THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1950.
French AA Gunners Visit Britain
London Diary:
HUSBAND-AND-WIFE TEAM ABSORBING ATMOSPHERE'
FRENCH heavy anti-aticraft gunners of the 10th AA Arij. Britain lery Regiments, some 120 strong. recently vislied under Western Union rangements. to
faclor carry out practice at the AA Command practice camp at Bude, Corn. wall. Upper picture as left shown them partaking coffee and sandwiches before embarking from the tank landing craft in which they crossed the Channel Most of the soldiers came from the Brittany and Paris" areas, nhoso shows them landing on Engfish soil. Dorusnard, commanding the Restment, being Plymouth by Brig. IL IL V. Uhristie,
Bist A Tirigade.. British Army-
who
and lower left Above: LL-Col. at welcomed Command the
ATOM FIRESTORM
HAZARD FEARED
London.
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THE DESERT GIVES UP ONE MORE SECRET
Alice Springs. Australia's inland deserts, blooming after their first plentiful rains in 50 years, continue to reveal to the white man secrets known before only to the blacks.
Latest discovery is that of a cave used for the secret initiation rites of the Wallbri tribe, the remnant of a once-powerful group of aborigines whose hunting grounds covered a vast area north- west of Alice Springs.
The discoverer of the cave is jolders. is a painful period. Field Omeer M. Greatorex, of for the young buck scolding ad- the Northern Territory Lance mission to the mysteries of his Department. He found 1 while fathers. investigating the pastoral pos-
lbillies of the area.
Only ruins which filled water- holes and claypan soaks, nor mally dry 99 percent of the time, enabled him to reach the cave, which is under a large rocky outcrop in the centre of
In aboriginal dialect the now- iy discovered cave in called Rogudi. The paintings on It walls are mainly of emus, emu tracks, eggs, and other symbo-? tie sturen.
Most of them are bellowed to an otherwise int splaifex plain represent a "worm's eye view." between the Treur and Sidde- Thus the paintings of the emus* ley ranges, 170 miles from The feet are of the bottoms. Alice.
The walls of the cave are
PAINTING OF SNAKE |covered with paintings of and- |mals and birds in vivid oranges,
One feature represents an reds, and black. Their signif- emu-complete with claws and cance cannot be determined by feather-quatting on rny of the many aboriginal- lore-soaked
of people
this
terrifying The least publicised-but most result of atom bombing is now engaging the atten- tion of British ARP experts. It is the dreaded "fire-en. storm."
This may develop in that a great number of people) who had remained in shelters large-arca fires when the
died through carbon monoxide uplift of hot gases over the poisoning. area is concentrated to Ruch an extent that it be- comes powerful enough to produce violent winds round the perimeter.
The winds reach hurricane force around 80 to 90 rules-an- hour, and though they restrict the spread of the Are outwards they intensity combustion in the burnier area,
They have suficient strength
STILL UNPRODUCTIVE
Hardly any of the dead who 11ntered the shaclters had suffered from bomb blast or falling cicbris,
SETTLERS SPEARED
Eg.
some
Mystery surrounds them, and niso a small "churinga" — stone port-which stands on the cave floor directly in front of the painted emu tracks.
Field Officer Greatorex
The Wallbris were one of the tribes scattered through the deserts by punitive exprilitionz ngainst them between 1926 and 1030 after white settlers had cave, been speared.
There are now about 200 of them iert. On walkabout they
travel usually
between the Yuendumo Mission, run by Even now, seven years after Eaptist order, and the Lutheran it happened, the earth there is Mission,, about 100 intles to the
north at Hons's Bluff. still unproductive,
Their initiation ceremonies
The features of a firestorm are intense heat and high winds the process of making "youngt which make the lask of remenare carried out by the to drag people Into the safer.ghing and resque praclically
People in shelters, though impossible. unscathed by the initial blast or↑
The atom bomb, would probably die from lack of air which would be sucked out by the frestorm outside.
British sclentists
But the experts emphaise
tint a frestorm does not hap- pen at once.
The time-lag between the
NAIROBI
frankly actual bomby nit and the develop. MEMORIAL
admit that the firestorm presents a baffling problem.
WORST HIT
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manual A Government tiefence aainst atomic warfare revents that nothing was known about it until the end of World War II.
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Firestorants were caused Germany by RAF saturation high explosive and incendiary bomb altacks during the war.
