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Knocking at the door of 13 Downing Street in London is Mrs R. Short, a Labour member of Hertfordshire County Council who is leading a Herts' women's protest compaign against H-bomb tests. She was calling at the Prime Minister's residence to deliver a letter of protest. ----Routerphoto.

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As each seme

takom way as they are the gangway is the previous fortnight to ther the time, nor in- craft secures clination to make the long out and the paper shrine is Quem of Heaven, and a lantern

tirat carried ashore,

Inscribed with the family name pilgrimage to Joss House Then come the food crifices, of every child born stree the Bay to sca the decorated and finally the woman with the last festival is brought to re-

for the gister its entry into the the offerings of clothing Junks take part in

The last section God. This la Onally disposed pragation. festival of the Queon of of by burning in a brazier in the route from the village is Heaven, another opportun- front of the templo door which lined with hawkers stells, ity presents itself exactly a is always marked by a clouch selling

paper whirligiga, of smoko, from smouldering auspicious hulberds, and modal- fortnight after this event. paper and exploding crackers. licns to commemorate the pll- The Boat People then cele- Some of the larger funks grimage. On hot days there is a bento the birthday at their engage a troupe of lion dancers, brisk sale of fans, and the im- secondary patron Tam Kung, who give performances of their provident who have forgotten whose temple is tho quay at

art on the fo'estle after making to purchase paper clothing for Shaukivan. The date in the Their prostrations to the dotty, the divinity can usually remedy lunar calendar lo the Eighth of These performances always at the omission on the spot.

the Fourth Moon, which may fail

tract a huge audience on between the limits of 2010 April and 25th May by Westeru reckoning. As, this year Chinese Now Year was early (January 91) Tam Kung was feted ca the 8th May,

the

At about 1 p.m. the last of quayside for, to the Chinese the vialling junk bag present- festival without Lions is like * ed lis offerings and the tubins polled egg without salt. The are spread on the main deck anties of the dancers lend tone for a men, of which roust pork to any procession, and face la furniturs the chief course. A acquired by their engagement. few of the Boat Proplo tako Unfortunately, the long are advantage of the opportunity under a cloud, as the secret to see the

1 now shops in The Bout People have socfelles specialise in this form locality, and satisfy their hunger adopted this local divinity of entertainment. With them in a local restaurant. If an open account of his influence over the Hans are usedi as a means space can be found for the the weather. Though allegedly of extortion, and an excuse for shooting for luck, the shrines born in Welyang, he took up demanding protection money. are redistributed about 2.80, his abode and practised magic. They are also a menace to good but building has recently Iow on the Nine Dragon Hills which order for, if a long-bearded stricles the available altes. shelter Kowloon from the lion meets a chort-boarded one north, and there acquired his

a Bght is inevitable. mastery over the elements. By throwing a handful of peas into

ricane, and with a cup of water

could quench a conflagration

Though his tablet or Image is on the altar of many a sca- peace, and several heads is

By KONSTAM the air he could raise a bur-

safety play

E definition of a safety the

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contract against play is the budgeting for adverse distribution. the loss of a trick in play in

It u not, as some students order to be certain of inaking appear to imagine,

the losing

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Just after 3 p.m. the junks cast off their lines and begin to

A the contestants aro pull out by warping on their

to not particular as

stern anchor. Their launches the of weapona, a breach of the pick up

tow, manoeuvre them is three ci-

the outcome. Village cies, or figures of eight, for - a

sido shrine, only three temples normally in the Colony are dedicated to Bons, however, are usually dis- farewell salute to the temple. and turn thele hoads Each time the vesať) comes

fetch, fires.

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The band plays all the way home, or the young men casi lola before the shrine to guardianship for decides

them

his worship. There is one at creet, any Aberdeen, but the main centré aside, keeping their muzzles head on a burst of crackers is

of pilgrimage

LA Shaukiwan. close to the ground, The decorated junks all como detour to avoid recognition. trom Youma typhoon

As each procession is escorted of a trick which guards anteinst cherage, whilst the lightermen to and from the temple by one one danger but exposes the on Causeway Bay attend or other of the troupes oppor- the year.

with their sacrifices in lorries., turilles for cambat are hand to another,

avoldable,

The but the Hons have

Tam Kung pilgrimage wisdom as well as purnacity complates the Boat Peopia's r

ODSTVances' for the The village liselt being a and never overstop the bounds ligious

as far as temple visits fithing base, processions with of propriety. The villagers ro year

their are concerned. Their only other floral shrines, roast pigs, sent being deprived of

Is the proplitation chickens and eggs farm up in service, as they add greatly to obligation

the Hungry Ghosts who the streets, and add to the the hilarity of the proceedings. of

differentiate miat otherwise makeo general confusion. There is no The problem is to

the civilised, and the scivo obnoxious by claiming difficulty in finding the temple, between for one has only to follow the savage beasts, and the solution victims as subsitutes in

As Do crowd from the tram terminus, would seem to be a system of miserable adstence.

tho performances well-fed ghost is ever harmful, and the route is alzu blazed by licensing

their whereby the Kalfongs, es ap- the Lord Buddha's injunction returning worshippers, piggyback off-spring grasping plicants, would be responsible to cater for their wants during the behaviour of their the Seventh Moon is scrupule whirling paper windmilla is a for

ously fullled. memento of the occasion. Oc- parishioners. D 104

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Newly-bom babies are prom checked CK83

Tam Kung in the South was in Six Spades, East by a procession, headed by a rented to

huge floral shrine which must was M. Georges Theren, a Pro-be manoeuvred unzier QVCT- vious winner of the event. hanging branches, or telephone West opened the Jack of wires, or it is necessary to stand Clubs, which South tools in asido whilst a lorry-borne hand, playing a small Spade to

driving of devotees, group dummy's King on which Theron mostly on the horn, overtakes dropped the Queen. Thinkding the throng.

