1961-08-30 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1961.

THE RED-HOT JAWOHL' THE GERMANS ECHO AS

SALESMAN WITH AN

ON

LYNDON JOHNSON

Berlin. United States

has put on a highly

The East Germans have been building a wall around their part of the city,

Pressure

" one has to build 4 wall,

We were exchanging these pleasantries while walling for Vice-President Johnson to turn up, which he eventually did, to sprak of freedom at the refugee camp.

This 'begon frightening me. So did the parade of Ameri- It is an expression of weakness,"

eun military strength. But said Brandi.

Luelus "Kruschey has General

D. Clay given Ulbricht (boss of Enst renssured me somewhat.

ostentations show TALKS FREEDO Germany) the authority to push there had what

EYETE OUR

PRIVATE DOOR

by Rene MacColl

Tokyo.

BRITAIN'S approaching adherence to the Com-

mon Market-and here in Tokyo this is now being taken for grunted-is hailed with undis- guised delight by Japanese business men,

Bri-door open? The list is, bemid

able, Textiles are at the head

To the single-minded “andl Istressive Japanese tain's netion in juning the Common Market means a Commercial windfall taf wonderful proportions.

"On the day when you Bri- tish join the Churmon Maritet

of the list. Then comes tochin- wry, both heavy and bulat, a ke enkling such things as NON- transformers, Jaydrandie fors, Pat and anachine tools.

Altry these com Dalustrad

we shot iter on a new aul ebemicals, sewing machines, rewarding tradic relationship

• with Australia and New Zoa

optient grods, caueras, bicycles, Insulated cables, plywood, toys,

labd." said one negar repre- utosear Jants, auricoltura! gentativ, of a Japanese trailing

concern.

In the past few years Japan has been turning her attrasion Increasingly to the

ibili

o Trade with Australasan,

1960, she exported £51,884,098) worth of goods to Australia,

machinery, rodin romptdients, and electro mes

The change

What wenkt Japan tak in

receiving in return $128,711,000 return? New Zealand's exports

worth.

Trade with New Zealmał until a couple of years ago WHIX i modest altuif, but b 1960 jumper. To New Zealand went £4,539,500 worth of Japanese goods, and back to Japan eane £11,395,000 worth of New Zea- Iazul's produce.

.

ncse

The move

"If we can do that sort of business now." goes the Jepoy orgument, "just thlok what we can manage onee Im- perial Preferences

are Junked as the result of Britam's joining the Common Market! We shall

mure r

Lasten to Mr i Ogata, i shrewd, quiet-voicedī man who Is the manager of the foreign stepartment of S. Kanematsu and Company Limited, care of Tokyo's up export concerns,

Said Mr Ogata: "Ah, yes, the United Kingdom's adherence 20 the European Connem Market is en interesting Aulders-amost interestin 1 is sur as we

in Japan are marerned, W5. Vy good news.

ore well known-meal, wool, dairy produce.

Dabl recently Japanese fastes In Toni were very special, based mainly on the staple or rise, but in the past few years there has been a big advertising campalge --Press, radio, television, rund- side pasters, the lot-designet to popularise incat.

This has met with considere able success and today Japanese housewives, who al one wont To have countenanced rutton for a moment, are now buying

serving it 10 Increasing quantities.

and

force here in Berlin.

Vice President Lyndon Johnson took 21 salute. General Lucius D. Clay, once commandant of American Torres in Berlin, paid a visit Lo East Berlin,

The newly arrived troops, avered in flowers, waved at the Berliners ad the Hur- liners wave back.

The bolter=oit Berliners then went back to the front-row fe seat to copelade Their alternoon with coffee and thick,

rich cakes,

There is something quite pre- | posterus about Berlin today.

Prestige

This elty finds itself the sub- jret au termtional crisis. [I applauda the athvent of løken Américan troops as cheerfully as fuis welcomed Patton,

Berin celebrated

ayur, Willi Brandt, qually wars the West agained another Manich,

A war could happen,

by

GEORGE GALE

asked

Joke.

