1947-03-29 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1947.

How Much Do You Know?

(Answers on Page 10)

1. Name the author of the poem, "La Bolle Dame

Sana Merci."

2. Where and what is the Levant?

3. For what is Molokai, one of the Hawaiian islands,

widely known?

4. Just what is UNESCO?

5. In which climate do people tend to live longer-in the tropics or in temperate and moderately cold climates?

person to have the title of Prince

6. Name the last of Wales. 7. What is a ketch?

8. Locate Lido (not that at Repulse Bay, but in the

Mediterranean).

9. What was the nationality of Rembrandt, the artist. 10. Name the six platinum metals.

11. Who were probably the first to use "gas" for

lighting?

12. In what country did wall paper originate?

Scotland Yard Hunt For Master Minds

Scotland Yard has planned and will now launch an all. out drive to met the unknown master minds behind the fur and gem gangs and the dog track racketeers. Detectives have been helped by "trade" experts in devising this scheme to get beyond the underlings to the lenders of the two rings.

An investigator who has spent 14 months trying to get prima facle evidence against three Lon. dion dealers suspected of having organised the highly-skilled, well financed fur and gem ring xaid:

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"Not one of the leaders has yet been in danger of arrest. But we' now hope to get somewhere."

A London assessor said: "In no case has there been any squealing which would give us a guide to the real identity of the top men.

"Behind the thieves is a brilliantly .conceived self-contained unit for

breaking down Jewels 1 *shudeliling furs."

re-

Behind that unit are two "master fences" who dispose of the property to Continental and South American buyers.

controls the entire outill-and I am

told him

anance circles.

same is known In

BIG MONEY BACKING

Backed by big money-much

City

BRITAIN TACKLES THE LONG-TERM COAL PROBLEM

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NE day, atomic energy may drive trains - and ships; heat water and

By

otherwise free mankind from Dr George Gretton

drudgery. But, the immediate vast work ofonstruction which face our generation de- pend on more traditional forms of energy.

the

In Britalo, us in other highly developed Industrial countries, decisive factor is cool. So, the greatest urgency altaches

to the raising of productien in the mines- not caly simply by a sudden transient spurt in output, but by a long-term programme provide ill the necessary cotâ over a period

of many years.

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to

coat

the

to

many

men working all day amidit coul dust. Although great progress ling been made in recent yehrs in combating industrial diseases which miners are exposed, pita are still not equipped with tho , means of preventing illcosis.

to give full priority to miners the The declalen has now been made

equipment and housing, all speed. Priority is also amenities are being provided with being goods which have previously been given to providing certain consumer

nationalistion scheme, provides for new cont plun, under drastic re-equipment of the mines which was delayed through the war. one. The Inbour force in the mines But the primary problem is a human is too small, and its average age too high to meet the demands made on it under present conditions.

1947 Targot.

The target for 1947 is 200,000,000 tons, and fire miners have pledged themselves to reach it. But, at least until the mechanisation project has gone a good deal further, this involves a considerable

strain on the present mining labour force. And in any case, it is insuflelent to meet the full demands of Britain's industry in the present period of Intensive reconstruction. So come back to the human problem.

We need more minces, and we need to encourage the existing

we

There is no lack of coal in Britain As for ahead as

we' tire likely to nted coal. Actually, Britain has fuller selentine information

on her esal reserves

then апу other country. For the last 30 years a research organisation known as the National Co: Survey has been systematically examining LESOFVER In Britain, the physical and chemical properties of the coal in the ground and the character of the cool produced. This National inbour force to work intensively." Cool Survey has already published One way of doing it would be by more than 30 reports containing force-by conscripting men into the precise, factual information about Britain's coal, mined and unmined, minea. Such a polley would cer- tainly not work in Britain. Al- though the minors with their fumbles represent · no more than attempt to five percent of the population, any totalitarian lines would meet with

conscript them

20,000,000,000 Tons

coal In

very

on

Last summer, it published 4 closely calculated estimate of the more readily available reserves of Britain. The estimate-a conservative one-showed condemnation and open resistance that these amounted

to about from the huge majority of the 20,000,000,000 tons.

