1959-03-23 — Page 4

VALENTIA 1. .

EIRE

CORK

DROVE through the

Kingdom of Kerry. To the left towered the brown peaks of the Mac- gillycuddy's Reeks, and the mist-covered Carran- tuohill, the highest mountain in Ireland.

On the right was the gentle, calm blue of Dingle Bay, Bays on donkeys waved as we passed, old dien puffed at their chuy pipes, Unkers' carte rattled down the lane.

I was on my way to the most westerly tip of Ireland.

In all shades

The road (and the rallway) enced at the village of Cahir- elveen, where rows of cottages washed in all shades of pink, yellow, blue, and green stretch ed back from the shore.

The sun shone down s In early runner. The Gulf Stream bringa e freak climate to this short stretch of coast. Frost are, rare. The scene was pure Spanish Mediterranean.

Forly miles away was that self-conscious centre of the Irish tourist industry, Killarney. It might have been 400 miles. Nol many coachlouds of shamrock laden. Americans get this far.

But my journey was not yet dane. Beyond Cahirciveen iny the Atlantic and the island of Valentia "the last parish before America."

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1958.

It's so LANGUID where Spain and Ireland merge

Relax... and why worry about the time 7

by ROBERT WALSH

I discovered

"

this to be only. We elimbed up a steep track, too true when I wanted to past cottages with smoke custing phone the mainland, only two- from their chimneys, past old thirds of a mile away.

men leading carts. We rounded Apparently I could send a a corner. enble to New York, which would be delivered at the New York address in 20 minutes, but to phone Cahirelveen I would have to welt aix hours.

The first Trans-Allantle cable. service war started at Valentia in 1880, end, spart frem a short break in the Irish Civil War in 1922, there has been an uninter- rupted service ever since.

Time off...

Before 113 WG3 the

ever

ore ecming back for their holl- days. You can't say more than that, can you?"

Lazily, 11fted one leg over

the other. I said I eculdn't.

I looked at the palm trees cutside and the distant moun- tains of Ireland beyond.

"One man came here for a finest week-end in April. He stayed pancrama I have

stor until November 11," said Ress. Immediately below lay the "Analber man has been here 25 Atlantis, enormous breakers years. You can relax here; and crashing on the rocks.

there's not to many places you can relax."

Across the water was Doutus Hend, jutting out from the mainland Arcund US Jay, several small islets.

Said NorDN RUTS Inler: "On those islands you can bathe on deserted strands. You have a good chance of getting whole island to yourself for the day. A launch will take you there for a few pence.

"People come here to In

do nothing, you know."

That was where I was going.

We often send messages Pat Murphy's ferry journey must be

the shortest item islanders to relatives ona of Atlantic-crossing. It took about America," said James Dennis,

the group

at the cable 13 minutes. We chugged towards who has worked

"It is not of red and walle station for 40 years.

contact the mainland houses at the foot of the brown so easy

Che postmistress has to and green hills of the island.

take some time off, you know." I wandered down the street

A relic?

It seemed an excellent Elen. But if you must do something, then there is some of the finest deep sea fishing In Europe (lour Krish records),

shooting, tennis, and all the activities

of Knightstown, the "capital associated with a seaside holl- day. There la even a zmall cinema, which plays, after the Irish national enthem Al the ahcw. the juno Valencia.

of Valentia, admiring the clean- lincsa And colours of the cottages, most of which taire in can be rented in the summer for as little as El a week,

It was along this coast that the Spanish Armada wus boarders, and some of which end of the wrecked. The survivors settled here, and although their names have become lost over the years, I was hailed from a parsing 'their features, dark hair, and car, This was an event,

olive skins have not.

there are only live mator Some say that

name vehicles on the island-two

the

AS

Purest air

Let's sce now-what time did they say I had to catch my train Joile?

of Rare tropical plants, normally, Valentia (called Valencia on them tractors. A head reminis seen only in glasshouses north- some mans) is a direct relic of cent of a laughing leprechaun's of the Mediterranean, grow all these times. Others say it is a popped out of the window. It over the island.