And

Peeling

想 main intereat und the

off

There had been talk of him

taking up an appointment In

to Berlin, as some sort of high-

powered generniissimo,

the West out of Berku,

t] 1}s The phrases were translated for the Germans at the Ger- reduce

cul mans answered bück-“Jawohll" communications Between West Berlin and the Federal Repub- "And we, bil of us." went on fic. There 110 doubt about Lyndon Johnson, all the way it. from Texas, "love freedom 50 The Russlens wont to aluch that we want everyone liquidate the West's position in

to have it." Mare cheers. More Berlin.

Jawohls.

. I would not like Berth to get down from the bendliner unw, it is a question "And with your help and of prestige for the West 35 3

der

Gad, we whole. concluded the

Vice-President

your pravers thall have it," Vice-Presklent.

Yet no one really believes This, I thought, was taking that the Berlin crisis is serious. things altogether too far for a The other afternoon I Herr Brandi if he thought the Helo celsis was serious, and he don Johnson did not help either. He turned u al the replied with a great, long, slient, Marienfelde refugee camp as and highly expressive shrug. If he was fighting another pre-

Personally, I don't think the sitial election. present erišis is torious at all. It's a makkere

อ! ไ Of

na prestige.

It

13 would ice a fature in which Berlin would not be a

Pleasantries

"As far as I know, there is

no truth in it," he said.

Pretty grim

He had just paid a trip to Enst Berlin. They didn't wave us through. We Just went through," he said.

"The Vice-President wanted us to do it. I was pretty grim over there. There was nobody on the streets except sollers. The thing that impresses the bere meaning in West Berlin] is that the people have their chins up. We can hold Berlin as long as the Berliners want us to." he said.

Well, I can report that the

The Germans shouted back point which attracted so much their intest parrot ery. "Free" ultention....

On this last point I agreed they cried, their latest word,

1. falked to. Herr Brandt at with Brandt. Marienfelde. He had spent the He raised his arm nloft. He morning having discussions kissed

babies. He shook with the Vice-President. innumerable hands, He "the Vice-President is beamed off over the shop. He very independent mini," suld

Me, by now, 1 was getting was festooned with flowers. Brauit. "He wants to go ou #bit cross. So I asked him if West Berliners are very keen

and shake hands. When

he he didn't think he had a bit of on the West holding Herlin; Be

Germans, starts a discussion he wants i

nerve saying that Germany that morale hore is high, refiigees, and others, This is a go on all the time. The could not afford another Munich especially since the American But I confess to beluga lige something that we who have whole visit is an improvisation,"

uver Berlin. To this he replied, troops have paraded; worried when I saw the Ameri-

eyes can see--the smiles and IL was at this point that I quite perturbed: "As a German that the shops are full of good Cal frape rooring through hopes of free men and women asker about his thoughts on 1 think my record is good West Berlin to multitudinous and children, good people who the crisis, and he replied with enough to make such state things to wear and eat.

budetusar.

live trendom and hate slavery." that pregnant shrug.

Prayers

THIS IS WHY HE'S SUCH A CHARMER

to the

ments."

and

---(London Express Service),

Report on Pilkington

ARRING Kruschev-and possibly Mr Selwyn

BAR

Lloyd-the man destined to have the greatest THIS

influence on British family life during the next decade is a glass manufacturer from St Helens in Lancashire.

He is Sir Harry Pilkington, 56-year-old indus- trialist who is chairman of the Government- appointed committee considering the future of

How did it happen that the world's first space broadcasting.

man, Yuri Gagarin, also has the attributes of

a heart-throb film star and an experienced public speaker?

