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BOOTBLACKS THAN

THANKS

tu

determined

action by the Police, the imps who bestow gratuitous blobs of white paint on to the shining black shoes of American sailors seem to have disappeared at least from Queen's Rond Centrul where between the Queen's Thontre and the National City Hank they had recent- ly attained pest proportions, While the authorities are to be commended for their action, it is to be hoped that the present enmpulýn does

not innguish in a few weeks

time when complaints die down. True, the Poller have

more important work than sup preasing petty extortionists. brandishing could there

be a more harmless weapon?

paintbrush and their

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ANOTHER SQUATTER FIRE

2,000 Homeless

In Early Morning Blaze

NEARLY 2,000 people were rendered

homeless by a fire that broke out shortly before 3 a.m. today and destroyed about 100 huts in a squatter area in Tonkin Street, Cheung Sha Wan.

It was believed that nine persons were injured and one was missing.

own remedy, a tin of boot The fire spread The Colony is conscious of quickly in this

polish, a rag and a brush.

the malignant evils that wooden

abound and priorities mustį

hut area

be accorded to these. But among which were

could not the constable on situated several tim-

heat duty plny a bigger part

in curbing the excesses of beryards. Hongkong's zealous bout- Within blngla

BREADWINNERS

MHAT one Ind should have

Tbeen eated and, a few

daya inter, sent to a Remand Home is evidence of the nuthorities' determination to end this racket, but how ever obstreperous some of these children are they are all breadwinners helping to support poor families. No one condones these prunks - though most eliildren free of parental authority tre capable of them - but the pains to be made is that unless they are subject, if not to constant supervision then regular control they are liable to get out of hand and severe punishment will be necessary to impress upt them the extent their naughtiness.

of

minutes,

the fire turned the area into an inferno.

The blaze was brought under control in about an hour and

comfy extinguished at 6 am.

nm-

The Fire Brigade despatched eight appliances and one bulance to the scene under the command of Mr W. H. Ship- way, Divisional Officer, Kowloon Fire Station.

A fire-flos! was later brought in.

SOCIAL WELFARE

A total of eleven jets from four fire pumps were used to prevent the Bie from spreading to the major portion of new factoiles in the neighbour. hood.

the

The cause the fre is being

investigated.

The Government Socini Wel- to reglater fare Office starti

the homeless at 5.45 ..

Up to 11.30 am. 1,000 people Wele registered. They were ment not suggested that supplier with a hot regular anti-bootblack outside the Nam Lo Hotel, Un

11

is

patrols be instituted, or

that a

Chau Street. Further

welfare officer meals will

free

be issued for the

assigned to the impossible next few days.

task of supervising them, but beat policeman ought to be given standing orders to take prompt action against offenders.in the streets. On a few occasions Policemen have been seen doing nothing when some action was clearly demanded, such - a contisention of shoeshine boxes.

BENEFITS

M the

English Venuses

London, July 31.

The figure of the average

... NEW ANGLES FOR ENVOY DESIGNATE TO

"GOLD DIGGERS

CEYLON IS LEARNING

Paris, July 31. HRISTIAN Dior is now launching gold brassieres.

Mannequins in the collection, which will be shown for the first time tomorrow morning, will be wearing a new styled brassiere and garter belt in white luce richly embroidered with gold Lurex threads, es- pecially created for Christian Diar by Senndale. The cup of the brassiere gives the first tip-off that Dior intends to feature a high placed, rounded, and accen- This tant, destined for bareback evening clothes, has

tuated bosom line.

le and he was greatly | obility to learn his job com- a clever new system of straps which encircle the encouraged by President Elsen-petently and well, arm at the shoulder blade, giving a smooth his press conference today and hower's remarks about him at

He cald nol only does he cluttered back line. The bra is jointed to the garler he felt confident he would spend 10 hours a day at the adding "I don't know who sug- belt with an elastic ribbon to hold it well down.-|vindicate Eisenhower's views State Department learning about gested 11."-United Press,

that to hart the capacity and Government, the political parties Chinn Mail Special.

Washington, July 31. UNITED States Ambassador designate to Ceylon Maxwell Gluck told United Press today "I am working 10 hours a day learning about Ceylon at the State Department and my wife is working the same number of hours at the Foreign Service Institute.”

