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Pacific Round-Up

Mr. Calwell Gives A Melancholy Conference By Arthur Morley

In Canada, newspaper critica took the Government of Mr. Mackenzie King to task for re- maining id'e while Australian ******* | Minister for Immigration Cai well was touring Britain and the Continent "obtaining 400 000 migrants."

BIRTH TURNER. On Tuesday the 12th. August 1947 at Queen Mary Hospital, Hongkong, to Wen- dy (nee Strunnck) wife uf Milchaul W. Turner a son. (Shanghai and

Singapore paper please copy).

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The intense Inter-Dominion beth and Prince Philip. Qantas, SHRINKING POND: Thirty- rivalry to obtain manpower Empire Alrway, which handles six luxury airliners each week from Britain and Europe be- this end of the London-Sydney are now crossing the Pacific, enmon little moro apparent air route, reported an imme the "vaal blue omptiness" which this week.

diate ruah for reservations on Magellan took months to cross planes arriving in England in American, British, New Zen- the month before. the expected land and Australian airlines art now sharing the rich passenger wedding date.

One notable non-traveller will and freight business (cherries and trawberries are now re. be the Prime Minister, Mr. J. B. Chifley, who has decided not guiar inter-continental cargo).

Soon, Canadian (Vancouver to have Australia for the wed ding, or any other social occa-to Australia), Siamese (San and Bios. Only "urgent national Francisco to Bangkok) business" will ranke him travel Dutch (San Francisco to Bata- again, It was announced from via) airlines will begin regular operations and the great Paci Camberra.

fle will be just another big pond.

In Australia, the opinion is being expressed forcibly that Canada and South Africa mast be leaving Australia far behind in the quantity of Immigranta | obtained.

In New Zealand, it is felt that Australia, Canada and South Africa are all getting a bigger share of Europe's pre- cious manpower.

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DIPLOMATIC OIL: As ago}{ as fiery Dr. Evalt had left the SILENT SERVICE: Thou- Australlun coast for Tokyo, sands of miles to the south- Mr. Chifley began pouring oll ward, the British Royal Navy on the troubled waters of Pack was preparing, In its tradition- MR. E. C. C. JOHNSON wishes to

Alc Diplomacy. le denied ally quiet way, to maintain express his deep gratitude to It was left to Mr. Calwell blat y ut a prem-conference in Pacific peace in the yours to the relatives and the many himself to reveal the truth. In his modest Canberra office that come. friend- who attended tha a melancholy press-conference Dr. Eva t intended to "fight"

A powerful squadron under funeral service of his mother given to British and Australian with Muchrthur. Admitting Rear Admiral G. E. Cressy

n August 9th, and to all those who sent floral tributes correspondents In Paris this that Dr. Evatt had protested put in to Melbourne on a "no- and donations to charity. He week, Mr. Calwell indicated recently over several of Mae- cial visit." More important wishes also to express heart-hat no Dominion was getting Arthur's actions (granting con- than the courtcay calls, how feit thanks to the Dectors, the number of new settlers it

ever, were the nunucuvres un Sisters and Narres who al-expected. "Britalu and Scandi-

dertaken immediately by the tended his mother so tenderly navia are short of labour and

squadron's aircraft carriers: during her long lucas. their problem is to attract men

Theseus and Glolry, with rather than export them," he

Australian high-runking naval said.

officera on board is observers. have abandoned the iden

THE COLONY'S

CHILDREN -.

Amid the rising clamour of public dissatisfaction at living conditions in the Colony, the voices of the children of the come munity are not heard. Theirs is the muteness of innocence and of

ccasions to Japan), Mr. Chifley dcclared that there would be no breach with the United States and no deep disagreement.

Mr. Chifley added that Aus- tra la owed a big debt of grati- tude to America generally and"

of setting up an Immigration MacArthur specifically for their Ofice in Oslo. The Swedes war-time Raststance in defeat also are so short of manpower | ing Japan. that they are importing agri- cu tural labour from Italy and Hungary."

