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Gardi's

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Restaurant of Kowloon

Let our Swiss Chefs tempt your palate.

Dancing nightly from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. SOF. FALLER & his orchestra

Peninsula Hotel, Kowloon.

Tel. 58081

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CANADA'S BOOM

GOES

ON!

CANADA IS NOW THE WORLD'S THIRD TRADING NATION ---- AND WELL ON THE WAY TO BECOMING

A WORLD POWER. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE CANADIAN ECONOMY IS A MATTER FOR WORLD CONCERN. AND CANADIANS, UNLIKE THEIR AMERICAN NEIGHBOURS, ARE PREDICTING BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS FOR 1954.

By JOHN MCKENNA

to wealth spread

ulber nations

a

Toronto, 13th January.

primarily on agriculture. The leoking policies, designed to

of the national INGS are still boom- part

which didn't come from the standard of living equal to our ing in boomland.

farms came mostly from own, prevail." While

American primary

production-minerals, That point is a good one 10 economists mutter about timber, fish.

wind up on. In it lles the clue recessions" and Now Canada is an industrial to "orthodox

Canada's ballef in futura pewor as well. And ber in prosperity-a prosperity sha American newspapers whis- dustrial output has been added hopes to share with the Com- per the hated word "slump," to a steadily increasing agricul- monwealth. Canadians are confidently tural and mineral output. A predicting bigger profits, rich vein of all-stretching from

northeen British Columbia and more employment, more

neress the prairies through Al- production und stepped-up beto to Saskatchewan-topped

off the boom. exports.

The effect has been staggering, In 1939, national production mounted to a mero $5,500,000,- In 1953, it topped $24,- 000,000,000,

The very day the Ameri- can economists were pro- phesying a minor doom, one Canadian newspaper whoop- ed: "It's Cash Register Symphony in '64."

And all this optimism is not just brush Canadian high spirit, either.

Behind the whoop-de-do lies an impressive array of hard facts.

man

merce

Stewart,

000.

While production was climbing Avefold, the population went up a bure 25 percenti

Will It Rise?

The question is: Will produc- un continue to rise?

DEADLY WEDLOCK

second day

I KNEW HE'D KILL ME THIS TIME

Nickte, a famous model, discovers that her husband has murdered two people. As she cannot give evidence against him white still his wife she decides to divorce him and send him to the pallows. But she knows that If he guesses her plan he sellt kill her 100,

By Leonard Mosley

E

Monday.

VER since I came to London at the age of 18 I have been passing the Law Courts in the Strand with- out giving them a thought. They were just a pile of grimy, majestic buildings I saw from the top of a bus, and what did 1 care what went on inside?

Now I know. Every day Intimate lives of scores of people are wheeled into the courts and, as if from A great laundry basket. the dirty linen is spread out to be picked

at and pried into.

It is

13

the

Illustration

by ROBB

A smile in court made

only the first day me

of the case

veralls

of Roberts. Raberis,

Nicola

afraid..

Bristol (husband defending), and the court that I saw

It was on my way in towards

yet already i feel unclean. If it

one's mind and pulling out the form and tattered sufferings and humillations that were better forgotten. "Thi

Bristol. counsel

is a case of cruelty," my

had begun,

"Bnd the

He cressed a corridor in front evidence given by the petitioner were not for the fact that there of me. There was a man in a and her witnesses will be directed is so

much nt stake, I would

1

yield of to the disgust, fear, and weakness they were in carnest

why and gown with him, and to

and to proving that, over a period cunver- spanning most of their married

and

out.

out

defence

was Miss

in me and give up now. H were just a divorce that I wanted nation; t last conference between life together, the defendant has and counsel, I thought been persistently cruel, callous, I don't think I could go through

client with it. Better just to go away bitterly, to make sure that the and violent towards his wife, to

Was 119 plausibly

such an extent

as to seriously disappear

my damning to me as possible. husband's He

endanger her health." Behind them walked a girl. I Only I know it would not work did not recognise her at first. box and the questioning began. They put me into the witncas- When a man like Bristol Roberts is your husband there for she was usually dressed in "When was the Best time you uniform when I had seen her had a serious quarrel with your ju no safety in fight. He would n

before. But when she turned husband. Mrs Roberts?" find me again, just as he found her face rouri, I saw that it me last night; and this time.

