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1952.

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By DON TAYLOR

NOW (OR NEVER) YEAR FOR EMPIRE

nity."

S the new roign begins, ·

Northern Rhodesta is expected

RO too begin the Em- to start State-aided migration.

It is in communications that pire's year of opportu, we will see the most dramatic

Empire change.

A young Queen. comes to in May the Comet jet air-liner the throne at the opening starts remilar possenger service. "tourlet rates" are being introduced on the North Atlantic routes.

of a dazzling period of de- And new velopment and change,

Within the next 12. i

the

foundations laid for five

months, we may see

new Dominions,

Air plans

+

LL over the Empire new air- A neids,

Or we may see, instead, are planned.

some of them drift outside

ronda and railways

"

It could be that the vision of

the Empire while others are men like Cecil Rhodes is becom- bogged down in Indecision. ing reality that every part of the Empire is becuming, inter- In Central Africa, black linked. men and white are split Everywhere there. Is evidence nsunder over the question of a great surge of development; CANADA alas, with the of a federation which would Americans as chief partners—

lend to ก Dominion of

presses on with increasing vigour RHODESIA,

In developing her mighty In the Caribbean, the resources in oll, uranium, fron hoped-for Dominion of the ore, timber, and other riches.

NEW ZEALAND Taunches WEST INDIES recedes her greatest single Industriai into the distance largely enterprise the £28,000,000 pulp, because the key colony of timber, and newsprint project. British Guiana ia against Mountains project, India such AUSTRALLA has her Snowy

it.

Suspicious

schemes DA Bhakra - Npagal, which will

11,000,000 Irrigato Acres of desert and turn on

IN MALAYA, Chinese and 450,000kw of electric power.

und Malays are still

Hunt is on watchful and suspicious of cach other.

AL LL over the Empire, the hunt

for raw materials is on, with

or ready to start.

In the SUDAN, Bet now on the road to self-govern- cxpeditions already in the field ment, there are politicians

But two things are necessary who want a republic, others if Britain and the Empire are to way to lasting who want a tie-up with win their prosperity.

Every man and woman in the

Egypt. But now, a party From the discussions now pro❤ working for Dominion

between ceeding

Empire re- status has been formed. presentatives on trade and de- Is the GOLD COAST, there velopment, and the future of

Prime Commonwealth Conference, ing our frat-African Minister and of Dominion which will set up a Council of Empire to plan our future as a status being within reach.

whole, Turn now to migration. Is it to be the beginning of the long-

any Britain-must work as they have awaited dispersal of manpower Empire and most of all in which must link up with

mass never worked before to produde?

raw materials and manufactured entitled send them through the malls, American censors are object-conomic plan-or just a

ing to the daring costume worn escape from Brilain?

This year Austraila expects goods for each other. We must

find our salvation In

Dur own anyway.

I do hope people, will not by Britain's Diana Dors in the

"Lady

Godiva Rides to gain at least 05,000 Britons.

resources and abilities. :* build their hopes too high on film this ting. The announcement Again." Well, it's less daring

Extra ships was premature, according to my than the one worn by the docter, and many medical men original lady.

over ANADA hopes for a big in- Illywood is tuming are scepiteti.

author Graham Greene's state-crease in the number of ment that it is under a reign British settlers this year. Seventy of terror. However, it seems migrants every week, will fly

frem Briala.

An

A CHALLENGE

New York, Tuesday: But--I should not blame the 15. High Tax Harry (President

after six successful EEP from the heart of barber and hundreds of thousands Truman) soon won't be leaving-Bullet is due in New York next is talk of Mr Nirumah becom- the £, thers must come a great

Canada touring like him, No one has ever told us enough fer coffee and cakes," in:nth a mes- Texas comes

I have a varied post-bag this months him, or them, that the original

cables the United States, Colonel bomb was as much a British as week. including three from

Els is adorning sage

British on American invention. No one from readers asking me to send

Bluc

here, making Laurle Priesack,

the new anll-tuberculosis pills. ever tells them anything. Dallas.

These at

pre not on sale until almeet us much money as her Vice-Consul

me There is a full-page adverthie June, and I am not allowed to husband, Charles Laughton. Colonel Priesack tells he is in a controversy with ment oppearing here the Dallas Morning News "The Rubber Plante:." It shows character stalwart-looking 11 and encloses cuttings to walking through the jungle with

a gun under his arm, and under prove it.

neuth: "The Malayan rubber : It seems that the Texas grower. He has refused to be He has produced near- newspaper called Britain licked,

record tonnages of natural rub- "a reluctant Ally," alleged ber for our strategic stockpile.

