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THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1952.

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Jack-On-A-Raft Drifted 600 Miles R.S.P.C.A.

MINUTE BY MINUTE · TIME-TABLE OF A

MIDNIGHT DRAMA

MAN OVERBOARD

WOMAN ACCUSED

London, June f. The woman hondrary secretary of a branch of the R.S.P.C.A.

was summoned yesterday on a charge of alding and abetting. In a case unnecessary.

2,600 Names Checked As 'Crazy'-But He She's Nell Gwynne Of 1952 me of using the

Mystery Cry Delays QE

Twelve hours, investigations did not solve the mystery of a cry in the night which delayed the Queen Elizabeth before she docked at Southamp- ton recently.

But one question can be answered: What happens when the "Man overboard" alarm is heard in the world's biggest liner?

It was nearly midnight when the duty sentry on the docking bridge heard a shout as the ship, home- ward bound from New York, sailed in calm waters off the Isle of Wight. Ho lifted a phone connected to the navigating bridge. "Man overboard," he said.

Mont of the passengers were; asleep. In the bars blue-ciaa 'z'ewards were gently saying:

"Last orders, please."

From the bows a red-lighted buoy was pitched into the sea. The marter, Ciplain ivan

signalled

Thompson.

10 the

ingine-room, more thau decis below: "Full

astern."

SEARCH STARTS

ten

speed

Ovar the inter-com." orders

went to 50 parts of the 83,000-;

ton Hner.

Special Coronation

Opera

12.3 Eight seamon In Lite- THE QUEEN GIVES

jackets manned the life-boot on

the promenade deck,

The pilot's cutter was along-

side the liner. I

was halled:

"Man overbearti--please scorch." 12.4 Searchlights shone over milo

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the sea for nearly

road. Nothing was reeti,

A few partenere strolled on deck, peered at the red light on the buoy, lled on.

sta

HER SANCTION

From Sydney Smith

Paris, June 4. A French audience, 2,000 strong stood to applaud Bri- tish

Was Right

He's made it! London artist Jack Fair- weather, the one-man Kon-Tiki sailing on a 6-ft square raft as crazy as himself, landed on Timor Island after drifting nearly 600 miles from Darwin, North Australia,

Meteorologists said he was mad: experts said the ocean currents would carry him the wrong

way,

His friends in Darwin said the sharks in the Timor-Sea would get "the rear-admiral," as he is nicknamed, for sure.

They were all wrong, and Jack, who reckoned he knew what he was doing, was right.

Hia But the chance, he took! ruit was made of driftwood planks wired to three old air- craft petrol tanks.

There was just room enough for him to lic down. There was

al

On May 2 the skipper a pearing lugger spotted him 130 miles north of Darwin.

REFUSES HELP

The skipper osked: "Want a

no heller as the famous Kon-?"

Tiki rast had on its Pacifle drift,

"Certainly not," shouted Jack

Jack's sail was mude of bits in the volce that got him called and picces sewn together and the rear-admiral. "Am I on the

"He right road for Dili?" Inshed to a broomstick, carried bread, meat and eight gallons of water.

His only navigating device was. a pocket compass. During his voyage there have been storms composer Benjamin and heavy seas.. Britten, who conducted his Coastal craft have sheltered own opera "Billy Budd" In in harbour but Jack, he drifted board." The buoy was picked Paris earlier this week, only blithely on.

The lifeboat crew lood up.

lown." Ilner hearted for a few minutes before

The Southampton again.

learned that Queen Eliza-

12.10 The pilot's eutter redloc: "No sign of man over-

he

Dut the great Inventigation beth had given him permis- Not Blue

had barely started. There were 2,027 people aboard the liner- Including the Duke of Windoor. Everyone had to be checked,

sion to write a special opern commemorating her Corona- tion next year.

Chef's, stewards, engineers, seamen, liftmen, musicians, The Opera will be based on masters-ot-armas were shaken the story of Elizabeth and from their sleep and answered Essex-England's great queen

CARDS COUNTED

who defeated the Spaniards and

roll-calls.

In 40 minutes every one of the Duke of Essex, her soldier- the 1,286 crew had been accourtier, who was later executed counted for. Stewards started for trenchery. Imocking an cabin door to

check the number of passengers,

Britten, 38 years old, who ta All through the night it went also known as a conductor and cm. 6

u.m. Not one of the 1,341 planist, frat thought of writing

to seemed

be the opera after reading historical passangers missing. They started to troop novelist Lytton Strachey's book,

shore, Everyone handed in a "Elizabeth and Essex." landing card. The cards were

counted-1,341.

There was one more

The Juggage,

Slowly

check: it

dwindled.

Noon.

FICC.

icne.

The last sultense had Everything

been Cuid cficials declded the whole thing

false alavo.