Hamburg was probably the
In four nights. RAF bombers undonded 8,000 tons of bombs, Including incendiaries.
worst hit. In London now are a husband-and-wife script writing team with an ideo. They are Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich, who wrote the "Thin Man" films. They feel that American film writers should leave Hollywood as often as possible and travel in countries where their films
are shown,
So they have spent five weeks
around motoring Britain and absorbing "at- mosphere."
bought by Jack Rose and The house belungs to the Company, has six floors, an arca
of 35,000 square feet,
Mr Jack Rose is silent about the future of No. 48. But it is
fashion house, doubted if any
shops, by Grosvenor
Tha Hackett live in Los will take it. Angeles. Their life there, they helping
Dreva make
have increased the
value
at
say of the alleged "clamour" of
tell ine. in dull-just working Street commercially fashionable, and eating. They have little to
the fim world. In fact, the Properly there,
could now afford to take No. 40.
district, they live in. Bel-Air, is Few London fashion housca sardonically known AS the Forest Lawn of the Foret lawn is the Califorulan cemetery.
Living. My information is that an in- fanious dustrial firm are to rent it as offices, at around £35,000 a year. The property is probably worth £500,000.
Both were once on the stage. Hackett has been in the theatre since hr Was six. He was educated at the New York Pro- fessional Children's School (for stage children),
They collaborated on a play In 1932-"Up Pops the Devil." I ran for right months, was bought for a film. They decliled to get married on the proceeda, hnd have been writing plays and fine ever since,
JETS BEFORE NYLONS
Two pretty Spanish sisters
who think more of jet acroplanes taun nylons have flown home to Madria from London, with their Ansaldo, father, Jose Marin director and chief test plot of
Spanish aklım, News of the Fumborough air show
to sent them pleading father, "Take
to consented and
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The most striking thing they their have seen in England; sheep in Briain." He Hyde Park. What would they gave the girls, aged 19 and 20, most like to me? A Christmas the biggest thril of their lives. pantomima, What do they "Oh, your Sapphire Meteors,"
they
jela think of British films?
may. womterful." are wonderful,"
'NO' TO PRINCESS
"They
WARM WELCOME
"The
bro
Canada's Director of Immi- They are talking in Scotland C. E. S. Smith, about the girl who said "No" wants to bring it forelly to to Princess
Aration, Mr
Margaret, at the
the attention of tho British Perth Hunt Balk
people that they are warmly The Princess had a 4.15 nun. welcomed in Canada,"
In the first seven months of tulis, butler, coffee.
breakfast of bacon
this year, only .045
and egg,
Afterwards he sent for Mits
Britons
emigrated to Canada. Mr Smith Kay Brown, clark-haired, at- has come to London to stimulate tractive executive of the firm in
his immigratlon policy.
Saya Mr Smith: "Many opportunilica nwalt men and women with courage initiative,"
and
"Our object la between 55,000 and 05,000 immigrants annually. There are jobs far everyono- whatever. bls trade or Drow fession."
charge of catering, asked to see the bacon and eggs being fried
for the 450 guests.
Lands.
In one night 20,000 Germans dled and 60,000 were taken to hospitals,
ment of a fresiona
long or short.
tay be
But what is most important
is the urgent recognition of its symptoms.
To save life, the danger area
TO RAF
A memorial to members of the Royal Air Force and of
north of
the!
and Mr Ian Hope-Murray have also visited the little-known Ngamn
15 miles Rogucli enve.
Only a handful of while men have ever seen this cave, which it on port of Mount Doreen
tation, leazed
W. by Mr Scratched on the Eraitling. rockface of the cave is the mes 1ste, "Passed here 3/7/29," and
three undecipherable names.
Like Roguri, the cave is used only after the rains.
Of particular interest is painting on the wall of a snake | measuring more than 30 feet In length,
Return
BACK on the stage in Munich, Germany, after an absence of 15 years, American Negro star Josephine Baker docs a routine for an enthusias~* Ulc audience. She be
came
a popular star in France about 20 years ago. (Armo).
BUFFALO
MARITAL MIX-UP
A
new York Supreme Court judge recently an- nulled a woman's ten-year marriage when she said her. husband's father was the father of her six children.
She in Mr Agnes Herkey, 20, of Buffalo.
She
the mado
admission The serpent is a phalile sym- bol, and Agures prominently in when her husband, William and Herkey, 28, sought an annul- aboriginal legends
ment:
many
myths.
55.
whose Herkey,
father, The Wallbris call the serpent Wanambl.
To them it repre- was killed la a motor accident vents life. They believe that a year ago, said:
"The general idea was for me when they see travelling dust-
must be evacuated Immediately. Comnionwealth. Air Forces who storms and desert whirlwinds to marry her to give her Arst
They'll Wed In The Nude
travelling be unborn child a name.
LIFE AND LEARNING
died In the service of their the serpent is
Heneath the ground: countries during the second World War was dedicated at a special service held recently in All Saints. Cathedral, Natrout. The cost of the mernorini was rised by publie subscription in Kenya.
was!
"I was only 18 at the time. "I always obeyed my father.
I thought I was doing hira a favour
The wife rald: "I was a do- When the time comes for the mentie in the house when I first hus- young boys of the tribe to be had relations with my initiated to warriorhood, the
bond's father.
"His wife, who was living in
pent."
