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ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. H.K. & Shanghai Bank Bldg. Tel. 27789

CHINA MAIL

LITTLE UNO

THE art is to cut the Longues, faid them, and press them into cans an that they welsh exactly 6

Mrs Gladys Ford has been doing this for three years. 1b. with no waste.

HERE'S

GOOD NEWS!

WAS JULY DRY?

NOT FOR THOSE WHO DRANK BIRELEY'S ORANGE ! !

In july more BIRELEY'S ORANGE was enjoyed by the people of Hongkong than any other Orange Drink Sold in the Colony!

Estimated Population 2,400,000 persons

Bireley's Orange sold in July

2.458,584 Bottles

ARE YOU THIRSTY?

TRY A BIRELEY'S ORANGE!

"TAKE YOUR EASE WITH A BIRELEY'Ś"

NON-CARBONATED!

Bire-ley's good fruit flavor comes

through to you.

and you can

enjoy all you want!

Bireley's

Biraley'

[NAM-KARBONA

REAL FRUIT FLAVOR! No artificial flavor in your Bire-ley's Orange Drink! It's made from a base containing real California Orange juice. And it's pasteurized! Try the other Bire-ley's flavors, too!. Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICK GRINHAM for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-8 Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 30, · 1954,

OF THE

LARGEST WRITING MILEAGE GUARANTEED

NIGHT SHIFT

THE TIN RIVER RUNS NON-STOP

It began with tea, more than 50 years ago, in the cellar of a disused Methodist church in Sheffield. William Batchelor was the name of the man who began it.

Ilis the

He whan ten salesman, ambition - to improve quality art cleanliness of Brl- fain's foot. He started putting tea in packets, and selling them with his name on the outside.

Then he notleed the waste and poor quality of the dried peas that housewives were buying in bulk. It occurred to him that they would welcome if de- fective pens were removed Arsi. They did.

Packets of selected peas, by a name they guaranteed could trust, proved as popular as packets of tea.

Industries that are building Britain's future By

HAROLD M. HARRIS

depart with yesterday's output. This last tasting takes place in where works the laboratory,

Mr A. R. Ellison, of chemist

over a daily Ealing presides tasting panel.

he From have to be

hla laboratory, But dried pens soaked for many hours before organises a bacteriological con- every section of the cocking distinct drawback if trol in they are needed in a hurry. So. facover the counter are pure factory, to ensure that all goods In 1928 Batchelors starte to sold

and sound. In his laboratory, Rook the peas and cook them and put them in cans ready for too, Mr Ellison, who used to be chairrnan of the sports and social club and is now head of the company's

Civil Defence, supervises the analysis of raw and the Anished materials product.

490.

of

To the famous packets of pous and tins of processed pens har been added a great range other tinned foods. Garden peas, baked beans in tomato sauce, ox tongues, soups, fruits from English orchards.

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Won Contest Headquarters of the firm are still in Shefeld, but two in dve

which of the ting

bear the from Batchelor label commIG London, from their big factory at Southall, Here the main output is an endless flow, for 24 week. hours a day, five days of baked beans in 'omato sauce. Somewhere among these huge neatly stacked, with mounds, scrupulously clean gangways between them, you will find Mrs Minnie Viall, supervisor of the can store. Houseproud at her Greenford home, Mrs Viall brings her housewifely instincts to the department she controls. With the result that the can

firm's the sore won "housekeeping" competition.

ach department is judged on with the safety compliance regulations, on its general cleanliness and tidiness, and on the orderliness of its methods. This competitive spirit is sponsible for the cleanliness you will find everywhere at South hall,

food essential in factories.

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The Prize

The same care is taken Aru Visit the every department. tongue canning line, and see the ideal conditions in which they are trimmed and packed. And the skill, too. At 8s. a lb. there is no room for waste.