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Radio Hongkong

IL.K.T.

12

noon,

Oid Dances; 12.30, Programme 'Summary;

Lord

QUEEN INTERESTED

Young, music-laving Harewood, who married a Vien nese pianist, heard of his idea, And Lord Harewood mentioned it to the Queen.

The Queen was interested. But

Blood, Blue Stocking

"Straight on for 300 miles," said, the skipper.

And that was the last seen or heard of Jack until recently, when a message from Koepang. Timor crackled into the air force station at Darwin saying that had Waded the rear-admiral bshere.

And the man? Jack, right name Tan, is "between 50 and 60," bora in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, one of urine sons of an Army general.

He was a student at the Slade School of Art in London (bril- called hân) after

#BH3

which he went a-roving 10 Canada, China and India.

During the last war he was a captain in the British Army in. India. Afterwards he sculed

witty, Pretty Nelly" of Old Drury-Charles 11's favourite orange girl came back to life, but a changed London, at the Festival Gardens In Batterson Park last week. Nell Gwynne of 1952 was Bally. Manfield, of Canterbury, Kent. With five others she was talking part in's dress rehearsal for the "Criės of London"-feature of the 10 52 Fesitval Gardena,--Renter- photo.

Wives Nag-So Husbands Fail Health Tests

By CHAPMAN PINCHER.

Hundreds of healthy men have been refused down in the oft-end of a worm-insurance policies on medical grounds because they Scientists have debunkedalen hulk at Darvin. the fairy tale princess-the And artist beachcomber", he were thinking about their nagging wives or bully girl with the blue blood, the calls himself. Artist, certainly. ing bosses while the doctor was examining them;

London has seen four exhibitions

Tests by Dr John Hambling have proved that such noble ancestors, the golden hair, the tiny waist, delicate

disturbing thoughts can raise the blood-pressure far above the level at which insurance companies rate a mad a poor wrists and slender figure.

risk. Most of us first met glamour In the pages of nursery tales. Now science says our education has been wrong.

The

should

of his paintings. And the Tajo Gallery bought his "Bathing Scene at Ball-London Express Service.

Gaol 'Men

The chart shows how blood- pressure soared and slumped as

50-year-old man talked over

He recommends doctors' to probe into the private lives of

patients blood-presture

for

en custen

perfect woman have a sturdy waist, broad hips, solid ankles, wrists and hands. YETH. Cinderella's glass slippers would never slip over her broad feet. She should be serious-minded.

Above all sho will not have a

if she does not like the opern scrap of blus'blood in her veins. when it is composed, she can Science says blue blood all refuse to accept it forį bunkum. Coronation festivities.

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HEREDITY

Chosen to write the Jibrello The heredity factor la human Is William Plomer, 48-year-old i novelist and poet who is too, a 1 blood called chromosome Fashioned travelled man

of wide ex-containing genes. Every person 12.32. London Studio Melodies perience. Born in South Africa, has 48, 24 from each parent So a youngish princesa farmer

today will have inherited from her great-great-great – grand

(DHCTS)—RGY Martin and his Plorner Arst became a "Melody from the Sky" Orchestra then a trader in Zululand. with Dick James: 1, Morda Liter (Piano) and Orchestra: 1.15, News,

or

Weather Report and Announcements; He went then to Japan, where parents-who flourished round 1.30. Echoes from the Theatres 2 he declined to take the Chair of about the time of Napoleon - Fanious Overtures by Offenbach;

at the most one or two chromo- 230, Variety Fantare: 3.30. Andre English Literature in Tokyo.

Kostelanetz and his Orchestra:'1. The Great Elopement (Handel)--London

He has been living in England Philharmonic Orch, cond, by Sirtor a number of years-London Thoman. Neocham:

BRITONS IN

EMPIRE

4.30. Gwent Express Service. Prangeon-Davies and Anton Wal- brook In "appy and Gloriour" by Laurence Housman (BOCTS}; &, Pro• gramme Summary: 0.02; 11% wing- time: 4.50, The Perry Como Show ĮVOA): 0.45. Interlude; 0.05, Troop ing The Colour by the Brigade of Guards in Honour of dhe.. Omulai Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (London Helay); 8. Musical Interlude (London Relay); 8.10, News Talk and World News London Talay); 8.20, Interlude; 8,30, All Time 111-1500 to 1002: 0, Sports lleview by B Phulips (Studio); 9.15, At the Opera-"Don Carlos" by Verdi Act 4 (VOX)—with Principals, Member, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York:

London, June 4. Australia now has more than nine out of ten people of Brt- ish stock. New Zealand has about the same. But in Canada

1. Cricket England India (Te the figure is less than one

corded London Relay)-Commentary-two.

