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FISH LORE

It had been observed that foreign residents in Hong Kong usually confine, their purchases of fish to a very few kinds. In the main the choice is restricted to Garoupas White Salmon. Pomfret nat Macap Sole.

ly compressed. It is rather like a flattened and drep mackerel. On either side of the body towards the tall-end and of the base of the tail is a row of backwardly pointed spines which can be felt very easily. The Ash has a firm white flesh and is god eating.

Average price in October,

It is believed that this limit- "ed selection is due to various"] causes of which ignorance on the part of house-wife and I $1.15 a catty. market-coolie is one. In Euro- pean fish markets far fewer varieties are offered for sale and the housewife quickly learns t recognise the different kinds and to know their respective the best ways to merita and

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of-news was the publication and presentation of facts disagreeable to his own politics. Neither made any sort of a case for what a Royal Commission should do or why it should do it; and, as Sir David Maxwell Fyfe observed, a case must be made before setting sch a machine in motion. The charges, such as they were, in the of debate were reduced practically entirely to allegation against the "chain" newspapers

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those published under different names in different parts of the country by the same organisation. It is impossible, however, to draw! any ethical distinction between a single newspaper with a circula- tion of, say, three millions, and three newspapers each with a cir culation of one million. More- over, the choice is free and wide: and a newspaper, whether in a chain or not, which offends the nublic will not indefinitely-con- tinue to flourish.

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ment or by other vested interests? Then. indeed, there might be something for a Royal Commis sion to do. In this connection it may be noted that Mr. Beverlev Baxter said that in a long experi ence of editorship he had never come across a case where an ad- vertiser had been able to exercise undue influence. There is little that is not widely known about the Press as it exists today, and if

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readily ascertained from where than a Royal Commission. The British Press is, not afraid of inquiry. All its controllers' names are known. It has nothing to conceal. But it had a right to expect a better case to be made before an inquiry was

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hundred varieties to choose fram, many of strange shape and of unfamiliar brilliant colours, it is not surprising that no attempt is made to try out more than a few varieties, per haps "only those recommended by the salesman as being the best-porribly... because they command the bighcat prices amongst foreigners.

2. Mud Garoupa. (Nai Paan).

This is the largest of all the local garoupas and the least at- tractive to lock at because, in- stead of wing brightly patined with spots or bars, the adult is plain mud coloured. It grows Da length of three, or more It is hoped that by a short feet but may commonly be ob series of monthly articles people tained at a sate of one or two will be encouraged to try kinds!"fect. Like ail garoupas, it may of fish which they have pre be cooked in a variety of ways.

atcumed, fried or baked, viously ignored as being un-

Average price in October, familiar and, unsuitable.

$2,50.

Five fish have been selected for brief mention in this first article; they are the Crevalle, Mud Garoupa, Red Snapper, Golden

Thread, and Yellow Croaker. The first four may be obtained all the year but are especially plentiful in the autumn, the fifth is a scasonal, fish and is most plentiful from October to January.

1. Crevalle. (Shui Tsing).

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3. Red Snapper. (Hung Yue).

This bright red fish which) zrows to the size of 25 feet, but is avullable commonly from ne to two feet, is an excellent food fah and well known to many residents. "It has a firm white flesh. There is a dusky patch at the tip of the base of

The local name means water † the tail. crystal and is very appropriate. Average price in October, The body is silvery and strong- ! $1.40- per caťty.

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Sailors

4. Golden Thread. (Hung Sam).

This excellent fish is known to every foreigner in the Colony who has fived or lives in coe of the lazer hotels. It la s pink ood coloured fish with seven horizontal bright sulphur- yellow bazide along each side of The body. The tail fin is pro- lenged in p to form a long thread from which the English name has been derived. 'Bake or fry.

Average price in October, $1,30 neatly.

5. Yellow. "Croaker. (Wong Fa).

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"You're tellin' me uunicy talks! Remember, "I marriet

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TODAY IN EUROPE

Writing of speaking on would be very suitable, and Mrs.. political unters in a foreign í Luce · felt much comforted.

Seme weeks later she was country dentands great tact and This is und:ubtedly the most discretion, especially when that about to enter the Capitol when, valuable sh caught on the country is about to held ele- to her anzement, a young man China encas. It is salted andtions. People are naturally more stepped forward and presented dried in immense quantities and politically sensitive preceding her with a white rose. Much exported frem Hong Kong to polling day and an outsider shaken, she accepted the flower China and to many parts of the must be careful to say nothing and asked the young man why world. Fresh, it is delicious, which might give offence. But he had given it to her. He re having a while firm Desh. It is if elections are sometimes the mindert her that it was the an- best. unked. All white fleshed cause of ill-feeling and angry niversary of President Roose- fish should be cooked with a words, they are also the sourer velt's death, and said that the little cit or fat; it is the oily of much humour. In Washing-rose was a token of remem- fish like the herring and mac kerel that should be steamed. This fish is greyish above, and silvery below, but the whole body shines with a yellow sheen; the common afze is 14 feet, but it grows to 2 feet Never buy garoupa or other amusing expensive fish if you can get Wong. Fa...

