NEW LAKE FLOWS RECORD-TIME
IN THE DESERT
Sydney.
-But to Thomas Freakley
it seems very slow
For the first time since the earliest settlers
London's fastest, and biggest, postwar building landed an inland sea of lifegiving water flowing job, Atlantic House, the £750,000 block of Govern- in the dead heart of Australia. It covers more ment offices near Holborn Viaduct, is well on the than 5,000 square miles which used to be a way to completion. scorched emptiness.
When first the news was passed around that "Lake Eyre's full," men did not believe it. They went to see for themselves - and found ten-foot waves beat- ing on the shore as the bliss tering west wind blew.
They knew that there hind been water in Lake Eyre before
50 years'ngo. But then it was å mere puddle, which the sun
dried up within days,
Nothing lived in the baked fond of the glant basin except Manin, une shrivelled saubush. Geologists believe that million of years ago seus covered This
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The first piece of steel framework was put up just over a year ago. Already most of the floors are in and The window-pane mon are busy.
In charge of the tractor's agent, Thomas Freakley.
job is con-
41-year-old! Says he:
"To us here on the spot,, the building secins to be going up very slowly, but records outside oplulon Indicate it is a remarkably quick job."
They seem to want it com- pleted in time for the Festival
Britain," Bald Mr Frenkley, don't know why, unless it's because this is about the first postwar building in Lon- don."
When it la completed Atlantic House will have obsorbed 2- 28.500 250,000 bricks Airendy yards of flooring have been laid around 2,500 tons of steel.
Ins I got an atom-proof shelter? "No, the reinforced cuncrete Noorn should be cul- the Ball by private enterprise present
cient protection from ell
weapons," Buld Mr the block will be leased for
Freakley "Besides, we ordinary shops on the ground floor and laymen don't know
what is eMees abave, Tvo or three needed as a protection against Ministry departments are
alom warfare, anyway." before
desolation, then flowed back, Mulooring sheep slation in Nor-ected to be in
leaving a chain of rivers Inker and fertile land.
SHUNNED AREA
and thern South Australia, flew out
May.
to drop polson bait for dingoca Da bis 1,380-square-mile hold- img.
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flashback to December
BUILDING IS NEARLY t
OUTE
When he Jaclted down. he moving Clan! Kangaroos, wombals,raw fooming water and massive emus ved there cross the crazy-paving of sutt- until the sun sucked the water corched wastes. Into the lake It away. Naturallats have dut upd, 3011. below sea level, their bones from beneath the swirled round islands. Already salty and,
the basin was filling.
Even the Aborigines shunned The Diamantina, Warburton nor- the emnly Joke's parched an Cooper rivers, which
nally peter silence. Explorer John Evre
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desert who gave it his parce--Called at ground, had flowed further than A lot on the face of nature, anybody remembered. Price
was right. the sort of place une sees in a 1 dream."
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For the first time in at least White
explored the 200 years Lake Eyre was full. shores. They drilled arlesian Two more farmers went to see wells, matie partures, brought for themselves-and entered the flecks to graze, Sun nnd thirstį lake in an outboard motor- Conquered them.
bout down a creek that hardly lever held water.
Within a few years there was nly one sheep station Soon, even that find ones.
left, s Shrubs are green where there. was only sattush. Fartners
Oul. lave driven their locks New sheep and cattle grow fat
the new pastures,
Since then, many bave come hopefully with the rabe, nel despairingly with the
tone droughts.
Spidermen at work on the girders,
Geologirls wonder What will London
Then, after weeks of rain last leppen to the waler. winter, Elliott Price, whu awas;
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Cat-napped
BROOKLYN SPCA kennel man John Malono feedo some of the 36 cats found abandoned in an empty store after an agent answered neighbours' com- plaints. Shortly after an aged couple rented store, cats began to disappear. Then the catnappers disappeared, too. (Acme)
Diary:
TWO WOMEN IN THE HOUSE
In the Gallery of the House of Communs ono nighf two women sat listening to the steel debate. Both werd wives of Tory MPa. Ond of them was Mr Aubrey Jones, whose husband represents a Birmingham division. The other was Mrs Robert Hudson, wife of the former Minister of Agriculture.
In front of the sat and his sister, Lady Caroline mun. The two women look-Scott, were also In the party.
ed at him. His face seemed familiar.
Now Je! Mrs Jones tell story:
Princess Margaret was intet outside the members' cnclosure by the Marquess of Lansdowne. her She was wearing a lightweight, dusky pink sult with matched thehat, brown accessories and
matching tweed cunt.
thought I recognised min from his pictures in the newspapers. We thought I was bir Steven Hardic, just appoint £7,500-0-year chairman
the Sicel Board.
of
As we listened to the debate Mrs Hudson and I deliberately tade pointed remarks about the Sicel Board, thinking that if it
The race being woumi up with the Hunt Bali in Perth's County buildings. Princess Margaret was there.
JUSTICE IN UNIFORM
THE
HE Government have done
well to give soldiers the
wan Mr Hardie he would reactight of appeal from the deci-
In some way.
Elon of courts martial. His nove follows the abandonment, The man gave no sign. face was impassive. We began last July, of the secrecy
As think perhaps we had made a mistake.
Thus after the division, when the Government majority of six was announced, the men turn s in his seat.
"I am the new chalman the Steel Board," he said,. PRINCESS AT RACES
tounding these courts.