"About six weeks after we Edna were married." knowing the threat I represented Vane, my husband's assistent at to his life and safety, he would

his surgery. not wheedle and plead. This

Why was Edna here? time, I know, he would kill me,

witness a

or spectator? THE FERRET didn't matter, anyway, IT was

o'clock this myself. I had always been kind morning when I left the 18le and thoughtful with Edna. There to think she' service Bat I have taken near was no reason

Suddenly she caught sight of There was a ferrety le man

Hor face..

already waiting in the entrance as I came me

nino

Vanc-Nurse

Good Argument Piccadilly until this case is over. could do me harm.

out and looked

taxi.

around for

R

to

"What was it about?"

I hesitated for a moment. As objected to

It

"

my husband being too familiar with his women told patients.”

pale,

MY BABY..

MY counsel leaned forward,

soothingly. "Could you give us a little more detail about the What happened,

"I came into his surgery, after

But let Mr Calder explain:

went tight. I was astonished Incident? "Conade is contributing to a

a look

of black hatred exactly?" Commonwealth

plan, known as

I recognised him at once. He in her eyes. She hurried for- the Colombo plan, which is an

was the mari

who had been ward to Bristol and whispered the nurse had told me all his to raler the attempt

Living

He turned patients had gone, and found standard of

these flats for something to him. hanging around In South people sta

the past three days spying, as I round too; but he smiled at me. him embracing a and Southeast Asia; an attempt break the back of famine, hunger, poverty and disease.

"In assisting the Asians we are helping ourselves,"

In

to

other words, Canada is busy CREATING business. The more people there are in the Uving standards, the bigger the world who are enjoying high

demand for goods. Canadians Trade Minister Howe (tha

think that is a good argument man who engineered wartime production and earned himself for the Colombo plan-and the tag "Minister of Every very good argument for Com- thing") is being cautious-as el-monwealth co-operation.

now know, wondered at

me

a

ота ing.

had

found myself marvelling once

woman."

"How was the woman dressed?" asked counsel.

'GIVE IT UP Arst Bristol had

"She wasn't," I said. found my hide-out, but the

Questions like that, told in all ferrety man made it all clear.

again that such a pleasant their grimy particulars. I went After all, what could be easier exterior could conceal the cruel, over that Arst quarred, and the than to discover me? All Bristol cunning, and ruthless man that next, and the next. Until finally had to do was employ a private was the real Bristol Roberts. inquiry agent, and all the agent

we came to the question: "There The barrister bustled away to was the first time your husband need do was wait until I left talk to somebody, leaving Bristol struck you, Mrs Roberts. When my gollektors-and then follow and Edna Vane together. They was that?" A long pause, "Come seemed .to be arguing, about now don't be afraid to speak The taxi came up then and I something. and, abruptly, out." told the driver to take me to Bristel broke away. I saw he I said: "It was the night 1 the Law Courts. The fcrrety Was

coming towards me.

told Bristol-my husband that man made no effort to follow me.

That smile again and an out- I was going to have a child. I stretched hand. "Nicola, my thought he would be pleased. darling Nickie. So long since ! have seen you-and new to meet But ho wam't. He was furiously I couldn't understand again in a place like this." why--at the time. Ho came Suddenly, like on ex- over to me and shook me and tinguished light, the gmlic called me a fool. He Bald I dropped and the hand that was would never have the child, that gripping mine was hurting. He he would see it was never born.

"Call And looked around and said:

Only Gay Place

The

In

World

By MICHAEL RUDDY

Las Vegas.

angry..

