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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1956.

Interesting News Stories

From

All Parts Of The Worl

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The ship in this picture doing a tight left-hand turn seamen might prefer "hard a'part' — is the Cunarder, Queen Elizabeth. She is doing 29 knots here. But the two new American ships plan to do 34. They will be 90,000 tons, against the Queen Elizabeth's 85,000. Now read the story below;

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★ Fares On The Never Never

TRANS-ATLANTIC GIANTS PLAN

Futuristic Hotel-ships Will Carry

THEY WILL COST $100m EACH!

New York.

An American Hotel magnate is planning

will

to put two $100 million 'Floating Hotels' to sea by 1960 which passengers to Europe in cut-rate fares.

carry 6,000 four days at

H. B. Cantor. President of the Carter Hotels Operating Company who plans to make the Cunard White Star liner, Queen Elizabeth the third biggest and the fourth fastest liner, said his hip: would be 98,000 tonners and would speed across the Atlantic at 34 kuets,

soull be caled "Cox1-

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Twin Sister Never Lost Faith-

John and his tein sister, Susan,

Keatinge Of The Legion

Makes

Good

Paris.

It has taken John Keatinge three years to make good. But he has made good the hard way. In the French Foreign Legion.

Many happy returns of the day and love, John."

Then he had a bath, hair-cut, shampoo and mussage.

And then he had a blethday dinner at Maxim's, but for the rest of the day he was content to sit in the sun and watch the

the ex-public- "Some people who get out of crowds go by. Last www.k

the Legion whine about its sethey left the Lestion with wound scary and an honourable hardships, but I can tell you I discharge. A

would not have missed the last Job trad

lay

2 years for anything.

a).

It was very different one day in Portsmouth nearly three years ago the day that led to

Legion adventures.

The John wes fined £10 for obtaining £15 by Lusc pretences. His solicitor told the magistrato that John needed

bi discipline,

to the

The magistrate ket

him off

that

BLOWN UP

"Once they Ican they can trust you the Legion look after you well. They made a real man of me, and I found some first-rate friends there too."

Where did he get his wounds?

usun bar, eckan konges and with a the when his twin sister, the truck I was driving

swimming pools.

They will be but in such a way that they can be converted 1o ginnt aircraft carrier, if war breaks out

'AS HOTELS

They will be 1,150 feel long and will have a crew of 1.350. Mr Cantor said this week they would be operated as charmer- cial hotels rather than luxury

liners.

Blueprints calls for staterooms with accommodation for two to six people. They will have twin beds or pullman-style berths.

be air-condi-

and

The ship will tioned throughout

cabin will have

CVCTY closed circul

TV showing Hollywood

thms

and shipboard zetivities.

Mr Cantor has had six differ- ent sets of blueprints drawn up The last for his dream boats. ones came right up to the mark. They were prepared by Vindi- mir Yourkevitch of New York whose greatest achievement was the Normandie,

Mr Cantor has been in con- ference with Maritime officiale in a bid to iron out technical and financial problems. But he "to go ahend says he is ready

Sukan

guaranteed

he

"First in Indo-China, when

blown up by a mine

Wis

and the

world submit to the discipline sergeant who was with me was

of the Legion,

HIS PROMISE

So the twins set off for Paris, and Susan, Ime te he promise, remained with John until Legion toolt him over.

the

As they parted he promised: "When 1 come back I'll be redly good eltizen."

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It was thus that John came to spend 21⁄2 years of almost fan-slop

alongside Aghting

Germans, Potes, Frenchinen, Czechs, and others.

John talked about his Legion he sat in the sunshine life as outside a cafe on the teeming Parts boulevards.

as soon as I get the green light. L

A GOLD MINE

"The ships will be a financial gold mine and at the same time they glvo a lot of people trips to Europe who otherwise would sot be able to go," Mr Cantor sold:

He plans to maintain capacity travel, in the off-season, winter montile by promoting convent- 4ions and budget tours....

"My prize package will be n two-week vacation tour for the working man in off seasons," he This will include,eignt Bald.

on the ship and the foot in toys on New York and Europe, all for $330-$83 down and $45 a montu for tio,inantha,' after that." United Press.

killed.

"Then again in North Africa, when i got a couple of bullet wounds in an ambush,"

Did ho meet any other Englishmen in the Legion?

"Yes, quite a few, including a former famous Rugby football player and an ex-cat burglar, a ntee chap too."

DINNER AT MAXIM'S

And what did John do on his first day of civilian freedom?

The first thing was to send a cable to Susah now married to business man in a successful Bagdad.

A cheerful cable for their Joint 31st birthday: "All is well.

THE TINY CLOWN WOOS-AND LOSES

London. fold of the love of the clown

OVE soars beyond the reach who grew to be 3ft. Gin, and

of Kryngiel, the clown, stayed there. Hopelessly so,

For Krungiel is a midget and his cireus world the sawdust rlag under the Big Top.

High

"It began when I joined the circus in 1952.

dozens of

"He has sent me love-lettera,

posted them,

my hand,

buer nfs head is the pushed them into

flying trapeze and on it iù put them under the door of my

dark and shapely Ellect, who | trailer.

ia 16h, taller than the tiny, "He has sent flowers

sad-eyed down,

and

presents, too, and often asked me to marry him,

"It's not that he's small, but he's not my type. He's 45 and

The unrequited love of the midget for the girl on the fip- ing trapeze would never have been known but for a dropped I'm, 10. love-letter.

circus

to sec

good

ordinary, normal, nicely dressed women.