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that West had started with

J 9 7 2 of Spades declarer re- entered his hand with the Ten

decorated Junk begin of Diamonds and played a small to arrive about 9.30 a.m. ΩΣΤΟ Spade to the Ten. West won, tie up, bows on to the quay ns and lod anuther Club for East nearly opposite the temple as to ruff and defeat the contract, their time of arrival permits. South's play was ill-advised, All sport a huge floral screen, us East might have had the secured before the single mast, Queen, Jack of Spades alone with the title of the Youth

Above and West could have ruffed the Guild

an inscription second Club. Twelve tricks were wishing a Happy Birthday to cold in No-Trumps, so that the divinity.

The familles who are celebrat- South needed to malte Islam to achieve a good score, Ing an addition to the clan

East's play, though spectacu- lar, should not have deceived declarer, but should have pre sented him with a clear top.

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with a string crackers hanging from a gaff, attached to a number of wooden discs which, as the fireworks burn upward open to reveal Chizato characters forming

They're 500 yards nearer Australia

By a Special Correspondent bowsprit. will mark the end of one adventure, and the start of another, because they have no further plans,

THE

THE strangest crew they had over Been set Ball

But one thing had worried from the quaint old Davon the gay adventurers the delay fishing-port of Appledoro in putting to sea. in the 00-ton kotch "Agnes,” bound for Australla, halfway across the world,

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1 Make la clash in cups, (8) 5 Not a pharisaical writer. (8) 10 Here's room for a contributor, altogether apart from us, (D) 1 If each was his own ho Would never get another job.

Departure had been planned

Government official had in 12 for several days previously, but sisted the 60-year-old katch But they didn't get very far. should carry three life rafts, Bu

Five

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7 Nine crews tear in for such

struggiós, (11, 4)

8 Make a mistake and raske a

Journey, (6)

@ Circumstances

in

which women get hard up. (6)

16 Amazonian armies, perhaps, A Foddler with duties at the is They fashion trinkois, (8)

(9)

front. (9)

of them (5)

one's best, (3, 3) hundred yards out they soiling was fixed for the follow- 13 Warwick was called the last 18 Holiday when one is not at anchored to adjust the compass. ing Friday.

And the enthusiastic amateur But an old sailors' super. crew amongst them a retired stition got between them and solfelter, two writers, an art the open sea-"You can't sa student, a statistician, a school on Friday."

how

14 A trainer with his charges 19 A divided counterfelter, (7) (generally six) suggests one 20 Put up with the same; It refects in same style or 23 The safe drinking number, way to stultify a 2, (6, 3, 0) *Billy! (0)

(6)

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other, no doubt, (6, 2, 7),

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boy, a secretary, a commercial So it had to be the Saturday, traveller, 1.

cookery demon- Then came the last mag. The A

sigrof

progress which strator.... everyday a col- compass still had to be swung umites 14. (6)

Conditions lection as you could wish to

will not be 22 What the grazer does? (9) meat-busled themselves with luxurious on the £100-£200-24 A those now-hounds! (0.4) last-alute preparations to head trip.

28 Where glad eres don't give. Cave on the morning tide.

The skipper has a small cabin consent. (5)`· As 38-year-old Captain of his own, but the rest of the 20 Mien, do at leisure, said Alistair Barr, former Merchant crew will deep in the hold in

Byron (0)

Navy officer, shouted orders to bunka-mon on one aldo, women 27 The opposite of 2057 So ene cast off to his motley crow of on the other, eight women and seven men, we are up with Britain their nets and want adventure," said the

viria.

old

''waits' mending shook their beads.

of the

"Australia, eh?. They're happy Only one member enough now, bụt wait until they party ban a "free ticket" -- the get out to sca....!

Kalan, ship's doctor, 25-year-old Bouth But the local fishermen ware African, Dr Maxwell Moss.

the only onus despondent about Ho's working bla passaro-bui

solemaly 'afirma. (8)

DOWN

1 Plant for the use of safe

brooke,0, (8)

a "To be made honest by an " (Jonson), (2; -2}-10).

3 Unknown, no not I disturbed.

this voyage into the unknown, he doesn't expect, to `work`very : (2, 3) 144 way to get going.

Four of the crew plan to witle" hard. Sunbura; and, pea-sickness in Australia or New Zealand; it will be the main fils, he thinks.

For the others the sight of Australia coming... up over "the

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Solution to no. 523

問問

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