*

Morcover, the optimists" Knight of Grace, Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem front line contains an im-

pressive array of names; waya, Trade Minister C. D. Howe, "I am hopeful that there will Canadian Chamber of Com- be an increase in the national merce President W, J. Bor- Product In 1954," he told the nation. "Thought probably rie, Canadian Manufac- won't be quite so large as last turers' Association spokes- year's." Last year, the gain was

J. A. Calder, and a whopping $1,200,000,000.

Chamber of Commerce man Canadian Bank of Com-

Borrie

him, was being, for

me." James down right pessimistic.

it off, you fool, before it's too then I stood up to him, he President

"The

lato. You can't win"

Counsel nodded. "And what major task for Canadians in

"You're hurting me, Bristol," I happened to the child, Mrs If they are right, what they 1954 may be a consolidation of

sold.

Roberts? Eventually, I mean." mado during the postwar gains

hurt you still more," he "It died," I sold dully. “There nove lo suy la of vital world Importance.

period

prior to a further in-

"Darling Darling! Zank you! whispered, gesturing at the court, was an accident.""" crease from the present plateau."

we get in there. t'i Y chicken on

YOU can sit munching Zank you!" yelled Zsa Zsa, "when

and hugging me, throw your reputation

ONE MAN Biggest Customer Bank of Commerce President Stewart pulled out most of the

a scarlet ramming a 18-carat diamond muck-heap. I'll prove that

THE disinterment went on, stops. Не not only ECOS a settee, and the highest-paid solitaire ("Von

to have me that through the morning and the The US. Is Canada's biggest growing production but looks "bait" in history-Mariene diamonds")

of my vorking you're lucky into my left ear, no one else would put up with

afternoon. the reverse

digging customer-and

up such forward to a fall in prices,

slut. Give it up now: sorrows of my life with Bristol Dietrich, Bob Hope, Danny and tickling my right with A. equally true. The two economles

Calder. first

this Nicke before you lose Kaye, the Gabors (all three Eva,

huge amend cluster ring.

Uke bones from are tightly interwoven. A boom president

graveyard. of the Canadian

in court youngest Gabor, wing back

CLAC court and have to come

It was just before the adjourn- in one can absorb a lot of shock Chamber of Commerce, sees no of 'em) will sing to you, similarly weighted down with a crawling

to me

ment of the first day that my In the other.

reason why prosperity shouldn't dance for you. It's just part matched pair of diamond soll-whipped dog. I warn you?" counsel Baked Tues Even more significant, the continue to increase."

... your of the Las Vegas service. taire rings and a couple of dia- is

husband was the voice of my solicitor cruel to Canadian Government

persistently Very well.

If ever a city was built from chair, und rubbed her feel.

mond bracelets, flopped into a 1954 will são

you in those first predicting that

a pack of cards, it's this, You can gamble anywhere, any time,

"They're killing me, Herbie" "Really. Er Roberts, you should months, Mrs Roberts, why do

you think he to the not be talking to my client. You For a moment I was tempted

married

you? said plaintively on anything. And the £10,000-she

had

belter leave us.”

camo a-week stara are just part of young man at the piano, who

back on to to, tell the truth, to, say, Bristol The smile the background-the build has wrliten all their numbers,

Bristol's face.

"So sorry.

married the to, shuf my mouth up to get you round the

him safe, from was just so glad to see my wife and make gambling-tables.

ogain, I forgot the rules. He keeping my voice flat. "Because murder charge. Instead I. sald,

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A special Ferry will be running to Kowloon for patrons of the Ballot 2.30 am.

TO AID

those who

cannot help

themselves

THE H.K.S.P.C. is making its

ANNUAL APPEAL

combined with the FLAG DAY

SATURDAY, 23rd JANUARY

Much" is "neaded

in order that

much

may

be done.

THE HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

vice

But are they SURE Canada no fall in American Imports. won't get tangled up with the If that is true, Britain has orthodox recession?" little to fear.

