu u garage near Lyons, France. Lady Nod Curtis-Bennett. Miss It has now been re-assembled | Curtis-Bentl designed the land flown to Blackbushe air- hoolmaking Two caring the fat Malbam will be watched an Aveng herter.
port, Surrey, in preparation for uf 430
then upale. "Sruinea pigs" were
by boards!
Over cat breeade saints are record-breaking attempts. Three weeks later he returned throughout the country, For ik net
four! overdress
Douglas Binneld, inunager of and the times were paid.
the flats have tarters which can ingen, with the edginst of satin, Personal Phone Services. Black-
as well take half-crowns
the This is contrived from waist habe. hope to send it on Two fashion ideas allings,
to her like a flashing streak. London to Capetown route and For the innovation: With the dren, Miss Curtis-on a record-attempt flight to HAMMOND, young to help the shortage of shilings; Bennett will weng centred Australia soon,
writer From Las ex
North Thames Gas bronch of dictnond made from Anggeler, brought to London to- ! Bexand. The board neted with- a single Mar-ting; worn by her day twn new ideas from Can-just conalling housewives, are 'randmother. fornia.
anxious ness
how 2000
At 22, the works at teretary. L-A black velvet suditej popular the innovation well be,
to a comming chiet bag made with two small goidi Another reason for the ex- zigen, und carried as a handwast pv-riment:
Bana Leopold and A CITY
Fashion
over file arm.
10
deuer
1
meters must be emptied more 2.--Golden Jewellery pioneri ja quterfly.
to her eastume
showing
nitials in sign language.
A doal in clubland
THE
Battersea Bridgo
delay
HE Union Club, forced out: POR Jour months, singe
of Carlton House Terrace.
2
collier damaged its centre
by the expanding Foreign. Battersea Bridge has been Ofice, have found a new home. ehen id to motor traille. I will Next Spring they will move months, say London County into the premises of the Thule Costuneil, before it is open again. ed Hous: Clubs al the foot! Why should it take a long of SL James': Street. This Tousands of people are sub- in the remalt
prolongest Justal to great inconventence negotiations between the two every day. Motor traffic
averted to distant bridges, busi cluby.
The premises In St James's routes aro besdevilled. Street are now empty. Before
the Union Club> move in thet
will be rebuilding and redecora - | mi ost tims,
35 years
One new feature wil be completely detached portion of the club reserved
The LCC should give ki top-
priority, just an ir IL twere a Festival of Britalo pro- Morrison Jeet or seine other tolly,
Black mark, Bentley wonies. M
AY medal of the werk (this They will have a separate en-
page, yesterday) bas pro- trance, so women will be able cueni muci correspondence.
for
to use the club freely instead of 1 quoted Mr Nigel Blich, Tury
en special days.
MP for West Flint:
H. O. CANNON
SCUBATI, SIGNOR MOLUS,
BUT PERHAPS YOU WILL COME WITH US TO REPORT YOUR PLANE CRASH, JUST A FORMALITY....
NIGHT.. I'M COMING.,
THREE O'CLOCK, THEN,/
AT TAGANINI*S –
CH CANNON?,
YOUR OWN CAN, EH,
was
Ile hunted kemds once
you want excitement and plenty of money then the plan for you is Sarawak-- British colony in Borneo.
and
other
of
But government spokesmen (him. claim these powers are rarely The Ministry of Agriculturo used, "WC don't have and feries has 2,979 officials gtatapo here,” said one,
empowered to enter private Since February, 2,667 officials dwellings.
thouses no! ured exclusively as of the Department of Inland Itevenue have had the power to The Ministry of Labour, which Offices and business premises; enter and curch private dwell also handles army. conscription, las 2430; the Origance Survey An Inland Revenue spokesman office 2.411; the Department for said they inherited these powers Customs and Excise 1,000; and from county and city officiats the Ministry of Food 1,112. when the department was mude | responsible for voting all pro-i verty.
ings.
No Refusal
Lorg Reading, a liberal peer who jumped the traces anal Joined the Conservative Party two months ago, introduced a bill to curb these search powers in the House of Lords in 1947.
"In practice," said the Inland Revenue omcial, "We give the Joccupiers written notice that our It received a majority on the In the bad old days before men will call. So far, we have second reading, but parliament the British Introduced now not had a refusal."
recessert before the bill could be virtually passed. Stops to make males, the chief sport in Sarawak head -hunting And was
this
Since 10-43, some 988 cm- it law lapsed as a result. shows you the sort af ployees of
Damage The War
HIDDEN IT Just before the war the plane, the only one of its kind, fold to a Frenchman. The Germ
w whe crept on his enemy Commission and Central Land The Liberals believe their new France for it tourists a searched
to use it with a bowpipe and poisoned Board also have had the power bill will be supported by both [breause they wanted
to enter private homes, in order the Conservative and Labour knows
as the basis for a new fighter.
Fact value & cent (about to inspect property damarte or parties and be approved by both ium well i murt back It was A wooden machine.
assess property to be purchased Lords and Commons before the vla He loves jeapable
of about 250 m.pl; perforation 114 by 11;
od of the year. There is ille anticipation there cruising speed, But the owner. hit-set of seven, muted, costs by the State.
"We always give notice," said
from
kar
who
that the relur of King Leopold before joining the French Air would cau inconvenience to Force, had taken it to pieces
urists.
In his view the affair in main-
by a crisis of the politiciaus.
number of
The
British
and hidden them.
holiday makers has increased Smithfield market
haply during the fort. night. at 1 am tok! at the currency office in Tanion that there are still ulenty of Belgian franes avaliable,
100 years ago
From the Evening Alandari, July 11, 1550. FALMOUTH. A rated bottle wAI Tptekes up is the Inner hatbon!!