There Es £ corruption of an Irish word, WELS,

learned, Fother small plot of bamboo, O'Sullivári, priest of the last The trouble is that the air in parish before America.

Valentia is relaxing and so pure that it is all you can do to put one foot in trent of the other.

"Have you got ten minutes?" he asked.

of

Norman Boss, who met me on the jetty, is leading elizen of the island'e 1,000 populnijon,

"Spain?" he said. "We have almost as much contact with Everyone Irr the County them as with Ireland. Spanish Kerry always has at least ten "Some Germon scientists trawlers are in here all the minutes.

came here recently," sald

They

etme here because it was the purest air they could find. They needed

time, and Spanish and Gaelle "I am going to take you to Norman Ross. sungs mingle in the bar.

see one of the nest sights you "But we arc like a little will see anywhere in the world," country on our own here, really," he said.

'Crazy

it for their research. Now they

Couples Clubs

Are The Newest Craze

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IFE in the suburbs of Manhattan has become so peaceful and predictable that dozens of young people are now joining "crazy couples clubs" in an urge to “get away from it all."

However, the monde offerte uuden tot nume evening on my these "escapist clubs do not serenity. want to pay

too high a price

town" down to about £3 A

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Each club consists of útvu, 2 dozen couples who choose one or two nights every month for their off-bent entertainment.

to

The two couples who are, elected

serve as "hosts" then decide upon the madenp Activities for the evening- keeping the budget well in mind.

(London Expresa Surutee).

"To the African the march of man has become a living reality

to take part in it... He shall take part in it

Vickies

He wishes

Mr. Oliver Lyttelton (now Lord Chandos), speaking as Colonial Secretary, on the Central African Federation in June 1953,

London: Express Xerpion,

A Bernard Harris INVESTIGATION?

How could anyone

For 14 years the people of Britain have waited for their Post-war Credits to be repaid. The amount now owed is £431,000,000. No longer is the fear of inflation a valid excuse for the Government's refusal to act. Chancellor Heathcoat Amory can give the "go ahead" in his Budget soon --and this is one way he could do it.

forget those millions?

PUCKED away in desks and tin boxes in homes

of

throughout the country are millions of scraps. yellowing paper which have become the modern Briton's symbol of frustration.

Those scraps of paper bear the royal coat of arms. They

are promises to pay money and are backed with the full authority

of the British Government.

Yet today many of their owners look upon them as if they

were the busted bonds of Czarist Russia.

In most people's minds the very name-Post-war Credits-

14 simply another way describing a broken promise.

of

by

They have almost abandoned hope that they will over receive the money represented those bila of paper. Or if they do, they think they will be too old to for it

WILL MR. AMORY

INCLUDE THIS

SAUCE IN HIS

BUDGET MIXTURE?

Must this sense of grievance go on? Must those people con- that they have been done by true to have this serachtingentheimu a die-cbys opentry G the Government? And that the Post Office in favour of the tax- account after the war in the Government just doesn't care?

payer," There is no reason at all.

Most people interpreted "after

the war" ing, reasonably enough, when the war ended. But to the Socialist Governmunt of 1945 t meant any year after the war- even next century, if need be.

THE PROBLEM

On Aprli 7 Mr Heathcoat Amary will be disclosing to the nation During the past

a Budget which year club everyone expects to be booming members have attended

an and buoyant. Alcoholics Anonymous

meeting and a bartenders' school in the If he chooses to do so he can same night. They have taken include in ita scheme for deal acting lessons, visited midget ing with Post-war Credits. And wrestling matches and dined in I suggest that there is hardly a the Bowery-home and meeting-single proposal which would place of most of Manhattan's give more joy to more people drunks and derelicts.

then this.

Hypnotised

t

BS

mean-

For it was faced, with accu- mulated credils of £785 million. To have releases that amount of money when the country was desperately short of goods would have produced a tremen- dous indation.