But .even

assuming that

American Importa from Britain

No Worry

Listen to what they say:

ore sliced by a minor "orthodox rocession," increased Canadian

Mr Howe: "There is nothing business might well offset the in the overall picture to in- dicate any serious interruption

effect,

That may account for some

Against

In

not reallso is that

a

of

running over

the

JEWEL-LOADED

It was

speaking

now, what

from

on the

my....

elbow.

SORDID SIDE

A

I

WAS

Just wanted me.",

the

Ho

Said my counsel: "Would you

woman?"

It was the " I sald, and looked to-

wongritning.

It

Last year more than 8,000,000 *They will be fabulously turned to go back to Edna Vape he couldn't get me uany other tourists swarmed to this city gowned, will wear about a "Se lo Nickie. Arid whatever way. He never loved me. carved out of the desert, where million dollars' worth of jewels, happens good luck." the generally prosperous of the optimism Mr Butler has conditions now prevailing."

every tree and clump of grass and will have private guards in has been

brought

and attendance day and night. ได been expressing in Sydney.

Mr. Borrie: "What

many planted by hand.

"And in zo daytime, ven ve But let's look at some of the

T which I was introduced to describe yourself as a virtuous Between them they gambled loli people do

about ze hotel, ve'll veer ♫h my counsel and wa went into facts.

diamond neck the court. Canada has been undergoing current expansion in Canada almost a billion dollars--three blue

lue jeans and tes been largely due to an hundred million pounds, nearly Inces," said Zen Zia,

alckening encounter of a miser- court as I spoke. And then my Bristol sitting In the a drastic transformation for the

upsurgel in civilian sociors of fifth of our total defence “Vo have never been to Las able day. past 15 years. Before the war, the economy." Meaning, that, spending.

Vegasahe added. "It I, like me until today, all you crumbled, and fear took their Canada's

pride and my hopes muddenly economy rested

since the major fear has been

STAR-STUDDED will be

know about divorco courts is the effect of a defence aimcking

The names

of the stars who

She's quite right.

what you read in the news place. following the Korean war, have helped to pack them in "Las Vegas is the only gay papers, the reality is a shock,

Bristol For Canadians need not worry.

rend

like

was easy directory

to see why. For all the newspapers report

Sittiha place left in the world," I was Mr. Stewart: "I foresce glamour: Betty Hutted, Judy told by Marlene Dietrich, who are the discreet, and carefully next to him on the bench was slackening of commodity prices Canova, Tullujah Bankhead, har Just ended three-week, considered summings-up by the man I had never expected to following a high rate of capital Senja Henie, Marlene Dirk, 20,000-dollar season there. "I judge the details that he con- se again; a man I had investment and a marked rise Danny Kaye, Mickey Rooney. ke Paris uted to be before the elders fit for us to

loved dearly, until he let me and us to read, no productivity, This ·may

war." And now (at 40,000 dollars a

a man whoso fare still- more. rightly

be taken as heralding week for the three) the gor Looking at the scores

But in court there is no such a tweet

Pain to my. an era, not of restricted em- goous Gabers..

aleaming cars round the soven reticence. The nasty littlo I sat at a cellophane-covered super-hotels, and ployment, ut of continuing or

the lovelies stories about marriage wish out. Jeffrey Baring! What was he increased prosperity not only table at Ciro's while they gave sporting round the largest man- the sordid side of married natting next to Bristoll What

· în court, said why was he in terms of dollars, which may me preylew. Inwenters made lake in the world, and the timacy salon mischier for me were they work by illusory but of goods which and skirts they struttet, gang gitter, and the sparkle and the If you want a diverse, it is no ing up between them? aro tangibi."

and

in Hungarian, opulence of it all, I couldn't use holding back. You have to

⠀ Tomorrow' Mr. Calder: The demand for French, German-even English. tip thinking that Las V^om tall, pulling into words: details baste' staples from Canada will They were good.", I told them and the Qaborn, are going to get that should remain, secret; un- THE YARD MAN CALLS continue to rise if * forward so;

-on 'rather'well.

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