I
may close
PROPOSAL to close Smith -
Beld market
its functio meat markets
and disperse
amon
several
in the London Įsiva was being considered by The Government, said Mr Webb,
Food. Minister of
Ho announcedt
this in 1
present
this man cats a paper written reply to Mr Thomas with the following: "Brig Camper (Soc.. The Wrekin). The post eleven o'clock down, off the seat of big Minister said that the Govern
pan.. blowing
making. 1 full Was Fir heavy pals of wind leak in the ment
veel werklag at pumps, not examination expecting to land again wait stem of meat and other food Paling fol Capi, Thomm, dire
Richards Markets in second
with a view provements.
mata James, Jan. 2, 18ÏA.”
London Esprits Service.
kurte.
the of
area the London
to effecting
-
THE RIDDLE OF THE ROME REBELS
"DEPONG YOU MEET PETER.)
[WHISPERPNICE 'DOING?] BEFORE WI MEST PETER,
1P IT'S NOT TOO MUCH
TROUBLE, YOU CAN
DROP ME IN TOWN,
I NEED A WASH TO
|PRESMEN UP BEFORE,
||1 MEET PETER.......
YOU MEAN, SHALL WE GE TAKING VOẠN NEW ORL FRIEND ALOHO,TOO?.
NO-NG| JUST DROP HE AT THE AIRFIELD-MÝV
CAR IS THEAR.... I FEEL
I AM 311CHTLY IN
THE WAY, HEFU....
-fundon Express Service)
a War Damage Commission of! Wellington Long
IT COULD BE TRAGIC-Terrell Jacobs, a lion tamer, is willing enough to enter a lion's den, and he proves it in New York Here he feeds a 12-year-old lioness, Shoba, some ment hold in his own mouth, but if Sheba suddenly got hungry. for
soms live meat-farewell, Terrell
EMPIR
3
CABLES
Campaign to stop locusts
NAIROBI The eastern area of Central Africa is facing ILT travest locust threat for 20 yenra.. More than a year ago the Inseels begah breeding in Arcan of Central Arabla, where control and defection Rre most diMeult..
The plagee spread to India and Poklatan, where Inadequale control measures allowed ex- lensive breeding
spread westwards through Persia, Egypt, the Somalilands, und
Abyssinia, as for as French Entorial Africa, and may ultimately retch the west const. In rome arcas of Africa and Arabla considerable crop damage has already occurred. A ght has now begun to pre-
vent a further increase the swarms and to oppose an invasion of East and Central Africa. In the past 20 years there has been great develop- ment agriculture in these orcas. But there has been also a considerable advanco in locust-fighting technique.
Ita
The knowledge gained by Com- monwealth forces In tho desert and arid bush areas, ruch Northern Kenya ankl Somaliland, during the early years of the war, has proved invaluable in the lack of destroying locust breeding- places and hoppers they teach
The
before
the flying stage.
new compaign will bo comparable with a large mill- tary operation.
Poison ball will be supplement-
ed by the modern techniquo
of air attack with insectt- cides. Dr Uvarov, the locust -experi, who will take a lead- the part in the Nairobi inter national conference, estimates that at leust n
three-year
campaign at a minimuin cost of £1 million a year will be neorled
Even then there will be
Dr
по
Buarantee that large-scale awarma
will not
escape to ravage African agricultural atvas and breed afresh.
Uv Uvarov stresses importance of complete
the vital Co-
operation by the Goven- ments of All the affected areas, from India westwards to Allen, if the menaco to be diminished.
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. Lots to ask SYDNEY-Security police cor- doned Sydney Airport as the Prime Minister, Mr Menzies, took off with a seven-ITA}} team of advisers, to fly round the world in four weele. in London Mr Menzies lo to press Mr Altice for Britain's support In- a Paclic Pact, similar to the Atlantic Pact defence system.
He will ask Mr Attice and Sir Stafford Cripps for a bigger share of Empire Pool dollars, especially for the £433,000,- 000 worth of wool Australia sells to America each year. And he will urre still bigger Australian development and immigration plans, and talk tour of over the projected Australia by the King Ana Queen In 1953.
in Washington he will discuss with President Truman and Mr Acheson the Korean situ- ation and urge a defence pact by the Pacific nation.
le ako wants a dollar loan for
defence and development.
Said be: "I shall discuss a cer- tain @nancial problem. It will be a quick, tough, and heavy journey. I do best."
Undercover man
my
CANBERRA,Mr Menzies' last
net before leaving was to ap point Colonel C. F. Spry, Director of Military Intelli gence, as Director-General of subycr- Security to counter sion.
Soldiers of the sea
DURBAN,—The Naval Omeer'
han
Association
ainst Defence
C. Eramua's
protested Minister F. plan fq turn South Africa's small destroyer and frigate navy into “a little floating army."
Proposed new ranks are: Com- modore, "Bea Brigadler": lieutenant-commander, "St
"Sea Major" petty officer, Sergeant; and ordinary sea
"Sea Private." Bell- bottoms will go.
tian.
A Gorman win---- PRETORIA, - South African rallways are to buy 100 tocomotives costing £1,500,- 060 from Germany's Krupps. The price is 242,000 lower than the cheapest lender
from Britain.
-and a loss
JOHNNESBURG. -Reputed
to be the oldest white man in the world. Peter Chandler Pringle, 120, received a pro- posal of marriage from a 54- year-old woman in Germany. Sald he: "I have been married twice, and I might be willing to MATTY again. years' difcrenes in ago is toch much."