Tron Headingley, Londa, "by Nex Alston and John Arioti on the first

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About one in three bro of day's play in the First Test Match French stock. The reat repre- 2016 Light Orchestral Pro

Guest Artists: Lily Ponssent a wide spread of Euro- (Soprano) and Richard Tucker pean nationalities. (Tenor): 1945, Alwing and Sway with

zomes.

From then backwards, the odds against even one heredited chromosome from a noble and talented ancestor are Immense.

Who Break Homes'

Dr Hambling at St. Bartholo mew's Hospital, London.

His blood-pressure rocketed In the Arst five minutes while ho talked about his bad tempered wife. When he men- tioned his mother, who always made a big fuss of him, it fell

Relief of emotional tension

will often bring about more dramatic Improvements drugs, he claims.

Ihan at

There must be hundreds healthy men needlessly nursing their arterles because they hap- pened to be nursing a grievance when they went to see the doctor

to near-normal. Then it soared in the hope of raising money to again as soon as the talk buy a home. Some offences against switched back to his 'marriage. marriage should be punished the man Dr Hambling was con

After

thoroughly examining

LEFT, RIGHT THE MORE you exercise right arm the stronger

and Divorce in London re- year-old business man leaped proved

The blood-pressure of a 40-

by ones or imprisonment, it vinced that he was healthy. Yet your left arm becomes, Modical was suggested to the Royal ah insurance company had Research Council doctor Howard

Darcus has discovered. Commission on Marriage turned hini down

Weight - lifting tests have that strengthening Orio above danger mark as soon as limb automatically increases the he thought about his mother-in-power of the other as well,

So n blackgalih, who invari IRW.

for third

patient showed ably uses his right arm symptoms of chronically high hammering, could hit the anvil blood-pressure simply because almost or hard with his left, his boss had persistently failed to keep his promise of a risc.

cently..

The suggestion was made in Personal memorandum sub- mitted by Mr A, T. Macmillan, barrister and author of "What

Christian Marriago?"

is

His argument was this: Be cattso the State is concerned

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"EQUALS"

I LIKE the story of the Welsh farmer who when asked why he allowed hk pigs histo wander about the kitchen, solemnly replied: "Dogs Interior to man, eats is superior, but pigs is equal."

In a fourth coso a man's high blood-pressure fell to normal, after he had' beaten up

detested,

brother-in-law, whom hu

- FEAR

Is

with the welfare of the familles compering it an offence against But even it a person could be a family and family life is an erlain of carrying one or two offence against the State. chromosomes of A famous The sort of cases he had in ancestor, the claim to distinction mind for punishment were: is still ridiculous. For there is i Deliberate breaking-up of no guarantee that these vaunted B marriage by the seduction

The new findings also show INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION inheritances do not contain the of the wife.

Unprovoked desertion by a

that a man's blood-pressure can very worst of influences.

husband Of

his wife and chil-jump alarmingly. If he disliken

the doctor examining him. dren.

The Commission

con-

thio also.

Fear of the result of: sideces memorandum

check-up may alro from

Dush the

REVELATION

form

This revelation of the value of the family tree is contained the National Marriage Guidance mercury above the normal level. In The New You and Here Council supporting sex educa dity," by Amram Scheinfeld (Chatto and Windur, 258.).

Any

Dr resentment

"that suchCOURT

contract Dr Hambling

of deep-sented apprehension anid may cause the small arteries to

Ex (plaines (in cat

repsri. Title: automatically heightens blood pressure by increas- ing. the resistance

tion.

We have

RO doubt The author quotes the famous the memorandum, biologist W. Johannsen aa say- Inętruction, is - best given by ing: From the point of view parents, answering the questions Sammy Kayal, Radio Newtroc. In South Africa only 45 per of a purebred dog, we are all of their children,

Unfortunately there are stil. Musle; 11.20, Weather Report;;: God-

search

of

(London Relay) 11.19, Goodnight cent. of Europeans, are of Bri-curseman mockery of our many parents who are unwilling arteries 'to the blood-fout

Aava Tho Queen; 11.30, Clomo.dowa, 'tish 'stock.

Printed and published by SIZWART. ́Anritun "GRAT," for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-8 Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong.

That

fairy tale princess. Her blood or feel unable to shoulder their is: red and the is cuppaically responsibilities. For this reason absurd All of which is very it is often necessary to provide

{for education in schools," distressing.

the

Dr. Hambling now doubla any

of high "blood dingroeis

on blood- pressure based pressure"› readings alone,

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AWO YAlues for mut are 113 347 and f. 80. 65 (1+1+50,18 alvagy oda, m and P are odd.

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itenca we have:

„ather three knemers miro;

suffering to a greyhound.

