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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1954,

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Midway's Big Birds To Get SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

Their Marching

Marching Orders

Washington.

The big awkward birds of Midway Island are about to get their

marching orders.

The fish and wild vico has

which

tho life ser- times they get chopped up by 1 eggs, plus

mother and decided they have propellers. This is bad for the father, become a traffic hazard.

Two frb and wild life experts. military birds and could conceivably bo

bad for a plano-load of people. Mr Philly A Dumont of Now that jet planes are being Washington and Mr Johnson A. used in increasing numbers, the Nef of the Denver Research Defence Department feare that Laboratory-will visit Midway me may be sucked down the later this month, the beginning the birds' nesting season. of air intake vents, thus causing a

They

will study the situation plane to explode.

and recommend Sures

kicking tho around long enough.

Tho ugly. pellean-like elba- tross ave been a collective nuisance for VERUN planes

Land

Luke off at nely Midway. They porch on Incoming platica before they eme to a halt, and they stay there until after 'hey take off.

Ting birds, sporUng spread up to seven feet, are "a coruiderable extra burden to Furthermore, plane. matter of cleanliness they leave much to be desired.

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wing-

Menace To Planes

the

The clumsy birds occasionally crush inlo windshield of Ar

Egg-laying Habits

So, the birds have got to go. But it nects they are about as hardy as the infamous starlings Washington. They don't f

The ware easily.

birds begun getting (amiliar with planes and people in World War, and have now become a first-class

Dunsance.

The birds insist upon laying Force, Navy and the military air their eggs close to, and some- transport forvice planes.

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There was a similar problem on Ascension Island in the

World: South Atlantic during War 11.

Electric Shocks 11 was discovered that the

of that Booty terns

Inrawny place would move elsewhere on the island, well away from the airstrip, If their first laying of eggs in areas close to the air- strip were destruyett.

on

This procedure will be tried Midway. Slight electric current may also br used to then away from thu runways.

There is no thought of shoot- ing the birds, though. Midway has been a Federal wik life refuge

1946 since

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"You get into a row at every party! Why don't you argue politics at home where I'll always agree with you?"

Being A Recipe Collector's

Husband Is No Fun

By A United Press Reporter

Washington.

Bob Swartz may not be the fattest man in the world, but he cer- tainly is the best fed. In several languages.

Add the corn syrup, eggs, and master's chair just what he will vanilla and beat well. Add the have for dinner. pecans and stir. Pour the It may start out with kurk- mixture into the prepared ple kukeitto. That's a cucumber plate.

roup from Finland. It is manda with chicken cream, eggs, sherry, and a number of other things,

His lovely wife, who writes under the name of Myra Waldo, has a collection of some 47,000 recipes. Sho tries them all out on Bub, a prominent New York attorney.

Bake in a 400-degree oven for { ret

them, in Ports while 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to Myra was puffing about her new 350 degrees and bake 30 minutes Look

called *The Complete longer. Cool. Serve. Round-The-World Cookbook." Hongkong Noodles

Bob never knows when he

We sat at breakfast In a restau- tant on the famed Champs

Elyzacs Bob and Myra had gots home and settles into the travelled through 84 countries In search of Menus. It was easy to see that fried eggs guve en-phobia.

Bub

Her Favourite Recipe

"Myra would never turn cues that way," he said, "Bring me a ish. Any old kind of fish,"

Myra and I started talking, as

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cipe?"

"Pecan Pie, southern style," she said.

She ratlled off the ingredients; cups of sifted flour, 4 tea- spoon of salt, 1⁄2 cup shortening, 3 tablespoons of leo water. Y butter, 2/3-cup, brown

cup

Stagar, 3/4-cup dark com syrup, beaten, teaspoon

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The Queen Guilty Of A Slip Of The Tongue?

The Sisters Say Yes

Edinburgh.

Two Scottish spinster sis- ters sought exemption from Britain's income tax laws on the grounds that Queon

vanilla extract, 1 cup shelled Elizabeth II was guilty of a

pecan halves.

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validated the laws when sho with a pastry blender, or two referred to herself in a radio knives to a consistency of coarse broadcast as "Queen of Eng- corn meal. Add the ice water land." Her formal title and stir together lightly.

monarch of both England and

Shape into a ball and wrap Scation includes the phrase in wax paper. Chill for at Icast"Queen of the United Kingdom an hour. Roll out the dough of Great Britain and Northern to fit an 8-inch pie plate, Place pland.

In the pig plate and "flute" the The Judge credis Alison and odges Preheat the oven to 400 Karleen Macintosh with raising degrees.

interesting constitutional point" and delayed judgment pending an investigation

Cream the butter and sugar together. until light and fluffy,

Cabinet Minister Gets Two Stripes

Johannesburg.

The sisters, reached back to the 250-year-old Treaty Union between England and their defenco against delinquens income tax

out for totalling 223.

They said the Queen viointed

Paul Sauer, South African the treaty when she said, Minister of Transport, has been her Christmas ndkires last year, that her Commonwealth tour prompted to corporal.

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This was all going on in, coù- versation. The French CEES turbod good to me. But Bob's fish wasn't settling too well.' Ho pushed back his plate and called for the cheque.

This is pretty horrible," he said. "I must be travel-weary, What I would like is a good home-cooked meal.")

Delhi's Problem

How To Get Rid Of The Monkeys

Delhi.

The Delhi Municipal Com- mittee has decided to take mensures against the mon- keys who have becomo nuisance in parts of the city. But the Committee cannot agree on what mea- sures to take.

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The Committee has hired contenator who gets Rs., 6/- for every monkey ha catchos. But the contractor releases the monkeys not far from Delhi and they make their way back into the

city.

Some members of the Com- mitice suggested the monkeys should be shot or poisoned but the proposal was opposed by the majority whe n:c Hindu to

whom the monkey is sacred,

One member reminded the Committee that the question of destroying monkeys was being discussed whon devoted Hindus worshipped Hanuman, tho Monkey God.

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