In entertainment that the British do not He holds a front line in the want the United Nations to ight for freedom,"

ON Broadway

been two feeble offerings Englishman Richard Greene from British ports, and negotia- win in Korea, and described

'Unsung' is right "Mrs McThing," by Mary at last gels a good part and Hons for still more are in pro- Mr Churchill as "an

Chase, who wrote "Harvey," will clar in a suspense drama,

"Dear Barbarians," happy receiver in

by The Black Casile." text does it say that the Lexford Richards, ruptcy-the bankruptcy of B nowhere in all the glowing Chas

"Mrs MeThing" is a dreary planter is British End the men the British Empire."

who are fighting the Red bandits thing, dreadfully poor compared are British, that the soldiers are with "Harvey." This time our

authoress failed to pull the rab British:

The people who inserted the bit out of the hat.

cre from the advertisement.

Rubber Burcau Natural

of Couldn't they Weshingles, D.C. have given credit where it was duc?

un. bank-

This was too much for the gallant colonel, who wrote and told the Dallas Morning News that it was talking "utter non- senso."

Little eloquence

TOOD for Colonel Priesack!'We

need more British

The most truthful statement In officials the entire announcement is the "Unsung hero of a like him in the United States. He sentence

is young, vigorous, a super sales- four-year hot war against Com-

man fer British goods, and spirited crusader for Britain.

a munien in Malaya maintains an outpost of freedom in South-East Asia."

Unsung is right. Too many Unfortunately, there are not

British achievements, Prieanck British like

many

Colonel

representing the British here, successes go unsung here. Per- Since the departure of Lord haps we need some new, strong Halifax from Washington and the voices in the choir. transfer of Consul-General Sir

Francis Evans from New York to Canada goes ahead Europe, there has been a decline ou: deterioration in

the

there have

too terrified to do much about

it.

Kress.

extra 38 ships will safl

In New Zealand, there is rising FOOTNOTE: K the Com-support for mass migration.

In South Africa there is con- munists would see renson, mil- lons of British and Americans stant pressure on the Govern- would breathe a sigh of reliefment to take in many thousands 1ax relief.

more settlers each year,"

Book On Royal Stamps

Will Cost 60 Guineas

A

has been

By J. W. Taylor

In

were

the

#UAEUSANDRINGA

-

TO THE NEW

LETTERBETEREN LORREJOITUS11E2

ELIZABETHANS

£11634334

by THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY: -

THE QUEEN captures us all by her clear shining grace and goodness, by her youth and readiness for gallant service, by: sincerity and devotion.

Is that not a challenge to all. good citizens to be more nelive In their service?

And to all indifferent citizens! to lay aside their indifferença. and lack of Conviction and lacki of spiritual effort?

the

bodi

Will not the Press, and all- the organs of publicity, Dowerful in these days, will not. public opinion as it passes from mind to mind and mouth to mouth, lead us In this refor="" mation. expelling the and the

the s dreary, sordid and

the

And the bad spouses and bad. parents to

faithful! become spouses and dutiful parents?

And to all

-self-seckers Another grisly Death's Head NEW fillip to the old from State shops, but were later

to be- for the common em glad to sec und

hobby of stamp col- authorised to: postal value. In issue popped up in Espirus, and spiritual parasites ANYWAY I

1919-20 Latvia used stocks of Greece, which was bealeged by come woritos for the com

the representation.

Canada moving into

her lecting will be given by the Bolshevik bank notes, printing the German Army in 1918. Seek good and contributors to

of We have too many mild and place in the gun.

spíritunt The

common stock ing to evoke a valiant spirit in- erities medloere men kowlowing and who say that the British Empire coming publication of one of stamps on the reverse skie.

In the War of Nervet, stamps to the defenders, the Comman- power and obedience to truth? Does not everything call to genuflecting around the place. is bankrupt announce in the the most complicated and

a nightmare for the Ger- der issued a special stamp de- books for were hardly an elequent There

same breath that Canada is the authoritative ig spolterman, apart from

King, our devotion to a' young. Sir world's great boom

country, philatelists--an account of man Gestapo of 1943, when the signed with a skull and cross- us our memory of a good,

Himmler

stamp turned up in bones, and inscribed: "Liberty or

Queen, our nation's greatnes Gladwyn Jcbb, among

humming with industry, spilling

countries. Apparently Desth. Defend cur Country." King George the Fifth's neutral

complete

and its need?· lot, and, came to think of over with wealth.

The United States has suddenly collection, one of the finest posted in Germany, there are an awful lot of British

and biggest in the world, they were exactly replicas of with postmarks and date stamp- ometals here,

discovered Canada. Surpritel

in the What do they all do? That is

The issue of stamps This pop-eyed wonder amuses

skeleton Hitler

head the puzzle and the mystery, the good neighbours north of the which, it is expected, will the Underground Forces' lasue

Sudan in 1898 offended Certainly they have been unable border, who have been doing very be continued by the Queen, of the

The account is mainly the series, except that Himmler's Mostems, who avered that the to drive home the message to the well for a long, long time. Today Americans that Britain has huge they are doing so well that work-It has taken five years portrait replaced that of Hitler's. quartretoll watermark represent

reproductions in ed the sign of the Cross and is flowing into the of Sir John Wilson, a barrister, There

neutral who for thirteen years has been at Himmler was

Florles forces fighting the Communists money

newspapers and

the gummed refused to lick country.

to displace bat In Malaya.

was peace with backs. Soon all Canda is the new haven of keeper of the King's philatelle Hitler. For months the destupo the issue

with the et stamps Equally, they have been unable

Ho to persuade the citizens that smart capital. The international collection. Britain's armcement effort is two-money-men are putting their change of the 330 Royal stamp were busy destroying as many Crescent, the sign of the Prophet, the salacious, the sadistle and the sexy; the trivial and the the albums, a collection founded and of the stamps as they could lay in the watermark.