With the woman, Mrs Phyllis Harvey, of Claremont Road, Leeds, appeared 49-year-ola Derek Keebles, caretaker of the society's Leeds clinic.

It was raid that Keebles, with the approval of Mrs Harvey, plaster-bandaged the dog's leg belloving it was fractured,

Mr James Cox Brown, a veterinary surgeon, said that in fact the leg was only sprained.

·pläster-bondage, over- tight, caused the dog Intense plain.

The

Living Language

Why we say Slope off.

American Although

slang for "ran off quick- ly" this phrase comes from ancient stock for li is related to the Anglo- Saxon "allpan" to elip away or escape. "To give a landlady the slip" (ie. to leave one's lodgings without paying for them) was changed by slang to "alope", and to “slope off” came to mean decamping or running off.

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fr Cox Brosin, and he had Notices

Mr

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the complaint with the pollec because he thought it was his duty in a case of crucity,

He was not maliciously dis- posed to the society, for which he once worked. He denied that he was discharged by the society for excessive drinking,

Mr Cox Brown agreed that the R.S.P.C.A. complained to the Royal College of

Veterinary Surgeons alte

ofter his resignation and that some of the complaints related to allegations of drinking. Ho was atlit a member of the Royal College.

The hearing was adjourned for

a week.

Man 'Right' To Oppose Adoption

London, June 4. Three High Court judges held yesterday that a' father's refusal to consent to the adoption of his two-year-old son was not "unreasonable."

Latest times of porting of un. registered correspondenes ni tha General Port Office and. Kow- leon Post Dates; the latest times of posting for registered articles are generally one hour earlier than the times indicated below, Particulare regarding

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GENERAL HOLIDAY THURSDAY, JUNE 5 By Air

Indo-China, France, French North & West Africa. p.m.. Air Viel- nam.

Slam, E. & W, Pakistan, Middle. East. Africa. Great Britain, El- rope, & p.m., B.O.A.C.

Philippines, N. Borneo, C.P.A.

5 p.m..

FRIDAY, JUNE 8 Dy Air

Japan. Canada, U.S.A., O Ama via C.P.A.L.

Formosa. Japan. 2 p.m.. C.A.T.. Formosa, Okinawa, Japan. Seattle, Canada, p... H.K.A.(N.W.AL. Siam Burma, E. India, W. Pakistan, Middle East, Africa. Great Britain, Europe, ♪ p.m.. 8.0.A.C.

Malaya, Indonesia, Ceylon, W. India, 8 p.m., 3.0.A.C..

tand, 6 p.m., Q.E.A.

N. Borneo, Australia, New Zea-

Dy Surface.

Macao, 1 p.m.; .0 p.m.. e Leo Hong/Tak Bhing. They reversed the decision of China, People's Repubile, 9.30 Newport (Mon.) Justices, whom train vis Cantho.

Indo-China, made an order rgainst his wishes.

Bokke. The father is Mr Robert High- cock, a male nurse in a hospital at Warminster, Wilis.

The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Goddard, sald that when Hitch- cock married in June 1940 he was wanted for stealing money to buy his bride a wedding outfit.

After only a month she felt

She

him. The baby was born. got a custody order and put the

Noon,

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Martin

U.9.A., Canada, Central & South

Ameries. 1 1.01. 家庭 America Transport.

Slam, 1 p.m.. ss Inchulva,

· Philippines, 2 p.m., as; Blitar.

- SATURDAY, JUNE 1 By hit

via

Philippines, Quam, ---- Elawall, U.S.A., Canada, £ ... P.A.L.

. U.S.A., Canada,

Japan, & p.m. p..

P.A.A. child with foster parents,

Indo-China, France, French North Hitchcock had now apparently & West Africs, 6 p.mi. Air Viet. turned over a new leaf. He was nom opposing adoption, even if he That Airways.

Slam

ΣΟ acting unreasonably in Blam, Burma, E. India, a* n«m»,

not could providė

Malayap Indonesia,” heme ♫

traila, New Zealand, 5 p.m.." Thai immediately.

Airways. "A man who might have fallen on misfortune, deserved or un- deserved, may by no means be a bad father, he may be devoted to his children," geld Lord Goddard, Mr. Hitchcock, who is 23, said last night: "I have not seen my baby since he was four days old. But I hope now to get him info a children's home near by."

SIDE GLANCES

By Burface Macao. 1 p.m.; 6 p.m., as Lea Hong/Tak Shing.

Chins. People's Rebubile, à 9.30 a.m.; 6 p.m., fram via Canton. Burma, E. India, 10 a.m.. Rebeverett.**

Philippines, 2 p.mi. sa---Pres.

Grant.

Japan, 2 p.m.. 19. Laura Magzake.

By Galbraith

"Old you tell Dad my now boy friend was in the der

corpd?

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