So the credits were frozen. except only for people of peri- alonable age. Men Consider the problem Mr women of 60 could eash

of 65 und Amory has inherited Post-war certificates. The others had to their Credits were the brain-child of a light and hope. Members have been hynalised, tutored in the finer points of practice an overwhelming flop. today, nearly 14 years acter the That remains the position etiquette, and have been to | Manhattan'a dromatie Night

ending of the war. Court.

the

theory they were splendid. In tho Jste Lord Keynes. In

MOTO

He has been asked whether "hardship cases" could be re- Mr

said at once, To which

Amory replied that hè

"not hopeful."

unhappy about them, but was

The idea was to curb inflation

He has been akkod how mich Some of the bored suburbanites more heavily. And to hand back qualifications wanted last year credits owned by blind people. In wartime by daxing the people Repayments under the age It would cost to repay the even took lessons in Yogi unil to them some of this additional to only £17,500,000. one night when

mystic taxation after the war to offset ́

Answer: about £600,000, How beetme irritated and tried to deflation.

The credits still owed by the much to repay all widows re persunds them to hold their

gardless Government amount to about £20,000,000.

› @gc? ` Answer: breath for ave minutes as they Sk Icingsløy Wood, thom £431 million. could "drop dead."

Chancellor of the Exchequer,

Whale, manber - i meckoned at about 8,000,000.

of

THE COST

Mr Arnold Domenitz, a club adopted the idea In his Budget How many people are owod member from Long Island, bas of 1911 and it was continued for money! tried to explain the extra- the next four yeuEN. ordinary popularity of the crazy couples clubs, "We were golting Taxpayers were lanned with At the present aknot Soper How much would it soit to

of ceptible rate of repazzbant reduce the qualifying ngo emounta marky, corresponding with the will be 1968, beure, that lurry or repayment by 10 yuuril. Aauwer: We were tired of batting our increased income fact they had thom gets his money the aird £176 million in se drst year way into theatres and then, paid boosting of reductions in "pORD-War" "YERT! fighting the mob to get a’drink. } } tha" omenadi "finicjours

o land to reduce the

tired of doing · the samo old joortlicatos – dok things,” he said.

· Finally, you got back to Long, allowances. ANON

laland after midnight 220) JERNING

and poraza

pooremitted what were a c"It is proposed," said an off MPH seik sta obras a ani

*={London- Kapten Bersikaj, i ciál siktement in 1941, “To gives the Chunonllor's intention.

Martin

ing from just over £25 to a maximum of £325.

What should be done for them?

Their cred!! 'certificates should be exchanged for bonds carry- ing 44. or 8 per cent Interest which could be held indefinitely if the holder wanted income. Or if he preferred cash facilities should be made available for. them to be sold in the stock markets.

Action along lines like this is, I think, the least that must bo done.

The bolders of the Post-war Credits have not received, ::s penzy of interesat on the money. cwed men.

Even worse, the value of the money extracted from them has

the credits were repaid in full tomorrow the buying power put In the hands of their holders would be little, more than half what was originally taken from them.

THE BENEFITS

You may agree that a schemo such s

I have outlined, would he politically an astute roove. By removing a deep-felt, senso of grievance it would enhance the Government's popularity.

But would it be wise? In. there not. risk, you may ask, that the sudden, injection of so many millions Into the economy might efort. 'Infintion going again?

Chancellor should adopt any whatever.

I suggest there is no danger of the Idons- underlying them. They

When you remember what the are playing with the Government has done recently problem.. Tho Chancellor in the way of frbeing bank loans. must tackle it. on a much and wiping out hire-purchase wider front

restrictions, the extra millions from the Post-war Credits would carry no risk with them.

distribution of the credits, Firat let him look into

the

His experts will be able to tell him that about half, the holdery of Post-war Credite £20 each or less.

ETO towed

the contrary, they would benefit" the se, omnity. Filtering rough idle shops, "they" would ' silnulato" y pro» duction in the factories and reluforce the Government's

montaj

Though they make up such a pressede vermel large, jproporilog... of the total their diskma ̈adā: up,only to

our of the minion till outstanding,"

dor

suggest that Mr Amary should "ahilounca in hiại by 10 years that all these credits: Ein, to 60 for men and 48 con trom a few sodiloge wo

will be palid on in-cash

Link: The 6,000,000 holders: o:

there were good' depriving,

sorts for their money in post yours there,

ate none no

They have

[enough for what

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