Jook Just to at them," he said, "makes

you feel BOTT of elvilled again."

Later John flew to join Susan In Bagdad. He had kept that promise; "I'll come back a really good citizen,"

Sun Was Dull By Comparison

New York.

Air Force scientists Jann

produced Myhr 700 Umes brighter than the sun's murface.

They also produced tem- peratures af more than

400,000 degrees F.

They did Uris by sending electric energy through a small quantity of com- preased fueri gas at the Cambridge Résearch Centre, Mass.

A former German V-2 rocket expert, Dr H. Fischer said the trol- perature measured lasted a millionth of a second Or less.

Dr Fischer is in charge of the project. United Press.

The Night MORPHY-RICHARDS

The Dies Went West

London.

The German bombers came in with the dusk to the moan of sirchs and the stnecato of anti-aircraft guns. This was the great Incendiary raid of 1940 which left London aflame.

Through streets filed with fire and rubble, scourity men tought their way to one of the most closely guarded private factories In the world-the plant where Thoming

De La Itue and Co. print for many nations stamps and banknotes estimated at more thon a billion dollars a year.

It ភេទ A smoking ruin. Gerard Newman, the archivist of the Company, leaped into the pit to try to save as many of the precious stamp dies 01 possible.

But some of them were never found and, for years, Scotland Yard wondered: Could anyone have been there ahead of New- Kya nu? Someone who knew the value of the dies and WHE willing: to risk his life to get them?

They have the answers now, Someone did manage to get one or more of the dies, for Ameri- ean collectors have been offered proofs of stamps made from the plates which disappeared that night.

Whoever had the dles wob

patient He waited until the

tatute of limitations had ex- pired before he tried cash in on his and But, in case he's interested, Scotland Yard is still looking for him "for future reference

Ran The Blockade

De La Rue let newspapermen into their plant last week for the Arat time in 143 years Uniformed guards pressed but- tons, a steel grill std up and guards checked our identity at intervals.

On display were stamps to be

jr1 The shown

International Philatelie exhibition in new York, April 25. Among them were at sheet of 400 Ave-cent

stamps bearing the head of Jefferson Davk and printed for the American confederacy

They are the only American stamps ever printed abroad and De La Rue feels it safe now to admit they run five million of them through the

northern blockade. However the Yankers- seized 400,000 one-cent stamps bearing the hend of John C. Calhoun,

Southern General Beauregard

It Wasn't Santa thought to highly of De La

came

Rue's assistance that he sent the Company an inscribed plece of Foggia.

the Bagstaff ot Fort Sumter, Lightning

the whose shelling started the Civil down

War

This piece of wood was chimney of Farmer Giovanni

on display. Nardella's home during a storm "We estimate," said a member last week scorching the furni- of

"hat the firm.

the con-

ture and giving everyone

federney still owes US $840 for nasty shock.

stamps."-United Press.

Nardella and four members of his faally whu were in the house suffered no sericus injuries. United Press,

Champagne Supper But HOST LEFT £6

BILL FOR GIRL

Into an exclusive West End night club young couple.

The man ordered a champagne supper with enviare and oysters.

The time was 11 pm

Tho couple stayed on to watch the caberei at the Stork Room, Regent Street. Suddenly the man raid he wanted to look at his cir.

The time was 1.30 am.

London.

walked

题

Up to the table walked the head walter with the hull and the news that her host hod driven off.

Miss for the ike bill.

Taxi home

Helen, unable to pay £0 11/- meal, signed She left her card and took a taxi home with her last 10/-.

The time was 2.30 am.

This was stated last week in Westminster County Court in & claim against Miss Helen by Parade Orchestrns Ltd., pro- prietors of the club, for the cost of the dinner. The zeilon was dismissed,

nt

Commented Mr Registrar Orange: "Nobody would suggest

dinner that a champagne that hour of night is necessary nourishment. It is fun.

"As the defendant in on infant

and the men was not a necessity, the ease must fall to the ground

Tlilon-haired Miss Helen, of St. Augustine's, Roth. N.W,, told the registar that she had met her host by accident in the West End.

Car dealer

His name was Paul, and she believed ho WAY OF car dealer living in Hertfordshire, She had left her camel cost fi him cor.

After the hearing Miss Helen said: "I met this smooth young

man at by father's birthday party:

"I've never been ablo to find ut who invited him I suppos pirt

"The last time aya Mias tolth encamped

Helen. The

directors unfe Biny Smart's circus at Worce picked it up and handed it to ster sighed, the oumer, Eileen Davis.

It's as hopeless,” said the Eileen, from Hanover Street, pocket-rize Pole with the nign- Tottenham, did last week. I sized heart, There are was from Kringtel." And the 1 mang big men in the world."

80.

At her table in the club 20-he, just gate-erfect " year-old : Mat - Penelope Hején And: thải supper It was waited for her host to return. Helen's first experience The minus, led by with:71: Bightwalah salée, re

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