As a result of shipping and other diffeulties, It is now be lieved that Auatualia will get only about 26,000 British im- unicas some radical solution of the transport problem is BOOй found.

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EQUAL TERMS: Membern of the Australian Rugby Union team, soon to leave for their tour of England, declined to take with them the legal limit supplement their British tions..

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COME: 4987 BY MEÁ BENICE, MO, T, M, RED, U. B. FAY. OFF,

**Sure I give him the saw! What's wrong wit' learnin' th' kid somethin' usoful?""

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE By Shepard Barclay

"The Authority on Authorities”

ONE GUESS BEATS TWO

pecting to take a trick with the diamond Q. Simple counting coun have shown South that this might develop the thirteenth trick for clubs and two major aces. him, with six in diamonds, fiva in

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ignorance, for they know no stan- migrants in the next year or so, of 25 lbs. allowance of food to the Minister for Defence, Mr.re, will show that one fincase would have been squeezed by the

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Dedinan, in Canberra.

The Australians were receiv-| ing schooling in the handling of carriers, in preparation for the time when they receive their own two craft of similar, class,

If your contract can be made sometime next year. Aircraft-

suit, it is much better to fake bont of the new carriers will provide the back by a successful finesse in a certain

Australian

Even with the play South that attempt than to adopt some Navy to be paid for out of the other method in which two factors the hand he could have made it record £250,000,000 defence must work out the way you hop on a squeezo if he had discarded budget announced recently by Sometimes the counting up of four diamonds oh clubs and re to be assured by each pro- tained both spades. West then can establish all of the doubtful last heart between his spade K-10 "We would prefer to meet

"CORRUPTED": Another ones you require, whereas another and his diamond Q. Discarding British footbaters оп equal minor item in the cost of the effort will leave you still short of the diamond would have-ratobijsh- ed the dummy's 4 for tho terms," was their reason. The Pacifle War

was brought to your goal. But the player who is

too lazy to count his available thirteenth trick tossing a spade Rugby Union Association show- public notice this week. Mia. ed them a setter received from ionaries

tricka will seldom seo auch points, would have built up South's Q for who have been

the finisher, S.A.4. John Bromwich, the Australian through Papua, largest island, tennis star now in England. of the South-West Pacific, an- Bromwich admitted his weight nounced they were appalled" had fallen as a result of the by the corruption of the native Eng ish dict, but he said it had

peoples, not affected his health or his playing form.

dard by which to take the mea

of their condition. They take life as it comes, adapting

And this despite the fact that themselves as best they can to

at least 200,000 are known to surroundings which

aften

Australia; want to. come to quite unsuitable. Cramped flats and hotel rooms are no places for with jobs waiting for them. children; hotel meals are not OTHER WAY: Shipping and balanced to meet the requirements airline companies in Australia of their diet: herded together reported however that thou with too many adults, they can- sonda of Australians were try- nut lead natural child-life. Ing to get to England-to see Lacking space for play and exer- the wedding of Princess Eliza cise they are apt to lose good physical tane and healthy appetite. Housing, once again, is the crux of the situation, but while the grown ups may be able, how- ever discontentedly, to wait upon events, the children can not. vear in the life of a child is a small lifetime in itself packed with growth and development. The inestimable value of the early years cannot be overemphasised. Marcel Rochas, officially de- nervously fingered their skirts Science and medicine have yet to clared the short skirt dead to- to see how much could be let assess their true, importance, but day so theref

"His collection was shown to BY SALLY SWING day with skirts, even for day, i

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What would you consider the finest bidding of, this deal?