Average price in October, 81.50. a catty.

Don't Care, So

Yo-Ho-Ho And A...!

water was pouring into the Sparrow's Nest as it swung on its branch in the gale. The Sparrow's wife was crying in sne corner while the Spar- row, just returned from the Tree Tops Club,, was lying back in his little armchair: singing A Life on the Ocean

Wave.

"I can't think what you're got to sing about," said his wife, "with this awful storm and everything

"oats children

to

ao lovely. In fact, better than shouted the Sparrow before."

away. Women and "Kribery and • corruption," | first," said the Sparrow.

"You might at least help me "Ya ean't tell me that nice up." said his wife. respectable Mr. Robin is cor-

"Clear the gangway," roared rupt," said his wife,

the Sparrow, preparing "The nicer they are," said the leave. Shost down those. Las- Sparrow, "the more respectable

car doys." they are, the more corrupt they are."

"You're jealous because he gets things done and you don't:"|

"I don't want anything done," said the Spurrow,

"You don't care

if you go

"For, heaven'À · ' sake,” said

his wife, where are you going

on a night Nke this?”.

"To splice the mainbrace again," said the Sparrow.

"Don't tell me something elur has coine unstuck," said his

wife..

By RANDOLPH CHURCHILL

ton many election stories ar now circulating, and the me

concerns Congress- woman Class Boothe Luce.

Apparently, Mrs, Luce, in the course, of a discussion frlend, raised a religious ques- tion. Her friend's advice was that she should concentrate up on the problem that was most troubling her at the time and seek Heavenly guidance as to what course of action she should

take.

brance.

Still much disturbed in her mind, Mrs. Luce passed on into the building. On entering, she looked around and saw that everyone. clse was also wearing a white rope. much for her.

This was too

She ran to a telephone and called up her friend. Listen," Ehe cried,"He doesn't want ANY of us to run!"

Then there is the story of the Republican and the Democrat who were arguing about the probable outcome of the Preal- dential election in 1948. The Republican was confident.:

"Look,"

he said, "we have The friend asked her what dozens of men we could win her most difficult problem was with. We could win with Taft, at the moment. To this Mrs. with Dewey, with Stassen, with Lace replied that she was much Bricker.. Who have you got in concerned as to whether she the same class?.. You haven't should run for the Senate. Her single rian who would have 4,

to seek the chance." adviser told her

aswer from God, and that in due course she would receive a sign.

But this seemed a little vague to Mrs. Luce, and she pursued the question of exactly what "'in the bluff skipper of a ship at sen," shouted the Spar-

the sign would be. After some row, closing one eye and glar-

discussion she suggested that. as she always wears a red rose, ing ferociousiy at her with the

"I could tell you anything. it acmeone were to give her a other, "and I'm full of rum

"If you drink enough

sail the Sparrow, flying un- white rose would that perhaps you Delay there. landlubber."

A violent guet blew the can sleep anywhere," said the steadily out of The Nest to be a sign that she should net wards the Tree Tops Club, run? Her friend replied that it branch higher, and as it came] Sparrow. swinging down, again the Spar-i "What about mo?" asked his.

on sleeping in a place that's damp and draughty?” his wife.

MILITARY RACE MEETING It may be appropriate to ask dow's wife clutched at her little wife.

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stomach with her claw.

"Haul in your top gallants," yelled the Sparrow above the wind. "Reef in your mains'.: Look lively there."

TOW,

asked

The Dem:crat whe worried. He scratched hid head and hemmed and hawed. Finally, rather weakly, he said, "Oh, well, weshall find someone. somewhere. "Don't worry, we'll dig someone up.” webs

"For grah sakes," don't da that!" cried the horrified Re- publican. "Don't dig him up. Let him rest in peace!!

Alaska

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By Shepard Barclay "The Authority on Authorities"

IMAGINATION A"

PILOT

Washington, Nov 10.. President, Truman today, authorised the U.S. Army and Navy to Larn over to the Com- merce Department an unde termined number of air, bases might not be too strong in hearts. (principally in the Alaskan In fact, he might possibly have and Pacific areas) which are nothing higher than the Q with deemed no longer neccessary Keen and sound use of the im- a couple of guards to it. North for military purposes.