That 40

British people. nt the rate of production sche

scheduled for 1947, we could on mining of coal for

100 years without ony danger of the reserves falling. This figure refers not to total estimated reserves, but to the more more

readily available

reserves, which ATC probably no more than half of the total. Assuming an

increase of production of about 250,000,000 tons year, there would still be no need worry about csal resources pelering out for at least 110 years. That is as far ahead as anyone needs to look.

it from the fat wads of black mar- ket operators who want to "invest" R-carefully organised

gangs Bre rockets

fast monopolising all the which mar greyhound racing.

Intimidation, particularly smaller tracks, is the gangs'

at the chief weapon. Complaints from book- makers show that "protection money" Is the main source of re- venue, but "xed" betting coups sometimes alded by dog doping-are practised by the more powerful.

Jus been

Mr Pey Worth, chief of the special security police formed by the track managements, carrying out a series of investiga- tions in co-operation with his old colleagues at Scotland Yard.

Many of the people investigators would like to know have no police records. Some are deserters from who the Services.

They are believed to be "respect- able" London dealers. They in turn are answerable to the man

to

At. the same time, however, research is not being neglected: the distinguished geologist, J. K. Allen, has just been appointed Director of Planning (Geology) by the National Coal Board.

and

king in the mining arcus. This will not only give the miner parity with the more fortunate closes of industrial workers, it will give him the pres

preferential treatment to which it is felt his arduous work entitles him. At the same day week is to be introduced, and time, the Ave- the miners have guaranteed that this will not involve any fall in outpu

The British mince's

terms at employment have therefore became the world. This among the best of their kind in approach to the human slee of the coal problem. embodies the new British social. policy to which the Prime Minister, Mr Attlee, referred recently when he said: "The plan must be run on lines which

with accord democratic plans and ideas." Bo- cause of this, I think it will succeed.

P

our

NEW ATTEMPT ON EVEREST

A solo flight-the first since the war to Australia- started when Group Captain A, F. Bandidt loft Lympne in a Miles Gemini aircraft for Wondaí, a small place near Brisbane. He expected to make the journey of 13,000 miles in 13 days. Group Captain Bandidt, who is attached to the Miles aircraft factory at Reading, is on 65 days' leave, and is spending it flying to his own country. He is not attempting to break any records and will make fre quent stops. When in India, he hopes to be able to obtain Fermission for a Mount Everest Expedition. tain Bandidt will organise the expedition with Captain Group Cap. Ross, a 22-year-old doctor. in the R.A.M.C., and the British- party will be the best equipped expedition ever organised for attempt on Mount Everest. This picture shows Group Captain Bandidt with his plane before leaving on the first stage of his flight,

ALL MY EYE, BOYS' SAYS PROF. JOAD

ROF. C. E. M. JOAD "I made a complete mess of my own carcer" talked about jobs and money to the boys recently.

the Schoolboys' Own Exhibition, This is what he had to say at

Westminster, on:

tant It becomes.

MONEY! "A lot of people pretend Better Conditions

that they do not care about it. Be- WHAT is

love me, that is a my eye.' being

done is by "Money is

very Important, and British standards at least-the the older you get the more impor- only practicable qourse. The miners have long complained, with

"Money does not make you happy justice, that their conditions of work enables you to be miserable

we are always being told. But pre unsatisfactory in view of the exacting and important nature of their occupation. It is not that their wages are low, but they lack many of the amenities of civilised Ufe. Mining communities tend to be Isolated.