'1'

ratled

"With

Sir Harry and his 10 colleagues-they include actress Joyce Grenfell and ex-footballer Billy Wright-recognise that the results of their The mystery was solved

deliberations will affect Ever since Mr Bevins appoin!- last week when the official

fevery home in the landed the committee in September

test time of his round-the-world Gagarin to the Stars, disposes which possesses a TV set.

year, they have been bombarded with meinoranda of the common belief that the

and Russians

Thele discussions include the interests concerned; from social.

recommendations beat the Americans

from television controversy, because they were prepared to colour take grenter risks with their violence on the screen, the third religious and etcutional bodies. space men by sending them up channel, conditions for the new And there have been hundreds in comparatively crude equip= |ITA contracts, whether the of letters, many from cranks. Sir Harry has received plenty at his London office. He passes them all on to the committee's

cretariat.

So, with the rise in Japan's Standard of living. New Zealand lamh may well be in cernand.

Japan engerly buys sich dairy by-products from New Zealand as skimmed milk powder.

in

As the traditioñük-dēļolence on rice rapidly gives way Japan to hew Bking for bread, so does the demand for buiter grow. New Zealand Jatter, the import of which laas hitherta been strictly limited lez, Japanvar enntrol, may well be in big demnarel before long.

there

ix 110 eure it," alles Mr Cunta, ar post-

ities are real indeert." He musen happily in the fact "OUT Japanes experts 1 1at. Jirst only is Australia Australia and New Zealand it already Japan's second must bound to jump. are they not? portant trade customer after If the United Kingin moves America, but that Australia is out, somebody mist move in also number kven to America ki and the trade of Austrati and turism in Japan. - New Zealand with Great Bri-

tam will surely by much affect-

1:4,"

What will Japan sell to Aus tralia and New Zealand, shotrid, the United Kingdom leave the

"We have nar lintes," says Atr Ogata, and if Brital joins the Common Market - well, presumably the links will grow stronger."

-London Express Service).

light was shown in London. After passinut all the exacting medical and technical tests, Gagarin and the other short- listex cosmonauts-all per- able young methaci to ment. befror 2 huge sebertion board called in the "The State

Conanisedon.

This board included propaganda † experts and pollilegi commissars as well as Red Air Force chicks. Gagarin is shown making the sort of sprech to the hoard which he male to Mr Kruschev when he returned in triumph to Muscow.

Well-finished

chiefs

The propagandin realising that their first space man could be a tremendous mbassador for Russia, fu manded that he must be near an idealised Image of young Communist manhood as possible.

past

The ability to make a good propoganda speech was essential qualification for job.

an

the

The Vostok

Press should have an Interest in Įpuanmercial televislam, and also space-cabin istural sound broadcast.

superbly fished and equipped with instruments of the highest This is a supreme overall

quality.

examination of every aspect

Only the shots showing the, of television form und ethics, launching of the Vostok "serm But the committee have no to be faked-for security re time for dawdling. They are

sons.

Rocket experts agreed with working against time. me that the missile shown in

the nim is an older type and HUNDREDS ckt not have lifted the four- #l-a-half-Ton space ship.

1 asked Sir Harry whether he had been subjected to any high- pressure influence from a vested interest.

"Nobody," he replied Aried to nobble me."

HIS SENSE

OF LETTERS

cannot

"hna

MAN WILL INFLUENCE OUR VIEWING FOR YEARS TO COME

By Tudor Jenkins

come deeply involved in public service dealing with such con troversial matters uspro ductivity, education, the pay of doctors and dentists, and now television. He is a man with a strong sense of duty, But--

"After we have reported," mys Sir Harry, "I intend to give more of my time to my business. him of another favourite pas- Hs Illness has also robbed For the last eight years, my

time: Tennis before breakfast. brothers and cousins have been

In London until a few months carrying much of my work."

argo he used to bike down to There is also Sir Harry's play on the courts beside the family life. He was marrieti Fesilva Hall. ".

Recond

Pilkington does not have a car in Tanden. But he 18 not get-* in full enjoyment out of his' epeling. "I am not so well- cushioned at 1 was," le reports. Through less he has lost two and half stone; at six feet; ho now weighs 11 stone.

for the February.