First the frozen South Ameri- Then can tongues are thawed, they are veined, soaked in brine, and cooked. Part-time workers skin them, then the skilled and knives of Mrs Iris Crane her companions trim off the fat and the glands.

scene

Mre Gladys Ford takes over. fold and Her task is to cut, press tongues into Olb. tins, so that there is no waste, no air space, no overweight or under- weight. After three years at the job, she judges each in exactly. At 10 p.m. each night a transformation last strange

takes place. Only men are on permanent night shift,

Instead of local housewives, a United Nations DS- verliable tembly converges on Southall— Nigerians, Ger- Australians, mana, Indians, Poles, Russians, Frenchmen, Dutchman, In American, an Italian, men from

Jamaica,

the Gold Gibraltar, Coast.

Labelling us all night is Richard Armah. Next day ho goes off to study Press photo- la middle-weight graphy. He boxing champion of West Africa, contender for the British Empire title, and he has already beaten a former title holder, Bos Murphy.

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For winning the competition. cach of the 194 workers in Mrs Viall's can store was given parcel of Balchelors products.

But if the surging tide of cans will be surprises you, you dumbfounded by the mountain ranges of dried peas and beans. The peas come mostly from East Anglia, where Batchelors fields- men co-operate with farmers in an effort to secure crops of the required quantity and quality.

The beans arrive from further

North ofeld-from

America, from Chile, from Japan. They are soaked for over 12 hours, blanched, and then inspected their way to the canning line.

Watch the ket uye of Mrs Olive

a local housewife, Garrett, ready to detect the slightest flaw, watch her quick hand pounce upon a single defective bean in the endless stream on on tins, is a student by day,

On The Stage Or you may meet the Australian who asked for time the Royal Command off for variety performance.

"You were lucky get ticket," his boss commented.

"A ticket?" was the reply. "I'm not in the audience, I'm He 13 Donald on the stage." Brohms.

the moving belt.

to

And a fellow Australian carns

his keep at night so that, by day, he can carry on research for a novel he is writing about Charles I and the Roundheads. A Jamalean, who seams the lids

2 aun. the ball goes for Mrs Garrett, like almost all

"lunch." Soon the United the women there, is a part-time Nations are back at work, ready worker. Her hours are 12.30 to

to resume the never-ending 5.30. Then she goes home to cook her. husband's supper. task of preparing the selected beans, fruits, BOUDS, Perhaps she opens a tin of baked peps,

tongues, which go out under the beans.

Fad

Mrs Violet Leisten, of Hayes Arm's label.

in whom is another familiarity has not cloyed the "Yes, I still edge of appetite. like baked beans," sho

although, from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m., she tends a machine which fills the cans with beans and tomato sauce.

The sauce has been cooked, by chefs from tomatoes, sugar, salt and spices. What spices? That

Is one secret that Batchelors will not divulge.

The cans are sealed and taken to the retorts, where their contents are cooked and sterilised in steam at a high temperature, You might think that ail that remained to do was to label the cans and despatch them, no. First Mrs Sylvia Clements, of Hayes, and Mrs Joan Lockley come into the picture,

Radio Hongkong

HI,K,T.

Rally Ann (Studio): ented by

200 Bert

4, BBC Concert Hall, London Phil- harmonic Orch, cond, by Sir Adrian Boult (BBCTaj; 9. Hirhlight, from "Patience"" (Gilbert and Sullivan); 5.30, Popular Parade; o, Time Signal

Bummary: And Programme

103, Children's tall Hour

"Bonga for Strings Members. of tha Pittsburgh Bym. Orch: 0.40, "Box Gillett mat)- the. Organ (OB): 7,. Tommy Dorsey and nu Orchestra;"". 7,30," Viewpoint" A weekly stagszine Programme de- voted to Literature and Drama, Idied and introduced by Timothy firely, Books: Reviewed by Michael Orimih "Aketching for Pleasure" by R.O. union "Egyptian Paint But by Davis By Hea

No. 4. Readers John Lauris: 739, Weather Report; «, Time Signal and World News (London Islay); 8,10, News Talk (London Relay) Special Announcements: 6.16, "flande

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·SNAYDI. One can from each batch is Autumn: Daves" 18.30, Music and songs, of 37otor Herbert: D, Time brought to their table and anal. The Tint. Men in the opened, and either Mrs Clo-Moon" A. Berial: In twelve parts 17 ments or Mrs Lockley will taste-Lance Bieveking from the Novel by *** 160, Walis (Park 2) (BBCTR)::9,15: its contents.