Flames Sweeping Through Huts

A China Mail photographer took this picture of the fire which broke out early this morning in Kowloon; The blaze started just before 3 a.m. in a squatter area in Tonkin Street, Cheung Sha Wan. About 2,000 are homeless.

ST PAUL'S

EPISTLE

English womain is similar IDENTIFIED

to that of the

Venus de

Milo, the British Board of after UCH has been said about Trade decided today

a six-year investigation of Dunoyance tlint beggara and

bootblacks figures (both human and cause to tourists. This is statistical) for the use not doubted, but in a terri- the British clothing in tory like Hongkong where dustry.

of

poverty abounds it will be The average Engilsh woman dimcult tu eradicate all of just over 30 years of age has following measurements: who prey upan obviously the wealthy valtors in the hope Chest 37 inches, waist 28 Inches. of benefiting from their re-hips 39 inches, height Ave feet puted munificence. It is part

three inches,

Jerusalem, July 31.

to the St Paul's epistle Hebrews was addressed to the Essenian Sect which wrote the Dead Sea scrolls, Dr Edyigael Yadin, Israel's famed soldier-archaeologist said today.

He told the Second World Studie: of Jewish Congress meeing here that the epistics were written in the first pain of the second century.

Yadin said that by that time tho

lind Essenes

became Christians but had not aecepieti

The famous Venus de Milo of the problem of living in has very nearly the same mes

community where ex-surements, varying only a frat- tremes exist and if those tion of an inch. who are charged with the Venus the Greek one -- is task of publicising Hang- a ittle taller, and the least bit kong abroad are wise they slimmer in waist and hips. salt the epistie urged them to

will point out this fact to the prospective visitor, There is much the Police can

France-Presse.

do to rid the city of spivers 11 public nuisances,

and

but the larger problem of redressing Inequalities in society they are neither

nor charged to

People who

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Killed By Fireworks

Calcutta, July 31

the doctrines of St Paul.

He

Christianity accept "official" rather than retain mainly Jewish teachings.

WICKED PRIEST

Sorbonne Professor A. Dupont Sominer told the Congress last night that he has identified the "Wicked Priest" mentioned in The Dead Sea, serails or the Eleven people were killed and Palestininn King Hyrkarus II. come to Hongkong seldom at Joust 50 others Injured today He sold information found In

facade

when fireworks which of wee behind the

were the commentary on Hubbakul, from a train the commentary on Nohum and oppulence and beauty that being unloaded

Calcutta the statement on Levi in the scrolls proved it was Hyrkanus The bodies of the porters who murdered the teacher to tourists. Perhaps before killed in fie blast were dung righteousness, the founder they complain about our reveral hundred yards.-France lender of the Dead Sea Sect.— shortcomings they ought to, Presse.

| United Press.

have rightly endowed this some 130 miles from

exploded.

Colony with much interest

Woman Stops MacArthur's Assault

New York, July 31.. EN. Douglas MacArthur, U whom island-hopping ad- vances would nbt-be stopped by the Japanese forces lu World War 11, holled yester- day in the face of a counter allack by, a lady stockholder. MacArthur, as a chairman of

the board of the Sperry Rand Corp. was bombarding almost

of

and

unlimited government" at a "I love my country," she shout-

stockholders meeting. He at- tacked the present federal tax siructure as "even now prob-

ed.

I love to pay taxes. I've waited for an hour and is minutes to hear about Sperry

ably adequate eventually to Rand and dividende" socialise the Unked States" when the counter-attack came. As the General completed the 15th page of his 16-pagỡ speech, Mrs · Victoria -- Davla leaped to her feet,

MacArthur finally calmed Mrs Davis with the assurance that she and the other stockholders would all get a chance to air their views Jater, United

Press,

UNBLEMISHED

RECORD DESTROYED

When the Carthage left Hongkong at noon to-

day alie carried with her a man who would lose his job as well as his pension when the ship arrived at Its destination.

man

William Henry Ward. A willi 20 years' un- blemished service with the P&O Do, appeared in court This morning-just one hour before the ship railed and pleaded guilty before Mr Ilin-sting Lo to theft,

way

DSI E R. Mows, of the Marine

the Police, old court that on July 29 as he checking the img

store Chong Marine teat Causeway Bay he discover- ed five colls of steel cables, 3 colls of rope and 10 drums Marine white paint valued at K $8,000 later Identified 35 the stolen goods from the Caribage.