The memorial, which takes elders often refer to the rites the form of an altar set in silver as the "swallowing by the ser- the house, died soon after my
marriage to her son," comprising a cross, two vasca
"She did not know I was and IWO candlesticks,
When the young men success-pregnant." presented
the fully conclude the rites, they The
male and female formally
the Very
Reverend are "vomited up" by the Provost winners of a nudist beauty | ILA Hopkins, by the Air pent. Most of the casualties re-content will wed this Ofleer Commanding East Africa,
a frestorm which month sulted from
enveloped the elty.
Sunbathera Camp.
Crown
The Ministry of Works mide a survey inst year, and it was thought that the work could begin soon. The heat of The tre waa so
Aerce Now it seems the Treasury is unwilling to sanction the ex- pandilure.
Eltham Lodge is shored up on three sides, the walls are sinking in their foundations,
that trees miles away from the area produced blossoms ngain, and the air became so rarefted that many people just outside the fire area diel from Ruffocation.
When It was possible for and death watch beetle is re- Hamburg ARP men to enter
ported.
the devastated area they found
HER SHOW WAS A PARIS EVENT
Painter Duity Anderson is a success in Paris.
An ex-mannequin who began¡ UB, Ambassador,
Mr Bruce, painting only a year ago sold and Mias Elsa Maxwell. five pletures for a total of £500
At- after
Ber-
REAL ‘ALONE”
Thus, to the aboriginal, serpent represents both end learning.
tho life
PART
star in
a film
of
Austrian film director Georg It is obvious that the cave Wilhelm Pabst bas asked Greta discovered by
Field Officer Garbo to been used for Homer's Odyssey. Greatorex has
He has not yet chosen an Actor for the all-important part of Ulysses,
at Pennsylvania Air Commodore LT, Pankhurst, CBE. At the same time, Air Commodore Pankhurst pre The winners, Frank Molnar sented the cathedral with a pew made by RAF craftsmen in East and auburn-haired Vickle
Airica. kins, at on their throne being crowned King and Queen
Later in the service, which tribal ceremonies for thousands was attended of the nudists.
by the Acting of years; and that it was silii Frank and Vickie-bath are Governor, Mr J. D. Rankine, being used by the Wallbris un- 27ay they will wear
ab and other leading personalities til the time of its discovery,
But he badly wants Garbo, solutely nothing at their wed-la the colony, a wreath was late
on the
Whether or alt by the Vice-
natives of the husky voico, to play the not the ing
Associa will still use it now that it is part of Penelope, the wife who Sald Vickie: "The wedding President of the RAF will be quite Informal. All the tion in Kenya, Squadron Leader known to white men can only stayed at home during Ulyss
be conjectured.
wanderings quests, as well as the offtelating C. A. Hooperi clergyman,
nude."
will be in the
Vickie and Frank were both wearing clothes when they first met, but their romance flowered amid the nudity of
bathers' camp.
sun-
"I went to the camp in May, Frank came in June," Vickie
recalls. “We both liked what we saw and decided to stay."
SHERIFFS
WENT
FEUDIN
of
Two deputy sheriffs Mibola (Texas) recently shot it out in the best traditions of the old west after a quarrel over minor traffic accident.
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The pair stepped off six paces, drow, fred, in front cf the office of the local Justice of the Peace.
Ono was killed, the other was seriously injured.
WBI Whittle died with Ave bullets in his head.
Miss Brown did not think a visit to the cellars would bơ Sald the Princess: advisable. "Pelops you're right."
CLUBHOUSE SINKING on the first day of an exhibition Buyer of one plettura la sald Wesley Taylor who, according of her paintings just opened in to be dress designer Schla-to a witness, had not turn- Ellam Lodge is the beautiful Paris
when Whittle parelli. Other buyers were artod to draw dealers and a French 17th century.
The artist is blondo 28-year-dustrialist. -clubhouse of the
fired, was hit in the back, but oldest golf club in the world, the old "Dusty" Anderson, wife of
emptied five chambers of hin director What is to become of No. 48, Royal Blackheath, Unfortunate Hollywood
John Boys Miss Anderson: paint 38 revolver at While before Grosvenor Street, W. London ly, It is in need of extensive Negulesen Opening of her for fun like Mr Churchill, and he fell. headquarters of the Molyneux renovation. Hopen of getting show was a social event, The work done in the
Duchess of Windsor was there. think "* fashion houm until they closed the down here? Tho piaco was future are fading,
So were Lady Diana Cooper," the
AFTER MOLYNEUX
near
ta
i don't care what the critics
-Lowdon Express Envion)
Townsfolk said" "he pair had been: "fursin" 'wed feudin* ** Da and on for the past 13 yeaÏE,
Look
Who's
Here
US Air Force Major Weldon M. Potitt, left, la charge of recruiting in Buffak), New York, presents comedian-Los E. Brown.
mary recruiting sergeant. The actor was on hand to