"Ofibe Derten Track”, presented

· "Wo take it in' turns,”

says by Timothy Birds Bud(0);*; BAO, Mrs Clements genitive palate

“to give our Uptown Rhythm")] 10 Take it from palates a rest.”: thest. They can tell at a t9UK of the torkrue. 1f): "any i META ingredient him bom left out. E Yet another tunting, inkoms place next day,vand only to are the waiting yung allowed to

In Turne

„Dick: Denley and Simuny

SHEAFFERS

Fineline "500"

RETRACTABLE BALLPOINT PENT

THEY take it in turns to do the tasting. Here Mrs Joan Lockley records the result of an expert appraisal by Mrs Sylvia Clements, of Hayes. They had to pass a palate test, and then be specially trained in the laboratory, to get this job.

MISS Vera Mower reports to the surgery with something in her eye. This is quickly remedied by Bister Doris Goodliff (left) and Nurse Vera Weston. There were nearly 17,000 at- tendances at the surgery, last year, where the emphasis is on preventive medicine.

TESTS In the laboratory ensure pure food on the table. Chemist Mr J. R. Blanchfield, of Uxbridge, conducts a trace metal examination..

"days'n'week, flv

sight from-the-ruik.wagg

JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK

Alice At Euston

TAUSTON STATION, that

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Was onco described as "a creation mightier than the pyramids of Egypt;" boasts many amenities.

Thore

alt a mexic lantern arrangement : keeps you posted how late crack trains are running.

you may cinema-luxury while

coom in

There you may kick your hepis in what has been called. proper pride "the finest waiting the world"-the lofty, splendully coilinged Great Hall. Alice, perhaps, was enjoying the Great Halia lamous omdung, when someone complained, about her the other evening. For she was lying on her back and looking upwards through glazed eyes towards its glories.

Someone complained, someone who had tripped over ner, it may bc. A rnway policewoman

come along.

YOU CAN'T LIE HERE

the police- woman said, stooping over Alice. "You can't lie here."

"Grrrway," Alice said.

"Now, now,"

The policewoman braced hot- self and tried a fireman's lift.

"Who d'you think you are? Florence Nightingale" Alico demanded, testily. The police- and too woman wag too busy breathless to answer, but aho pursevered with the job in Hand, and presently had cleared the Ureat Hall of Alles.

Next morning, at the Clerken well court, Alice was charged with having been drunk the evening before at Euston station.

Sir

VERY SAUCY

CHE shook her flaxen hair over SHE

the shoulders of her· pilė– blue plastic mackintosh, fixed John Cameron, this magistrate, with a cold store, and said: "I'm partly Dot guilty."

the

Sir John called for the evi- dence, and.

policewoman went into the withers-box and told for story.

"This womTILTY.

2-

-became "VERY saucy in her language," the policewoman said, describing the short conversation she and "Allte had shared in the Great Hall,

"What did she say?" "asked the magistrate,

"Well," the policewoman paused,

as I wishing to spare the court the worst of Alice's BAUCC.

ILL?

6HE Bald Mind your own

business,*** the police woman went on. "After that I had great difficulty in standing her on her feet."

"What was the matter with her?" Sir John inquired. "Might: sho have been 11),”

"Ooh, no," the policewoman Bald.

"Bho

Was absolutely

drunk."!

"How do you know?".

"Sho smelt of whisky, and her. speech was alurred and her cy C... Sho filled in the rest that officially of the formula describes a case of drunkenness.

magistrato turned to What do you want to say?" he asked.

The

Alice,

BACK TO THE NORTH

"WELL, all I can say to I

wasn't at all well yerter- day," aght Alice. "For one thing).

Come to I'd nothing to eat.

that. I'm not feeling all that

good

today.""

I think that drink had quite a bit to do with this," anid the magistrite. "I find this", "cast, proved." is anything known?”

* "In April last year this woman was discharged: conditionally for trespassing on the railway, air,"! said the gaoler;

- "Pay 108," 'wald, Bir John to Alice,

'Alioo sninød. -

sho saki,.

won't-away, baldi

the chervals

and