Their housing conditions date from an age when the social well-being of workers was consider- ed for loss than today. Les up-to- The problem as far as Britain is dite mines do not as yet provide concerned is not the coal itself, but how to get

#menities mined in sufficient

such as pithend baths, quantities. This is party a question which are utterly essential, of equipment and organisation, and contemporary British standards, for by

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

HEAVENS! YOU RAUGHTY BOY! "WHAT HAVE YOU

BEEN DOING. PLAYING IN A COAL BIN

*KEED IT IN

YOUR BANK... THATS THE OILY PLICE IT WILL DO YOU ANY

7 GOOD."

Banery

comfort."

NEVER ENOUGH Fame: "If you want to he famous vice, and you you must not go into the Civil Ser- not go into an office at all.

had probably better There is one drawback to fame you never

think you have Got enough.

That applies to people like flm stars and football players. However beautiful the film star, however many goals you score, there is al- wavy somebody who is more beauti-

e tol, and somebody who gets more

STORM OVER FRANCO SHIP

IN BRITAIN

discontented, then fame is

"But, if you are prepared to be

First Fascist ship to wail up the quite o

Manchester Ship Canal good thing to want from your since 1939-the 3,640-ton Franco steamship, Mar Rojo, of Bilbao day, when you tied up at the grow up, you will meet another kind Steel Corporation

Lancashire of creature called 'women.'

berth at

career."

WOMEN: "One

were. When I was a boy they were cargo of Spanish iron ore!

They are not so mysterious as they Irlam, Lancs. She brought: a so covered up that I thought all women were sold down to the an-Irlam and Cadishead Trades Counell At o meeting that night of the kies, where they branched out into which represents a trade unions 23 pair of feet.

In the ro-there was a

stormy. "You will almost certainly marry protest.. one of them, and what seu will find Mr P. Williams, National Union of being an adventurer, pioneer or ex- asked if is that the will not approve of you Distributive and Allied Workers, perimenter, because the income is unions could explain why

representatives of other precarious, and she will want to dag was now flying in the district

Fascist know.

who is going to look after the feeding of herself and the babies."

Mr. E. Mullaney, Transport and General Workers' Union, replied: HAPPINESS: The happiest class "When our union meets, in a four of men are

gardeners. They really days lite mucking about in the garden, possibility

time, we will discuss and in these days they

the of refusing to pass the highly for it.

get pald veszel back through the locks to the open sea. None of our men is un- "Others are chaps who know loading." about machines, motorcars, aeroplanes and that sort recretary to

molor-utkes and The Trades Council instructed the of thing."

convey the feeling of the meeting to the T. U. C.

Are Parents People?.

BY KEMP. STARRETT

THEY TELL YOU TO RUN ALONG AND. PLAY... AND THEN MAKE A FRIGHTFUL FUSS BECAUSE YOU SHOW THE RESULTS OF DOING AS YOU WERE TOLD.

I DON'T WANT

TO SHAKE HANDS,

I DON'T LIKE

HIM?"

WHEN THEY FINALLY DART WITH A SMALL ∙CON OR TWO THEY ALWAYS WARN

YOU NOT TO SPEND IT..

THEY ALWAYS GET THE MOST OF ANYTHING GOOD/\ BECAUSE THEY'RE 'OLDER' AND BIGGER...BUT IF ITS SPINACH YOU GET THE BIG SHARE.

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THEY TEACH YOU TO TELL THE TRUTH AND TREA WHEN YOU DO JUST THAT THEY THROW A CONNDTION FIT

AND JUST WHEN THE CONVERSATION

IS GETTING GOOD AND MEATY. THEY TELL YOU TO RUN ALONG OUTSIDE AND AMUSE YOURSELF.:

Ledger Syndicate

THEY TALK ABOUT CHILD-PSYCHOLOGY AND THEN THEY

BACK SLIDE TO OLD-FASHIONED MENODS.

THEY MAKE YOU GIVE UP YOUR' TOVE TO SISTER. 'BECAUSE YOU'RE BIGGER AND OLDER".

BUT THEY'D SAY YOU'RE IMPUDENT

IF YOU PUT UP THE SAME ARGU- MENT WHEN YOU WANTED SOME- THING OF THEIRS.