Thin
Sur-
Now the Government should ro further. There is need for a complete overhaul
of military low and procedure to give rerving men equal rights with of civilians.
PRINCESS MARGARET went the Perih Hunt race meeting at Scone Palace, home of the Earl and Countess Mansfield.
Most serious remaining defect Jaexperience of many officers who conduct military trials or A corps Lawyers
defend serving men. of competent Service should be established.
TWO VICTORS
A MONG those who saw N. AW, Charlton win the Daily Express Challenge Trophy
She was accompanied by tall, curk, 24-year-old Lord Ogilvy, and his parents, the Eari and Countess of Airlie. It was with race at Herne Bay tho
the Airlies that the Princess was ender of The Few, Lord Dow- saying.
Lord Dalkeith,
27-year-olding.
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Clearing Wartime Training Areas
£5 Million U.K. Toy Boom
London, Sept. 21.
British
ABOVE: voluntary
A European- worker in a U.K. battle area 'clearance team at work with a mine detector on a pool in the Sychoant Pass, on the northern fringe of the Snowdon range. Left: A line of European volun- tary workers scanning the ground for `unex- ploded mlexiles in wartime training areas of North Wales. O ve Tš 750,000
acres of land have been searched in the Western Command since
the war.
Comet Sets
certain type of New Record
countries of Europe, outside the by sales of Iron Curtain.
American dullars toy. mora toy sales nre
Holland and Italy, which than did the entire British loy booming in markets all over were closed markets last year, Industry (including themselves)
ranga
London, Oct 1. Britain's record-breaking Jet tresh
Passchger, on the airliner t15--
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the world. This year manu-are open again. The Scandin-In 1940. They export to a hun- Comet airliner galoed
Middleonours today by dying from facturers here are sending vina markets are still very dim-dred overseas markets,
cult. Last year the South Afri-East, Far East, West Indies and London to Berlin in 85 minutes arid doing the return journey in 13 Inevitable that the
toys overseas which will can market was closed because Australia among them.
100 minutes. memory of flying men at Lon-
luxury considered £5,000,000. The toys were House,
bring in where the
goods. Another closed market They produce a wide. izes were presented by Lord figure is 50 percent more is the Argentine, In spite of of toys, and of these the twecluded Mr Harold Wilson, the Dowding, went back to 1940.
In prewar days most popular are the new Pony President Ten years ago Lord. Dowding than last year, and over 10 the fact that
this Brm did a very large ex- Express and the Bronco. The Trade, and other officials. Ther Was winning the Battle of Bri times what was earned in port business there.
Jatter is the all-steel horst attended the opening of Berlin's *ain, No more oppropriate
which really gallops alons, barst postwar, Industrial Fair. could
export markets before the gure
bo chosen to
North and South America aro pressure on the stirrups. The honour the pilots of today.
on the list, and a small amount (Pony Express is a dual-purpose Though both trips were made of toys are being sent to the toy with detachable handle and in the fastest times so far re AN ETON RECORD
Asiatic countries that are not footrest, which makes it a novel ported for the London to Berlia officially Actually in a state of upheaval, push-chale. Without the handle fight, they were not
T
E Willink family have' es- Atablished a remarkable re-
ord at Eton.
When Mr Henry Willink (now, master of Magdalene College, Cambridge) was at Elon, ho Gécome contain of the school.
1947 his elder con. Charles, ecame captoln. Now his "ounger son, Stephen, has bo- como captain of the school.
·Stephen Willink is 18. He is musical-he plays the plato and he organ--and he is a cloostenl scholar. He has won a scholar. hip at Trinity College, Oxford. Gomes do no" Interest him.
Once appointed. a boy' re- mains captain of the school - as long as he is at Mion.
war.
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These toy.
Of
The old fear of competition from Japan and Germany no longer worries our big manu-
Part reason for the steadily and footrest it becomes a pedal timed and cannot therefore be facturers. They all report or- |
are particularly classifed as recorde, ders representing an increase of rising sales of British toys is popular in America,
The formal time for ka athu approximately 50 percent.
fewer restrictions ort, export
Abel ther inp, between / ther two selling and increased supplies
The. Pony Express, say the sitios is about four hours, A of materials. Costs are fairly makers, has been produced zinco siuding slope Amalar high, but during 1950 rising May at the rate of over 1,000 s costs have been offset by
day, and the Broncos have risen: creased output.
to 5,000 a week-Just two- and
for. 1949.
There is no special demand for a particular type of toy in any one area. "Whether it is Australia or the West Indies," seid the export chief of one of the oldest manufacturing arms, "all the toys are universally popular."
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a half times the highest rate US AID TOR
The expoilence of a fairly new toy frm is interesting. This firm produces a range of
Firms have not overlooked excellent pedal toys, and the possibility that the present slimmideant that: in the ·Volted rearmament ? driva zmaga mouT Stater these toys. are earning restrictions affecting metal and: more dollars "than al other rubber toys: Nor do they forget, British toys put together: - à; thất “Carmany, and Japanɔ are ly twice as much as a year ago. record the firm has consistently Rowly gaining groundz-But the Canada and New Zealand ure maintained for three years now deal for Brian Logs, alw runners-up. Next come the abur target for 1960 in to ears, 13-WEN Bald
Australia, it is believed, will top the export Ulst this year. So for this year they have taken : £800,00ố worth, or near-
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