Defendant was mld to have sold some of the gooda to two men, who later de-

Ilvered

the goods to the Chong Marine

Hank store,

Mr E. Morteman Lewis, Chlef ~ Officer of the Carthago told the Biagistrate that defendant has been most reliable up to this time.

He never done any- thing,

liko this before during his 20 years with the company. He would Lom both his job and pension when he arrived In the United Kingdom,

The magistrate said that En view of what hir. Low bad maht of the defendazal's character he would teza,3906"- Juelico will__mtroy cautioning defendant' and __bind him over in $1,000 for "one your.

Western Accord On Disarmament Plan

London, July 31.

THE four Western Powers represented at the

London disarmament talks have reached an agreement in principle on a plan for aerial and ground inspection which will be submitted to the United Nations Disarmament Subcommittee, an authoritative source stated today.

The plan was agreed upon details remained to be worked alier talks between the United out. States Secretary of State. Mr The countries of the North John Fester Dulles, and British Atlantic Treaty Organisation Foreign Secretary, Mr Selwyn have already approval a plan Lloyd. French delegate, M. for the creation of two nir and Jules Mech, and Canadian dele- | ground inspection zones *In gale, Mr David Johnson, the Europe, However, the final draft source said.

of the Western plan must lake into

account the last minute observations of the European countries, the source sald

The question of ground con- trol,

bo which would

the source said the Western corollary of aerial inspection, plan must now be presented for raised numerous technical pro-j approval to the Interested blems, the source sald-France- European governments, and that Preggo,

The pter would be submitted Sus to the Disarmament committee as ces oficial document la the next few days, the courco said.

The

NO REPRIEVE FOR

LONDON THEATRE

London, July 31.

The Housing Minister, Mr Henry Brook, today turned down appeals for a reprieve for the St James' Theatro despite an assurance from Vivien Leigh that two "American millionaires" were prepared to put up the money to save it from extinction.

The famous old theatre, just ; American millionaires - Mr off Piccadilly

London's Huntington Hartfort and a “Mr exclusive St Jamey district, Cart" were willing to buy off closed down for good last week the new owners of the theatre despite attempts by Mi Leigh, at put up the cash to enable it her husband, Sir Laurence to continue. - Quvier, K

other theatrical

personalities to anve it.

The House of Lords last right Mas Leigh called on Mr voted to keep the theatre, which Brook this morning to tell him has been open sinco 1020, In. that she had been told that two | operation—Unljód Frtm,''

the policies of the Ceylondsu

and Ceylon's foreign affairs attitude, but he reads books About Ceylon at night.

He stressed that he appeared before the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate be- fore he went to the State De- partment and when he arrived hore fresh from his carcer job as a business executive,

Great Paing

"Did it surprise you when you were selected to be Ambassador to Ceylon?" a reporter asked.

"Yes, it did," Cluck replied,

JAPANESE PROMISED

FREE HAND BY NAZIS

Washington, July 31. Nazi Germany in 1940 promised Japan a free hand in the Far East if the Tokyo government in turn agreed to attack Hawail and the

in саво the United States declared war on the Third Reich.

He raid, "I was is nervous as a cat when I appeared be- fore the committee as I am not used to appearing before Con- gressmen and I certainly did sot know what questions they Philippines were going to ask me."

Now he told United Press, "I could give a good accOUNK of myself before the committee because I have been trying to Acorn In the counse of nearly four weeks in the department what it has taken other people years to learn," ;

This was revealed in captured German documents published today by the State Department, They are part of a continuing series of German documents put · out by the Department's is- torical section.

to

He said he was niso. laiding> great pains to get the correct i According to these documents, pronunciation of the names of General Eugen Of German Icading

Tokyo, told Ceylonego statesmen Ambassador in and he felt sure He could now Japanese officials in June 1940

German

agreements pronounce Prime, Minister of Solomon Bundararınike's namo Japanese expansion plans in correctly and "of course, I am Indo-China and the Netherlands

1 t East Indice. name very familiar with the now because we tale about him

In a cable dated June 24. every day in the department." 1940," Ott also

reported on According to Gluck, his Japanese plans to have Ger- troubles began when he "ried many set as mediator in the wor to get originally into a govent with China and on the chances ment position where I could do for the emergence of a "Pacific some good at it-any. govern bloc" composed of Japan, Rusula ment work where I could do a and Chiang Kai-shek's China.---- good job,

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