ENVOY SACKED

Teheran, Aug. 11. it is not going too far to say that

Mozaffar Firuz, whose removal 4 man's whole life, his physical 11 inches off the floor, and for out of the hem. Marcel Rochas his participation in the Kronborga spado, and three diamonds, from his post of franian Ambas well-being and mental outlook, cocktails and little dinner models proudly announced that the jewel thefts, left here today un cashed the diamond K and A, then sador to Russia hus been demand- may be conditioned by their the skirts hit just above the senson Paris haute couture had der guard on a plane for New scored the heart 10. Realizing ed by the press, has returned to cumstances of his childhood. ankle or seven inches off the finally convinced the world the York, where he will be remand now, he had no play left for his Moscow, "no longer an Ambas- Houses, as we have been told all floor.

epoch of short skirts was over-ed into the custody of the First contract, he led to the spade Asador and to pack up his 'kit," a too frequently, cannot be built

What would fashion be If Army.

and gave up the last trick to the

Government spokesman told the avernight, but much could be

United Press today. was not always changing?" ask- The review of Durant's case

Instead of the heart finesse, hr

It was believed Firuz had no done in other ways. Surely the be reserved for those who are able od Rochas perhaps in no-was completed two weeks ago, should have tried the diamond

fran poorest districts of our British to arrange their own, transport, or swer to women who think they when his sentence was reduced to finesse first, toward the dummy, intention of returning to industrial LOWDS દ

better are

there any plans afoot for cannot afford US$460 for long 14 years Imprisonment.-United especially since West's double had and intended to settle down in |equipped with parks and play-providing

him as ox- Switzerland.--Unlled, Press. services enabling full skirts by the Paris designer. Press.

practically marked grounds than this Colony where children to be taken there at down way back in 1941, but the "I tried to got skirts to come

work wasn't ready. Now women are willing next sca.

- you'll see,"

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What is even worse, in such few serious drawback to the Colony's spots as are supposed to be set children. Overcrowded classes And he beamed, because there! aside for the use of the younger preclude the necessary (minimum is not much room left for them children, as, for instance, the so- of individual attention, while the unless they hit the floor,

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called Children's Playground amount of schooling received by Following his skirt lengths, Chatham Road, no control what-the majority of younger children is the general Paris silhouetten ever is exercised. As a result, the not sufficient for laying the rounded shouldera, Ught waist one place where shade is provided, foundations of an education in a the pavilion opposite the CNRRA system which remains chiefly com- evident in the collection. lorry park, is continuously accu-petitive. When a child reaches exception to the light waist was an almond-green ensemble for pied by hordes of coolies, hawking the secondary alage, Or it cocktails, with a long jacket and spitting, so that the babies are equivalent, it becomes extremely almost to the knees in slovo- denied access even to the limited difficult, if not impossible, to make pipa shape, garnished at the play-areas supposed to he provided up, for a lack of solid grounding bottom and cuffs with red clox. for them.

in the three Rs'. Far worse than, The skirt underneath was full Beautiful beaches are accessible half a loaf is no bread at all, and pleated. to those whose financial position | There are families in the Colony, In keeping with the new nables them to run their own including those of government feminine trend, Rochins used ar or hire taxis but the public servants, whose means are barely much lace in tucks, and ruffles (FARE)

utility services provided for those adequate to cover household ex-to soften the silhouette.

The drcen of of moderate means are disgrace penses, leaving no possible margin | fully inadequate. There can be for school fees. The children of corduroy volvet had a border of HK$180.- few

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taxis victions of social and economic three-quarter siceyes. Two. than We have here in the conditions, in an age when such piece cocktail dresses, mostly in -200.- Colony. But who would boast of a state of affairs should not be black, revealed a sunback effect 350,-

our tram cars and motor "buses? | allowed to exist. ......... when the short jacket was re- Their only claim could be to that. In Britain, during and since moved. i. One of these war a of one of the most uncomfortable, the War, it has been a matter for full-skirted black laco model infrequent, overcrowded and in justifiable pride that the children with a long-sleeved bolero of adequate services in existence. It of the nation, their food, health, black satin. The halter top may well be asked why such an education and safety, have been a underneath was pale sky-blud anomaly should be allowed to top priority on the home front. satin.

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