his fourth-best The executive order also agination,beats, perfunctoriness therefore led all hollow in this game of ours heart 6, praying that South had authorised the Department, through the Civil Aeronautics which has so many "rules" con- the A. Sure enough, he did, nected with it. The rules may be No brilliancy is needed to ses Administration, either to main- all right for players who lack what happened then South's retain the bases and their facili imagination or the courage to fol- turn of the heart & enabled North ties or to enter on an ärrange-- low it. But they should he to trap the Q and complete a ment with commercial air car

what are the functions of a news paper and of its servants. The answer is, surely, that a news. paper exists to give news and comment on the news. It must

Another gust caught tiie seek to give the most authorita-

the Spar- ive version of facts and it must wife, when I'm feeling sick." wa wife out of her

"Oh, do be quiet," said his branch and tipped be remembered that there are

"In Nelson's days,"

said chair. often many versions. The reading the Sparrow. "they keel-hauled

"Swing out the davits," public has a variety of, opinions, seasick sailors. That cured and of tastes, and a newspaper them."

"I don't know anything about, propagarida (if it seeks to ad Nelson, and don't want to,"

Lord Mayor's vance a particular form of opinion said his wife. "All I know is ur of taste. As for journalists, that the rain's coming in The (Public Enclos are $1.00 including "Tax"

because Fthe charge of "subservience" Neat

you haven't Show (Members Enclosure $3,00 Alimited number of lanches for Members of be made by those with one-track

brought against them could only bothered to see the war damage

people." The Hong Kong Jockey Club will be available minds. A journalist is, indeed; the Sparrow.

"Sailers don't care,"

London, Nov. 16. crapped by the fine player when string of the first five tricks, riers or US citizens to under

his reasoning tells him of a probeating the contract, in the Coffee Room. Tables should be booked

All the pomp and pageantry of able situation which indicates thr

If North had slavishly followed in advance with Lise No. 1 Boy at the loyal to his paper, but he has his

the City of London's traditional advisability of acting otherwise. the customary plan of leading the Club House, Happy Valley, Tel. 28211.

standarda just as his paper has. "If you don't cure by October annual Lord Mayor's show was

top of his three-card holding in There are 4 limited number of Bases available, for which They are standards of profes. I you won't have anything dere revived yesterday for the first

the sult South- bid, spades, West application should be made by Past to the Clerk of the Course sional honour and also of private to The Nest at all, said his time in eight years in a two mile

would have run 11 consecutive (Lt.Col. J. R. Edgar, MBE HQ. R.E.M.E., Land Forces) en conscience, such as many profes wife.

long three hour parade.

triekts, with two in spades, five in closing a remittance for $25. Tickets cannot be issued until pay sions have. Newspaper staffi

with The

clubs and four in diamonds. ments is received.

Spectators, braving a grey sky also have, or pught to have, wide est asked the, Sparrow. and bitterly cold wind, Jammed S. AQR...

"As you're always out," salt the circuitous route from

the HQ 107/ experience and an ample back- ground, and that teaches them, his wife, I suppose you haven't Guildhall to Mansion House, re.D among other things, that there is noticed we've had practically sidence of the Lord Mayor, Sir C. 10.6.2

[ins reef since..aur bomb fell." Bracewell Smith, whose-in- nearly, always auch to be sail

“If you were out more often auguration "for next year, caused on both sides. But upon the you wouldn't notice it either, the celebration issue raised in the House, what is said the Sparrow, not to be said on the side of the

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The Lord Mayor rose from a "I can't go gallivanting about 30 a week teacher to become motion is either that the British when I have to keep the place a West End hotel manager Press has become corrupt or that clean," said his wife. "And ns The show dates back to the British Journalists have becoine soon as I've got it clean the years 1215, I dishonourable.

Stockton, Cal, Nov. 10. Johnette Paz, wife of a} Filipino nightclub musician, was today sentenced to five years to life imprisonment after conviction of murdering her five-year-old daughter, Judy Leane a spastle paralytic

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take the task. It leff to the discretion of the Army and Navy the number and location..

buses to be transferred. The order was designed, to insure that surplus hoses, of importance to world air com merce would.le, kept in opera ting condition G [ A Civil Aeronautics. Adminis

tration spokesman said: that airports affected by the order were seated principally in the Alaskan area and to a lesser extent on various Pacific islands.

Associated Press,

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CANADA DOLLAR DECLINE

New York, Nhy, 8, The Canadian dollar touched a new noel war revaluation Low when it was quoted at * gistsunt For Sw rent ar 9487cents For from the frost-

|**** Banking_autharides said there was wo odicial explanation but the

"Grafty said the Sparrow.fighting services particular fear of the spade suit. If South opens this deal with

But Thenew Lord Mayor is the in view of two bids of No weak No Trump, what is the decline coincided with rumors within a week his nest was 874th of his Hine Associated Trumps. A spade lead, therefore, most expert action for the oppon-

I appeared hopeless, West; however, ents to teke?

all spleic and span, and ever Press and Reuter

that further devaluation planned Cssociated Press.