The firm

Pilkington

OF DUTY Brothers is one of the largest

private companies in the coun- try. .Il 'ins

time £6,000.000.

and

1

expect to

stort again shortly," he says,

Saving of time is one of his prime pursuit. He is be

tween Lancashire and London.

Bu in winter, he travels on the capital of midnight train:

“Down-mid-

Origina! TV piekares nt Gagarin in orbit are included, but there are no shots of his landing.

"By this time next year," Sir Full details of the elaborate Harry tells me, "we bupe to have

Pilkington alvidos His equipment use:ci In

between his Training Ended our report to the Pest-

hone

London headquarters are at night from Liverpool. Home Gagarin, Titav, and the other

business al St Helens and Selwyn House, an elegant 10th midnight from “Existon.“ General. We master cosmonauts are shown.

London. He is chairman of the

century mansion at the 'foot of delay. For the ITA charter ends family's Every item of this

gloss enterprise. 221 equip In July 1904, and we reckon it director of the Bonk of England, ment, including the huge mall will take two years for Parlla and sits on carrying centrifuge, has existed

the bourda of in Britain for years. Sin have ment and the pubile to discuss dozen other concerns.

Park and St James's Palace. On the directors' the top floor is trained space-pilots. All

our report, and for any nucis- that

Since 1953, when he

was suite, where Sir Harry sleepa sary legislation to bu passed president of the Federation of when he has to stay in Lenton. before the charter ends."

British Industries, he has be-

s neking is the spare rocket.

(London Express Service).

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Low windows overlooking Green the Queens Wolk with benullful LITTLE TIME

Just now Selwyn House is beautified by lowers on the terrace and in the garden. Inside, it is a place of business efficiency with many of 'Pilkington's glass products -including tables and cur- tains in daily use.

Beside the main entrance a dork green blcycle stands propped on the pavement, An office bay's? No, indeed. It

Sir Hurry's, He started eveling boat London during the war, when petro) was short. He found it was quicker than publie transport or private car; so he has continued to travél dfmund on his bike.

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He rides from St. James's to the City when he goes to a:- inkl directors' meeting at the Bank of England, The bike is incongruous alghi parked among the shining Rolls-Royces at the Bank. The journey takes 15 minutes "quicker than by inx un an average day."

For this ride Sir Harry Hoes by Fleet-strcol, and up Ludgate DHL. "It would be pleasanter to go along the Embankment,” ho nye, "Dut there is the ques- on of traffic lights. By the Fled street route there are only four #glita; by the Embankment there are 10."

HAS LOST

WEIGHT

TO VIEW

How has this affected his televiewing? I had little time for 11 and knew practically nothing about 11 before I had this TV job. Now I know a great deal about it, but I still have little time to watch,

son

1

In many ways Bir Hurry la an austere man. He does not smoke. He is a Congrega- fionalist, a deacon of his church nt St Helena, In the family glass frm he is The fourth generation. But his only John is unt following in ไปต father's footsteps. He is Cviale at Ashtrid in Surrey.

Pilkington disilke, being to the limelight. I told him that Is too bad, for when his repdet Is published he will become the of vioical controversy. comre and the butt of much abuse.

"For

that,"

suys Sir Harry, "I am prepared."

Although he inhabits a glass house, he has no four about throwing stones, of being their target.

Ör

--(London Express Service).

QUOTE

the

by

Lord Chancellor, Viscount Kilinuir, urging tho retention of the 11-bomb to Liverpool University Torioa

Do not bellove sou cah ever

́negotiato' sucdenafiilly your knees or lying flat on your face.

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He cycles, too, to meetings of the Plfitington Committee. T1080 are held at Cornwall House, near Mr A. G. Davies, the Waterloo Station. "Going there. Southwark cordner, pralking a

ride across Westminaler man who dived Inlo Dridge," says Bir Harry. "That Thames

way I avoid having to make the Ta pity, however, "that he great sweep-round" Aldwych tond to endanger his life in get to Waterloo Bridge. But shi wifeinpi'to, save nószedthe viha reluri ky Waterloo Brkigo,” wauled to end his own.

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