1. the assumption: thirds of all Continental Europe's bank-rolls on Canada and

Backs of stamps have been trumpery, and

that fcatered largely as the result of hands on. Canadians, combined.

everyone's main end. in used by manufacturers to adver

life is for more

more money, Why? Because the Canadian the enthusiasm of King George

tise their wares, and soap was Don't blame them

doller

is now considered stronger. V, and puts the total value at

extolled on some early stampa clothes, more amusement?*** sounder, more stable than the a million pounds.

not be made without a return- Sir John's account will repro-

A challenge like this could DUT their biggest fallure con- American dollor, Recently, and t

a produzeta sories bearing a

to religion and Church. The world's rarest bump is Here, too, let there be a re-.. American in a thousand knows Canadian dollar gold above the ted stamp in a special colour series of industrial scenes on prayes in Latin on the back.

the free process, and although it will stamps do Impress Soarianders, that the bamb was developed by American dollar in

have a world-wide sale among but the German designer and the one-cent British Gulana of formation as eager, as Scrip

was an ardent 1850.

as comprehensive, as Originally printed in tural; British and Canadian scientists, currency markets of the world.

If you have any money, friends, collectors, only the moneyed engraver, who

the Reformation as well as American.

So when the other day it was and the Government will let you ones will be able to afford it, Nazi, let them down. He cun- Georgetown, the capital, it re- creative as

ningly concealed a portrait of mained unknown for 16 years, under the first

I believe there is

movement announced that Britain was put it into Canada, put it into for it will cost sixty guineas.

Hitler hidden between the legs when it was by chance imearthed going to test her own atomic the oilfelds and the rich, wheat-

of the portrayed metallurgical by a boy colleator. It changed towards it, and a reaching out times and was for it. But at the present it la weapon In Australia people here fields and the riche: mines. That

Almost every subject has been. worker on the 10 pfennig value, hand, several said good-naturedly: "Well, 1 is what many Americans are

en stampa, ranging from the which was seen when the stamp eventually bought for £0,759 by a little chamefaced and hesitantes see you've caught up anally doing..

birth of Christ,

Toms, was turned upside down. He Arthur Hind in 1022. His widow and the Ten Chaetonts, to was promptly gaotki and the re- later sold it for. £13,000...

We shall - best honour, our vemainder of the larue burned, In 1918 a collector, walked in King, we shall best uplift our Lady Godiva birth rate deve-

to a Washington.post office and the Under to a me if the British had ever heard-IE: move, tho swing, the lopment and mudes, and they in the last war

Resistance. Movement bought a thent of the newly- Queen, we shall best serve our of television) sald: t think it's trend ore to Canada. No have been used for a variety of ground pfennig stump em Issued, first USA 24-cent air mail nation: if we make a new act money. Issued a'

of faith obedience, of die one of our American atom bombs wonder. This week the new purposes, including we've lent you-n old model, American income-tax tables Stamps were accepted as legal bellished with the Hitler sele- stamps, Helfound that they were

undermine Naz printed upside down and sold cipline, of discipleship to God

“Hara for the nutin là thời wo were published, and it -won't tender during the cash abortage ton head to

n be long before the United States in the American Civil War, and morale. This mysteriously found them to a Philadelphia alamp watchword, as it was, for the"; SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST LTD., probably just a little

fumed out years ago, not p

They 123,000 hat King! —OOM brand-new. 1952 job."

catches up with Britain in 1916 Paris issued three pore itself on letters going through syndicate for Hong Kong & Kowloon.

-1;-guid; Watch the razor, Had dinner the other night trait stamps printed on cards the port, on entertainment pro waited until it was friend, and, 30 you know, roho with a group of American Inscribed: Having circulation, grammes, posters and news no more of these were in exis times I wish I had you in this business tnon, and they said: on a par with silver subsidiary papers, and even an high official tance, then they onthed in on

tham tán phon obair

"It's confisertion, that's what if coins They purchased goods Nazi documentel

ESSENTIAL SUPPLY CERTIFICATE

DECLARATIONS

Forms 3, 4 & 5 as amended by the

Government of Hong Kong

NOW ON SALE

These amended forme come into force on March 7th.

The French Occupation Au- in Britain. Il

Deerns the atom bomb. Not one was the first time in 18 years, the duce many of the King's colles- thorities in the Saar, issued

you have

a bamb of invented your own."

My barber (the one who asked

Ong

Taxos are rising

Elizabath.

In God is my health and mine glory; the rock of my migh and in God te you triat,